Pipe Network Analysis by Partial Pivoting Method
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 112, Issue 5
Abstract
A simple and efficient, computer‐oriented method of analyzing hydraulic networks is presented, in which the nonlinear energy equations are linearized to yield, together with the continuity equations, a set of equations, that is solved by Guassian elimination process refined with partial pivoting. The method is reliable, and is shown to compare favorably with others.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 112 • Issue 5 • May 1986
Pages: 327 - 334
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Copyright © 1986 ASCE.
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Published online: May 1, 1986
Published in print: May 1986
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