ADS Environmental Services Profile Software 950015B6 - Manual (Page 183)

3-2 Profile Software User's Guide
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What is the Installation Generator?
Use the Installation Generator to define the size, shape, and
physical characteristics of the monitoring point in order to allow the
software to calculate the correct depths and corresponding
quantities. The Installation Generator tool allows you to
accomplish the following for each monitoring point:
• Generate and save an installation for each monitoring point in
the database so that monitoring point quantities can be
generated.
• Create Average-to-Peak tables either to specify average-to-
peak velocity conversion factors for flow velocities which vary
over depth or to specify an average-to-peak ratio other than the
.90 default.
• Store quantity coefficients to the database for generating depth-
based (Manning and Colebrook-White) flow quantities
Use the Create Installation wizard tool to successfully create the
following installation types:
• Standard Pipes, Weirs, Parshall Flumes Standard Pipes
are symmetrical pipes developed to most standard shapes and
sizes. Use the Create Installation wizard to enter the physical
dimensions to generate standard pipe installations, weir
installations (for monitoring points involving a weir) and
Parshall flume installations (for monitoring points involving a
calibrated flume).
• Non-Standard Pipes These pipe types may not conform to
any of the standard pipe shapes, yet they are symmetrical. Use
the Create Installation wizard to define each segment of the
pipe (line or arc) to produce an installation that matches the
exact pipe dimensions.
• Manual Entry These tables are necessary only when the
monitoring point is not symmetrical, requiring substantial
manual calculation to complete the table. Create a manual
entry table by entering the points that define the monitoring