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Promoting Engagement:Delivering ResultsDelivering Results
27 November 2013
IntroductionIntroduction
Sir Robin Nicholson FRS FREngMember of Council, University of Exeter
Centre for Water SystemsCentre for Water Systems
Professor Dragan Savic FREngCentre Co-director
Centre for Water Systems
• Established in 1998
• 30+ members (9 academic staff, 8 post-docs, 20+ PhDs/EngDs, 1 administrator)
• Current projects (~£4M):
• 5 EPSRC (UK Research Council)• 5 EPSRC (UK Research Council)
• 7 EU projects (FP7/STREP/ITN)
• IDC: STREAM (12 x EngD)
• CDT: WISE (20 x PhD over 5 years)
• 3+ Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
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Centre for Water Systems
• Part of the multidisciplinary College of Engineering, Mathematics & Physical Sciences
• Research interests across the urban water cycle, with particular emphasis on:cycle, with particular emphasis on:• hydroinformatics• urban water management
• Consultancy – wide range of projects & partners
• MSc in Water Management
Dissemination of best
practice
Collaboration with leading
universities worldwide
Collaboration with leading
companies & organisations
5.15 pm David Fortune, XP Solutions
5.30 pm Dr Arthur Thornton, Atkins
5.45 pm Richard Kellagher, HR Wallingford
Promoting engagement:
Delivering results
5.45 pm Richard Kellagher, HR Wallingford
6.00 pm Dr Dan Jarman, Hydro International
6.15 pm Working together, Professor David Butler
6.30 pm Refreshments and poster presentations
David FortuneDavid FortuneDirector of Product Innovation
XP Solutions
Exeter Centre for Water Systems
15 Years
Promoting engagement: delivering results
27th November 201327 November 2013
David Fortune – Director of Product Innovation
∼ Software system designer & Mathematician
∼ 35 years in software & engineering industry
∼ Director of Product Management at Wallingford Software
Background
∼ Director of Product Management at Wallingford Software
∼ Director of Product Innovation at XP Solutions (known as
Micro Drainage in the UK)
∼ Deputy Chair of OpenMI Association – promotion of
integrated environmental modelling
∼ Projects include:
∼ Andhra Pradesh real-time flood cyclone hazard warning system
∼ OpenMI Integrated Environmental Modelling Standard
∼ Yorkshire Water’s Regional Telemetry Scheme
Background
∼ Yorkshire Water’s Regional Telemetry Scheme
∼ Systems & products include:
∼ XPDRAINAGE
∼ Micro Drainage / WinDes
∼ XPSWMM/XPSTORM
∼ InfoWorks
∼ InfoNet
∼ Floodworks
Partnership
∼ Local Authorities, Regulators and planners
∼ Operators
Water Management
∼ Operators
∼ Contractors
∼ Consultants
∼ Architects and Designers
∼ Academics
∼ Hardware manufacturers and suppliers
∼ Software manufacturers and suppliers
“Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of
surface and sub-surface water from an area” –
Wikipedia
Sustainable rainwater management
Wikipedia
“Local use of rainwater for the common good”
∼ Change to the way drainage is built
∼ Green infrastructure, Eco-systems, SuDS, LID,
WSUD
∼ Recharge groundwater and streams
∼ Evapotranspiration to improve air quality and reduce urban
heating
∼
What do we want ?
∼ Attractive use of water
∼ Irrigation of urban green spaces
∼ Household use for flushing
∼ Increased biodiversity
∼ Take account of natural flows
∼ Pre-development and post-development similar for water
quality and flows
∼
Good sustainable drainage design?
∼ Storage and pollution removal at source
∼ Treatment train approach - distributed across site
∼ Affordable, robust & maintainable
Design and evaluate high-quality, sustainable
treatment trains that perform well to control flows
and manage pollutants
Product Aims
and manage pollutants
Worldwide use: set-up for local language, units,
standards, guidelines & preferences
First trials begin in the next few weeks
A Systematic, Multi-Criteria Decision Support
Framework for Sustainable Drainage Design
October 2010 to September 2014
The Project
October 2010 to September 2014
Jo-fai Chow
∼ Dragan Savić
∼ David Fortune
∼ Zoran Kapelan
∼ Netsanet Mebrate
Quantifying Green Values:
From Good Feelings to Real Numbers
Calculations based on previous research projects and
Project Aims
Calculations based on previous research projects and
case studies
For more information:
∼ Online presentation:
tinyurl.com/greenvalues
∼ Talk to Jo-fai
Results – Performance indicators
Optioneering – valuation of designs
∼ The project is successful:
∼ Genuinely innovative research
∼ Results will be implemented – and delivered to hundreds of people worldwide in XPDRAINAGE
Conclusions
delivered to hundreds of people worldwide in XPDRAINAGE
∼ Jo-fai should get his EngD !
