Sunrise Systems Limited

Applications of PIPENET Standard Module

• Cooling water systems
• Steam distribution systems
• Ventilation systems
• Water distribution systems
• Fuel gas systems
• Chilled water systems

PIPENET Standard Module models pipes, ducts, fittings, pumps, fans, check valves, control valves, nozzles, filters, orifice plates, fixed pressure drops.

PIPENET Standard Module Features

• Input – isometric or orthogonal schematic input, tabular input including copy and paste from spreadsheets
• Underlay – import of drawings for use as underlays for schematic drawings
• Output – easy, readable output as tables, or display of data and results on the schematic
• Extensive library of fittings and user-defined fittings, using Crane data
• Powerful pipe sizing capability
• Orifice plates – diameter to be calculated or specified
• Multiple pump scenarios
• Block/Break of pipes to simulate closed valves and burst pipes
• Pumps – sizing of pumps or user-defined vendor’s pump curves
• Pipe schedules – extensive built-in and user-defined pipe schedules
• Checking for cavitation, correction for ambient pressure decrease with height, calculation of hydraulic gradients and modelling of leaks
• Control valves – pressure, flow, differential and set position
• Variable properties and temperatures
• Choice of pipe or node elevations

Applications of PIPENET Transient Module

• Pressure surge, water hammer, steam hammer analysis
• Calculating discharge time of firewater systems
• Hydraulic transient forces for pipe stress analysis, force-time history
• Water injection systems – dynamic flow analysis
• Transient analysis of subsea & cross country pipelines – hydrocarbons
• Cooling water systems and fire water systems – pressure surge, water hammer and steam hammer analysis

PIPENET Transient Module Features

• Output – graphical, tabular and forces output, snapshot, dynamic movie, min/max tables, pressure envelopes, hydraulic grade lines
• Initial state – steady state, user-defined, run-in time, final steady state
• Cavitation modelling – simple cavitation, cavity separation with elevation effect
• Time step – fixed/variable, software/user-defined
• Force-time history neutral file output for reading by pipe stress analysis and finite element programs
• PIPENET Transient professionally performs dynamic analysis with ease and accuracy.

PIPENET Transient Module is the perfect tool for modelling networks

• Pipes – rigorous and short, mile post data
• Valves – operating, surge relief, control, non-return, swing check, regulating, bursting disk, inertial check
• Pumps – simple and turbo
• Tanks – simple, accumulator, surge, receiving vessel
• Vacuum breakers – with or without hysteresis
• Control systems – pressure, flow, differential pressure sensors, PID control, transfer functions, switches
• Caissons – partially filled pipes
• Specifications – extensive range of boundary conditions
• Hydraulic transient forces – dynamic/total, unbalanced/complex forces

Applications of PIPENET Spray/Sprinkler module

• Deluge systems
• Firewater ringmain systems
• Sprinkler systems
• Foam solution systems
• Foam concentrate systems
• Spray mist system

PIPENET Spray/Sprinkler is the ideal modelling tool for pipes, nozzles, fittings, overboard dump valves, non-return valves, orifice plates, and equipment items.

PIPENET Spray / Sprinkler Features

• Input – isometric or orthogonal schematic input & tabular input
• Copy and paste from spreadsheets
• Underlay – import of drawings for use as underlays for schematic drawings
• Output – easy, readable output as tables, or display of data and results on the schematic
• Choice of calculation modes – hydraulically most remote nozzle, inlet pressure/flowrate
• Orifice plates – diameter to be calculated or specified
• Multiple fire scenarios
• Block/Break of pipes to simulate closed valves and burst pipes
• Pumps – sizing of pumps or user-defined vendor’s pump curves
• Pipe schedules – built-in and user-defined pipe schedules, lined pipes, multiple pipe schedules in one system
• Overboard dump and minimum flow valves
• User defined libraries of pipe schedules, nozzles, deluge valves and linings
• Choice of Hazen-Williams and Darcy-Weisbach equations
• Choice of pipe or node elevations
• Multiple pump scenarios