Purpose: | Water distribution modeling |
Developer: | US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) |
Key Features: | Water quality modeling; data files are importable into proprietary software |
Latest Release: | Version 2.00.12, March 2008 |
OS Platform: | Windows |
Cost: | Free |
Related Software: | MIKE Urban, Bentley WaterCAD, Kentucky Pipe |
Website: | EPANET Homepage |
The EPANET model simulates hydraulic and water quality behavior over extended periods of time. EPANET tracks the flow of water in each pipe, the pressure at each node, the height of water in each tank, and the concentration of chemical species (EPANET User Manual) using the continuity equation and Bernoulli’s equation.. EPANET can been applied to model chlorine residual analysis, understand the fate and movement of constituents in the drinking water system, model consumer exposure, and improve water quality in the system, including pipe cleaning and changing source utilization across multiple sources in the system.
The software has several key features such as the ability to use cloud computing, access a freely available dataset when data is not available, and visualization tools. EPANET was developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and is available only on the Windows operating system.
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Africa | East Asia and the Pacific | Europe & Central Asia | Latin America & the Caribbean | Middle East and North Africa | South Asia |
Philippines (Rehabilitation and proposed service) | Mexico (Drinking Water Sectorization) |
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