Optimization of Well Field Operation: Case Study of Søndersø Waterworks, Denmark
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 139, Issue 1
Abstract
An integrated hydrological well field model (WELLNES) that predicts the water level and energy consumption in the production wells of a waterworks is used to optimize the management of a waterworks with the speed of the pumps as decision variables. The two-objective optimization problem of minimizing the risk of contamination from a nearby contaminated site and minimizing the energy consumption of the waterworks is solved by genetic algorithms. In comparison with historical values, significant improvements in both objectives can be obtained. If the existing on/off pumps are changed to new variable-speed pumps, it is possible to save 42% of the specific energy consumption and at the same time improve the risk objective function. The payback period of investing in new variable speed pumps is only 3.1 years, due to the large savings in electricity. The case study illustrates the efficiency and applicability of the developed modeling framework.
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Acknowledgments
This work is partly funded by the Danish Strategic Research Council, Sustainable Energy and Environment Programme (Project No. 09-061392). The authors would like to thank Environment Center Roskilde for providing the groundwater model and the Danish Meteorological Institute for climate data. We thank Peter Baggerman for suggesting A1 pump types.
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Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 139 • Issue 1 • January 2013
Pages: 109 - 116
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© 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Jun 24, 2011
Accepted: Nov 30, 2011
Published online: Dec 2, 2011
Published in print: Jan 1, 2013
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