Data from image, scheme and table are used to assist in the description of the local situation and respective distribution network, with the objective of assessing whether the nodal pressures obtained by SCALER are sufficiently similar to those obtained by EPANET, in order to ensure the proper functioning of the software. After discussing topics related to hydraulic modeling of distribution networks, techniques and applications, a brief review of the fundamentals of SCALER is carried out, passing on to its application to the case at hand, which is the Vila Joaniza community, in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. SCALER was developed in 20 and, until then, had only been applied to networks with a relatively small number of branches. The article intends to present the validation stage of a software to model and simulate hydraulic networks for water distribution, the SCALER, through its application to a real system, with many branches, with a model previously developed and verified using the EPANET software.

The software has demonstrated great potential as a tool for hydraulic calculations as it has a user-friendly interface, and it provides accurate results. The main topics covered by the program are closed conduits (friction head loss, local head loss, head loss with flow distribution, series and parallel connected pipes, and water hammer phenomenon), water distribution systems (dead-end and closed-loops system), water pumps (operating conditions, pump power and cavitation) and open channels (rigid boundary and erodible channels). The software was developed using Visual Studio 2017 and CSharp as the programming language. This article aims to present the Flow software as an important educational and practical tool, addressing its conceptual and operational aspects. To follow these advances, it was noticed the need to develop a computational tool that helps and facilitates the resolution of hydraulic problems. The possibilities of applying technology in the context of engineering are numerous and must be explored since they increase efficiency by reducing operating time while delivering more accurate and therefore more reliable results.

Software hydraulic calculation