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Water Quality and Sediment Parameters
The Water Quality Simulation Parameters govern how the engine performs the additional water quality calculations during a simulation.
It is not normally necessary to amend the Water Quality Simulation Parameters. The default values have been chosen for optimum accuracy and performance.
However, these parameters can be edited if required.
To view and edit water quality simulation parameters, select Model parameters | Water quality and sediment parameters from the Model menu. The
water quality simulation parameters for the current network are displayed in the Object Properties Window.
Parameters
Database Table Name: hw_wq_params
Space step and Initialisation
Field Name Help Text
Space step This is the maximum multiplier of the hydraulic computational mesh size used for the water quality calculations. Its purpose is to reduce
multiplier the memory requirements for water quality calculations
This parameter is used to control the length of the water quality initialisation period for the system.
Number of
initial state Description
steps
No initialisation (default).
-1 The simulation engine does not carry out initialisation, the initial concentration in nodes and links is set to zero.
(Run a DWF simulation to generate an initial state for the event.)
Timestep initialisation.
The simulation engine sets the initial concentration in nodes and links to zero and then time steps (at the time step specified in the
0 Initialisation timestep field) until the change in concentration at all internal nodes is less than the tolerance defined in the
Initialisation tolerance field. These time steps differ from full simulation in that the engine does not perform erosion/deposition
Number of
(otherwise you would not be able to achieve a steady state).
initial state
steps
Number of water quality initialisation timesteps.
The number of time steps performed with the initial water quality inputs to the system after hydraulic initialisation to steady state but
before simulation is begun.
The software performs the Water Quality initial state calculation using the hydraulic steady state and the initial water inputs to the
network.
>0
Note
The use of a value > 0 is now deprecated, as initialisation does not in general achieve a realistic initial
state. The ability to specify a value > 0 is retained for backwards compatibility.
If the water quality simulation is started using the final state of another simulation as the initial state of the new simulation, then this
initialisation process does not occur. See Water Quality Simulations.
Initialisation
If Number of Initial State Steps is zero, the simulation uses this field as the timestep during initialisation.
timestep (s)
Initialisation
If Number of Initial State Steps is zero, the simulation uses this field as the tolerance during initialisation.
tolerance
Trajectory and Node solver

Switching iterations -
The iteration number at which to perform a single under-relaxation step to assist convergence.
trajectory solver
Max iterations -
The maximum number of iterations allowed when generating the velocity used in the mid-point rule
trajectory solver
Absolute tolerance - The iterative calculation of the mid-point is considered to have converged if the change in position of the mid-point of the
trajectory solver trajectory from one iteration to the next is less than the Absolute Tolerance in metres.
Relative tolerance - The iterative calculation of the mid-point is considered to have converged if the change in position of the mid-point of the
trajectory solver trajectory from one iteration to the next is less than Relative Tolerance * Trajectory Length in metres.
Max iterations - node The maximum number of iterations in the network node solver to generate a Flux-Corrected Transport (FCT) solution
solver
Relative tolerance - The iterative calculation of a Flux-Corrected Transport (FCT) solution is considered to have converged when the change in
node solver concentration between two successive iterations is less than Relative Tolerance * Latest Concentration for all nodes.
The Time Weighting Factor (q) represents the degree of implicitness in node solver discretisation:
Time weighting factor - q > 0.5 gives unconditional stability

node solver q = 0.5 gives second order accuracy
q = 1 is recommended for the control of unphysical oscillations
Bed depth calculation
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Max iterations - Not implemented in this version of InfoWorks ICM

