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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2003
Zheng Y. Wu, Watertown, CT (US);
Wayne R. Hartell, Golden Grove, AT;
Jack S. Cook, Jr., Bethlehem, CT (US);
Robert F. Mankowski, Watertown, CT (US);
Gregg A. Herrin, Burlington, CT (US);
Zheng Y. Wu, Watertown, CT (US);
Wayne R. Hartell, Golden Grove, AT;
Jack S. Cook, Jr., Bethlehem, CT (US);
Robert F. Mankowski, Watertown, CT (US);
Gregg A. Herrin, Burlington, CT (US);
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, Exton, PA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for optimization of a simplified engineering model is provided. A software tool efficiently simplifies an engineering model such as a water distribution system and preserves the hydraulic accuracy of the simplified model. The system includes a software program that employs a genetic algorithm to evolve solutions for reinstating the behavior of the original network into a simplified network. The genetic algorithm can be used for identifying the less sensitive hydraulic elements (links and nodes), and removing them or replacing them with the best-fit element parameters produced by the genetic algorithm module of the present invention. A element-by-element skeletonization approach generates the layout of a skeleton network and then identifies potential equivalent elements for replacing series pipes and loops. Yet another alternative includes taking a skeleton network model, and using the techniques of the present invention, optimizes the demand distribution and pipe conductance of the skeletonized model.