INP-File

For the description of the drainage system a regular SWMM5 input file is required. The current version implemented in BlueM.MPC is SWMM 5.0.018. The following standards have to be followed in order to use SWMM5 for BlueM.MPC simulations:

• The last line in the [OPTIONS] sections demands the length of the control step in minutes.
• Time dependent controls of the actuators are induced by control rules. The section [CONTROLS] is therefore compulsory. For every control step within the control horizon a control rule is required. Every rule must begin with the line IF SIMULATION TIME > as shown in the example below.

[TITLE]
 SWMM 5.0.018b
 TU Darmstadt
 ihwb
 Datum: 05.11.2010

[OPTIONS]
FLOW_UNITS           LPS
INFILTRATION         CURVE_NUMBER
FLOW_ROUTING         DYNWAVE
START_DATE           04/01/2008
START_TIME           12:00:00
REPORT_START_DATE    04/01/2008
REPORT_START_TIME    12:00:00
END_DATE             04/04/2008
END_TIME             12:00:00
SWEEP_START          01/01
SWEEP_END            12/31
DRY_DAYS             0
REPORT_STEP          00:01:00
WET_STEP             00:01:00
DRY_STEP             01:00:00
ROUTING_STEP         0:00:01 
ALLOW_PONDING        YES
INERTIAL_DAMPING     NONE
VARIABLE_STEP        0.00
LENGTHENING_STEP     0
MIN_SURFAREA         0
NORMAL_FLOW_LIMITED  BOTH
SKIP_STEADY_STATE    NO
FORCE_MAIN_EQUATION  D-W
LINK_OFFSETS         DEPTH
MIN_SLOPE            0
;CONTROL_STEP        00:10:00

[FILES]
USE INFLOWS "D:\Data\Develop\DevTest\SWMM\M180_MPC\M180Inflow.txt"
USE HOTSTART "D:\Data\Develop\DevTest\SWMM\M180_MPC\M180.hsf"
;SAVE HOTSTART "D:\Data\Develop\DevTest\SWMM\M180_MPC\M180.hsf"
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[CONTROLS]
RULE T5
IF SIMULATION TIME > 1:00
THEN PUMP B100Pp SETTING = 0.50

RULE T4
IF SIMULATION TIME > 0:50
THEN PUMP B100Pp SETTING = 0.50

RULE T3
IF SIMULATION TIME > 0:40
THEN PUMP B100Pp SETTING = 0.50

RULE T2
IF SIMULATION TIME > 0:30
THEN PUMP B100Pp SETTING = 0.50

RULE T1
IF SIMULATION TIME > 0:20
THEN PUMP B100Pp SETTING = 0.50

RULE T0
IF SIMULATION TIME > 0:10
THEN PUMP B100Pp SETTING = 0.50
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