Adaptation of Physarum polycephalum evolution for least-cost design of water distribution network

Olya Skulovich, Avi Ostfeld

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Abstract

This study presents a physarum polycephalum-inspired mathematical model for the solution of the problem of least cost design of water distribution systems. We propose modifications of the classical physarum polycephalum mathematical model to adjust it for water distribution system optimization. The methodology was tested on two small-scale benchmark examples: two-loop and Hanoi networks. In the both cases, the obtained results are 10-11% above the known optimal solution, however, the number of iterations required to achieve them are exceptionally small. The proposed approach should be further tested for its applicability to the larger networks. Altogether, the method can serve as a good and easily obtainable first approximation for the least cost water distribution system design.

Original languageEnglish
StatePublished - 2017
Event15th International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry, CCWI 2017 - Sheffield, United Kingdom
Duration: 5 Sep 20177 Sep 2017

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry, CCWI 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CitySheffield
Period5/09/177/09/17

Keywords

  • Least cost design
  • Physarum optimization
  • Water distribution systems

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Water Science and Technology
  • Computer Science Applications

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