Aquator incorporates VBA

Aquator - Technical specifications

Computing requirements

Windows 7 / Windows 8 or Windows 10 in 32 or 64 bit editions
Aquator does not run under any Windows Server edition or Windows RT
Recommended screen resolution: 1600 x 900 (HD+) or better
Recommended processors: Intel Core i5 (or equivalent) or better for large models
Recommended RAM: 4GB or greater

Aquator components

The standard components available in Aquator to build models, undertake analysis, import and export information are listed below.

Components

	Abstraction	Allows water to be taken from a river
	Bi-directional link	Allows two-way flow on the supply system
	Blender	Mixes water in supply to meet quality standards
	Bulk supply	Allows transfer of water to supply from outside the model
	Catchment	Adds water to the top of a river tributary on a daily basis
	Combiner	Converts a bi-directional flow into an inflow and outflow
	Confluence	Combines two input river reaches into a single output reach
	Constraint holder	Contains licences and other constraints in the supply network
	Demand Centre	Acts as a source of demand such as city, town or region
	Discharge	Allows water to be added to the river system
	Diversion	Diverts a single river reach into two river reach outputs
	Gauging station	Compares modelled & measured flow and specifies prescribed flow
	Groundwater	Simple representation of a groundwater source
	Hydro-Generator	Generates electricity and income from water flow
	Join	Joins two branches of the supply network into one output
	Link	Joins supply network components representing pipelines etc.
	Pump Station	Moves water within the supply system or into the river network
	Reach	Simple representation of a river reach with delays and losses
	Reservoir	Stores water for either a river or supply network
	River regulator	Automatically releases water to augment river flow
	Service Reservoir	Allows multiple links to be joined in a supply network
	Split	Splits one input into two branches of the supply network
	Termination	The last component at the downstream end of a river
	Water Treatment Works	Models Process Water losses and Clear Water Returns

Constraints

	Abstraction	Restricts the supply from a source to an annual licensed quantity
	Annual yield	Restricts the supply from a source to an annual maximum quantity
	Availability constraint	This constraint enables/disables a source on a day-by-day basis
	Daily licence	Restricts the supply from a source to a daily licensed quantity
	Period licence	This is a flexible period licence from one month to many years
	Seasonal licence	Enforces licence between specific dates within any 12-month period
	Rolling licence	This licence applies over a rolling period of 18 or more months

Groups

	Abstraction Group	Groups components together for abstraction licences
	Demand Saving Group	Groups components together for demand saving restrictions
	Reservoir Group	Groups reservoirs for control based on their combined storage

Annotations

	Line	Can be drawn with specified direction, length, colour and arrowhead
	Picture	Allows pictures to be placed on the schematic
	Shape	Can be drawn with specified style and colour
	Text	Text can be written with specified font style, colour and border

Analysis

	Deployable output – English & Welsh method	This determines the yield or deployable output of a water resources system using the English & Welsh methodology
	Deployable output – Scottish method	This determines the yield or deployable output of a water resources system using Scottish methodology (Scottish Water, SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency))
	River flow analysis	Applies flow duration analysis and/or low frequency analysis to sequences of river flows, both recorded and modelled
	Risk analysis	Calculates the risk of reservoir storage being below a certain level on any day in the year ahead, and the risk of each level of demand restriction lasting a number of days in the year ahead

Reporting

	Excel	This reporter creates a user defined report in Microsoft® Excel©
	Text	This reporter creates a user defined report in plain text format
	Word	This reporter creates a user defined report in Microsoft® Word©

Import & Export

	Excel	Import and export of data and results to Microsoft Excel®
	HYSIM	Import and export of data and results to HYSIM files
	WRA	Import and export of data and results to WRA format files

Manual

Users of Aquator are provided with the manual in PDF format. The contents of the manual are also accessible as context-sensitive help throughout Aquator. Below are links to each chapter of the PDF version of the manual.

The Application (philosophy, how it all works, tutorials, VBA, reference)
Components (rivers, reservoirs, demand centres, etc.)
Groups (abstraction groups, reservoir groups)
Annotations (lines, text, shapes & pictures on the schematic)
Constraints (licences, yields, availability)
Analyzers (analysis of results and data)
Importers (import data from Excel, CSV files, etc.)
Exporters (export data to Excel, CSV files, etc.)
Reporters (generate reports in Word, Excel, text format, etc.)
HYSIM catchment (using the HYSIM catchment model with Aquator)

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While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, Oxford Scientific Software Ltd. cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions which may lead to the loss of data, and reserve the right to alter or revise AQUATOR without notice.