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publications-4345
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article
Year:
2008
Authors:
Ghimire, Santosh R. and Barkdoll, Brian D.
Title:
A Heuristic Method for Water Quality Sensor Location in a Municipal Water Distribution System: Mass-Released Based Approach
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DOI:
10.1061/40941(247)110
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Abstract:
There is interest in optimally locating water quality sensors in a water distribution system due to possible terrorist injections of a contaminant. This paper is part of a contest for the 8th Water Distribution System Analysis Symposium entitled "Battle of the Water Sensor Networks" (BWSN), which asks contestants to propose sensor designs for two networks and two numbers of sensors. The method of sensor location selection described here is a mass-based approach in which sensors are located at the junctions with the greatest mass released from the junctions. The rationale behind this method is that the mass of contaminant, in contrast to other variables, directly causes illness. The 5-sensor and 20-sensor designs are presented in the paper. This paper was presented at the 8th Annual Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium which was held with the generous support of Awwa Research Foundation (AwwaRF).
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