• PROBLEM WITH SCADAconnect SIMULATOR

    axilleas papadom
    axilleas papadom
    Hi everyone and thank you very much for your time!!! I have a question about the scadaconnect simulator . (we run watergems connect edition update 2) I have a water supply network that has 3 reservoirs, and 3 boreholes (active). While I pass the files…
    • 10 months ago
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  • Tanks Emptying and Won't Refill

    Jose Ortiz
    Jose Ortiz
    Hello, I have a water model where two of my tanks that 'float' on the distribution system (both have same base and overflow elevations) that will gradually empty in my EPS scenario. Neither has a separate inlet. There is a 3rd tank some distance away…
    • 11 months ago
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  • Pump Head & Flow WaterGems

    Pratik Sangani
    Pratik Sangani
    I need technical assistance for the attached cooling water model KSP-Cooling Water System.wtg Process Brief: The cold water from the elevated tank (actually a cooling tower) is pumped (fixed speed pump) through heat exchanger (chiller) and back to…
    • over 1 year ago
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  • How do I check that my pump design is correct and optimal (for pumping water to multiple overhead tanks)?

    Pankhuri Agrawal
    Pankhuri Agrawal
    Dear all, I have a situation where pipe network is laid upto 12 overhead tanks. Now I need to design pump to feed water to this network, so that daily demands at the tanks are met. So far, what I have tried is- defined a 1 design point pump with an…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • How to attach an existing junction on an existing pipe line?

    Engineer Sifi
    Engineer Sifi
    I am working on a model in which many of the junctions are not on the existing pipeline. So, I want to attach the existing junction(which is not attached to the pipeline) to the existing pipeline by not creating a new junction on the pipeline and splitting…
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    • over 2 years ago
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  • Pumping Over High Points

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): V8i, CONNECT Edition Area: Modeling Introduction Pumps are great for lifting water uphill. The slope from the pump uphill may not be uniform over the length of the pipe (force main…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • Potable Water Distribution Design for communities - use of PRV's

    Anthony L
    Anthony L
    Hi all, I have a general question on the use of PRV's at individual services for a "closed" distribution system, i.e. pumps directly draw from a treated reservoir and feed to end-users with no elevated/pressure tank and storage elsewhere. I have come…
    • over 3 years ago
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  • LINEA DE IMPULSION SUCCION NEGATIVA WATERGEMS/HAMMER

    ELMER GUSTAVO MALDONADO TORRES
    ELMER GUSTAVO MALDONADO TORRES
    Buenas Tardes, Es la primera vez que hago el diseño de una línea de impulsión por lo que les pido me puedan orientar el modelamiento (componentes) y el análisis hidráulico - transitorio (HAMMER) desde una cisterna de agua con succión negativa hacia…
    • over 3 years ago
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  • ACCELERATE Webinar: 3-Understand Pump Performance and Reduce Energy Costs using Hydraulic Models

    Angela Suarez
    Angela Suarez
    June 17, 2020 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
    Online
    All ACCELERATE virtual sessions are offered complimentary to all attendees. This five-part webinar series provides water industry professionals innovative ideas for operating distribution systems at lower cost while maintaining or improving service...
    • over 3 years ago
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  • tank inlet pipe flow is zero

    Ragavendra V
    Ragavendra V
    I am modelling an existing system based available existing data https://wetransfer.com/downloads/80e1332b0b7336c2e2c8efa747e8644620191021165352/0d202857ca77e7415e68e38c4c4707cc20191021165352/f55c3c Tank Inlet pipe flow is zero and many locations pressure…
    • over 3 years ago
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  • Modeling pump station components like inlet wall, screen chamber and inner piping losses

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Product(s): SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): V8i, CONNECT Edition Area: Modeling Problem How can I model individual components of a pump station such as an inlet well, Coarse Screen chamber,…
    • over 4 years ago
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  • Modeling a vertical turbine or multi-stage pump

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Applies To Product(s): HAMMER Version(s): V8i, CONNECT Edition Area: Modeling Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem How can a vertical turbine pump, or a…
    • over 4 years ago
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  • Pump Not Delivering the Designed Flow in WaterGEMS

