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Researchers, educators and students can get free or highly discounted MIKE academic licenses.

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UNIVERSITY RESEARCH LICENSES

MIKE for researchers

Turn independent or graduate-level research into shareable knowledge

50% discount - Fit MIKE software into your departmental budget with a 50% discount on the Professional list price

Support - Receive technical support, in your time zone and language, as part of your SMA benefits.

A University Research License is available both as a perpetual license and as a subscription and strictly limited to educational and research purposes only. First year SMA (Service & Maintenance Agreement) is included in the sale price.

CLASSROOM LABKITS

MIKE for educators

Equip your students with the skills they need for successful careers

Flexibility - Choose from either an annual or network license to suit the needs of your classroom

Affordable pricing - Both classroom licenses are offered at highly discounted rates off our commercial price list

A Classroom Labkit is available both as a perpetual license and as a subscription and strictly limited to educational and research purposes only. First year SMA (Service & Maintenance Agreement) is included in the sale price.

STUDENT LABKITS

MIKE for students

Boost your engineering skillset before entering the workforce

Free software - Support your undergraduate project or Masters/PhD Thesis with free access to MIKE software

Training - Learn the software faster with access to no-cost* and discounted training courses and webinars.

A Student Labkit is an internet license for one single user. The license is time-limited, typically 6-12 months, but can be updated or extended upon request. Student Labkits are not available in Russia, China or Iran.

Select your software

No matter the field of study, MIKE has you covered.

Cities

Coast & Sea

Groundwater

Cities

MIKE+ The integrated water modelling platform

What’s in the package?

Classroom Labkit* Classroom Subscription* Student Labkit

The core of the MIKE+ user interface

Its wealth of features enables you to efficiently prepare model input data as well as analyse and present results from the simulation engines. The Model Manager provides:

  • Network data management for storm water collection systems, wastewater collection systems, water distribution systems, rivers and 2D flooding
  • Feature-rich in-built GIS functionality powered by ThinkGeo
  • Effective time series data management, comprehensive data processing and manipulation tools as well as powerful data visualisation capabilities for all data entities
  • Result interpretation and presentation within MIKE+ Result Viewer, but also for an unlimited number of users with our freeware MIKE VIEW

DHI's EPANET engine including water age / quality

These modules enable the following simulations for modelling water distribution networks: steady state simulations, extended period simulations, water quality simulations under extended period conditions.

Demand Allocation

  • Junction node demands
  • Geocoding and aggregating of consumption data-tab
  • Computing water demands for each node in the network system

Water Quality

  • Blending water from different sources
  • Age of water throughout a network
  • Chlorine residenuals
  • Growth of disinfection by-products
  • Contaminant propogation

Advanced tools for analysis of pressurised pipe systems

MIKE+ Special Analyses offers advanced features including fire flow, network vulnerability, cost analysis, shutdown planning, flushing, pressure dependent demands, variable speed pumps, pump and valve scheduling, real-time control and water hammer.

Simulate unsteady flow in pipe or channel networks

MIKE+ SWMM

The MIKE+ SWMM moduleincludes the US-EPA SWMM5 engine for modelling stormwater and wastewater systems from primarily urban areas.This allows you to simulate unsteady flow in pipe and channel networks including:

  • Junctions, outfalls, dividers and storage units. Links, pumps, orifices, weirs, outlets, transects and regulators
  • Subcritical and supercritical flow conditions in partially full, full and pressurised pipes and open channels
  • Catchment rainfall routing and infiltration with option of modelling the effects from I/I, LIDS, snow pack and groundwater

MIKE 1D Pipeflow

MIKE1D Pipeflow simulates unsteady flow in pipe and channel networks, including:

  • Circular manholes, junctions, retention basins, soakaways. Standard and flexible cross-sections, weirs, orifices, pumps, valves, flow regulators and storm water inlets.
  • Simulation of partially full, full and pressurised pipes and open channels
  • Continuous simulations involving RDI and long-term statistics
  • Optimisation of network capacity
  • Wet weather management to reduce CSO
  • Design and optimisation of real-time controls
  • Sustainable stormwater management

Simulate the flow in a natural river

MIKE1D Rivers supports weirs and culverts and is typically used with the Rainfall Runoff module to represent hydrological inflows from the catchment. Connections can be made seamlessly between river and 2D.

