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Flow of Fluids Premium simulates the operation of small piping systems transporting liquids and industrial gases under a variety of expected operating conditions. Flow of Fluids Premium provides accurate results for series, branching, and looped systems (both open and closed) with up to 25 pipelines. If you can draw your piping system, Flow of Fluids Premium will show you how it operates. Flow of Fluids Premium can handle gasses as well as liquids. The program also allows users to select pumps directly from more than 85 manufacturers' supplied electronic pump catalogs to ensure that you select the correct pump for your system. All new Flow of Fluids Premium purchases include a one-year free TechNet Orange subscription. TechNet Orange entitles users to free technical support and upgrades for one calendar year.

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Why use Flow of Fluids Premium when my spreadsheet provides me with the results I need?

Spreadsheet software can only calculate the head loss in a single pipeline for a given flow rate. Flow of Fluids Premium can calculate the head loss in a single pipeline, and…

• Calculate the flow rates and pressures in the entire piping system by performing a full hydraulic network analysis.

• Select centrifugal pumps from manufacturers' supplied electronic pump catalogs.

• Insert the pumps and control valves into the piping system model, showing how the entire piping system operates.

• Consider alternate operating conditions and shows you how the system operates.

Flow of Fluids Premium provides you with a total system view instead of a head loss calculation for a single pipeline.

• A Clear Picture of Your Piping System

• Powerful Calculation Engine

• Access to Electronic Documents

• Share Your Results with Others

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The perfect tool to design, build, operate and maintain fluid piping systems When analyzing a piping system you need a tool to help visualize the interaction of pipelines, pumps, components, and controls throughout the system. Flow of Fluids Premium provides you a clear picture of the entire system by integrating the following tasks into a single program: • A piping schematic showing how the system

components and pipelines are connected. • A powerful calculation engine showing system

operation. • Communication tools help share your design with

others. • Access to supporting documents in electronic

format.

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Using Flow of Fluids Premium you can: • Draw a piping system schematic

showing all the pumps, components, tanks, cont ro l va lves and interconnecting pipelines.

• Size the connecting pipelines using electronic pipe, valve, and fluid data tables.

• Select pumps and control valves from manufacturer’s Electronic Catalogs, to optimize pump and system operation.

• Calculate how the system operates including pressures and flow rates, Net Positive Suction Head (NPSHa), and annual pumping costs.

• Provide immediate access to supporting documents needed to design, build, operate and maintain the piping system.

• Share the piping system design with others by way of reports in PDF format.

• View your results in color using the color gradient feature.

Now everyone from the boardroom to the plant floor will understand how the piping system operates along with, all

the information needed to design, build, operate, and maintain the system.

Providing a Clear Picture Flow of Fluids Premium’s piping schematic provides you with a familiar flow diagram complete with all the pumps, tanks, components, controls, along with the interconnecting pipelines. You can use your own naming convention with Flow of Fluids Premium, providing a familiar view of the piping system. Point to an item on the flow diagram and the fly-by viewer provides the highlights, to get more detail double-click on the object and Flow of Fluids Premium displays a detailed property sheet.

The flow diagram displays the calculated results, showing you the pressures and flow rates in your system. Flow of Fluids Premium highlights trouble spots in your system such as low NPSHa at the pump suction, system bottlenecks, and improper control valve position.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Integrated System Calculations Flow of Fluids Premium performs all the calculations needed to size individual pipelines, select and evaluate pumps and control valves, size flow meters and balancing orifices, and perform a full hydraulic network analysis of piping systems up to 25 pipelines.

Individual pipelines are sized with user created pipe specifications streamlining the design process. Flow of Fluids Premium looks up the pipe sizes, valve and fitting properties, and fluid properties using engineering data tables on disk. With full control over the engineering data table you can customize the operation of Flow of Fluids Premium to meet your needs. The pipe specifications can be saved and used as templates for starting future projects.

Flow of Fluids Premium calculates the design point values needed for pump and control valve selection. You can then select pumps and control valves from manufacturers electronic catalogs and place them into the piping system providing you with a clear view of how the total system operates.

A piping system is called on to operate under a variety of conditions. With Flow of Fluids Premium you can turn pumps on and off, open and close pipelines, change tank levels, and adjust set points for control valves. Flow of Fluids Premium provides you with a clear picture under a variety of expected operating conditions.

“Finally, a credible and useful

hydraulic model that supports

intelligent systems management and

planning.” - Dave Rogers,

Rogers & Associates

Communicate With Others Flow of Fluids Premium incorporates many communication and collaboration tools helping you share the piping system model with other designers, engineers and clients.

Flow of Fluids Premium’s design files and pipe specifications serve as templates. Starting a project using a design file your pipe specifications are immediately available. When selecting a pipe specification the pipe material, schedule, sizing rules, and design limits are automatically established. By customizing the pipe, valve, and fluid tables you can further customize Flow of Fluids Premium providing you with total design control.

