Innovyze Releases InfoSWMM Generation V13, Spearheading New Era in GIS-Centric Smart Wastewater Modeling

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Innovyze Releases InfoSWMM Generation V13, Spearheading New Era in GIS-Centric Smart Wastewater Modeling

Latest Release Gives Communities Groundbreaking Network Simulation Power and Full Compatibility with SWMM 5.1

Broomfield, Colorado, USA, October 21, 2014 — In its ongoing quest to equip the wastewater industry with the world’s most comprehensive and innovative smart network modeling and management solutions, Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced the worldwide availability of the V13 Generation of its industry-leading InfoSWMM for ArcGIS (Esri, Redlands, CA). InfoSWMM V13 provides unique new capabilities and enhancements that comprise the most advanced approach to guiding and optimizing collection systems planning, designs, operations and management. The only urban drainage modeling solution certified by the National Association of GIS-centric Software, the full-featured InfoSWMM analysis and design program delivers the highest rate of return in the industry. All operations of a typical sewer system — from analysis and design to management functions such as water quality assessment, pollution prediction, sediment transport and deposition, urban flooding, real-time control, and record keeping — are addressed in a single, fully integrated geoengineering environment. The program’s powerful hydraulic and water quality computational engine is based on the latest SWMM 5.1 version, which is endorsed by the USEPA and certified by FEMA. These features and more deliver an enhanced modeling experience and greater realism of displayed results — advantages that translate to increased productivity, reduced costs, higher accuracy, better efficiency, and improved designs. InfoSWMM also serves as a robust base platform for advanced modeling, operational, capital planning, and analytics-driven asset management extensions. Some of these critical applications include InfoSWMM 2D (two-dimensional surface flood modeling), CapPlan (risk-based capital planning and asset performance modeling), InfoMaster (GIS-centric asset management), and RDII Analyst (rainfall-dependent inflow and infiltration planning and analysis). The release of InfoSWMM V13 extends previous generations’ capabilities with over 50 new features, improvements, and groundbreaking innovations in geoengineering productivity and efficiency. These advances greatly simplify, accelerate, and integrate urban drainage network engineering, helping wastewater engineers develop better designs and operational improvements faster. Among the new features are new LID modules specifically for Green Roofs and Rain Gardens, addition of a modified Horton method for infiltration, the ability to use a second user-supplied equation for groundwater outflow as well as a conduit’s OPEN/CLOSED status in both control rules premise conditions and action clauses, addition of both evaporation and seepage from conduits, ability to save a hot start file that contains the full state of the system, the addition of  conduit flow volume as a time series output variable, and summary tables enhancements. “Our priorities have always been to advance the frontiers of smart network modeling technology and support our customers’ successes by helping them be more productive, innovative and competitive —imperatives in today’s economy,” said Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., BCEEM, NAE, Hon.D.WRE, Dist.D.NE, F.ASCE, President, COO and Chief Technical Officer of Innovyze. “This major InfoSWMM release delivers on our promise to equip our customers with the ultimate ArcGIS-centric decision support tool for sewer collection and urban drainage systems. Like its predecessors, InfoSWMM V13 sets a new standard for quality and high-performance network modeling and management with unrivaled power and speed, cutting-edge capabilities, rich functionality and ease of use. From top to bottom, it is designed for record modeling performance that enables users to increase their productivity and quality while achieving their engineering, sustainability and business goals.” Pricing and Availability  Upgrade to InfoSWMM V13 (and H2OMAP SWMM V13) is now available worldwide by subscription. Subscription members can immediately download the new version free of charge directly from www.innovyze.com. The Innovyze Subscription Program is a friendly customer support and software maintenance program that ensures the longevity and usefulness of Innovyze products. It gives subscribers instant access to new functionality as it is developed, along with automatic software updates and upgrades. For the latest information on the Innovyze Subscription Program, visit www.innovyze.com or contact your local Innovyze Channel Partner.

How to Draw the Top Width in @INNOVYZE #InfoSWMM for Transects OR HEC-RAS Open Channels

Here is a procedure that works for me to draw the top width for transects from the InfoSWMM model results:

1. Make a map display of the maximum top width during the simulation, the variable is MXTOP_WIDH and will added to the Arc Map TOC
2. Use the Buffer Command in Arc Map and a field of MXTOP_WIDH
3.  the Buffer Command in Arc Map and the Pipe or Link feature class
4. I have Arc Map Standard so I cannot use Create Polygons from Lines or Advanced Editing which might work for you http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//01m600000015000000
5. There is a buffer polygon made with a different width for each link

   

   How to Draw the Top Width in InfoSWMM for Transects

Weekday and weekend hourly time patterns for Dry Weather inflows are now correctly applied in a mutually exclusive manner in #SWMM 5.1

This is a code note about change 52 in the newer EPA SWMM 5.1.x C code

52. Weekday and weekend hourly time patterns for Dry Weather inflows are now correctly applied in a mutually exclusive manner.

