WASH in the city
Civil/Environmental
- Mar 12, 2019
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Hi team,
I have the challenging task of commissioning a hydraulic model of a city water network that has sustained heavy damage on top of long term neglect. The context means that, for various reasons including non or semi-functioning pump stations, damaged pipes, etc., the network is not always pressurised in all sectors.
I have worked with InfoWorks some time ago, but my memory of the detailed functionality is rusty. It is my understanding that most conventional modelling software struggles with occurrences of zero pressure in the network. I have heard that perhaps Piccolo and EPANET-PDX may be software packages that can handle instances of zero pressure. Firstly, is this correct? And secondly, what about other packages? Can sophisticated software such as Bentley WaterGEMS handle zero pressure instances?
Many thanks for your advice!
I have the challenging task of commissioning a hydraulic model of a city water network that has sustained heavy damage on top of long term neglect. The context means that, for various reasons including non or semi-functioning pump stations, damaged pipes, etc., the network is not always pressurised in all sectors.
I have worked with InfoWorks some time ago, but my memory of the detailed functionality is rusty. It is my understanding that most conventional modelling software struggles with occurrences of zero pressure in the network. I have heard that perhaps Piccolo and EPANET-PDX may be software packages that can handle instances of zero pressure. Firstly, is this correct? And secondly, what about other packages? Can sophisticated software such as Bentley WaterGEMS handle zero pressure instances?
Many thanks for your advice!