A Prioritization Model for Rehabilitation of Water Distribution Networks Using GIS

Decision-making for the rehabilitation of water distribution networks in the traditional procedure is based on some simple indices such as the number of incidents while several mechanical, hydraulic and qualitative factors are involved in this process. Evidently, making decision on the rehabilitation of water networks seems to be very difficult as the number of factors increases and they interact with each other. The main objective of this research is to prepare, implement and evaluate a conceptual model to prioritize the rehabilitation of pipes based on different scenarios with respect to the combination effects of basic factors in physical, hydraulic and experimental categories. In order to organize the wide range of data to be used in decision-making models, including the plans aimed for pipe replacement, it is necessary to use geographical information systems (GIS). By determining and introducing the factors involved in the rehabilitation of water networks, this research aims to provide an integrated model consisting of conceptual, GIS, hydraulic analysis and the breakage models to prioritize the rehabilitation schemes. By using the data provided from a real network, the advantages of the proposed methodology are evaluated. Based on the obtained results, age factor, among all the other physical parameters, and pressure, among the hydraulic factors, have the greatest influence in outlining the final rehabilitation scenario. The importance of the pipe length has decreased considerably as well. Furthermore, it can be concluded that rehabilitation management of pipe networks can be optimized by using this methodology.     

Design of Water Distribution Network for Equitable Supply

Water shortage is experienced in different parts of the world in different magnitude. In certain countries, water deficit is a regular phenomenon and in some other countries it happens for a short duration, due to failure of any component in the system. Shortage of water at source can be best tackled by distributing the available water equally among the consumers. This paper deals with the design of water distribution network capable of equitable supply during shortage in addition to the satisfactory performance under non-deficit condition. Performance of a typical water distribution network, with shortage of water at source is illustrated in detail. Head dependent outflow analysis with extended period simulation, is used to determine the actual supply from each node to consumers. Relationship between duration of supply and volume available at source as well as supply from each node are established for understanding the behaviour of network under low supply situation. A term “inequity” which is the maximum difference in supply demand ratio among different consumers is presented. This is based on the actual performance of the network instead of surrogate measures, generally used for reliability. It is illustrated that the maximum “inequity” in supply in a network during the entire duration of supply can be estimated with single analysis. Design of a water distribution network, duly considering equity in addition to the cost minimization and minimum head requirement is presented. Genetic Algorithm is used for solving this multi objective problem. The solution technique is illustrated using two benchmark problems, namely two loop network and Hanoi network. Results show that considerable improvement in equitable supply can be achieved with additional investment on pipes above the least cost solution. Hence it is better to design networks duly considering deficit condition for better reliability. It is also illustrated that it will be difficult to improve equity beyond a limit for a given network, through selection of different pipe diameters.     

给水管网多媒体学习软件的制作

借助Authorware5 0 ,并结合给水管网模型模拟计算软件的实际要求 ,制作了给水管网多媒体学习软件。从实际制作经验出发 ,提出了在多媒体学习软件开发中的技巧和方法。     

微观建模在城市给水管网系统中的实践

给水管网系统动态建模是自来水公司实现科学管理、提高效益、提高服务水平的重要手段。以天津市给水管网系统建模为例 ,详细地阐述了给水管网系统微观建模的理论与方法。     

微观建模在城市给水管网系统中的实践

给水管网系统动态建模是自来水公司实现科学管理、提高效益、提高服务水平的重要手段.以天津市给水管网系统建模为例,详细地阐述了给水管网系统微观建模的理论与方法.     

供水管网的漏损控制

介绍了昆明市自来水公司开展的管道探测、测压测流和管网水质检测工作，以及在收集各个测试区管网运行数据的基础上，采取区域漏损评价和主动检漏，减少供水管网漏损情况     

城市给水管网三维水压面的绘制

基于管网水力计算成果 ,通过管网投影区域的四边形网格插值 ,利用OpenGL图形库 ,进行了管网三维水压面的绘制 ,可用作给水管网设计、运行和优化调度时的信息表达工具     

热网管道中水温及壁温的动态响应

本文提出了热网中热水管道以及蒸气管道中水温，蒸汽温度以及壁温的自动监控系统，利用此法可以快速地测定这些温度的动态响应，并以图示的方法表现出来，从而为热网的自动监控打下良好的基础。     

Identifying Pipes and Valves of High Importance for Efficient Operation and Maintenance of Water Distribution Systems

