Pipes not flowing full - which program instead of EPANET?
Pipes not flowing full - which program instead of EPANET?
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We have a pipe running from a spring to a water tank in our water distribution system. This pipe is not flowing full. It is my understanding that EPANET cannot model this situation. Is there a way to work around this within EPANET? If not, what is the best (free) program to use instead? SWMMM?





RE: Pipes not flowing full - which program instead of EPANET?
I don't use EPANET, but you should be able to do something like creating constant pressure nodes where the pipe is not flowing full and hold the pressure at those nodes to the vapor pressure of the fluid.
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/
RE: Pipes not flowing full - which program instead of EPANET?
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RE: Pipes not flowing full - which program instead of EPANET?
RE: Pipes not flowing full - which program instead of EPANET?
Let us know if you're sucessful.
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/
RE: Pipes not flowing full - which program instead of EPANET?
RE: Pipes not flowing full - which program instead of EPANET?
RE: Pipes not flowing full - which program instead of EPANET?