Surface water hydrodynamics including distributed rainfall/infiltration
  • The Flexible Mesh (FM) solver offers maximum flexibility for detailed and tailored meshes. Its advanced handling of buildings, roads and rainfall is perfectly suited for urban flooding studies.
  • By directly using your geographical land cover data, you can easily represent the spatial variability of the roughness in your domain. The depth varying roughness feature accurately represents the impact of different land covers along the simulation.
  • Structures like weirs, dikes, culverts and operational structures can be directly implemented in the 2D engines
  • Parallelisation enables 2D model performance enhancements through use of multiple cores and GPU-cards

Rainfall-runoff, advanced control structures and pollutant transport modelling

Rainfall Runoff
This module includes multiple rainfall-runoff models such as time area method, kinematic wave, linear reservoir and UHM. Also, an RDI module for the generation of continuous inflow typically applied for simulating slow response inflows, such as infiltration.

Control
This module features advanced real-time control capabilities. It makes the definition of complex operational logic for regulators.

Transport (AD)
This module includes pollution transport by advection and dispersion including fine sediments as well as sediment transport of coarse sediments.

MIKE ECO Lab
This module allows modelling of all kinds of water quality aspects, the fate of dissolved substances, or biological relations on population or individual level in sanitary systems and combined systems. MIKE ECO Lab includes templates for modelling of biological processes (including BOD, DO and E.Coli) and Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S).

Concurrent users

Multiples of 25

Multiples of 25

1

4,120€

Price per 25 users

1,240€

Price per 25 users per year for an annual subscription

Free-of-charge

* Size limitation: 2,000 pipes, 10,000 water points (mesh)

Modelling and simulation of the design and optimisation of wastewater treatment plants.

What’s in the package?

Classroom Labkit* Classroom Subscription* Student Labkit

WEST+

WEST+ allows construction of a plant layout with no limitations in size, execution of simulations and statistical evaluation of model output, including advanced experiments (uncertainty and sensitivity analysis, scenario analysis, model calibration). Additionally, WEST+ allows customisation of model and block libraries (using dedicated Editors), and the use of extensions (e.g., for Python).

Concurrent users

Multiples of 25

Multiples of 25

1

2,060€

Price per 25 users

690€

Price per 25 users per year for an annual subscription

Free-of-charge



Coast & Sea

2D modelling of coast and sea

What’s in the package?

Classroom Labkit* Classroom Subscription* Student Labkit

Ease the tasks of data input, analysis and presentation of simulation results.

Marine Preprocessing and Postprocessing (PP) offers an integrated work environment which provides convenient and compatible routines to ease the tasks of data input, analysis and presentation of simulation results.

Littoral processes and coastline kinetics

LITPACK supports the design and implementation of efficient coastline management strategies, locally as well as regionally, require detailed knowledge of the physical processes controlling the transport and sedimentation of beach materials. LITPACK applies a unique deterministic approach to give you a powerful tool for a wide range of coastal zone management applications.

3-in-one solution

HD - Hydrodynamics
This module simulates the water level variations and flows in response to a variety of forcing functions. It includes a wide range of hydraulic phenomena in the simulations and it can be used for any 3D free surface flow. The Flexible Mesh version, which uses a depth and surface adaptive vertical grid, is particularly suitable in areas with a high tidal range.

AD - Advection-Dispersion
This module simulates the transport, dispersion and decay of dissolved or suspended substances. It is typically used in cooling water and wastewater discharge studies.

OS - Oil Spill
Quantify and visualise the risks and potential impact of an oil spill on the environment using this dynamic module to model and predict the movement, transformation and weathering of spilled and dissolved oil.

ST - Sand Transport
This is an advanced sand transport model with several formulations for current as well as current-wave generated transport, including 3D description of sediment transport rates. It is, for example, used for morphological optimisation of port layouts, impact of shore protection schemes and stability of tidal inlets.

