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: Received: 31 January 2024 / Approved: 1 February 2024 / Online: 1 February 2024 (09:42:29 CET)
How to cite:
Kassahun, D.Y.; Dargie, T. Performance Evaluation and Optimization of Existing Water Supply Distribution System Using WATERGEMS: Case of Sekota Town. Preprints2024, 2024020062. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0062.v1
Kassahun, D.Y.; Dargie, T. Performance Evaluation and Optimization of Existing Water Supply Distribution System Using WATERGEMS: Case of Sekota Town. Preprints 2024, 2024020062. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0062.v1
Kassahun, D.Y.; Dargie, T. Performance Evaluation and Optimization of Existing Water Supply Distribution System Using WATERGEMS: Case of Sekota Town. Preprints2024, 2024020062. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0062.v1
APA Style
Kassahun, D.Y., & Dargie, T. (2024). Performance Evaluation and Optimization of Existing Water Supply Distribution System Using WATERGEMS: Case of Sekota Town. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0062.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Kassahun, D.Y. and Teshale Dargie. 2024 "Performance Evaluation and Optimization of Existing Water Supply Distribution System Using WATERGEMS: Case of Sekota Town" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0062.v1
Abstract
Everyone should therefore consistently get access to enough and safe water. The operation of the existing distribution network as well as the proper optimization and implementation of the new distribution systems are required for a sufficient and safe water supply. In Sekota town sufficient amount of water was not reached to the beneficiaries due to shortage of water at the source. The primary goal of this study was to evaluate the performance and optimize the existing Sekota water supply distribution system using Bentley Water GEMS.The system's hydraulic modeling is carried out by considering as a continuous supply system, and the evaluation procedure used the extended period simulation approach after calibration was done. Calibration is used to ensure the performance of the model using the observed pressure values. The output of the existing system shows pressure is very high means above the maximum pressure and velocity is very low at peak hour demand. The results of velocity and pressure before optimization have negative effect on the performance of the system. The number of pipes and junctions their velocities and pressures which were in admissible ranges are 15 and 42 pipes for velocities and zero and 59 junctions for pressure before and after optimization were evaluated respectively.
Keywords
Water GEMS; Optimization; Water distribution system; Performance
Subject
Engineering, Other
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