Innovyze Releases SWMMLive Generation V5.5, Powering Real-Time Stormwater, Wastewater and Watershed Modeling

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Innovyze Releases SWMMLive Generation V5.5, Powering Real-Time Stormwater, Wastewater and Watershed Modeling

Latest Release Features Comprehensive Exporting and Reporting Tools and Significant Usability Enhancements

Broomfield, Colorado, USA, February 17, 2015 — Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced the worldwide release of the V5.5 Generation of its SWMMLive for real-time operational forecasting, modeling and management of urban drainage systems. The latest release features significant customer-requested functionality that gives wastewater utilities an unsurpassed tool for identifying flood-vulnerable assets and formulating sound and cost-effective remediation/mitigation strategies. SWMMLive combines the comprehensive urban drainage modeling capabilities of industry-leading InfoSWMM(and H2OMAP SWMM), with sophisticated real-time operational forecasting, early warning, and emergency management. This powerful risk assessment and real-time decision making tool allows utilities of all sizes to operate and manage their collection systems more efficiently and effectively than ever before. It enables managers and operators to consider the influence of a full range of catchment factors in three key areas: management of flooding and reduction of unregulated discharges; optimization of storage, green alternatives and existing infrastructure, leading to savings on capital works; and optimization of pumps to lower energy costs and reduce CO2 emissions. SWMMLive can directly import any InfoSWMM or H2OMAP SWMM project, and is designed to work automatically. Once a system is configured, real-time data is continually and automatically harvested and quality checked. This data can be defined by a number of parameters, including observed and forecasted radar rainfall, online water quality measurements, and ancillary structure and pump operation time series. Simulations are run automatically at a user-defined frequency using the full hydrodynamic and advanced technological capabilities of InfoSWMM(and H2OMAP SWMM), including water quality assessment, pollution prediction, urban flooding, green LID and BMP alternatives, and real-time control. Simulation frequency can change in response to user-defined conditions. For example, increased rainfall intensity can trigger a reduction of the interval between simulations. Warnings or alerts triggered during the forecast period are instantly displayed via the rich SWMMLive user interface, allowing system operators to see at a glance which areas need attention and what actionable options might be taken. Comparison alerts can be used to highlight differences between observed and modeled results, enabling users to refine their models — and creating unprecedented confidence in simulation results. SWMMLive also allows operators to perform simulations that explore alternative real time control scenarios — such as the impact of switching on a pump earlier than planned — and quickly seeing the effect of these changes on the system. The wide range of capabilities in SWMMLive make it a key tool in the decision making process, enabling operators to take action to avoid system issues, release timely alerts, and quickly deploy response teams if necessary. V5.5 introduces the ability to automatically export graphs and maps to image files, making it possible to to create Post Event Reports displaying results from automatic simulations within a specified time range for a selection of locations. Post Event Reports allow operators to assess the accuracy of forecasts against the latest observed data, ensuring complete confidence in the simulation run results. The new version also introduces a range of usability enhancements that make creating and monitoring real-time forecasts easier than ever. They include a new Alert Count window showing the number of instances of each alert, a new Custom Graph window providing effortless graphing for predetermined network objects, user security roles revisions, a self-maintaining Innovyze Live Server run log and additional keyboard shortcuts and grid tooltips within the SWMMLive Configuration Manager. SWMMLive V5.5 even allows simulation runs to be triggered by third party, external tools. For a complete listing of new features and capabilities in SWMMLive V5.5, visit the “What’s New” section in the online help. “Since its initial release, SWMMLive has become a leading operational forecasting and real-time modeling solution for users of InfoSWMM, H2OMAP SWMM and the EPA SWMM 5.1 simulation engine,” said Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., BCEEM, NAE, Hon.D.WRE, Dist.D.NE, F.ASCE, President, COO and Chief Operating Officer of Innovyze. “The advances in this latest release confirm the product’s standing as the ultimate decision support system for operating and sustaining safe, reliable and efficient infrastructures and enabling wastewater utilities worldwide to harness the power of real-time data.”

