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Efficiently calculate and solve for any unknown property

FlowMaster is an efficient calculator used in the design and analysis of dozens of element types, such as pressure pipes, open channels, weirs, orifices, and inlets. Replace the error-prone spreadsheet process and switch to FlowMaster for reliable calculations on a wide variety of hydraulic elements.

Customize environments for fast, easy, and reliable workflows

Use a flexible interface to work on multiple projects simultaneously, organize worksheets in folders, and save them for future use. Configure toolbars and dock windows to match your workflows. Engineering libraries require main data to be entered only once, so it can be reused over and over.

Perform pressure pipe design

Design by plugging in known information, or conduct quick checks to automatically solve for pipe length, start and stop elevations and pressures, discharge, diameter, or roughness.

Design and analyze inlet and gutter

Use calculations based on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 12 and Circular No. 22 methodologies to design and analyze grate, curb, ditch, slotted, and combination inlets. When working in sag or on grade conditions, a continuous or locally depressed gutter can be considered; water spread and gutter depth for a gutter or pavement section can also be calculated.

Design and analyze open channel

Model any shape including circular, box, elliptical, parabolic, and irregular channels of ditches and free surface pipes. Under uniform flow, quickly solve for discharge, capacity, normal depth, channel dimensions, slope, or roughness. Compare the results using different friction methods and perform gradually varied flow calculations. Generate profile views from the calculated results and view the points in tabular form.

Design and analyze weirs and orifices

Size your weirs considering discharge, weir coefficients, and crest, headwater, and tailwater elevations for the following types: Rectangular, V-notch, Cipolletti, broad crested, or a custom type. Design rectangular, circular and generic orifice structures accounting for submergence, and produce rating tables and curves for various headwater and tailwater elevations.

“Foth analyzed flood elevations for the stream realignment using FlowMaster and CulvertMaster and applied LEAP Bridge for the structural design and analysis of the bridge. The interoperability of Bentley tools resulted in a comprehensive 3D rendering of the entire project.”

Technical Capabilities

Interface, Editing, and Model Management Hydraulics Results Presentation

Interface, Editing, and Model Management

Built-in interactive tutorials
Project Explorer (projects display and management)
Element worksheets (for convenient data input)
Customizable engineering libraries
Material engineering libraries
Global engineering-units management
Support for ProjectWise

Hydraulics

Flow algorithms: uniform, critical, gradually varied flow (for free surface flow)
Friction-loss methods: Kutter, Manning, Darcy-Weisbach: Swamee and Jain, Darcy-Weisbach: Colebrook-White, Hazen-Williams
Open channels: rectangular, triangle, trapezoidal, gutter, parabolic, irregular
Pipes: pressure, circular, box, elliptical, irregular
Weirs: rectangular sharp-crested, V-notch sharp-crested, Cipolletti sharp-crested, submerged sharpcrested, broad-crested, triangular, and trapezoidal
Orifices: rectangular, circular, generic (including the modeling of sluice gates)
Inlets: » HEC-12 and HEC-22 flow computation methodologies » Flows in gutter on grade, including uniform gutter cross slope and composite gutter section » Flow in ditch or median section on grade » Inlet types (on grade and in slag): grate, curb opening, ditch, combination, slotted drain

Results Presentation

Summarized and detailed reports of inputs and outputs
Advanced tabular reporting with filtering and sorting capabilities
Rating tables
Rating curves
Gradually varied flow profile graphs and tables
Cross section plots

Interface, Editing, and Model Management

Built-in interactive tutorials
Project Explorer (projects display and management)
Element worksheets (for convenient data input)
Customizable engineering libraries
Material engineering libraries
Global engineering-units management
Support for ProjectWise

Hydraulics

Flow algorithms: uniform, critical, gradually varied flow (for free surface flow)
Friction-loss methods: Kutter, Manning, Darcy-Weisbach: Swamee and Jain, Darcy-Weisbach: Colebrook-White, Hazen-Williams
Open channels: rectangular, triangle, trapezoidal, gutter, parabolic, irregular
Pipes: pressure, circular, box, elliptical, irregular
Weirs: rectangular sharp-crested, V-notch sharp-crested, Cipolletti sharp-crested, submerged sharpcrested, broad-crested, triangular, and trapezoidal
Orifices: rectangular, circular, generic (including the modeling of sluice gates)
Inlets: » HEC-12 and HEC-22 flow computation methodologies » Flows in gutter on grade, including uniform gutter cross slope and composite gutter section » Flow in ditch or median section on grade » Inlet types (on grade and in slag): grate, curb opening, ditch, combination, slotted drain

Results Presentation

Summarized and detailed reports of inputs and outputs
Advanced tabular reporting with filtering and sorting capabilities
Rating tables
Rating curves
Gradually varied flow profile graphs and tables
Cross section plots

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What is FlowMaster?

FlowMaster is an efficient calculator for performing pressure pipe design as well as designing and analyzing inlets, gutters, open channels, weirs, and orifices. Replace the error-prone spreadsheet process and switch to FlowMaster for reliable calculations on a wide variety of hydraulic elements.

How much does OpenFlows FlowMaster cost?

A practitioner license of OpenFlows FlowMaster costs $628 USD. Prices vary per region. While there are various types of licensing available, a common choice is the 12-month practitioner license offered through Virtuosity, Bentley’s eCommerce store. When you purchase through Virtuosity, you get a Virtuoso Subscription. This means you get the software and “Keys” (tokens) to redeem for customizable training, mentoring, and consulting services.

Does FlowMaster work within other design programs or Bentley’s design products?

No, FlowMaster is a stand-alone calculation tool. You can use FlowMaster to check calculations at specific cross sections.

What is the difference between FlowMaster and OpenFlows SewerGEMS?

Engineers use FlowMaster to check calculations at specific cross sections. SewerGEMS is used to analyze the entire drainage network.

System Requirements

Processor

As per minimum operating system requirement

Operating System

Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 SP1 (32 & 64-bit for all), Server 2088/R2, Server 2012

Memory

As per minimum operating system requirements

Hard Disk

150 MB of free storage space (with additional room for data files)

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