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Discussion of “Method to Cope with Zero Flows in Newton Solvers for Water Distribution Systems” by Nikolai B. Gorev, Inna F. Kodzhespirov, Yuriy Kovalenko, Eugenio Prokhorov, and Gerardo Trapaga

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Volume 140Issue 4April 2014

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Received: Apr 5, 2013
Accepted: Apr 28, 2013
Published online: Feb 19, 2014
Published in print: Apr 1, 2014
Discussion open until: Jul 19, 2014

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Dejan Brkić, Ph.D. [email protected]
Scientific Officer, Joint Research Center, Institute for Energy and Transport, Energy Security Unit, Via Enrico Fermi 2749, 21027 Ispra (VA), Italy; formerly, Research Associate, Faculty of Technology, Univ. of Novi Sad, Bulevar cara Lazara 1, Novi Sad, Serbia, and Strumicka 88, 11050 Belgrade, Serbia. E-mail: [email protected]

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