Computer modeling of territory flooding in the event of an emergency at Seredniodniprovska Hydroelectric Power Plant

Purpose. Computer modeling of territory flooding in the event of an emergency at Seredniodniprovska Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP). Methodology. The computer model of possible territory flooding at Seredniodniprovska HPP is developed using simulation modeling methods and geometric and hydrological approaches and considers initial boundary conditions of the water-engineering system. Calculations of the wave break height and the half-divided cross-sectional area of the river bed were made and a three-dimensional model of the territory flooding was built using the Python language and ArcGIS Desktop software. Findings. The data for each creation of the hydraulic node, namely the depth and width of the flooded territory, were calculated. This allowed analyzing the macro level considering the triangulation model of the surface. The wave break parameters and flaps (intersections) were taken into account in case of a dam break at a hydroelectric power plant or a rise in the water level. Amathematical model, and a 3D model were developed, and a forecast of the flood zone due to an emergency was made using satellite survey data. Originality. The mathematical method received further development for calculating flood territories in the event of an emergency at Seredniodniprovska Hydroelectric Power Plant, taking into account the parameters of the breakthrough wave and the calculation of cross-sections for the cases when a hydroelectric dam breaks or the water level rises; the method uses one-dimensional and two-dimensional systems of Saint-Venant equations, and geometric and hydrological approaches. A three-dimensional model of the territory flooding is developed to predict possible consequences. Practical value. The obtained results can be used to model the flooding of the territory located near dangerous hydro-technical objects, such as dams, dikes as well as to forecast flooded territories during the construction of drainage and protective structures.