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An MINLP Solution Method for a Water Network Problem

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Algorithms – ESA 2006 (ESA 2006)

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We propose a solution method for a water-network optimization problem using a nonconvex continuous NLP relaxation and an MINLP search. We report successful computational experience using available MINLP software on problems from the literature and on difficult real-world instances.

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  1. DISTART, University of Bologna, viale Risorgimento 2, 40136, Bologna, Italy

    Cristiana Bragalli

  2. DEIS, University of Bologna, viale Risorgimento 2, 40136, Bologna, Italy

    Claudia D’Ambrosio, Andrea Lodi & Paolo Toth

  3. IBM TJ Watson Research Center, PO Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY, 10598, USA

    Jon Lee & Andrea Lodi

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  1. Microsoft Research, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052, USA and School of Computer Science, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel-Aviv, Israel

    Yossi Azar

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Leicester, University Road, LE1 7RH, Leicester, UK

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Bragalli, C., D’Ambrosio, C., Lee, J., Lodi, A., Toth, P. (2006). An MINLP Solution Method for a Water Network Problem. In: Azar, Y., Erlebach, T. (eds) Algorithms – ESA 2006. ESA 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4168. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11841036_62

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