Revista de Ingeniería

revinge | eISSN 2011-0049 | ISSN 0121-4993

Optimización operacional de redes de distribución de agua potable con el fin de maximizar la uniformidad de presiones en los nodos de consumo

No. 22 (2005-11-01)
  • Diego Alejandro Araque Fuentes
    1Ingeniero Civil. Investigador Centro de Investigaciones en Acueductos y Alcantarillados – CIACUA. Universidad de los Andes.
  • Juan Guillermo Saldarriaga
    2Ingeniero Civil, MSc Ingeniería Hidráulica. Profesor Titular Departamento de Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental, Director del Centro de Investigaciones en Acueductos y Alcantarillados – CIACUA, Universidad de los Andes.
https://doi.org/10.16924/revinge.22.15

Abstract

The present paper will show that throughout the development of a deterministic algorithm the uniformity of the pressure service level in the Water Distribution Network (WDN) can be maximized. To obtain this in an optimal way, one must maximize an Index that relates the power by unit of weight dissipated by the network and the power by unit of weight available to dissipate by the same one (Resilience Index [2]), it improves the ability of the WDN to cope with possible failures in the system, slows down the pipes renovation processes and diminishes the level of leaks in the network.

Keywords: Resilience Index, Water Distribution Networks Optimization, Pipe Rehabilitation