Flood Modeller
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| Developer(s) | Jacobs Engineering Group |
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| Stable release | 5.1.1
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| Written in | C#, Fortran, Delphi, C++ |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Hydraulic simulation, Geographic information system |
| Website | https://www.floodmodeller.com/ |
Flood Modeller is a computer program developed by Jacobs that simulates the flow of water through river channels, urban drainage networks and across floodplains using a range of one- and two-dimensional hydraulic solvers. The software incorporates a user interface for building, running and viewing the results of models, including a GIS map interface.
Flood Modeller is the result of 40 years of development and application, it was previously known as ISIS software (named after the local name for the Upper Thames). Flood Modeller 4.0 was unveiled on 19 November 2014.[1] The latest version, V5.0, was released in December 2020.
The software has been independently benchmarked[2] by the Environment Agency and has helped thousands of users[3] transform how they undertake modelling and how they share and communicate flood-related information with clients and members of the public.
Initially developed by Halcrow Group and then CH2M Hill, Flood Modeller is now Jacobs' next generation flood modelling software.
In February 2020, Jacobs unveiled the Standard edition of Flood Modeller which sits alongside the Professional edition of the software.
Integrated with Flood Modeller, Flood Cloud allows users to run their simulations in the cloud to get results fast. In addition to being compatible with Flood Modeller, Flood Cloud can also run HEC-RAS and TUFLOW simulations.
Solvers
1D solvers
Flood Modeller includes steady-state and unsteady 1D river solvers for modelling open-channels.
It also provides a 1D urban solver for modelling urban drainage systems.
2D solvers
Flood Modeller includes three different 2D solvers:
- The ADI solver is based on the DIVAST numerical engine first developed in the 1980s, and is designed to simulate fluvial, overland, estuarine and coastal situations where flow does not rapidly change.[4]
- The TVD solver is designed to better represent rapid changes in the water surface profile, but results in longer run-times.
- The FAST solver uses simplified hydraulics to perform rapid assessments of flooding.[5][6]
Integrated catchment modelling
Flood Modeller's industry-leading solvers can be dynamically linked to enable integrated catchment modelling. Use Flood Modeller's 1D river solver to model channels, or its 2D solver to model surface water flow, whilst linking to the 1D urban solver to model the interaction with and the impact on the drainage network.
Flood Cloud
Flood Cloud is an innovative service from Jacobs that enables users of Flood Modeller, TUFLOW and HEC-RAS to seamlessly undertake flood risk modelling, at any scale, in the cloud. Powered by the Parallel Works platform, Flood Cloud delivers the on demand computational resource required to deliver the step change needed for better information on flooding.
See also
- Hydraulic modelling
- Hydrology
- Surface-water hydrology
- Hydrological transport model
- HEC-RAS
- SWMM
- GIS
- Computer simulation
References
- ^ "Flood Modeller Suite launched at CH2M HILL's International Flood Management Conference". GISuser. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Benchmarking the latest generation of 2D hydraulic flood modelling packages". GOV.UK. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "About Us". Flood Modeller. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Lin, B.; Wicks, J. M.; Falconer, R. A.; Adams, K. (2006). "Integrating 1D and 2D hydrodynamic models for flood simulation". Proceedings of the ICE - Water Management. 159: 19–25. doi:10.1680/wama.2006.159.1.19.
- ^ Banks, J. C.; Camp, J. V.; Abkowitz, M. D. (2013). "Adaptation planning for floods: a review of available tools". Natural Hazards. 70 (2): 1327–1337. doi:10.1007/s11069-013-0876-7. S2CID 129095526.
- ^ Jacobs (2015). "2D FAST solver". Flood Modeller. Jacobs. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
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