9.3 Water Quality Configuration

Once activated, the simulation of water quality is configured by issuing the Water Quality Control File command.

! Configure Water Quality Simulation
Water Quality Control File == ..\wqm\WQ_023.fvwq ! {No default} filepath

The setup of the Water Quality Control File, and therefore the configuration of a water quality simulation, is described in the Water Quality Module User Manual. At the highest level, three water quality simulation classes are available, with full descriptions provided in the Water Quality Module Manual, as follows.

Other than the above and boundary/output specifications (see Sections 9.5 and 9.7), only two other water quality related commands are recognised by the TUFLOW FV control file as follows.

  • The first sets the Water Quality Model Directory. If specified, this is concatenated with the Water Quality Control File to specify the complete control file path.
  • The second sets Cell Water Quality Depth (in metres), which is the minimum water depth for which water quality calculations will be undertaken at any location.

! Mandatory Supporting Models
Include Heat == 1 ! {0} OFF | 1 ON
Include Temperature == 1, 0 ! {0} OFF | 1 ON, {0} Density Coupling Disabled | 1 Density Coupling Enabled
Include Salinity == 1, 0 ! {0} OFF | 1 ON, {0} Density coupling disabled | 1 Density coupling enabled

! Configure Water Quality Simulation
Water Quality Model == TUFLOW ! {None} | TUFLOW
Water Quality Control File == .\WQ_023.fvwq ! {No default} filepath
Water Quality Model Directory == ..\wqm ! {No default} directory path
Cell Water Quality Depth == 0.2 ! {0.02} m