Program Idro 

Aqueducts design

Defining the network
The network is described by a directed graph in which:

• arcs are the elements of the net,
• nodes are the points of junction of two or more elements.

:Possible elements are:

• tanks (feeds to the net),
• pipes,
• demands (concentraded in the nodes or distributed along the pipes), 
• head pumps,
• pressure relief valves,
• interception valves,
• minor losses (pipe enlargements, pipe constrictions, bends, tee joints, .... ).

Applied formulas
We recommend using Darcy Weisbach Colebrook's formula.
These others are inserted only for completeness:

• Darcy' formula,
• Bazin's formula.

Contemporaneity coefficient
Families demands are strongly intermittent.
The more are the families supplied, the less is probable that all flow rates have the maximum value at the same time.
Contemporaneity coefficient  is defined as the ratio between maximum theoretical demand and real demand; where maximum theoretical demand is the product of family maximum demand by the number of supplied families.

Contemporaneity coefficient changes along the network.
To design correctly an aqueduct it is necessary to apply the contemporaneity coefficient to every pipe flow rate, according to the number of families supplied by the pipe.
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For more details see chapter 4.10 of book "Program Idro release 3.2 - Steady  state calculation of an aqueduct) joined to the program.
Chapter 4.10 Download  (utidrin.zip)

Cheks
Program checks inputs values and verifies the network behaviour. 

• as a stand alone program,
• connected to a cartographic system.

In this second point the program only calculates the steady state and save results.

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Entrprise edition restriction

• maximum number of nodes  10000,
• maximum number of pipes   10000,
• maximum number of sources    200,
• maximum number of booster stations  200,
• maximum number of relief valves        200,
• maximum number of minor losses       200,
• maximum number of interception valves  400,
• maximum number of gas mixture components  12.

Light edition restriction: the maximum number of nodes is  400.

Program Idro - release 3.2
hydraulic and water quality analysis for pipe networks

• describes, in detail, all the equations utilized,
• explains how to use the program.

Light edition
Program Idro + book:    200 euro +  40 (taxes)   = 240 euro.

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