Subject: Capacity Limited Links in SWMM 5
The table in the text report file of SWMM 5 called “Conduit Surcharge Summary” has a column entitled “Hours Capacity Limited” Here is how a link is defined as Capacity Limited in SWMM 5. Two factors have to be present:
1. The upstream end of the link has to be full and
2. The HGL Slope has to be greater than the Slope of the Link