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Selecting Optimal Pipe Sizes for Water Distribution Systems
Author(s) -
Walski Thomas M.,
Gessler Johannes,
Sjostrom John W.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1988.tb02991.x
Subject(s) - sizing , rule of thumb , computer science , process (computing) , work (physics) , distribution (mathematics) , industrial engineering , engineering , mechanical engineering , algorithm , mathematics , art , mathematical analysis , visual arts , operating system
In spite of the fact that computers are taking over increasing amounts of the engineer's computational work, selecting pipe sizes for water distribution systems remains a process based on rules of thumb and trial and error. Computerized procedures for sizing distribution system pipe are becoming available, but acceptance is limited because few optimization models are available as user‐friendly tools that can be easily applied by engineers. This article describes a computer program developed by the authors that follows the conventional trial‐and‐error approach to pipe sizing.