Via @Boonsri I Don't Make New Year's Resolutions, I Create Processes (And So Should You)

By Boonsri Dickinson

I spent 6 and a half years studying chemical engineering at the University of Florida and the University of Colorado at Boulder, writing out flow charts for industrial processes. Much of my time was spent thinking about oil rigs and pharmaceutical companies.

Earlier…

Here’s a photo of my dad holding me when I was super little outside my childhood home at The University of Florida. Yes, I actually grew up on campus! And the other photo is of me at the pool we always went to. 

Read about my dad’s obsession with water.

My Dad is Obsessed with Water

He always has been now that I think about it. When I was a little girl living in Gainesville, FL, he would take me down a path less traveled to get to the pool.

We’d walk in the creek and through a tunnel, instead of walking on the sidewalk and on the crosswalk. He showed me that you can make your own rules. Through the daily treks in the creek, I learned that what is important is the adventure that you make for yourself, not the destination. 

Watch the Elemental original story here: From Bacteria to Sperm, the Fascinating World of Low Reynolds Number Flows - it is not here, however.

So when my dad wrote this story about his 40 year career as an engineer, it got me thinking about why I decided to work in Jason Butler’s lab at the University of Florida while I was an undergraduate.

Why was I fascinated by water too? Growing up in Florida, with a culture that centers around sunshine and time in the water, I think water just becomes a need like anything else, one that you can definitely take for granted.

As I recall, it was the summer of 2005 and I was working in Butler’s lab, preparing a microfluidic device that would pump DNA through it. I had to get the experiment ready in the chemical engineering department, but would then have to venture out into the 90 degree weather to look at the flow under a microscope. Even though the experiments never quite worked the way I wanted it to, I always thought it was beautiful to watch the green, fluorescent DNA molecules flow through the microfluidic channel that was made specifically for me by a collaborating graduate student. I had access to the powerful confocal microscope, so I could see what was going on in this micro world and what I was seeing at that moment was a molecule that was breaking all rules that I have ever known about the flow of water as seen by my naked eyes. It was as if I was unlocking a world of possibilities in a world that was invisible to the real world and only I could see the phenomena unfold in the dark microscope room.

The fact that molecules flowing under low Reynolds number do not follow the same rules as the rules that govern the world we live in fascinated me. Molecules that move in low Reynolds number required their own set of rules to get around. Thinking about that is what kept me showing up that summer, even though the series of experiments I ran just failed again and again. I had nothing to show for all my hard work, except for experience. I didn’t know this at the time, but that is the whole point in doing anything. I only had to endure the failed experiments for one summer. Many scientists spend 20 or more years investigating a field of science before they begin to find promising results.

Besides my college lab project, there was always something else about the engineering department at UF that I felt a connection to. I practically grew up in the engineering building at UF because my dad was working in the environmental engineering department and would take me there when he needed to use the computers. I never really understood at my young age exactly what he was doing. All I knew was that he was interested in water and computers.

Watch a film I made, after my dad emailed me: “We love you and I hope you find your meaning and your love but you seem to have found your creativity and wisdom.”

After reading my dad’s most recent description of his work, I’m still not entirely sure what he does (just teasing Dad).

But one thing that he said to me always stuck with me: Do what you love to do and you’ll be happy. It wasn’t so much him telling me that as me witnessing him obsessively code the computer and wait for the simulations to take their course throughout the night, often times ignoring his surroundings. While he was in the same room, he seemed to inhabit a different world all together. Except when we went to the pool. His attention seemed to be completely present on walking in the creek to get there and also swimming laps in the pool. Going to the pool was a daily activity. I remember staying in the water so long, my skin got prune-like. In fact, we probably spent more time in the water, then we spent on land together. I’m happy to see that he’s been working on modeling water for 40 years and his interest in it keeps on growing. And that the code keeps getting more and more complex!

So when I published the Elemental original story about Howard Stone, a renown chemical engineering professor at Princeton University, I had this nostalgic feeling because I remembered my time in Butler’s lab. Remember the time I spent preparing experiments so I could study what would happen to DNA when I pumped them through microfluidic devices. 

