Diseño y verificación del dimensionamiento de redes de alcantarillado con la ayuda de software libre y programación: "desarrollo de una aplicación computacional básica para la verificación del dimensionamiento de redes de alcantarillado sanitario mediante el uso del software EPA-SWMM y la librería swmmr."

Abstract

This work developed a basic computational application which addresses the challenges in the verification and optimization of sewerage networks. Through the EPA-SWMM software and the R programming language, an effective interaction between these two resources was achieved. The application was named ""Sewer Verification ER-SWMMRV V1.0". The generated programming logic is based on the implementation of functions in R. These functions simplify the usage of the main program code, which at the same time, helps out in its use. In addition, the application automates the process of adjusting pipe diameters to accomplish specific regulations. In fact, it is done by iterating until a design that fulfills the established standards. After the optimizations, the results obtained showed significant improvements in regulatory compliance and hydraulic performance of the sewer network. The main operation of the application is an iterative process, and adjustment level is only selected by the user. The performance of the interaction between R and EPA-SWMM was tested using Example 1 of the EPA-SWMM. In order to validate the overall performance of the application, it was tested two different scenarios of sanitary sewer networks. Finally, a user manual was developed covering from installation to modification of the developed application. This manual provides detailed instructions that will guide the user through the essential configurations to effectively leverage the core code.