Optimization of Branched Water Distribution Systems by Means of a Physarum—Inspired Algorithm
Optimizing water distribution systems is an essential part of water resources allocation planning. It leads to challenging combinatorial optimization problems, for which meta-heuristics have been applied, notably genetic algorithms and ant colony optimization. The present paper introduces the applic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-08-01
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| Series: | Proceedings |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/2/11/598 |
| Summary: | Optimizing water distribution systems is an essential part of water resources allocation planning. It leads to challenging combinatorial optimization problems, for which meta-heuristics have been applied, notably genetic algorithms and ant colony optimization. The present paper introduces the application of the physarum algorithm, a recent biologically inspired algorithm, utilized hitherto for path finding problems in networks. Direct comparison is presented to ant colony optimization applied to a typical water supply system. |
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| ISSN: | 2504-3900 |