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QA/QC version based on v22 of EPA SWMM 5 with the ability to read older SWMM 5 OUT files.
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Epaswmm5.exe
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Video: How Snowflakes Are Formed
February 4th, 2012 | Posted by Jaime Menchén in Science Videos
This time-lapse video lasts 11 seconds, with no music or voice-over. And still you’ll want to see it over and over again. The…
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Fateme Fallah replied to Fateme Fallah's discussion 'Uncertainty Analysis'
Dear Lionel,
This matter is explained in Appendix D of SWMM manual under the title of “Command line SWMM”. So in MATLAB you can use below format under DOS window:
"The address of place that SWMM is there" input…
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Now the new images, courtesy of the Suomi NPP satellite (2012):
The above two photos are pretty much what you would see with your naked eyes if you were at the altitude of this satellite. It's humbling to realize that all you…
Lionel replied to Lionel's discussion 'Linking Matlab with SWMM5'
Thanks Robert for your prompt help!
Lionel replied to Fateme Fallah's discussion 'Uncertainty Analysis'
Hi Fateme Fallah,
I am doing something similar but in my case I am varying the infiltration factor. I am not very good with Matlab so require a bit of help on the coding. I would like to check if you have been successful in your attempt to…
Robert Dickinson replied to Lionel's discussion 'Linking Matlab with SWMM5'
Hi, This thread has some info
http://www.swmm2000.com/forum/topics/uncertainty-analysis
as does this
http://www.swmm2000.com/forum/topics/link-swmm-with-matlab
http://www.swmm2000.com/forum/topics/combining-swmm-and-matlab
Linking Matlab with SWMM5
Hi, I am currently trying to use Matlab to create a set of random values and inputting these random values into SWMM 5 to vary the different parameters (e.g. decay constant) so I will get a range of results. Has anyone done it before? Thanks!See More
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North Carolina City Chooses InfoSewer
North Carolina City Chooses InfoSewerArcGIS Based Sewer Modeling Package Helps Hendersonville, NC Model and Manage Its Collection SystemBroomfield, Colorado, USA, January 31, 2012Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for wet infrastructure, today announced the City of Hendersonville, North Carolina, has selected InfoSewer for ArcGIS (Esri, Redlands, CA) as its sewer modeling platform.InfoSewer has helped define the standard in the industry for…See More
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North Carolina City Chooses InfoSewer
North Carolina City Chooses InfoSewerArcGIS Based Sewer Modeling Package Helps Hendersonville, NC Model and Manage Its Collection SystemBroomfield, Colorado, USA, January 31, 2012Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for wet infrastructure, today announced the City of Hendersonville, North Carolina, has selected InfoSewer for ArcGIS (Esri, Redlands, CA) as its sewer modeling platform.InfoSewer has helped define the standard in the industry for…See More
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The Importance of Viewing Results at the Proper Time Scale
Subject: The Importance of Viewing Results at the Proper Time Scale
In SWMM 5 when you are simulating rapidly changing flow – such as pump flows – it is important to remember that you are only seeing the results of the simulation at your selected report time step. Here is an example model with the same number of pump starts for all three simulations (318), the same average time step during the simulation (10 seconds) but different…
Added by Robert Dickinson on February 5, 2012 at 11:39pm — No Comments
An Example of the Importance of the Term DQ4 in the SWMM 5 St Venant Solution
Subject: An Example of the Importance of the Term DQ4 in the SWMM 5 St Venant Solution
The four terms are are used in the new flow for a time step of Qnew:
Qnew = (Qold – dq2 + dq3 + dq4) / ( 1 + dq1)
when the force main or gravity main is full dq3 and dq4 are zero and Qnew = (Qold – dq2) / ( 1 + dq1)
The dq4 term…
Added by Robert Dickinson on February 5, 2012 at 10:14pm — No Comments
Use the SWMM 5 Scatter Graph to show the Pump Curve used during the Simulation
Subject: Use the SWMM 5 Scatter Graph to show the Pump Curve used during the Simulation
You can use a scatter graph to show the relationship between the pump during the simulation and the Storage Depth. If the pump is on the curve based on the pump summary table then the scatter graph should look like the pump curve. The pump summary…
Added by Robert Dickinson on February 5, 2012 at 8:45pm — No Comments
Thanks to Plants, We Will Never Find a Planet Like Earth
Thanks to Plants, We Will Never Find a Planet Like Earth
Earth's flora is responsible for the glaciers and rivers that have created this planet's distinctive landscape
Perhaps even more surprisingly, vascular plants formed the kinds of rivers we see around us today, according to …
Added by Robert Dickinson on February 5, 2012 at 5:38pm — No Comments
How to Import the SWMM 5 Report File as a Layer in InfoSWMM
The idea of this blog of note is to show how one may extract information from the SWMM 5 or InfoSWMM RPT file and import the Excel File as a feature in InfoSWMM. This blog has an example Excel file to illustrate the linkage. The steps…
Added by Robert Dickinson on February 4, 2012 at 8:59pm — No Comments
How to Approximate a Timer in the RTC Rules of SWMM 5
SWMM 5 does not have a explicit timer in its Real Time Control (RTC) rules but you can approximate it by using a Control Curve as in the attached example model. The Control Curve will modify the setting of the Weir by the Inflow to the Storage node. You can…
Added by Robert Dickinson on February 4, 2012 at 11:36am — No Comments
North Carolina City Chooses InfoSewer