I sent the video story about low Reynolds number to my dad, and he wanted to write about Reynolds number because he is interested in it. He clarified that he wouldn’t scoop me and that he is interested in high Reynolds number, not low Reynolds number which seemed to capture my imagination.

And to think my dad’s interested in water began in high school, when he was just 17 years old. He learned about SWMM in a brochure from the University of Florida and he thought that working on water resources would be a good way to spend his professional career. So in many ways, that brochure influenced my childhood years, as I roamed around the engineering department at UF. But it also influenced my adventures: the creeks I explored, the pools I swam in, and the beaches I visited.

He actually made this to describe his career progression. You can follow my dad @RDickinson or @InnovyzeRobert on Twitter if you want to stay up-to-date on water related issues.

In case you missed it, also check out the Elemental original story about lego microfluidics: This is not here @Boonsri

I’m curious to know how your childhood and college experiences influenced your career and life decisions. Let me know in the comments!

Boonsri Dickinson's Fascinating Journey to the World of Science: A Splash of Adventure and a Spark of Curiosity 🌊💡

By Boonsri Dickinson

Growing up amidst the vibrant campus of the University of Florida, Boonsri Dickinson's life was intertwined with the world of science and engineering from an early age. Her father, a passionate and dedicated engineer, instilled in her a deep fascination for water and its intricate complexities. 💧

Boonsri's childhood was filled with unconventional adventures, venturing through creeks and tunnels instead of sidewalks, guided by her father's belief in creating one's own path. 🌳👣 These escapades instilled in her the importance of pursuing one's passions and embracing the journey, rather than just focusing on the destination. 🗺️

During her undergraduate studies at the University of Florida, Boonsri's fascination with water led her to Jason Butler's lab, where she delved into the mesmerizing world of microfluidics. 🧪💉 There, she encountered the captivating behavior of molecules under low Reynolds numbers, defying the conventional rules of fluid flow. 🔬

Despite the challenges and setbacks she faced in her experiments, Boonsri's fascination with low Reynolds number flows remained unwavering. 🧪🧪 She found beauty in the movement of fluorescent DNA molecules through microfluidic channels, a spectacle visible only under the powerful confocal microscope. 🧬✨

Her father's unwavering dedication to his work, often spending nights coding and simulating water models, further ignited Boonsri's passion for science and engineering. 💻👨‍💻 She witnessed firsthand his love for his work, which transcended the boundaries of time and space. 🚀

The influence of her father's career extended beyond the lab, shaping Boonsri's childhood adventures, exploring creeks, swimming countless laps, and spending cherished moments by the water. 🌊🏊‍♀️ These experiences fostered a deep connection to nature and a lifelong appreciation for the wonders of water. 💧

Boonsri's journey to becoming a scientist is a testament to the power of curiosity, perseverance, and the unwavering support of loved ones. 🧠💪💕 Her story reminds us that the path to scientific discovery is often filled with unexpected twists and turns, but it is the unwavering pursuit of knowledge and the passion for unraveling nature's mysteries that drive us forward. 🔍✨

What would be the perfect format for a Water Related Engineering Blog?

What would be the perfect format for a Water Related Engineering Blog?

A note for my readers.  I am having an internal public discussion with myself.  If you have other ideas or suggestions please email me.  I get a lot of emails and very little non spam comments on my blogs. It is probably a characteristic of engineers who work for a living. 

What would be the best or perfect format for a  Water Blog?

1. A general introduction to why the blog matters to the reader and what will either be explained or demonstrated in the blog.
2. An introduction to the feature discussed in the blog.
3. An equation or psuedo code to illustrate the fundamentals of the item discussed in the blog,
4. A few images showing how the feature discussed is used in the Water related Software.
5. Sensitivity Analysis for the feature or a least a mention of how sensitive the parameter of feature is in the model
6. Drawbacks of the feature, or known workarounds.
7. Related Blogs and URL's
8. Summary of what was discussed.