MT - Mud Transport
This combined multi-fraction and multilayer model describes erosion, transport and deposition of mud (cohesive sediments).A dredging module has been added to the versatile features of the MT module, allowing dynamic simulation of all stages of the dredging process.

PT - Particle Tracking
This module allows you to assess the potential environmental impact of dredging, disposal and reclamation activities for improved management and regulation.

MIKE ECO Lab
This is a complete numerical laboratory for water quality and ecological modelling.

ABM Lab
Simulate the dynamic behavior of aquatic life and their interactions with the environment to investigate the impact of disturbances on habitat connectivity, marine animal migration and population levels.

GPU
This module features 4 GPU's per simulation on MIKE 21 Flow Model (HD).

SM - Shoreline Morphology
Model long-term shoreline evolution in areas with complex bathymetries using this powerful intra-wave sediment transport module.

BW - Boussinesq Waves
Simulate short and long period wave conditions to support planning, design and operations.

SW - Spectral Waves
This is a spectral wind-wave model that simulates the growth, decay and transformation of wind-generated waves and swell.

MA - Mooring Analysis
This module simulates the motions of single or multiple vessels subject to winds, waves and currents. It also calculates the forces in fenders and mooring lines and can directly use results from MIKE 21 BW, MIKE 3 Wave FM and MIKE 21 HD as input

MIKE Animator Plus, Extreme Value Analysis (EVA), The WS Wave Analysis Tool (WAT) and MIKE C-MAP

MIKE Animator Plus
Turns model results into amazing 3D video presentations

Extreme Value Analysis (EVA)
The EVA toolbox in MIKE Zero comprises a comprehensive suite of routines for performing extreme value analysis

The WS Wave Analysis Tool (WAT)
WAT will help you in the analysis of data originating from physical model tests, field measurements or numerical simulations.

MIKE C-MAP (chart data not included)
MIKE C-MAP offers model bathymetries generated fast and easy from an electronic chart database.

Concurrent users

Multiples of 25

Multiples of 25

1

5,150€

Price per 25 users

1,550€

Price per 25 users per year for an annual subscription

Free-of-charge

* Size limitation: 20,000 water points (grid), 40,000 water points (BW) and 10,000 elements (mesh)

3D modelling of coast and sea

What’s in the package?

Classroom Labkit* Classroom Subscription* Student Labkit

Ease the tasks of data input, analysis and presentation of simulation results.

Marine Preprocessing and Postprocessing (PP) offers an integrated work environment which provides convenient and compatible routines to ease the tasks of data input, analysis and presentation of simulation results.

Flexible mesh

HD - Hydrodynamics
This module simulates the water level variations and flows in response to a variety of forcing functions. It includes a wide range of hydraulic phenomena in the simulations and it can be used for any 3D free surface flow. The Flexible Mesh version, which uses a depth and surface adaptive vertical grid, is particularly suitable in areas with a high tidal range.

TR - Transport
This module simulates the spreading and fate of dissolved or suspended substances in an aquatic environment under the influence of the fluid transport and associated dispersion processes.

AD - Advection-Dispersion
This module simulates the transport, dispersion and decay of dissolved or suspended substances. It is typically used in cooling water and wastewater discharge studies.

OS - Oil Spill
Quantify and visualise the risks and potential impact of an oil spill on the environment using this dynamic module to model and predict the movement, transformation and weathering of spilled and dissolved oil.

ST - Sand Transport
This is an advanced sand transport model with several formulations for current as well as current-wave generated transport, including 3D description of sediment transport rates. It is, for example, used for morphological optimisation of port layouts, impact of shore protection schemes and stability of tidal inlets.

MT - Mud Transport
This combined multi-fraction and multilayer model describes erosion, transport and deposition of mud (cohesive sediments).A dredging module has been added to the versatile features of the MT module, allowing dynamic simulation of all stages of the dredging process.

PT - Particle Tracking
This module allows you to assess the potential environmental impact of dredging, disposal and reclamation activities for improved management and regulation.

