Hydraulic Modeling and Evaluation of The Water Supply Network of Egyptian Media Production City

El-HAZEK, Alaa Nabil; Abdel_Mageed, Neveen B.; Abu El-SOUD, Mahmoud Fahmy

doi:10.21608/erjsh.2025.380149.1413

Hydraulic Modeling and Evaluation of The Water Supply Network of Egyptian Media Production City

Document Type : Case Study

Authors

¹ Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University, Cairo, Egypt

² Engineering Department, International Academy for Engineering and Media Sciences, Egypt

³ Director of Facilities Management at Media Production City

10.21608/erjsh.2025.380149.1413

Abstract

Water demand increases rapidly because of numerous human activities, population growth, and changing lifestyles. Efficient water resources management techniques are necessary for sustainable development. This study aims to develop a reliable and effective hydraulic model to evaluate the hydraulic performance of the water distribution network of Egyptian Media Production City. WaterGEMS software was utilized to develop the hydraulic model based on numerical and operational data. The developed model allows for determining the pressures at network nodes and flows in pipes. The developed model was calibrated using 12 nodes’ pressures, and then was validated using 8 other nodes. A series of simulations were performed to illustrate the operation of the network under variable water supply and demand conditions. The results showed that the network is currently operating erratically. In the case of average demand, water is supplied to all consumers, but some areas of the network experience good pressure (50%) and others low pressure (50%). In the case of maximum demand, there are water shortages that cannot be compensated for by the current pumping system. That is because of the limited supply of water from the reservoirs that feed most of the network. Proposed solutions were developed to achieve balanced pressures in the network, where the pressures increased, decreased, and still constant for 70%, 15%, and 15%, respectively. The proposed solutions will provide drinking water at the required pressure and quantity in each area without affecting the other areas despite the large differences in levels.

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