The simulation of reservoirs is carried out with a newly developed module for the calculation of reservoirs, whose process functions are to be represented linearly in certain areas. The module is a further development of the approach of Ostrowski (1992)[1] and is described in detail in Mehler (2000)[2]. It allows the simultaneous solution of the continuity equation for several processes without complex iterations and is briefly explained below.
For a reservoir whose content depends on several inflow or outflow processes, the continuity equation can be represented as follows:
↑Ostrowski, M. (1992): A universal module for the simulation of hydrological processes, water and soil, issue 11
↑Mehler, R. (2000): Mischwasserbehandlung - Verfahren und Modellierung, Mitteilungen des Instituts für Wasserbau und Wasserwirtschaft der TU Darmstadt, Heft 113