Here are other blog making ideas

http://www.successfulblogging.com/16-rules-of-blog-writing-which-ones-are-you-breaking/
Here is a long snippet from the above mentioned post

16 Rules of Blog Writing and Layout

1. Format every blog post Careful formatting will make your blog posts easier for people to scan. Write your posts with the page layout in mind or edit them to make sure they’re well formatted for scan reading.

2. Constrain column width Keep the blog post column width about 80 characters or less (including spaces) and your readers will thank you for it. Check out these before and after screen shots of Under the Mango Tree. I advised Stacyann to update her blog to make it easier to read and changing the column width for the main body of text was one of the first things we sorted out. Wide columns of text are an instant turn off and very hard to read. The difference is incredible and it’s such a simple change.

3. Use Headers and Sub-headers Headers and sub-headers will break up long blog posts, help people scan read your blog and convince them to read the post. Read How to Write Hypnotic Headlines to read more about the importance of headlines and headers for blog writing.

4. Use lists Numbered lists or bullet pointed lists help people scan blog posts fast and find the information they’re looking for quickly.

5. Use punctuation Use full stops, commas, dashes and colons to break up each paragraph into smaller pieces of information that make sense quickly. No one wants to read the same sentence several times to try to make sense of it. If you’re not confident about punctuation keep sentences short. As you practice writing and start to improve you can experiment and lengthen your sentences, chucking in a long one here and there to keep things interesting for readers, and make sure they’re really paying attention. Long sentences are fine but check that every sentence makes sense and the meaning is clear.

6. Short paragraphs Because reading is harder online it’s best to break text into manageable chunks. Paragraphs should be much shorter online than on paper with two to six sentences per paragraph a good guideline for blog posts.

7. Font type Sans-serif fonts (without the squiggly bits) are generally supposed to be easier to read on-screen, in particular Verdana. Successful Blogging uses the sans-serif font Roboto (without the squiggly bits) which is also designed for easy reading on-screen.

8. Font size Big is better. Teeny tiny writing is hard to read online, even for people with 20/20 vision like me. Make it bigger. Check out some of your favorite blogs, compare the font size they use and decide what works best for your readers. If they’re older they might prefer even bigger text than the average blog reader.

9. Be bold Don’t overuse bold text or it loses its effectiveness but do use bold text to make a splash and highlight important sentences that will catch people’s attention and draw them into, or on with, the blog post. 

10. Drop the italics Italics are hard to read in print. Couple that with on-screen reading already being challenging and banish italics from your blog writing. I hate them. If you can avoid italics please do.

11. Capital letters Use capitals for proper nouns and at the beginning of sentences but avoid writing all in capitals because it’s harder to read. PLUS USING CAPITAL LETTERS CONSTANT IS THE ONLINE EQUIVALENT OF BEING SHOUTED AT. Sorry, just wanted to get the point across.

12. White space

Readers need somewhere to rest the eye and a good blog layout leaves plenty of blank space.

CLICK TO TWEET

Make sure your blog isn’t too busy or distracting and gives readers somewhere to rest their eye from time to time.

13. Background color Most blogs and websites get the contrast between text color and background color right, but make sure your blog background doesn’t make the text hard to read. It makes me sad that a white background with black text has become the default for most blogs. Bright yellow text on a black background is easiest to read but that’s a confrontational look. Dark text on a light background has a wider appeal but consider using another light color for the background as white gives off a harsh glare. There are plenty of choices which look good and are still easy to read but without the glare of white: try light grey, minty green or pale yellow.

14. Use images

Good use of images will draw readers in to your blog posts. Sometimes I read a post purely because I like the image. Ideally your images will add to your blog or emphasize your message. Even if they can’t do that use them to break up text, draw your reader’s eye down the page and reward them for reading and spending time on your blog. Some blogs likeViperchill turn their headers and sub-headers into images which makes the text look more attractive and helps people scan read.

15. Be consistent  You don’t know how readers found your blog. You can’t be sure if they arrived straight at your latest post, on your about page or via an archived post. You can’t know which order people will read your blog in so every post you write needs to tell the same story about you, your message, your blog and your values.

