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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul Sage, Cheshire, GB;
Assignee:
United Utilities, PLC, Cheshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 1/700 ;
Abstract
A method of optimizing a model of pipe network with respect to a predetermined criteria, such as costs. In particular, the method provides an efficient way of minimizing the cost of rehabilitating a water pipe network. The invention provides a method of optimizing proposals for pipes within a network without violating operating criteria of the network. The invention further provides the methods of determining the hydraulic significance of pipes within a pipe network, and determining the peak flow requirements of each pipe.