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SewerGEMS can automatically size conduits, set node invert elevations. It also determines the size of inlets to pass a Sanitary/Storm design while meeting user-specified constraints in automated design. It allows you to design many parts of the sewer network from...
One of the most fundamental decisions made in wastewater collection system design is choosing between a gravity or pressure sewer system. (Yes, there are other options such as septic tanks, vacuum systems, and onsite treatment, but once you decide on...
We all know that as two flows meet, according to the Law of Conservation of Mass, the resulting flow will be the sum of the two flows....
The fixture unit method (in some places called fixture value method) was developed by Roy B. Hunter from the US Bureau of Standards, based on research conducted by Hunter in the 1920s and 30s (Hunter, 1940). Every fixture in a...
WaterGEMS is a hydraulic modeling application that provides an easy-to-use environment to confidently analyze, design, and optimize water distribution systems. In this article we will understand the Darwin Designer tool in WaterGEMS. WaterGEMS With WaterGEMS you can perform: Hydraulic operations,...
In a pipe network, all elements are connected such that changing anything at any location impacts the entire network. Adding a pipe in the far northwest part of the system affects flow in the far southeast part (minimally in many...