16. Tell a story Speaking of stories, every blog post needs to have a beginning, a middle and an end. Think of it as an introduction, the main information and conclusion if you prefer. Even if you don’t give use those sub-headings because, hopefully, you’ve come up with hotter ones, do follow the convention to avoid confusing your readers.

Innovyze President Dr. Paul F. Boulos Elected Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers

Boulos Joins 12 Other Prominent Engineers in Receiving ASCE’s Highest Honor

Broomfield, Colorado, USA, April 7, 2015

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced that the Board of Direction of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has elected company president, COO and chief technical officer Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., BCEEM, Hon.D.WRE, Dist.D.NE, F.ASCE, NAE, to the grade of Distinguished Member (Dist.M.ASCE). Dr. Boulos is one of only 637 engineers in ASCE’s 163-year history to receive this prestigious distinction. He will be formally inducted on Monday, October 12, 2015 during the ASCE Annual Convention in New York City.

Founded in 1852, ASCE is America’s oldest national engineering society, representing more than 145,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 174 countries. The society defines a distinguished member as one who has made legendary contributions to the area of civil engineering and who has achieved eminence in his or her branch of engineering or field. Dr. Boulos was specifically recognized for his eminence as a foremost global expert in the theory and practice of computational hydraulics simulation technology for water/wastewater infrastructures. Distinguished Membership is the highest honor ASCE can bestow. The total number of Distinguished Members elected in any year typically does not exceed one for every 7,500 members.

“While I am truly honored and humbled by this momentous acknowledgement from my ASCE peers, it must be shared with my mentors and colleagues whose inspiration and support played a significant part in making my achievements possible,” Dr. Boulos said. “It’s wonderful to know that my contributions to water and wastewater infrastructure engineering — such a vital aspect of human life — are being recognized in this exceptional way.”

One of the world’s foremost experts on water resources and navigation engineering, Dr. Boulos is the author of nine authoritative books and more than 200 technical articles on issues critical to the water and wastewater industry. He has received a range of honors from national and international scientific and engineering societies, governments, universities and NGOs, including notable technical awards for excellence in scholarship from ASCE, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).

Dr. Boulos is a recipient of the U.S. Ellis Island Medal of Honor, one of America’s highest accolades; the Pride of Heritage Award from the Lebanese American Foundation; and the Lebanese American University Alumni of the Year Award. He was inducted into the University of Kentucky College of Engineering Hall of Distinction, the highest honor the university bestows on its alumni. Dr. Boulos was also awarded Honorary Diplomate status by the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE) as well as Distinguished Diplomate status in Navigation Engineering (Dist. D.NE) by the Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port & Navigation Engineers (ACOPNE), the top honors for both academies. He is a Diplomate (by Eminence) of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

Dr. Boulos is chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Lebanese American University (New York, NY, and Beirut, Lebanon) and serves on the Board of Trustees of AAWRE and ACOPNE; the Boards of Directors of Innovyze, MWH Global (Broomfield, CO); America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc./AMIDEAST (Washington, D.C.); the ASCE Industry Leaders Council (Reston, VA); the NAE Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society (CEES) Advisory Group; and the Dean’s International Council of the Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago (Chicago, IL). He has been a member of advisory boards and councils for many organizations, including the Buck Advisory Council of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging (Novato, CA); the USEPA Science Advisory Board; the Urban Water Resources Research Council of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI); and the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council.

For more information on ASCE, visit http://www.asce.org/.
About InnovyzeInnovyze is a leading global provider of wet infrastructure business analytics software solutions designed to meet the technological needs of water/wastewater utilities, government agencies, and engineering organizations worldwide. Its clients include the majority of the largest UK, Australasian, East Asian and North American cities, foremost utilities on all five continents, and ENR top-rated design firms. With unparalleled expertise and offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, the Innovyze connected portfolio of best-in-class product lines empowers thousands of engineers to competitively plan, manage, design, protect, operate and sustain highly efficient and reliable infrastructure systems, and provides an enduring platform for customer success. For more information, call Innovyze at +1 626-568-6868, or visit www.innovyze.com.
Innovyze Contact:Rajan RayDirector of Marketing and Client Service Manager
Rajan.Ray@innovyze.com
+1 626-568-6868

