A proposal of optimal sampling design using a modularity strategy

摘要: In real water distribution networks (WDNs) are present thousands nodes and optimal placement of pressure flow observations is a relevant issue for different management tasks. The planning in terms spatial number named sampling design it was faced considering model calibration. Nowadays, the system monitoring utilities e.g. order to manage background leakages, detect anomalies bursts, guarantee service quality, etc. recent years, location related district metering areas (DMAs) leakage purposes has been network segmentation modularity index using multi-objective strategy. Optimal basis identify modules by means conceptual cuts, which candidate locations closed gates or meters creating DMAs. Starting from WDN-oriented index, as metric WDN segmentation, this paper proposes new way perform design, i.e. meters, newly developed sampling-oriented index. strategy optimizes mainly based on topology weights assigned pipes according specific technical A optimization minimizes cost while maximizing methodology presented discussed Apulian Exnet networks. This article protected copyright. All rights reserved.