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2009 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Harmony Search Algorithms for Water and Environmental Systems
Authors : Zong Woo Geem, Chung-Li Tseng, Justin C. Williams
Published in: Music-Inspired Harmony Search Algorithm
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Recently, the harmony search (HS) algorithm and other phenomenon-inspired algorithms have gained attention for their abilities to solve large-scale, difficult combinatorial optimization problems. This chapter reviews the applications of the HS method in the areas of water resources and environmental system optimization. Four specific optimization problems are considered: design of water distribution networks, scheduling of multi-location dams, parameter calibration of environmental models, and determination of ecological reserve location. The computational performance of the HS method on solving these four optimization problems will be compared against other optimization methods. It will be shown in this chapter that the HS method can outperform other methods in terms of solution quality and computational time.