    Chetan Topre
    Chetan Topre
    I am having a pump at the downstream of the reservoir and it is supplying to the two tanks. The problem is, I have set 1 point pump definitions with the design flow of 7.75 ML and the pump is delivering just 7.63 ML. I am unable to find out why there…
    • over 4 years ago
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  • Modeling District Metered Areas (DMAs)

    Larry Abla
    Larry Abla
    Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): CONNECT Edition 10.02.01.06+ Area: Modeling Introduction This article explains how to use the District Metered Areas tool in WaterGEMS and WaterCAD, to quickly generate District…
    • 9 months ago
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  • What is the purpose of the "DMA Status" property in WaterGEMS and WaterCAD?

    Yashodhan Joshi
    Yashodhan Joshi
    Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): 10.02.01.06 and above Area: Modeling Problem What is the purpose of the "DMA Status" property in WaterGEMS and WaterCAD? Solution The DMA status property is a new property which…
    • over 4 years ago
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  • Small Pressurized Water Distribution System

    Eshaan Patheria
    Eshaan Patheria
    Hello, I’m trying to model a basic water distribution system for a small rural community. They currently have an existing pump and some water distribution pipes in place for just a few houses (30 or so) in the community. Our project is to extend this…
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    • over 6 years ago
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  • Pumps performance

    Ali Khalfan
    Ali Khalfan
    Good evening i have problem with the results of the network's pressure and flow when the pumps in the shutdown in the EPS mode the graphs of the junction's pressure shows unreasonable results so i need to know the correct way of modeling a water…
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    • over 6 years ago
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  • Zero Motor efficiency

    Nawnit Kumar
    Nawnit Kumar
    Why I am getting zero motor efficiency (result - Energy Costs) in waterGEMS when i am doing a Scenario energy Cost. Which field need to be filed for getting non zero motor efficiency.
    • over 6 years ago
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  • Using Pump Performance Studies to analyze pump performance and efficiency

    Yashodhan Joshi
    Yashodhan Joshi
    Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): CONNECT Edition Update 2 and higher Area: Modeling Problem How does the Pump Performance Study feature work? How can I analyze pump performance? Video Solution The Pump…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • Fire Flow Analysis Downstream of a Pump

    Colin Stalter
    Colin Stalter
    Hey Everyone, I recently ran into the problem with WaterGEMS that nodes on the downstream side of a pump do not have accurate "flows available" for the fire flow analysis results. The pumps in the model are still operating as if there isn't a fire flow…
    • over 4 years ago
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  • How to develop a pump curve for a well pump when the only information I have is the well capacity(MGD)? [WaterGEMS]

    Varenya Mehta
    Varenya Mehta
    I have a model for a city(In WaterGEMS) with multiple Groundwater/Surface Water/Repump stations. Apparently, one of the Groundwater well pump has incorrect pump curve (head vs flow). I need to develop a new pump curve with the only info on hand being…
    • over 5 years ago
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  • Why can’t I specify both head and flow at a pump?

    Yashodhan Joshi
    Yashodhan Joshi
    Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): All Area: Modeling Original Author: Tom Walski, Bentley Systems Problem On some occasions, a user may want to specify both the head and flow at a pump. To understand why…
    • over 4 years ago
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  • Modeling private customer pump stations

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Product(s): WaterCAD, WaterGEMS Version(s): V8i, CONNECT Edition Area: Modeling Problem In some regions, a significant portion of households in a water distribution network may use private pumps to store water in a tank,…
    • over 5 years ago
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  • How to set up and assign private customer pump stations to investigate effects on network

    Habeeb Muhammad
    Habeeb Muhammad
    Hi all, I was wondering if someone can suggest how I can arrange and simulate private pump stations in my network. I have a relatively small WDN of 505 households and which has been skeletonized to 30 nodes. A brief survey of the area found that about…
    • Answered
    • over 5 years ago
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  • Graph of multiple point pump curve not matching values in table

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX, 10.XX.XX.XX Area: Layout and Data Input Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem The table…
    • over 5 years ago
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