How to set an internal boundary condition in SWMM 5, InfoSWMM and H2OMap SWMM

How to set an internal boundary condition in SWMM 5, InfoSWMM and H2OMap SWMM

1. Make the internal boundary node a storage node
2. Set the Storage node initial depth
3. Give it a large storage area
4. Set the offset depth of the link below the storage node to the Storage Node initial depth
5. The Node depth will be at the initial depth at the start of the simulation

                Internal Boundary Node in SWMM 5 at a fixed depth.

Tweets about the EPA SWMM-CAT Climate Change Add-On to EPA SWMM5

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How to Use Trace Upstream, Domain Manager and Facility Manager in InfoSewer to Find the CE

InfoSewer does not have table of node continuity errors only an overall continuity error balance.  If you have a continuity error then you can use the process of divide and conquer to find the location of the continuity error.  Start at the Outlets and using the Trace Upstream command, Domain Manager and Facility Manager take out whole sections of the network until you isolate the section of the network with the continuity error  (Figure 1 and Figure 2).

Figure 1. The Mass Balance Calculation in InfoSewer/H2OMap Sewer.

Figure 2.  Control the Continuity Error with the Run Control Options in Run Manager.

 Here are the steps you can take:

Step 1.   Use Trace Upstream Network to find the and place in a Domain the Upstream Network (Figure 3).

Step 2.   Once the upstream domain is created use the Domain Manager to add in any extra links without nodes (Figure 4)

Step 3.   Make the Domain Inactive using Facility Manger (Figure 5)

Step 4.    Run the network and check the overall continuity error (Figure 6)

Step 5.   Continue and repeat until you isolate the area that is the main source of the Continuity Error (CE).

Figure 3. Trace Upstream Network and Place it in a Domain

Figure 4.  Use Domain Manager to take out links without nodes

  

Figure 5.  Use Facility Manager to Make the Domain Inactive

Figure 6. Find and Isolate the Area with the CE.

Vertical Roughness Differentiation in InfoSWMM for a Link

The Vertical Roughness Threshold allows the user of InfoSWMM or H2OMap SWMM to have a simple differentiation of roughness in a link. The Threshold depth which is entered as a fraction of the total link depth allows the simulation of lower or higher roughness at the bottom of the link compared to the top of the link. The lower or higher roughness is entered as the Vertical Roughness value in the InfoSWMM Attribute Table of DB Table for the link hydraulic data.

1. The Vertical Roughness Threshold is a fraction and the Threshold depth calculated from this fraction will be the Vertical Roughness Threshold Fraction * Maximum depth. If the Maximum depth is 3 meters and the Vertical Roughness Threshold is 0.5 then the dividing depth is 1.5 meter (Figure 1 and Figure 2).

2. If the depth in the link is higher than the Threshold depth it will use the link manning roughness n value. If the depth is in the link during the simulation is less than the Threshold depth it will use the Vertical Roughness n value (Figure 2).

3. For example in Figure 3, I am showing the Base Scenario (Blue line), a Scenario with a larger Vertical Roughness n value (Green Line) and a Scenario with a smaller Vertical Roughness n value (Red Line). The larger the Vertical Roughness n value the larger the simulated depth in the link for the same flow input.

Figure 1.  The Vertical Roughness Threshold and Vertical Roughness Manning’s n value in the Attribute Browser of InfoSWMM and H2OMap SWMM.

Figure 2. The Meaning of the Dividing Depth or the Vertical Roughness Threshold Fraction * Maximum depth.

Figure 3.  A Three Scenario Comparison of the Effect of Vertical Roughness.  The Vertical Roughness can be either rougher or less rougher than the default link Manning’s n.

