Innovyze Expands Social Media Offerings to Wet Infrastructure Community

Innovyze Expands Social Media Offerings to Wet Infrastructure Community

New Online Resource Available at blog.innovyze.com

Broomfield, Colorado, USA, June 26, 2012

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for wet infrastructure, today announced the publication of the official Innovyze blog (at blog.innovyze.com). Designed to serve as a resource for Innovyze users and prospective customers, the site combines the extensive technical knowledge and expertise of the Innovyze support team with dynamic multimedia in order to provide users with accessible, comprehensive product information.

“As the Innovyze product line expands and we continue to add new and advanced features, our methods of communicating with our user base are also expanding,” said Innovyze President and COO Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., BCEEM, Hon.D.WRE, Dist.D.NE, F.ASCE. “In-depth discussions of product features, insightful videos, and links to popular social media align perfectly with the Innovyze blog. This is just another example of our focus on providing the best customer service in the industry.”

The blog is written and edited by Innovyze engineers from offices around the globe. Users will be able to find wide-ranging posts that detail event releases and updates, step-by-step guides to specific product features, and “tips and tricks” for getting the most from their Innovyze software. Recent blog posts have addressed the entire Innovyze product suite and have focused on such topics as creating rivers and bridges in InfoWorks ICM, creating watersheds with the InfoSWMM Subcatchment Manager, using the IWLive pipe isolation tools, and using keyboard shortcuts in InfoWorks.

In addition to the blog, users can become a part of the Innovyze online community by following the company on its Twitter account@Innovyze and joining the Innovyze Users Group on LinkedIn for updates on events, technical articles, recent customer successes, and other important news from Innovyze. It’s a convenient way to stay current with the company’s global activities and latest product innovations.

About Innovyze
Innovyze is a leading global provider of wet infrastructure business analytics software solutions designed to meet the technological needs of water/wastewater utilities, government industries, 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.

A Canopy of Man-Made Solar-Powered Supertrees Flourishes in Singapore

A national park filled with electrified, man-made trees sounds like a paradox. But Singapore’s latest landscaping project, a 250-acre site called Gardens by the Bay, mixes nature and mechanics with an "artificial forest" full of glowing trees, globally-sourced plants, heritage vegetation, and a conservatory built around a 35-meter mountain complete with the world's tallest indoor waterfall. The project is pushing the boundary of what an urban park can be.

On June 29, Singapore’s National Parks Board will open a section of this project, called Bay South Garden, to the public, welcoming visitors to 18 just-installed "Supertrees," climbing to 50 meters in height.

"Many countries now do tree-planting and call themselves garden cities," CEO of Gardens by the Bay, Dr. Kiat Tan explained in a 2011 speech. "To retain our edge and continue to improve our living environment, we have been transforming Singapore into a City in a Garden."

The man-made canopy, much like its natural counterparts, will serve as air venting ducts for nearby conservatories, collect rainwater, and provide shade to park tourists. Eleven of the Supertrees are adorned with photovoltaic cells that will harvest solar energy to light up the trees in the evening, providing energy and lighting, to conservatories throughout the park, and serving as air and temperature regulators.

The massive structures are also vertical gardens, dressed in a living bouquet of climbing flowers, ferns, and bromeliads from around the world. Come evening, these trees will regale the park with light and sound shows. Visitors can look on from a new "Skyway" bridge connecting two 25-meter trees.

The project was commissioned by the National Parks Board to redevelop Singapore’s south side Marina Bay area and designed by UK architectural firm Grant Associates. Once completed, the Gardens by the Bay hopes to become an eco-attraction that showcases not only a collection of plants from around the world, but also the innovative uses of green technology.

Photos from Gardens by the Bay

Source http://www.good.is/post/a-canopy-of-man-made-solar-powered-supertrees-flourishes-in-singapore/

What are the Equations for Weirs in SWMM 5, Part 2?

Subject:   What are the Equations for Weirs in SWMM 5, Part 2?

 There are four types of Weirs in SWMM 5:  Transverse, Sideflow, V Notch and Trapezoidal.   The trapezoidal weir is a combination of the Sideflow and V Notch Weir and the Sideflow acts like a Transverse Weir when the flow is reversed (Figure 1).  The Weirs can have zero, one or two end contractions (Figure 2) and the Weir Length is a function of the Weir Setting and Horizontal Weir Length.  A V Notch weir works as Trapezoidal Weir when the Weir RTC Setting is less than 1.0 

 Figure 1.   Weir Equations in SWMM 5

 Figure 2.   Valid Number of End Contractions

Figure 3.  Weir Length Calculations

Water Quality Treatment Removal Variables in SWMM5

Subject:    Water Quality Treatment Removal Variables in SWMM5

 

The treatment variables for Water Quality in a SWMM 5 storage unit (Figure 1) can be either:

 

1.       A Process Variable

a.       HRT or Hydraulic Residence Time

b.      DT or Time Step

c.       FLOW or The Current Inflow

d.      DEPTH or the Mean Flow over the Time Step

e.      AREA or the Mean Area over the Time Step

2.       Pollutant Concentration

3.       Pollutant Removal based on the Removal of Other Pollutants

 

With a Wide Range of Treatment Functions (Figure 2).

 

Figure 1.  SWMM 5 Treatment Variable Names in the Treatment Equation

Figure 2.   Treatment Functions in SWMM 5