Operator-based machine learning framework for generalizable prediction of unsteady treatment dynamics in stormwater infrastructure

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.04682v1
• Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2025 06:02:42 GMT
• Title: Operator-based machine learning framework for generalizable prediction of unsteady treatment dynamics in stormwater infrastructure
• Authors: Mohamed Shatarah, Kai Liu, Haochen Li,
• Abstract summary: Accurately evaluating in-situ treatment performance is essential for cost-effective design and planning.<n>Traditional lumped dynamic models are computationally efficient but oversimplify transport and reaction processes, limiting predictive accuracy and insight.<n>This study develops a composite operator-based neural network (CPNN) framework that leverages state-of-the-art operator learning to predict the spatial and temporal dynamics of hydraulics and particulate matter (PM) in stormwater treatment.
• Score: 3.919683312513903
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Stormwater infrastructures are decentralized urban water-management systems that face highly unsteady hydraulic and pollutant loadings from episodic rainfall-runoff events. Accurately evaluating their in-situ treatment performance is essential for cost-effective design and planning. Traditional lumped dynamic models (e.g., continuously stirred tank reactor, CSTR) are computationally efficient but oversimplify transport and reaction processes, limiting predictive accuracy and insight. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) resolves detailed turbulent transport and pollutant fate physics but incurs prohibitive computational cost for unsteady and long-term simulations. To address these limitations, this study develops a composite operator-based neural network (CPNN) framework that leverages state-of-the-art operator learning to predict the spatial and temporal dynamics of hydraulics and particulate matter (PM) in stormwater treatment. The framework is demonstrated on a hydrodynamic separator (HS), a common urban treatment device. Results indicate that the CPNN achieves R2 > 0.8 for hydraulic predictions in 95.2% of test cases; for PM concentration predictions, R2 > 0.8 in 72.6% of cases and 0.4 < R2 < 0.8 in 22.6%. The analysis identifies challenges in capturing dynamics under extreme low-flow conditions, owing to their lower contribution to the training loss. Exploiting the automatic-differentiation capability of the CPNN, sensitivity analyses quantify the influence of storm event loading on PM transport. Finally, the potential of the CPNN framework for continuous, long-term evaluation of stormwater infrastructure performance is discussed, marking a step toward robust, climate-aware planning and implementation.

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