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Integrating Drone-Captured Sub-Catchment Topography with Multiphase CFD Modelling to Enhance Urban Stormwater Management

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: In this study, a drone-captured spatial data point cloud is used as input for creating a high-resolution modelling domain that accurately represents urban stormwater sub-catchments’ topography. The objective is to map possibilities, showcase the potential, and establish an in-house workflow that is as efficient as possible for the high-resolution modelling of stormwater runoff in urban sub-catchments, to provide input for improving urban stormwater management. The computational fluid dynamics model simulation results are compared to geographic information system-based analysis data and field observations, illustrating the benefits and limitations of the approach.

DOI: 10.3390/engproc2024069031

Authors: Katrin Kaur, Ivar Annus, Murel Truu, Nils Kändler, Iris Paalmäe

Institution: Tallinn University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Urban Stormwater Management Solutions

Subfield: Environmental Engineering

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Clean water and sanitation

Open Access status: gold

Funders: European Commission, Eesti Teadusagentuur, Tallinna Tehnikaülikool

Award: Decentralized real-time control platform for urban drainage systems in climate proof smart cities (DEPART)