Reducing impacts of contamination in water distribution networks: A combined strategy based on network partitioning and installation of water quality sensors

C Ciaponi, E Creaco, A Di Nardo, M Di Natale… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper proposes a combined management strategy for monitoring water distribution
networks (WDNs). This strategy is based on the application of water network partitioning …

Topological placement of quality sensors in water-distribution networks without the recourse to hydraulic modeling

C Giudicianni, M Herrera, A Di Nardo… - Journal of Water …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
The detection of contaminant intrusion into a water-distribution network (WDN) is a difficult
issue due to uncertainty related to the type of injected contaminant, source location, and …

Heuristic approach for operational response to drinking water contamination

A Poulin, A Mailhot, P Grondin, L Delorme… - Journal of Water …, 2008 - ascelibrary.org
This paper introduces a simple topological approach to systematize the isolation of
contaminated areas within the pressure zones of drinking water distribution systems …

Comparison of topological, empirical and optimization-based approaches for locating quality detection points in water distribution networks

GF Santonastaso, A Di Nardo, E Creaco… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The positioning of quality detection points as well as the frequency of sampling is a crucial
aspect for the implementation of Water Safety Plans (WSPs), which have been proposed …

Software for partitioning and protecting a water supply network

A Di Nardo, M Di Natale, D Musmarra… - Civil Engineering and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Water network partitioning (WNP) concerns the implementation of the paradigm of 'divide
and conquer'in the water supply systems consisting in dividing a water network into k …

Water supply network partitioning based on weighted spectral clustering

A Di Nardo, M Di Natale, C Giudicianni, R Greco… - Complex Networks & …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Water Network Partitioning (WNP) in District Meter Area (DMA), obtained inserting
remote control valves and flow meters in water supply systems, allows simplifying the water …

Economic and energy criteria for district meter areas design of water distribution networks

A Di Nardo, M Di Natale, C Giudicianni… - Water, 2017 - mdpi.com
Water Network Partitioning (WNP) improves water network management, simplifying the
computation of water budgets and, consequently, allowing the identification and reduction of …

A contaminant detection system for early warning in water distribution networks

A Ostfeld, A Kessler, I Goldberg - Engineering Optimization, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Water distribution systems are spatially diverse. As such, they are inherently vulnerable to
accidental or deliberate physical, chemical, or biological threats. Efficient water quality …

Minimum transport-driven algorithm for water distribution network partitioning

E Creaco, F Zheng, G Pezzinga - AQUA—Water Infrastructure …, 2022 - iwaponline.com
This paper presents a novel algorithm driven by the minimization of the transport function for
the partitioning of water distribution networks (WDNs) into district metered areas (DMAs) …

Divide and conquer partitioning techniques for smart water networks

A Di Nardo, M Di Natale, GF Santonastaso… - Procedia …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Water Network Partitioning (WNP), represents one of the best methodologies for
applying water balance and pressure control of a water distribution system to reduce water …