The calculated results can be viewed within the program, sent to any Windows supported printer or plotter, or e-mailed as PDF files, all from within Flow of Fluids Premium.

Access to Design Information A tremendous amount of information is needed to design, build, test, operate, and maintain a fluid piping system. Hypertext links provide immediate access to necessary design documents. For example you can create a link for a pipeline to display the isometric drawing developed under a CAD program and have immediate access to the drawing by clicking on the link.

The links can start other applications used to operate or maintain your piping system.

Advanced Calculation Method Flow of Fluids Premium uses the Colebrook-White method when calculating the friction factor in the pipeline, and performs all head loss calculations using the Darcy-Weisbach formula. This method provides accurate results for non-compressible fluids, including most process fluids. The Darcy-Weisbach method also provides satisfactory results for compressible fluids when less than 40% pressure drop occurs in a pipeline.

The program supports all valve and fitting types found in the Crane Technical Paper 410 and allows the addition of custom valves and fittings.

Flow of Fluids Premium automatically configures the lineup for each network calculation by tracing the system loops and setting up the flow and pressure drop equations needed for the calculations. The program calculates the balanced flow rates and pressures in a piping lineup using the simultaneous path adjustment method developed by Dr. Wood of the University of Kentucky.

All pump selection calculations are performed using the method outlined in the Hydraulic Institute Standards for Centrifugal, Rotary & Reciprocating Pumps. All calculated values are based on the pump operating data found in the manufacturers supplied pump catalogs.

Control valve sizing is performed using the method outlined in the Instrument Society of America Standard ISA S75.01 Flow Equations for Sizing Control Valves.

Flow meter and balance orifice sizing is performed using the method outlined in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Standard ASME MFC-3M Measurement of Fluid Flow in Pipes Using Orifice, Nozzle, and Venturi.

NEWEST FEATURES IN 2007

Isometric Grids & Smart Text

You now have the option of creating your piping system model as an isometric drawing automatically. Using Crane’s Flow of Fluids Premium’s “isometric grids” and the “snap to grids” features, you can create a professional looking drawing quickly. Using the new Smart Text feature, Flow of Fluids always aligns the text with the associated object. The isometric drawing provides spatial awareness for everyone familiar with the piping system.

Create Custom Shapes

Crane’s Flow of Fluids Premium now comes with Shape Editor so you can create your own custom shapes to meet your customer’s needs. You can also create industry specific shapes to increase the presentation value of the piping schematic. Since custom shapes are automatically inserted into the piping system model everyone will be able to view your drawing exactly the way you made it. Create your custom shapes to match the look and feel of the blocks used in your CAD program. That way, when Flow of Fluids exports the piping schematic to your CAD system you do not need to make any changes.

Copy & Paste Between Projects

You can use the improved copy / paste feature between piping system models. Using this feature, you can break up a larger system into smaller parts for easier analysis, or merge multiple piping systems into a single larger model. The copy paste command now works like your Windows CAD program allowing you to perform multiple inserts with a single mouse click.

Size Flow Meters & Balancing Orifices

The sizing of flow meters and balancing orifices have been fully integrated into Flow of Fluids Premium. Now you insert a meter into the system, enter the meter's design parameters, and Flow of Fluids sizes the meter and inserts the device into the piping system model. Flow of Fluids then factors the non-recoverable pressure losses for the meter into all Flow of Fluids calculations. You can quickly design flow meters and balancing orifices and see how they effect the operation of the fluid piping system.

Faster Results With AutoCalc

With the new AutoCalc feature when you make a change to a piping system model, Flow of Fluids Premium automatically performs the calculations and displays the results. This is a real timesaver, no more clicking on the Calculator button to perform the calculations and display the results; then clicking on the calculator button to clear the results and edit the model.

Customize the Display

With Flow of Fluids Premium, you can customize the information displayed on the FLO-Sheet (the piping schematic) as well as the fly-by viewer. Now you can choose what information is important to you and view it when you need it. With Flow of Fluids you can change the size and color of text displayed on the piping schematic. In addition the engineering units are displayed on the piping schematic.

Change Fluid Zones in a

Lineup

The fluid temperature in piping systems can vary based on the operation of the piping system. With Flow of Fluids Premium, you can vary the fluid temperature in a fluid zone based on a lineup. Now you can quickly see how the piping system will operate when starting up a cold system, and then see how it operates when the system is at its normal operating temperature.

Crane Technical Paper No. 410 (TP-410) is the quintessential guide to understanding the flow of fluid through valves, pipes and fittings, enabling you to select the correct equipment for your piping system.

Originally developed in 1942, the latest edition of Crane TP-410 serves as the basis for Flow of Fluids and is an indispensable technical resource for engineers, designers and engineering students.

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