∼ Genuine partnership between XP Solutions and the CWC:
∼ Management
∼ Knowledge
∼ Creativity
∼ We knew what we wanted to achieve
∼ Fairly flexible about how we got there
Conclusions
∼ Fairly flexible about how we got there
∼ Results delivery route: XPDRAINAGE
∼ We picked the right candidate:
∼ Smart
∼ Resourceful
∼ Presents ideas extremely well
“STREAM project gives me the opportunities
Conclusions
“STREAM project gives me the opportunities
to explore new and wild ideas while keeping
the research real and practical”
Congratulations on last 15 years!
Looking forward to the next 15 years:
- More research
Exeter Centre for Water Systems
- More research
- More innovation
- More wild ideas
- Keeping it real
“Delivering results”
Dr Arthur ThorntonDr Arthur ThorntonResearch and Innovation Manager
Atkins
Addressing the Challenges for Water
Innovation Through
Collaborative Research
Dr Arthur Thornton
Research and Innovation Manager
Atkins Water and Environment
Introduction
The first is our collaboration on Future Proofing Cities
The underlying challenges facing the
water Industry over the next 30 years
The Underlying Challenges
Detailed understanding of our shared, current and emerging problems: problem definition
Understanding emerging solutions and opportunities
Managing, visualising and effectively communicating complexitycomplexity
Managing and communicating uncertainty, especially to non- technical citizens which may include politicians and policy makers
Bringing our citizens on the journey of ‘willingness to adapt’ not ‘just willingness to pay’; (some problems we neither have the technical means nor have we the finance to buy ourselves out of them)
Addressing the Challenges through
Partnership
Exeter University
State of the science
Academic and commercial networks : UK, Europe (Sanitas)
The optimisation of research mechanisms (CDT)
Atkins
Client problem / opportunity focus
The implementation of innovation
Client networks : UK and international
The Partnership: More than the sum of its parts.
Joint research projects: STREAM: UU & STW
Shaping the Future of European Research: EIP Water, Horizon 2020
Informing and influencing the UK research agenda: Defra, EPSRC, TSB-NERC, KTNs, Defra, UKWIRInforming and influencing the UK research agenda: Defra, EPSRC, TSB-NERC, KTNs, Defra, UKWIR
Accessing UK and International research and innovation opportunities
Involving the supply chain (SMEs, contractors, consultants)
Investing in the Future Why travel form Yorkshire to Exeter?
● Developing students that understand the challenges
● Developing Atkins colleagues: MSc Supervisors, industrial liaison & keeping current with science and engineering research
●●
● Working with Exeter University : The Centre for Water Systems
● Strategy: Aligning the academic pressures with the ultimate objectives
● People: Enthusiasm and research leadership... recognised expertise
● Culture: Desire to make things happen
Conclusions:
Better problem definition such that the ‘supply chain’ is focused on strategic innovations
Increasing collaboration: Europe Horizon 2020, Atkins NA
Using the Future Proofing Cities and scenario planning to inform
our relationships with EPSRC, NERC and TSB etc
Formalisation of partnering on key challenges & collaboration
Providing even closer development opportunities for colleagues and students
Aligning the Atkins Innovation Hubs with research activities
Together Driving Innovation through Research Leadership
Thank you for listening
Dr Arthur Thornton
Research and Innovation Manager
Atkins Water and Environment
[email protected]@atkinsglobal.com
Richard KellagherTechnical DirectorHR Wallingford
27 November 2013
HR Wallingford & Centre for Water Systems
Research relationship
HR Wallingford
HR Wallingford & Exeter University
Industrial / academic partnership
� Benefits of research liaison
� Types of liaison / projects
� A recent EngD project – Artificial Intelligence for ADAPT
� Lessons learnt
� Technical success
© HR Wallingford 2013
� Contractual issues
6th June 2013
Benefits of University liaison
HR Wallingford
� Formerly Hydraulics Research Station
� ~ 30% still related to research work
Target research related projects for:
� the Environment Agency
© HR Wallingford 2013
� Defra
� Water Companies (UKWIR)
Need to be seen to be at the cutting edge of Technology and Tools
University links assist in both:
� Projects for Industry
� Developing new methods and tools
6th June 2013
Types of research arrangements
A confusing range of options
� NERC
� EPSRC
� STREAM research
� Case awards
� KTP projects (NERC / Technology Strategy Board)
© HR Wallingford 2013
Students based at Exeter
Students based at Wallingford
Funding costs
� £50K - £130K
� Staff management time and expenses
6th June 2013
KTP – Real Options with Uncertainty
Duration: 3 years (2008-2011)
Sponsor: Technology Strategy Board
Location: Wallingford
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Project aim: Improve decision making in Flood Risk Management
through the implementation of optimisation techniques, methods to
handle deep uncertainty and state of the art risk analysis models.
