Optimization-based selection of hydrants and valves control in water distribution networks for fire incidents management
Author(s)
Nerantzis, Dimitrios
Stoianov, Ivan
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In England and Wales, water utilities reduce hydraulic pressure to a minimum regulatory threshold in order to reduce leakage and avoid financial penalties. However, utilities are not legally bound to guarantee specific flow rates from fire hydrants, thus posing a risk for firefighting. We formulate a biobjective mixed-integer nonlinear program (MINLP) to simultaneously determine control valve settings and the location of fire hydrants to be utilized in a water distribution network during urban fire incidents. The goal is to provide the required flow rate from the fire hydrants while minimizing 1) the distance of the utilized fire hydrants from the fire location and 2) the impact on customer supply. As the solution is required in real-time, we propose an optimization-based heuristic, which relies on iteratively solving a NLP approximation and relaxation of the MINLP formulation. Furthermore, we assess the quality of the heuristic solutions for the presented study case by calculating global optimality bounds. The proposed heuristic is applied to an operational water distribution network.
Date Issued
2023-03-01
Date Acceptance
2022-03-12
Citation
IEEE Systems Journal, 2023, 17 (1), pp.134-145
ISSN
1932-8184
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Start Page
134
End Page
145
Journal / Book Title
IEEE Systems Journal
Volume
17
Issue
1
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Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2022-04-05