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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Jose Ortiz's Activities</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/members/f2d2f8e8_2d00_9f98_2d00_4638_2d00_b105_2d00_6d379e2a95ad</link><description>Jose Ortiz's recent activity</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>Tank Filling over time even though controls should prevent</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/f/haestad-hydraulics-and-hydrology-forum/243844/tank-filling-over-time-even-though-controls-should-prevent</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:17:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:b113920a-7d84-490f-b503-3199c606b8cb</guid><dc:creator>Jose Ortiz</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have a Watercad (Connect Edition) model where one of my tanks will fill up to about 95% full, and then continue to slowly fill up over time even though i have a FCV before the tank that should prevent any flow from entering the tank when it reaches the 95% full mark.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I will submit the model files for your reference after this post is created.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The tank in question is TANK-B. Run the EPS Run scenario, and view a graph of water level of the tank to see results I mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Thanks,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jose&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Odd Tank Level Results During EPS</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/f/haestad-hydraulics-and-hydrology-forum/239498/odd-tank-level-results-during-eps</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:31:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:fb708fb6-12be-41c1-b556-2d8ebb47d924</guid><dc:creator>Jose Ortiz</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have a water model (using WaterGEMS Connect) with several tanks that are not cycling as expected during a 72-hour EPS scenario. All of the controls appear to be set correctly. One tank in particular that is filled by a pump will actually fill above its maximum specified elevation. A graph of this tank&amp;#39;s hydraulic grade shows it reaching greater than 100% full at several time stamps.&amp;nbsp;There are other strange results at other tanks. I will send the model file via the Secure File Upload link with additional information on how to reproduce the results after this post is made. I would appreciate any insight.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jose&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Pump Set to Off But is Adding Energy to the System</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/f/haestad-hydraulics-and-hydrology-forum/237491/pump-set-to-off-but-is-adding-energy-to-the-system</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:57:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:21736a2c-7db0-45cf-9237-157249cd64f5</guid><dc:creator>Jose Ortiz</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;This is in WaterCAD CONNECT Edition. My question stems from an issue with a tank in my model keeps overflowing during EPS run (fills up, remains full, doesn&amp;#39;t drain). I believe I have identified the hydraulic grade is being supplied by a certain pump. I turned the pump off, but when I graph the pump discharge hydraulic grade and the hydraulic grade of a junction just outside the tank, they match up perfectly (see screenshot below). And this hydraulic grade is enough to overflow the tank. There are 3 other tanks in the model with higher max levels, but none&amp;nbsp;should be able to be filling the problem tank due to valves or pipe connectivity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I will upload the model files using the Secure File Upload right after posting this question. The tank in question is T-1, the pump in question is PMP-16T_588, the junction right outside the tank is J-3275. To replicate results, run the &amp;#39;EPS Run&amp;#39; scenario and graph the components in question.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/320x240/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5925/pastedimage1666813319452v1.png" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Tanks Emptying and Won&amp;#39;t Refill</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/f/haestad-hydraulics-and-hydrology-forum/236524/tanks-emptying-and-won-t-refill</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:47:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:5647a758-be10-45d7-a61b-c65908fc2857</guid><dc:creator>Jose Ortiz</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have a water model&amp;nbsp;where two of my tanks that &amp;#39;float&amp;#39; on the distribution system (both have same base and overflow elevations) that will&amp;nbsp;gradually empty in my EPS scenario. Neither has a separate inlet. There is a 3rd tank some distance away that is about 20&amp;#39; taller than the other two, thus, it should fill the two lower tanks. However, there is a PRV in between the higher and lower tanks that drops the hydraulic grade to below the lower tanks. Downstream of the PRV some distance away is a booster pump that is controlled to fill one of the lower tanks (turns ON when tank is &amp;lt; 80% full, and OFF when tank is &amp;gt; 98% full). During the EPS scenario, the two lower tanks gradually empty over time (see graph below). Furthermore, a graph of the pump shows Zero flow throughout the 72-hour simulation, although it seems to be providing sufficient head on the downstream side. There are no error/warning notifications for the pump at all. When I create a profile of the higher tank to the lower tank, the hydraulic grade shows that it is higher than the lower tanks,&amp;nbsp;so i would expect the lower tanks to eventually fill up again. Demands in the system are fairly low and should not stop the tanks from filling.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Any Insight would be appreciated. Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I am using WaterCAD CONNECT. Engine compatibility is WaterGEMS 2.00.12&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/320x240/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5925/pastedimage1664903167306v1.png" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/320x240/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5925/pastedimage1664904925860v3.png" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Pressure Zone Analysis</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/f/haestad-hydraulics-and-hydrology-forum/227962/pressure-zone-analysis</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:24:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:34a583ea-8df7-43f3-bb63-3fe371b2145f</guid><dc:creator>Jose Ortiz</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have a fairly complex model with ~46 pressure zones. I used the Pressure Zone Analysis Tool to color code the zones. However, there is one particular area that seems like it should be its own zone, but the model isn&amp;#39;t separating it. There is either a PRV or closed TCV on all &amp;quot;inlets/outlets&amp;quot; of the zone. There is no &amp;#39;color-break&amp;#39; across two of the valves, indicating the pressure zone boundary is open. Any tips or suggestions? Can I send you my model file so you can take a look?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;example of one of the valves:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Thanks,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jose&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Fire Flow Calibration - Question</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/f/haestad-hydraulics-and-hydrology-forum/199904/fire-flow-calibration---question</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2020 14:49:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:dd6f3462-d3cc-4b8a-9229-113915cfe78f</guid><dc:creator>Madison Haley</dc:creator><description>&lt;p style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;margin:0in;"&gt;I&amp;#39;m completing a fire flow calibration, and I&amp;#39;ve noticed some differences depending on how its completed. For our calibration, I&amp;#39;ve been applying demand to the hydrants. According to the literature, when completing a fire flow the hydrant setting should be changed for &amp;quot;open,&amp;quot; however when this is done in addition to applying a demand the flow significantly exceeds the supplied demand. If demand is being applied to the hydrant in this way, is the hydrant supposed to be closed? From what I understand, the hydrant could also just be set to open without a demand and the flows should (hypothetically) match what was seen in the field, but its been a challenge to get this to match with so many additional factors throughout the model.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;margin:0in;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;margin:0in;"&gt;Additionally, when the demand is applied to the nearest node instead of the hydrant itself the pressure drop is fairly different. Is this difference only due to headloss in the hydrant?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;margin:0in;"&gt;Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Applying Extreme Flow Factors to Base Flows in SewerGEMS</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/f/haestad-hydraulics-and-hydrology-forum/203932/applying-extreme-flow-factors-to-base-flows-in-sewergems</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:34:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:32d2f405-9b38-4eab-9256-c826b2ad7610</guid><dc:creator>Jose Ortiz</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It appears the Extreme Flow Factor can only be applied to &amp;quot;Unit Sanitary Loads&amp;quot;. Is there a way to apply peak factors to &amp;quot;Sanitary Pattern Loads/Base Flow&amp;quot;? For example, I have imported Property Connections and then used LoadBuilder to apply meter data to all the Property Connections. Now I want to apply factors to those Base Flows. Please advise.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jose&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>error message 51007</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/f/haestad-hydraulics-and-hydrology-forum/202960/error-message-51007</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 18:37:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:ab5e5b6d-5883-4db4-9e8a-87fbb9cb078a</guid><dc:creator>Jose Ortiz</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I am using SewerGEMS and recently got the validation error message 51007 &amp;quot;Pipe/channel networks must end with an outfall node&amp;quot;. I have found the conduit that the message is referring to, but I cannot figure out why the error is occurring. The conduit is clearly connected to the proper manholes and I have followed the flow path down to the appropriate outfall node - no inactive elements along the way or discontinuities. I even used the Navigator Tool and Network Connectivity Reviewer to verify. Also strange, is I have been using this model and running many scenarios fine with no errors for weeks and all of a sudden this morning the error comes up.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What else can I do to resolve this?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Thanks,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jose&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>How to manually make changes to assign Property Connection laterals after using LoadBuilder?</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/f/haestad-hydraulics-and-hydrology-forum/200460/how-to-manually-make-changes-to-assign-property-connection-laterals-after-using-loadbuilder</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2020 17:12:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:7e3e8b69-731e-4647-8be6-3d624bc09aa8</guid><dc:creator>Jose Ortiz</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;So I have imported geolocated water meters (and associated flow data) as Property Connections using the ModelBuilder tool. Then I used LoadBuilder to assign those Property Connections to the nearest link. However, some of the laterals were assigned to incorrect pipes or manholes. Is there a way I can manually assign the laterals to the correct location after they have already been assigned via LoadBuilder?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Ask A Question I</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/achievements/460ac7df-7ccc-4c42-a204-9e05eef3be09</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2020 01:49:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:290acf2f-9f3f-4edb-850b-9715d0b727d3</guid><dc:creator /><description>Ask a question in a forum.</description></item></channel></rss>