bed depth
Relative
tolerance - bed Not implemented in this version of InfoWorks ICM
depth
The maximum amount of sediment allowed to build up in a conduit, as a proportion of flow depth. Default value is 0.1 (10%). See
Sediment. Note that this only applies when erosion / deposition does not affect hydraulics.
Deposition limit Deposition Limit depends on the status of the Erosion / Deposition Affects Hydraulics checkbox on the QM Parameters Dialog
(accessed via the Schedule Hydraulic Run View). If the Erosion / Deposition Affects Hydraulic box is not checked, the Deposition Limit
specified in the Water Quality Parameters will be used. If the box is checked, a Deposition Limit of 80% of the conduit height is used.
Bed d50 The d50 particle size for the sediment bed.
Bed specific
The specific gravity of the sediment bed.
gravity
Colebrook-White
The maximum number of iterations allowed in the Newton-Raphson non-linear solver for the friction factor in the Colebrook-White
Max iterations - equation.
Colebrook-White
Valid values are: Maximum Iterations > 0
The Newton-Raphson iteration for the friction factor in the Colebrook-White equation is considered to have converged when the
Relative tolerance - change in the value between two successive iterations is less than Previous Value * Relative Tolerance
Colebrook-White
Valid values are: Relative Tolerance > 0
Washoff
The type of build-up/washoff model used by the simulation engine.
Database Value Help Text

Build-up/washoff
This is either your chosen hydraulic runoff model or the Desbordes runoff model (according to setting of Native
model Innovyze washoff routing option set in QM Parameters Dialog). See Surface Pollutant Model and Surface Washoff and
Gully Pot Flushing for further information.
SWMM SWMM Build-up/Washoff model.
Sweep start This field is only enabled when the Build-up/washoff model is set to SWMM.
month The month that the street sweep schedule started on can be selected from a dropdown list.
This field is only enabled when the Build-up/washoff model is set to SWMM.
Sweep start day
The day that the street sweep schedule started on.
Sweep end This field is only enabled when the Build-up/washoff model is set to SWMM.
month
The month that the street sweep schedule finished on an be selected from a dropdown list.
Sweep end day
The day that the street sweep schedule finished on.
This field contains a series of records defining the non attached pollutants.
The records are entered on the Non-attached pollutants grid which is displayed by clicking on the button.
Database Table Name: hw_na_pollutants
Database Names
Show Columns Size, Type and Units
Defaults and Error Limits

Non-attached
pollutants Field Name Help Text
Determinant The name of the determinant can be selected from a list.
Rainfall concentration The concentration of pollutant in rainfall, in mg/l or 1/l, depending on the determinant.
Groundwater
concentration The concentration of pollutant in groundwater, in mg/l or 1/l, depending on the determinant.
RDII concentration The concentration of the pollutant in RDII (Rainfall Derived Inflow and Infiltration), in mg/l or 1/l, depending on the
determinant.
Build up only during

A check indicates that the build up of the specified determinate only occurs during snowfall. Unchecked by default.
snowfall
This field contains a series of records defining the Potency factors.
The records are entered on the Potency factors grid which is displayed by clicking on the button.
Database Table Name: hw_pot_factors
Potency factors
Database Names
Show Columns Size, Type and Units
Defaults and Error Limits

Determinant The name of the determinant (co-pollutant) can be selected from a list.
Sediment fraction The sediment fraction can be selected from a list.
Potency factor Fraction of co-pollutant concentration
1D erosion/deposition model
Error Error Warning Warning
Data
Field Name Help Text Database Field Size Units Precision Default Lower Upper Lower Upper
Type
Limit Limit Limit Limit
Choose the 1D
erosion/deposition
model used by the
simulation engine.
See Conduit Model for
further details.
Database Help
Erosion/deposition Value Text 12 0 Ackers-
erosion_model Text
model White
Ackers
Ackers-
White
White
Model
Velikanov
Velikanov
Model
KUL KUL Model
Method of determining
active layer depth:
Database Help
Value Text
Use value
specified
in the
Explicit Active
layer
depth
field.
Active
layer
thickness
is
calculated
Active layer depth as d50
D50 material aldepth_method_1D Text 12 D50
method (1D)
size
multiplied
by Active
layer
depth
factor.
Active
layer
thickness
is
calculated
as d90
D90 material
size
multiplied
by Active
layer
depth
factor.
2D erosion/deposition model
Calibration coefficient Calibration coefficient to adjust the 2D sediment carrying capacity of the flow
Method of determining active layer depth:

Active layer depth method Constant Use value specified in the Active layer depth field.
D50 Active layer thickness is calculated as d50 material size multiplied by Active layer depth factor.
D90 Active layer thickness is calculated as d90 material size multiplied by Active layer depth factor.
Active layer thickness.