 Here is the code from SWMM 5.0.022

double inflow_getDwfInflow(TDwfInflow* inflow, int month, int day, int hour)

//

//  Input:   inflow = dry weather inflow data structure

//           month = current month of year of simulation

//           day = current day of week of simulation

//           hour = current hour of day of simulation

//  Output:  returns value of dry weather inflow parameter

//  Purpose: computes dry weather inflow value at a specific point in time.

//

{

    int    i,                          // pattern type index

           p;                          // pattern index

    double f = 1.0;                    // pattern factor

    for (i=0; i<4 i="" o:p="">

    {

        p = inflow->patterns[i];

        if ( p >= 0 ) f *= inflow_getPatternFactor(p, month, day, hour);       //(5.0.019 - LR)

    }

    return f * inflow->avgValue;   

Here is the new 2014+ code,  which adjusts the pattern  factor based on the day of the week.

double inflow_getDwfInflow(TDwfInflow* inflow, int month, int day, int hour)

//

//  Input:   inflow = dry weather inflow data structure

//           month = current month of year of simulation

//           day = current day of week of simulation

//           hour = current hour of day of simulation

//  Output:  returns value of dry weather inflow parameter

//  Purpose: computes dry weather inflow value at a specific point in time.

//

{

    int    p1, p2;                     // pattern index

    double f = 1.0;                    // pattern factor

    p1 = inflow->patterns[MONTHLY_PATTERN];

    if ( p1 >= 0 ) f *= inflow_getPatternFactor(p1, month, day, hour);   // Pattern f value is 1 * The Monthly Factor

    p1 = inflow->patterns[DAILY_PATTERN];

    if ( p1 >= 0 ) f *= inflow_getPatternFactor(p1, month, day, hour);   // Pattern f value is last f * The Daily Factor

    p1 = inflow->patterns[HOURLY_PATTERN];

    p2 = inflow->patterns[WEEKEND_PATTERN];

    if ( p2 >= 0 )

    {

        if ( day == 0 || day == 6 )

            f *= inflow_getPatternFactor(p2, month, day, hour); // Pattern f value is last f * The Hourly Factor for Saturday and Sunday

        else if ( p1 >= 0 )

            f *= inflow_getPatternFactor(p1, month, day, hour); // Pattern f value is last f * The Hourly Factor Monday to Friday

    }

    else if ( p1 >= 0 ) f *= inflow_getPatternFactor(p1, month, day, hour);  // Pattern f value is last f * The Hourly Factor

    return f * inflow->avgValue;

GUI Compilation Note for the #SWMM 5.1.x Delphi Code

This is for Students who want to make their own customized version of the SWMM5 GUI Interface. You can use the Embarcadero Starter Version for XE2 to XE7.  Here are the main files you download from the EPA There may be a problem with teechart and the starter version - see the note here http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/XE7/en/FireMonkey_and_TeeChart  I got it work in XE7 but I did have to remove XPPRINTER references from the Delphi code.  

CONTENTS OF SWMM5.1.007_GUI.ZIP
=============================

Note from the EPA: This archive contains source code for the Windows graphical user interface portion of Version 5.1.007 of the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM). The interface was written using Embarcadero's Delphi XE2 (www.embarcadero.com). The name of the Delphi project containing the code is Epaswmm5. All of the files for the project can be found in the GUI5_1_007.ZIP file within this archive.

Before the Epaswmm5 project can be loaded into Delphi's Integrated Development Environment (IDE), several special components must be installed into the IDE's component pallette. The source code for these components is contained in the COMPONENTS.ZIP file in this archive. Consult the Delphi Users Guide for instructions on how to install these components. 

My note:  The Delphi Starter versions for XE2 to XE7 also can create a customized SWMM5.1 GUI.  You can by the Embarcadero Starter Version for $209 USD.  As explained in the readme from the EPA Site, Delphi uses the Delphi Interface (Bullet 1), the F(form files), D(dialog files), U(Utility files), Txt (Interface Rules) as shown in Bullet 2 and Components that work with the Forms of the Delphi Compiler (Bullet 3).  See Figure 1 below for an example. 

Figure 1. Delphi XE7 Interface for SWMM 5.1.007

Here is how to use the Components

CONTENTS OF COMPONENTS.ZIP
==========================
This archive contains the source code for several 32-bit Delphi
custom components. The components and the files used to install
them are listed below.

-------------------------------
OpenTxtFileDialog (OpenDlg.pas)
-------------------------------
Windows standard Open File dialog with a preview window for text files.

---------------------
NumEdit (NumEdit.pas)
---------------------
Text box control that limits entries to valid numerical values.

