GGU-PLGW: "Discharges" menu item
- Matthias Jusko
The FEM mesh will be displayed at the nodes, together with the calculated discharge. Discharges other than zero are present at the nodes at which you have defined a water level boundary condition or a source boundary condition. At all other nodes the discharge equals zero (continuity condition). Using the dialog box you can specify the type of presentation.
After leaving the box using "OK" the discharges are displayed as variable sized circles. Positive and negative discharges are displayed in different colours in filled circles.
By specifying appropriate areas of the screen, the sum of the discharges in these areas can be calculated by the program. If the "In quadrilateral" check box is activated when leaving the dialog box to continue the evaluation, the region for which the discharge is to be determined must be defined by clicking four points in an anti-clockwise direction. The calculated results are displayed in an info box.
A further option is to have the discharge along any section calculated by activating the "Along section" check box before continuing to the subsequent evaluation. An info box containing the results for the section is displayed.
If a horizontal-plane system with a leaky aquifer is being investigated, the discharge for the blanket layer only may be calculated by activating the additional "Discharge through blanket" check box.