THE UNIQUE USER FRIENDLY ENGINEERING SOLUTION

SI-Design

Reduce manual efforts

Designing water networks is a craft. Many factors play a role in deciding upon the optimal pipe diameter and location of new pipes, either in reconstructions, replacement or green field installation. Still, the majority of the steps in a design process is optimising within the guidelines and policies of the utility. Spatial Insight has managed to automate this process which leads to an optimal and uniform design of ‘tertiary’ pipes, the smaller diameter pipes that supply water to the connection pipes. The method is largely automated, while enabling humans to interfere in the design process where useful.

Cost saving

The benefit of applying SI-Design is financial, as well as sustainable and technical. SI-Design empowers utilities to insource engineering back into the company or to preserve the currently available expertise. With the smallest possible diameter and lengths, the costs for installation are reduced to the responsible minimum. At the same time, we minimise pressure loss and residence time, guarantee minimal velocity and reduce the amount of material, equaling carbon emissions.

This makes SI-Design unique

  • Alternative for cost and labour intensive manual design and calculations, short ROI
  • Fully digital, no pdf-files involved
  • Fully automated data preparation

Optimal diameter

Si-Design calculates the optimal diameter for each pipe in a reconstruction or extension area. Fully automated. SI-Design will find either the smallest or if preferred, the biggest possible diameter for pipes, complying with the conditions set by the water utility, e.g. for self-cleaning networks, below a maximum pressure drop and with sufficient flow to hydrants.

Optimal route

SI-Design not only calculates the optimal diameter of tertiary pipes, but the optimal route as well. We enable the asset engineer to define preferred conditions for the algorithm. After the calculation run, the engineer can make changes in the design and make a re-run.

Human-in-the-loop

SI-Design is a human-in-the-loop application to leverage the human expertise needed to choose from te numerous valid options. Still, SI-Design will increase the output of an asset engineer circa 5 times and will reduce the costs that are spent on contractors or external consultants for the detail design of tertiary pipes. The output includes the list of required components, to smoothen thew procurement process. A very powerful tool that will save time and costs compared to manual design.

Next step

Select a neighbourhood that needs replacement, or that will be developed, and explore with Janneke Moors how we can demonstrate our capabilities.

CONTACT

Janneke Moors
Data scientist
HR-verantwoordelijke

06 4219 7867

"With SI-Design we realise things that were considered to be impossible"