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Abstract
This article investigates the computational efficiency of constraint handling in multi-objective evolutionary optimization algorithms for water distribution systems. The methodology investigated here encourages the co-existence and simultaneous development including crossbreeding of subpopulations of cost-effective feasible and infeasible solutions based on Pareto dominance. This yields a boundary search approach that also promotes diversity in the gene pool throughout the progress of the optimization by exploiting the full spectrum of non-dominated infeasible solutions. The relative effectiveness of small and moderate population sizes with respect to the number of decision variables is investigated also. The results reveal the optimization algorithm to be efficient, stable and robust. It found optimal and near-optimal solutions reliably and efficiently. The real-world system based optimisation problem involved multiple variable head supply nodes, 29 fire-fighting flows, extended period simulation and multiple demand categories including water loss. The least cost solutions found satisfied the flow and pressure requirements consistently. The cheapest feasible solutions achieved represent savings of 48.1% and 48.2%, for populations of 200 and 1000, respectively, and the population of 1000 achieved slightly better results overall.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 133-141 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Environmental Management |
Volume | 183 |
Issue number | Part 1 |
Early online date | 30 Aug 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2016 |
Keywords
- water supply
- dynamic simulation
- constraint handling
- infrastructure planning
- minimum solution vector
- maximum solution vector
- computational efficiency
- water distribution systems
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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PF-MOEA: Penalty-free feasibility boundary-convergent multi-objective evolutionary approach for water distribution
Tanyimboh, T.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/09 → 31/03/13
Project: Research
Equipment
Research output
- 13 Citations
- 6 Article
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Investigation into the pressure-driven extension of the EPANET hydraulic simulation model for water distribution systems
Seyoum, A. G. & Tanyimboh, T. T., 29 Sep 2016, In: Water Resources Management. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile8 Citations (Scopus)155 Downloads (Pure) -
Penalty-free multi-objective evolutionary approach to optimization of anytown water distribution network
Siew, C., Tanyimboh, T. T. & Seyoum, A. G., 1 Sep 2016, In: Water Resources Management. 30, 11, p. 3671–3688 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile20 Citations (Scopus)228 Downloads (Pure) -
Assessment of penalty-free multi-objective evolutionary optimization approach for the design and rehabilitation of water distribution systems
Siew, C., Tanyimboh, T. & Seyoum, A. G., Jan 2014, In: Water Resources Management. 28, 2, p. 373-389 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile27 Citations (Scopus)94 Downloads (Pure)