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OpenFlows CivilStorm: Revolutionizing Road Design with Advanced Hydraulic Analysis

Bentley Expert

In the ever-evolving world of road infrastructure design, excellence extends far beyond pavement quality and geometric precision. A crucial, often...

System Head Curves in Closed Systems

Tom Walski

An important step in selecting pumps is developing the system head curve, which gives the head needed to move various...

Optimal but Stupid

Tom Walski

If you pick up most water-related journals these days, it seems as if half the papers are devoted to applying...

Death to Flow Control Valves

Tom Walski

Flow control valve (FCV) elements are the most abused elements in WaterGEMS/WaterCAD. If I had my way, I would eliminate...

What’s the Right Target Velocity for Flushing?

Tom Walski

One of the more common questions I get is, “What is the target velocity I should achieve when I’m flushing...

No Matter What You Call It, Planning sets the Foundation for Success

Tom Walski

Before any water utility starts working on detailed plans and specifications―which I’ll refer to as “Design” in this blog―for water...

Triage During Water Distribution Systems Emergencies

Tom Walski

Most of us are familiar with the concept of “triage” in medical emergencies. During large-scale crises, medical staff can only...

Pump Efficiency: Understanding the True Costs and Benefits of Variable Frequency Drives

Tom Walski

“Variable frequency drives (VFDs) are valuable technology, and they always save energy in water and wastewater system pumping.” The first...

From Graph Paper to Digital Displays: The Evolution of Engineering Graphs

Tom Walski

Engineers and scientists love graphs. With one image, they can convey as much information as many pages of text and...

Success Story | Circular Water Solution LLC Picks OpenFlows™ Water® as Their Water Distribution Modeling Software

Linsey Henderson

Circular Water Solution LLC is an engineering consulting firm that was founded by Dr. Jinghua “Jing” Xiao in 2023. Circular...

The Illusion of Impact: Why Metrics Don’t Tell the Whole Story

Tom Walski

For academic researchers, “Impact Factors” is a familiar term – it is designed to measure the impact of your publications....

Infiltration, Parking Lots and Bio-infiltration Islands

Tom Walski

When precipitation falls on land, in the short term, there are two places it can go: runoff to streams or...

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OpenFlows CivilStorm: Revolutionizing Road Design with Advanced Hydraulic Analysis

System Head Curves in Closed Systems

Optimal but Stupid

Death to Flow Control Valves

What’s the Right Target Velocity for Flushing?

No Matter What You Call It, Planning sets the Foundation for Success

Triage During Water Distribution Systems Emergencies

Pump Efficiency: Understanding the True Costs and Benefits of Variable Frequency Drives

From Graph Paper to Digital Displays: The Evolution of Engineering Graphs

Success Story | Circular Water Solution LLC Picks OpenFlows™ Water® as Their Water Distribution Modeling Software

The Illusion of Impact: Why Metrics Don’t Tell the Whole Story

Infiltration, Parking Lots and Bio-infiltration Islands

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