Sr. HydraNet Academic: Interactive Platform with Automatic Interpretation for the Analysis and Learning of Hydraulic Networks in Civil Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.22517/23447214.26020Keywords:
Darcy–Weisbach, Educational software, EPANET, Hydraulic analysis, Hydraulic networks, HydraNet AcademicAbstract
This article presents HydraNet Academic, an online computational platform intended to assist the analysis and learning of hydraulic networks in civil engineering. The system enables the modeling of pipe systems in series and parallel configurations through an interactive graphical interface, integrating hydraulic calculations based on the Darcy–Weisbach equation and friction factor estimation using the Colebrook–White method. The platform incorporates georeferencing functions that contribute to the automatic acquisition of terrain elevations and the geometric calculation of pipe lengths, thereby improving the spatial consistency of the hydraulic model. In addition, HydraNet Academic includes an automatic results interpretation module grounded in criteria established by the Technical Regulations of the Drinking Water and Basic Sanitation Sector. The results obtained show consistency with classical cases reported in the literature and with simulations performed using EPANET, supporting its usefulness as an academic tool for the analysis and understanding of the hydraulic behavior of pipe networks.
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