Camtasia version of Innovyze H2OCalc

Innovyze H20Calc - A simple hydrology and hydraulics calculator from Innovyze

SWMM5 on Wikiland and Wikipedia

SWMM5 Link Upstream Weighting

SWMM5 Link Upstream Weighting

Purpose: The purpose of this note is to explain a significant dynamic wave routing difference between EPA SWMM 5.0.013 and EPA SWMM 5.0.011 and before. A few people have detected a difference. The previous solution(s) would use only the midpoint area (Amid) and hydraulic radius (Rmid) in the dynamic wave solution. The new solution will use a slider or linear combination of the midpoint area (Amid) and hydraulic radius (Rmid) and the upstream cross sectional area (A1) and hydraulic radius (R1). The slider is based on the Froude number in the link.

Purpose: The purpose of this note is to explain a significant dynamic wave routing difference between EPASWMM 5.0.013/5.0.018 and EPA SWMM 5.0.011 and before. A few people have detected a difference. The previous solution(s) would use only the midpoint area (Amid) and hydraulic radius (Rmid) in the dynamic wave solution. The new solution will use a slider or linear combination of the midpoint area (Amid) and hydraulic radius (Rmid) and the upstream cross sectional area (A1) and hydraulic radius (R1). The slider is based on the Froude number in the link. The change involves the A and R link spacing in the two dominant terms of the St. Venant Equation: The new method is a linear combination or slider that weights the value of A and R in the St. Venant Equation based on the value of rho (), or where, Rho () is a function of the Froude number. The effect of this addition is that as the Froude number increases from 0.5 to 1.0 and beyond the area and hydraulic radius used as the pivot point in the St. Venant equation moves from the midpoint of the link to the upstream end of the link. When the Froude number is above 1.0 the St. Venant and Normal Flow equation both use the same cross sectional area and hydraulic radius which makes for a more stable model. Just for reference, the equation for Qnorm or the Manning's Equation flow is The equations for the calculation of Rho () as a function of the Froude Number (Fr) are:

If ALL of the follow conditions are true Rho ()is calculated:

the pipe is not full,
h1 >= h2, and
qLast > 0.

where, h1 is the head at the upstream end of the link, h2 is the head at the downstream end of the link and qLast is the last flow value in the link. If any of these conditions are true then rho = 1.0 and the value of A and R are the values Amid and Rmid, respectively. The next graph shows the relationship between Rho and the Froude Number.

The value of Awtd and Rwtd move from the midpoint of the link to the upstream end of the link as the Froude number increases from 0.5 to 1.0.

Conclusion: This change should make the solution more stable because there is no longer an oscillation between the St. Venant Equation A and R and the Normal Flow Equation A and R. Note: This was originally a Google Knol (which has be deprecated by Google).

SWMM5 on Wikiland and Wikipedia

Innovyze宣布全球支持EPANET和SWMM

Innovyze宣布全球支持EPANET和SWMM

突破性的舉措便於可持續水利基礎設施模型全球社區之間的技術轉讓

布魯姆菲爾德，科羅拉多州，美國，2015年3月31日

Innovyze，商業分析軟件和技術的智能基礎設施濕全球領先的創新者，今天宣布USEPA的旗艦全球支持  EPANET  和  SWMM  公共領域的軟件。通過提供其技術專長，  EPANET和  SWMM  社區，Innovyze是確保持續維護可持續的雨水，污水和供水系統的這些免費軟件模型。

可持續發展水利基礎設施模型應用於世界各地的規劃，分析，設計，和雨水，污水和飲用水配送管理的研究。  SWMM  可以模擬生成和流走，衛生流的傳輸，以及估計生產這種徑流風暴，衛生或聯合下水道相關的污染物負荷。隨著最近納入特定類型的綠色基礎設施低衝擊開發（LID）的水文性能控制模型可以用於同時考慮灰度的基礎設施的方法（例如，管道，隧道，高速率處理），而且可能更符合成本效益的綠色基礎設施的方法（例如，雨水花園，透水鋪裝，雨水桶）來管理雨水。  EPANET  可以幫自來水公司保持和提高水通過他們的飲用水配送系統提供給消費者品質。它也可以用來計劃和提高系統的液壓性能。該模型可以協助管，泵和閥的位置; 上漿; 能量最小化; 火流分析; 脆弱性研究; 和操作人員培訓。總之，這些車型給各市的工具，幫助他們開發出減少未經處理的廢水的釋放，提高了安全飲用水的供應成本效益的綠色和灰色的水務基礎設施的選項。

