Optimal Design of Pumped Pipeline Systems Using Genetic Algorithm and Mathematical Optimization

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Iran Univ. of Science and Technology

2 M.Sc. Student of Civil Engineering, Iran Univ. of Science and Technology

Abstract

In recent years, much attention has been paid to the optimal design of pipeline systems. In this study, the problem of pipeline system optimal design has been solved through genetic algorithm and mathematical optimization. Pipe diameters and their thicknesses are considered as decision variables to be designed in a manner that water column separation and excessive pressures are avoided in the event of pump failure. Capabilities of the genetic algorithm and the mathematical programming method are compared for the problem under consideration. For simulation of transient streams, explicit characteristic method is used in which devices such as pumps are defined as boundary conditions of the equations defining the hydraulic behavior of pipe segments. The problem of optimal design of pipeline systems is a constrained problem which is converted to an unconstrained optimization problem using an external penalty function approach. The efficiency of the proposed approaches is verified in one example and the results are presented.

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Journal of Water and Wastewater; Ab va Fazilab ( in persian )
Volume 18, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Serial number:64
November and December 2007
Pages 35-48

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