Methodology for Pumping Station Design Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)

Pumping station (PS) designs in water networks basically contemplate technical and economic aspects. Technical aspects could be related to the number of pumps PS operational modes PS. Meanwhile, all costs that intervene a design, such as investment, maintenance costs. In general, network are usually focused on optimizing or investment costs, However, some subjective have not been approached, determining most suitable pump model, complexity control system operation design. Therefore, present work aims select model determine priorities factors design by multi-criteria analysis, an analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The proposed will two main criteria, every criterion integrated sub-criteria this way, (number operating system) (investment, costs) considered for methodology consists realizing surveys different group experts determines importance one over each other through pairwise comparisons. Finally, provide weight criteria Besides, perform rating alternatives models case study, evaluating quantitatively alternative with objective adequate according obtained rating, considering study.