Harran University (Turkey) seeks to join a consortium as a funded partner (via TÜBİTAK 1071 national funding). We bring advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling expertise using OpenFOAM and direct access to the High-Performance Computing (HPC) Center at Harran University to run massive, parallelized transient simulations.
Crucially, we have officially secured SUŞKI (Şanlıurfa Water and Wastewater Administration) as our real-scale pilot site and end-user. This provides the project full access to city-wide SCADA data, pumping stations, and a massive flat-topography urban network completely dependent on continuous pumping—offering a unique "Living Lab" for co-optimizing pump energy efficiency and sensor-based real-time leak detection (Water-Energy Nexus).
We are looking to contribute to work packages focusing on Modeling, Simulation, Digital Twins, or Hydraulic Network Optimization.
Keywords: CFD, OpenFOAM, HPC, Digital Twin, Water Leakage Detection, Pump Optimization.
Topic 3. Smart, Secure and Adaptive Water Infrastructures for Sustainable Water Management
We are interested in joining a project under Topic 3 to address the Water-Energy Nexus in urban water networks. Our interest stems from a unique, large-scale real-world challenge in Şanlıurfa, Turkey. Due to flat topography, the city network relies entirely on continuous pumping, resulting in massive energy consumption and dynamic pressure fluctuations that trigger pipe bursts and leaks.
We propose a co-optimization approach: utilizing high-frequency IoT pressure sensors integrated with advanced OpenFOAM Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling on High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructures. By parallelizing city-scale transient simulations, we aim to develop a Digital Twin that detects leak locations through pressure drop signatures and dynamically optimizes pump schedules.
We offer a fully secured pilot site through SUŞKI (Water Authority) with full SCADA access, a dedicated local HPC center at Harran University for independent computation, and 100% secured national funding via TÜBİTAK 1071. We want to apply this framework to reduce energy footprints and physical water losses in modern smart water infrastructures.
cfd, openfoam, hpc, digital twin, leak detection, pump optimization, water network, pressure management, transient flow, water-energy nexus
We are planning to participate in upcoming European water management networks, Horizon Europe brokerage events, and international OpenFOAM/CFD user conferences to discuss digital twin architectures and smart infrastructure applications.