Water Distribution System Modeling and Management
OpenFlows Water is a user-friendly hydraulic modeling application trusted by thousands of engineers every day to understand their water distribution systems and make better decisions.
From planning, designing, and building sustainable water systems, to solving everyday challenges in operations and maintenance of your system, OpenFlows Water is the application of choice for superior interoperability and flexibility.
Why OpenFlows Water?
Optimize System Performance
- Understand system hydraulic behavior and performance
- Build, calibrate, and manage models quickly and easily
- Predict and solve network system problems
- Perform and track multiple scenarios
Improve Operational Strategies
- Analyze and improve water quality
- Identify water loss locations and reduce non-revenue water
- Improve pump modeling and reduce energy expenses
- Improve emergency response
Intelligent Decision-making
- Mitigate risk of catastrophic water events
- Assess and meet fire flow reliability requirements
- Predict and meet population demands
- Design cost-effective system expansions and rehabilitation strategies
OpenFlows Water Essentials
Basic option to analyze, design, and optimize your water distribution systems, from fire flow and water quality analysis to energy cost management and pump modeling.
Includes:
WaterCAD
OpenFlows Water Standard
Standard option to analyze, design, and optimize your water distribution systems, from fire flow and water quality analysis to energy cost management and pump modeling.
Includes:
WaterCAD
OpenFlows Water Advanced
Advanced option with additional AI capabilities and now including hydraulic transient analysis.
Includes:
WaterCAD WaterGEMS HAMMER
OpenFlows Water Ultimate
Ultimate option with additional AI capabilities and now including hydraulic transient analysis.
Includes:
WaterCAD WaterGEMS HAMMER
*Prices vary per region. For more options, see licensing and subscriptions section.
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What Is OpenFlows Water?
- Scenario Management
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Scenario Management
Perform multiple hydraulic model scenarios using alternative data sets to simulate the system under a variety of what-if conditions. Analyze pipe and valve criticality to determine the weakest links in your water distribution system. - Transient Simulation
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Transient Simulation and Analysis
Use water hammer and hydraulic analysis software to efficiently identify, manage, and mitigate the risks associated with transients. - Hydraulic Modeling
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Hydraulic Modeling
Build your hydraulic model quickly, synchronizing network data from standard formats that include GIS and CAD files, databases, and spreadsheets. Be compatible with various data formats and sources.
- Model Calibration
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Model Calibration
Apply AI-powered automated calibration using Darwin® Calibrator and ensure your model is calibrated and accurate in any condition—including peak days, component failures, fire flows, and future demands—by eliminating discrepancies between the model and field data.
- Design Optimization
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Design Optimization
Use Darwin Designer to automatically determine maximum pressure benefits, minimum cost designs, and rehabilitation strategies based on available budget, construction cost, and pressure and velocity constraints.
Scenario Management
Perform multiple hydraulic model scenarios using alternative data sets to simulate the system under a variety of what-if conditions. Analyze pipe and valve criticality to determine the weakest links in your water distribution system.
Transient Simulation and Analysis
Use water hammer and hydraulic analysis software to efficiently identify, manage, and mitigate the risks associated with transients.
Hydraulic Modeling
Build your hydraulic model quickly, synchronizing network data from standard formats that include GIS and CAD files, databases, and spreadsheets. Be compatible with various data formats and sources.
Model Calibration
Apply AI-powered automated calibration using Darwin® Calibrator and ensure your model is calibrated and accurate in any condition—including peak days, component failures, fire flows, and future demands—by eliminating discrepancies between the model and field data.
Design Optimization
Use Darwin Designer to automatically determine maximum pressure benefits, minimum cost designs, and rehabilitation strategies based on available budget, construction cost, and pressure and velocity constraints.
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OpenFlows Water can help engineers, plan, design and analyze water systems.
Featured User Stories
ATLC INFRACONSULTANTS
Water System Design
Providing potable water to 300,000 people in India and delivering water network design 25 days ahead of schedule
Companhia Águas de Joinville (CAJ), Brazil
Drought Contingency Plan
Using the hydraulic model to simulate conditions of drought on 285 kilometers of network pipeline.
DTK Hydronet Solutions
New Bulk Water Supply Scheme
Rural villages received a water supply by optimizing the design of the water distribution network.
Maintain an affordable water supply.
Sustainable Water Management
