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OpenFlows Sewer

Plan, Design, and Analyze Urban Sanitary and Combined Sewer Systems

Wastewater Collection System Modeling and Management

OpenFlows Sewer is a comprehensive hydraulic analysis application that enables engineers to design and analyze sanitary, stormwater, and combined sewer systems using built-in hydraulic and hydrologic capabilities. Now, they can meet increasing population demands, address aging infrastructure challenges, and decrease risks.

Why OpenFlows Sewer?

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Plan, Design, and Operate Sanitary and Combined Sewer Systems Quickly and Easily

  • Utilize interoperable hydraulic modeling
  • Connect 1D network elements with 2D surface flows
  • Conduct easy model management and remediation analysis with unlimited number of scenarios
  • Understand surface flooding depth and velocity, as well as flood hazards

Make Intelligent,
Accurate Decisions

  • Complete comprehensive analysis of all aspects of sewer and storm systems
  • Implement strategies for design, operations, sanitary loading, and network topology
  • Create steady-state simulations (including peak flow) and long-term continuous simulations
  • Integrate data across multiple platforms with the power of real-time SCADA analysis

Mitigate Risks and
Ensure System Resilience

  • Predict and meet population demands
  • Perform overflow remediation analysis and design
  • Perform critical storm analysis
  • Design cost-effective system expansions and rehabilitation strategies

*Prices vary per region. For more options, see licensing and subscriptions section.

What is OpenFlows Sewer?

  • Design & Analyze
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    Design and Analyze Sanitary and Combined Sewer Systems

    Analyze gravity flow, overflows, flow splits/diversions, pump stations, and force mains with various dry-weather and wet-weather calculation methods. Compare solutions with automated gravity system design and scenario management capabilities. OpenFlows Sewer also provides an easy-to-use environment for designing and analyzing stormwater systems, including inlet capture and bypass flows, gutters, detention facilities, open channels, and culverts.

     
  • Scenario Management
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    Scenario Management

    Configure, evaluate, visualize, and compare an unlimited number of scenarios within a single file. Evaluate strategies for design, operations, sanitary loading, and network topology to improve decision-making.

  • Hydraulic Modeling
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    Interoperable Hydraulic Modeling

    Model within several platforms while accessing a single, shared project data source so you can  optimize urban sewer planning and overflow remediation analysis designs in a user-friendly environment.

  • 1D/2D Analysis
  • OpenFlows SewerGEMS Computer Software Screen Mockup

    1D/2D Hydraulic Analysis

    Understand surface flooding depth and velocity, flood hazard, and inundation times with user- friendly capabilities that connect 1D network elements with 2D surface flows.

  • Calculation Options
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    Multiple 1D Hydraulic Solver Options

    Perform dynamic 1D analysis using the Saint-Venant equations. Use the GVF-Convex solver to analyze peak flows, automatically design storm sewers, and  perform extended-period simulations.

  • Loading & Estimation
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    Loading Allocation and Estimation

    Accurately model flow changes over the course of a day. Load models with wet-weather runoff flows from precipitation using built-in rainfall distributions or user-defined rainfall events

OpenFlows SewerCAD Computer Software Screen Mockup

Design and Analyze Sanitary and Combined Sewer Systems

Analyze gravity flow, overflows, flow splits/diversions, pump stations, and force mains with various dry-weather and wet-weather calculation methods. Compare solutions with automated gravity system design and scenario management capabilities. OpenFlows Sewer also provides an easy-to-use environment for designing and analyzing stormwater systems, including inlet capture and bypass flows, gutters, detention facilities, open channels, and culverts.

 
OpenFlows SewerCAD Computer Software Screen Mockup

Scenario Management

Configure, evaluate, visualize, and compare an unlimited number of scenarios within a single file. Evaluate strategies for design, operations, sanitary loading, and network topology to improve decision-making.

OpenFlows SewerGEMS Computer Software Screen Mockup

Interoperable Hydraulic Modeling

Model within several platforms while accessing a single, shared project data source so you can  optimize urban sewer planning and overflow remediation analysis designs in a user-friendly environment.

OpenFlows SewerGEMS Computer Software Screen Mockup

1D/2D Hydraulic Analysis

Understand surface flooding depth and velocity, flood hazard, and inundation times with user- friendly capabilities that connect 1D network elements with 2D surface flows.

OpenFlows SewerGEMS Computer Software Screen Mockup

Multiple 1D Hydraulic Solver Options

Perform dynamic 1D analysis using the Saint-Venant equations. Use the GVF-Convex solver to analyze peak flows, automatically design storm sewers, and  perform extended-period simulations.

OpenFlows SewerGEMS Computer Software Screen Mockup

Loading Allocation and Estimation

Accurately model flow changes over the course of a day. Load models with wet-weather runoff flows from precipitation using built-in rainfall distributions or user-defined rainfall events

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A perpetual license of Bentley software is a one-time purchase, with a yearly maintenance subscription, called SELECT. This includes 24/7/365 technical support, learning resources, and the ability to exchange licenses for other software once a year. With SELECT, you will benefit from:

  • License pooling, so you can access your software from multiple computers.
  • Access additional Bentley software with Term Licenses, which allow you to pay for what you use without the upfront cost of purchasing a perpetual license.

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