Abstract: A pressurized water system may be subjected to high pressure surges because of the expulsion of a trapped air pocket through an orifice at the downstream end of the pipe. Results are presented of laboratory experiments, ...

Abstract: Pressure reducing valves (PRVs) are often used to manage pressure and reduce losses in water distribution systems (WDS). Different approaches are available in the literature on how to locate and set the PRVs in order to ...

Abstract: In this paper, pressure management through pressure-reducing valves (PRVs) is discussed with particular reference to metaheuristic optimization techniques, which have proven to be very effective in producing good results ...

Abstract: During the past few years, issues concerning sustainable management of water distribution systems have attracted interest through an integrated policy aimed at reducing leakage through a pressure management strategy. ...

Abstract: In recent years, the opportunity of coupling a pressure management strategy with power generation in water distribution networks (WDNs) has attracted increasing interest. Numerical simulations developed for a number of ...

Abstract: Pressure-reducing valves (PRVs) are often used in water distribution networks (WDNs) to regulate pressure for leakage reduction. Optimal management would require the pressure to be constant and as low as possible at the ...

Abstract: In recent years, power generation has been coupled with pressure regulation to optimize management of water distribution networks, also showing attractive revenues and short payback periods. A recent study proposed a ...