Imperial College London
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DrIvanStoianov

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Reader in Water Systems Engineering
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 6035ivan.stoianov Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Miss Judith Barritt +44 (0)20 7594 5967

 
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Location

 

408Skempton BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Abraham:2018:10.1061/(asce)wr.1943-5452.0000878,
author = {Abraham, E and Blokker, M and Stoianov, I},
doi = {10.1061/(asce)wr.1943-5452.0000878},
journal = {Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management},
title = {Decreasing the discoloration risk of drinking water distribution systems through optimized topological changes and optimal flow velocity control},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)wr.1943-5452.0000878},
volume = {144},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - In this paper, a new mathematical framework is proposed for maximizing the self-cleaning capacity (SCC) of drinking water distribution systems by controlling the diurnal peak flow velocities in the pipes under normal operation. This is achieved through an optimal change of the network connectivity (topology). This paper proposes an efficient algorithm for the network analysis of valve closures, which allows enforcing favorable changes in the flow velocities for maximizing the SCC by determining an optimal set of links to isolate in the forming of a more branched network, while concurrently satisfying the hydraulic and regulatory pressure constraints at the demand nodes. Multiple stochastic demands from an end-use demand model are generated to test the robustness in the improved SCC for the modified network connectivity under changing demand. An operational network model is used to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed approach.
AU  - Abraham,E
AU  - Blokker,M
AU  - Stoianov,I
DO  - 10.1061/(asce)wr.1943-5452.0000878
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 0733-9496
TI  - Decreasing the discoloration risk of drinking water distribution systems through optimized topological changes and optimal flow velocity control
T2  - Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)wr.1943-5452.0000878
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/69897
VL  - 144
ER  -
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