Solving management problems in water distribution networks: A survey of approaches and mathematical models

O Bello, AM Abu-Mahfouz, Y Hamam, PR Page… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Modern water distribution networks (WDNs) are complex and difficult to manage due to
increased level of urbanization, varying consumer demands, ageing infrastructure …

Calibration of water demand multipliers in water distribution systems using genetic algorithms

NC Do, AR Simpson, JW Deuerlein… - Journal of water …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
Hydraulic models have been widely used for design, analysis, and operation of water
distribution systems. As with all hydraulic models, water demands are one of the main …

Inversion model of water distribution systems for nodal demand calibration

D Kun, L Tian-Yu, W Jun-Hui… - Journal of Water …, 2015 - ascelibrary.org
Nodal demand calibration of a water distribution system (WDS) is a process of adjusting the
nodal demand in WDS models to make its predictions consisting with measurements, which …

Uniformly optimal multi-sensor design in pipe networks for transient-based leakage localization

X Wang - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2021 - Elsevier
The design of sensor placement in water supply pipe networks for the purpose of transient-
based leakage localization is investigated. Each sensor is placed at where the Fisher …

Local sensitivity of pressure-driven modeling and demand-driven modeling steady-state solutions to variations in parameters

O Piller, S Elhay, J Deuerlein… - Journal of Water …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
The first-order sensitivity matrices (matrices of sensitivity or influence coefficients) have
application in many areas of water distribution system analysis. Finite-difference …

Real-time water distribution system hydraulic modeling using prior demand information by formal Bayesian approach

Y Shao, S Chu, T Zhang, YJ Yang… - Journal of water resources …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
Real-time water distribution system (WDS) hydraulic models are used in water utilities to
facilitate the planning and operation of the water distribution system. As a critical model …

Regularization of an inverse problem for parameter estimation in water distribution networks

A Waldron, F Pecci, I Stoianov - Journal of Water Resources …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
An accurate hydraulic model of a water distribution network (WDN) is a critical prerequisite
for a multitude of operational, optimization, and planning tasks. The accuracy of a hydraulic …

A noise adaptive approach for nodal water demand estimation in water distribution systems

S Chu, T Zhang, T Yu, QJ Wang, Y Shao - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydraulic models have emerged as a powerful tool for simulating the real behavior of water
distribution systems (WDSs). In using the models for estimating nodal water demands …

Method for detecting anomalies in a water distribution system

G Cussonneau, P Jarrige, A Dembele… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method and a system for detecting anomalies in a water distribution
system comprises a network of nodes, and is equipped with sensors of at least water velocity …

Uncertainty quantification of water age in water supply systems by use of spectral propagation

M Braun, O Piller, J Deuerlein… - Journal of …, 2020 - iwaponline.com
Water distribution networks are critical infrastructures that should ensure the reliable supply
of high quality potable water to its users. Numerical models of these networks are generally …