PIPE-FLO Overtime
Introduction
PIPE-FLO Overtime is an add-on to PIPE-FLO Professional and can quickly simulate how your piping system will operate over a specified period of time.
Overtime turns the static PIPE-FLO model into a dynamic problem solving simulation tool. Instead of analysing your system at a moment in time, Overtime analyses your system over a period of time. It’s like the difference between a snapshot and a movie. Not sure how this could be put to use? Here a few examples of how the PIPE-FLO Overtime program can be utilised:
- Prevent the overflowing of cooling towers by determining the balanced levels in each cooling tower basin
- Determine the number of pump starts per hour for a waste collection system under any expected operating condition
- See how your system will operate by testing the equipment logic prior to programming your Programmable Logic Controller
- Perform a process safety management analysis of the piping system by analysing the system with various failed components
With PIPE-FLO Overtime you can create dynamic events using the intuitive events editor. Simply choose a system component from the list, then describe what you want to have happen when a specified condition occurs. After creating the events, run the simulation and see how the system operates under the given set of conditions.
For example, to see how quickly a tank pumps down, simply create a high tank level and low tank level using the events editor and then run the simulation. Overtime directs PIPE-FLO Professional to simulate how the system operates for each interval of time, and displays the results in an event log. Once the simulation is complete, use the VCR controls to playback the calculations to get a detailed look at what is happening within the piping system during each time interval. Pause, fast forward and rewind the simulation, just like a VCR – with your mouse acting as the remote control.
Complete documentation is available by printing the events log, graphing the results, or calling up any time interval in the simulation and printing a PIPE-FLO report. The report can be sent to any Windows supported printer or plotter, or e-mailed as a PDF document.
PIPE-FLO Overtime uses the same Piping System Model created by the PIPE-FLO Professional program. In addition, Overtime uses PIPE-FLO Professional’s calculation engine to perform the detailed system analysis. Not only is the calculation engine fast – performing over 1,000 calculations per second – but it is extremely accurate. This combination provides you with a clear picture of how the system operates over time, saving you time and money.
PIPE-FLO Professional provides you with a clear picture of your fluid piping system and PIPE-FLO Overtime turns that picture into an interactive problem solving movie.