Design of a Visual Basic HEC-RAS interface to test influence of daily regulation of a hydropower plant on navigation
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| Publicado no: | SN Applied Sciences vol. 7, no. 4 (Apr 2025), p. 319 |
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Springer Nature B.V.
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| Resumo: | The Hydrologic Engineering Center River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) software package developed by the U.S. The Army Corps of Engineers is a widely used software package designed mainly for modeling steady and unsteady water flow in rivers. Although the software includes tools for implementing basic control elements, HEC-RAS users often require additional unique functions including integration with other software. This is made possible by means of the HEC-RAS Controller, an application programming interface (API) that allows manual interaction with HEC-RAS to enable automated control through user-defined code directly from other programming environments. The main goal of this study was to design a universal software architecture for linking HEC-RAS with Visual Basic using the API, which enables users to enter the unsteady flow boundary condition directly as the demand power output if the river system under analysis includes a hydropower plant. The effectiveness of the proposed approach and its applicability to real-world operational management environments were demonstrated through a case study of the Gabčíkovo hydropower plant on the Danube River in Slovakia. The integration of the HEC-RAS with Visual Basic enabled the simulation of the Danube River's water-level regime within a reasonable time and with adequate accuracy, allowing for the analysis of the impact of daily flow regulation on navigation conditions downstream of the hydropower plant.Article Highlights<list list-type="bullet"><list-item></list-item>a software interface links HEC-RAS with Visual Basic, enhancing planning the operation of hydropower plant and navigation safety.<list-item>automating simulation processes eliminates manual adjustments, saving time and reducing errors in hydropower plant management.</list-item><list-item>this approach supports better collaboration between energy and hydraulic experts, offering a template for various river systems with hydropower operations.</list-item> |
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| ISSN: | 2523-3963 2523-3971 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s42452-025-06785-w |
| Fonte: | Science Database |