A graph-theoretic framework for assessing the resilience of sectorised water distribution networks

M Herrera, E Abraham, I Stoianov - Water Resources Management, 2016 - Springer
Water utilities face a challenge in maintaining a good quality of service under a wide range
of operational management and failure conditions. Tools for assessing the resilience of …

Variable speed operation of centrifugal pumps running as turbines. Experimental investigation

J Delgado, JP Ferreira, DIC Covas, F Avellan - Renewable energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Pumps running as turbines are pointed out as a cost-effective solution for energy recovery in
pressurised water supply systems. However, these hydraulic machines feature low efficiency …

IoT technology for smart water system

V Radhakrishnan, W Wu - … Conference on Smart City; IEEE 4th …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A serious drop in ensuring the water quality in the distribution system is a factor that affects
public health. This could lead to increase in biological and non-biological contents, change …

Efficient leak localization in water distribution systems using multistage optimal valve operations and smart demand metering

Y Huang, F Zheng, Z Kapelan, D Savic… - Water Resources …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This paper proposes a multistage method for burst leak localization through valve
operations (VOs) and smart demand metering in district meter areas (DMAs) of water …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamically adaptive networks for integrating optimal pressure management and self-cleaning controls

B Jenks, AJ Ulusoy, F Pecci, I Stoianov - Annual Reviews in Control, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the problem of integrating optimal pressure management and self-
cleaning controls in dynamically adaptive water distribution networks. We review existing …

An efficient approach for partitioning water distribution networks using multi-objective optimization and graph theory

MR Shekofteh, E Yousefi-Khoshqalb… - Water Resources …, 2023 - Springer
This paper presents a practical approach to address the challenges of managing water
supply infrastructure in the context of sustainability amidst growing demands for fresh water …

A novel water supply network sectorization methodology based on a complete economic analysis, including uncertainties

E Campbell, J Izquierdo, I Montalvo, R Pérez-García - Water, 2016 - mdpi.com
The core idea behind sectorization of Water Supply Networks (WSNs) is to establish areas
partially isolated from the rest of the network to improve operational control. Besides the …

[HTML][HTML] Bi-objective design-for-control for improving the pressure management and resilience of water distribution networks

AJ Ulusoy, HA Mahmoud, F Pecci, EC Keedwell… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates control and design-for-control strategies to improve the resilience of
sectorized water distribution networks (WDN), while minimizing pressure induced pipe …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal design-for-control of self-cleaning water distribution networks using a convex multi-start algorithm

B Jenks, F Pecci, I Stoianov - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The provision of self-cleaning velocities has been shown to reduce the risk of discolouration
in water distribution networks (WDNs). Despite these findings, control implementations …

Robust sensor placement for pipeline monitoring: Mixed integer and greedy optimization

L Sela, S Amin - Advanced engineering informatics, 2018 - Elsevier
Intelligent water systems–aided by sensing technologies–have been identified as an
important mechanism towards ensuring the resilience of urban systems. In this work, we …