Failure of a pipe or valve in a water distribution system causes service disruption and other inconveniences to the customers at or downstream of the failure location. To minimize the impact of such a pipe or valve failure, it is crucial to identify those pipes or valves whose failure will have the most severe consequences in degrading the performance of the system relative to that of other pipes or valves. In this paper, we develop two failure analysis methodologies, Pipe-by-Pipe and Valve-by-Valve, to prioritize the importance of pipes and valves in a water distribution system. The relative importance of individual pipes and valves is evaluated according to the number of customers who are forced out of service as a consequence of a pipe or valve failure. The methodologies are based on a segment-finding algorithm which defines a series of isolated pipes in the case of pipe or valve failure. A procedure based on the Breadth First Search is also developed to find sections of pipes that are unintentionally isolated in the isolation procedure for failed pipes. The number of unintentionally isolated customers is included in the Pipe-by-Pipe and Valve-by-Valve analyses in order to incorporate this negative effect of unintended isolation of pipes. The methodologies are applied to a case study of a water distribution system for which the most important pipe and valve are identified. The results are analyzed to form a guideline for improving the system reliability. The proposed methodologies were found to be a valuable tool for ensuring efficient operation and developing appropriate maintenance strategies, and thereby for improving the reliability of many water distribution systems.     

非市政给水用作消防水源的探讨

从节水的角度 ,对天然水源、工业废水回用水、建筑中水用作消防水源时的水质要求 ,以及设计中的注意事项等问题进行了探讨 ,并对规范中有关条文提出了修改意见     

BP神经网络用于给水管网模拟试验时的构造参数设计

介绍了BP神经网络的基本原理 ,并结合一个城市给水管网的模型试验 ,对神经网络技术应用中涉及的构造参数 (三层BP神经网络模型中隐含层和输出层的节点数 )选择进行了研究     

广州市供水管网地理信息系统的开发与应用

介绍了广州市供水管网地理信息系统的总体目标、系统结构、开发的功能以及一年多来的应用情况 ,并阐述了系统建立后存在的问题以及相应的解决办法。     

城市供水管网普查技术方法初探

对城市庞大的供水管网进行普查是一项复杂的系统工程。通过对武汉市武昌区供水管网的普查工作 ,探索和总结了一套较有成效的工作方法和程序。     

Simulation of Water Distribution Network under Pressure-Deficient Condition

Pressure deficient condition occurs in the water distribution network (WDN) when the nodal demands are in excess of the design discharge as in the case of fire demand, pump failure, pipe breaks, valve failure etc. It causes either no-flow or partial-flow depending upon the available pressure head at the nodes. To evaluate the nodal flows in such condition, node flow analysis (NFA) gives reasonable results in comparison to demand-driven analysis (DDA) and head-dependent analysis (HDA). The NFA works on the predefined pressure-discharge relationship to evaluate the nodal flows. However, this approach requires human intervention and hence cannot be applied to large WDN. Recently, modified pressure-deficient network algorithm (M-PDNA) has been developed by Babu and Mohan (2012) for pressure-deficient analysis with EPANET toolkit. However, it requires modification of the source code of EPANET. In this study a relationship with the M-PDNA and node flow analysis (Gupta and Bhave 1996) has been investigated and it is found that M-PDNA is the simplified version of NFA. Further, the working principle of M-PDNA has been investigated with suitable examples of Babu and Mohan (2012). The theoretical basis of M-PDNA has not been investigated in terms of head-discharge relationship. Herein, a head-discharge relationship based on the working principal of M-PDNA is proposed. Some of the toolkits are also readily available to modify demand driven solver of EPANET 2 to suit for the pressure-driven analysis and then it can be used for analysing pressure deficient network. Also in this study, a modification in M-PDNA approach is proposed which does not require the use of EPANET toolkit which is found to be capable of simulating both pressure-sufficient and pressure-deficient conditions in a single hydraulic simulation. Using the proposed approach, pressure-deficient condition is analysed with constant and variable demand pattern.     

