Comparison of Modules for Water Distribution System Design—A Case Study of Ramapuram Chennai Tamil Nadu

Abstract

The water supply and distribution planning is an important aspect of urban planning and development of it and also very important for livelihood. The key goal is to supply a uniform water supply from the first point to the end user with constant pressure and quantity. The increasing urbanization demands to design an efficient and broaden the existing network to fill the gaps between supply and consumer demand. Ramapuram is a growing part of the city whose water distribution system is being renewed with a ductile iron pipe. The water supply design was done with the help of Loop Software with 2018 as the base year. The pressure in the network nodes is identified to be lower than the standard requirement. Current work discusses the simulation performed by using the WaterGEMS tool for the existing system of Ramapuram Zone 1. The design of the distribution system varies with many factors such as topography, population, water, and demand. The water distribution system is designed using Loop 4.0 and WaterGEMS software. WaterGEMS is a hydraulic modeling module that uses the discharge, headloss, and velocity parameters for the design and analysis of water distribution network. The research focuses on identifying the pipe connections with an inadequate water supply and design it with adequate supply pressure. The results show that the water pressure is uniform and feasible at all junctions, the flow parameters to supply uniform water supply in the study area.