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DELWAQ is the engine of the D-Water Quality and D-Ecology programmes of the Delft3D suite. It is based on a rich library from which relevant substances and processes can be selected to quickly put water and sediment quality models together.

The processes library covers many aspects of water quality and ecology, from basic tracers, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, organic matter, inorganic suspended matter, heavy metals, bacteria and organic micro-pollutants, to complex algae and macrophyte dynamics. High performance solvers enable the simulation of long periods, often required to capture the full cycles of the processes being modelled.

The finite volume approach underlying DELWAQ allows it to be coupled to both the structured grid hydrodynamics of the current Delft3D-FLOW engine and the upcoming D-Flow Flexible Mesh engine (1D-2D-3D) of the Delft3D Flexible Mesh Suite (or even other models such as TELEMAC).

'DELWAQ in open source' is our invitation to all leading experts to collaborate in further development and research in the field of water quality, ecology and morphology using Delft3D. Feel free to post your DELWAQ related questions or comments in this dedicated forum space. If you are new to DELWAQ, the tutorial (in the user manual) is a good place to start. A list of DELWAQ related publications is available here.

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Ambient temperature, water temperature, and ambient natural background temp

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Martin Schueder, modified 6 Years ago.

Ambient temperature, water temperature, and ambient natural background temp

Padawan Posts: 52 Join Date: 10/8/13 Recent Posts
Hello,

I am encountering some extremely wrong model results (such as pH >14 and TIC <0) and I think it has something to do with my water temperature. I am confused about how to specify different temperatures in the Process parameters input tab. For instance, I have selected TEMPERATUR as an active process in my .0* file, and thus in the GUI I am prompted for the following:

- Air temperature (NatTemp)
- Ambient water temperature (Temp)

and therefore I am modeling:

- Water temperature (ModTemp)

Looking at pg 416 of the Process Library Description manual I see that:

- ModTemp = modeled temperature
- T = ambient water temperature
- NatTemp = ambient natural background water temperature

In the GUI I see that:

- Air temperature = NatTemp
- Ambient water temperature = Temp

I know the absolute temperature of water at my boundary conditions, and the absolute air temperature from physical observations. What I want is a dynamic computation of the temperature of each computational volume so that all temperature dependent processes occur at the appropriate rate. If it can be avoided, I do not want WAQ to compute this water temperature, and instead I want it to take temperature from FLOW. I believe the procedure is outlined here. Regardless of if I use FLOW or WAQ to compute “Temperature”, what I am unsure of is:

- The difference between the different temperature variables, as it appears the nomenclature is inconsistent (ModTemp, T, NatTemp, Temp are all used, but it appears T=Temp. Is NatTemp air or water?), what are the strict definitions of these variables?
- Which temperature variable the kinetic rates in WAQ are dependent on? The WAQ manual says T or ambient water temperature (pg. 217). If SwitchTemp=0, then T=ModTemp (Process Library Description pg. 417). Therefore, why would I specify Temp as a (constant/known time series) process parameter in the GUI if the ModTemp (which equals Temp) is being modeled?
- Which temperature it is that will be defined by the .tem file produced by FLOW when a .tem file is used as a forcing function? Should I define Temp as a constant process parameter, which is then overwritten by the forcing function commands I write in the .inp file?

I understand this post may be confusing and I apologize for asking such a rudimentary question. I very much appreciate your help.

Thank you,

Martin
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Anonymous Anonymous, modified 6 Years ago.

RE: Ambient temperature, water temperature, and ambient natural background (Answer)

Jedi Master Posts: 333 Join Date: 7/30/20 Recent Posts
Hi Martin,
ModTemp (=modelled water temperature) is a state variable, while NatTemp (=air temperature) and Temp (=water temperature) are parameters. Finally, T is the water temperature as it is usually written in equations; in Delwaq, T=Temp.

Thus, Temp is the parameter affecting the rates of all (bio)chemical processes.

#1 If you model water temperature in Delwaq (=ModTemp) by activating the process TEMPERATUR, then you indeed don't need to specify a value for Temp.
(a) If SwitchTemp=0, then ModTemp = modeled absolute water temperature. Then, Temp = ModTemp, so that the temperature you model will be used to affect the rates of all (bio)chemical processes.
(b) If SwitchTemp=1, then ModTemp = modeled excess water temperature. Then, Temp = ModTemp + NatTemp, so that processes rates are affected by the absolute temperature.

#2 If you don't model water temperature in Delwaq, then you need to specify a value for Temp:
(a) a constant (called PARAMETER)
(b) a time-series (called FUNCTION)
(c) a spatial-varying time-series (called SEGMENT FUNCTION). Here you could use the result from your hydrodynamic simulation. You can either edit the INP-file directly, or select the *.TEM file via the GUI. In the INP-file, it will appear as a segment function:
SEG_FUNCTIONS
'Temp' ; name of segment function
ALL
BINARY_FILE 'your_hyd_run.tem' ; binary file


In case of doubt, just add Temp to your output and check its value!
Cheers,
-Mathieu.
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Martin Schueder, modified 6 Years ago.

RE: Ambient temperature, water temperature, and ambient natural background

Padawan Posts: 52 Join Date: 10/8/13 Recent Posts
Hi Mathieu,

Thank you very much for this thorough explanation! I have done as you recommended in point #2(c) and have much improved results. I appreciate your time.

Martin
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Anonymous Anonymous, modified 6 Years ago.

RE: Ambient temperature, water temperature, and ambient natural background

Jedi Master Posts: 333 Join Date: 7/30/20 Recent Posts
Very good news, I think that indeed #2c is the best way to include temperature forcing in Delwaq.
Happy modelling!
Cheers.