FluidFlow customers use the software to design and optimize a wide range of compressible pipe flow systems including; natural gas transmission pipelines, steam distribution systems and compressed air systems.

For compressible fluid flow in pipes, the pressure and temperature conditions continuously change as a gas or vapor flows along a pipeline. This means that the physical properties of density, viscosity, heat capacity, thermal conductivity, velocity etc, change with pipe length.

FluidFlow uses a number of compressible flow equations, and incorporates the Joule Thomson effect to obtain a rigorous solution which is accurate for both low and high velocity flow systems.

By using FluidFlow, engineers can accurately calculate compressible flow through an orifice plate, control valve, relief device, nozzles, valves and all common piping components. You can also automatically sizing pipes, pumps, ducts, fans, compressors, control valves, relief devices (ISO & API), orifice plates and nozzles.

The software can also calculate heat loss/gain from pipes and model buried pipe heat transfer. The software is provided with a library of insulation materials as standard and engineers can select the desired insulation thickness. Convection, conduction and radiation losses are calculated. This means you can use FluidFlow to optimize energy use by selecting the economic insulation thickness.