Active layer depth
Applicable when Active layer depth method is set to Constant.
Multiplying factor for calculating active layer thickness.

Active layer depth factor
Applicable when Active layer depth method is set to D50 or D90.
Model type of the 2D Erosion-deposition model:
Model type
Total Load 2D Erosion-deposition model includes bed and suspended sediment loads.
Suspended Load 2D Erosion-deposition model includes only suspended sediment load unless bed load is also being modelled.
Total load model used in the 2D Erosion-deposition model.

See 2D Sediment Transport Equations for details.

Ackers-White Ackers-White model
Total load model Ackers-White revised Ackers-White revised model
Engelund-Hansen Engelund-Hansen model
Westrich-Jurashek Westrich-Jurashek model
Van Rijn Van Rijn model
Velikanov Velikanov model
Formulation to estimate the equilibrium near bed concentration used for suspended load only calculations in the 2D Erosion-
deposition model.
Equilibrium near-bed Database Value Help Text

concentration
Van Rijn Van Rijn formulation
Zyserman and Fredsoe Zyserman and Fredsoe formulation
Smith and McLean Smith and McLean formulation
Formulation to estimate the near-bed concentration used for suspended load only calculations in the 2D Erosion-deposition
model.
Near-bed concentration
Rouse profile Approximation of the Rouse profile
Lin Lin formulation
Skin friction calculation method.


Manning Manning formulation
Skin friction method Manning-Strickler Manning-Strickler formulation
Dawson Dawson formulation
Soulsby Soulsby formulation
Logarithmic Logarithmic formulation
Nikuradse Nikuradse formulation
Limit erosion rate Check this option to impose an upper limit on the rate of erosion of suspended load.
Enabled if Limit erosion rate is checked.
Max erosion rate Rate of erosion of suspended sediment will be limited to the value specified.
The limitation will be applied to each sediment fraction in the case of independent fractions, or to the composite erosion
rate for dependent fractions.
Limit deposition rate Check this option to impose an upper limit on rate of deposition of suspended load.
Enabled if Limit deposition rate is checked.
Max deposition rate Rate of deposition of suspended sediment will be limited to the value specified.
The limitation will be applied to each sediment fraction in the case of independent fractions, or to the composite erosion
rate for dependent fractions.
2D bed load model

Calibration coefficient Calibration coefficient to adjust the 2D bed load carrying capacity of the flow.
Bed load formula used in the 2D Bed Load model.


Meyer-Peter-Müller Meyer-Peter Müller formula
Bed load formula
Wong and Parker Wong and Parker formula
Van Rijn Van Rijn formula
Einstein-Brown Einstein-Brown formula
User defined User defined formula
Method to calculate the critical Shields parameter.

Not applicable if Bed load formula is set to Einstein-Brown.

Critical Shields method User defined Specify a value in the Critical Shields parameter field
Shields curve Critical Shields given by a parameterisation of the Shields curve.
Critical Shields parameter Applicable if Critical Shields method is set to User defined.
Coefficient K Applicable if Bed load formula is set to User defined.
Coefficient A Applicable if Bed load formula is set to User defined.
Coefficient B Applicable if Bed load formula is set to User defined.
Exponent 1 Applicable if Bed load formula is set to User defined.
Sediment fraction 1 and Sediment fraction 2

Applicable if Model type is set to Suspended load and Equilibrium near-bed concentration is set to Van Rijn.
d16 of sf1
The d16 particle size of Sediment Fraction 1.
Applicable if Model type is set to Total load and Total load model is set to Ackers-White or Ackers-White
d35 of sf1 revised.
The d50 particle size of Sediment Fraction 1

d50 of sf1
Applicable to all erosion/deposition models
d84 of sf1
Applicable if:
Active layer depth is set to D90
d90 of sf1
Model type is set to Total load and Total load model is set to Van Rijn.
The Specific Gravity of Sediment Fraction 1

