Pump

The Pump is used in the DEW model for establishing a specified system operating pressure at a known location.  This value can be automatically attached from SCADA measurements or input by user as the Current Value on the Centrifugal Pump dialog.
Note: Flow Injectors are used in DEW to specify known flow rate conditions, see Flow Injector component topic for more details.  

See General Dialog Details for information on common dialog fields and commands, as only the highlighted fields and commands unique to the Pump dialog (shown below) are addressed in this topic.  

 

Operating Pressure (psi)

Current [__] - allows user input for the current system operating pressure at a known location (i.e. pump outlet) in the network.  The value entered in the dialog is used when measurements are not available.  If measurements (i.e. from SCADA) are available, they will override the value entered in the dialog.

Max [   ] - displays (read-only) the maximum operating pressure allowed (from database table) for the selected pump.  

 

Geographical Location

Z: [___] - this is defined to be the topographic elevation (feet above sea level) for the represented location, i.e. at ground level.  This value is important for calculating the resulting downstream flow conditions with the specified operating pressure.  

Note: (x,y) as typical for all dialogs.