InfoWater® extends the core features
of ArcGIS™, providing a comprehensive geospatial
environment for complete network model construction,
graphical editing, network simulation, results presentation,
map generation, and enterprise-wide data sharing
and exchange. It also adds rich discipline-specific
functionality to ArcGIS™ designed to streamline
and facilitate all aspects of the water distribution
modeling workflow.
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Unequaled
Geospatial Network Analysis and Simulation
InfoWater® offers all the capabilities your
organization demands from a state-of-the-art hydraulic
network solver. Command real-time simulations, optimize
hydraulic performance, analyze water quality conditions,
determine fire fighting capabilities, perform online
calibration, evaluate energy cost savings, and design
sound unidirectional flushing programs, with astounding
speed and accuracy.
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Hydraulic Modeling Capabilities
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places no limit
on the size of the network and number
of components that can be analyzed (unlimited
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supports both
English and metric (Standard International)
units |
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analyzes steady-state
and extended period simulations |
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computes friction
headloss using the Hazen-Williams, Darcy-Weisbach,
or Chezy-Manning formulas |
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includes minor
(local) head losses for bends, meters,
fittings, etc. |
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models constant
or variable speed pumps |
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models a fixed pressure pump (FPP)
that automatically adjusts its speed
to maintain a user specified target
pressure (or head) anywhere in the system |
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models turbines
and totalizing flow meters |
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calculates Net
Positive Suction Head requirements (available
NPSH, required NPSH, and cavitation
index) to ensure cavitation free operation |
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determines system
head curves and fire hydrant rating
curves |
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calculates available
and design fire flows at minimum residual
pressures |
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computes pumping
energy and cost based on variable electricity
and demand charges |
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accommodates various
types of static and dynamic control
valves including shutoff, check, float,
pressure reducing, pressure sustaining,
dual pressure regulating (maintain downstream
and upstream pressures), pressure breaker,
vacuum breaker, motorized throttled,
general purpose, flow control, and reduced
pressure backflow prevention valves |
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allows single
and multiple inlet/outlet storage tanks
to have any shape (i.e., diameter can
vary with height) |
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models constant
and variable head reservoirs |
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considers multiple
demand categories at nodes, each with
its own pattern of time variation |
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models pressure-dependent
demand issuing from emitters (sprinkler
heads) |
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automatically
carries out pressure-demand analysis
to compute the percentage (%) of demand
supplied to each node (ratio of actual
demand vs specified demand) |
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tracks flow reversals
for pipe flushing |
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determines pipe sequences for unidirectional
flushing |
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simulates leakage
in a pipe |
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specifies system
operation based on both simple junction
pressure, tank level, pipe flow, or
timer controls and on complex(logical)
rule-based controls |
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provides on-line
SCADA interface with alarms |
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Fireflow simulation allowing Extended Period Simulation |
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ModelTracker to organize and manage any modeling project and keep track of all changes with a list of notes |
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Water Quality Modeling Capabilities
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tracks the movement
of a non-reactive tracer material (e.g.,
fluoride) through the network over time |
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models the movement
and fate of a reactive material as it
grows (e.g., a disinfection by-product)
or decays (e.g., chlorine residual)
with time |
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calculates the
age of water throughout a network |
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computes the percent
of flow from a given node reaching all
other nodes over time |
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multiple (unlimited) source trace |
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analyzes kinetic
reactions both in the bulk flow and
at the pipe wall |
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incorporates nth
order kinetics to model reactions in
the bulk flow |
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uses zero or first
order kinetics to model reactions at
the pipe wall |
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accounts for mass
transfer limitations when modeling pipe
wall reactions |
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allows growth
or decay reactions to proceed up to
a limiting concentration |
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employs global
reaction rate coefficients that can
be modified on a pipe-by-pipe basis |
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permits
wall reaction rate coefficients to be
correlated to pipe roughness |
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allows for time-varying
concentration or mass inputs at any
location in the network
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models
storage tanks as being either complete
mix, plug flow, or two-compartment reactors |
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InfoWater®gives
you the power to streamline and automate your water
distribution management activities with a complete
range of advanced, easy-to-use network modeling
functions all within a true GIS environment.
