I am using EPANet to model a moderately sized subdivision (about 300 lots of single-family). The trick is that we only have one source (a main extension that isn't built yet) coming in at about 2/3 up from the minimum elevation of the site. The total vertical difference of the site is about...
I don't want to create a thread that disputes the pros and cons of outsourcing from a socioeconomic or political perspective. But, I am curious if any engineering firms out there have ever used a foreign company for doing such work as design and drafting of a land development project. I have...
I am pumping a slurry (10% solids) through an 8" steel pipe 19,000' long and on a downgrade of 1%. At the end of the line, we are seeing large surges of fluid followed by lulls. I am guessing that this is being caused by the pipeline being able to carry more via gravity than the pump is...
