I am considering whether or not I should use fire hydrant test for calibration or if I can simply collect field data during peak hours. From what I understand this would be dependent on the amount of velocity of the water traveling within the pipes. So my question is at what velocity's can the modeler be assured that they would be capturing the impact of ,pipe roughness, closed valves and demand errors to a significant degree. Because if the velocity in my system is reaching that velocity during peak hours I could simply set out a bunch of pressure and flow loggers during peak hour and calibrate based on that instead of having to conduct a bunch of fire flow tests.
To add to Tom's answer - the following article has a list of many resources for calibration tips including some journal papers that contain advice like that given by Tom here: Water Model Calibration Tips
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Jesse DringoliTechnical Support Manager, OpenFlowsBentley Communities Site AdministratorBentley Systems, Inc.