Example Pipe System Designs & Calculations
The Pipe Flow Expert software comes with over 70 example systems that showcase different piping designs for a range of scenarios. If you download the software, even in trial mode, all of the example systems can be loaded and solved to calculate the flow rate and pressure at each point in the system.We recommend you Download Pipe Flow Expert and review the Example Systems that come with the software. Each example model contains detailed notes and an explanation of the system.
Liquid Example Systems
Common 03 - Pipe Fittings & Valves
Common 05 - Enlargements & Contractions
Common 07 - Cv or Kv Control Valve Coefficients
Common 08 - Heat Exchangers, Cooling Coils, Chillers, Fan Coils
Common 09 - Sprinklers / Spray Nozzles
Common 10 - Flow Control Valves (FCVs)
Common 11 - Pressure Reducing Valves (PRVs)
Common 12 - Back Pressure Valves (BPVs)
Common 13 - Closed Loop Systems
Common 16 - Vertical Submerged Pump
Common 17 - Orifices Defined Diameter
Common 18 - Orifices Auto Size
General 02 - Tank to Joint Outflow
General 03 - Gravity Flow to 3 Outlet Points
General 04 - Fixed Flow Pumping to 3 Tanks
General 05 - Fixed Head Pumping to 3 Tanks
General 06 - Fixed Speed Pump with Performance Curve
General 07 - Pressurised Pumping Stations
General 09 - Energy Recovery with Turbine
General 10 - Top Up Tanks - Closed Loop Pressurized Recirculation System
General 11 - Replacement Pipe Size
General 12 - Step By Step (User Created Example)
General 13 - Pressure Reducing Valves
General 14 - Back Pressure Valves
General 15 - Fire Hydrant Supply
General 16 - Ballast Water Discharge
General 17 - Balanced Flow Distribution
General 18 - Truck Loading High Viscosity
Isometric 01 - Chilled Water Cooling
Isometric 02 - Chilled Water Campus Cooling
Isometric 04 - AHUs Single Pump
Isometric 05 - Water Distribution System
Isometric 06 - Water Circulation System
Isometric 07 - Fire Protection Sprinklers
Isometric 08 - Fire Protection Water Mist
Gas Example Systems
Common Gas 03 - Fittings and Valves
Common Gas 04 - Flow Control Valves (FCVs)
Common Gas 05 - Pressure Reducing Valves (PRVs)
Common Gas 06 - Back Pressure Valves (BPVs)
Common Gas 07 - Compressor Find Pressure
Common Gas 08 - Compressor Calculate Flow
Common Gas 09 - Centrifugal Blower Curve
Common Gas 10 - Orifice Defined Diameter
Common Gas 11 - Orifice Auto Size
General Gas 01 - Compressed Air Distribution
General Gas 02 - Methane Pipeline
General Gas 03 - Natural Gas Pipeline Distribution
General Gas 04 - Pipeline Inlet Pressure Required
General Gas 05 - Pipeline Loss Per 1000 ft
General Gas 06 - Pipeline With Multiple Take-Offs
General Gas 07 - Pipeline With Looped Section
General Gas 08 - Pipeline Looped Energy Saving
General Gas 09 - North Sea Natural Gas Collection
General Gas 10 - Pipeline Elevation Change
General Gas 11 - Pipeline With Four Distribution Points
General Gas 12 - Compressor Station Location
General Gas 13 - Fumigation Closed Loop
General Gas 14 - Fumigation Vented Purge
Isometric Gas 01 - Compressed Air Zoned
Isometric Gas 02 - Pipeline With Temperature Variation
Isometric Gas 03 - Looped Gas Pipeline
Isometric Gas 04 - Biogas Storage With Digesters
Getting hands on with the example systems, solving the system, and browsing the calculated results, is the best way to learn and find out about the capabilities of the Pipe Flow Expert software, to see how it can help you with your own design requirements.
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