Specific gravity of sf1
The settling velocity of Sediment Fraction 1

1D settling velocity of sf1
Critical erosion efficiency for sf1 Velikanov model only
Critical deposition efficiency for sf1 Velikanov model only
Alpha deposition parameter for Sediment Fraction 1

Alpha deposition for sf1
Applicable to KUL model only
Beta deposition parameter for Sediment Fraction 1

Beta deposition for sf1
Gamma deposition parameter for Sediment Fraction 1

Gamma deposition for sf1
Alpha erosion parameter for Sediment Fraction 1

Alpha erosion for sf1
Beta erosion parameter for Sediment Fraction 1

Beta erosion for sf1
Gamma erosion parameter for Sediment Fraction 1

Gamma erosion for sf1
Density of sf1 Density of Sediment Fraction 1
Method used to estimate settling velocity of Sediment Fraction 1.


2D sf1 settling velocity calculation User Use value specified in 2D sf1 settling velocity.
Van Rijn Van Rijn method
Soulsby Soulsby method
Wu and Wang Wu and Wang method
Hallermeier Hallermeier method
Zanke Zanke method
Applicable when 2D sf1 settling velocity calculation set to User.

2D sf1 settling velocity
Settling velocity of Sediment Fraction 1.
Corey shape factor of Sediment Fraction 1.

Corey shape factor of sf1
Measures the sphericity of sediment grains.
Porosity of sf1 Porosity of Sediment Fraction 1
Skin roughness parameter of Sediment Fraction 1.

Skin roughness parameter of sf1
Relates the Nikuradse equivalent grain roughness with the sediment diameter.
Angle of repose of sf1 Maximum angle that sediment can accumulate at and remain stable.
d16 of sf2
Applicable if Model type is set to Total load and Total load model is set to Ackers-White or Ackers-White
d35 of sf2 revised.
The d50 particle size of Sediment Fraction 2

d50 of sf2
d84 of sf2
Applicable if:
Active layer depth is set to D90
d90 of sf2
Model type is set to Total load and Total load model is set to Van Rijn.
The Specific Gravity of Sediment Fraction 2

Specific gravity of sf2
The settling velocity of Sediment Fraction 2

Critical erosion efficiency for sf2 Velikanov model only
Critical deposition efficiency for sf2 Velikanov model only
Alpha deposition parameter for Sediment Fraction 2

Alpha deposition for sf2
Beta deposition parameter for Sediment Fraction 2

Beta deposition for sf2
Gamma deposition parameter for Sediment Fraction 2

Gamma deposition for sf2
Alpha erosion parameter for Sediment Fraction 2

Alpha erosion for sf2
Beta erosion parameter for Sediment Fraction 2

Beta erosion for sf2
Gamma erosion parameter for Sediment Fraction 2

Gamma erosion for sf2
Density for sf2 Density of Sediment Fraction 2
Method used to estimate settling velocity of Sediment Fraction 2.

User Use value specified in 2D sf2 settling velocity.

2D sf2 settling velocity calculation Van Rijn Van Rijn method
Soulsby Soulsby method
Wu and Wang Wu and Wang method
Hallermeier Hallermeier method
Zanke Zanke method
Applicable when 2D sf2 settling velocity calculation set to User.

Settling velocity of Sediment Fraction 2.
Corey shape factor of Sediment Fraction 2.

Corey shape factor of sf2
Measures the sphericity of sediment grains.
Porosity of sf2 Porosity of Sediment Fraction 2
Skin roughness parameter of Sediment Fraction 2.

Skin roughness parameter of sf2
Relates the Nikuradse equivalent grain roughness with the sediment diameter.
Critical erosion efficiency composite Velikanov model only
Critical deposition efficiency

Velikanov model only
composite
Alpha deposition composite KUL model only
Beta deposition composite KUL model only
Gamma deposition composite KUL model only
Alpha erosion composite KUL model only
Beta erosion composite KUL model only
Gamma erosion composite KUL model only
Angle of repose of sf2 Maximum angle that sediment can accumulate at and remain stable.
2D Diffusion coefficients
Click the button to display the Diffusion Coefficients Grid.

