Successive Linear Programming Approach Applied to BBLAWN
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 142, Issue 5
Abstract
The battle of background leakage assessment for water networks (BBLAWN) challenge was approached using successive linear programming. A linear representation was solved successively for the nonlinear constraints of headloss, leakage, pump energy consumption, and pipe sizing. The optimization model returned minimal cost pump scheduling and pipe sizing while minimizing leakage and maintaining minimum service pressures to the consumers. Pressure reducing valves, pump, and water tank sizing were performed manually and their effect was examined using the optimization model. Parallel pipes were added along the main supply pipes from the pumping stations to the water tanks, to allow for minimum service pressures. Pressure reducing valves were added to pipes branching from the main supply pipes to lower excess pressures to the secondary supply pipes.
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Acknowledgments
This study was supported by the joint Israeli Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) Ministry of Science, Technology and Space (MOST), and by the Germany Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), under project no. 02WA1298.
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Giustolisi, O., et al. (2014). “Battle of background leakage assessment for water networks (BBLAWN) at WDSA conference 2014.” Proc., Engineering, 16th Conf. on Water Distribution System Analysis, WDSA 2014, Procedia Engineering, Netherlands.
Price, E., and Ostfeld, A. (2014). “Discrete pump scheduling and leakage control using linear programming for optimal operation of water distribution systems.” J. Hydraul. Eng., 04014017.
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Received: Feb 2, 2015
Accepted: Apr 29, 2015
Published online: Jun 18, 2015
Discussion open until: Nov 18, 2015
Published in print: May 1, 2016
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