NEW version of HGS (August 2022 - Revision 2432)
The HydroGeoSphere Revision 2432 (August 2022) is now available for download.
This month we’ve made a few important updates. The first is the introduction of some new commands, one of which will really help users to apply spatially variable porous medium domain properties using raster files:
‘map property from raster for chosen elements’ allows a user to map a number of different elemental PM properties from a raster for a set of chosen elements
‘write chosen elements’ writes the element number of chosen elements to the specified file
‘write chosen elements xyz’ writes the xyz-coordinates [L] of the element centroid for chosen elements
We’ve also introduced comprehensive documentation for the tunnel boundary condition type, which has been a ‘hidden’ boundary condition for some time. The tunnel BC is similar to a drain except it’s applied to segments and allows you to specify the dimensions of the tunnel. The fundamental difference between a Tunnel and Simple drain boundary condition is that volumetric fluxes into the tunnel are calculated at the surface of an imaginary cylinder whose dimensions are defined by the user (i.e., the tunnel radius) and the model mesh (i.e., the length of tunnel segments). Furthermore, the tunnel may or may not be surrounded by zones with distinct hydrogeologic properties (i.e., the excavation damaged zone and grouted zone).
An example of the ‘tunnel’ boundary condition can be downloaded from HERE.
We have made every effort to resolve user-reported bugs, including a bug impacting density-dependent flow in the well domain, and updated the transport solution to resolve some thermal transport bugs.
As always, we are committed to the continued improvement to the user experience. Do you have suggestions for new commands or improvements to the user experience? Send your ideas to support@aquanty.com!
The latest installers are available on the HGS download page and a full list of changes/updates can be found in the release notes.
Download the August 2022 release of HydroGeoSphere here: https://www.aquanty.com/hgs-download
Review the release notes here: https://www.aquanty.com/updates