OpenHydro Bench

OpenSWMM 6 dynamic wave

OpenSWMM Engine v6 (HydroCouple's SWMM 6, pre-release) with dynamic-wave routing.

Production software, installed from its official source and run by the suite with its defaults, except the settings each card names. Rank #4 on the leaderboard, OpenHydro rating 884 (95 % interval 691 to 1037) over 13 tests; median difference 0.33 %. Score cards from: OpenSWMM Engine v6 dynamic wave (6.0.0a4.dev1).

How it is run, and what was found →

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TestDifference, rankChecks
Sewer pipes running part full
A1D-001
#2= 0.027 % off
of 5 models
• Worst depth error 0.27 mm off; • Typical flow error < 0.0001 % off
Sewer pipes running full
A1D-002
#2= 0.034 % off
of 5 models
• Worst depth error 0.4 mm off; • Typical flow error < 0.0001 % off
Tank emptying through an outlet
A1D-003
#3= 0.33 % off
of 5 models
• Worst depth error 1.4 mm off; • Worst flow error < 0.0001 m³/s off
Pump working on its curve
A1D-004
#1= under 0.01 % off
of 5 models
• Worst depth error < 0.0001 mm off; • Worst flow error < 0.0001 m³/s off
Backwater up a sewer
A1D-005
#1= 0.025 % off
of 5 models
• Worst depth error 0.3 mm off; • Typical flow error < 0.0001 % off
Gentle backwater in a channel
A1F-001
#1= under 0.01 % off
of 15 models
• Average depth error 0.022 mm off; · Water conserved 0.002 % error

Identical, number for number, to EPA SWMM 5.2.4.

Dam break onto dry ground
A1F-010
#9= 11 % off
of 20 models
• Flood front 41.2 m behind exact; · Water conserved 0.036 % error

Identical, number for number, to EPA SWMM 5.2.4: OpenSWMM 6 keeps the original dynamic-wave solver, including the 9 m one-conduit spike near x = 1,126 m.

Dam break into shallow water
A1F-011
#17= 6.7 % off
of 20 models
• Average depth error 3.7 cm off; · Water conserved 4.1 % error

Identical, number for number, to EPA SWMM 5.2.4: OpenSWMM 6 keeps the original dynamic-wave solver.

Standing hydraulic jump
A1F-020
#7= 99 % off
of 9 models
• Depth profile 99 % off; · Jump stays put 34 % error
Calm flow over a hump
A1F-040
#12 236 % off
of 12 models
• Average depth error 1.86 m off; • Average flow error 10.4 m²/s off
Flow speeding up over a hump
A1F-041
#9= 165 % off
of 12 models
• Average depth error 53 cm off; • Average flow error 2.52 m²/s off
Hump with a hydraulic jump
A1F-042
#9 194 % off
of 12 models
• Average depth error 24 cm off; • Average flow error 0.349 m²/s off
Still lake around an island
A1F-043
#8= 0.047 % off
of 13 models
• Worst velocity error 0.00047 m/s off; • Average depth error 0.012 mm off
Real sewer network, Odense
A1F-100
#1= 30 % off
of 3 models
· Fit to measurements NSE -0.488; • Peak level 30 cm off