hydroflow ~weir

hydroflow

A D-library for hydraulics calculations. This library was created to aide civil engineers and hydraulics engineers in calculation phase of their design or analysis.

Major Features

• [x] Open Channel

• [ ] Simple Weirs

• [ ] Diversion Dam Analysis

  • [x] Sharp-crested weir
  • [x] Broad-crested weir
  • [ ] Ogee-shaped weir

• [ ] Reservoir construction and operation studies

Usage

Only one import is necessary to use the library.

import hydroflow;

All submodules will be imported by this module.

Solutions:

1. Rectangular Open Channel

Say we are given a rectangular channel problem and the unknown is the depth of the water in the channel:

To solve this, you may refer to the code below:

import hydroflow;
import std.stdio;

void main()
{
    RectangularOpenChannel roc = new RectangularOpenChannel();

	roc.setUnknown = roc.Unknown.WATER_DEPTH;

	// Set the given values
	roc.setBedSlope = 0.001;
	roc.setDischarge = 1;
	roc.setBaseWidth = 1;
	roc.setManningRoughness = 0.015;
    
    // Now test if the calculation will be successful
    if (roc.solve())
    {
        writeln(roc.getWaterDepth);
    }
}

Using Different Unit

By default, the unit used is in metric. There are two (2) units available, the other is the english system.

To set the unit to english:

RectangularOpenChannel roc = new RectangularOpenChannel();
roc.setUnit = roc.Units.ENGLISH;

2. Analysis of Sharp-Crested (Gated) Weirs

Currently, the analysis for sharp-crested weirs only support metric system (meters, meters/second, cubic meters/sec).

SharpCrestedWeir scw = new SharpCrestedWeir();

// Uncomment line below to make inputs valid.
// scw.discharge = 100;
scw.usApronElev = 50;
scw.dsApronElev = 49.4;
scw.crestLength = 30;
scw.crestElev = 52;
scw.tailwaterElev = 52.5;

if (scw.analysis())
{
	// If the analysis has returned no error during 
	// calculation and error checking.
	writeln("Afflux elevation: ", scw.affluxElevation);
} 
else
{
	// Displays the error message.
	writeln(scw.errorMessage);
}