Validation and Examination of Existing Water Distribution Network for Continuous Supply of Water Using EPANET

Dire Dawa, the second largest city of Ethiopia, was facing about the distribution system adopted for supplying clean water. It was being observed that an intermittent type of supply with main and secondary distribution pipes. It was observed that, the current water demand has surpassed the present existing supply about 65%. Hence, in order to provide sufficient quantity and good potable water with continuous (24 X 7) water supply for various sectors of study area: Sabiyan region, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, was selected. Also, Dire Dawa Water Supply & Sewerage Authority has taken a strong decision in order to validate and examine the existing water distribution network for improved water supply. On the other hand, the main important factor which effects the validation is that the age of pipes and other accessories in present existing network were longstanding. Therefore, to avoid the leakage losses and various problems encountered with the present system, a detailed is study is conducted and the analysis is carried out using EPANET tool to design for continuous water supply. After thorough analysis by considering future concerns, it was suggested that, two GLSRs of each with 2.7 Mm³ capacity may be provided in order to meet the future demands. The tanks are provided at required elevation to ensure that the water flows in all pipes of the network efficiently. Based on the output it was observed that the diameter of pipes from the existing system ought to be revised. Additionally, other parameters which effect the network like frictional losses, velocity of flow in the pipes, residual head and pressure at nodes were also examined thoroughly by the use of different tools like WaterGEMS and Auto CAD in addition to EPANET.     

改善城市供水管网水质的实践与探讨

嘉兴水司出厂水流经管网以后 ,浊度、色度、总铁有时升高明显 ,主要原因为出厂水稳定性较差 ,大部分管网老化严重。针对这些问题采取了用新净水工艺 ,提高出厂水水质 ,取消屋顶水箱 ,加快旧的输配水管网改造等应对措施     

给水管网漏失预测模型的研究

给水管网无论采用何种管材 ,随着时间的推移都会不可避免地发生漏失。根据实际给水管网的漏失数据 ,采用时间序列分析方法建立了给水管网漏失预测的线性指数平滑模型和二次曲线指数平滑模型。通过精度分析和比较 ,发现二次曲线指数平滑模型预测精度高于线性指数平滑模型 ,能更好地反映给水管网漏失频率随时间非线性增加的变化趋势。     

A Framework of Identifying Critical Water Distribution Pipelines from Recovery Resilience

Water Resources Management - Identifying critical facilities in a water distribution system (WDS) from the standpoint of recovery resilience is significant for emergency inspection and restoration...     

Distribution Network Assessment using EPANET for Intermittent and Continuous Water Supply

Drawbacks of intermittent water supply system and inability to shift to continuous supply mode is the main challenge in developing countries. The suitability of the infrastructure laid over past two to three decades to meet the 24/7 demand of todays population is the issue for many water mangers. The present study addresses this issue using EPANET software for a pilot study area in Nagpur city, India. GIS maps, field survey data, remote sensing data and in-situ measurements of pressure and water quality are used in model simulation study. Total 96 artificial reservoirs are inserted into the network which replicate the end-user practices of excess water withdrawal. Reservoirs are assumed connected to damand nodes with equivalent diameter pipes for intermittent supply simulation. For continuous supply, demand multipliers are derived using Monte Carlo simulation. Bulk decay coefficient 0.17 day^?1 for residual chlorine is used in water quality simulation. Simulation scenario of intermittency indicates existing network is not suitable to maintain desired headloss, and pressure in most of the pipes is very low (<1 m). Water age and water quality problems reveal that rehabilitation of distribution mains and critical pipes in the central part is primarily important before implementing 24/7 water supply scheme in the study area.     

Assessment of Penalty-Free Multi-Objective Evolutionary Optimization Approach for the Design and Rehabilitation of Water Distribution Systems

This paper describes a penalty-free multi-objective evolutionary optimization approach for the phased whole-life design and rehabilitation of water distribution systems. The optimization model considers the initial construction, rehabilitation and upgrading costs. Repairs and pipe failure costs are included. The model also takes into consideration the deterioration over time of both the structural integrity and hydraulic capacity of every pipe. The fitness of each solution is determined from the trade-off between its lifetime costs and its actual hydraulic properties. The hydraulic analysis approach used, known as pressure-dependent modelling, considers explicitly the pressure dependency of the water supply consumers receive. Results for two sample networks in the literature are included that show the algorithm is stable and finds optimal and near-optimal solutions reliably and efficiently. The results also suggest that the evolutionary sampling efficiency is very high. In other words, the number of solutions evolved and analysed on average before finding a near-optimal solution is small in comparison to the total number of feasible and infeasible solutions. We found better solutions than those reported previously in the literature for the two networks considered. For the Kadu network, for example, the new best solution costs Rs125,460,980—a significant improvement. Additional statistics that are based on extensive testing are included.