The PIPENET Transient module provides a speedy and
cost-effective means for in-house rigorous transient analysis. It can be used for
predicting pressure surges, calculating hydraulic transient forces or even modeling
control systems in flow networks.
Water hammer
Surge analysis
Hydraulic transient forces
Cavitation modeling
Graphical and tabular output
Key Features
Transient module can model networks
with items such as pipes, operating valves, variable speed pumps, air release and vacuum
breaker valves, accumulators, pressure and flow transmitters, PID controllers and transfer
functions to represent the dynamics of instruments and valves.
Not only can Transient predict cavity
separation, it can actually model its formation and collapse. A wide choice of
functions and tables are available for setting up boundary conditions.
Transient can find its own initial and
final steady states or use initial values given by the user. The time step for calculation
can be determined by the program or specified by the user, as can time steps for tabular,
graphical, and forces output.
With Transient any variable can be
selected by the user to be output in graphical and tabular form. Hydraulic transient
forces can be output to a separate file, which can be then used by the pipe stress
analysis program, TRIFLEX, for further processing.
