
Create or import the layout of a piping system for analysis and adjustment. Apply a variety of tests to verify the flowthrough, integrity, and stability of the system. Make modifications to the models and drawings to optimize the current piping and flow rates.
PIPE-FLO Professional is a comprehensive piping system analysis package that provides you with a clear picture of the design and operation of your entire piping system. PIPE-FLO Professional provides a total picture of the piping system including the steady state flow rates and pressures throughout the system, along with the interaction of pumps, control valves, and flow meters.
v12.1 [Aug 26, 2013]
- Property Grid streamlines design data entry, minimizing the number of dialog boxes, and includes a Property Tips Box with helpful hints and links into the Help file
- Group Select and Edit multiple devices at the same time.
- Messages Window gives detailed calculation warnings and other helpful information allowing you to easily identify and resolve issues within your system model.
- Improved List View Window keeps design data and calculated results in the forefront.
- Dynamic interaction between the FLO-Sheet, Property Grid, Messages Window, and List View Window keeps the focus on the selected device.
- Improved graphing capabilities using Gnuplot.
- In-depth Help File with detailed calculation methods.
- Improved selection and manipulation of objects on the FLO-Sheet.
- IEC 60534-2-1 (2011) Industrial Process Control Valves – Flow Capacity – Sizing Equations for Fluid Flow under Installed Conditions
- ANSI/ISA-75.01.01-2007 Flow Equations for Sizing Control Valves
- ASME MFC-3M-2004 Measurement of Fluid Flow in Pipes Using Orifice, Nozzle, and Venturi
- Serghide method used to calculate the pipe friction more accurately over a wider range of Reynolds Numbers
- Crane Technical Paper No. 410 (2012) Flow of Fluids Through Valves, Fittings and Pipe
- NIST Special Publication 811 (2008) Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI)
- Standard Reports include more design data and calculated results
- Print Selection allows reports to be created for only the selected devices on the FLO-Sheet
- Ability to create Custom Reports is now fully integrated.
- DataLink allows model information to be exported to any application that can read an ODBC database, like Microsoft Excel.
- Units may be changed at any time and all Unit Conversions adhere to NIST
- More control over what Units are selected for specific quantities
- Font, style, and size can be changed for FLO-Sheet Text
- DXF Tool allows multiple DXF drawings to be placed on the FLO-Sheet and resize them
- Improved Shorcut Keys for quick access to common features.
- Ctrl Select to add or remove items from group Selections
- Select All to select all devices for easier group editing
- Cut allows devices to be removed and placed elsewhere on the FLO-Sheet
- Ability to save a Default Project File to streamline the creation of new system models
- Password Protect the Project File
- Extended Recent Systems list
- Streamlined Pump Selection
- More in-depth treatment and calculations for Control Valves per the 2011 IEC Standard
- More valve types and data in the Control Valve Data Estimator
- Added Sizing Valve added to calculate the required Flow Coefficient for selecting a Control Valve
- More Nozzle Flow Meter types supported
- Added Valve and Fitting models
- Ability to change dP Device settings between Lineups
- Virtually unlimited Undo/Redo actions
- More Calculated Results and Design Information available in more places
- Table data is stored with each project file so that pipe information can be edited without having the exact tables used to create the file.