PORTLAND, MAINE — Hydro International will conduct a joint e-seminar with Bentley Systems, Inc., on Thursday, Jan. 28, for users of Bentley’s PondPack detention pond design and urban hydrology modeling software.

The hour-long session will include presentations by Kwabena Osei, Hydro’s U.S. research and development manager, and Tasneem Khomusi, Bentley System’s technical director for hydraulics and hydrology solutions. Osei will discuss the use of Reg-U-Flo Vortex Valves in flow-control projects. Khomusi will show how to set up a detention pond with a vortex valve outlet flow control in PondPack.

According to Osei, by “attending this e-seminar, engineers can walk away with a much better understanding of how to size and configure their flow control systems correctly, saving them time and money in the final project design.”

Hydro’s Reg-U-Flo Vortex Valve is a self-activating device that uses vortex principles to control and attenuate stormwater flow and other liquid streams without the need for moving parts or external power requirements. Hydro’s Reg-U-Flo Vortex Valve has been modeled into the latest version of the PondPack program, which allows engineers to analyze, design, manage, and plan detention pond projects. According to Hydro, the hydraulic vortex action chokes back peak flows far more effectively than other valves and conventional flow control devices such as orifice plates, which have much smaller apertures. This significantly minimizes the chance of blockages and reduces upstream stormwater detention volumes by as much as 40 percent, the company said.

The e-seminar will take place at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 28. Visit Bentley’s website to register for this free seminar.