title: HBMO algorithm for calibrating water distribution network of Langarud city.
abstract: In this paper a new meta-heuristic approach based on the nature of honey bees mating has been used for the calibration of a real city in the north of Iran named Langarud. This city has a population of nearly 68,000 people and about 43,000 water consumers. Langarud's area is about 900 km(2). The method was used to determine the Hazen-Williams roughness factor of the main pipes of the town and a correction factor for the nodal demands in the main nodes of the network.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanic Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran. samansabbaghpour@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Saman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sabbaghpour
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naghashzadehgan
authors.forename: Kourosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Javaherdeh
authors.forename: Omid Bozorg
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Haddad
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002947:Cities; D003198:Computer Simulation; D007492:Iran; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012984:Software; D014881:Water Supply