Abstract: This paper presents and discusses a simple method to deal with zero flows in Newton solvers for water distribution systems, in particular in a previously published global gradient algorithm. The method consists in replacing ...

Abstract: A procedure for the experimental convergence evaluation of a hydraulic-network solver is proposed, based on using genetic algorithms to search for network parameter values that maximize the number of iterations of the ...

Abstract: This paper presents and discusses an extension of the pseudotransient continuation-based steady state solver for hydraulic networks proposed previously to the case of zero flow rates. The original solver, which reduces the ...