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Title Modeling, control and optimization of water systems : systems engineering methods for control and decision making tasks / Thomas Rauschenbach, editor ; contributed by Thomas Bernard [and more]
Published Heidelberg : Springer, [2015]
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Description 1 online resource (vii, 303 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Water Resources -- 2.1 Catchment Area Modeling -- 2.1.1 Introduction -- 2.1.2 Model According to Lorent and Gevers -- 2.1.3 The Tank Model -- 2.1.4 The HBV Model -- 2.2 Water Quality Modeling for Freshwater Ecosystems -- 2.2.1 Introduction -- 2.2.2 General Aspects of Water Quality Modeling -- 2.2.3 Water Quality Models for Rivers -- 2.2.4 Water Quality Models for Lakes and Reservoirs -- 2.2.5 Water Quality Models for Surface Water Management -- 2.3 Groundwater Modeling -- 2.3.1 Governing Equations in Groundwater Modeling -- 2.3.2 Numerical Aspects -- 2.3.3 Water Budget -- 2.3.4 Determination of Input Data -- 2.3.5 Parameter Estimation -- 2.3.6 Initial and Boundary Conditions -- 2.3.7 Reduced Groundwater Models -- 2.4 Coupling of Groundwater and Surface Water Models -- 2.4.1 Interaction Types and Coupling Scheme Selection -- 2.4.2 Time-Step Coupling Scheme -- 2.4.3 Sequential Coupling Scheme -- 3 Transportation -- 3.1 Models for Describing Courses of Rivers and Reservoirs -- 3.1.1 General Model Set-Up of a River Section -- 3.1.2 The Saint-Venant Equations and Their Discretization for Time and Place -- 3.1.3 Difference Equation for the Flow Rate -- 3.1.4 Difference Equation for the Water Level -- 3.1.5 Description of the Flow in the Case of Spills -- 3.1.6 The Polder Model -- 3.1.7 The Headwater Level Model -- 3.1.8 The Backwater Model -- 3.2 Water Supply Systems -- 3.2.1 Introduction -- 3.2.2 Hydraulics of Pressurizes Networks -- 3.2.3 Simulation of Meshed Drinking Water Networks -- 3.2.4 Optimization Methods for Water Distribution Systems -- 3.2.5 Network Model Calibration -- 3.3 Long Distance Water Supply -- 3.3.1 Introduction -- 3.3.2 Types of Pipeline Systems and Problems -- 3.3.3 Pipe Dimensioning -- 3.3.4 Transient Flows and Water Hammer -- 3.3.5 Leak Detection -- 4 Water Use -- 4.1 Overview
4.1.1 Forecasting -- 4.1.2 Model Based Forecasting -- 4.1.3 Selection of the Forecast Method -- 4.2 Basic Models -- 4.2.1 Time Series -- 4.2.2 Component Models -- 4.2.3 Knowledge Based Models -- 4.2.4 Partitioned Models and Sub-models -- 4.3 Parametrization -- 4.3.1 Correlation -- 4.3.2 Linear Regression and Trend -- 4.3.3 Model Quality -- 4.4 Applied Models -- 4.4.1 Agriculture -- 4.4.2 Industry -- 4.4.3 Domestic/Households -- 4.5 Summary -- 5 Model Based Decision Support Systems -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Framework for the Model Based Decision Support System -- 5.2.1 Decision Making Models and Information System -- 5.2.2 Organizing Module and Scenario Planning -- 5.2.3 Human Machine Interface -- 5.3 Optimization of Water Resources Systems -- 5.3.1 Water Resources System Components -- 5.3.2 Solving the Dynamic Optimization Problem -- 5.3.3 Examples of Formulating Dynamic Optimization Problems -- 5.4 Benefits and Applications of the Decision Support System Framework -- 6 Applications -- 6.1 The Simulation and Control Toolbox ̀̀WaterLib'' -- 6.1.1 Modeling Dynamic Systems with Simulink -- 6.1.2 Toolbox Overview and Modules -- 6.2 Application Example ̀̀Beijing Water'' -- 6.2.1 Simulation Model of the Beijing Water System -- 6.2.2 Beijing Optimal Water Allocation System -- 6.2.3 Sample Results of the Decision Support System -- 6.3 Pipeline Network Simulation for Public Services -- 6.3.1 Introduction -- 6.3.2 System Architecture of HydroDyn -- 6.4 Water Quality Modeling for the Lower Havel River -- 6.4.1 Introduction -- 6.4.2 The Hydrological System of Lower Havel River -- 6.4.3 Data Material -- 6.4.4 Process Identification -- 6.4.5 The CEUS Eutrophication Simulator -- 6.4.6 The Optimisation Tool ISSOP -- 6.4.7 Simulation Results and Discussion -- 6.5 Optimal Control of Run-off-River Hydroelectric Power Plants
6.5.1 The Classical Multi-criteria Problem Setting -- 6.5.2 The Multi-criteria Problem Setting with the Adaption of the Weighting Factors -- 6.5.3 The Control System of the Barrage Cascade of the Austrian Danube -- References -- Index
Summary This book provides background knowledge on the development of model based real-world solutions in the field of control and decision making for water systems. It presents system engineering methods for modelling surface water and groundwater resources
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 28, 2015)
Subject Hydraulic engineering -- Mathematical models
Water-supply -- Automatic control
Hydraulic engineering -- Decision making
Water supply & treatment.
Hydrology & the hydrosphere.
Meteorology & climatology.
Automatic control engineering.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Hydraulics.
Hydraulic engineering -- Mathematical models
Form Electronic book
Author Rauschenbach, Thomas, editor
ISBN 9783642160264
3642160263