-----------------------------
PageSetupDialog (PgSetup.pas)
-----------------------------
Dialog control that selects a printer and page orientation, margins,
and headers/footers.

-----------------------------
VirtualListBox (VirtList.pas)
-----------------------------
Listbox control that allows an unlimited number of items.

---------------------------
PrintControl (Xprinter.pas)
---------------------------
Nonvisual control that handles printing of text, tables, and graphics.
Includes a print preview feature. Documentation is provided in the file
Xprinter.doc.

What do the Components look like?

Figure 2. Delphi Components on a Form

EPA SWMM Build 5.1.007 (9/15/2014) with New Feature Images

SWMM 5.1 Update History

=======================

Build 5.1.007 (9/15/2014)

Engine Updates, more information and code shown on the EPA Website:

1.   A new feature that provides monthly adjustments for

     temperature, evaporation rate, and rainfall was added.

2.   Support for reading the new GHCN-Daily climate data

     files available from NCDC's Climate Data Online service

     was added.

3.   In addition to lateral groundwater flow, a custom

     equation can now also be used for seepage flow to

     a deeper groundwater aquifer.

4.   The [GW_FLOW] section of the project file was renamed

     to [GWF] and its format was changed to accommodate

     both lateral and deep groundwater flow equations.

5.   A new Weir parameter was added that specifies if the

     weir can surcharge using an orifice equation or not.

     Surcharging was the only option in SWMM 5.0 but was

     switched to no surcharging in earlier 5.1 releases.

     This new parameter accommodates both closed top weirs

     that can surcharge and open channel weirs that cannot.

6.   The formula used to recover infiltration capacity during

     dry periods for the Modified Horton method was revised.

7.   The initial cumulative infiltration into the upper soil

     zone for Green-Ampt infiltration had been incorrectly

     set to the maximum value instead of zero.

8.   All of the Green-Ampt infiltration functions were

     re-factored to make the code easier to follow.

9.   The calculation of infiltration out of the bottom of a

     Bio-Retention Cell or Permeable Pavement LID unit with a

     zero-depth storage layer was corrected.

10.  Most of the LID simulation routines were modified to

     provide more accurate results under flooded conditions.

11.  Results written to the detailed LID results report now

     always correspond to a full reporting time step.

12.  The name of the variable used to represent the height of

     the receiving channel bottom in a user-defined groundwater

     flow equation was corrected to match the name displayed

     in the GUI's Groundwater Editor dialog (Hcb).

13.  A problem with the program crashing when a climate file

     was used to provide evaporation rates for open channels

     and storage nodes when runoff was not computed (as when

     there were no subcatchments in the project) was fixed.

14.  Flow and pollutant routing mass balance accounting was

     modified to correctly handle negative external inflows.

15.  The procedure for computing the area available for seepage

     out of a storage node that has a tabular storage curve was

     corrected.

16.  Seepage from storage units can now be modeled using Green-

     Ampt infiltration, which makes the seepage rate a function

     of storage level. The constant seepage rate option can

     still be used by setting the G-A initial moisture deficit

     to 0.

17.  The function that finds depth as a function of volume from

     a storage curve was corrected for the case where the depth

     falls within a portion of the curve where area is constant

     with depth (i.e., vertical side walls).

GUI Updates:

1.   The Object Toolbar was restored.

2.   A new page was added to the Climatology Editor to edit

     values for monthly adjustments for temperature, evaporation,

     and rainfall.

3.   A field for the new weir surcharge option was added to the

     Weir Property editor.

4.   A problem with the current project being closed without

     asking if it should be saved first whenever a new style

     theme was selected from the Program Preferences dialog

     has been fixed.

5.   The default seepage rate from an LID storage layer was changed.

6.   The Infiltration Editor was restored for editing Green-Ampt

     parameters for storage unit seepage loss.

7.   The Groundwater Flow Equation Editor was extended to accept

     equations for deep groundwater flow.

History of EPA SWMM versions (from Wikipedia)

Transects in InfoSWMM and SWMM5

Transects in #InfoSWMM and #SWMM5

• There is only one transect per link and the shape stays the same from the  upstream to the downstream node
• The links are irregular channels with the name of the imported HEC-RAS transect defining the shape of the transect (Bullet 1)
• The transects are converted from the station/elevation pairs to normalized depth and width tables (Bullet 2)
• The inverts used for the links are independent of the station/elevation pairs, if the offset is zero then the  invert of the link equals the invert of the upstream or downstream node (Bullet 3)
• The normalized tables are shown in the text report file (Bullet 4)
• If the node depth or rim elevation is lower than the depth of the transect the depth is increased internally in the engine (Bullet 5)
• If you only have one transect for the culvert you can assign the same transect name to both the upstream and downstream irregular links

  

  Transect Information