A browser-based workspace for water-network modelling and transient analysis.
HydraulicSim helps hydraulic engineers prepare water-distribution models, initialise steady conditions, run transient studies, and inspect pressure and flow behaviour through a connected web-based workflow.
Built for controlled testing, research, demonstration and engineering workflow development.
Illustrative schematic — a network model and its transient pressure and flow response. Not a screenshot of the application.
Modelling workflow
From network definition to engineering review.
Prepare the network
Create or import a model containing nodes, pipes, reservoirs, pumps, valves, tanks and boundary conditions.
Establish initial conditions
Run steady-state initialisation and review network connectivity, hydraulic inputs, warnings and assumptions.
Simulate events
Configure pump trips, valve operations and other transient scenarios using the available modelling workflows.
Review and compare
Inspect pressure and flow responses, compare scenarios and prepare outputs for model checking and engineering interpretation.
Key capabilities
What you can do in HydraulicSim
Network model preparation
Prepare water-distribution networks through a browser-based engineering workflow.
Steady-state initialisation
Establish hydraulic initial conditions before transient simulation.
Transient simulation
Investigate pressure-wave behaviour caused by pump, valve and boundary-condition events.
Scenario comparison
Compare assumptions, configurations and simulation responses.
Results inspection
Review pressure, flow, component behaviour, warnings and key event timing.
Validation workflows
Use example cases, benchmark comparisons and controlled checks to investigate model behaviour.
Motivation
Why I am building HydraulicSim
Many hydraulic tools are powerful, but model preparation, transient configuration, validation and result interpretation can still be fragmented. HydraulicSim is being developed to make these workflows more connected, inspectable and easier to communicate.
Connected workflow
Model preparation, simulation configuration and result review within one browser-based environment.
Validation-first development
Examples, benchmark cases and regression checks are treated as part of the modelling workflow rather than an afterthought.
Research-to-practice direction
A platform for bringing transient models, state-space methods, controls and measurement-based workflows into a usable engineering interface.
Examples and validation
Documented cases are being expanded
A growing set of example networks and benchmark cases — covering events such as pump trips, valve operations and tank behaviour — is being prepared to document model behaviour and support independent review. Details will be published here as they are finalised.
Current development status
HydraulicSim is under active development and is currently available for controlled testing and demonstration by request. Results should be independently reviewed before they are used for engineering decisions.
Collaboration
Interested in testing HydraulicSim or discussing a modelling workflow?
I welcome conversations with hydraulic modellers, researchers and engineers interested in transient simulation, model validation and web-based engineering tools.