Analysis of Plumbing Design of Highlight Building Using EPANET Mathematical Modelling

Abstract

Application of mathematical model for water supply in high building is not currently prevalent. The EPANET is one of hydraulic models for analysis of underpresure flow in pipe network. The purpose of this study is to test the capability of this model applying to pipe network in high building for further use as a designing tool. The study was tested into 3 cases which are : 1) water consumption being from all equipment 2) water consumption being from some equipment as the rate of actual record and 3) no water consumption in the system. Therefore, it could be concluded that the EPANET model could be applied for pipe network analysis of water supply in high building with constraining that there shall be water flowing through pressure reducing valve in order that the calculated result of water pressure at the node beyond the pressure reducing valve could be properly decreased down to its installed setting valve.