Multi-criteria method for the realistic placement of water quality sensors on pipes of water distribution systems
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Authors
Giudicianni, C
Herrera, M
Di Nardo, A
Creaco, E
Greco, R
Publication Date
2022-06Journal Title
Environmental Modelling and Software
ISSN
1364-8152
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Number
105405
Pages
105405-105405
Type
Article
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Giudicianni, C., Herrera, M., Di Nardo, A., Creaco, E., & Greco, R. (2022). Multi-criteria method for the realistic placement of water quality sensors on pipes of water distribution systems. Environmental Modelling and Software, (105405), 105405-105405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105405
Abstract
This paper aims to solve three issues frequently present in the optimal placement of water quality sensors for protecting water distribution systems (WDSs) from both accidental and intentional contamination, namely i) computational intractability of the optimization problem as the size of the WDS increases, ii) unrealistic assumption that sensors are positioned at nodes, rather than on system pipes, and iii) neglection of site-specific practical conditions. The three drawbacks were tackled by i) restraining the optimization to the hydraulic/topological-wise most important pipes, ii) introducing dummy nodes in the middle of these pipes as potential sensor locations, iii) applying a multi-criteria decision-making tool incorporating urbanistic and economic factors for selecting the most effective sensor locations. The method is tested on the WDS of the town of Parete (Italy), showing the manyfold benefits of the solution obtained.
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2023-04-25
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105405
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/336625
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Licence URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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