Fire Flow Capacity Analysis Based on Hydraulic Network Model

One critical roles of the water distribution system is to provide sufficient fire flow to manage effectively urban fires. This paper used a practical example to show how to evaluate the fire flow capacity of urban water supply networks based on a hydraulic network model. Firstly, a hydraulic model of a real network of a city in South China was built. The whole network consists of more than 113 thousand pipes, 99 thousand nodes and 3200 hydrants. Then the fire flow capacity was analyzed, and the results were showed using color coding technology.