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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

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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

[email protected]

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

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● 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

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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


� 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)


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


research profile

� Led to two other PhD studentships with the University of Exeter and

developed a collaborative relationship to bid for new work

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“ 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



Imperial College London

Sheffield University

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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


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)


� Damage cost reduction (consequence)

AI techniques include the use of:

� NSGA 2

� LEMMO meta-model

� ANN meta-model

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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


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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Optimisation for network improvements

First human ‘guess’ at

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*Convergence at least

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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


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


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)

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

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


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


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


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


� 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


� 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.

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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


� !!!

� 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


• 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


• 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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