Browsing by Subject "Water -- Distribution"

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    • A Mean Field Game Approach to Urban Drainage Systems Control: A Barcelona Case Study 

      Ramírez Jaime, Andrés Felipe (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-03)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Urban drainage systems (UDSs) are complex large-scale systems that carry stormwater and wastewater throughout urban areas. During heavy rain scenarios, UDSs are not able to handle the amount of extra water that enters ...

    • Abnormal quality detection and isolation in water distribution networks using simulation models 

      Nejjari Akhi-Elarab, Fatiha; Pérez Magrané, Ramon; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Quevedo Casín, Joseba Jokin; Cugueró Escofet, Miquel Àngel; Sanz Estapé, Gerard; Mirats Tur, Josep Maria (2011)
      Conference report
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    • Automatic validation of flowmeter data in transport water networks: Application to the ATLLc water network 

      García Valverde, Diego; Quevedo Casín, Joseba Jokin; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Saludes Closa, Jordi; Espín, Santiago; Roquet, Jaume; Valero, Fernando (2014)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      In this paper, a methodology for data validation and reconstruction of flow meter sensor data in water networks is presented. The raw data validation is inspired on the Spanish norm (AENOR-UNE norm 500540). The methodology ...

    • Automatic validation of flowmeter data in transport water networks: application to the ATLLc water network 

      García Valverde, Diego; Quevedo Casín, Joseba Jokin; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Saludes Closa, Jordi; Espín, Santiago; Roquet, Jaume; Valero, Fernando (Springer International Publishing, 2014-09-10)
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      In this paper, a methodology for data validation and reconstruction of flow meter sensor data in water networks is presented. The raw data validation is inspired on the Spanish norm (AENOR-UNE norm 500540). The methodology ...

    • Big Data and Data Analytics applied to the Monitoring of Water Distribution Networks 

      Muñoz Balbontín, Mireya (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-06)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Cetaqua
      The project associated with this master thesis was performed in collaboration with Water Technological Centre CETAQUA1, located in Cornellà de Llobregat. The aim of this thesis is to implement the use of data analytics and ...

    • Clustering-learning approach to the localization of leaks in water distribution networks 

      Romero Ben, Luis; Blesa Izquierdo, Joaquim; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela (2022)
      Article
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      Leak detection and localization in water distribution networks (WDNs) is of great significance for water utilities. This paper proposes a leak localization method that requires hydraulic measurements and structural information ...

    • Control de la Presión en Redes de Distribución de Agua Potable 

      Eygonnet, Florian (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-07-31)
      Tutored research work
      Open Access
      En este trabajo se estudiarán diferentes estrategias, y en particular una estrategia llamada híbrida, para el control de presión en redes de distribución. Tenemos una canalización que contiene una válvula que se puede abrir ...

    • Control of transients in water distribution networks 

      Perolini Castellsague, Jonas (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-07-31)
      Tutored research work
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      In this thesis, the pressure control in water distribution networks are discussed. First, the importance of efficient pressure control in water distribution networks as well as different pressure control methods are ...

    • Data-driven approach for leak localization in water distribution networks using pressure sensors and spatial interpolation 

      Soldevila, Adrià; Blesa Izquierdo, Joaquim; Fernández Canti, Rosa M.; Tornil Sin, Sebastián; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç (2019-07-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      This paper presents a new data-driven method for leak localization in water distribution networks. The proposed method relies on the use of available pressure measurements in some selected internal network nodes and on the ...

    • Data-driven leak localization in WDN using pressure sensor and hydraulic information 

      Alves, Débora Cristina Costa da Silva; Blesa Izquierdo, Joaquim; Duviella, Eric; Rajaoarisoa, Lala H. (2022)
      Article
      Open Access
      Maintaining a good quality of service under a wide range of operational management is challenging for water utilities. One of the significant challenges is the location of water leaks in the large-scale water distribution ...

