Author(s): Antonietta Simone; Luigi Berardi; Daniele B. Laucelli; Orazio Giustolisi

Linked Author(s): Luigi Berardi, Orazio Giustolisi

Keywords: Digital water service; Topological domain analysis; Water distribution networks

Abstract: Water distribution networks management is a complex technical-scientific problem with a large socioeconomic impact. In recent years this problem has been addressed in a more efficient way using new approaches based on complex network theory, which allows to conceptualize water networks as graphs, composed of nodes and links, studying their behavior from a topological point of view, before using physically based hydraulic modelling. This work proposes using relevance-tailored edge betweenness to perform a topological domain analysis for real water distribution networks, identifying the shortest paths along which the main water volumes move within the pipes. The strategy is tested on an urban network characterized by multiple sources, comparing the analysis for subnetworks to the entire system one.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3850/iahr-hic2483430201-515

Year: 2024