Hydraulics, Operations, and Water Quality
• Steady-state and extended-period simulations
• Constituent-concentration analysis
• Multi-species water quality analysis
• Tank-mixing analysis
• Water-age analysis
• Water quality batch run
• Criticality analysis
• Fire-flow analysis
• Rule-based or logical controls
• Variable-speed pumping, with option to use APEX (Automatic Parameter Estimation eXtension)
• NPSH analysis
• System head curves
• Leakage and sprinkler modeling
• Water loss analysis
• Pressure-dependent demands
• Conventional and unidirectional flushing simulations
• Source tracing
• Valve modeling
• Air release valve element
• Top fill tank element
• Combination pump curves
• Carbon emission calculation
• Optimization of pipe renewal with Pipe Renewal Planner
• Override of pump and valve controls using historical SCADA data
• Emergency response simulations for pipe breaks, power outages, fires, and pipe shutdowns
• Real time modeling
• Pressure Zone management
• Support Districted Metered Areas (DMA) design
Model Building and Data Connection
• DGN, DXF, spreadsheet, database, and ODBC connections
• Shapefile, geodatabase*, Geometric Network*, and SDE* connections (*when running from within ArcMap)
• Oracle Spatial support
• GIS-ID property to maintain associations between records in the data source / GIS and elements in the model
• SCADAConnect unlimited-signal pack for live data connections (to and from SCADA systems)
• Graphical SCADA element
• Customer Meter element
• Lateral link (no need to split pipes) Automatic demand allocation from geospatial data
• Geospatial demand allocation from customer meters
• Demand allocation from lump-sum geospatial data
• Geospatial-based water consumption projection
• Daily, weekly, monthly, and superimposed patterns
• Unaccounted for water and leakage estimation
• Composite demands global edition
• Area, count, discharge, and population-based loading
• Pipe-length-based demand loading
• Elevation extraction from DEM, TIN, and shapefiles
• Elevation extraction from CAD drawings and surfaces
• Series, parallel, branch-trimming, multi-criteria automated skeletonization of pipes
• Skeletonization support for isolation valves
• User-data extension, including formula based
• Bing Maps support
• Model sync In/Out, update a model or sync out to an external file
Interoperability, Interface, and Graphical Editing
• Runs from within four compatible platforms:
o Stand-alone Windows
o ArcGIS (ArcMap license required)
o MicroStation (MicroStation license required)
o AutoCAD (AutoCAD license required)
• Unlimited undo and redo
• Element morphing, splitting, and reconnection
• Merge nodes in close proximity tool
• Automatic element labeling
• Scaled, schematic, and hybrid environments
• Element prototypes
• Aerial view and dynamic zooming
• Named views library
• Multiple background-layer support
• Seamless compatibility with WaterCAD and HAMMER
Model Management
• Unlimited scenarios and alternatives
• Comprehensive scenario management
• Global attribute tabular edition
• Automated model skeletonization
• Personalizable engineering libraries
• Sorting and persistent filtering on tabular reports
• Statistical analysis from tabular reports
• Dynamic and static selection sets
• Local and global engineering-units management
• Sub-model management
• Drawing review tools for connectivity consistency
• Automatic topology review
• Orphaned nodes and dead-end pipes queries
• Change tracking
Results Presentation
• Thematic mapping with property-based color-coding, symbology, and annotations
• Dynamic, multi-parameter, and multi-scenario graphing
• Scenario and element comparison
• Shapefile contouring
• Advance profiling
• Advanced tabular reporting with FlexTables
• Creation of Google Earth (KML) files
• Publishing of i-models in 2D or 3D, including to Bentley Map® Mobile
• Video recording of result animation
• Customizable reports
Optimization (using Genetic Algorithm)
• Automated model calibration with Darwin Calibrator
• Identify leaks locations with Darwin Calibrator
• Optimized design and rehabilitation with Darwin Designer
• Optimized pump scheduling with Darwin Scheduler
Energy and Capital-cost Management
• Energy cost analysis
• Capital cost analysis
• Pump and turbine energy analysis