The grid allows one diffusion coefficient to be set per sediment fraction and per dissolved pollutant.
If no diffusion coefficient is specified in this table for a specific pollutant, the 2D engine will only transport it. There will not be any
diffusion.
Diffusion
coefficients Field Help Text
Pollutant or sediment The type of pollutant or sediment can be selected from a drop-down list.
Diffusion coefficient (m2/s) The diffusion coefficient which is to be applied to the selected pollutant or sediment.
The diffusion coefficients defined in this grid are used by the 2D water quality engine only. See 1D Diffusion for Water Quality
Simulations for information about the 1D diffusion coefficients.
Decaying pollutant parameters

Click the button to display the Decaying Pollutants Grid.

The grid allows decay settings for a set of pollutants to be entered.
Field Help Text
Determinant Select determinant to which decay is to be applied.
The following decay types are available:
Decay Type Equation
None -
Linear
Exponential concentration
Exponential time
Decaying pollutants Decay type
Exponential both
Where:
v is the determinant value, mg/l or cfu/100ml *
a is the constant decay rate or maximum decay rate depending on decay type, (mg/l)/day or (cfu/100ml)/day *
b is the exponential decay, 1/(mg/l) or 1/(cfu/100ml) *
*
depending on the selected determinant
c is the exponential decay constant, (1/day)
dt is the simulation engine timestep, s
Constant decay rate Parameter used in decay type equations above
Maximum decay rate Parameter used in decay type equations above
Exponential decay Parameter used in decay type equations above
Exponential decay constant Parameter used in decay type equations above
Dissolved oxygen parameters

Calculate reaeration parameters Calculate reaeration rate kair directly as a function of water depth and velocity
Reaeration coefficient Reaeration coefficient
Reaeration temperature coefficient Temperature dependency factor for reaeration
Structure aeration coefficient Reaeration coefficient at structures

-1
UOD rate constant at 20C Ultimate Oxygen Demand decay parameter: rate constant at 20°C (day )
UOD temperature coefficient Ultimate Oxygen Demand decay parameter: temperature coefficient
-1
Organic nitrogen rate constant at 20C Organic nitrogen decay parameter: rate constant at 20°C (day )
Organic nitrogen temperature coefficient Organic nitrogen decay parameter: temperature coefficient
-1
Ammonia rate constant at 20C Ammonia oxidation parameter: rate constant at 20°C (day )
Ammonia temperature coefficient Ammonia oxidation parameter: temperature coefficient
Salinity coefficient Ammonia oxidation parameter: salinity coefficient
Base salinity Ammonia oxidation parameter: base salinity
Suspended solids coefficient Ammonia oxidation parameter: base suspended solids coefficient
Base suspended solids Ammonia oxidation parameter: base suspended solids
Base suspended solids factor Ammonia oxidation parameter: multiplication factor for base suspended solids
-1
Nitrite to nitrate rate constant at 20C Nitrite to nitrate oxidation parameter: rate constant at 20°C (day )
Nitrite to nitrate temperature coefficient Nitrite to nitrate oxidation parameter: temperature coefficient
Salt parameters
Constant concentration Salt concentration to be used in the absence of profile data
Temperature parameters
Heat transfer coefficient Heat exchange coefficient at water surface
Equilibrium water temperature Temperature at which there is no heat transfer between the air and the water
Constant temperature Water temperature to be used in the absence of profile data
Coliforms parameters
Field
Help Text
Name
Time taken for 90% of the original population to decay during the day.
If a rainfall event includes a solar radiation profile, and if the radiation at the current time is non-zero, the specified T90 value will be used in
T90 the simulation; otherwise the T90 night value will be used.
If a rainfall event does not include a solar radiation profile, the specified T90 night value will be used in a simulation.
Note that for pre ICM 2021.1 model networks, T90 night = T90.
Time taken for 90% of the original population to decay during the night.
T90 night
See the description of T90 or further information.
User defined process parameters

