Simulation of Drainage Water Quantity and Quality Using System Dynamics

Abstract

The quantity and quality of drainage water in areas with shallow and saline groundwater changes over time until it reaches a balance. The balance time is fairly long and depends on the characteristics of the shallow aquifer. Therefore, it is very important to simulate such phenomena in order to manage drain effluent, especially when it is supposed to discharge into the environment. In this paper, the system dynamics technique was used to simulate the performance of a drainage system in the unsteady state condition. The study used the system dynamic programming tool