A methodology was developed to determinate
the location and size
of desalination plants, the water distribution network, and the location
and size of energy recovery devices to provide desalinated water in
regions with complex topography. The novelty of this methodology is
that energy recovery devices such as pumps as turbines are incorporated
to produce energy. Another novelty is the consideration of using multiple
pipelines. The methodology proposed uses a superstructure with a set
of alternatives in which the optimal solution is found. A mathematical
model is generated that corresponds to a mixed integer nonlinear programming
(MINLP) problem, which is linearized to become a mixed integer linear
programming (MILP) problem solved using the CPLEX solver in GAMS.
A case study is presented to demonstrate the applicability of the
methodology to real size problems.
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