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Challenges In The Simultaneous Development And Deployment Of A Large Integrated Modelling System, Matthew Paul Stenson, Peter Fitch, Dave Penton, Jamie Vleeshouwer, Ben Leighton, Jean-Michel Perraud, Garth Warren, Daniel Collins
Challenges In The Simultaneous Development And Deployment Of A Large Integrated Modelling System, Matthew Paul Stenson, Peter Fitch, Dave Penton, Jamie Vleeshouwer, Ben Leighton, Jean-Michel Perraud, Garth Warren, Daniel Collins
International Conference on Hydroinformatics
Many of our natural resource management issues cannot be adequately informed by a single discipline or sub-discipline, and require an integration of information from multiple natural and human systems. As we are unable to observe and monitor more than a few important indicators there is a strong reliance on supplementing observed information with modelled information. Following a period of record drought in the 1990’s, the Australian government recognised the need for better quality, more integrated, and nationally consistent water information. The Australian Water Resources Assessment system (AWRA) is an integrated hydrological modelling system developed by CSIRO and Australian Bureau of …
Sustainability Of Dual Water Distribution Systems For Fire Flow Condition, Nazli Yonca Aydin, Larry Mays, Theo G. Schmitt
Sustainability Of Dual Water Distribution Systems For Fire Flow Condition, Nazli Yonca Aydin, Larry Mays, Theo G. Schmitt
International Conference on Hydroinformatics
The objective of this study is to compare the sustainability of current water systems when a dual water distribution system (WDS) is used for the non-potable water purposes of fire protection, irrigation, and toilet flushing. Sustainability of urban WDS is evaluated in terms of hydraulic efficiency and water quality. The first step is to assess sustainability of an example urban WDS by using sustainability index (SI). The SI is measured by reliability, resiliency, and vulnerability performance indices. Pressure and water age are selected as main parameters to determine sustainability. Once the SIs for pressure and water age are calculated by …
Risk Based Analysis For Assessment Of Integrated Urban Water System Watermet2 Model: A Case Study Of Oslo, Rita Maria Ugarelli, Kourosh Behzadian, Maria Ceu Almeida, Tonino Liserra, Patrick Smeets, Zoran Kapelan
Risk Based Analysis For Assessment Of Integrated Urban Water System Watermet2 Model: A Case Study Of Oslo, Rita Maria Ugarelli, Kourosh Behzadian, Maria Ceu Almeida, Tonino Liserra, Patrick Smeets, Zoran Kapelan
International Conference on Hydroinformatics
Integrated urban water systems (IUWSs) generally comprise the components related to both water supply and waste water systems. These components are subject to uncertainty in terms of operation, management and information. Hence, assessment of strategies in the IUWSs over the planning horizon should include such a risk analysis of these uncertainties. Owning to the complexity of these risks, a comprehensive risk assessment tool needs to be developed. In this paper, a risk assessment tool is presented to support the evaluation of intervention strategies in an IUWS over a planning horizon. The IUWS is modelled by “WaterMet2” which is a simulation, …
Evaluating Remediation Potential Of A Salinized Heterogeneous Aquifer System Using Three-Dimensional, Density-Dependent Groundwater Modeling, Marc Walther, Lars Bilke, Jens-Olaf Delfs, Thomas Graf, Jens Grundmann, Rudolf Liedl, Olaf Kolditz
Evaluating Remediation Potential Of A Salinized Heterogeneous Aquifer System Using Three-Dimensional, Density-Dependent Groundwater Modeling, Marc Walther, Lars Bilke, Jens-Olaf Delfs, Thomas Graf, Jens Grundmann, Rudolf Liedl, Olaf Kolditz
International Conference on Hydroinformatics
In arid regions, groundwater is the most reliable source for freshwater. Thus, ensuring an aquifer’s long-term stability is one of the fundamental tasks for nowadays groundwater management. Especially in agriculturally used coastal regions, where water consumption exceeds annual recharge, water table drawdown and subsequent saline intrusion are problems that need to be addressed. Wihin the context of the government-funded research project „International Water ResearchAlliance Saxony“, groundwater quality for near-coastal, agriculturally used areas was investigated under the influence of marine saltwater intrusion. In the study region’s near-coastal areas, agricultural development increased tremendously during recent decades, while a steady lowering of the …
Dynamic Water Quality Modelling Of Tannery Effluents – Bogotá River (Colombia), Tania Fernanda Santos Santos, Luis Alejandro Camacho
Dynamic Water Quality Modelling Of Tannery Effluents – Bogotá River (Colombia), Tania Fernanda Santos Santos, Luis Alejandro Camacho
International Conference on Hydroinformatics
Untreated tannery discharges to rivers are still a common practice in developing countries causing severe pollution. In this paper the development and application of a dynamic water quality model to simulate the impact caused by tannery effluents with high contents of sulphides, chlorides and chromium is presented. The proposed model subroutines, designed and implemented in MATLAB/SIMULINK in this work, were coupled to an existing efficient aggregated dynamic river transport and water quality model of conventional determinands. A Chromium (Cr) transport and fate modeling subroutine was implemented to determine the speciation of Cr3 and Cr6 and the dissolved and particulate fractions …
Hydropower Energy Simulation Using Mike 11 Model; A Case Study In South Germany's Small Run-Of-River Hydropower Plants, Frezer Seid Awol, Tobias Drueckler, Silvia Matz
Hydropower Energy Simulation Using Mike 11 Model; A Case Study In South Germany's Small Run-Of-River Hydropower Plants, Frezer Seid Awol, Tobias Drueckler, Silvia Matz
International Conference on Hydroinformatics
