Abstract

MATHEWS, E.H.; BRENKMAN, H.F.  and  KOHLER, P.A.J.. Optimization of pipe networks using standardized pipes. R&D j. (Matieland, Online) [online]. 1994, vol.10, pp.45-51. ISSN 2309-8988.

Large pipe networks are frequently encountered in engineering applications. Numerical optimization of these designs is therefore relevant. As pipes are usually only available in standard sizes, the optimization must be done for discrete pipe sizes. In this paper a discrete coordinate descent and a continuous gradient search technique are combined to solve this discrete non-linear optimization problem.

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