Extended-Period Analysis with a Transient Model
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 128, Issue 6
Abstract
To design and operate a distribution system, one must understand how it will perform when subjected to external hydraulic loads and demands. This paper presents a hybrid model that efficiently tracks the full range of hydraulic conditions, from steady state to waterhammer, in a system over an extended period by coupling a transient simulator with a reservoir routing scheme. The model’s procedure consists of running waterhammer simulations at the start and end of an extended time step to track the rate of filling of a system’s reservoirs and then using this information to update reservoir levels at the end of the time step. Beyond conventional level-of-service and capacity-assessment applications, the hybrid model can help the engineer link system unsteadiness to its associated costs in terms of design and operation. Extended period and worst-case simulations presented in a case study suggest that the hybrid model has a high routing accuracy and can be used effectively to identify the critical state which will produce the most severe transients in a system.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 128 • Issue 6 • June 2002
Pages: 616 - 624
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Copyright © 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Nov 20, 2000
Accepted: Nov 26, 2001
Published online: May 15, 2002
Published in print: Jun 2002
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