Student subsequently employed by HR Wallingford.
Benefits to HR Wallingford
� Development of a new set of skills to compliment and expand existing
work areas
� Better placed to bid for new work in these fields
� Focused HR Wallingford’s research strategic initiatives to further
develop their capabilities in this area
� Publication of multiple conference and journal papers raising our
research profile
© HR Wallingford 2013
research profile
� Led to two other PhD studentships with the University of Exeter and
developed a collaborative relationship to bid for new work
27th November 2013
“ The KTP project has proved excellent value for money, significantly enhancing
the company’s technical capability, to help us meet the needs of our clients.”
Ben Gouldby, HR Wallingford
STREAM – Decision methods with Uncertainty
CranfieldUniversity
University of Exeter
Newcastle University
Duration: 4 years (2011-2015)
© HR Wallingford 2013
Imperial College London
Sheffield University
27th November 2013
Duration: 4 years (2011-2015)
Sponsor: EPSRC
Project: Investigation of decision methods under deep uncertainty
for Flood Risk Management and Water Resources Problems
Artificial Neural Networks –What are they?Professor Dragan Savić,
UKWIR WORKSHOP, 25 JUNE 2012
THE FUTURE OF MODELLING SEWERAGE SYSTEMS FOR MANAGEMENT IN REAL TIME
Professor Dragan Savić,
Centre for Water Systems, University of Exeter
Artificial Neural Networks
UKWIR study 2012 – ANNs for sewer hydraulic modelling
Very fast and accurate
� Flooding volumes, CSO spills, surcharge levels, flows in sewers
> Time to take to market
© HR Wallingford 2012
Stream - ADAPT
A Drainage Analysis Planning Tool
Optimisation of a drainage network to meet multi-objectives
� CSO spills (network)
� Flooding (network)
� Damage cost reduction (consequence)
© HR Wallingford 2013
� Damage cost reduction (consequence)
AI techniques include the use of:
� NSGA 2
� LEMMO meta-model
� ANN meta-model
27th November 2013
Consequence impact
Build drainage model (IWCS)
,
Analysis approach
Consequence impact,
Network performance
model Build cost
model -Network
improvements, -SuDS
Run ADAPT,
(1000’s simulations)
genetic algorithm
upgrades
Identify system
upgrades -Highest cost /
benefit ratio -Lowest total
cost
Identify phased
expenditure / performance
profile
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What is
the cost
of
flooding?
