Bentley OpenFlows

Bentley OpenFlows is a comprehensive suite of advanced hydraulic and hydrologic modeling applications designed to assist engineers and water professionals in planning, designing, analyzing, and managing water infrastructure systems. These tools facilitate the efficient management of water distribution, wastewater, stormwater, and flood control systems, ensuring optimal performance and sustainability.

Key Products and Features:

1. OpenFlows WaterGEMS:

   • Overview: A robust application for water distribution modeling and management, offering advanced interoperability, geospatial model building, optimization, and asset management capabilities.

   • Features:

     • Scenario Management: Evaluate multiple planning, design, and operational scenarios within a single file.

     • Automated Design: Optimize pipe sizes, pump operations, and valve settings to improve system efficiency.

     • Water Quality Analysis: Simulate constituent concentration, water age, and source tracing to ensure water quality standards.

   • Benefits: Enhances understanding of infrastructure behavior, improves operational strategies, and supports sustainable growth as population and demands increase.

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2. OpenFlows SewerGEMS:

   • Overview: An advanced engineering software for modeling and managing sanitary and combined sewer systems, integrating hydraulic and hydrologic capabilities.

   • Features:

     • Dynamic Modeling: Analyze complex sewer networks under various conditions, including wet-weather events.

     • 1D/2D Hydraulic Analysis: Understand surface flood depth, velocity, hazard, and inundation times with user-friendly tools.

     • Scenario Management: Configure, evaluate, visualize, and compare multiple scenarios within a single file.

   • Benefits: Decreases decision risks by ensuring the model uses the best available data and helps in understanding surface flooding and system performance.

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3. OpenFlows HAMMER:

   • Overview: Specialized software for transient analysis and modeling of water distribution systems to prevent catastrophic events caused by hydraulic transients.

   • Features:

     • Transient Analysis: Simulate the effects of water hammer and other transient phenomena.

     • Surge Protection: Design and evaluate surge control devices to mitigate transient risks.

     • Scenario Management: Assess various operational strategies to minimize transient impacts.

   • Benefits: Helps designers model transients in water distribution systems to prevent catastrophic events.

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4. OpenFlows WaterSight:

   • Overview: A digital twin application that connects SCADA, GIS, hydraulic modeling, and other data sources to improve water system operations, reliability, and planning.

   • Features:

     • Operational Intelligence: Transform data into actionable results and informed decisions.

     • Reliability and Resilience: Monitor IoT and sensor data in real-time and receive notifications for anomalous behaviors.

     • Emergency Preparedness: Simulate and test different operational strategies to improve emergency response.

   • Benefits: Unifies disparate data sources to provide a smarter, more resilient, and sustainable water system.

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Use Cases:

• Water Distribution Optimization: Utilities use OpenFlows WaterGEMS to model and optimize water distribution networks, ensuring efficient delivery and reducing energy costs.

• Sewer System Planning: Municipalities employ OpenFlows SewerGEMS to design and analyze sewer systems, mitigating overflow risks and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.

• Transient Analysis: Engineering firms utilize OpenFlows HAMMER to simulate and mitigate the effects of hydraulic transients, protecting infrastructure from potential damage.

• Digital Twin Implementation: Organizations implement OpenFlows WaterSight to create digital twins of their water systems, enhancing operational visibility and decision-making.

Benefits:

• Enhanced Decision-Making: Provides comprehensive modeling and analysis tools to support informed decisions in water infrastructure management.

• Operational Efficiency: Optimizes system performance, reduces energy consumption, and minimizes operational costs.

• Risk Mitigation: Identifies potential issues proactively, preventing system failures and ensuring regulatory compliance.

• Sustainability: Supports the development of sustainable water infrastructure solutions that adapt to changing demands and environmental conditions.

Bentley OpenFlows offers a suite of integrated applications that empower water professionals to design, analyze, and manage water infrastructure systems effectively. By leveraging these tools, organizations can enhance operational efficiency, ensure system reliability, and contribute to sustainable water management practices.

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