Storm Model Pro Overview
Welcome to the Storm Model Pro documentation. This platform is a modern, web-based hydraulic modelling tool designed specifically for civil engineers, architects, and drainage professionals. It streamlines the creation, simulation, and analysis of urban drainage networks, offering accurate sizing of drainage and attenuation systems.
Core Capabilities
The platform combines intuitive network drawing with robust hydraulic analysis to deliver a comprehensive drainage engineering solution:
Design Tools
Draft your drainage network visually. Draw pipes, place manholes, and define catchment areas directly onto site plans, allowing import & export of CAD and PDF.
Drainage Parameters
Seamlessly specify critical infrastructure such as flow controls (e.g., Hydro-Brakes, orifices), storage structures (crates, ponds), and complex outfall conditions (tidal or surcharged). Also generate hydrographs tailored for UK-specific applications.
Hydraulic Modelling Engine
The engine leverages an industry-standard dynamic wave routing engine to accurately model flow conditions over different time periods and rainfall events, ensuring compliance with authority requirements.
Right by Design
Fully aligned with UK hydrological methodologies (FSR, FEH) and Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) requirements, enabling you to prove compliance with National Standards for SuDS and Section 104 adoption criteria, allowing generation of supporting PDF reports and interactive model reviews.
Why Use This Platform?
Historically, hydraulic modelling has been a mixture of spreadsheets or expensive and inflexible software. Storm Model Pro brings these phases into a single environment:
Iterative Engineering
Instantly see how changes in pipe diameter or storage volume affect the hydraulic grade line (HGL) and flood volumes.
Visual Validation
Import DXF/CAD backgrounds and LandXML surfaces to ensure your drainage design accurately reflects physical site constraints.
Auditability & Reporting
Generate clear, comprehensive PDF reports that detail peak flows, attenuation usage, and critical storm durations—ready for submission to approving bodies.
This documentation shows how to use Storm Model Pro, from first-principle hydraulic theory to step-by-step walkthroughs of complex design scenarios.