User-Defined Control Data Fields

User-defined controls in InfoWorks ICM can be either a compound weir/orifice or a vortex control. User Control data can be edited on either the User Control Grid Window of the Links Grid or the User Control Property Sheet

To view and edit all user-defined control data, use the Property Sheet.

This table describes all the User Control specific data which can be used to define a User Control. For details of results fields, see the Link Results Data Fields topic.

Common Data Fields

Fields that are common to the majority of objects can be found in the Common Fields topic.

User Control Data

Database Table Name: hw_user_control

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Database Names

Size, Type and Units

Defaults and Error Limits

Field Name

Help Text

Database Field

Data Type

Size

Units

Precision

Default

Error Lower Limit

Error Upper Limit

Warning Lower Limit

Warning Upper Limit

US node ID

Type in a node reference or choose an existing node reference from the drop down list. This makes up the first part of the link reference

us_node_id

Text

64

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

DS node ID

Type in a node reference, or choose an existing node reference from the drop down list

ds_node_id

Text

64

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Link suffix

A single character between A and Z or 0 and 9 which completes the link reference. This allows a node to have up to 36 downstream links. The suffix is automatically allocated by the software.

link_suffix

Text

1

 

0

1

 

 

 

 

Link type

The sub-type for this user defined control. Select from the dropdown list. The parameters required for both types of structure are the same.

Database Value

Description

 

Compnd

Compnd

a compound orifice or weir

Vortex

Vortex

or example, a Hydrobrake

link_type

Text

6

 

0

COMPND

 

 

 

 

Points

This field defines the geometry of the link. The underlying data consists of a series of (x,y) pairs defining the vertices of the link. Each link is made up of a series of straight lines between the defined (x,y) points.

This data is not displayed on the grid or property sheet.

Link Vertice Export

Link vertices are included when you export link data to CSV files. There are two options available for exporting link vertices. These are selected on the Select CSV Export Options Dialog using the Coordinate Arrays Format dropdown list. The options are:

  • Packed - The data is exported as a series of x,y pairs.
  • Separately - the data is appended to the end of the row containing the link data. Each x and y value is in a separate (comma separated) field.

point_array

Array

 

XY

0

 

 

 

 

 

Asset ID

For reference only. Designed as a reference to an asset database, but could be used for anything.

asset_id

Text

64

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Sewer reference

An optional reference to identify the sewer of which this conduit is a part.

sewer_reference

Text

80

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

System type

Choose the System Type from the dropdown list. See System Type for more information

system_type

Text

10

 

0

Other

 

 

 

 

Branch ID

Numeric field used to identify to which long section the link is associated.

Can be set manually or automatically (see Defining Branches topic for more information).

branch_id

Long Integer

 

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

DS settlement efficiency (%)

Closed

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See Upstream Settlement Efficiency

ds_settlement_eff

Long Integer

 

 

0

0

0

100

 

 

US settlement efficiency (%)

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The Settlement Efficiency fields allow you to set the effectiveness of an overflow for trapping out sediment. The overflow is a link (normally a pipe) attached to a node acting as a storage tank (storage node or manhole).

Normally the upstream end of the link will be attached to the node and act as the overflow. The Upstream Settlement Efficiency determines the efficiency for the overflow.

In some circumstances the link may be reversed (storage tank at the downstream end) and the Downstream Settlement Efficiency will be used.

In many cases an overflow will attach to an outfall from the system.

It would be very unusual to have both Upstream Settlement Efficiency and Downstream Settlement Efficiency set to non-zero values.

The valid range is 0-100%. 0% means the overflow acts as a normal continuation link. 100% means that the overflow traps out as much sediment as possible.

us_settlement_eff

Long Integer

 

 

0

0

0

100

 

 

Initial level

Weir

Crest level

Orifice

Invert level

Vortex

Level at which the vortex begins to operate

There is no default value for this field; the valid range is -99.9 to 999.9

start_level

Double

 

Z

3

 

-9999

9999

 

6000

Head discharge table

The head discharge table defines the actual behaviour of the control, with the level defined above acting as the base level for the head discharge relationship. This means that you can model any unusual or complex control if you know it's head discharge relationship.

A head discharge table can be associated with more than one user defined control if needed.

head_discharge_id

Text

64

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Modular limit

Modular limit for the user defined control.

If set to greater than 0, the upstream depth is used to determine the flow from the specified head discharge table; a drowning factor is applied to the flow if the ratio of downsteam depth to upstream depth exceeds the modular limit.

If set to 0, the flow is based on head difference when drowned. Drowning occurs once the downstream level is above the crest.

modular_limit Double     2 0.9 0 0.99    

InfoAsset unique ID

Unique ID associated with the corresponding object in an InfoAsset Manager database. When importing from InfoAsset Manager, the InfoAsset ID can be copied from the InfoAsset database in order to maintain links between the two networks.

asset_uid

GUID

 

 

0

 

0

0

0

0

InfoAsset ID

Used to store the ID of the corresponding InfoAsset object when Importing from a Collection Network.

infonet_id Text 40   0          

User Controls

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Head Discharge Tables