New PIPE-FLO Professional 2007
13 December, 2006
PIPE-FLO Professional 2007 simulates the operation of piping systems transporting liquids and industrial gases under a variety of expected operating conditions.
PIPE-FLO Professional 2007 has many new features to streamline the program operation and increase the presentation value of the piping system model. With PIPE-FLO Professional 2007 you can:
- Draw the piping schematic in a 2-D or isometric format
You now have the option of creating your piping system model as an isometric drawing. Using PIPE-FLO’s “isometric grids” and the “snap to grids” features, you can create a professional looking drawing quickly. Using the new Smart Text feature, PIPE-FLO always aligns the text with the associated object. When in the isometric drawing mode, PIPE-FLO automatically skews the shapes to give it that isometric look.
- Create your own custom shapes for pumps, tanks, components and control valves
PIPE-FLO 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 value of the piping schematic. Create your custom shapes to match look and feel of the blocks used in your CAD program. That way when PIPE-FLO exports the piping schematic to your CAD system you don’t need to make any changes.
- Copy and paste between piping system models
You can now use the copy / paste feature between piping system models. Using this feature you can break up larger system into smaller parts for easier analysis, or merge multiple piping systems into a single large model. The copy paste command now works like your Windows CAD program allowing you to perform multiple inserts with a single mouse click.
- Size a flow meter or balancing orifice and insert it into the piping system in a single step
The sizing of flow meters and balancing orifices have been fully integrated into PIPE-FLO 2007. Now you insert a meter into the system, enter the meter's design parameters, and PIPE-FLO sizes the meter and insert the device into the piping system model. PIPE-FLO then factors the non-recoverable pressure losses for the meter into all PIPE-FLO calculations.
- View your results instantly using the new AutoCalc feature
With the new Auto Calc feature when you make a change to a piping system model, PIPE-FLO Professional 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.
- Establish a two way link between PIPE-FLO Professional and Microsoft Excel
Most engineers have developed Excel spreadsheets to automate the design process. Using the new X-link feature you can create spreadsheets to automatically read design information from the piping system model; in addition the spreadsheet can automatically update information in the piping system model.
- Customise the results on the FLO-Sheet and fly-by viewer
With PIPE-FLO 2007 you can customise 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.
- Change the system’s fluid properties in a lineup
The fluid temperature in piping system can vary based on the operation of the piping system. With PIPE-FLO Professional 2007 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.
With the release of the PIPE-FLO 2007, all legacy versions of the software older than version 8 are no longer supported and no longer have upgrade value. If you have version 7.1 and would like to upgrade to the latest version of PIPE-FLO, now is the time. In addition, versions 2004 and 8 will also lose some of their upgrade value as they get further away from the most current release of the program.
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