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Jan 29, 2024

Design of District Metered Areas for Existing Water Distribution Networks

Authors: Mohammad Kakeshpour https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-4708 [email protected], Mohammadreza Jalili Ghazizadeh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8242-7619 [email protected], Seyed Abbas Hosseini https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8858-3543 [email protected], and Ahmad Sharafati https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0448-2871 [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
Volume 15, Issue 2
https://doi.org/10.1061/JPSEA2.PSENG-1507
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Abstract

The management and operation of water distribution networks (WDNs) by establishing district metered areas (DMAs), especially in existing and old WDNs, has many advantages, including water leakage control, ease of operation, and network management in emergencies. Using DMAs in existing WDNs designed and developed traditionally is a challenging issue because of the need to cover several criteria. In the present study, a method for creating DMAs is suggested to minimize the cost as well as to reduce the average pressure in high-pressure WDNs. The proposed method uses the Girvan–Newman clustering and nondominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGAII) optimization algorithms. This method was implemented on Modena’s and Wolf–Cordera Ranch’s WDNs. The proposed method can generate several solutions based on performance indicators, including cost, hydraulics, and quality. The results show that by applying the proposed method in the Modena and Wolf–Cordera Ranch WDNs, the average pressure of the networks was reduced by 17% and 31%, respectively, in comparison with the primary WDNs in the base demand and peak demand conditions. This method can be used by water utilities for partitioning WDNs, especially when the pressure is high.

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Volume 15 • Issue 2 • May 2024

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Received: Apr 18, 2023
Accepted: Oct 26, 2023
Published online: Jan 29, 2024
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  1. Algorithms
  2. Benefit cost ratios
  3. Business management
  4. Continuum mechanics
  5. Disaster preparedness
  6. Disaster risk management
  7. Dynamics (solid mechanics)
  8. Emergency management
  9. Engineering fundamentals
  10. Engineering mechanics
  11. Financial management
  12. Mathematics
  13. Practice and Profession
  14. Pressure (type)
  15. Solid mechanics
  16. Water and water resources
  17. Water leakage and water loss
  18. Water management
  19. Water meters
  20. Water pressure
  21. Water supply
  22. Water supply systems

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Mohammad Kakeshpour https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-4708 [email protected]
Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad Univ., Tehran 1477893855, Iran. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-4708. Email: [email protected]
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Mohammadreza Jalili Ghazizadeh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8242-7619 [email protected]
Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil, Water and Environmental Engineering, Shahid Beheshti Univ., Tehran 1658953571, Iran (corresponding author). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8242-7619. Email: [email protected]
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Seyed Abbas Hosseini https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8858-3543 [email protected]
Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad Univ., Tehran 1477893855, Iran. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8858-3543. Email: [email protected]
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Ahmad Sharafati https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0448-2871 [email protected]
Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad Univ., Tehran 1477893855, Iran. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0448-2871. Email: [email protected]
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