Optimum Layout for Sensors in Water Distribution Networks through Ant Colony Algorithm: A Dual Use Vision

The accidental or intentional entry of contaminants or self-deterioration of the water quality within the network itself can severely harm public health. Efficient water quality monitoring is one of the most important tools to guarantee a reliable potable water supply to consumers of drinking water...

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Main Authors: Seyed Mehdi Miri, Abbas Afshar
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Language:English
Published: Water and Wastewater Consulting Engineers Research Development 2014-07-01
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Online Access:http://www.wwjournal.ir/article_4369_24053693a8a8d072a3925ba2c2643632.pdf
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description The accidental or intentional entry of contaminants or self-deterioration of the water quality within the network itself can severely harm public health. Efficient water quality monitoring is one of the most important tools to guarantee a reliable potable water supply to consumers of drinking water distribution systems. Considering the high purchase, installation and maintenance cost of sensors in water distribution networks deploying two independent sensor networks within one distribution system is not only bounded by physical constraints but also is not a cost-effective approach. Therefore, need for combining different objectives and designing sensor network to simultaneity satisfying these objectives is felt. Sensors should comply with dual use benefits. Sensor locations and types should be integrated not only for achieving water security goals but also for accomplishing other water utility objectives, such as satisfying regulatory monitoring requirements or collecting information to solve water quality problems. In this study, a dual use vision for the sensor layout problem in the municipal water networks, is formulated and solved with the ant colony algorithm.
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spelling doaj.art-10e118a049294e29b719ae517c7526882022-12-21T22:20:41ZengWater and Wastewater Consulting Engineers Research Developmentآب و فاضلاب1024-59362383-09052014-07-0125367754369Optimum Layout for Sensors in Water Distribution Networks through Ant Colony Algorithm: A Dual Use VisionSeyed Mehdi Miri0Abbas Afshar1کارشناس ارشد مهندسی آب، دانشگاه علم و صنعت ایراناستاد دانشکده مهندسی عمران، دانرشگاه علم و صنعت ایرانThe accidental or intentional entry of contaminants or self-deterioration of the water quality within the network itself can severely harm public health. Efficient water quality monitoring is one of the most important tools to guarantee a reliable potable water supply to consumers of drinking water distribution systems. Considering the high purchase, installation and maintenance cost of sensors in water distribution networks deploying two independent sensor networks within one distribution system is not only bounded by physical constraints but also is not a cost-effective approach. Therefore, need for combining different objectives and designing sensor network to simultaneity satisfying these objectives is felt. Sensors should comply with dual use benefits. Sensor locations and types should be integrated not only for achieving water security goals but also for accomplishing other water utility objectives, such as satisfying regulatory monitoring requirements or collecting information to solve water quality problems. In this study, a dual use vision for the sensor layout problem in the municipal water networks, is formulated and solved with the ant colony algorithm.http://www.wwjournal.ir/article_4369_24053693a8a8d072a3925ba2c2643632.pdfsensorsUrban Water Distribution Networksoptimizationthe Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm (ACO)
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Optimum Layout for Sensors in Water Distribution Networks through Ant Colony Algorithm: A Dual Use Vision
آب و فاضلاب
sensors
Urban Water Distribution Networks
optimization
the Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm (ACO)
title Optimum Layout for Sensors in Water Distribution Networks through Ant Colony Algorithm: A Dual Use Vision
title_full Optimum Layout for Sensors in Water Distribution Networks through Ant Colony Algorithm: A Dual Use Vision
title_fullStr Optimum Layout for Sensors in Water Distribution Networks through Ant Colony Algorithm: A Dual Use Vision
title_full_unstemmed Optimum Layout for Sensors in Water Distribution Networks through Ant Colony Algorithm: A Dual Use Vision
title_short Optimum Layout for Sensors in Water Distribution Networks through Ant Colony Algorithm: A Dual Use Vision
title_sort optimum layout for sensors in water distribution networks through ant colony algorithm a dual use vision
topic sensors
Urban Water Distribution Networks
optimization
the Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm (ACO)
url http://www.wwjournal.ir/article_4369_24053693a8a8d072a3925ba2c2643632.pdf
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