Multi-Level (Bi-Directional)
Inheritance Scenario Manager With Active Topology
Alternative
InfoWater’s comprehensive tree-type scenario
manager gives you the power to make capital improvement
decisions with pinpoint accuracy. Its unique facility
manager with advanced Active Topology Alternative
lets you maintain a single model of your water system
while quickly developing and evaluating an array
of modeling alternatives. Every change you make
cascades through the entire set of projects in an
easy-to-use, tree-like structure, allowing you to
switch between scenarios, compare input data, merge
models, and compare results instantly giving you
a clear illustration of how your system will react
to different conditions and planning horizons. Reverse
(child to parent) inheritance is also fully supported.
Rich,
Spectacular Presentation
Using powerful ArcGIS thematic mapping functionality,
InfoWater® makes it easy to turn dry database
information into stunningly colorful, fully dimensional
visualizations. You can generate beautiful, accurate,
and smooth contours for any variable, including
elevation, pressure, hydraulic grade line, demand,
water age, chlorine concentration, and more, directly
on the map—even overlay multiple contours on
a single drawing. Draw on a range of other sophisticated
graphical presentation tools, including color-coded
mapping, dynamic annotation/labeling, graphing,
profiling, customizable tabular reporting, and vivid
VCR-style animation to produce truly compelling
results.
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Network
Review/Fix Tool
The Network Review/Fix Tool is a comprehensive
network drawing examination
and correction application for
use in constructing reliable, credible working
models ready for analysis. It offers users
complete functionality to quickly identify
and automatically correct any network topology
problems (e.g., disconnected nodes) and data
flaws (e.g., duplicated pipes or nodes) that
may arise from digitizing a model or building
it using pre-existing GIS and CAD datasets.
The Tool consists of many useful applications
including:
Locate Nodes in Close Proximity (Overlapping/Duplicate
Nodes)
Nodes in close proximity designate nodes that
overlap (accidentally duplicated) as shown
in the figure below. The Network Review/Fix
Tool allows the user to instantly view every
node in close vicinity of another node (based
on any specified distance) and automatically
merge the identified nodes into one where
necessary.
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Locate Pipe-Split Candidates
Pipe-split candidates represent separate pipe
sections that should be connected by a common
node as depicted in the figure below.
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The Network Review/Fix Tool allows the user
to rapidly locate all pipe-split candidates
in the network that are within a specified
distance of their end nodes and automatically
make the connection where appropriate.
Locate Crossing/Intersecting Pipes
Crossing pipes refer to those pipes that cross
but do not intersect at a common node as shown
in the figure below.
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The Network Review/Fix Tool allows the user
to rapidly view all crossing pipe candidates
in the network and automatically create the
intersection where necessary.
Locate Orphan Pipes
Orphan pipes are pipe sections which have
no end (terminal) nodes. The Network Review/Fix
Tool allows the user to quickly locate all
the orphan pipes in the network model and
automatically add junction nodes at their
endpoints as shown in the figure below.
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Locate Superimposed/Duplicate Pipes
Duplicate pipes are superimposed/parallel
pipes that share the same curvilinear shape.
The Network Review/Fix Tool is able to rapidly
identify all duplicate pipe candidates in
the network model. The user can then determine
if a parallel pipe actually exists and, if
so, re-route (redraw) the pipe in a noticeable
manner or remove/delete it from the model
if such a duplicate pipe does not actually
exist as shown in the figure below.
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Locate Disconnected Nodes
Disconnected nodes are stray nodes (i.e.,
are not connected to any pipe) that are separated
from the rest of the network as shown in the
figure below.
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The Network Review/Fix Tool allows the user
to quickly locate and highlight all junction
nodes in the network that are not connected
to any pipe. The user can then choose to connect
those junctions to the system or remove them.
Trace Network
The Network Trace function launches a spanning
tree to identify all pipes and nodes in the
network that can be reached from any specified
location (source node) via a connected path.
The source node does not need to be a tank
or reservoir. This function allows the user
to instantly view all portions of the network
model that are disconnected from any node
as shown in the figure below. The user can
then easily determine if a hydraulic connection
actually exists and, if so, make the connection
in the model.
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Minimun System Requirements
- Intel or AMD 1 GHz or equivalent CPU, 512 MB RAM.
- ArcGIS. |
