Recommendations for water hammer software?

[lewist57]

Any recommendation for water hammer software for closed industrial piping systems? We are looking at AFT Impulse, but want to hear any real world experience and recommendations. Thanks.

 

[BigInch]

Haven't used it, but probably the best bang for the buck.

Learn from the mistakes of others. You don't have time to make them all yourself.

 

[MJCronin]

KYPipes has been around for decades....original developed by University of Kentucky

They have a module that will perform surge analysis, has had nuclear plant verification.

http://kypipe.com/surge/

BENTLY SYSTEMS also has a program called "HAMMER".... but it is integrated into the rest of their software

http://www.wateronline.com/doc/hammer-water-hammer-and-transient-analysis-so-0001

MJCronin
Sr. Process Engineer