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  • A D VA N C E D S Y S T E M T E C H N O L O G Y A S T

    1

    HYDRODYN: DYNAMIC CALCULATION OF WATER AND GAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS

    Background

    Any system for the provision to customers

    of piped gas or drinking water must be

    effective in ensuring total continuity of

    supply, both as to quality and quantity. For

    any regulation program, computational

    modelling of the supply system will involve

    mathematical descriptions and considera-

    tion of the various operational constraints

    and technical limits. In tackling the task, it

    is a valuable strategy first to optimise

    all the operational processes, referring

    to system data already recorded and using

    computer-assisted simulation tools. From

    1995 to 2007, it was an ongoing project

    of the Fraunhofer AST in Ilmenau to work

    with numerous suppliers of drinking water

    and design a decision support system

    which would be suitable for use in optimal

    management of piped drinking water or

    natural gas.

    Results

    Models and their simulated results are

    compared in practice with data captured

    online, so that they can be validated. When

    supply systems are attempting to fulfil

    very varied demands, this simulation is of

    especial significance. Such systems defy

    even the experts attempting to find an

    approximately optimal strategy on the basis

    of experience and/or mental modelling.

    Any attempt to regulate different parts

    of the system separately as a means of

    optimising the whole is doomed to failure.

    The models available in HydroDyn can be

    used in conjunction with simulation and

    optimisation methodology will find the

    best ways of managing daily operation,

    planning and improvement for the supply

    network. They also help with less ordinary

    situations or bursts and with the calculation

    of scenarios for imagined operational

    conditions.

    1 Model based optimal manage-

    ment of water and gas distribution

    networks with HydroDyn

    Advanced System Technology AST

    Am Vogelherd 50

    98693 Ilmenau, Germany

    Water Supply and Waste Water

    Treatment:

    Dr Buren Scharaw

    Phone +49 3677 461-121

    Fax +49 3677 461-100

    [email protected]

    www.iosb-ast.fraunhofer.de

  • Result

    It is only possible to operate water utility

    networks (which are so varied in nature)

    reliably and efficiently if the operator has

    a vast amount of experience. The aim of

    the project has therefore been to present

    operators and managers with a decision

    support system to speed up professionally

    valid choices. The Fraunhofer AST now

    provides powerful simulation tools capable

    of calculating grid conditions on a dynamic,

    timed basis, reflecting not only the

    hydraulic conditions and the water quality

    but also how complex pipe-work systems

    and their associated machinery can be used

    most economically. In actual use, there are

    five steps to follow:

    1. Recording and analysis of the relevant

    data

    2. Schematic representation and modelling

    of the supply network

    3. Initial simulation

    4. Calibration of the model

    5. Simulation, regulation, commercial

    management, scenario proposals, unified

    planning, proposed reconstruction work

    The results of this procedure are analysed

    and used by the customer directly in the

    relevant water supply situation. This opens

    for the operator of supply networks new

    possibilities of simulation and monitoring

    and thus of optimal management of

    all stages. Once this optimal strategy

    and technology has been incorporated,

    companies will be able to focus on better

    sustainability and economy in the use of

    both gas and water as resources.

    Customers

    HydroDyn is already being used internatio-

    nally, in, for example Mongolia,

    Libya and Saudi Arabia, as well as in such

    German towns as Hof and Marburg.

    The actual users of the system are those

    providing utilities, both water

    and gas and both public, private and

    communal enterprises.

    Future prospects

    When the system has been connected

    to the overall supply system, online data

    collection and management of various

    relevant process measurements will provide

    a basis for continued realtime monitoring

    and regulation of daily operation. It will

    be necessary to design the interface (with

    OPC, for instance) by which this connection

    to the overall supply is made. There are

    optimisation algorithms and methods by

    which HydroDyn can be extended to permit

    optimal management of operations and

    reduce operational costs.