MIKE 3 Wave FM
The state-of-the-art flexible mesh tool for simulating fully non-linear and fully dispersive 3D wave kinematics with no depth restrictions in the model domain. Featuring excellent flood & dry capabilities, the tool handles run-up and overtopping events in coastal flooding studies exceptionally well.

Underwater Acoustic Simuulator (UAS)
The Underwater Acoustics Simulator (UAS) module in MIKE simulates propagation of noise in the far field with a state-of-the-art range-dependent acoustic model (RAM). UAS provides the option to specify several outputs in terms of sound exposure levels or transmission loss depending on environmental risk assessment objectives.

MIKE ECO Lab
This is a complete numerical laboratory for water quality and ecological modelling.

ABM Lab
Simulate the dynamic behavior of aquatic life and their interactions with the environment to investigate the impact of disturbances on habitat connectivity, marine animal migration and population levels.

MIKE Animator Plus, Extreme Value Analysis (EVA), The WS Wave Analysis Tool (WAT) and MIKE C-MAP

MIKE Animator Plus
Turns model results into amazing 3D video presentations

Extreme Value Analysis (EVA)
The EVA toolbox in MIKE Zero comprises a comprehensive suite of routines for performing extreme value analysis

The WS Wave Analysis Tool (WAT)
WAT will help you in the analysis of data originating from physical model tests, field measurements or numerical simulations.

MIKE C-MAP (chart data not included)
MIKE C-MAP offers model bathymetries generated fast and easy from an electronic chart database.

Concurrent users

Multiples of 25

Multiples of 25

1

5,150€

Price per 25 users

1,550€

Price per 25 users per year for an annual subscription

Free-of-charge

* Size limitation: 10,000 elements (mesh)



Groundwater

All-in-one groundwater modelling solution

What’s in the package?

Classroom Labkit* Classroom Subscription* Student Labkit

All-in-one groundwater modelling solution
FLOW MODELLING
  • Darcy flow in porous media
  • 2D/3D unsaturated flow
  • Free surface (phreatic) flow
  • Density dependent flow
  • Fracture and pipe flow
MASS TRANSPORT MODELLING
  • Advection-diffusion/dispersion solute transport
  • Single and multispecies solute transport
  • Equilibrium sorption
  • User-defined kinetic reactions
  • Fracture mass transport
  • FEFLOW links with PHREEQC-RM for geochemical modelling
HEAT TRANSPORT MODELLING
  • Advection-conduction/dispersion heat transport
  • Fracture heat transport
  • Thermohaline convection
  • 1D borehole heat exchanger elements and heat exchanger arrays

Geochemical reactions

A plugin for FEFLOW for the calculation of advanced geochemical reactions together with aqueous phase flow and transport, based on the PHREEQC reaction engine.

Freezing and thawing of groundwater and the unsaturated zone

A plug-in for FEFLOW that extends 2- or 3-dimensional FEFLOW flow and transport models using Richard´s equation by phase changes between water and ice.

Hydromechanical coupling

This module allows the support of mechanical processes (hydro-mechanical coupling) in FEFLOW flow calculations.

Dynamic coupling between FEFLOW and the MIKE 1D engine

piMIKE 1D supports the coupling between an existing FEFLOW Fluid-Transfer BC and a river network file from MIKE 1D. piMIKE1D works only with MIKE 2022 and FEFLOW 7.5 and is not backward compatible. Previous MIKE releases are limited to the free IFMMIKE11 utility. The current implementation of piMIKE1D is limited to flow simulations only.

Concurrent users

Multiples of 25

Multiples of 25

1

3,410€

Price per 25 users

1,030€

Price per 25 users per year for an annual subscription

Free-of-charge

* Size limitation: 50,000 nodes.



Water Resources

River hydraulics and morphology

What’s in the package?

Classroom Labkit* Classroom Subscription* Student Labkit

Ease the tasks of data input, analysis and presentation of simulation results

Marine Preprocessing and Postprocessing (PP) offers an integrated work environment which provides convenient and compatible routines to ease the tasks of data input, analysis and presentation of simulation results.

