OpenFlows Water
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Water Distribution System Modeling and Management Software
- Plan, analyze, and optimize system performance
- Improve operational strategies and minimize system disruptions
- Ensure intelligent decision-making and system resilience
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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.
Plan, Analyze, and 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 and Minimize System Disruptions
- Analyze and improve water quality
- Identify water loss locations and reduce non-revenue water
- Improve pump modeling and reduce energy expenses
- Improve emergency response
Ensure Intelligent Decision-making and System Resilience
- 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
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.
Energy Analysis and Optimization
Use Darwin Scheduler to identify the most energy-efficient pump scheduling strategies for fixed-speed and variable-speed pumps to minimize energy usage and energy costs. Compute energy costs and carbon emissions for specific scenarios.
OpenFlows Water includes the capabilities of WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, and HAMMER. The software is licensed in four convenient tiers. See the Comparison Checklist to decide the tier that best suits your project and analysis needs.
View OpenFlows Water Data Sheet.
OpenFlows Water Essentials
Up to 100 pipes
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.
- WaterCAD
OpenFlows Water Standard
Up to 1,000 pipes
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.
- WaterCAD
OpenFlows Water Advanced
< 5,000 pipes
Advanced option with additional AI capabilities and now including hydraulic transient analysis.
- WaterCAD
- WaterGEMS
- HAMMER
OpenFlows Water Ultimate
Unlimited pipes
Ultimate option with additional AI capabilities and now including hydraulic transient analysis.
- WaterCAD
- WaterGEMS
- HAMMER
OpenFlows Water includes the capabilities of WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, and HAMMER. The software is licensed in four convenient tiers. See the Comparison Checklist to decide the tier that best suits your project and analysis needs.
Platform pre-requirements
Runs without platform restrictions as a stand-alone application and within ArcGIS, ArcGIS Pro, MicroStation, and AutoCAD
Processor
As per minimum operating system requirements
Memory
8 GB minimum, 16 GB recommended
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10, 11, and Server or later
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