Novel approach for burst detection in water distribution systems based on graph neural networks

A Zanfei, A Menapace, BM Brentan, M Righetti… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable management of water resources is a key challenge for the well-being and
security of current and future society worldwide. In this regard, water utilities have to ensure …

Micro hydro power generation in water distribution networks through the optimal pumps-as-turbines sizing and control

MK Kostner, A Zanfei, JC Alberizzi, M Renzi, M Righetti… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable use of water and energy sources is a crucial challenge for smart and resilient
urban water infrastructure. At this aim, this study presents a methodology for implementing …

Service Pressure and Energy Consumption Mitigation-Oriented Partitioning of Closed Water Distribution Networks

E Creaco, C Giudicianni, A Tosco - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the partitioning of the closed water distribution network (WDN) serving
the city of Pavia, Italy. As a thus far poorly explored aspect in the scientific literature …

Calibration procedure for water distribution systems: Comparison among hydraulic models

A Zanfei, A Menapace, S Santopietro, M Righetti - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Proper hydraulic simulation models, which are fundamental to analyse a water distribution
system, require a calibration procedure. This paper proposes a multi-objective procedure to …

Burst detection in water distribution systems: The issue of dataset collection

A Menapace, A Zanfei, M Felicetti, D Avesani… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Developing data-driven models for bursts detection is currently a demanding challenge for
efficient and sustainable management of water supply systems. The main limit in the …

Pressure and energy management in water distribution networks through optimal use of Pump-As-Turbines along with pressure-reducing valves

M Latifi, K Farahi Moghadam… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Occurrence of high pressure in water distribution networks (WDNs) may generally result in
leakage, bursting, and overconsumption. Temporal and spatial variations in pressure values …

Optimal pressure management in water distribution systems: efficiency indexes for volumetric cost performance, consumption and linear leakage measurements

RP Mathye, M Scholz, S Nyende-Byakika - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water is a finite resource and should be given the attention it deserves to reduce its
depletion through leakages in pipe systems. The authors implemented pressure …

An artificial intelligence approach for managing water demand in water supply systems

A Zanfei, A Menapace, M Righetti - IOP Conference Series: Earth …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Water demand management is essential for water utilities, which have the critical task of
supplying drinking water from water sources to end-users through the distribution network …

Pressure Sampling Design for Estimating Nodal Water Demand in Water Distribution Systems

Y Shao, K Li, T Zhang, W Ao, S Chu - Water Resources Management, 2024 - Springer
The water distribution system (WDS) hydraulic model is extensively used for design and
management of WDS. The nodal water demand is the crucial parameter of the model that …

[HTML][HTML] Graph neural networks for sensor placement: A proof of concept towards a digital twin of water distribution systems

A Menapace, A Zanfei, M Herrera, B Brentan - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Urban water management faces new challenges due to the rise of digital solutions and
abundant data, leading to the development of data-centric tools for decision-making in …