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A method for evaluation and improving the reliability in an optimal design of water distribution networks | |
Author | Hoang Duong Tung |
Call Number | AIT Thesis no. IE-89-27 |
Subject(s) | Water--Distribution |
Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science |
Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
Abstract | The purpose of this thesis is to study a method to obtain a least-cost water distribution network with a satisfactory reliability. The optimization mod e l with continuous diameter variables are considered to determine an optimal design. The system reliability is defined as a complement of an expected failure of the overall demand to be supplied. The maximal flow problem of the optimal network when one link fails satisfying hydraulic conditions is considered to obtain the value of reliability. A method for improving reliability with minimum increase in cost by increasing the diameter of an appropriate link in the network is proposed whenever the system reliability is less than the required value. |
Year | 1989 |
Type | Thesis |
School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
Chairperson(s) | Fujiwara, Okitsugu; |
Examination Committee(s) | Saeed, Khalid;Nagarur, Nagendra N.; |
Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Development Bank; |
Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1989 |