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Transcript
00:04
To further prepare for an extended period simulation.
00:07
You can add pattern data.
00:09
A pattern is a graph assigned to an element that is
00:12
used to represent temporal or time dependent variations within the system.
00:17
For example, you can create and assign a diurnal pattern
00:21
and then use it to simulate the variation in demand over the day
00:26
to begin. Double click the desired project dot
00:30
ARX file to open Argi
00:31
pro.
00:33
Once the project starts,
00:34
click the info water pro tab to open the info water pro ribbon
00:39
in the project panel, click initialize
00:44
in the model explorer on the operation tab expand pattern.
00:47
If it is not already expanded,
00:50
you can see that there are several pre configured patterns to choose from.
00:54
However, you can create your own pattern,
00:58
right, click pattern, select new and enter the pattern ID as standard
01:05
click. OK.
01:07
The pattern dialog box appears which enables you to create edit
01:11
clone and delete patterns.
01:15
It shows all existing patterns on the top and the highlighted patterns,
01:18
data in both tabular and graphical format on the bottom
01:23
in the toolbar of the pattern dialog box, click the set rows icon
01:27
and then in the pattern pop up. Enter a value of 24 for the number of pattern factors.
01:33
Click OK.
01:35
The pattern dialogue populates the value table and a graph appears on the right.
01:40
The data you enter here comes from the municipality's water usage data
01:44
gathered from the meters of every building attached to the system.
01:48
As a hydraulic modeler,
01:50
you should have access to the data for the municipality or utility.
01:53
You are modeling for
01:56
the training model in this exercise is actually a real city.
01:59
So the pattern data you enter here will provide real world results.
02:04
Set the value for the 24 rows. As follows.
02:08
You can see the data graph populate with these values.
02:11
Be aware that if you have a very large number of values to enter,
02:15
you can import a CSV file and populate it that way.
02:20
Click OK to commit your changes and close the pattern dialog box.
02:25
Now that you have created your pattern, you need to apply it to the demand
02:29
on the info water pro ribbon
02:31
in the edit panel, click the DB editor,
02:35
select the junction demand modeling data table and then click OK.
02:41
In the DB editor, click the pattern one column heading to select the whole column.
02:46
Then from the toolbar, click the block editing icon
02:49
and in the block edit pop-up set the operation
02:52
to replace with and enter a value of standard.
02:57
This is the pattern that you previously set up,
03:00
click save and then exit to close the DB editor
03:05
now select any junction in the system.
03:08
And in the model explorer attribute tab,
03:11
you can see that the pattern one field is now set to standard.
03:15
If you need to make any changes to the pattern,
03:17
you can open the pattern dialog box by double clicking pattern one.
03:21
In the model explorer.
03:23
The pattern dialogue opens again with the standard pattern active.
Video transcript
00:04
To further prepare for an extended period simulation.
00:07
You can add pattern data.
00:09
A pattern is a graph assigned to an element that is
00:12
used to represent temporal or time dependent variations within the system.
00:17
For example, you can create and assign a diurnal pattern
00:21
and then use it to simulate the variation in demand over the day
00:26
to begin. Double click the desired project dot
00:30
ARX file to open Argi
00:31
pro.
00:33
Once the project starts,
00:34
click the info water pro tab to open the info water pro ribbon
00:39
in the project panel, click initialize
00:44
in the model explorer on the operation tab expand pattern.
00:47
If it is not already expanded,
00:50
you can see that there are several pre configured patterns to choose from.
00:54
However, you can create your own pattern,
00:58
right, click pattern, select new and enter the pattern ID as standard
01:05
click. OK.
01:07
The pattern dialog box appears which enables you to create edit
01:11
clone and delete patterns.
01:15
It shows all existing patterns on the top and the highlighted patterns,
01:18
data in both tabular and graphical format on the bottom
01:23
in the toolbar of the pattern dialog box, click the set rows icon
01:27
and then in the pattern pop up. Enter a value of 24 for the number of pattern factors.
01:33
Click OK.
01:35
The pattern dialogue populates the value table and a graph appears on the right.
01:40
The data you enter here comes from the municipality's water usage data
01:44
gathered from the meters of every building attached to the system.
01:48
As a hydraulic modeler,
01:50
you should have access to the data for the municipality or utility.
01:53
You are modeling for
01:56
the training model in this exercise is actually a real city.
01:59
So the pattern data you enter here will provide real world results.
02:04
Set the value for the 24 rows. As follows.
02:08
You can see the data graph populate with these values.
02:11
Be aware that if you have a very large number of values to enter,
02:15
you can import a CSV file and populate it that way.
02:20
Click OK to commit your changes and close the pattern dialog box.
02:25
Now that you have created your pattern, you need to apply it to the demand
02:29
on the info water pro ribbon
02:31
in the edit panel, click the DB editor,
02:35
select the junction demand modeling data table and then click OK.
02:41
In the DB editor, click the pattern one column heading to select the whole column.
02:46
Then from the toolbar, click the block editing icon
02:49
and in the block edit pop-up set the operation
02:52
to replace with and enter a value of standard.
02:57
This is the pattern that you previously set up,
03:00
click save and then exit to close the DB editor
03:05
now select any junction in the system.
03:08
And in the model explorer attribute tab,
03:11
you can see that the pattern one field is now set to standard.
03:15
If you need to make any changes to the pattern,
03:17
you can open the pattern dialog box by double clicking pattern one.
03:21
In the model explorer.
03:23
The pattern dialogue opens again with the standard pattern active.
To further prepare for an extended period simulation, you can add pattern data. A pattern is a graph assigned to an element that is used to represent temporal, or time-dependent, variations within the system. For example, you can create and assign a diurnal pattern, and then use it to simulate the variation in demand over the day.
A Value table and a graph displays. The data entered here should be from the municipality’s water usage data gathered from the meters of every building attached to the system. As a hydraulic modeler, you should have access to the data for the municipality or utility you are modeling for.
The data graph populates with these values. Be aware that if you have a very large number of values to enter, you can import a CSV file and populate it that way.
To apply the pattern to the demand in your model:
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