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This is the October 2004 issue of the Engineered Software Fluid Flow
Newsletter. This month’s e-Newsletter focuses on the new release of
PIPE-FLO 2004. |
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If you have any questions of comments about this or any previous
newsletter, please feel free to send them to
solutions@eng-software.com we enjoy hearing from you all. |
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FEATURED TOPICS -
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PIPE-FLO PROFESSIONAL 2004
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MAJOR PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS
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TANK ENHANCEMENTS
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THE LIST VIEW, A NEW WAY TO LOOK AT
YOUR SYSTEM
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ODDS & ENDS - PUMP MANUFACTURERS
CATALOGS
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PIPE-FLO PROFESSIONAL 2004 |
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This October we released PIPE-FLO Professional 2004, a major program
enhancement to our fluid piping software. This new version of
PIPE-FLO Professional streamlines the design process, provides you
with more informational about operating equipment, and includes a
variety of new drawing features.
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The initial comments from our early program testers were very
positive and we are looking forward to your comments. The following
link describes the new PIPE-FLO Professional 2004 features.
http://www.eng-software.com/products/features/v2004print.htm |
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PUMP TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES |
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A variety of pump training classes are available, given by some of
the best pump people in the world. In talking to recent engineering
graduates, I am continually surprised at how little time is spent on
the theory and application of pumps. By attending one of these fine
classes, you will round out your knowledge and experience on pump. |
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TWO-DAY PUMP TRAINING IN ATLANTA GA, DECEMBER 2004 |
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This 2-day action-oriented course is prepared for maintenance
personnel, engineers, equipment reliability leaders, plant
operators, purchasing and facility management who are involved with
pumps, and want to get a better understanding of pump designs,
application-related differences between the pump types, as well as
obtain a practical and hands-on reassembly of various pumps, to
supplement the theory. The course provides an opportunity to review,
refresh and enhance the attendants' pump knowledge, and to learn the
latest pump technologies to help solve their specific problems. It
also provides an opportunity to interact, learn from the instructor
and from each other, and to implement the troubleshooting techniques
at the facilities immediately following the training. |
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Class to be held in Atlanta, GA December 2-3, 2004. Visit
www.PumpingMachinery.com Pump School section for registration
information. |
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PUMP SYSTEM ANALYSIS SEMINAR FOR ENGINEERS - CALGARY |
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The session for engineers emphasizes the calculation methods for pump
total head. A lab with a small working centrifugal pump system which
helps demonstrate key concepts of pump systems. Participants get to
apply the knowledge by doing a complete example of pump sizing. They
leave this session with the knowledge of how to select pumps and
solve pump system problems. |
* 2-Day seminar for engineers Dec. 8-9, 2004
* 1-Day seminar for pump users on Dec. 10, 2004 |
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For more information visit
http://www.fluidedesign.com/pump_seminars.htm |
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2. MAJOR PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS |
PIPE-FLO Professional includes many program enhancements including new
tank features, list view improvements, improvements in the pan and
zoom tool, the addition of new button bars, enhanced pump
evaluation, easier modeling of control valves, and more accurate
modeling of components. The following link describes each one of
these features in greater detail.
http://www.eng-software.com/products/features/v2004print.htm |
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We’ll be discussing the new tank feature, and list view enhancements
in greater detail in this newsletter. We will be covering the other
new features in the upcoming months. |
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3.
TANK ENHANCEMENTS |
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We added some major enhancements to tanks and vessels in the newest
release of PIPE-FLO. In version 2004, you can have multiple
pipelines going to a single tank. You can have up to four pipelines
going into a single tank, and by changing the tank level and
pressure PIPE-FLO automatically adjusts the pressure seen at the end
of the pipelines. By entering a tank base elevation, and the
elevation of each pipeline penetration, PIPE-FLO automatically
calculates the boundary pressure of each pipeline penetrating the
tank. |
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In addition, we also added a tank volume calculation in this
new release. PIPE-FLO can calculate the volume for rectangular
tanks, spherical tanks, along with horizontal and vertical
cylindrical tanks with four different head configurations. Not only
does PIPE-FLO calculate the volume of the tank for your various
configurations, it will also calculate the tank level for a given
volume. |
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This is a major program enhancement and will be a real time saver for
those designing new systems. |
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ATTEND A PIPE-FLO WEB PRESENTATION |
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The easiest way to see how PIPE-FLO can help you on your next piping
project is to see the program in operation and have someone
available to answer your questions. |
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For the last two years, we have been demonstrating PIPE-FLO to
thousands of engineers, designers, and operators with the help of
Web Meeting software. All it takes is an Internet connection, a Web
browser, and a phone line. |
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Every Tuesday and Thursday, we conduct Web presentations on how
PIPE-FLO can provide a clear picture of fluid piping systems. The
Tuesday presentation shows how PIPE-FLO helps you design individual
pipelines, calculate the operation of the total system, select pump
and control valves, and simulate the operation of the system under a
variety of operating conditions. |
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The Thursday session shows how PIPE-FLO is being used by owners and
operators of piping systems to help them gain a clear picture of
their piping systems operate. |
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To sign up for a Web presentation go to the Engineered Software
Website and sign up for a Web presentation by going to
http://www.eng-software.com and clicking on the Demo link. You
can also call Engineered Software toll free at 1-800-786-8545 and
sign up for the next PIPE-FLO Web presentation. |
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4. THE LIST VIEW, A NEW WAY TO LOOK AT
YOUR SYSTEM |
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Another major feature of PIPE-FLO 2004 is the list view. Now you can
edit items directly on the list view, eliminating the need to
display the dialog box first. |
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The list view behaves more like your familiar spreadsheet. |
- Using the tabs at the bottom of the list window you can change
list views.
- Sort the list by clicking on the column heading.
- Automatically set the column width by double-clicking on the
column header.
- Move the list view anywhere within your Windows environment,
even to a second monitor connected to your system.
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Using the sort and edit feature of the new list view you can quickly
discover bottlenecks and optimize your piping system design. |
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5. ODDS & ENDS - PUMP MANUFACTURERS
CATALOGS |
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PUMP MANUFACTURERS CATALOGS – With PIPE-FLO you can insert any
centrifugal pump into your piping system model and see how the pump
and piping operates as a system. You can manually enter the pump
data, or have PIPE-FLO automatically import the pump performance
information directly from manufacturers supplied Electronic Pump
Catalogs. Over 75 pump manufacturers make their catalogs available
to PIPE-FLO customers. |
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Working with these pump manufacturers we have made it easy for you to
get their data. Simply go to the following address on the Engineered
Software Website
http://www.eng-software.com/pml/default.aspx find your
manufacturers, and click on the “Download Now” link. PIPE-FLO
downloads the catalog from the Website and installs it on your
computer. It’s that easy. If you don’t see your favorite
manufacturer on the list send an email to
info@pump-flo.com
and let us know. We’ll contact the manufacturer and tell them of
your request. |
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