Water network partitioning into district metered areas: A state-of-the-art review

X Khoa Bui, M S. Marlim, D Kang - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid regression model for near real-time urban water demand forecasting

BM Brentan, E Luvizotto Jr, M Herrera… - … of Computational and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The most important factor in planning and operating water distribution systems is satisfying
consumer demand. This means continuously providing users with quality water in adequate …

Overview of energy management and leakage control systems for smart water grids and digital water

C Giudicianni, M Herrera, A Nardo, K Adeyeye… - Modelling, 2020 - mdpi.com
Current and future smart cities are moving towards the zero-net energy use concept. To this
end, the built environment should also be designed for efficient energy use and play a …

Automated creation of district metered area boundaries in water distribution systems

K Diao, Y Zhou, W Rauch - Journal of Water Resources Planning …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
Accounting for water in a distribution system can be improved by dividing systems into
smaller, metered zones. This paper proposes an approach that could create boundaries for …

Zero-net energy management for the monitoring and control of dynamically-partitioned smart water systems

C Giudicianni, M Herrera, A di Nardo… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The optimal and sustainable management of water distribution systems still represent an
arduous task. In many instances, especially in aging water net-works, pressure management …

Water network sectorization based on graph theory and energy performance indices

A Di Nardo, M Di Natale, GF Santonastaso… - Journal of Water …, 2014 - ascelibrary.org
This paper proposes a new methodology for the optimal design of water network
sectorization, which is an essential technique for improving the management and security of …

A practical multi-objective optimization sectorization method for water distribution network

K Zhang, H Yan, H Zeng, K **n, T Tao - Science of The Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, water leakage problems in water distribution networks (WDN) have been
attracting more attention, with an emphasis on energy and water resources. As one of the …

An automated tool for smart water network partitioning

A Di Nardo, M Di Natale, GF Santonastaso… - Water resources …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Water Network Partitioning (WNP) represents the application of the “divide and
conquer” paradigm to a Smart WAter Network (SWAN) that allows the improved application …

Applications of graph spectral techniques to water distribution network management

A Di Nardo, C Giudicianni, R Greco, M Herrera… - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cities depend on multiple heterogeneous, interconnected infrastructures to provide safe
water to consumers. Given this complexity, efficient numerical techniques are needed to …

Topological taxonomy of water distribution networks

C Giudicianni, A Di Nardo, M Di Natale, R Greco… - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
Water Distribution Networks (WDNs) can be regarded as complex networks and modeled as
graphs. In this paper, Complex Network Theory is applied to characterize the behavior of …