Modelling and advanced dynamic optimisation strategies for hydrological and water quality management in continental water bodies

FRITZ, L. ; HOFFMEYER, M.S.; SINISCALCHI, A.G.; ESTRADA, V.; GARCIA PRIETO, C.; DIAZ, M.S.; LARA, R.J.

Graz

Simposio; 28 EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER AIDED PROCESS ENGINEERING PART A; 2018

Institute of Process and Particle Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Graz

In this work, we propose mechanistic models for water quality and hydrologicalmanagement in freshwater and saline lakes within a dynamic optimisation framework.We formulate management problems as optimal control problems for two case studiescorresponding to water bodies located in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Thehydrological model is used to address flooding and salinity issues in salt lakes. Thewater quality model allows dealing with eutrophication problems in freshwaterreservoirs. The proposed optimization models provide decision-making tools to planmanagement actions for different objectives and under different scenarios, as well as toevaluate their effects.