Title :
Developing an optimization model to identify ideal standpipe locations in Wum, Cameroon
Author :
Schumann, Kelly K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Syst. Eng., Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Abstract :
The village of Wum, located in the Northwest province of Cameroon, West Africa, is home to over 30,000 people, most of whom gather water from local, contaminated streams and are vulnerable to many water-borne and water-related illnesses. Not only is their water ridden with bacteria, but they are also unable to collect sufficient amounts of water due to low supply in the streams and the distance they must walk to reach them. As the final section of a complete water filtration and distribution system design, this analysis uses optimization modeling to determine the optimal number and locations of standpipes throughout the village.
Keywords :
optimisation; water pollution control; West Africa; distribution system design; ideal standpipe locations; optimization model; water filtration; water-borne illness; water-related illness; Africa; Cost function; Design engineering; Design optimization; Diseases; Filtration; Microorganisms; Systems engineering and theory; USA Councils; Water pollution;
Conference_Titel :
Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium, 2009. SIEDS '09.
Conference_Location :
Charlottesville, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4531-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4532-5
DOI :
10.1109/SIEDS.2009.5166169