    2 HydroDyn supports an auto-

    mated leak detection system in a

    big water distribution pipework in

    Libya

    2

    MOSIOP_UV_LED_engl.pdf

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    MOSIOP - MODELBASED SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF UV-LED BASED DISINFECTION-MODULE

    Motivation

    Water has an enormous significance for the

    human existence. More than 660 million

    people worldwide do not yet have access

    to clean drinking-water what can in turn

    increase the spread of diseases and epide-

    mics. The disinfection of drinking-water

    and the provision of clean drinking-water

    for all humans is, therefore, a main compo-

    nent of the UN-millennium goals.

    Due to financial reasons, traditional lamps

    are currently preferred to UVC-LEDs as

    an economic usage of these is not yet

    realizable.

    Furthermore, there are several open ques-

    tions regarding drinking-water disinfection

    with LEDs which shall be clarified with the

    help of this sub-project.

    But thanks to their specific characteristics,

    LEDs also enable several possibilities which

    can solve essential disadvantages of the

    current technology. An LED does not need

    a warm-up phase what means that its

    power can be used instantly. Therefore, an

    intermittent operation is possible. Due to

    the arrangement of LEDs and the freedom

    of combination of different emission

    wavelengths which can be adapted to

    different mechanisms of action, various

    possibilities emerge specifically during the

    reactor design.

    Thanks to the increasing efficiency of LEDs,

    smaller reactors for disinfection will become

    viable in the medium and long term.

    Moreover, the low need of supply voltage

    enables the operation with mobile energy

    sources what increases the dimensions of

    utilization.

    Advanced System Technology AST

    Am Vogelherd 50

    98693 Ilmenau, Germany

    Water Supply and Waste Water

    Treatment

    Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Westerhoff

    Phone +49 3677 461-107

    [email protected]

    Dr.-Ing. Buren Scharaw

    Phone +49 3677 461-121

    [email protected]

    www.iosb-ast.fraunhofer.de

  • 1 Indoor simulation of the water flow, without dividing walls

    1

    2 Arrangement of LEDs on a module

    Realization

    In a first instance, the Advanced System

    Technology (AST) Branch of Fraunhofer

    IOSB investigates the technical aspects for

    the exchange of mercury vapor discharge

    lamps with LEDs and the corresponding

    regularities. Furthermore, different LED

    arrangements are tested. Considering the

    given light emission pattern, the optimal

    arrangement of LEDs shall be identified.

    In the following course, a cooling concept

    will be developed simulatively as well as

    experimentally which shall decrease the

    ageing of LEDs as far as possible.

    A further important factor represents the

    development of a pressure and UV-resistant

    transparent case and a water-proofed

    module plug connection.

    The elaboration of a functional model of

    the module and the module board form

    the completion of the research.

    Target

    Initially, the main target is the development

    of a cascadable UVC-LED disinfection

    module.

    Because of the drinking-water problem, a

    simple and secure handling, which allows a

    nationwide usage in the affected countries,

    is targeted.

    Basic research will be conducted which

    will close knowledge gaps which currently

    exist in the field of the efficient usage of

    UV-LEDs for water disinfection. The gained

    knowledge will directly contribute to the

    development of the module and shall

    enable a usage of the UV-LED module at

    the POU (point of use) as well as in large-

    scale plants.

    Partner

    Advanced System Technology (AST) Branch of Fraunhofer IOSB

    PURION GmbH Xylem Water Services GmbH DVGW - Technologiezentrum Wasser

    MoMo-Phase-II.pdf

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    MOMO STAGE II: SBR PILOT SEWAGE PLANT & WATER MONITORING

    Task

    Mongolia is a land of extremes:

    Variations in temperature from +40 degree

    to -40 degree Celsius spread over a year,

    large forests with comprehensive rainfalls in

    the north and hostile conditions in the Gobi

    Desert all these factors are a challenge to

    a sustainable water resource management

    in the region.

    Therefor Mongolia was chosen for

    MoMo, as model region for adaptation,

    solution and transformation of an integra-

    ted water resource management (IWRM) in

    Central Asia aligned to sustainable usage.

    The research project MoMo is divided in

    several stages: The focus of the first stage

    was the development of a base adapted

    from scientific analyses and identification

    of the existing problems. The main focus in

    the second stage is a prototypic transfor-

    mation of recommendations, found out in

    stage one.

