Dynamic programming model for hydraulics and water resources simulating and optimizing water transfer system (a case study in Iran)

Research Article| August 23 2017 Dynamic programming model for hydraulics and water resources simulating and optimizing water transfer system (a case study in Iran) Ramin Mansouri; Ramin Mansouri 1Water Engineering Department, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran and Civil Engineering Department, Sirjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sirjan, Iran Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Hassan Torabi Pudeh; Hassan Torabi Pudeh 1Water Engineering Department, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran and Civil Engineering Department, Sirjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sirjan, Iran E-mail: torabi.ha@lu.ac.ir Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Hojatt Allah Yonesi; Hojatt Allah Yonesi 1Water Engineering Department, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran and Civil Engineering Department, Sirjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sirjan, Iran Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Amir Hamzeh Haghiabi Amir Hamzeh Haghiabi 1Water Engineering Department, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran and Civil Engineering Department, Sirjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sirjan, Iran Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2017) 66 (8): 684–700. https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2017.110 Article history Received: September 15 2016 Accepted: July 06 2017 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Permissions Search Site Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsThis Journal Search Advanced Search Citation Ramin Mansouri, Hassan Torabi Pudeh, Hojatt Allah Yonesi, Amir Hamzeh Haghiabi; Dynamic programming model for hydraulics and water resources simulating and optimizing water transfer system (a case study in Iran). Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 1 December 2017; 66 (8): 684–700. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2017.110 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex Abstract Inter-basin water transfer projects have large tunnels and the cost of implementation is high. In order to cut costs, this system should be optimized. In inter-basin water transfer projects, hydraulics and water resources are equally important. For optimizing, both hydraulic and hydrologic modeling flow conditions must be considered together. In this study, four dams and three water transfer tunnels were used for transferring water from Yalan dam to Zayanderud dam (YPGZWT project) in Iran. Dynamic programming (DP) and integrated solution of water resource and hydraulic models, developed by the authors, were used for optimizing the project. The objective of the study is the transferring of 95% of the water flow between both basins after supplying the agricultural consumption and environmental needs of their respective areas. The water level in the dam reservoirs and diameter of the tunnels were considered as the state variable and decision variable respectively in the DP model. The results showed that Yalan, Pashandegan and Gokan dams with a height of 135, 44 and 106 m, respectively, and Yalan–Pashandegan, Pashandegan–Gokan and Gokan–Zayanderud tunnel diameters, 2.812, 3.294 and 5.432 m, respectively, were the most economically optimal combination of water transferring in YPGZWT Project and the cost of this project is 350.70 million US dollars. dynamic programming, optimization, simulation, water resources planning, water transfer efficiency © IWA Publishing 2017 You do not currently have access to this content.