LASTSPUEL - Load-dependent predictively controlled flushing of sewers for the management of sewerage systems and wastewater treatment plants in a way which is kind to lakes and rivers
The project is sponsored as part of the promotion of innovation within the region of Hesse and jointly financed by funds from the European Union (European Social Fund - ESF). Sponsorshop reference: HA Project No.: 100/06-01
>The aim of the project is the development of a new approach to sustainable wastewater treatment. Using the town of Wetzlar as an example, a predictive control system for carrying out flushing within the sewerage system is being developed under conditions that are as close as possible to those existing in practice. This is intended to be achieved through the innovative combination of an effective flushing system within the sewer and the latest mathematical and control software approaches.
As part of the project, a hydrodynamic model suitable for use in practice for describing the flush wave in sewerage systems was developed. On this basis, in a further step, a superordinated, self-learning control system using computational intelligence (CI) is programmed. Such predictively controlled sewer flushing thus allows the sewerage system to be managed as a function of the operational load of the wastewater treatment plant in a way that is kind to the lakes and rivers.
Using the sewerage system of the town of Wetzlar, typical application scenarios (e.g. areas of the old town, areas of the town near the river and industrial estates) can be studied in the form of models.
In this way, the greatest possible transferability and continuation of the development results can be guaranteed.