    1 Installation of sensors for

    dynamic network calculation with

    HydroDyn

    Advanced System Technology AST

    Am Vogelherd 50

    98693 Ilmenau

    Water Supply and Waste Water

    Treatment:

    Dr.-Ing. Buren Scharaw

    Phone +49 3677 461-121

    [email protected]

    Dipl.-Ing. Steffen Dietze

    Phone +49 3677 461-127

    [email protected]

    www.iosb-ast.fraunhofer.de

    gefrdert durch

  • Monitoring

    Installation of data loggers to cover groundwater resources

    Construction of a groundwater monito-ring network with database connection

    Analysis of groundwater quality and drinking water quality in Darkhan, Ger settlements and the regional environ-ment

    Drinking water distribution network

    Modeling and simulation of drinking water distribution in Darkhan

    Installation of sensors in the drinking water network

    Improved model calibration with embed-ded measurement technique

    Location of leakage Analysis and identification of weakness

    in the drinking water distribution

    network

    Elimination of weak points and leakages in cooperation with USAG Darkhan

    Rehabilitation of the drinking water distribution network

    Optimized management of daily opera-tion process

    Sequential Batch Reactor (SBR)

    SBR for waste water Piloting implementation of SBR system Cooperation with p2m and USAG

    Darkhan

    Innovative, decentralized technic for waste water treatment

    Modeling and simulation of waste water treatment processes

    Ideal controlling of the system concerning different clearing goals and due consideration of external boundary conditions e.g. low temperatures and continental climate

    Implementation, transformation and programming of a fully automated SPS-controlling for the SBR reactor

    Sewage plant in Darkhan

    Ideal operation of the sewage plant in Darkhan

    Implementation of innovative optimizati-on algorithms

    Analysis of waste water quality

    Cooperation partner

    Bauhaus University Weimar Bergmann Abwassertechnik AG CESR - Center for Environmental

    Systems Research

    geoflux GbR Helmholtz-Zentrum fr Umweltfor-

    schung GmbH - UFZ

    Leibniz-Institut fr Gewsserkologie und Binnenfischerei

    p2m berlin GmbH Passavant-Roediger GmbH Seeconsult GmbH Terrestris GmbH & Co. KG University Heidelberg Vista Geowissenschaftliche

    Fernerkundung GmbH

    Ministery for Education and Research Ministery for Environment and Green

    Development

    Ministry of Finance National Water Committee Province Darkhan-uul Aimag, Tuv Aimag,

    Orkhon, Selenge

    City of Ulaanbaatar, City of Darkhan, City of Sukhbaatar, City of Erdenet

    Orkhon Sum Drinking water supply and sewerage

    company of city Darkhan USAG

    Academy of science Mongolian University for Science and

    Technology Ulaanbaatar und Darkhan

    National University Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology

    2

    MoMo-Phase-III.pdf

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    MOMO PHASE III: PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF IWRM-CONCEPTS IN DARKHAN

    Task

    With approximately 90.000 inhabitants,

    Darkhan is the third largest city in

    Mongolia, including the catchment area

    Darkhan-Uul aimag, it is the second largest

    industrial region in the desert state. The city

    was built in the early 1960s as an industrial

    location starting from scratch in a socialist

    country. Since 2006, Fraunhofer-IOSB AST

    is working for a save supply of drinking

    water and an improved wastewater treat-

    ment as part of the BMBF funding program

    Integrated Water Resources Management

    IWRM in the Model Region Mongolia in

    and around Darkhan. Several problems

    arise especially by the obsolete technical

    infrastructure and intensive industrial and

    mining activities in the catchment area

    Kharaa.

    However, Fraunhofer scientists could verify

    water looses about more than fifty percent

    of the water supply network in Darkhan in

    phase I and II of the research project.

    Another hurdle are the settlement structu-

    res: Approximately half of all residents of

    Darkhan are living in peri-urban settlements

    without a connecting to a central water

    and sewerage system. Thus, the focus

    in phase III of the MoMo project is on

    implementing the determined and tested

    scientific and technical solutions in the

    previous phases on a full industrial scale.

