The scares water resource is treated at high cost and transferred at high energy and operating cost to the customer. The efficiency of the transfer system is influenced by its original design requirement, system’s age, the capacity and control.
The current demand may exceed the original design parameters and require it to operate outside these parameters, be it pressure or flow; the system’s age could influence operating pressure and flow capacity. The location of pipes may be uncertain. Due to the change in system’s demand the control logic may also influence the efficiency.
Sentinel Water Services offers a full evaluation of the overall system based on the available information as well as the enhancement of information through pressure and flow profiles, location of pipe route using pipe detection equipment. The flow coefficients can also be validated
The pipeline analysis software available enables Sentinel Water Services to evaluate the system for known and potential demand conditions under steady state flow as well as dynamic flow conditions. Such evaluation of the system allows the operational manager to review available capacities, optimize pumping costs, increase efficiencies and manage losses.
Pressure control required by water loss managers can be simulated and the impact thereof evaluated on a model to compare the anticipated with the actual results and the economics thereof adjusted accordingly.
The control valve settings can be simulated and after site setting and adjustments the model can be updated to keep the system calibrated.
The calibrated system allows effective new customer demand control and the impact thereof on resources