Author(s): Jerome Dubois; Jean-Louis Boillat
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Keywords: Fluvial system; Flood storage; Flood routing; Hydraulic structures; Flood; Hydraulic function; Network; Hydrology; Watershed; Data acquisition; Graphicalprogramming; Numerical simulation
Abstract: Dams are often connected to hydraulic structures devoted to water collecting, conveying or control. Therefore, flow of water is strongly modified in such catchment areas influenced by hydraulic structures. The computer program, “Routing System”, was developed in order to simulate flood formation and propagation in complex schemes constituted of multiple watersheds, water intakes, reservoirs, galleries and control structures. “Routing System” is based on Lab VIEW& #174; from National Instruments, a standard data acquisition software. All the structures are described by their hydraulic function in the simulated network, like diversion, storage in reservoirs or routing in channels. These functions, represented by module icons, can be composed on a window. The connections between modules allowing the flow of data are made simply by wiring the different icons with the mouse. Very large and complex networks can be modelled with this system, which enables analysis at different scales by grouping of sub systems.
Year: 1999