Introduction to Optimization Analysis in Hydrosystem Engineering

With optimal management of water resources becoming ever more crucial, this book details the latest theories, and includes three real-life case studies of varying complexity that illustrate the practical aspects in differing fields of hydrosystem engineering.

This book presents the basics of linear and nonlinear optimization analysis for both single and multi-objective problems in hydrosystem engineering. The book includes several examples with various levels of complexity in different fields of water resources engineering. The examples are solved step by step to assist the reader and to make it easier to understand the concepts. In addition, the latest tools and methods are presented to help students, researchers, engineers and water managers to properly conceptualize and formulate resource allocation problems, and to deal with the complexity of constraints in water demand and available supplies in an appropriate way.

Provides supporting information to better comprehend the implementation of theoretical concepts Each chapter contains several examples related to the basic principles of optimization theories and concepts Three real case studies with progressive degree of complexity are presented Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt

Preface.- 1 Importance of Optimization Analysis.- 2 Linear Optimization.- 3 Nonlinear Optimization.- 4 Multiobjective Optimization.- 5 Optimization Analysis Using LINGO and MATLAB.- 6 Reservoir Optimization and Simulation Modeling: A Case Study.- 7 Reservoir Optimization Management by Optimization and Stochastic Simulation: A Case Study.- 8 Using Optimization in Wellfield Operations: An Implementation Case Study at Tampa Bay Water.- Appendix.