Incorporating Flexibility in the Long-Term Design of Water Distribution Systems Using Operational Variables

“This work investigates the effect of operational variables on water distribution system design optimisation. The “Anytown” problem is approached with three formulations of the operational decision variables to examine how different models of such components affect the design solutions and the optimisation process. The formulations that jointly optimise operations and design decision variables can double the energy surplus for the same cost compared to a design-only formulation.”

(Citation: Zanutto D, Castelletti A, Savic D. – Incorporating Flexibility in the Long-Term Design of Water Distribution Systems Using Operational Variables – Engineering Proceedings 69(2024)1, art. no. 46 – DOI: 10.3390/engproc2024069046 – (Open Access))

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 3rd International Joint Conference on Water Distribution Systems Analysis & Computing and Control for the Water Industry (WDSA/CCWI 2024))