Modeling and Design Optimization of Looped Water Distribution Networks using MS Excel: Developing the Open-Source X-WHAT Model

no code implementations • 15 May 2024 • Marcus Nóbrega Gomes Jr., Igor Matheus Benites, Salma M. Elsherif, Ahmad F. Taha, Marcio H. Giacomoni

In this paper, however, we develop an alternative method that uses the built-in solver capabilities of Excel, does not require initial mass-conservative estimation, and is free of flow corrections.