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Reviewing wave speed in a pressure profile

Describe how changes in wave speed can impact pressure profile. 

 


Tutorial resources

These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:


00:03

When performing a surge analysis in InfoSurge Pro, wave speed plays a critical role.

00:10

This exercise highlights the importance of wave speed and the impact it has on surge analysis results.

00:19

To begin, double-click the desired project .aprx file to open ArcGIS Pro.

00:27

Once the project starts, click the InfoWater Pro tab to open the InfoWater Pro ribbon.

00:34

In the Project panel, click Initialize.

00:38

First, run a surge analysis and view the results caused by a specific wave speed.

00:46

From the Model Explorer, or from the InfoWater Pro ribbon, Analysis panel, click the Run Manager button.

00:54

The Run Manager dialog opens.

00:57

With the Surge tab open, change the Global Wave Speed to 4504.3 feet per second.

01:07

This assigns the same wave speed to all pipes simultaneously.

01:12

Click Run to perform a surge analysis.

01:16

When the run is complete, click OK to close the dialog.

01:21

From the InfoWater Pro ribbon, View panel, click Report Manager.

01:28

With the Report Manager dialog open, click New.

01:32

In the Output Report/Graph dialog that opens, select *Active*:Surge as the Available Output Source,

01:42

and in the Graph Report tab, pick Surge Node Graph.

01:47

In the Data Scope group box, make sure that Selected Element(s) is enabled.

01:54

Then, click Open.

01:56

In the map, click and drag to select Junction 11 to open its pressure profile in the Report Manager dialog.

02:05

Click Report to switch to a table view of the results.

02:10

To see the highest recorded pressure, right-click the Pressure column header

02:15

and pick Sort Descending.

02:18

In this example, it is 152.54 psi.

02:24

When you are finished reviewing the results, Close the dialog.

02:29

Now, adjust the Global Wave Speed to 1375.8 feet per second and perform another simulation.

02:40

Reopen the Report Manager to refresh and review the results, noting the effect on the pressure profile of Junction 11.

02:50

The maximum recorded pressure is down to 127.52 psi.

Video transcript

00:03

When performing a surge analysis in InfoSurge Pro, wave speed plays a critical role.

00:10

This exercise highlights the importance of wave speed and the impact it has on surge analysis results.

00:19

To begin, double-click the desired project .aprx file to open ArcGIS Pro.

00:27

Once the project starts, click the InfoWater Pro tab to open the InfoWater Pro ribbon.

00:34

In the Project panel, click Initialize.

00:38

First, run a surge analysis and view the results caused by a specific wave speed.

00:46

From the Model Explorer, or from the InfoWater Pro ribbon, Analysis panel, click the Run Manager button.

00:54

The Run Manager dialog opens.

00:57

With the Surge tab open, change the Global Wave Speed to 4504.3 feet per second.

01:07

This assigns the same wave speed to all pipes simultaneously.

01:12

Click Run to perform a surge analysis.

01:16

When the run is complete, click OK to close the dialog.

01:21

From the InfoWater Pro ribbon, View panel, click Report Manager.

01:28

With the Report Manager dialog open, click New.

01:32

In the Output Report/Graph dialog that opens, select *Active*:Surge as the Available Output Source,

01:42

and in the Graph Report tab, pick Surge Node Graph.

01:47

In the Data Scope group box, make sure that Selected Element(s) is enabled.

01:54

Then, click Open.

01:56

In the map, click and drag to select Junction 11 to open its pressure profile in the Report Manager dialog.

02:05

Click Report to switch to a table view of the results.

02:10

To see the highest recorded pressure, right-click the Pressure column header

02:15

and pick Sort Descending.

02:18

In this example, it is 152.54 psi.

02:24

When you are finished reviewing the results, Close the dialog.

02:29

Now, adjust the Global Wave Speed to 1375.8 feet per second and perform another simulation.

02:40

Reopen the Report Manager to refresh and review the results, noting the effect on the pressure profile of Junction 11.

02:50

The maximum recorded pressure is down to 127.52 psi.

Step-by-step guide

When performing a surge analysis in InfoSurge Pro, wave speed plays a critical role. This example highlights the importance of wave speed and the impact it has on surge analysis results.

  1. Double-click the desired project .aprx file to open ArcGIS Pro.
  2. Click the InfoWater Pro tab to open the InfoWater Pro ribbon.
  3. In the Project panel, click Initialize.

First, run a surge analysis and view the results caused by a specific wave speed:

  1. From the Model Explorer, InfoSurge toolbar, click Run Manager.
  2. In the Run Manager, switch to the Surge tab.
  3. Change the Global Wave Speed to 4504.3 feet per second.

The Run Manager, Surge tab, with the Global Wave Speed highlighted in red and set to 4504.3 feet per second for this example.

This assigns the same wave speed to all pipes simultaneously.

  1. Click Run to perform a surge analysis.
  2. When the run is complete, click OK to close the Run Manager.
  3. From the InfoWater Pro ribbon, View panel, click Report Manager.
  4. In the Report Manager, click New.
  5. In the Output Report/Graph dialog box, under Available Output Source, select *Active*:Surge.
  6. From the Graph Report tab, pick Surge Node Graph.
  7. In the Data Scope group box, make sure that Selected Element(s) is enabled.

The Output Report/Graph dialog box, with *Active*.Surge and Surge Node Graph selected and highlighted in red, and under Data Scope, Selected Element(s) enabled and highlighted in red.

  1. Click Open.
  2. In the map, click and drag to select Junction 11. Its pressure profile opens in the Report Manager dialog box.
  3. Click Report to switch to a table view of the results.
  4. To view the highest recorded pressure, right-click the Pressure column header and pick Sort Descending.

The Report Manager, with the Pressure column sorted in descending order, and the maximum value for this example selected.

In this example, the highest value is 152.54 psi.

  1. After reviewing the results, click Hide to close the Report Manager.
  2. Open the Run Manager again, and adjust the Global Wave Speed to 1375.8 feet per second.

The Run Manager, Surge tab, with the Global Wave Speed highlighted in red and changed to 1375.8 feet per second for this example.

  1. Click Run to perform another simulation.
  2. Reopen the Report Manager, and click Refresh All to refresh and review the results.

Note the effect of the change in Global Wave Speed on the pressure profile of Junction 11. The maximum recorded pressure is down to 127.52 psi.

The Report Manager, with the Pressure column sorted in descending order, and the highest recorded pressure after changing the Global Wave Speed selected.

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