Modelling Mixing Mechanisms

Modelling Mixing Mechanisms is an EPSRC Established Career Fellowship awarded to Professor Ian Guymer to lead the transition from simplified 1D modelling approaches to more robust residence time distribution (RTD) based descriptions of flows with low turbulence, complex 3D shapes and unsteady flows.

Diagram of the relationship between 1D modelling of networks, knowledge needed to carry it out, and users of 1D models.

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Project description

Mixing effects in channels and pipes of uniform geometry can be represented with confidence in highly turbulent, steady flows. However, in the majority of water systems, the standard 1D model predictions fall short because of knowledge gaps due to low turbulence, 3D shapes and unsteady flows.

This Fellowship works to address the knowledge gaps, delivering a step change in the predictive capability of 1D water quality network models.


People

PI

PDRA

PDRA

PDRA


Partners

Industrial

  • Dr Karen Burrell, WRc plc
  • Dr Robert M Clark, Environmental Engineering and Public Health Consultant
  • Dr Jonathan Cutting, Mouchel Consulting
  • Helga Gjeraldstveit, International Research Institute of Stavanger
  • Dr Barry Hankin, JBA
  • Dr Phil Hulme, Environment Agency
  • Dr Amy Jones, RPS
  • Dr Ole Mark, Krüger
  • Milo Purcell, Drinking Water Inspectorate
  • Dr Roger Van-Egmond, Unilever
  • Margaret Williams, Severn Trent Water

International academic

UK academic

Outputs

Publications

Journal articles

Chapters

Conference proceedings papers

Software / Code

Datasets

Preprints

  • Wei Z, Pagani A, Fu G, Guymer I, Chen W, McCann J & Guo W (2019) Optimal Sampling of Water Distribution Network Dynamics using Graph Fourier Transform, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download

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