Model preparation for ADAPT analysis
Solution options
� Conveyance - Group pipes
� Storage - Tanks and outlet controls
� Runoff - SuDS catchments
� AND avoid reducing performance at all locations
© HR Wallingford 2013
Run time is a serious issue to address
� Tool efficiency
� Rainfall / network simplification
� AI tools
11 December, 2013
TRUST – Oslo catchment
ADAPT algorithm
ADAPT approach to drainage planning;
Build drainage model (IWCS)
approach: Analysis
approach: -Consequence impact, -
Network performance
Build cost model -
Network improvements,
-SuDS
Run ADAPT, (1000’s
simulations)
Genetic algorithm
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Generation 4Generation 3Generation 2Generation 1
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Generation 1
(100 population)
GenerationO
(100 population)
Generation 50
(100 population)
Breeding &
Mutation
Breeding &
Mutation
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Optimisation for network improvements
First human ‘guess’ at
solutionR
educin
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costs
*Convergence at least
cost solution
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Evolution over generations
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costs
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*All solutions plotted pass level of service criteria
Investment planning
Budget Optimising Measure Category
Fixed Budget Maximum benefit Consequence and Network performance
Min – Max budget range Max’ Cost / Benefit ratio Consequence and Network performance
Total Budget Provide Level of Service Network performance
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Project prioritising Optimising Measure
Max Cost / Benefit -
cumulativeNPV - discount rate (0% – 7%)
Max Benefit - cumulative (Area under Benefit curve)
Collaborative, three year FP7 project (2012-2015)
� Started Nov 2012
� Total budget €5M-EU grant €3.4M
The aim of iWIDGET is to advance knowledge and understanding about smart metering technologies
© HR Wallingford 2013
about smart metering technologies
Develop novel, robust, practical and cost-effective methodologies and tools to manage urban water demand in households across Europe
� by reducing wastage
� by improving utility understanding of end-user demand,
� and by reducing customer water and energy costs
Filename & Date (Century Gothic Bold 11p)
© HR Wallingford 2013Filename & Date (Century Gothic Bold 11p)
Fluid Earth - motivation for use of OpenMI
We need a way of coupling models together that allows:
1. Two-way exchange of data as the models run;
2. Experts to stay in their fields yet collaborate with those
from other disciplines;
3. Easy interoperability and extensibility between models.
Best of LIFE award
2012
© HR Wallingford 2013© HR Wallingford 2011 Page 56
But also …
4. Easy access by scientific programmers.
OpenMI version 2.0
OpenMI is an interface standard for
run time data exchange between
models, databases and other
components.
Version 2.0 was released at a
specially convened reception in
© HR Wallingford 2013© HR Wallingford 2011 Page 57
specially convened reception in
Washington DC in December 2010.
FluidEarth
FluidEarth is a functional and technical platform for using OpenMI.
ToolsFluid Earth SDK
Pipistrelle GUI
CommunityModel providers and
users
© HR Wallingford 2013© HR Wallingford 2011 Page 58
eInfrastructurehttp://fluidearth.net
http://catalogue.fluidearth.net
http://sourceforge.net/projects/fluidearth/
Pipistrelle GUI
(Reference
Implementations for
OpenMI 2.0)
ModelsA library of models
available for
compositions
Internal research project - HAMMER
� Hydro-Acoustic Model for Mitigation
and Ecological Response (HAMMER)
tool
� A numerical modelling tool which
integrates a noise propagation model
with a hydrodynamic model and a
model of marine species behavioural
response
© HR Wallingford 2013© HR Wallingford 2012 Page 59
response
� Predicts underwater noise propagation
for discrete frequencies (Hz) from a
known sound source
� Produces ‘sound maps’ of transmission
loss from a source
� Collaborated with Loughborough
University
� Noise model is validated and is now in
commercial usePoole Bay sound transmission loss (dB) from a point source (white dot). Sound loss is least at the
source, therefore propagated sound is louder. Loss is greater towards the coast and in shallow water,
therefore propagated sound is quieter
Behavioural Response Model
The behavioural response model can provide valuable information
on potential impacts on marine species
� Working with University of Exeter to develop this part of the model further
� Knowledge Transfer Partnership for 3 years
� Investigating behavioural response of marine fish to anthropogenic underwater
noise
� Using the data to code an Agent Based Model (ABM) with needed behavioural
© HR Wallingford 2013
� Using the data to code an Agent Based Model (ABM) with needed behavioural
parameters to predict impact on marine fish from underwater noise
� Plans to validate the ABM in the field
� Academic Supervisor Dr Steve Simpson in BioSciences
11 December 2013
Lessons learnt
Relationships
� Get to know the head(s) of the Dep’t as well as the supervising academic
� You need to know each others’ perspectives and drivers
� Understand their specialist skills
� Interview the student
� Academic competence + suitability for the technical area
Communication
© HR Wallingford 2013
� Communication
� If based at University, little chance of influencing direction of research
– So make sure your goals are well aligned
� If based in industry, direction of work is controlled, but
– Motivate – Provide a vision!
