Methodology for flushing pressurised irrigation networks for fertigation and operation maintenance purposes

Pressurised irrigation networks with a certain degree of automation allow centralized fertigation and maintenance operations such as cleaning subunits preventing the proliferation invasive species zebra mussels. Until now, there is no methodology that guarantees total network substance in shortest possible time. In same way, it does not exist to guarantee reaching all consumption points concentration substance, injecting minimum amount. For purpose, general novel has been developed makes use network’s hydraulic model parallel multi-objective genetic algorithms flush or get time supplying volume. This method assumes available pressure at source always over value. The arrival times are minimized injected volume reduced replacement, is, pipes. applied study case allowed entire be flushed 2.46 h. On normal day, without making any changes schedule completely 11.76 Furthermore, differs greatly from