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Find the maximum and minimum pressures in a water distribution system

Run a surge analysis and then find the maximum and minimum pressures in the system.


Tutorial resources

These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:


00:03

When performing a surge analysis in InfoSurge Pro, you can customize the output data in several ways.

00:10

In this exercise, you find the maximum and minimum pressures in a water distribution system.

00:16

To begin, double-click the desired project .aprx file to open ArcGIS Pro.

00:22

Once the project starts, click the InfoWater Pro tab to open the InfoWater Pro ribbon.

00:28

In the Project panel, click Initialize.

00:31

From the Model Explorer, click Run Manager to open the Run Manager dialog.

00:36

You can also open this dialog from the InfoWater Pro ribbon, Analysis panel.

00:41

In the Run Manager dialog, Surge tab, click Run to perform a surge analysis.

00:47

Once it is complete, click OK to close the dialog.

00:52

From the ribbon, View panel, click Report Manager to open the Report Manager dialog.

00:59

Click New, and in the Output Report/Graph dialog, make sure *Active*:Surge is selected as the output source.

01:07

From the Tabular Report tab, select Surge Node Range.

01:12

In the Data Scope group box, enable Complete Report/Graph, then click Open.

01:18

A table of maximum and minimum pressures for each ID appears in the Report Manager dialog.

01:24

You can sort these values to view the highest maximum and lowest minimum.

01:29

Right-click the Max. Value column header and select Sort Descending.

01:33

Then, right-click the Min. Value column and select Sort Ascending.

Video transcript

00:03

When performing a surge analysis in InfoSurge Pro, you can customize the output data in several ways.

00:10

In this exercise, you find the maximum and minimum pressures in a water distribution system.

00:16

To begin, double-click the desired project .aprx file to open ArcGIS Pro.

00:22

Once the project starts, click the InfoWater Pro tab to open the InfoWater Pro ribbon.

00:28

In the Project panel, click Initialize.

00:31

From the Model Explorer, click Run Manager to open the Run Manager dialog.

00:36

You can also open this dialog from the InfoWater Pro ribbon, Analysis panel.

00:41

In the Run Manager dialog, Surge tab, click Run to perform a surge analysis.

00:47

Once it is complete, click OK to close the dialog.

00:52

From the ribbon, View panel, click Report Manager to open the Report Manager dialog.

00:59

Click New, and in the Output Report/Graph dialog, make sure *Active*:Surge is selected as the output source.

01:07

From the Tabular Report tab, select Surge Node Range.

01:12

In the Data Scope group box, enable Complete Report/Graph, then click Open.

01:18

A table of maximum and minimum pressures for each ID appears in the Report Manager dialog.

01:24

You can sort these values to view the highest maximum and lowest minimum.

01:29

Right-click the Max. Value column header and select Sort Descending.

01:33

Then, right-click the Min. Value column and select Sort Ascending.

Step-by-step guide

When performing a surge analysis in InfoSurge Pro, the output data can be customized in several ways. This example finds the maximum and minimum pressures in a water distribution system.

  1. Double-click the desired project .aprx file to open ArcGIS Pro.
  2. Click the InfoWater Pro tab to open the InfoWater Pro ribbon.
  3. In the Project panel, click Initialize.
  4. From the Model Explorer, click Run Manager.
  5. In the Run Manager dialog box, switch to the Surge tab.
  6. Click Run to perform a surge analysis.

In the Model Explorer, the Run Manager button highlighted in red, and in the Run Manager, the Run button and Surge tab highlighted in red.

  1. Once it completes, click OK to close the dialog box.
  2. From the ribbon, View panel, click Report Manager.
  3. In the Report Manager dialog box, click New.
  4. In the Output Report/Graph dialog box, under Available Output Sources, make sure *Active*:Surge is selected.
  5. From the Tabular Report tab, select Surge Node Range.
  6. In the Data Scope group box, enable Complete Report/Graph.
  7. Click Open.

In the ribbon, View panel, Report Manager highlighted in red, and in the Output Report/Graph dialog box, settings for this example configured and highlighted in red.

A table of maximum and minimum pressures for each ID appears in the Report Manager dialog box.

A Report Manager table displays the maximum, minimum, and average pressures for this example.

  1. To view the highest maximum value, right-click the Max. Value column header and select Sort Descending.
  2. To view the highest lowest minimum value, right-click the Min. Value column and select Sort Ascending.
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