Hydrodynamics in Rivers and Channels

Hydrodynamics in Rivers and Channels

Rivers and channels are necessary for e.g. shipping, irrigation, drainage and production of drinking water. Fluctuation of discharges can cause flooding or water shortage. With SOBEK-Rural 1DFLOW you can evaluate and forecast hydraulic functioning of rivers and channels under different conditions. Furthermore you can optimize measures in rivers and channels to prevent flooding and water shortage. During the one day course you will work with SOBEK-Rural 1DFLOW. Aim of this course is to provide you theoretical background, improve your modelling skills and to get more out of SOBEK-Rural 1DFLOW.

Course background

Hydrodynamics in Rivers and Channels (1D) is dedicated to SOBEK-Rural 1DFLOW.

You can use SOBEK-Rural 1DFLOW for 1D hydrodynamic modelling and simulation of rivers, estuarine systems, irrigation and drainage systems. It is based upon the complete de Saint Venant Equations and includes different sub-sections within a cross-section. It has an automatic drying and flooding procedure, easily handles complex 1D networks of any size, includes a huge library of hydraulic structures, controllers and triggers, and takes into account the effects of wind.

Subjects

The course consists of short presentations and practical exercises. Participants will work on subjects like:

• Refreshment of open channel hydraulics
• Explanation on 1D flow functionalities (cross-sections, structures etc), including some theoretical background
• Aspects of importance in constructing a good 1D flow model (validation of bathymetry and hydraulic data, choice of proper time-step and space-step; avoiding discontinuities reducing computational performance and/or invoking  instabilities)
• Calibration and validation of a river model (including an exercise)
• Exercises with 1D flow models, including pinpointing model errors
• Overview of  pre- and postprocessing options in SOBEK.

Participants

The course is aimed at river engineers and modellers from consultancy and engineering companies, provinces, water boards, municipalities and universities. You are expected to have some experience with SOBEK, or to have gone through the SOBEK tutorial “Hydrodynamics in open water “. Experience with open channel hydraulics is recommended.

Aim of the course

In this course participants learn:

• The hydraulic background of channel hydraulics to improve your insight
• How to check your data and schematization to improve your model performance
• How to calibrate and validate your model to improve the reliability of your advice
• How to visualize your results to communicate your findings
• How to use shortcuts to save time

Program

The program of Hydrodynamics in Rivers and Channels (1D) (in brief):

• Introduction to the course
• Presentation: Theory on the SOBEK-Rural 1DFLOW module
• Exercise: Extending an existing schematization and model calibration
• Presentation: Tips and tricks

Fee

The registration fee for this one day course, from 9:00 to 17:00 hrs, is € 565,- excluding VAT. 50% discount for lecturers at centres of education. The course fee includes course documentation, lunches and refreshments during the breaks. The fee does not include VAT. International participants from within the European Union are charged 0% VAT only when they provide their organizations VAT number. Participants from outside the European Union are exempt from VAT, hence 0% VAT will be charged. Please use the electronic form on this website for registration.

Related courses

Courses related to this course are:

• Urban Drainage: learn more about flow in sewerage systems
• Hydrodynamics – 1D/2D Floodings: learn more about flooding with combined 1D2D models
• Hydrology – Rainfall Runoff: Learn more about catchment hydrology and coupling of SOBEK-Rural RR and SOBEK-Rural 1DFLOW
• Real Time Control: learn to optimize and control your water system with real time control
• Water Quality: learn more about the use of water quality modelling with your 1D flow models.

Certificate

We provide a certificate of participation.

Location

Deltares, Stieltjesweg 2, 2628 CK Delft,The Netherlands.