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ENGINEERED
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APRIL
2005 |
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PIPE-FLO
Stock and Compressible 2005 Available!
PIPE-FLO Feature of the Month
Industry Insider
FLO-MASTER Seminars
TechNet Plus
ESI Around the Globe
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PIPE-FLO Stock and Compressible 2005 Available! |
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Engineered Software, Inc., is proud to announce the release of PIPE-FLO
Stock and Compressible 2005. The newly released versions contain major
upgrades from Stock and Compressible Versions 8.0 that were released in
2003. |
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Stock 2005 includes vast improvements in features and functionality from
previous versions of the program. These improvements allow the user to
visualize, calculate, communicate and access information in one
easy-to-use program.
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Two of the major functionality improvements in Stock 2005 are the
ability to see when a pump or control valve is operating outside the
manufacturers recommended operating range and being notified when a
pumps NPSHr (Net Positive Suction Head required) is not being met.
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In the newest version of both programs, significant improvements in
functionality have been made. Some of the functionality improvements
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Control Valves: Users can now
manually enter the valve performance data for any control valve, if a
manufacturers control valve catalog is not available. Also, control valve
data can be imported from manufacturers’ valve selection programs when the
programs have export capability.
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List Window: The List Window has
been enhanced to allow users to edit and sort data. The List Window can also
be undocked or docked on any side of the users window. Tabs have been added
at the bottom of the list to allow users to quickly switch between seven
different lists.
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Toolbars: The programs toolbars
can now be customized, allowing you to add buttons to the toolbar for the
features that you use most often. You can create your own custom toolbars,
add and remove buttons from toolbars, hide or display toolbars, and move
toolbars.
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Tanks: (Stock) Each tank can now
have up to six connecting pipelines, which can penetrate the tank at varying
elevations. When defining a tank, there are ten different geometries to
chose from, in both horizontal and vertical configurations. Custom tanks can
also be defined by specifying the tank volume as a function of liquid level.
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Variable Speed Pumps: (Stock) You
can specify variable speed operation for pumps. When a calculation is
performed, PIPE-FLO Stock calculates the total head at the specified flow
rate and determines the required pump speed using the affinity laws.
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Components: Components have been
enhanced to allow the entry of ten data points. Constant dP components can
also be modeled.
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Panning the Drawing: With the Pan
tool, you can lock the cursor in its current location relative to the
drawing, then move the system drawing within the window as you move your
mouse.
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Color Gradient: You can customize
the color gradient by using slider bars to eliminate extreme values in the
color range.
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For more information about the PIPE-FLO Stock 2005, please visit
http://www.eng-software.com/products/pipeflo/stock. For PIPE-FLO
Compressible 2005, visit
http://www.eng-software.com/products/pipeflo/compressible or for
more information about either program call toll free at (800) 786-8545. |
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PIPE-FLO Feature of the Month
Finding the Most Hydraulically Remote Loop |
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You can quickly determine which loop is the most hydraulically remote by
running one lineup. In this lineup, take a guess at which loop is the
most remote (a good guess is usually the loop furthest away from the
pumps, or a loop that has a high required flow rate). Run the lineup
with the FCV in this loop set to fully open. If the results do not show
any FCVs with invalid results, you've found the most remote loop. If
only one FCV has invalid results, that one is the most remote loop. If
several FCVs have invalid results (i.e., they are acting as pumps), the
easiest way to tell which one is in the most remote loop is to look at
the FCV results. The FCV with the largest head gain identifies the loop
that is the most remote. |
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For more information on this subject or to view a companion article on
over-controlled systems, visit
http://www.eng-software.com/kb/item.aspx?article=1247. For more tips
and hints, visit our knowledge base at
www.eng-software.com. |
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Industry Insider
Real World Examples of PIPE-FLO Saving Time and Money |
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Using PIPE-FLO to complete complicated validation and balancing
calculations |
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Great Lakes Chemical Corporation is a global company that develops and
delivers specialty chemical solutions that treat and purify water,
eliminate germs and contaminants, help protect against and extinguish
fire, and make consumer products – from computers and electronics to
automobile components and packaging – perform better. |
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John Pietranski, Engineer at the Great Lakes Chemical Plant in El
Dorado, AR, has used both PIPE-FLO Professional and Compressible on a
variety of projects to assist in both the design and troubleshooting of
the plants piping systems. Combined, the three Great Lakes Chemical
Arkansas plants have 750 employees that produce pure bromine used in the
pharmaceutical and flame retardant industries. |
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As the lone engineer on many of the plants projects, John had to balance
a number of duties and there was not always time to complete many of the
design and validation calculations that would save the company money.
Many of the calculations that John needed to do were too complicated and
too time consuming to be done manually. |
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"Before PIPE-FLO we would never have even tried to balance the flows in
the network. It would have taken valuable time, and there is also a
problem with accuracy. In fact, I don’t even know if we could have done
it manually," said John Pietranski, Engineer at Great Lakes Chemical. |
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To read the complete success story, visit
http://www.eng-software.com/clients/greatlakes/ |
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FLO-MASTER Seminars
Houston PIPE-FLO Training Nearly Sold Out! |
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Our upcoming FLO-MASTER Seminar in Houston has only 3 seats
remaining! Our next scheduled training class is not until
September, so this is your last chance for months to attend one of our
fantastic courses. Our training class is the best way to make certain
that you are getting the most out of your PIPE-FLO program. |
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The seminars are two days, with the second day completely focused on
real-world examples and hands-on use of the program. Examples will
include advanced pump selection, variable frequency drive analysis,
advanced controls, balancing a system, system expansion and building a
system from scratch. |
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Upcoming FLO-MASTER Seminar: |
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The Houston class will fill up, as the class is limited to 12
participants, so sign up today! |
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To find out more about the upcoming FLO-MASTER Seminars click on
http://www.eng-software.com/products/flomaster.aspx or call (800)
786-8545. The seminars qualify for 15 Professional Development Hours
needed to fulfill Professional Engineers’ continuing education
requirements in many states. |
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Pump Training Courses
Offered by Noted Consultant and Author, Michael Volk. |
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Classes for engineers,
maintenance technicians, and pump sales and applications personnel will
be held in: |
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Visit
www.volkassociates.com/seminars.html
for more information. |
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TechNet Plus
Have You Upgraded to Stock and Compressible 2005? |
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As a reminder, your TechNet Plus account provides you free program
upgrades as they are released. If you have not upgraded your copy of
PIPE-FLO Stock or Compressible, contact your territory representative to
receive your free upgrade. |
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Stock and Compressible 2005 are full of new features and functionality
so make certain that you receive your upgrade today! |
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If you do not have TechNet Plus but would like to upgrade, contact your
territory representative at
sales@eng-software.com or by calling (800) 786-8545 for more
information on how you can upgrade your PIPE-FLO program. |
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ESI Around the Globe |
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Our FLO-MASTER Seminar will bring us back to Houston, TX on May 12-13.
We look forward to returning to one of our largest customer bases. We
enjoyed our time in Raleigh, NC at our last FLO-MASTER Seminar. |
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Our Chief Engineer, Ray Hardee, had a very successful trip to Denver, CO
on April 7 and 8 where he met with many current customers. Ray will
be visiting more customers in Raleigh, NC from May 16 – 19. |
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We also exhibited our PIPE-FLO 2004 program at the American Public
Works Association (WA Chapter) Spring Conference in Tacoma, WA from
April 13 – 14. |
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