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calculating total headloss in the network??!

after finishing the design of huge network for new city in out office we are asked to calculate the total head loss within the network.

how could i calculate this ?

is it the summation of head friction + head minor for all pipes?

or should i determine critical path ?

please help

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  • Hello Ahmed,

    What program are you using? If it is a program like StormCAD or SewerCAD using a steady state analysis, you might be able to simply sum up the headloss in the conduits to get a reasonable value for the headloss in the system. If you right-click on the Headloss column in the conduit FlexTable, you can select Statistics, which would show common statistics for the given property, including Sum.

    You could also look at a profile from upstream to downstream. The hydraulic grade will be displayed and you will be able to see how it changes through the system.

    Regards,
    Scott

    Answer Verified By: ahmed hassan 

  • Ahmed,

    How are you going to use this information?

    Is this for a water or sewer system?

    Is this part of some overall energy balance?
  • i'm using watergems for design a supply water network. we are requested to calculate the static head and the total head loss in the network.
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