| Article ID: | iaor1999804 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 36 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Start Page Number: | 185 |
| End Page Number: | 192 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
| Journal: | Water Science and Technology |
| Authors: | Ruan M.C., Wiggers J.B.M. |
| Keywords: | programming: dynamic, simulation: applications |
A dynamic programming package SIMULINK has been used to develop a conceptual emission model named SEWSIM for both event-based and continuous simulations of urban sewer systems. The model variables are mostly vectorized for simulation efficiency. The impervious catchment and the sewer network are schematised as two linear dynamic reservoirs. The physical processes that are conceptually modelled include solids buildup and washoff (catchment surface) and sediment erosion and deposition (sewer network). The conceptual model calibrated using measurements or simulation results of hydrodynamic models is able to predict the sewer emission using a long series of historical rainfall records.