Water Distribution Network Reliability Assessment beyond the Resilience Index

Water distribution network design must consider cost and reliability, with reliability being complex to assess, involving mechanical, hydraulic, and water quality aspects. Current metrics like flow entropy and resilience index have known flaws. This paper presents a new index, addressing the known w...

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Main Authors: Joaquim Sousa, João Muranho, Marco Bonora, Mario Maiolo
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-09-01
Series:Engineering Proceedings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/69/1/39
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description Water distribution network design must consider cost and reliability, with reliability being complex to assess, involving mechanical, hydraulic, and water quality aspects. Current metrics like flow entropy and resilience index have known flaws. This paper presents a new index, addressing the known weaknesses of the original resilience index and including critical network features in reliability assessment. The new proposed index introduces a novel pressure surplus threshold, setting more realistic pressure limits in operational management.
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spelling doaj-art-35181bd4faa644969b8de20cae88edf42025-08-20T02:11:05ZengMDPI AGEngineering Proceedings2673-45912024-09-016913910.3390/engproc2024069039Water Distribution Network Reliability Assessment beyond the Resilience IndexJoaquim Sousa0João Muranho1Marco Bonora2Mario Maiolo3Department of Civil Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, SUScita, 3045-093 Coimbra, PortugalINESC Coimbra, University of Coimbra, 3030-290 Coimbra, PortugalVirtual Laboratory of Smart Water Management, NTT DATA Italia S.p.A., 3030-290 Cosenza, ItalyDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Virtual Laboratory of Smart Water Management, University of Calabria, 3030-290 Cosenza, ItalyWater distribution network design must consider cost and reliability, with reliability being complex to assess, involving mechanical, hydraulic, and water quality aspects. Current metrics like flow entropy and resilience index have known flaws. This paper presents a new index, addressing the known weaknesses of the original resilience index and including critical network features in reliability assessment. The new proposed index introduces a novel pressure surplus threshold, setting more realistic pressure limits in operational management.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/69/1/39water distribution network designreliabilityentropyresilience index
spellingShingle Joaquim Sousa
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Water Distribution Network Reliability Assessment beyond the Resilience Index
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water distribution network design
reliability
entropy
resilience index
title Water Distribution Network Reliability Assessment beyond the Resilience Index
title_full Water Distribution Network Reliability Assessment beyond the Resilience Index
title_fullStr Water Distribution Network Reliability Assessment beyond the Resilience Index
title_full_unstemmed Water Distribution Network Reliability Assessment beyond the Resilience Index
title_short Water Distribution Network Reliability Assessment beyond the Resilience Index
title_sort water distribution network reliability assessment beyond the resilience index
topic water distribution network design
reliability
entropy
resilience index
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