QUANTITATIVE TWO-PARAMETER POWER MODELLING OF POLLUTANTS IN STORMWATER

Stormwater quality modelling has had a chequered history. Despite the constant attention given to the field over the past 30 years there is still little agreement on the appropriate modelling approaches, or even what the primary processes involved in pollutant generation are. Beyond that, there a...

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Main Author: NG, ASHLEY LIN XIAN
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 2018
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Online Access:http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/22646/1/1.%20Final%20Dissertation.pdf
http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/22646/
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Summary:Stormwater quality modelling has had a chequered history. Despite the constant attention given to the field over the past 30 years there is still little agreement on the appropriate modelling approaches, or even what the primary processes involved in pollutant generation are. Beyond that, there also exists a major lag in testing of newly developed models in tropical climates. To that end, this study selects a method that builds on past work which suggests that rainfall intensity is a major driver, and applies the model proposed to data sourced characteristic of the tropical South East Asian region. This is done by testing the effect of timestep, attenuation in applying the 2- parameter deterministic model, followed by regression analysis for determination of correlation between rainfall parameters and model coefficients. This study found potential correlations for the intensity exponent, b and peak discharge. The study shows that as a preliminary study of the model in tropical stormwater, the predictive power of the model selected is less effective and more tailored studies should be conducted.