Search Search Bentley Blog Search Categories Filter Insights & Inspiration Topics Software Topics Filter by Language Whatās the Best Metric for Judging Pumps?ByTom WalskiWork on the upcoming AWWA Manual on Energy (M83) is wrapping up, and Iāve been working with Eric Dole, National...Read MoreMNFs and DMAs – New Concepts?ByTom WalskiIāve read a lot of papers about water loss reduction. Two concepts that show up frequently are Minimum Nighttime Flow...Read MoreExactly How Bad Is the Hazen-Williams Head Loss Equation for Water and Wastewater?ByTom WalskiFirst of all, we need to forget about the word āexactlyā in the title. When dealing with turbulent flow in...Read MoreThe Great Drinking Water Rip-OffByTom WalskiNo, Iām not talking about the water that your utility provides to your house through your facet (in addition to...Read More2D or not 2DāChoosing the Best Type of Simulation in OpenFlowsByJulio IssaoWe have made significant improvements to OpenFlows. The introduction of the new 2D solver allows for a more comprehensive analysis...Read MoreGrandpa, what was it like in the early days of modeling?ByTom WalskiOne of my favorite topics is the history of modeling. I talk about it whenever I can find someone who...Read MoreSupervisory Control and Data Acquisition Before There Was SCADAByTom WalskiPretty much every water and wastewater system these days of any size has a SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)...Read MoreIs Your Pressure Data Any Good?ByTom WalskiYou get a pressure reading of 62 psi. What does that mean? Is it: 62.0000 psi 62 +/- 5 psi...Read MoreNew Water Distribution Model Calibration Handbook Has the AnswersByTom WalskiWhen I started working in water distribution system modeling, building a model, and getting it to run was so difficult...Read MoreHow to Conduct Pump Energy StudiesByTom WalskiIāve given quite a few presentations on saving energy in pumping. Recently, Iāve been working with Eric Dole from Garver...Read MoreAvez-vous anticipĆ© les inondationsāÆ?ByRua SuleimanCo-Authors: Rua Suleiman, and LuĆs Fernandes Dans les zones urbaines, les crues soudaines sont de plus en plus frĆ©quentes et...Read MoreHow Do You Decide Where to Put Isolation Valves? – ConclusionByTom WalskiI didnāt get much response to the question I posed in a recent blog about the best placement of isolation...Read More
Whatās the Best Metric for Judging Pumps?ByTom WalskiWork on the upcoming AWWA Manual on Energy (M83) is wrapping up, and Iāve been working with Eric Dole, National...Read More
MNFs and DMAs – New Concepts?ByTom WalskiIāve read a lot of papers about water loss reduction. Two concepts that show up frequently are Minimum Nighttime Flow...Read More
Exactly How Bad Is the Hazen-Williams Head Loss Equation for Water and Wastewater?ByTom WalskiFirst of all, we need to forget about the word āexactlyā in the title. When dealing with turbulent flow in...Read More
The Great Drinking Water Rip-OffByTom WalskiNo, Iām not talking about the water that your utility provides to your house through your facet (in addition to...Read More
2D or not 2DāChoosing the Best Type of Simulation in OpenFlowsByJulio IssaoWe have made significant improvements to OpenFlows. The introduction of the new 2D solver allows for a more comprehensive analysis...Read More
Grandpa, what was it like in the early days of modeling?ByTom WalskiOne of my favorite topics is the history of modeling. I talk about it whenever I can find someone who...Read More
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Before There Was SCADAByTom WalskiPretty much every water and wastewater system these days of any size has a SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)...Read More
Is Your Pressure Data Any Good?ByTom WalskiYou get a pressure reading of 62 psi. What does that mean? Is it: 62.0000 psi 62 +/- 5 psi...Read More
New Water Distribution Model Calibration Handbook Has the AnswersByTom WalskiWhen I started working in water distribution system modeling, building a model, and getting it to run was so difficult...Read More
How to Conduct Pump Energy StudiesByTom WalskiIāve given quite a few presentations on saving energy in pumping. Recently, Iāve been working with Eric Dole from Garver...Read More
Avez-vous anticipĆ© les inondationsāÆ?ByRua SuleimanCo-Authors: Rua Suleiman, and LuĆs Fernandes Dans les zones urbaines, les crues soudaines sont de plus en plus frĆ©quentes et...Read More
How Do You Decide Where to Put Isolation Valves? – ConclusionByTom WalskiI didnāt get much response to the question I posed in a recent blog about the best placement of isolation...Read More