SWMM5 Emoji- This code 🖥 calculates the flow of water that's captured by a customized inlet based on the approach flow, downstream node depth, and potential bypass. 🌊🌀 📂 Inputs:

· October 23, 2023

 📌 Purpose of the Code:

This code 🖥 calculates the flow of water that's captured by a customized inlet based on the approach flow, downstream node depth, and potential bypass. 🌊🌀

📂 Inputs:

  • inlet: 📍 A pointer to the inlet object.
  • q: 🌧️ The approach flow in cfs (cubic feet per second).
  • d: 📏 The downstream node depth.

📂 Output:

  • Sends back 🚀 the captured flow in cfs.

🔍 Detailed Breakdown:

1️⃣ Initial Setup:

  • Set local variables, such as the inlet position in the design array, the number of street sides (defaulting to one ☝️), and maximum flow capture limit.

2️⃣ Flow Limit Check:

  • If the inlet has a flow limit 🚫🌊, update the maximum flow capture limit (qMax).

3️⃣ Street Sides Configuration:

  • If the inlet is associated with a street 🛣️, determine if it has one or two sides and adjust the approach flow accordingly.

4️⃣ Flow Calculation Initialization:

  • Set the initial captured flow to zero 🚫 and the bypassed flow equal to the approach flow.

5️⃣ Custom Curve Analysis:

  • If the inlet has a custom curve associated with it 📈:
    • Diversion Curve Type: Computes the captured flow based on the bypassed flow. For every replicate inlet, it updates the captured flow and reduces the bypassed flow accordingly.
    • Rating Curve Type: Computes the captured flow based on the downstream node depth 📊.

6️⃣ Return Value:

  • Adjust the captured flow if the street has two sides 🛣️🛣️ and then return the final captured flow value! 🌊🎉

📝 Summary: This function 🖥 is all about understanding how much water an inlet captures. Depending on the type of curve (either based on approach flow or node depth), it crunches the numbers 🧮, checks against any limits 🚫, and gives back the amount of water the inlet successfully captures. Whether it's a rainy day or water runoff, this inlet's got it covered! 🌧️🌀🎈

Hope this colorful summary with added emojis makes it engaging and fun! 🎉🌈🎈