“Innovyze是最先進的可持續發展水利基礎設施的建模研究的先驅和發展，“保羅F. Boulos，博士，BCEEM，NAE，Hon.D.WRE，Dist.D.NE，F.ASCE，總裁，首席運營官和Innovyze首席技術官說。“該公司的業界領先的地理信息系統為中心的  InfoWater  和  InfoSWMM  產品套件極大地擴展的模擬和分析功能EPANET  和  SWMM5 車型。持續維護  EPANET  和  SWMM  既是我們和全球水和廢水社區的重要作用。它確保這些產品為他們的用戶的有用性和壽命。我們很高興推出這一舉措，以進一步幫助維持世界濕的基礎設施和提供解決方案，這樣的具有挑戰性的問題，如氣候變化，水安全，並符合環保要求。

“我們希望不斷激發水建模世界各地，並為他們提供電動工具做到這一點啟發他們，使我們可以一起建立和維持彈性的水利基礎設施，幫助推動經濟，為大家創造一個更美好的世界的東西“。

有關這些產品的更多信息，請訪問Innovyze在  www.innovyze.com  並選擇“ EPANET “或” SWMM。“培訓課上EPANET  和  SWMM  將通過Innovyze大學，可 http://www.innovyze.com/education /。

價格和供貨
都  EPANET  和  SWMM  可直接從Innovyze網站免費下載  www.innovyze.com 。訪問  Innovyze用戶論壇 也可以尋求與全球水和廢水建模社區的答案和交換信息（http://forums.innovyze.com/）。

關於Innovyze Innovyze是專為滿足水/廢水公用事業，政府機構和工程組織在全球的技術需求，濕基建業務分析軟件解決方案的全球領先供應商。其客戶包括大部分的最大的英國，澳大利亞，東亞和北美城市中，最重要的事業上的五大洲，並ENR頂級設計公司。公司在北美，歐洲和亞太地區無與倫比的專業知識和辦事處，Innovyze連接組合最佳的一流的產品線賦權數千名工程師的競爭性規劃，管理，設計，維護，運營和持續高效，可靠的基礎設施系統，並為客戶的成功創造了持久的平台。欲了解更多信息，請致電Innovyze +1 626-568-6868，或訪問  www.innovyze.com。

Innovyze聯繫人：雷拉詹營銷總監和客戶服務經理Rajan.Ray@innovyze.com +1 626-568-6868

Innovyze Announces Worldwide Support for EPANET and SWMM

Groundbreaking Initiative Facilitates Technology Transfer of Sustainable Water Infrastructure Models Between Global Communities

Broomfield, Colorado, USA, March 31, 2015

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced worldwide support for USEPA’s flagship EPANET and SWMM public domain software. By offering its technical expertise to the EPANETand SWMM communities, Innovyze is ensuring ongoing maintenance of these free software models of sustainable stormwater, wastewater, and water supply systems.

Sustainable water infrastructure models are used throughout the world for the planning, analysis, design, and research of stormwater, wastewater, and drinking water distribution management. SWMM can model the generation and transport of runoff and sanitary flows as well as estimate the production of pollutant loads associated with this runoff in storm, sanitary or combined sewers. With the recent inclusion of hydrologic performance of specific types of green infrastructure low impact development (LID) controls the model can be used to consider both grey infrastructure approaches (e.g., pipes, tunnels, high rate treatment), and potentially more cost-effective green infrastructure approaches (e.g., rain gardens, permeable pavement, rain barrels) for managing stormwater. EPANET can help water utilities maintain and improve the quality of water delivered to consumers through their drinking water distribution systems. It can also be used to plan and improve a system’s hydraulic performance. The model can assist with pipe, pump, and valve placement; sizing; energy minimization; fire flow analysis; vulnerability studies; and operator training. Together, these models give municipalities the tools to help them develop cost effective green and grey water infrastructure options that reduce the release of untreated wastewater and improve the availability of safe drinking water.