    • El derecho humano al agua. Herramientas para su medición e implementación en el contexto rural nicaragüense 

      Flores Baquero, Óscar (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-07-15)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Según el IDH2, Nicaragua sigue encallada en la parte baja de la lista de los países de desarrollo medio. La situación con respecto al acceso al agua potable guarda muchos aspectos en común con el resto de los “países ...

    • Disseny d’un sistema de transport i emmagatzematge d’aigua per a països amb difícil accés a aquest recurs 

      Cladellas Regales, Marc (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-10-29)
      Bachelor thesis
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      Covenantee:   Children of Africa
      L’objectiu del projecte es defineix com el desenvolupament d’un sistema de transport i emmagatzematge d’aigua per a persones en països on es té difícil accés a aquest recurs. Inicialment es realitza una cerca per a conèixer ...

    • Enhanced equal frequency partition method for the identification of a water demand system 

      Escobet Canal, Antoni; Huber Garrido, Rafael M.; Nebot Castells, M. Àngela; Cellier, François E. (Sarjoughian,H.S.; Cellier, F.E.; Marefat, M.M.; Rozenblit, J.W. (eds.) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2000)
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      This paper deals with unsupervised partitioning. A first goal of this paper is to present an enhancement to the Equal Frequency Partition (EFP) method that allows to reduce, to some extent, the main drawback of this classical ...

    • Estimation of node pressures in water distribution networks by Gaussian process regression 

      Santos Ruiz, Ildeberto de los; López Estrada, Francisco Ronay; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Blesa Izquierdo, Joaquim (2019)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      This paper proposes a method to predict pressures in all nodes of a water distribution network (WDN) by Gaussian process regression (GPR) from pressure measurements in a subset of selected nodes. The pressure sensors are ...

    • Estudi i disseny d'un entorn de simulació amb MATLAB i EPANET pel control d'una xarxa de distribució d'aigua mitjançant bombes centrífugues 

      Gangwani, Jitesh Kumar (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-05-10)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Definir l'estat de l'art del control hidràulic de les xarxes amb bombes centrífugues. Dissenyar un cas d'estudi simple amb una xarxa de distribució d'aigua simple. Calcular el punt de treball òptim a partir de la demanda ...

    • Estudi i millora de l'instal·lació d'abastament d'aigua de Montserrat 

      Guillamón Andrés, Elena (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-08-04)
      Master thesis
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      El recinte del Monestir de Montserrat compren un gran nombre d’edificis, que són visitats per una quantitat elevada de persones cada any. Aquests visitants poden gaudir de zones dedicades a la gastronomia i també tenen la ...

    • Estudio de canalización y adecuación del "barranc de l'Abeurada" a su paso por el término municipal de Reus 

      Martín Hinarejos, David; Soro Ausín, Carles (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-02)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
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      El presente proyecto, trata sobre la canalización del barranco de l’Abeurada, a su paso por el municipio de Reus. Se parte de un levantamiento topográfico a escala 1:1000 necesario para el proyecto de canalización y ...

    • Estudio de un supervisor del sistema de validación de datos de una red de caudalímetros 

      Vásquez Lantigua, Edward (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016)
      Master thesis
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      El presente trabajo de fin de máster consiste en un estudio de un sistema supervisor para monitorear el estado de funcionamiento del sistema de validación y reconstrucción de datos de los caudalímetros de la red de transporte ...

    • Estudio del sistema de abastecimiento de agua potable para la comunidad Mo Gen 

      Miranda Santos, Marta (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011)
      Bachelor thesis
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      Covenantee:   Arquitectes Tècnics Sense Fronteres
      El presente trabajo, titulado “Estudio del sistema de agua potable para la comunidad Mo Gen”, muestra un recorrido por el desarrollo del proyecto iniciado a principios de 2010 hasta la fecha, el cual ha constado de diversas ...

    • Fault handling in large water networks with online dictionary learning 

      Irofti, Paul; Stoican, Florin; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç (2020-10-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      Fault detection and isolation in water distribution networks is an active topic due to the nonlinearities of flow propagation and recent increases in data availability due to sensor deployment. Here, we propose an efficient ...