Water is good; it benefits all things and does not compete with them.(Lao-tzu)

I saw this website on LinkedIn and was interested in the use of Chinese and Japanese characters for water.    http://www.flood-risk-bolivia.eu.pn/index.html

“The present research is supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences (JSPS). The project began its research activities on November 2014. The logo selected is quite simple but meaningful. It consists on the map of Bolivia and inside the map it is the kanji for the word Shuǐ (Chinese) or Mizu (Japanese) that means water. The kanji looks like a drop water. It was decided to use the symbol of water, as everything relates somehow to water. Water is the most vital element for life, but it can also become the most destructive force.”
"Water is good; it benefits all things and does not compete with them." (Lao-tzu)

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How to Make a Break Node in SWMM5 and InfoSWMM for Force Mains with Emojis

🔍 The central issue being highlighted is ensuring Force Mains are kept full (or d/D equal to 1) when the pumps activate. Achieving this in SWMM 5 can be a challenge due to its single Q link solution, compared to the 4 or more flow points in the IWCS solution. 🔄 There have been past suggestions to add a break node at the end of force mains to ensure they remain full. However, this doesn't always work, especially when a gravity main exists at the end of the rising force main. The gravity main instantly takes up the flow from the long force main, keeping the downstream node depth minimal, which results in the force main not being fully filled – leading to customer dissatisfaction. 😤 A potential solution is to amplify the gravity main roughness, simulating the transition from the force main to the gravity main, which keeps the depth elevated and the force main filled most of the time.

📝 Here are the eight suggestions:

1. ⚙️ Use a Flap Gate for the rising main with HW Force Main Coefficients.
2. 🔧 Add a Break Node at the end of your longer Force Mains with a Surcharge Depth using the Insert Manhole Tool.
3. ⛓️ The d/D values for the force main usually being less than 1 is due to the downstream node of the Force Main having a low depth. Adding a Break Node ensures it remains fuller.
4. 🌊 Change the link AFTER the Break Node to a Gravity Main, and increase the roughness n value (2 to 3 times rougher) to simulate the transition losses.
5. 📈 This action will boost the node's depth at the Force Main's downstream end, ensuring it remains full most of the time.
6. 📊 As highlighted, the force main link has a single Q and three depths. The d in the d/D graph is derived from the midpoint depth or the average of the link's upstream and downstream depths.
7. 🚰 In model reality, the force main is always full at the link's upstream end but is affected by the low downstream depth.
8. 🌟 Increasing the roughness in the gravity main makes results align more closely with user expectations for the d/D value, offering a realistic representation.

🌩️ Use a Flap Gate for the rising main with HW Force Main Coefficients.
🌩️ Introduce a Break Node at the end of longer Force Mains with a Surcharge Depth using the Insert Manhole Tool.
🌩️ The typical d/D values for the force main are less than 1 due to the downstream node's low depth. Adding a Break Node ensures it remains fuller.
🌩️ Post the Break Node, change the link to a Gravity Main. Increase the roughness n value for a realistic transition.
🌩️ This ensures the node's depth at the Force Main's downstream end remains high.
🌩️ The force main link has one Q and three depths, with the d in the d/D graph derived from the midpoint depth.
🌩️ In model reality, the force main remains full at the link's upstream end.
🌩️ Increasing the gravity main's roughness offers results that align closely with user expectations and offer a touch of reality.

Advanced Force Main Solution and Gravity Main Attenuation in InfoSewer for better Pump, Force Main, Gravity Main Simulations

This blog is about using the Advanced Force Main Solution and Gravity Main Attenuation in InfoSewer for better Pump, Force Main, Gravity Main Simulations  

1. Select Advanced Force Main Solution and Flow Attenuation the Run Manager
2. The overall Continuity Error will be Better
3. Gravity mains will be closer to the Force Main Flows
4. Force Main Flows will be closer to the Pump flows 

5. Select Advanced Force Main Solution and Flow Attenuation the Run Manager	Force Main Flows will be closer to the Pump flows
   The overall Continuity Error will be Better	Gravity mains will be closer to the Force Main Flows

Advanced Force Main Solution and Gravity Main Attenuation in InfoSewer for better Pump, Force Main, Gravity Main Simulations