EPANET Parameters and Associated Units
PARAMETERUS CUSTOMARYSI METRIC
Concentrationmg/L or ug/Lmg/L or ug/L
Demand(see Flow units)(see Flow units)
Diameter (Pipes)inchmillimeter
Diameter (Tanks)footmeter
Efficiencypercentpercent
Elevationfootmeter
Emitter Coefficientflow unit/ (psi)1/2flow unit/ (meter)1/2
Energykilowatt – hourkilowatt – hour
Flow

CFS (cu foot/sec)

GPM (gal/min)

MGD (Million gal/day)

IMGD (Imperial MGD)

AFD (ac-foot/day)

LPS (liter/sec)

LPM (liter/min)

MLD (Megaliter/day)

CMH (cubic meter/hr)

CMD (cubic meter/day)

Friction Factorunitlessunitless
Hydraulic Headfootmeter
Lengthfootmeter
Minor Loss Coefficientunitlessunitless
Powerhorsepowerkilowatt
Pressurepounds per square inchmeter
Reaction Coefficient (Bulk)1st-order 1/day1st-order 1/day
Reaction Coefficient (Wall)

0-order mass/L/day

1st-order ft/day

0-order mass/L/day

1st-order meter/day

Roughness Coefficient

Darcy-Weisbach 10-3foot

Otherwise unitless

Darcy-Weisbach millimeter

Otherwise unitless

Source Mass Injectionmass/minutemass/minute
Velocityfoot/secondmeter/second
Volumecubic footcubic meter
Water Agehourhour

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