Click the button to display the Process Definitions Grid.
Each named process may act on one or more determinants; click the button on User processes to create a set of determinants
and factors for the process.
Field Help Text
Process name Identifier for the process
The following process types are available:
Process Type Equation
Growth Rate = s1 x P x p2(s2-p3) x s3/(s3-p4)
Growth-product Rate = P x p2 x s1 x s2
Equilibrium Rate = P x (p1 - s1)
Where:
Process type P is a parameter that is either a constant or a variable selected from the Scaling factor type dropdown list.
If a constant, P will be p1 for Growth and Growth-product or p2 for Equilibrium
If a variable:
User defined
processes
p1 to p7 are coefficients 1 to 7
s1 to s6 are concentrations of determinants 1 to 6
A scaling factor used in the process. The factor can be set to:
Scaling factor
type Constant
Variable
Determinant 1 Determinant used in the process type equations above
Determinant used in the process type equations above

Determinant 2
Disabled if Process type = Equilibrium and Scaling factor type = Constant or Variable

Determinant 3
Disabled if Process type = Growth-product or Equilibrium and Scaling factor type = Constant or Variable
Determinant 4 Disabled if Process type = Growth, Growth-product or Equilibrium and Scaling factor type = Constant

Determinant 5
Disabled if Process type = Growth, Growth-product or Equilibrium and Scaling factor type = Constant

Determinant 6
Parameter used in process type equations above

Coefficient 1
Disabled if Process type = Growth or Growth-product and Scaling factor type = Variable

Coefficient 2
Disabled if Process type = Equilibrium and Scaling factor type = Variable

Coefficient 3

Coefficient 4

Coefficient 5

Coefficient 6

Coefficient 7
Click the button to display the User Processes Grid.

The grid is used to create a set of determinants and factors for the process.
User processes Field Help Text
Determinant Water quality determinant to which process is to be applied
Factor Multiplying factor
Structure parameters
Field
Help Text
Name
Click the button to display the Structures Grid.

Structures
Set reaeration coefficients for a set of controls (excluding pumps) in the network. These values override the Structure aeration coefficient
in the dissolved oxygen parameters.
Dissolved algae parameters

Nitrate uptake (half saturation) Half saturation constant for nitrate uptake
Phosphate uptake (half saturation) Half saturation constant for phosphate uptake
Silicate uptake (half saturation) Half saturation constant for silicate uptake
Nitrogen to carbon ratio Nitrogen to carbon ratio
Phosphorus to carbon ratio Phosphorus to carbon ratio
Silicon to carbon ratio Silicon to carbon ratio
Gradient below critical temperature Maximum productivity parameter - gradient below critical temperature
Intercept below critical temperature Maximum productivity parameter - intercept below critical temperature
Gradient above critical temperature Maximum productivity parameter - gradient above critical temperature
Intercept above critical temperature Maximum productivity parameter - intercept above critical temperature
Critical temperature Maximum productivity parameter - critical temperature
Solar radiation (maximum productivity) Solar radiation for maximum productivity
Light extinction factor Light extinction factor due to phytoplankton
Respiration rate at 20C Respiration rate at 20°C
Respiration Q10 Q10 value for respiration of phytoplankton
Mortality rate Mortality rate constant for phytoplankton
Detrital carbon parameters

Decay constant at 20C Decay constant at 20°C
Temperature dependency Factor for temperature dependence
Settling velocity Settling velocity for detrital carbon
Adsorbed phosphorus parameters

Adsorption rate at 20C Adsorption rate at 20°C
Temperature dependence factor Temperature dependence factor
Saturation adsorption ratio Saturation adsorption ratio of phosphate to mud
Half saturation (Langmuir isotherm) Half saturation constant for Langmuir isotherm
Attached algae parameters

