Modeling balancing valves in series with control valves [Article]
PIPE-FLO's and Flow of Fluid's Control Valve Operations feature can be used to help determine balancing valve settings for hydronic
heating and cooling systems. The balancing pro
- Modeling the tide changes at a desalination plant [Article]
- Modeling Systems that Contain Supercritical Fluids [Article]
A supercritical fluid is a fluid at a temperature and pressure above the fluid’s critical pressure and temperature. Supercritical fluids do not have a distinguishable gas or liquid phase and the...
- Modeling a Pump with a VFD to Maintain a Fixed Pressure [Article]
Often a pump needing to provide a fixed pressure at the pump discharge does so by adjusting the pump speed with a variable frequency drive (VFD). This is not a native feature of the PIP
- Placing Custom Images on the FLO-Sheet [Article]
PIPE-FLO Professional and Flow of Fluids allow you to draft your system on the FLO-Sheet to improve visualization and understanding of system performance. The FLO-Sheet also serves as a very effective...
- How Accurate is My PIPE-FLO and/or Flow of Fluids Model? [Article]
- How to Model a Vacuum Breaker Using PIPE-FLO [Article]
In a fluid transmission pipeline with changes in elevation there could be conditions in which the pressure in the piping system goes below the vapor pressure of the fluid. When this occ
- What Information is needed to Accurately Model a Real-world Piping System in PIP... [Article]
Introduction
One common support question we get is "What information is needed to accurately model a real-world piping system in PIPE-FLO?" The answer to tha
- Modeling a Counter Flow Heat Exchanger in PIPE-FLO with Heat Transfer Calculatio... [Article]
PIPE-FLO does not perform heat transfer calculations, nor does it have a specific tool for modeling both sides of a heat exchanger in one device. However, a user can employ the existing PIPE-
- Modeling Positive Displacement Pumps [Article]
Both PIPE-FLO and Flow of Fluids can be used to model positive displacement (PD) pumps. PD pumps are modeled using a combination of a fixed flow pump and a slip component. This article
- What is a "Reverse Return" System? [Article]
- Pump Sizing [Article]
Selecting the proper pump is the most important step in the development of a piping system. The pump must be sized to handle the desired flow rate at the required pressure from the supply to t
- Modeling Strainers as Fixed dP Components [Article]
A strainer is a device installed in a piping system which provides a means for mechanically removing undesired particles from a flowing fluid. Most strained particles are in the size range betwee
- Modeling Flow Meters with Compressible Fluids in PIPE-FLO Professional [Article]
PIPE-FLO Professional has certain limitations concerning the use of compressible fluids in a piping network. The limits of the Darcy Weisbach equation pertaining to compressible fluids are covered on ...
- Modeling a Cooling Tower [Article]
A cooling tower can be modeled in PIPE-FLO and Flow of Fluids software by using a tank. A typical cooling tower is shown in Figure 1 below:
- How to Model a Pressure Independent Control Valve in PIPE-FLO [Article]
Introduction
The use of Pressure Independent Control Valves (PICVs) has gained wide acceptance in many HVAC chilled and heating water applications. Quality PICVs with high turndown pr
- Correcting Problem Control Valves [Article]
Piping systems are a collection of pumps, control valves, components, tanks and vessels. Often even the simplest piping system can present a large problem when it is not operating properly.
- Case Studies Overview [Article]
There are a variety of case studies on the Engineered Software Website, with more being added. These case studies were created for some of the most typical applications PIPE-FLO is called on
- Design Energy Efficient Pumping Stations with PIPE-FLO [Article]
Article Published in World Water November/December, 2008 by Roy Lightle, Application Engineer Fluid piping software can be used to design highly energy efficient and cost effect
- Sizing Pumps in Series with PIPE-FLO or Flow of Fluids [Article]
Some system designs require pumps to be operated in series, in which the discharge of one pump eventually leads to the suction of another. This is often done when pipeline and component losses in the ...
