Armando Barreto, a student at the University of Arizona, wrote me about his new free tool will extract geometric data contained in ESRI-shape files into EPANet INP files. shp2epa was designed with an interface similar to dxf2epa for a familiar feeling for the user.
News from Manuel Lֳ³pez-Ibֳ¡ֳ±ez:
Version 1.4 of EPANET Toolkit for GNU/Linux has been released on 27 June
2006.
This version of EPANET Toolkit is an adaptation of the original EPANET Toolkit version 2.00.10 to GNU/Linux with additional bug fixes and improvements. Nevertheless, source code should compile even on Windows environments (as it has been reported by some users). The purpose of making public my own version is that other researchers can benefit from the improvements and fixes, while the amount of testing of this
version of EPANET is increased. Therefore, any feedback will be welcome.
A complete list of changes and source code are available here.
General information is available here:
MWH Soft announced the availability of the V4 Generation of InfoSewer for power ArcGIS (ESRI, Redlands, CA) users.
From MWH Soft web page:
InfoSewer is a powerful ArcGIS-based computer program for use in the planning, design, analysis, and expansion of sanitary, storm and combined sewer collection systems. The program can be effectively used to model both dry-weather and wet-weather flows and determine the most cost-effective and reliable method of wastewater collection. Built atop ArcGISג„¢ using the latest Microsoft .NET and ESRI ArcObjects component technologies, InfoSewer seamlessly integrates advanced hydraulic and hydrologic modeling functionality with the latest generation of ArcGISג„¢. InfoSewer capitalizes on the intelligence and versatility of the geodatabase architecture to deliver unparalleled levels of geospatial analysis, infrastructure management and business planning. Its unique interoperable geospatial framework enables world-record performance, scalability, reliability, functionality and flexibility – all within the powerful ArcGISג„¢ environment.
InfoSewer offers DIRECT ArcGIS INTEGRATION enabling engineers and GIS professionals to work simultaneously on the same integrated platform. It allows you to command powerful GIS analysis and hydraulic modeling in a single environment using a single dataset. You can now create, edit, modify, run, map, analyze, design and optimize your sewer network models and instantly review, query and display simulation results from within ArcGISג„¢.
For more information see MWH Soft web page.
The Organizing Committee of the International Conference on Water and Flood Management (ICWFM) is pleased to invite all interested persons to participate in the Conference to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 12 to 14, 2007.
The present conference is aimed to make a bridge among the researchers, academicians and professionals with common interest to exchanges their views to address the issues related to water and flood management
More information here.
From Energy-Solutions:
pipelinestudio is the industry-leading tool for design and off-line simulation of pipeline networks. It features:
* Quick and easy project setup
* Advanced hydraulic models for liquids and gas
* Steady-state and transient simulation
pipelinestudio improves the efficiency and accuracy of offline planning and design simulation through advanced offline simulation techniques for both natural gas and liquid pipelines. Through techniques such as steady-state and transient hydraulic analysis, pipelinestudio delivers a consistently higher quality of business decision, enabling better financial performance. And once pipelinestudio has constructed an offline engineering model of your pipeline network, the same model can be embedded into custom applications to enhance specific business processes and your financial performance overall.
pipelinestudio is flexible enough to consider your pipeline network as a whole and includes variables like demand forecasting and gas nominations. Its familiar Windows graphical interface makes it easy to use and pipelinestudio integrates with GIS and other corporate databases and applicationsג€”including other Energy Solutions products.
Use pipelinestudio for:
* Planning, strategically or for facilities
* Analyzing hydraulic characteristics
* Designing pipelines and equipment
* Modeling for predictive purposes
* Simulating situations from existing data
And pipelinestudio can help operators see the effects of operational changes without having to actually go to the control room. By studying the simulated results of proposed operating actions, quality decisions are promotedג€”realizing bottom-line savings through attractive maintenance savings and opportunity cost avoidance.
For more information see Energy-Solutions web site.
BOSS International released two updates:
Multiple River Reaches in RiverCAD XP
RiverCAD XP now fully supports multiple river reaches allowing you to model dendritic river networks. RiverCAD XP fully integrates with LDD and Civil3D software.
RiverCAD XP for AutoCAD is a sophisticated river modeling software that completely automates HEC-RAS and HEC-2 within AutoCAD. Its slick GUI interface is intuitive. RiverCAD XP for AutoCAD works within AutoCAD versions 2000 through 2007. Graphically cut cross sections, generate floodplain maps, automate floodway delineations, compute bridge scour, and more.
Rational, Modified Rational Method, TR-55, TR-20 released in StormNET
StormNETג„¢ now supports Rational, Modified Rational, Santa Barbara Unit Hydrograph, as well as TR-20, TR-55 and SWMM. This new version has completely new advanced graphics, allowing you to easily compare existing versus proposed conditions, and also provides automated pond sizing.
StormNET is the most advanced, powerful, and comprehensive stormwater and wastewater modeling software available for analyzing and designing urban drainage systems, stormwater sewers, and sanitary sewers. StormNET is the only model that combines complex hydrology, hydraulics, and water quality in a completely graphical, easy-to-use interface. Both imperial and metric (SI) units are supported.
StormNET enables accurate routing in complex detention pond situations. In some situations, downstream conditions can cause backwater effects that influence the performance of a detention pond outlet structure. For example, an upstream pond may discharge to another downstream pond that is similar in elevation or influenced by downstream flooding. Such situations can result in a decrease in outlet discharges or flow reversal back into the pond and can be difficult to model properly. StormNET’s interconnected pond routing allows you to easily model these complex situations with confidence.
For more information see BOSS International web site.
optiUnits (beta) is a freeware tool that will allow the user to convert an EPANet model from one set of units to a different one.
Usage:
Download: optiUnits.zip (~15KB). If you face any problem running the program try to use the full setup program which includes the runtime dlls: optiUnits_Setup.zip (~1,440KB)
Note #1: The [RULES] section is the only section not converted yet.
Note #2: This is a beta version so please send me any bug reports, comments and ideas. You can use the contact form here.
MathWorks, the makers of Matlab, released a new product that models and simulate hydraulic systems – SimHydraulics.
SimHydraulics extends Simulink with tools for modeling and simulating hydraulic power and control systems. It enables you to describe multidomain systems containing connected hydraulic and mechanical components as physical networks. It provides a representative library of hydraulic components and building blocks that lets you implement other components. SimHydraulics can be used for a variety of automotive, aerospace, defense, and industrial equipment applications, such as modeling automatic transmissions, actuating flight control surfaces, and actuating heavy equipment.
Key Features
For more information see SimHydraulics web site.
I have been looking at the statistics of this web site and found the most common keywords that people are using in their search engine searches. Here are the top 15 keyphrases used on search engines:
To those of you interested in Centrifugal Pumps please have a look at the new Centrifugal Pumps blog.
The new site will post news and information about centrifugal pump collected from the web.
