Procedure in using EPANET Software

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Drawing the Network

• First add the reservoir. Click theReservoir button . Then click themouse on the map at the location of

the reservoir (somewhere to the left ofthe map).

• Next add the junction nodes. Click the

unction button and then click on themap at the locations of nodes !throu"h #


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• Finall$ add the tank b$ clickin" the Tank button and clickin" the map

where the tank is located. %t thispoint the Network &ap should looksomethin" like the 'rawin" below


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• Next add the pipes. ets be"in with pipe *connectin" node ! to node +. First click the,ipe button on the Toolbar. Then click the

mouse on node ! on the map and then onnode +. Note how an outline of the pipe isdrawn as $ou move the mouse from node !

to +. Repeat this procedure for pipes !throu"h #.

• ,ipe - is curved. To draw it click the mouse/rst on Node 0. Then as $ou move the mouse

towards Node 1 click at those points where achan"e of direction is needed to maintain thedesired shape. Complete the process b$

clickin" on Node 1.


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• Finall$ add the pump. Click the ,umpbutton click on node * and then on node

!.• Next label the reservoir pump and tank.

2elect the Text button on the &ap Toolbarand click somewhere close to the reservoir

(Node *). %n edit box will appear. T$pe inthe word 234RC5 and then hit the Enterkey. Click next to the pump and enter itslabel then do the same for the tank. Then

click the 2election button on the Toolbar toput the map into 3bject 2election moderather than Text 6nsertion mode.


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• %t this point we have completeddrawin" the example network. 7our

Network &ap should look like themap below


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Setting Object Properties

• 'ouble8click the object on the map.Ri"ht8click on the object and selectProperties from the pop-p menu

that appears. 2elect the object fromthe 'ata pa"e of the 9rowser windowand then click the 9rowsers 5dit

button


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• et us be"in editin" b$ selectin" Node !into the ,ropert$ 5ditor as shown above

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/ll in elevation and demand for nodes andlen"th diameter and rou"hness (C8factor)for link

• For the reservoir $ou would enter its

elevation in the Total :ead /eld. For thetank enter its elevation initial level itsmaximum level and

• its diameter. For the pump we need toassi"n it a pump curve (head versus ;owrelationship). 5nter the 6' label * in the,ump Curve /eld.


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• Next we will create ,ump Curve *. Fromthe 'ata pa"e of the 9rowser window

select Curves from the dropdown list boxand then click the %dd button . % newCurve * will be added to the databaseand the Curve 5ditor dialo" form will

appear. 5nter the pumps desi"n ;ow andhead .

• 5,%N5T automaticall$ creates a complete

pump curve from this sin"le point. Thecurves e

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Procedure in using EPANET Software