    In addition, the scientific approaches are

    transmitted to similar regions, widening the

    access to the central asia markets in the

    field of environmental and water sector.

    1 Deep wells for groundwater

    monitoring systems

    Advanced System Technology

    Am Vogelherd 50

    98693 Ilmenau, Germany

    Water Supply and Waste Water

    Treatment

    Dr.-Ing. Buren Scharaw

    Phone +49 3677 461-121

    [email protected]

    www.iosb-ast.fraunhofer.de

    2 Construction of a decentralized

    wastewater treatment plant in a

    rural area

    2

  • Ground water

    Design and implementation of a long-term groundwater monitoring with local partners

    Gradual transfer of the groundwater monitoring network in the ownership of the Mongolian partners

    Waste water

    Further expansion of WSB technology tested in MoMo phase II and transfer to ten to fifteen family houses in Darkhan

    Condition assessment and stress test of the sewage system by means of technical simulation tools

    Consulting services for the rehabilitation of the central wastewater treatment

    plant of the city of Darkhan

    Drinking water

    Rehabilitation of two water line sections 2012 and 2014 have reduced water losses by fifteen percent

    Restoration in Mangirt district with the highest priority, because pf water losses at more than 70 percent

    Power generation by the turbine via a DN 600 downpipe

    Online measuring of water meters

    Project-related actions

    Approvals and standardizations of procedures tested in MoMo phase II

    Pre-Feasibility-Study to improve the drinking water situation in Darkhan

    Operator models for professional and technical implementation of WSB plants

    Exchange programs (DAAD) and capa-city development with the KBA (Kharaa

    River Basin Management)

    Technical training, training of professi-onals

    Partner in Germany

    Bergmann Abwassertechnik AG German Development Institute (DIE) Helmholtz centre for environmental

    research - UFZ

    Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries

    p2m berlin GmbH Terrestris GmbH & Co. KG

    Partner in Mongolia

    Ministry for Construction and Urban Development

    Ministry for Environment and Green Development

    Ministry for Education, Culture and Sport

    Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST)

    National Water Authority of Mongolia Darkhan-uul Aimag Darkhan Sum and Orkhon Sum Communal water supply of Darkhan city

    (USAG)

    Fa Gereege Construction Fa Ultrasonic LLC

    3

    3 Construction of a sewage

    feeder line in a rural area

    MoMo.pdf

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    momo: Integrated management of waterresources In central asIa

    Background

    Mongolia is a land of extremes. Over the

    year, temperatures range from +40 to

    40 degrees centigrade; in the north there

    are extensive forests with heavy precipitati-

    on and in the area of the Gobi desert

    life itself is threatened. These facts taken

    together are a huge challenge to the water

    management of the region on a sustainable

    basis.

    Mongolia has been taken as a

    model region for the production and ap-

    plication of a system to achieve integrated

    water resources management (IWRM) in

    Central Asia generally with a sustainable

    level of use. The approach being taken is

    that of cross-discipline management to

    enable full coordination of the demands of

    use and of protection, the actual tasks

    and the final application of the

    system.

    The project has been planned to

    run over first 3 and then a further

    3 years, with a division into several

    phases and stages of work.

    1 Decentralized communities like

    yurts are a great challenge to a

    sustainable water supply

    advanced system technology ast

    Am Vogelherd 50

    98693 Ilmenau, Germany

    Water supply and Waste Water

    treatment:

    Dr Buren Scharaw

    Phone +49 3677 461-121

    Fax +49 3677 461-100

    [email protected]

    www.iosb-ast.fraunhofer.de

    founded by:

  • objectives

    Identification of weaknesses and bottle-necks in the supply network

    Formulation of a renovation plan for the pipe work and general infrastructure

    Planning and optimisation of the equipment dimensions

    Optimised management of water supply and waste water in the rural and the urban districts

    Reduction of overuse of water resources and reduction of uncoordinated claims on bodies of water

