This work aims to apply the disturbance theory to accomplish sensitivity computations in problems of pollutant transported in liquid media modeled through the advection-diffusion-reaction equation. The numerical solution of the differential equation that describes the behavior of the system was found via the SUPG ("Streamline Unwinding Petrov Galerkin") finite element technique. Simulations were done for different Péclet numbers. Then, the adjoint equation of the advection-diffusion-reaction equation was derived for the one-dimensional case and the expression of the coefficient of sensitivity of a generic functional related to a generic parameter was obtained. The sensitivities of the mean and instantaneous pollutant rates were analyzed with relation to the following parameters: drag speed of the flowing current and Péclet number. Results of the sensitivity coefficient obtained with first and second order perturbation methodology satisfactorily matched the same values calculated by the direct method, that is, by means of the direct solution of the advection-diffusion-reaction equation by changing the values of input data parameters
We applied the perturbative theory to perform sensitivity analysis of the shallow water equations. The numerical solution of these equations was found via the mass lumping finite element technique. Then, the adjoint system of the shallow water equations was derived for the one-dimensional case and the expression of the sensitivity coefficient of a generic functional with respect to a generic parameter (Chézy resistance coefficient, solitary wave amplitude and bed channel slope) was obtained, using the differential formalism. The sensitivity of the mean functional, representing the first approximation of the velocity and the depth, was analyzed with regard to these parameters. Results of the sensitivity coefficients obtained via the perturbative methodology satisfactorily matched the values computed by the direct method, i.e., by means of the direct solution of the shallow water equations changing the values of input parameters for each case considered
Resumen: Se trata el problema de las inundaciones recurriendo al uso de simulación por computadora y la realización de experiencias en un laboratorio de hidráulica. La finalidad es brindar a la comunidad una respuesta en cuanto al control de las crecientes o al menos tratar de reducir los riesgos humanos y las pérdidas materiales que provoca este tipo de fenómenos.
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