Optimal Water Distribution Network Design Accounting for Valve Shutdowns
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 140, Issue 3
Abstract
The hydraulic system functioning is determined by the boundary conditions (e.g., network topology, pipe resistances/diameters, tank levels, status of control devices, and status of pumps). Shutdown of isolation valves to detach a portion of the hydraulic network for planned or unplanned works generates abnormal working conditions because of the induced topological modification of the network, which may reduce the hydraulic capacity of the water system with respect to the portions still connected. Thus, a challenge for network design is to optimize diameters versus system management under abnormal working conditions, i.e., accounting for the isolation valve system. To this purpose, a methodology for optimal system design accounting for valve shutdowns is herein presented. Because the optimization asks for the evaluation of network configurations that can be generated by the isolation valve system, a strategy to reduce the computational burden is required. In fact, the analysis of a large number of network configurations could be required in real-world applications. A strategy to evaluate only the critical configurations, i.e., those for which the hydraulic capacity becomes insufficient to satisfy water requests in the still connected network, and dominating configurations, i.e., those that are the most critical, is presented. The optimization procedure is explained and discussed using a small sized network, and the computational efficiency is demonstrated using a large sized network.
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Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 140 • Issue 3 • March 2014
Pages: 277 - 287
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Received: Jun 12, 2012
Accepted: Oct 29, 2012
Published online: Oct 31, 2012
Discussion open until: Mar 31, 2013
Published in print: Mar 1, 2014
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