Renewable energy production is a basic supplement to stabilize rapidly increasing global energy demand and skyrocketing energy price as well as to balance the fluctuation of supply from non-renewable energy sources at electrical grid hubs. The European energy traders, government and private company energy providers and other stakeholders have been, since recently, a major beneficiary, customer and clients of Hydropower simulation solutions. The relationship between rainfall-runoff model outputs and energy productions of hydropower plants has not been clearly studied. In this research, association of rainfall, catchment characteristics, river network and runoff with energy production of a particular hydropower station is …
Flash Flood Simulation Using Geomorphic Unit Hydrograph Method: Case Study Of Headwater Catchment Of Xiapu River Basin, China, Dawei Zhang, Jin Quan, Fan Wang, Xiaoyan He
Flash Flood Simulation Using Geomorphic Unit Hydrograph Method: Case Study Of Headwater Catchment Of Xiapu River Basin, China, Dawei Zhang, Jin Quan, Fan Wang, Xiaoyan He
International Conference on Hydroinformatics
The flash flood refers to flood produced by heavy local rainfalls and often occurs in mountainous areas. It is characterized by a quick rise of water level causing a great threat to the lives of those exposed. Many countries and regions face the threat of flash floods. However, some traditional hydrological models can hardly simulate the flash flood process well due to the lack of hydrological data and the insufficient understanding of complicated runoff mechanism in mountainous and hilly areas. According to this condition, a new hydrological model based on the framework of Xinanjiang model, widely used in humid and …
Building Framework For Smart And Integrated Water Management System Operation For The Bandung Metropolitan, Indonesia, Ick Hwan Ko, Byoung-Seub Choi, Dal-Sik Woo, Basuki Hadimuljono
Building Framework For Smart And Integrated Water Management System Operation For The Bandung Metropolitan, Indonesia, Ick Hwan Ko, Byoung-Seub Choi, Dal-Sik Woo, Basuki Hadimuljono
International Conference on Hydroinformatics
The Citarum River Basin (CRB) is located in the West Java Province of Indonesia and covers 13,000 km2 lying immediately to the east of Jabodetabek conurbation. The CRB, as an important national strategic river basin, is the heart of the rapid and sustainable economic growth of the nation toward ‘Green Everlasting Indonesia’. However, rapid increase in population and industrialization in the Bandung Metropolitan and surrounding upstream area of the CRB has been accelerating serious water scarcity, river pollution, and flood damage. In order to solve these complex and complicated water management issues in the rapidly developing mega city, intensive and …
Optimized Water Demand Management Through Intelligent Sensing And Analytics: The Wisdom Approach, Julie A. Mccann, Keith A. Ellis, Yacine Rezgui, Alain Zarli
Optimized Water Demand Management Through Intelligent Sensing And Analytics: The Wisdom Approach, Julie A. Mccann, Keith A. Ellis, Yacine Rezgui, Alain Zarli
International Conference on Hydroinformatics
New business and technology platforms are required to sustainably manage urban water resources [1,2]. However, any proposed solutions must be cognisant of security, privacy and other factors that may inhibit adoption and hence impact. The FP7 WISDOM project (funded by the European Commission - GA 619795) aims to achieve a step change in water and energy savings via the integration of innovative Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) frameworks to optimize water distribution networks and to enable change in consumer behavior through innovative demand management and adaptive pricing schemes [1,2,3]. The WISDOM concept centres on the integration of water distribution, sensor …
The Research On The Internal Flow Pattern Characteristics Of Steep Slope Tunnel, Xuehai Li, Wen Chen, Heng Li
The Research On The Internal Flow Pattern Characteristics Of Steep Slope Tunnel, Xuehai Li, Wen Chen, Heng Li
International Conference on Hydroinformatics
More and more steep-grade tunnels are applied to the hydroelectricdevelopmentof the mountain rivers. The related research and prototype operation show that the hydraulic characteristics of steep-grade tunnel, such as discharge capacity, flow pattern, flow pressure etc. are different from that of slight-grade tunnel. In the article, based on the model test data of steep-grade tunnels in a lot of hydropower stations, the reasons why there are hydraulic characteristics difference existing between steep-grade tunnel and slight-grade tunnel are analyzed, especially about the influencing factors of free-surface-pressure flow and the related control measures. The research results show the influencing factors offree-surface-pressure flowinclude …
A Cascade Of Models To Guide Reservoir Operations: Application On The Deadwood River System, Idaho, Usa, Andrew W. Tranmer, Daniele Tonina, Peter Goodwin, Rohan Benjankar, Matthew G. Tiedemann, Paul Woods
A Cascade Of Models To Guide Reservoir Operations: Application On The Deadwood River System, Idaho, Usa, Andrew W. Tranmer, Daniele Tonina, Peter Goodwin, Rohan Benjankar, Matthew G. Tiedemann, Paul Woods
International Conference on Hydroinformatics
Adaptive management strategies are increasingly being used by resource managers to optimize complex water delivery systems at the scale of entire watersheds. A variety of models have been proposed to evaluate systems in a piecemeal approach that often times operate at different spatial and temporal scales and prove difficult to integrate with associated field data. In the Deadwood River system of Central Idaho, a series of cascading models was utilized to examine potential impacts of reservoir operations on endangered resident bull trout. Results from integrating limnologic, temperature, nutrient, hyporheic, and hydraulic models show that reservoir operations must remain dynamic depending …