Silicate to carbon ratio Silicate to carbon ratio
Solar radiation (maximum productivity) Solar radiation for maximum productivity
Respiration rate at 20C Respiration rate at 20°C
Respiration Q10 Q10 value for respiration of benthic algae
Mortality rate Mortality rate constant for benthic algae
Macrophyte parameters
Silicate to carbon ratio Silicate to carbon ratio
Solar radiation (maximum productivity) Solar radiation required for maximum productivity
Productivity rate at 20C Productivity rate at 20°C
Growth Q10 Q10 value for macrophyte growth
Loss by leaching Proportion of dead material that is lost by leaching of nutrients
Loss by exudation Proportion of macrophyte production that is lost by exudation of nutrients
Seed concentration Seed concentration
Mortality rate Mortality rate constant for macrophytes
Hydrogen sulphide parameters

Sulphide flux free flow (M') Sulphide flux coefficient for pipe flowing less than full
Sulphide flux full flow (M) Sulphide flux coefficient for filled pipe
Sulphide loss coefficient (m) Coefficient to account for sulphide losses by oxidation and escape to atomsphere.
-
Coefficient determining the relative proportions of H2S and HS dependent on pH.
Ionisation coefficient (pK1)
A pH value pK1 results in 50% of total sulphides being H2S.
Soluble sulphide percentage Percentage of sulphides that are soluble.
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Water Quality and Sediment Parameters

Trajectory and Node solver

Time weighting factor - q > 0.5 gives unconditional stability

Max iterations - Not implemented in this version of InfoWorks ICM

The type of build-up/washoff model used by the simulation engine.

Database Value Help Text

SWMM SWMM Build-up/Washoff model.

Show Columns Size, Type and Units

Defaults and Error Limits

Build up only during

Show Columns Size, Type and Units

Defaults and Error Limits

Field Name Help Text

Sediment fraction The sediment fraction can be selected from a list.

Potency factor Fraction of co-pollutant concentration

KUL KUL Model

Method of determining active layer depth:

Database Value Help Text

Active layer thickness.

Multiplying factor for calculating active layer thickness.

Model type of the 2D Erosion-deposition model:

Total load model used in the 2D Erosion-deposition model.

Database Value Help Text

Engelund-Hansen Engelund-Hansen model

Westrich-Jurashek Westrich-Jurashek model

Van Rijn Van Rijn model

Velikanov Velikanov model

Equilibrium near-bed Database Value Help Text

Zyserman and Fredsoe Zyserman and Fredsoe formulation

Smith and McLean Smith and McLean formulation

Lin Lin formulation

Skin friction calculation method.

Database Value Help Text

Dawson Dawson formulation

Soulsby Soulsby formulation

Logarithmic Logarithmic formulation

Nikuradse Nikuradse formulation

Enabled if Limit erosion rate is checked.

Enabled if Limit deposition rate is checked.

2D bed load model

Bed load formula used in the 2D Bed Load model.

Database Value Help Text

Van Rijn Van Rijn formula

Einstein-Brown Einstein-Brown formula

User defined User defined formula

Method to calculate the critical Shields parameter.

Database Value Help Text

Shields curve Critical Shields given by a parameterisation of the Shields curve.

Coefficient K Applicable if Bed load formula is set to User defined.

Coefficient A Applicable if Bed load formula is set to User defined.

Coefficient B Applicable if Bed load formula is set to User defined.

Exponent 1 Applicable if Bed load formula is set to User defined.

Exponent 2 Applicable if Bed load formula is set to User defined.

Exponent 3 Applicable if Bed load formula is set to User defined.

Exponent 4 Applicable if Bed load formula is set to User defined.

Exponent 5 Applicable if Bed load formula is set to User defined.

Exponent 6 Applicable if Bed load formula is set to User defined.

Sediment fraction 1 and Sediment fraction 2

The d50 particle size of Sediment Fraction 1

The Specific Gravity of Sediment Fraction 1

The settling velocity of Sediment Fraction 1

Critical erosion efficiency for sf1 Velikanov model only