    Effective use of water, progressive pricing of water

    Ecological protection, provision for town development and possible population explosion

    Planning of research and development, Education and public relations Knowledge transfer from the reference

    region, Mongolia in Central Asia.

    methodology

    The weaknesses and bottlenecks in the

    water supply and waste water networks are

    found using the simulation programs deve-

    loped at the Fraunhofer AST, then optimal

    planning suggestions for the layout and

    financial management are made, so that

    the huge renovation and operating costs

    which are to be expected can be mini-

    mised. Cost comparison calculations permit

    the alternative renovation schemes to be

    investigated and decision support systems

    to be suggested with a view to deciding on

    systematic repair or replacement and

    establishing the investment necessary

    with the optimal use of capital. For the

    calculations, the present state of the

    equipment is taken into account with the

    likely renovation costs and these are related

    to the available income in the form of

    charges, the useful life of any plant and the

    needs of the consumer groups. Sensitivity

    analysis is used to show the water utility

    operators and politicians how any approach

    selected will affect the costs (calculated

    from income and outgoings)

    and the benefits (calculated from value

    used).

    Partner

    Ing.-Bro Dr. Pecher und Partner Leibniz Institut fr Gewsserkologie

    und Binnenfischerei Berlin

    University of Kassel Technische Universitt Ilmenau University of Heidelberg Centre for Environmental Research UFZ

    2 The lack of a comprehensive

    water supply system requires solu-

    tions like so called water kiosks

    2

    POS.pdf

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    POS: PrOceSS OPtimizatiOn SyStem fOr Sewage treatment wOrkS

    Background

    Modern wastewater treatment plants are

    very complex. Many different control vari-

    ables and conflicting goals make optimal

    operation extremely difficult. Because

    of this, the Process Optimization System

    assists the operator running his plant.

    The Process Optimization System is run-

    ning on top of the SCADA system and

    supports the operator with modern me-

    thods of model predictive control by finding

    the long term optimal operation. Being an

    advisory system it is not directly controlling

    the plant but provides the operator with

    suggestions for an optimal operation.

    tasks performed

    There are many different types of

    wastewater treatment plants regarding the

    processes as well as regarding the online

    measurements. Thats why the Process Op-

    timization System is no monolithic program

    but rather consists of different modules.

    These modules have to be adopted to the

    distinct plant and to the requirements of

    the operator. While doing this adaptation,

    an integrated view at the whole plant is

    important. This starts at the sewer system,

    goes to the biological stage and further

    on to the sludge treatment and energy

    production.

    Besides of process optimization the system

    is also usable for visualisation of historical

    and actual data, for cost analysis and

    also for dynamic simulation of possible

    operation scenarios.

    1 Besides the process optimizati-

    on POS also offers extensive possi-

    bilities for data visualization

    advanced system technology ast

    Am Vogelherd 50

    98693 Ilmenau, Germany

    Water supply and Waste Water

    treatment:

    Dr Buren Scharaw

    Phone +49 3677 461-121

    Fax +49 3677 461-100

    [email protected]

    www.iosb-ast.fraunhofer.de

  • Requirements

    The Process Optimization System is running

    on a data basis which itself imported its

    data from the SCADA system. For the

    communication with the SCADA system

    interfaces like SQL, ACPLT/KS and OPC

    are supported. The possibility to run in

    heterogenic net-works is an important

    benefit of the system. The visualization

    may run on a different computer than the

    PosServer and data may also be visualized

    via web browser.

    The Process Optimization System requires

    a modern computer and supports all major

    computer platforms. For visualisation via

    internet any actual web browser is suitable.

    A connection to the SCADA system is

    required for accessing actual measurements

    and plant parameters. There are high

    requirements on the accuracy of the online

    measurements.

    Results

    Based on a model fitted to the plant, the

    Process Optimization System provides the

    possibility to simulate the plant partly or

    complete. This simulation may run online

    or offline. An offline simulation runs on his-

    torical or manual created data. It is useful

    for the training of operators as well as for

    testing of new operational settings.

