Optimization and Reliability Analysis of the Combined Application of Multiple Air Tanks Under Extreme Accident Conditions Based on the Multi-Objective Whale Optimization Algorithm

The operational condition of fire water supply aims to ensure the continuous and reliable supply of high-pressure water in emergency situations. Assuming a fire breaks out in a mountain village located far from the city center, due to the significantly higher flow rate and velocity of the water supp...

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Published in:Sustainability Vol. 17; no. 5; p. 2172
Main Authors: Li, Ran, Gao, Yanqiang, Guan, Yihong, Lv, Mou, Li, Hang
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2025
Subjects:
Accidents
Accuracy
Algorithms
Efficiency
Event history analysis
Mathematical optimization
Optimization algorithms
Optimization techniques
Safety and security measures
Shutdowns
Tanks
Water supply
Whales & whaling
China
ISSN:2071-1050, 2071-1050
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Summary:The operational condition of fire water supply aims to ensure the continuous and reliable supply of high-pressure water in emergency situations. Assuming a fire breaks out in a mountain village located far from the city center, due to the significantly higher flow rate and velocity of the water supply pipeline compared to normal operating conditions, any malfunction or shutdown of the pump caused by improper operation could result in catastrophic damage to the pipeline system. In response to the call for sustainable development, addressing this urgent academic challenge means finding a way to safely and economically maintain a continuous water supply to the target water demand point, even under extreme accident conditions. In this paper, drawing on engineering examples, we considered air tanks with varying process parameters installed at multiple locations within a water conveyance system to prevent water hammer and ensure water supply safety. To ensure that air tanks are of high quality and cost-effective after procurement and use, a multi-objective optimization design model comprising fitting, optimization, and evaluation plates was constructed, aimed at selecting certain process parameters. In the multi-objective optimization design model, Latin hypercube sampling improved by simulated annealing (LHS-SA), stepwise regression analysis (SRA), the Multi-Objective Whale Optimization Algorithm (MOWOA), and the Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) method with various weight biases are used to ensure the rationality of the optimization process. By comparing the optimization results obtained using these different MCDA methods, it is evident that the results output after AHP-EWM evaluation tend to be economic indicators, whereas the results output after FN-MABAC evaluation tend to be safety indicators. In addition, according to the sensitivity analysis of weight distribution, it can be inferred that the changes in maximum transient pressure head caused by water hammer have the most significant impact on final decision-making.
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ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su17052172