Water network partitioning into district metered areas: A state-of-the-art review
A water distribution network (WDN) is an indispensable element of civil infrastructure that
provides fresh water for domestic use, industrial development, and fire-fighting. However, in …
provides fresh water for domestic use, industrial development, and fire-fighting. However, in …
[HTML][HTML] Do resilience metrics of water distribution systems really assess resilience? A critical review
Having become vital to satisfying basic human needs, water distribution systems (WDSs) are
considered critical infrastructure. They are vulnerable to critical events such as extreme …
considered critical infrastructure. They are vulnerable to critical events such as extreme …
Water distribution system clustering and partitioning based on social network algorithms
The partitioning of water distribution system is a complex process achieved defining network
clusters arranged in sectors, with the complete isolation of clusters through gate valves, or …
clusters arranged in sectors, with the complete isolation of clusters through gate valves, or …
Dual-use value of network partitioning for water system management and protection from malicious contamination
This paper considers the introduction of a contaminant into a water supply system using a
backflow attack. The recent development of techniques for water network sectorization …
backflow attack. The recent development of techniques for water network sectorization …
Weighted spectral clustering for water distribution network partitioning
In order to improve the management and to better locate water losses, Water Distribution
Networks can be physically divided into District Meter Areas (DMAs), inserting hydraulic …
Networks can be physically divided into District Meter Areas (DMAs), inserting hydraulic …
Combining Statistical Clustering with Hydraulic Modeling for Resilient Reduction of Water Losses in Water Distribution Networks: Large Scale Application Study in the …
Partitioning of water distribution networks (WDNs) into pressure management areas (PMAs)
or district metered areas (DMAs) is the most widely applied method for the efficient …
or district metered areas (DMAs) is the most widely applied method for the efficient …
A decision support tool for water supply system decentralization via distribution network sectorization
Many water supply systems, conceived to operate in centralized manner, face difficulties to
adapt to dynamic changes, such as population growth, city extension, and industrial …
adapt to dynamic changes, such as population growth, city extension, and industrial …
An MINLP-based approach for the design-for-control of resilient water supply systems
The resilience of a water distribution system is defined as its ability to maintain continuous
customer supply, and can be improved by increasing its redundancy in energy and/or …
customer supply, and can be improved by increasing its redundancy in energy and/or …
Revisiting the resilience index for water distribution networks
Water distribution systems (WDSs) are social infrastructures providing drinking water and
must be capable of constant water supply while maintaining an appropriate water pressure …
must be capable of constant water supply while maintaining an appropriate water pressure …
Dynamic control of water distribution system based on network partitioning
The availability on the market of remote control valves for water distribution systems allows a
more flexible implementation of the “divide and conquer” paradigm, that consists in dividing …
more flexible implementation of the “divide and conquer” paradigm, that consists in dividing …