| Author | Noman, Nawajish Sayeed |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.WM-96-03 |
| Subject(s) | Reservoirs--Bangladesh
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering. School of Civil Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. WM-96-03 |
| Abstract | This thesis deals with the complexity of tradeoffs in multipurpose water management.
The project considered in the study is the "Karnafuli Multipurpose Project'', the largest
hydropower plant of Bangladesh. In recent years the operation of Karnafuli reservoir were
mostly ad-hoc basis, thus causing non-optimum power generation and flooding in the
downstream areas including Cittagong metropolitan city.
An integrated approach, combining flood management, optimization and other
simulation models, was developed and applied for the optimal operation of the Karnafuli
reservoir. Particular attention was paid to incorporated downstream flooding in reservoir
operation by assessing area of inundation using neural networks. The objective function of the
dynamic programming models was taken as maximization of total energy generation and
minimization of total equivalent area of inundation. Minimum low flow requirement to
maintain water quality in the Karnafuli river was imposed as an additional constraints to these
models.
An optimal operation policies was derived from the optimization model results. The
performance of the suggested policies were evaluated by comparing the simulation results with
the reservoir operation under existing operation rule. The model derived policies suggested
that the reservoir level should be kept higher in order to utilize the potential of all five
generating units. |
| Year | 1996 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. WM-96-03 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Civil Engineering |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Water Engineering and Management (WM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Gupta, Ashim Das ; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Suphat Vongvisessomjai;Kaew Nualchawee;Loof, Rainer; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | DAAD, Germany ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1996 |