North Carolina City Chooses InfoSewer
ArcGIS Based Sewer Modeling Package Helps Hendersonville, NC Model and Manage Its Collection System
Broomfield, Colorado, USA, January 31, 2012
Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for wet infrastructure, today announced the City of Hendersonville, North Carolina, has selected InfoSewer for ArcGIS (Esri, Redlands, CA) as its sewer modeling…
Added by Robert Dickinson on January 31, 2012 at 1:18pm — No Comments
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Added by Robert Dickinson on January 29, 2012 at 2:45pm — 3 Comments
Three Flow Divider Link Example in SWMM 5
You can have more than 2 downstream OUTLET Type links in the SWMM 5 dynamic wave solution. Each link, Under5, Over5 and ReturnFlow is an OUTLET Link with a rating curve depth/flow table. Depending on the depth in the storage node DIVIDER, the flow is…
Added by Robert Dickinson on January 28, 2012 at 7:01pm — No Comments
Example SWMM 5 Model for Activated Sludge
Note: Example SWMM 5 Model for Activated Sludge
Here is one example of how to model an activated sludge tank. The image is Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated_sludge) and is the watermark background in the SWMM 5 GUI. There is…
Added by Robert Dickinson on January 28, 2012 at 6:24pm — No Comments
Output Statstics Manager to find negative flows in InfoSWMM
Subject: Output Statstics Manager to find negative flows in InfoSWMM
Output Statstics Manager to find negative flows with these parameters:
1. Pipe Features
2. Use a Domain with your force…
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Flow Dividers in SWMM 5 Dynamic Routing
You can have flow dividers in SWMM 5 dynamic routing by using Storage Nodes for the dividers, OUTLET links for the downstream links and minimizing downstream HGL effects. The needed components are:
1. A Storage Node for the divider node as a OUTLET Link does not have a Surface…
Added by Robert Dickinson on January 28, 2012 at 8:30am — No Comments
Major Bulgarian Utility Chooses InfoNet For Effective Network Management
Major Bulgarian Utility Chooses InfoNet For Effective Network Management ViK Lovetch Utility Looks to Innovyze Solution to Manage Its Extensive, Complex Water Network |
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Added by Robert Dickinson on January 24, 2012 at 7:18pm — No Comments
The Keep and Dampen options and their effect on the four main terms of the St Venant equation
Note: The Keep and Dampen options and their effect on the four main terms of the St Venant equation.
The four terms are are used in the new flow for a time step of Qnew:
…
ContinueAdded by Robert Dickinson on January 24, 2012 at 8:15am — No Comments
The Keep and Dampen options and their effect on the four main terms of the St Venant equation
Note: The Keep and Dampen options and their effect on the four main terms of the St Venant equation.
The four terms are are used in the new flow for a time step of Qnew:
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ContinueAdded by Robert Dickinson on January 24, 2012 at 8:15am — No Comments
Rooftop gardens could solve Singapore’s flooding problem
Rooftop gardens could solve Singapore’s flooding problem
By Tyler Falk | January 18, 2012, 9:09 AM PST
From SmartPlanet…
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Surcharged Node and the Link Connection in SWMM 5
A surcharged node in SWMM 5 uses this point iteration equation (Figure 1):
dY/dt = dQ / The sum of the Connecting Link values of dQ/dH
where Y is the depth in the node, dt is the time step, H is the head across the link (downstream – upstream), dQ is the net inflow into the node and dQ/dH is…
ContinueAdded by Robert Dickinson on January 16, 2012 at 11:56am — No Comments
How to Make Icons and Expand the Toolbars in InfoSWMM and InfoSewer
You can customize the toolbars in InfoSWMM and InfoSewer by clicking on Customize and performing 4 steps:
Step 1. Click on Customize
Step 2. Move the tool from the Command list to the…
ContinueAdded by Robert Dickinson on January 15, 2012 at 5:38pm — No Comments
How do I correct a fatal error resulting in automatic shutdown in ArcMap?
If you cannot open ArcMap, InfoSewer or InfoSWMM at all and get a fatal Esri error the problem may be the file normal.mxt
“If the startup file in ArcGIS Desktop or component applications (e.g., ArcMap, ArcGlobe, ArcScene) is corrupt, a fatal error can…
Added by Robert Dickinson on January 15, 2012 at 10:35am — No Comments
SWMM 5 Engine Updates between v13 and v22 by Category
Subject: SWMM 5 Engine Updates between v13 and v22 by Category
The complete list of engine and GUI changes can be found in this text file on the EPA Site http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/wswrd/wq/models/swmm/epaswmm5_updates.txt
This note categorizes the engine changes by aggregating dynamic wave solution changes, surface…
ContinueAdded by Robert Dickinson on January 13, 2012 at 8:22am — No Comments
Featured Blog Posts
- The Importance of Viewing Results at the Proper Time Scale
- An Example of the Importance of the Term DQ4 in the SWMM 5 St Venant Solution
- Use the SWMM 5 Scatter Graph to show the Pump Curve used during the Simulation
- Thanks to Plants, We Will Never Find a Planet Like Earth
- How to Import the SWMM 5 Report File as a Layer in InfoSWMM
- How to Approximate a Timer in the RTC Rules of SWMM 5
- North Carolina City Chooses InfoSewer
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- The Importance of Viewing Results at the Proper Time Scale
- An Example of the Importance of the Term DQ4 in the SWMM 5 St Venant Solution
- Use the SWMM 5 Scatter Graph to show the Pump Curve used during the Simulation
- Thanks to Plants, We Will Never Find a Planet Like Earth
- How to Import the SWMM 5 Report File as a Layer in InfoSWMM
- How to Approximate a Timer in the RTC Rules of SWMM 5
- North Carolina City Chooses InfoSewer
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