– Integrate the student into the company,
– Make sure efforts are not diluted by other commercial work,
– Ensure sufficient academic rigour.
27th November 2013
Lessons learnt
Contracts
Legal is a separate (and strong) department
� Intellectual property
� Regular battles on IP to ensure use by industrial partner for commercial use
� Licencing presumed
� Royalties
© HR Wallingford 2013
� !!!
� CWS understand the realities of industry getting a commercial edge
� Which helps in resolving these issues
27th November 2013
Dr Dan JarmanDr Dan JarmanSenior Development Engineer
Hydro International
Collaborations with
The Centre for Water
SystemsSystems
Dr Daniel Jarman
Senior Development Engineer
Hydro International
• International product supply and design consulting for urban
and wastewater management
• 5 Offices throughout the UK, US and Ireland
• SME with over 130 employees
• Turnover of approx. £35m
• Portfolio of over 30 products
Product Portfolio Examples
Headcell® Hydro
SludgeScreen
DynasandGrit King®
Downstream
Defender®
Storm King®Stormbloc®Hydro Brake®
UK
US
Collaborations
US
IRL
Drivers for Collaboration
• Access to knowledge
• State-of-the-art technology and thinking
• Identify arising legislation & guidance
• Directions and prioritisation of projects
• Reduce project/ development risks
• Access to funding
• Accelerate learning
• Process efficiency
• Minimise/ fixed overheads
• Access to dedicated resources
• Facilities
• Personnel
Collaboration Timeline with CWS
• Studentships
• 2007 - 2011 – Knowledge Transfer Partnership/ PhD
• 2011 – (current) STREAM EngD
• 2012 – (current) STREAM EngD
• MEng Group Projects (2010 – current)
• Flow control design• Flow control design
• Bioretention systems
• Drainage system monitoring
• Filtration media
• Other services & events in 2013
• Innovation centre funding workshops
• CALM – Rapid prototyping
• CWS compute cluster rental
2007-2011: KTP/ PhD
• Research Engineer
• Daniel Jarman
• Supervisors
• Mike Faram, Gavin Tabor & David Butler
• Objectives
• Enhance Vortex Flow Control Design methods• Enhance Vortex Flow Control Design methods
• Develop and validate design rules
• Couple design equations with optimisation algorithm
2011 – Current: STREAM EngD
• Research Engineer
• Chris Newton
• Supervisors
• Daniel Jarman, Bob Andoh, Fayyaz Memon & David Butler
• Objective
• Increase flood resistance of drainage networks through the • Increase flood resistance of drainage networks through the
strategic positioning of vortex flow controls
Simulation
A
Simulation
C
2012 – Current: STREAM EngD
• Research Engineer
• Shenan Grossberg
• Supervisors
• Daniel Jarman, Gavin Tabor & Mark Savill
• Objective
• The optimisation of wastewater treatment systems using adjoint • The optimisation of wastewater treatment systems using adjoint
solutions for CFD-based simulations
CWS Collaboration Outputs
• New product ranges
• Hydro-Brake Optimum®
• +1 in development
• Independent product approval
• Increased company innovation rate
• Objective to double our 2011 value
• Expansion of our IP portfolio
• 2 new patent applications
CWS Collaboration Outputs
• Design tools
• Sizing tools for product quotations
• Region specific design spreadsheets
• Development tools & facilities
• Adoption of open source CFD codes
• CFD cluster development
• Process savings ~ £60k pa• Process savings ~ £60k pa
• Recruitment of personnel
• Conference papers & trade shows
• Access to services
Questions?
Working with youWorking with you
Professor David ButlerCentre Co-director
Working with business
• University: • 1000 projects a year• £30m total
• CWS:• CWS:• 100s partners• Scores projects
• Students and graduates
• PhDs and EngDs (Doctoral Centres)
• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
• R & D projects: consultancy, contract, national/European.
Smart solutions for business
national/European.
• Sponsorship: lectureships, chairs
• Strategic relationships
• Dedicated support: Research and Knowledge Transfer, business engagement specialists.
Phone: 01392-723732Fax: 01392-727965E-mail: [email protected]
Contact us
E-mail: [email protected]: www.exeter.ac.uk/cws
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