Model Calibration is an essential component to any useful,
effective model. The condition and level to which a model is calibrated
is directly related to the degree of confidence to which a management
decision is made on that system.
Typically, when a developed, calibrated model is available, this may
be the primary tool used with engineering judgment and local knowledge
of the system, to develop a utilities’ Capital Improvement Plan
for budgeting and facility accommodation for projected growth.
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Gain confidence in your system recommendations by working with
a model which performs as your system does to realize the following
benefits:
• Work in tandem with your operators to help identify partially
closed valves and/or locations of pipe breakage
• Improve the efficiencies of pump operating schemes
• Identify system bottlenecks
• Improve water transfer and system circulation
• Enhance system redundancy and looping
• ...and more
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IDModeling is experienced and knowledgeable on the technical methods
and strategic hydraulic model software adjustments required to achieve
model calibration under specific and agreed upon demand conditions for
the following primary system conditions:
- Steady-State (representing one snap-shot of an instant in time under
one demand condition)
- 24-Hour Extended Period Simulation
- Multi-Day Simulations
Examples of adjustments which could be made (depending on the accuracy
level of data input) during the calibration process include: pipe roughness,
demand allocations, diurnal curves, facility controls and settings, demand/peaking
factors, software timesteps, etc.
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