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Decomposed Uncertainty Evaluation for Hydraulic State Estimation in Water Supply Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023-04)Hydraulic state estimation (HSE) can be used to infer the flow and pressure regime in water supply systems based on the available measurements in the network and the associated hydraulic model. Because the inputs involved ... -
Potential Performance of Hydraulic State Estimation in Water Distribution Networks
(Springer, 2022-01)Hydraulic State Estimation (HSE) is a suitable tool to gain real-time understanding of water supply systems. This technique enables to estimate the most likely hydraulic behavior in the network, as well as its associated ... -
La importancia de la temperatura del agua en las redes de abastecimiento
(Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, 2022-04)La temperatura afecta a los procesos físicos, químicos y biológicos involucrados en el transporte del agua potable, por lo que condiciona la calidad del agua suministrada. Diferentes trabajos han puesto de manifiesto el ... -
The Impact of Ground Heat Capacity on DrinkingWater Temperature
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2022-12)Temperature is known to impact physical, chemical and biological processes in DrinkingWater 1Distribution Systems (DWDS), but it is rarely considered or modelled. This research evaluates the impact of considering a finite ... -
Modelización numérica 3D de la erosión local a la salida de obras de drenaje transversal
(Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, 2019-04)Las Obras de Drenaje Transversal (ODTs), frecuentes en obras lineales para recomponer la red natural de drenaje interceptada por ellas, deben ser capaces no solo de drenar el agua de su cuenca sino también de controlar la ... -
Caracterización de micro-consumos domésticos de agua potable de acuerdo con la percepción de los participantes en una iniciativa de ciencia ciudadana: la experiencia del #50lWaterChallenge
(Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, 2021-07)Una buena caracterización de las demandas es esencial para modelizar correctamente el flujo y la calidad del agua en sistemas de abastecimiento, especialmente en las zonas terminales de la red. En la actualidad existen dos ... -
Probabilistic leak detectability assessment via state estimation in water transport networks
(Springer, 2018-01)Leak detectability or leakage awareness refers to the capability of sensing losses from a water supply system. Several methods exist in the technical literature to tackle this problem, but only few address it with a state ... -
Calibration via Multi-period State Estimation in Water Distribution Systems
(Springer, 2017-08)Calibration of model parameters is of utmost importance to ensure the good performance of hydraulic simulation models. In this work, calibration is conceived within a joint multi-period parameter and state estimation ... -
Análisis de los efectos hidráulicos asociados a la colocación de una compuerta inflable sobre un aliviadero mediante modelación física y numérica (CFD)
(Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, 2015-04)La facilidad de las compuertas inflables para adaptarse a distintas condiciones de flujo las hace interesantes para su ubicación en vertederos de presa, permitiendo aumentar el volumen embalsado en explotación ordinaria, ... -
Aproximación estocástica al análisis de observabilidad en redes de abastecimiento de agua
(Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, 2016-07)Este artículo presenta una técnica alternativa a los métodos existentes en la literatura para el análisis de observabilidad (AO) de redes de agua, paso previo imprescindible para la adaptación de las técnicas de estimación ... -
Uncertainty Evaluation for Constrained State Estimation in Water Distribution Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016-12)In this paper, an alternative uncertainty treatment for the traditional unconstrained weighted-least-squares (WLS) method is presented. This treatment enables hydraulic constraints (i.e., null demands at transit nodes or ... -
Analytical Stochastic Microcomponent Modeling Approach to Assess Network Spatial Scale Effects in Water Supply Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2020-08)End-uses at water supply systems typically follow a random pulse behavior, which blurs as consumptions are aggregated upstream, affecting flow rate variability along the spatial scale. Instantaneous variability has impact ... -
Explicit Expressions for State Estimation Sensitivity Analysis in Water Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018-01)The implementation of state estimation techniques to water systems enables the hydraulic state of a given network to be computed at any time. However, errors in both measurements and model parameters can severely affect ... -
Observability Analysis in Water Transport Networks: Algebraic Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016-04)State estimation (SE) techniques are being applied to different network systems in order to convert system measurements into real information about the network state. SE applications to water systems are relatively novel, ... -
Topological State Estimation in Water Distribution Systems: Mixed-Integer Quadratic Programming Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018-07)State estimation (SE) techniques can be applied to compute the most likely hydraulic state of a water distribution system from the available measurements at a given time. Different approaches exist in the technical literature ... -
Topological Observability Analysis in Water Distribution Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017-05)The aim of observability analysis (OA) is to determine if a given measurement setting is sufficient to compute the current status of a water distribution network. There are several approaches in the technical literature ... -
Short-Term Variability Effect on Peak Demand: Assessment Based on a Microcomponent Stochastic Demand Model
(Advancing earth and space science, 2022-01)Peak demand plays a major role in water distribution system design. Peak demand assessment is currently facing a double challenge: shifting toward a probabilistic approach, and considering the effect of different spatial ... -
State variable implications on Hydraulic State Estimation
(Springer, 2022-05)Hydraulic State Estimation allows to estimate the most likely state of a water supply network considering multiple sources of information and their associated uncertainty. It is set out as an optimization problem, often ... -
Temporal scale effect analysis for water supply systems monitoring based on a microcomponent stochastic demand model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2021-03)Water demands are the main random factor that conditions flow variability within drinking water supply systems. The importance of using high-resolution demands in distribution mains is already well-known, but there is ...