Increasing Usability of Water Distribution Analysis Tools through Plug-In Development in EPANET

Sela, Lina; Housh, Mashor

doi:10.1061/(asce)hy.1943-7900.0001596

Cited by 7 publications

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“…WNTR is accessible at EPANET by a plug-in, improving the resources of hydraulic analysis of the US EPA simulator. In this configuration, EPANET acts as a WNTR input-output interpreter (Sela and Housh, 2019). US EPA, in partnership with the Sandia National Laboratories, has developed this tool to explore the capacity of their systems to handle disruptive incidents and guide the planning necessary to make systems more resilient over time in a single software framework (Klise et al, 2018).…”

Section: Hydraulic Simulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimization of the Operation of Pumping Systems and Reservoirs of Water Distribution Systems With Emphasis in Energy Efficiency

Egito

Azevedo²,

Bezerra³

2022

Rev. AIDIS ing. cienc. ambient.

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Electricity costs for pumping account for the majority of operating expenses for water distribution systems. Therefore, researchers and technicians in the water sector have sought to develop techniques that minimize the consumption of electricity in these systems. The large number of elements, which can change state at any time, generates a range of possibilities that makes it difficult to determine which operational scheme is most efficient. Defining the best operating rules for pumping systems is often a complex activity. In this context, the present work presents an optimization model for water distribution systems that combines the efficient use of reservoirs with the best operational rule for activating pumping systems. Using a genetic algorithm, the developed model aims to minimize the operating costs of electrical energy in the systems. The results obtained indicated that, with a better use of the water storage infrastructure, it is possible to reduce the electricity costs of the system as a whole.

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Section: Hydraulic Simulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimization of the Operation of Pumping Systems and Reservoirs of Water Distribution Systems With Emphasis in Energy Efficiency

Egito

Azevedo²,

Bezerra³

2022

Rev. AIDIS ing. cienc. ambient.

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“…Alternatively, researchers can use "wrapper" functions, which provide a basic API for communicating with the library. Recently, the concept of plug-ins has started to evolve, further extending the capabilities of the wrappers toward more specific research challenges (Sela & Housh, 2019).…”

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EPyT: An EPANET-Python Toolkit for Smart Water Network Simulations

Kyriakou,

Demetriades,

Vrachimis

et al. 2023

JOSS

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This paper introducesEPyT, an open-source Python package for providing a Python-based programming interface with the open-source hydraulic and quality modeling software EPANET, created by the US Environmental Protection Agency. EPyT extends the standard capabilities of the EPANET library, through the addition of new methods for research purposes. In addition to the extensive Application Programming Interface, EPyT is accompanied by a collection of water distribution benchmarks and more than 25 code examples that researchers can use as a starting point.

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