“Innovyze is a pioneer in cutting edge sustainable water infrastructure modeling research and development,” said Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., BCEEM, NAE, Hon.D.WRE, Dist.D.NE, F.ASCE, President, COO and Chief Technical Officer of Innovyze. “The company’s industry-leading GIS-centric InfoWater and InfoSWMM product suites greatly expand on the simulation and analysis capabilities ofEPANET and SWMM5 models. Ongoing maintenance of EPANET and SWMM is important both to us and to the global water and wastewater communities. It ensures the usefulness and longevity of these products for their users. We are pleased to launch this initiative to help further sustain the world’s wet infrastructures and provide solutions to such challenging problems as climate change, water security, and environmental compliance.

“We hope to continue to inspire water modelers worldwide and provide them the power tools to do the things that inspire them so that together we can build and sustain resilient water infrastructures that help drive the economy and create a better world for everyone.”

For more information about these products, visit Innovyze at www.innovyze.com and select “EPANET” or “SWMM.” Training classes onEPANET and SWMM will be available through the Innovyze University, http://www.innovyze.com/education/.

Pricing and Availability
Both EPANET and SWMM can be downloaded free directly from the Innovyze web site at www.innovyze.com. Access to the Innovyze User Forums is also available to seek answers and exchange information with the global water and wastewater modeling communities (http://forums.innovyze.com/).

About InnovyzeInnovyze is a leading global provider of wet infrastructure business analytics software solutions designed to meet the technological needs of water/wastewater utilities, government agencies, and engineering organizations worldwide. Its clients include the majority of the largest UK, Australasian, East Asian and North American cities, foremost utilities on all five continents, and ENR top-rated design firms. With unparalleled expertise and offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, the Innovyze connected portfolio of best-in-class product lines empowers thousands of engineers to competitively plan, manage, design, protect, operate and sustain highly efficient and reliable infrastructure systems, and provides an enduring platform for customer success. For more information, call Innovyze at +1 626-568-6868, or visit www.innovyze.com.

Innovyze Contact:Rajan RayDirector of Marketing and Client Service Manager
Rajan.Ray@innovyze.com
+1 626-568-6868

SWMM 5 St Venant Solution - 3 Depths, 4 Cross Sectional Areas in a Link but one Mid Point Flow

SWMM 5 St Venant Solution - 3 Depths, 4 Cross Sectional Areas in a Link but one Mid Point Flow from Robert Dickinson on Vimeo.

SWMM 5 St Venant Solution - 3 Hydraulic Radius's, 5 Terms in the St Venant Equation from Robert Dickinson on Vimeo.

InfoSWMM 2D Infiltration Surfaces for Horton, Fixed and Constant 2D Mesh

InfoSWMM 2D Infiltration Surfaces for Horton, Fixed and Constand 2D Mesh Infiltration 

from Robert Dickinson on Vimeo.

New Import of Tags from SWMM 5 to InfoSWMM and H2OMap SWMM

New Import of Tags from SWMM 5 to InfoSWMM and H2OMap SWMM

from Robert Dickinson on Vimeo.

20 Interesting Features of Innovyze H2OMap Sewer

Twenty interesting facts about H2OMap Sewer and an inverse color Map of the H2OMap Sewer Interface (Figure 1).  H2OMAP Sewer Sewer is a stand-alone GIS based program for use in the planning, design, analysis, and expansion of sanitary, storm and combined sewer collection systems. It is very good program if you like steady state analysis with peaking factors for manhole loading.

