Description

The Anytown network was developed in the context of the BWN competition. Its main use consists in researching network extensions.

The network consists of 19 junctions, 42 pipes, 1 pump and 3 reservoirs. It contains a demand pattern for 1 day.

How to Use

Anytown is provided as an .inp file and can be loaded into EPANET or any other software package supporting .inp files.

Usage in Python

Anytown is also available in Python through the key “Network-Anytown”:

network = load("Network-Anytown")
anytown_inp = network.load()

Detailed information about the provided functionality can be found in the documentation of load().

Reference

Thomas M. Walski, E. Downey Brill, Jr., Johannes Gessler, Ian C. Goulter, Roland M. Jeppson, Kevin Lansey, Han‐Lin Lee, Jon C. Liebman, Larry Mays, David R. Morgan, and Lindell Ormsbee, (1987). Battle of the network models: Epilogue. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 113(2), 191-203.