• Finite element method

• Any combination of 1D, 2D and 3D elements possible

• Interactive mesh creation with automatic mesh generation and mesh refinement

• Stochastic fracture calculation

• Exact representation of geological structures using collapsing layers

• Including tunnel structures in the mesh and calculations

• Steady-state flow / transient flow calculations

• Calculation and display of streamlines, path lines and travel times

• Saturated/unsaturated flow, including the calculation of the free (unconfined) surface

• Heat transport

• Density-dependent flow

• Mass transport taking into account dispersion/diffusion, adsorption, production, disintegration and decay

• Transport of nuclide chains

• Reactive mass transport

• Flood simulation using box models

• Automatic calibration methods (gradient method and inverse modelling)

• Drainage flow (leakage, with rate restrictions)

• Special boundary conditions for geothermal calculations

• Recharge calculations based on a climatic soil water balance

• Interface with the ArcInfo software system

• Interactive control of the software via the SPRING graphical user interface or by batch files

• Extensive post-processing options for the displayed results with the overlay of bitmap (TIFF) files and output in DXF format

• Possibility of automatic interpolation of transient boundary conditions between specified time steps

• Output options for the model data and calculation results in a freely accessible format as an ASCII file.

• Automatic calibration procedures

• Drainage water balance based on the meshed surface water body

• Inverse transport calculation for catchment area determination

 

System requirements