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How Many Different Kinds of Water Demands Are There?

By
Tom Walski

A key input to a water distribution system model is the demand assigned to locations in the system. For most...

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RTK for RDII

By
Tom Walski

Collection system models like OpenFlows SewerGEMS are a powerful tool in their toolbox to assess the problem and develop solutions....

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Pumping Downhill

By
Tom Walski

To maintain adequate self-cleaning velocity, you need smaller pipes, which means you need to pump. By varying the diameter in...

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Extending Pump Curves

By
Tom Walski

A key input to any model with pumps is some form of pump head curve showing flow vs. pump head....

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Modeling the Connection Between a Supply System and a Land Development Project

By
Tom Walski

One of the most common questions we get from our WaterGEMS/WaterCAD users is how to model the connection between a...

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What’s a Digital Twin for Water and Wastewater?

By
Tom Walski

These days, I get involved in a lot of discussions about “digital twins”. One of the most common questions is,...

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Solving Water Pressure Problems with your Model

By
Tom Walski

Simulating low pressure in your hydraulic model can identify/confirm the cause of the problem and point you to the right...

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Is this Model Calibrated?

By
Tom Walski

Another issue lies in the personas who are asking and answering the question. Usually the decision maker (i.e. design engineer...

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Academic Assumptions

By
Tom Walski

Real-world problems are ugly, and simplifications and assumptions need to be made to make the problem solvable. The researchers tend...

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Time for a Quiz

By
Tom Walski

Last fall, I did a hydraulics quiz and readers seemed to enjoy it. So, here’s another one. See how you...

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My Obsession with Dimensionless Numbers

By
Tom Walski

In my work in water and wastewater hydraulics, the two that show up most of the time are the Reynolds...

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What Happens When the Pressure Gets Really Low?

By
Tom Walski

There are several reasons. First, the pressure is so high and constant in water systems in most developed countries that...

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