Design and Analysis of Water Distribution Network Using Epanet 2.0 and Loop 4.0 – A Case Study of Narangi Village

Abstract

The water distribution network plays a key role in ensuring and providing a high quality of life for the public, with supply dependability being the most crucial component. A communities thrive is dependent on the availability of safe drinking water for its members. As the population of any community increases, the request for water also increases which imposes additional load to the existing water distribution system. As a result, the present water distribution system may become untrustworthy to meet the demand of the increased population. It is vital to provide an adequate and equitable quantity of water through a well-designed network of pipes in order to meet the ever-increasing water demand of the population. LOOP (Version 4.0) can be used to develop and simulate gravity and pumped water distribution systems that are novel, partially or completely functional. LOOP 4.0 is used to determine the cost of pipe network. EPANET is a computer program that models hydrodynamic behaviour in a pressurised pipe network over a long period of time. The Examination presents the hydraulic analysis of pipe network of Narangi area in Virar city using Loop 4.0 and EPANET 2.0. The results confirmed that the pressure at all junctions and velocities at all pipes are acceptable to deliver appropriate water to the study area’s network, as well as aiding in a better understanding of the study area’s pipeline system. The study also deals with the cost of distribution network.