    For an online simulation the model is

    simulated in parallel to the real plant

    using the same input data. As a result it is

    possible to get actual information on parts

    of the plant with no online measurements

    available. The simulation system is acting as

    a software sensor.

    The optimization is using model predictive

    methods. This means a cost optimal ope-

    ration of the plant is calculated once ore

    several times a day. As a result the operator

    gets proposals for optimal settings. Be-

    cause of an integrated view at the plant

    an optimal cooperation of the different

    parts of the wastewater treatment plant is

    achieved.

    Projekt-Saudi-Arabien-ABB.pdf

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    SHOAIBA pHASe III: drInkIng wAter Supply In SAudI ArABIA

    Water in the desert state

    The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a fast

    growing population which has an average

    age of about 21 years (for comparison,

    Germany: 41 years), almost two thirds

    of the population is under the age of

    25 years. Water plays a crucial role in

    the quality of life of the inhabitants, but

    it is also an important requirement for

    economic prosperity, for example in a

    growing industry and in the agricultural

    sector. Together, both variables will cause a

    further increase in water demand in Saudi

    Arabia, which cant be covered completely

    through the ground water resources as

    well as the inexistent river systems or

    lakes. Therefore, the Kingdom of Saudi

    Arabia assumes considerable efforts to sea

    water desalination plants installed at the

    coast and carrying water by huge pipeline

    systems to the major consumption centers

    in the up-country.

    One example is the Shoaiba III Water

    Transmission Project. It involves five pum-

    ping stations, three water reservoirs and

    a 213 miles long pipeline network which

    carries water from the desalination plants

    driven by crude oil to the cities of Jeddah,

    Taif and Mecca with altogether about five

    million inhabitants. By order of the ABB

    AG, the Fraunhofer Application Center

    System Technology AST develops a state-of-

    the-art leak location and simulation system

    which ensures a highly available water

    network along with a modern SCADA

    system. All elements (e.g. pump resource

    scheduling, filling the reservoirs, capacity

    utilization of desalination plants) are opti-

    mally coordinated by using the water pipe-

    line forecasts of the management solution

    HydroDyn. Thereby, non-revenue-water

    and operating costs can be minimized.

    1 Power plant driven by crude

    oil and used for the desalination

    plants in Jeddah. Source: ALSTOM

    advanced system technology ast

    Am Vogelherd 50

    98693 Ilmenau, Germany

    Water supply and Waste Water

    treatment:

    Dr Buren Scharaw

    Phone +49 3677 461-121

    Fax +49 3677 461-100

    [email protected]

    www.iosb-ast.fraunhofer.de

  • technology

    The pipeline system carries the water via

    30 pumps from the coast up to 1700 m

    altitude. As a result, a pressure up to 80 bar

    occurs, which would correspond to a depth

    of 800 meters. The Fraunhofer AST provi-

    des a process oriented simulation for the

    completely water system of pipes, pumps,

    valves and tanks. Thereby, the simulation

    software HydroDyn is directly linked with

    ABB SCADA system, which allows an online

    comparison of simulated and measured

    values. In order that, possible errors within

    the pipeline system can be detected and

    the operation control can be optimized. In

    addition, the system enables a simulation

    based leak detection and leak location,

    which avoids the expensive manual obser-

    vation of the water pipelines and tunnels.

    Project partner

    ABB is a global leader in power and

    automation technologies that enable utility

    and industry customers to improve their

    performance while lowering environmental

    impact. The ABB Group employs appro-

    ximately 117,000 employees, including

    11,000 in Germany.

    Prospect

    The water management solution

    HydroDyn and its close connection to the

    ABB SCADA system supports the operator

    to optimize the operation of the pipeline

    system, helps to detect incorrect conditions

    and allows the test of certain pre-operating

    scenarios with a PC. Furthermore, the

    operating personnel can be trained. Due

    to the rising international value of water

    and energy as crucial resources, technical

    solutions like HydroDyn, which minimize

    the loss of water and optimize the energy

    consumption, will become a standard

    equipment in the water supply in the near

    future. Several similar public work efforts in

    Saudi Arabia are planned.

