An MS Excel tool for water distribution network design in environmental engineering education

Demir S., Manav Demir N., Karadeniz A.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION, vol.26, pp.203-214, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/cae.21870
  • Journal Name: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.203-214
  • Keywords: environmental engineering, extended period simulation, steady-state analysis, water distribution networks, FRICTION FACTOR, IMPLEMENTATION, MATLAB
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

An MS Excel tool for teaching hydraulic analysis of water distribution networks (WDNs) was developed. The tool is able to perform both steady-state and extended period simulations of a WDN. The tool does not require installation and offers a portable solution to WDN design problem in undergraduate environmental engineering studies.