Hydrodynamics (HD and Sand Transport (ST)

HD - Hydrodynamics
This module simulates the water level variations and flows in response to a variety of forcing functions. It includes a wide range of hydraulic phenomena in the simulations and it can be used for any 3D free surface flow. The Flexible Mesh version, which uses a depth and surface adaptive vertical grid, is particularly suitable in areas with a high tidal range.

ST-Sediment Transport
This is an advanced sediment transport model with several formulations for current as well as current-wave generated transport, including 3D description of sediment transport rates. It is, for example, used for morphological optimisation of port layouts, impact of shore protection schemes and stability of tidal inlets.

Concurrent users

Multiples of 25

Multiples of 25

1

3,090€

Price per 25 users

930€

Price per 25 users per year for an annual subscription

Free-of-charge

* Size limitation: 20,000 water points.

River basin management and planning

What’s in the package?

Classroom Labkit* Classroom Subscription* Student Labkit

River basin management and planning

MIKE HYDRO Basin is a multipurpose, map-based decision support tool for integrated water resources analysis, planning and management of river basins. MIKE HYDRO Basin is designed for analysing water sharing issues at international, national or local river basin scale. It’s a comprehensive yet simple product for investigating options and making reliable decisions.

Create time-series for individual catchments

NAM
A lumped, conceptual rainfall-runoff model, simulating the overland flow, interflow, and baseflow components as a function of the moisture contents in four storages.

UHM
The Unit Hydrograph Model (UHM) includes different loss models (constant, proportional) and the SCS method for estimating storm runoff.

Water quality and ecological modelling

MIKE ECO Lab
Model all kinds of water quality aspects, the fate of dissolved substances, or biological relations on population or individual level in sanitary systems and combined systems. Includes templates for modelling of biological processes (including BOD, DO and E.Coli) and Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S).

Concurrent users

Multiples of 25

Multiples of 25

1

2,060€

Price per 25 users

620€

Price per 25 users per year for an annual subscription

Free-of-charge

Integrated catchment modelling

What’s in the package?

Classroom Labkit* Classroom Subscription* Student Labkit

Integrated catchment modelling

MIKE SHE delivers truly integrated modelling of groundwater, surface water, recharge and evapotranspiration, including water quality. MIKE SHE includes all important aspects of hydrology when your project requires a fully integrated model. No other tool or combination of tools can match MIKE SHE in terms of seamless integration of all the important processes of the hydrological cycle.

MIKE SHE is a flexible modelling framework that includes a range of numerical methods for each hydrological process. It has an advanced, conceptual, model-independent user interface with full water balance accounting for all hydrological processes. It is possible to combine the hydrological processes and numerical methods depending on the requirements of your application and the availability of data.

Package includes all MIKE SHE modules, HD for 2D overland flow and river flow, AD for pollutant transport by advection and dispersion, and ECO Lab for water quality and ecological modelling.

For modelling rivers, open channels, runoff and pollution transport

Rainfall Runoff (RR)
This module includes multiple rainfall-runoff models such as time area method, kinematic wave, linear reservoir and UHM. Also, an RDI module for the generation of continuous inflow typically applied for simulating slow response inflows, such as infiltration.

Transport (AD)
This module includes pollution transport by advection and dispersion including fine sediments as well as sediment transport of coarse sediments.

Water quality and ecological modelling

MIKE ECO Lab
Model all kinds of water quality aspects, the fate of dissolved substances, or biological relations on population or individual level in sanitary systems and combined systems. Includes templates for modelling of biological processes (including BOD, DO and E.Coli) and Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S).

AUTOCAL and Exteme Value Analysis (EVA)

AUTOCAL
A general tool for parameter estimation and sensitivity analysis that automatically utilises available multicore resources

Extreme Value Analysis (EVA)
The EVA toolbox in MIKE Zero comprises a comprehensive suite of routines for performing extreme value analysis

Concurrent users

Multiples of 25

Multiples of 25

1

3,410€

Price per 25 users

1,030€

Price per 25 users per year for an annual subscription

Free-of-charge

* Size limitation: 250 h-points (1D river network)

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