    1 Pipeline system

    2 Pipeline construction in Saudi

    Arabia. Source: Press release iLF

    Consulting Engineers

    2

    Geographical data by OpenStreetMap - Published by CC-BY-SA 2.0

    1

    TOS.pdf

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    TOS: OPTIMAL MANAGEMENTFOR RESERVOIR SYSTEMS

    Background

    Reservoirs are ecological systems which

    are highly sensitive to environmental

    change. There are two types of factor,

    the quantity and nature of materials and

    energy entering the water on the one

    hand, and, on the other, the processes

    to which the materials and energy are

    subject within the water.

    Risks affecting drinking water as a resource

    increase with the degree of human use of

    the catchment area and with the degree of

    use of the water itself. At the same time,

    the meteorological and hydrological

    features have their own strong influence

    both on the external conditions and on

    the internal processes within the reservoir.

    Over recent years, the significance

    of these factors has by no means decrea-

    sed. Global warming is by now an

    accepted fact and has as its consequence

    more extreme weather. Recent floods

    have exceeded all records, as in Asia and

    North America, as have droughts, as

    experienced by Africa and Australia.

    The unusual weather patterns of the recent

    period have also affected Central

    Europe, turning the regular provision of

    high quality drinking water by reservoirs

    into a task requiring much more effort

    than previously.

    1 TOS is used for the design of

    management strategies and the

    control of flood situations in

    reservoir systems.

    Advanced System Technology AST

    Am Vogelherd 50

    98693 Ilmenau, Germany

    Water Supply and Waste Water

    Treatment:

    Dr Buren Scharaw

    Phone +49 3677 461-121

    Fax +49 3677 461-100

    [email protected]

    www.iosb-ast.fraunhofer.de

  • System solution

    A multi-barrier system was in place which

    comprises

    1. reservoir and water course protection,

    2. management of a major body of water

    and

    3. a water treatment system.

    The proposed system solution offers

    storage regulation strategies (developed

    from models and optimised), enabling

    commercial water management on a daily

    basis and enables overfill situations to

    be analysed. It can be incorporated into

    customised software for an operator, who

    will then have a direct interface by which to

    apply the system to the particular network.

    The optimisation takes into account all

    directives and regulations for the quality

    of drinking water (in Germany this is the

    Trinkwasserverordnung). It also takes

    into account rules for the management

    of individual underground watercourses,

    reservoirs and the relevant quantities to be

    supplied under local regulations. The

    following must be available for the

    optimisation system to work:

    Continuous data on environmental conditions, however rapidly they change

    Rapid computation of the data and speedy decision-making

    Instant, on-the-spot enactment of regulatory decisions

    Result

    When complex reservoir systems are

    attempting to fulfil the varied demands

    upon them, this computerised optimisation

    is of especial significance. Such storage

    systems can otherwise defy even experts

    seeking an approximately optimal strategy

    on the basis of experience and/or mental

    modelling. If non-coordinated management

    of individual reservoirs were taken as the

    solution, there would be a far less than

    optimal use of the water available. TOS

    is a software package which has been

    developed to resolve all the constraints: the

    limits set by financial management consi-

    derations, weather forecasts (particularly of

    precipitation) and the computational

    management figures derived from the

    models of the particular system are used to

    calculate the optimal management of the

    reservoir system

    Future prospects

    This technology, with its data-processing

    and automation, opens for the reservoir

    operator new possibilities of optimal

    monitoring and management of bodies of

    water. The future holds further possibilities.

    By taking into account reservoir protection

    strategies and water treatment technology

    the sustainability of reservoirs as regene-

    rative resource will have an ever higher

    importance for the drinking water supply.

    It is thus intended that further optimisation

    programs, systems, models and knowledge

    bases containing the expertise will be

    combined as yet another stage of the joint

    work between the Fraunhofer AST and the

    ThrTV. The resultant interface will provide

    operators almost instantly with maximum

    information to enable supply of water and

    restoration of quality to be managed.