Information: Data must be entered into the table in increasing, concave blocks of the same Operating Head for the three-dimensional table interpolation to work correctly. For every block of the same Operating Head in column 1, Pumped Flow and the corresponding Pump Power should be listed in increasing, concave order in columns 2 and 3. There must be a point of zero Pumped Flow and zero Pump Power for each Operating Head. The following table is an example of the proper way to formulate the Pump Power Lin Data table.

Information: The Operating Head values in this table should match the Operating Head values from the Pump Power Lin Data table, one row for each Operating Head. The Pump Q Capacity for each Operating Head should match the highest Pumped Flow value for that Operating Head from the Pump Power Lin Data table.

Information: This table must be user input. The best Operating Head to choose should be close to the expected head during optimized period. Tangent approximation is generally not used, nor helpful as it often results in non-zero pump power for zero flow. The suggested points for a line approximation are 0 flow and best pumped flow for the entire plant. The suggested points for piecewise linearization are 0 flow, 1 unit best pumped flow, 2 units best pumped flow ... n units best pumped flow, and maximum pumped flow.

Information: This slot is computed during Optimization. It will not display values unless a Post-optimization Rule is written to explicitly set the slot value using the OptValue function.

Information: This table must be user input. In reality, only the Piecewise approximation is used, so only the Piecewise column is required to have data. The Operating Head values specified should cover the range of expected Operating Head for the run and should result in a concave curve of Pump Q Capacity vs. Operating Head. It is best to define this linearized curve of Pump Q Capacity such that it does not go above the full curve defined by the Pump Q Capacity table slot.