Abstract: Increasingly, water loss via leakage is acknowledged as one of the main challenges facing water distribution system operations. The consideration of water loss over time, as systems age, physical networks grow, and consumption ...

Abstract: Topological and pressure-driven analyses are an integral part of reliability/risk considerations for a water distribution system. For example, it is often necessary to identify which parts of the distribution network are ...

Abstract: A number of pressure-driven analysis (PDA)–based hydraulic solvers have been proposed in the literature to address issues of negative pressures estimated by demand-driven analysis (DDA) solvers. However, the PDA methods ...

Abstract: This research article presents a model-based framework for detecting and localizing leaks in water distribution networks (WDNs). The framework uses optimization and systematic search space reduction. The method employs two ...

Abstract: The design of district metered areas (DMAs) in existing water distribution networks, especially in urban areas, involves a high number of decision variables, and the effects of implementing them in districts have to be ...

Abstract: The scarcity of water resources is the driving force behind modernizing irrigation systems in order to guarantee equal rights to all beneficiaries and to save water. Traditional distribution systems have the common shortcoming ...

Abstract: Planned (e.g., regular maintenance) and unplanned (e.g. pipe burst) interruptions occur regularly in water distribution systems leading to their reduced performance. This paper presents an extended period simulation model ...

Abstract: Water supply systems have to satisfy water needs in terms of quantity and quality. The constant changes in urban areas require the regular adaptation of the water supply infrastructure to meet new circumstances. However, ...