Hydraulic Modeling Provides Dynamic Solution Across Disciplines
2011
Freese and Nichols is no stranger to Fort Worth’s Village Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. We have worked at the plant since its original design and construction in 1958.
For this project, we completed an evaluation of the plant using dynamic hydraulic modeling. The team created a dynamic model in InfoWorks CS, which allowed for modeling varying flow rates to match influent flow patterns during dry and wet weather conditions.
The City’s collection system is also modeled with InfoWorks CS, creating a dynamic connection between the two models. This allowed the team to determine the impact of each system on the other, and directly account for hydraulic improvements of the plant and how they will influence the entire City of Fort Worth collection system.
The dynamic modeling system provides a sound approach to data collection, analysis and application of the hydraulic treatment plant modeling. The hydraulic improvements at the treatment facility were shown to have a significant impact on the collection system’s hydraulic capacity, and in turn, a significant impact on future planning for the City’s collection system Capital Improvements Plan.
The Freese and Nichols team proved that the dynamic model can optimize existing operations with a fast response time and non-intrusive techniques.
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