Employing an Interdisciplinary Approach and MATLAB Practicality in Studying the Water Flows in HPP Systems

Abstract

MATLAB is known for offering an intriguing computation environment for a large spectrum of applications and various levels of the users programming. In this work we have represented a technical analysis concerning the improvement of the forecasting capacities for water inflows in HPP structures and for the rivers that feed their dams in Albania. This work involves mathematical approaches and data-oriented analysis for a real system, where natural processes and anthropogenic activities are interlinked in a complex structure. In this regard, the codes written in MATLAB/Octave environment have been considered as technical tools for calculation without commenting comparison with other programming languages, but the deepness and usefulness of the results obtained straightforwardly throughout the work justify selecting it for facilizing a complex analysis. For this reason, we have highlighted and commented on the findings from the engineering aspect, revealing also the effectiveness of using very simple and practical codes that can be easily implemented and used by beginners.