Description
Multiply nonnegative length, width, and depth for geometricVolume and multiply by one minus occupiedFraction in [0, 1] for liquidVolume.
Ideal water-storage and channel geometry uses dimensions, areas, and displacement fractions. Coherent length units determine areas and volumes; actual irregular geometry and hydraulic behavior require additional information.
Multiply nonnegative length, width, and depth for geometricVolume and multiply by one minus occupiedFraction in [0, 1] for liquidVolume.
When to use this tool
Use Nutrient Film Depth Width Volume Term when you need one explicit geometric component of a tank, bed, conduit, or channel.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter length, width, depth, occupiedFraction. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read geometricVolume, liquidVolume. Use the output convention below.
Multiply nonnegative length, width, and depth for geometricVolume and multiply by one minus occupiedFraction in [0, 1] for liquidVolume.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| length | Length on the common unit basis stated above. | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| width | Interval or dimension span under the stated unit and endpoint convention. | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| depth | Depth on the length basis stated above. | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| occupiedFraction | Occupied Fraction | Required. Finite number; minimum 0; maximum 1. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| geometricVolume | Geometric Volume | Required. Finite number. |
| liquidVolume | Liquid Volume | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"length": 10,
"width": 0.2,
"depth": 0.01,
"occupiedFraction": 0.1
},
"output": {
"geometricVolume": 0.02,
"liquidVolume": 0.018000000000000002
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Dimensions share a unit and output uses its cube; this rectangular section model does not infer fluid profile, root displacement, or channel flow behavior.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Check the full surveyed geometry and the physical model before interpreting storage, capacity, or safe operation.
References
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