Pipeline Surge Software 4

[exCLP]

What is a good Pipeline Surge Calculation Program, to make detailed surge calcuations for when valve at discharge of delivery station is shut: station piping surge, propagation of surge up mainline, additive reflective surge waves on mainline and along branch laterals

...am dealing with 12-inch delivery station piping at the end of a 100 mile 16-inch mainline pipeline.

 

[BigInch]

Here's 7 of them, I have only used the first two and tried the last one a little...so far.

Stoner Pipeline Simulator by Advantica

http://www.advantica.biz/Default.aspx?page=322

Pipeline Studio by Energy Solutions

http://www.energy-solutions.com

PipeSim by Schlumberger

http://www.slb.com/content/services/software/production/pipesim/index.asp

OLGA2000

http://www.olgaworld.com/

AFTflow

http://www.codecad.com/AFTFlow.htm

Pipe-Flo by Engineered Software

http://www.eng-software.com/products/pipeflo/

Win Sim

http://www.winsim.com

I've tried Win Sim, but found it not to be very convenient for pipelines although it seems to work well for short pipes and process units.

http://virtualpipeline.spaces.msn.com

 

[BigInch]

BTW, I'd recommend on taking a 1 wk training course. Ramp up is a whole lot faster than self-start. Doing a full detailed model with minimal pumping and control systems (not using default values) involves quite a bit of mfgr data entry, debugging and tuning and will be a full time job for around a month to get it right.

http://virtualpipeline.spaces.msn.com

 

[stanier]

Go to

http://www.pipingdesign.com

and look at papers there on surge analysis. There is reference to many software packages. Also there is a reference to a paper on what makes a good software package by Flowmaster.

I have used AFT's Impulse for ten years and find the product and support to be excellent.

Geoffrey D Stone FIMechE C.Eng;FIEAust CP Eng

http://www.waterhammer.bigblog.com.au

 

[PhilOos]

I would recommend Flownex created by M-Tech Industrial. I've used Flowmaster, RELAP, COBRA, FLUENT, etc. I must say that for system analysis, Flownex is far more superior than any of the software I've ever used. It is extremely fast, stable and complete. I can do real complex piping designs in less than 2 hours!

Go to

http://www.Flownex.com.

Philip Oosthuizen
Company info:
SteinMuller Engineering Services

http://www.steinmuller.co.za/

 

[BigInch]

I'd have a tendency to stay away from CFD packs for pipeline analysis.

http://virtualpipeline.spaces.msn.com