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Del Teso, RCorresponding AuthorCabrera, EAuthorGomez Selles, ElenaAuthorGómez, EAuthorEstruch-Juan, ElviraAuthor

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Towards a paradigm shift in water network design

Publicated to:Ingeniería Del Agua. 26 (1): 47-61 - 2022-01-01 26(1), DOI: 10.4995/ia.2022.16672

Authors: del Teso, Roberto; Cabrera, Enrique; Gomez, Elena; Estruch, Elvira

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Abstract

Pressurized water transport has a highly energy consumption and must be reduced to mitigate Climate Change impacts. This energy reduction can be achieved by optimizing the process: reducing the volume of water to be transported (managing water demand and reducing water losses), and adjusting pressure with an eco-layout. This work compares the traditional water distribution design (the objective of the current method, prevailing for more than one century, is to minimize the investment and to guarantee the supply), with an eco-layout, whose objective is to prioritize efficiency, adjusting the pressure as much as possible to the service needs. This is an alternative and logic approach in a new framework: Safer electrical networks, reliable electromechanics' equipment and the imperative need to reduce energy consumption. The eco-layout is more convenient from an environmental point of view and, besides, it is more economic, if all expenses are considered.

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Affordable and clean energyAgua y energíaClean water and sanitationDiseño de redesEco-layoutEcotrazadoEnergyEnvironmental sustainabilityGestión de la presiónPressure managementSostenibilidad ambientalWater and energyWater network design

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-30:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 12.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 12 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 16.1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 19 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 6 - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, ODS 7 - Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, with a probability of 0% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Del Teso March, Roberto) and Last Author (Estruch, E).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Del Teso March, Roberto.