WATER SYSTEMS · 01 / 04

Alpine Flowworks

Keep the terraces alive. Balance head, flow and demand.

◒ GOLDEN HOUR

Wind · Clear skies · 1,460 m

SYSTEM BRIEF

Bring the tank online, then protect the root beds through the gust.

SYSTEM EVENT

⌃ Controls & live data

Mission control

00:00 / 04:00

Live telemetry

UPDATED 120 HZ

Tank reserve

2.05 m

usable headroom · 5 m max

Root moisture

76 %

target band 52–88%

Pump flow

0.0 L/sfrom the source manifold

Irrigation

0.0 L/sdelivered to crop beds

Pump power

0.00 kWhydraulic input estimate

Energy used

0.000 kWhcumulative consumption

Water delivered

0 Lcumulative irrigation volume

Adjust the system

11 PARAMETERS

Tank level · livemetres / simulation time

Measured simulationConstant-flow estimate

Flow balance · livelitres per second

Pump supplyCrop irrigation

▸ The science · model notes

Governing equations

Hₚ = 14 n² − 0.28 Q²

Hₛ = 4 + 0.45 h

Qₚ = √[max(0, (14 n² − Hₛ) / (0.28 + 0.12(K + Kclog)))] L/s

dh/dt = (Qₚ + Qʳ − Qᵢ − Qˡ) / (1000 A) m/s

dM/dt = (Qᵢ + 0.18 Qʳ − Qᶜ − E) / Vₛ s⁻¹

P = ρ g Q H / η (W)

Assumptions

One lumped pipe resistance and an approximate quadratic pump curve.
Water is incompressible; tank sides are vertical and cross-section is constant.
Soil is one uniform water store. Rain capture and weather multipliers are approximate.
Motor speed follows a first-order response with a 3.8 s time constant.

Simplifications

Not a pipe-network design tool. No water hammer, branch balancing, cavitation, spatial soil flow or detailed meteorology. Power is a hydraulic estimate; equipment losses are simplified.

All curves are approximate teaching models. Units are shown beside each variable and KPI.

Keyboard: Space = play / pause · R = reset · 1–4 = speed · ? = tour

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Alpine Flowworks

Maintenance choice

Terraces secured

Start with the pump