Linear programming method to optimize Haditha dam performance

Other Title(s)

الإدارة المثلى لأداء السدود سد حديثة في العراق : دراسة حالة

Dissertant

al-Ruwayyih, Ali Muntajab I.

Thesis advisor

al-Musawi, Tariq J.

University

Isra University

Faculty

Faculty of Engineering

Department

Engineering Project Management

University Country

Jordan

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2018

English Abstract

In the present study, the optimization technique in the field of water resource management is presented in detail with the using linear programming.

The proposed methodology is applied to manage the water outflow from the dam reservoir.

In this context, Haditha dam in Iraq is considered as a case study.

At first, the data of Euphrates river inflow, evaporation and precipitation is collected from several recently published studies.

Moreover, design parameters of Haditha dam and water demands for downstream area were taken considered in the data collection process.

A mathematical model that ensures the determination of optimum water quantity for various requirements is built by utilizing linear programming technique and solved by using a MATLAB program.

For this purpose, the collected data is expressed and inputted in the mathematical model in the form of monthly variation.

Due to large size of collected data, three hydrological cases were selected based on the total annual, flow including wet, moderate and dry years.

The output results were grouped to water demand parameters for both municipal and irrigation uses.

Surplus water consists of surplus water from electrical demand and spillway water.

The first two result positive profit, while the remaining two result negative profit.

Therefore, the objective of the optimization model is to determine the maximum monthly profit.

The water balance equation is used as a constraint in the optimization model for calculating the optimized storage.

In the dry year, the storage value in the studied reservoir is near to the critical value; therefore, water consumption for municipal uses should be reduced in order to prevent the water storage level from reaching its minimum limit.

If this point is impossible, an additional water resource may be used to substitute the water demand deficit.

For many cases, it is found that the initial storage of Haditha dam is an important parameter in the determination of the optimal solution.

Main Subjects

Civil Engineering

Topics

• Linear programming
• Dams
• Water
• Iraq

No. of Pages

108

Table of Contents

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Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-838434