CFD studies of tanks
Three-dimensional CFD studies of service reservoirs, clear-wells and storage tanks to assess:
COV, baffling factor, water age, temperature stratification,
and disinfectant decay.
- ANSYS Fluent / CFX modelling
- COV and baffling factor calculations
- Water-age and decay UDS / scalars
Tank mixing
Water age
CFD for pump intakes
Pump intake and wet-well CFD to verify velocity distribution and swirl in accordance with
Hydraulic Institute Standard 9 guidelines.
- Velocity profiles at pump bells
- Swirl / velocity angle assessment
- Design modifications and comparison
ANSYS Fluent
HI 9.8 checks
Surge & transient studies
Surge analysis for water-transmission systems: minimum and maximum pressure envelopes, surge-vessel
sizing and check-valve behaviour.
- WANDA, Bentley HAMMER and similar tools
- Min / max pressure and HGL plots
- Surge vessel sizing and check-valve slam checks
Surge protection
MOC methods
Drainage & stormwater
Design and simulation of drainage and stormwater systems, including open-channel flow, flood
checking and storm network design.
- SWMM and InfoWorks ICM
- Flood-risk assessment and mapping
- Network layout and capacity checks
Flood studies
Storm networks
Water-quality in networks
Network-scale water-quality studies for chlorine and by-products, including MSX-based multi-species
analysis for chlorate and related parameters.
- EPANET and MSX models
- InfoWorks WS Pro / ICM integrations
- Chlorine and chlorate profiling
MSX
Digital twin support
Custom studies & R&D
Bespoke numerical and data-driven studies, including optimisation and reinforcement-learning
pilots for smart dosing and energy-efficient operation.
- Scenario testing and sensitivity studies
- RL-based operational strategies
- Support for academic and industrial R&D
Optimisation
Reinforcement learning