STUDIERICHTING

WERKTUIGBOUWKUNDE Wb

A study for the drainage of the

Saramacca Canal during high water
level in the Suriname River
W. Bisessar

12 augustus 2022
 CONTENT
 Introduction
 Problem definition
 Objective
 Tasks
 Relevant Theory
 Research Methodology

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 INTRODUCTION(1)
• Suriname is one of the vulnerable countries in the world to
the impact of flooding

• Flooding is exacerbated by poor drainage in the relatively

highly populated urban areas

• The largest part of Greater Paramaribo consists of a

network of canals that drain rainwater to the Saramacca
Canal

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 INTRODUCTION(2)
• Agriculture, shipping and dewatering are the three
functions of this canal

• Due to the expansion of residences in Paramaribo

and Wanica, this canal has now become more of a
dewatering canal

• At the beginning of the twentieth century sluices

were built at both ends of the canal

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 INTRODUCTION(3)

• The sluices cannot be operated during high tide and

spring tide

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 PROBLEM DEFINITION
• The sluice at Beekhuizen cannot be operated
when the water level in the Suriname River is
high, which means that a large part of
Paramaribo and Wanica becomes underwater
for an unacceptable long time during a normal
rainfall. This leads to disturbing and
unhygienic situations for the residents.

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 OBJECTIVE
The aim of this project is to dimension a
pumping installation, in such a way that
large parts of Paramaribo and Wanica do
not remain underwater at a standard rainfall
with a repetition time of 5 years.

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 TASKS
• A literature study is conducted to
become more familiar about the water in
the Saramacca Canal
• Research the amount of excess water in
the canal due to precipitation in the area
drained by the canal
• Determine the system characteristic
• Select the best fitting pump

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 RELEVANT THEORY(1)
• Brief history of the Saramacca Canal

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 RELEVANT THEORY(2)
• Sluices at Beekhuizen

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 RELEVANT THEORY(3)
• Rainfall curves

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 RELEVANT THEORY(4)
• Pumping station
Two main parts:
- Pump(lifting part)

- Motor(driving part)

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 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY(1)

 Drainage Area Watershed

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 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY(2)

• Research the number of Meteorological

Stations in the drainage area Latitude en
Longitude of the Stations on Google Earth

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 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY(3)

• Determine the catchment of each station

Thiessen Polygon Method

A B Drainage Area
Station
Connection Line
Center Line
C

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 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY(4)

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 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY(5)

 Drainage by sluices Formula

Flow

hu hd

 
μ = discharge coefficient
b = with of the oulet [m]
hu = upstream waterlevel[m]
hd = downstream waterlevel[m]

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 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY(6)

 Storage capacity of the Canal Formula

Lr
Ld
Water

Storage capacity = L(between sluices) x w(average) x (Lr – Ld)

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 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY(7)

 Select the pump( determine system

characteristic of the pumping installation
to find the best efficiency point with the
pump curve)

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