GIS Gateway, Import and Export of CSV and Shapefiles	Run Manager
Sewer Map based on MapInfo	Steady State Simulation
Bird’s Eye View	Design Simulation
Contouring and Annotation, Map Display of Input and Output Variables	EPS Simulation
Ten or More Unpeakable or Peakable Loads per Manhole	Input Data in the Attribute Browser
Point and Peaking Factor Loads for Steady State	Output Parameters in the Attribute Browser
Two Pass Solution with Adjusted Depth and Adjusted Velocity on the 2nd  Pass	Advanced Force Main Iterative Solution for complex Hazen Williams Force Main  Modeling, Optional Stormwater and RTK modeling
DB Tables with DB Queries	Modified Muskingum – Cunge  Numerical  Solution
Scenario, Facility Manager, Batch Simulations	Control over the number of link segments and Flow Attenuation
Data Inference, Network Tracing Tools	Output Graphics, Complete Mass Balance Report and Output Gravity Main,   Force Main and  Manhole Reports

Figure 1.  Inverse color Map of the H2OMap Sewer Interface

What are typical Reynolds Numbers in SWMM5 or InfoSWMM

The Reynolds Number is not shown in SWMM 5 of  InfoSWMM but can easily be added to the SWMM 5 code as shown in Figure 3.  The equation for the Reynolds Number isNormally, as shown is Figure 1 the Reynolds number is is very high and is indicative of very turbulent flow based on typical flows, velocities and pipe diameters/hydraulic radius's in SWMM 5 (Figure 2).

Figure 1.  Reynolds Number is calculated in SWMM 5 for Darcy-Weisbach Force Main Friction Loss, Typical values of the Reynolds Number.

Figure 2.  Reynolds Number is calculated in SWMM 5 for Darcy-Weisbach Force Main Friction Loss. Where is is the DW value entered for a Force Main.

Figure 3.  Reynolds Number is calculated in SWMM 5 for Darcy-Weisbach Force Main Friction Loss.

New GIS Gateway Features in InfoSewer and InfoSWMM

New GIS Gateway Features:

1. New comparison function to compare data of InfoSWMM or InfoSewer and GIS.

2. New logging function to allow users to track the data changes.

3. Allows users to save updated data to the selection sets

4. Allows users to save changed data to the selection sets

5. Map of Changed Features 

Image Features:

1. Create a Shapefile with Base GIS information or use GIS files directly
2. Compare Button to compare the current InfoSWMM or InfoSewer data to the GIS Layer
3. A log file is made with changed features
4. A selection set is made of Updated Facilities
5. A selection set is made of New Facilities
6. Clear Map to Clear the Changed Facilities Ma

Options in GIS GateWay

An Implicit-Explicit (IMEX) Picard Scheme and Adaptive Time Stepping Algorithm Applied to the Hydraulic Calculations in SWMM 5

SWMM5 and EPANET Import and Export into Innovyze Products InfoSWMM, H2OMap SWMM., InfoWater, H2OMap Water, InfoMaster, InfoSewer

We are proud that @Innovyze is a winner of @Esri #EsriEPC Award announced here by Jack Dangermond in 2015

Jack Dangermond kicking off #esriepc plenary session pic.twitter.com/gntSlYy1Is
— Rajan Ray (@InnovyzeRaj) March 8, 2015

Congratulations to all of the 2015 EPC Award Winners! We are honored and thankful to @Esri for the award. #EsriEPC pic.twitter.com/wpZuZs13XI
— GISi(@gisincorporated) March 8, 2015

Grateful for @Esri's recognition and honored to represent @Innovyze in accepting the #EsriEPC Partner Award from Jack pic.twitter.com/WTuOBsMxLh
— RajanRay (@InnovyzeRaj) March 8, 2015

A collage of LID Types in InfoSWMM and InfoSWMM Sustain along with the Process Layers

A collage of LID Types in InfoSWMM and InfoSWMM Sustain along with the Process Layers pic.twitter.com/ePtQPrg3sp
— Robert E Dickinson (@RDickinson) March 6, 2015

SWMM5 or SWMM 5 or InfoSWMM LID GIF of all LID GI Controls for @Boonsri @Innnovyze pic.twitter.com/V89gpnZght
— Robert E Dickinson (@RDickinson) March 7, 2015

Comprehensive Sewer Collection Systems Analysis Slide Show

An experimental GIF without any Slide Controls