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Pipe Flow Expert Software Technical Notes
The page contains knowledge based articles and answers to technical questions about the operation of our premier Pipe Flow Expert software, which is used by engineers in over 100 countries worldwide to model flows and pressure drops in their pipe system designs.

Pipe Flow Expert - General Usage

 How many pipes and nodes can be modeled in a single system?
 Can Pipe Flow Expert handle both open and closed loop piping systems?
 Can Pipe Flow Expert be used to model fire sprinkler systems?
 Can Pipe Flow Expert import or export CAD files?

Pipe Flow Expert - Fluids

 Can Pipe Flow Expert handle fluids with different density and viscosity properties?
 Does Pipe Flow Expert allow different fluids within a single pipe network?
 Can I add my own fluids to the Pipe Flow Expert fluid database?
 Can Pipe Flow Expert handle fluid scenarios with two-phase flow?
 Can the Pipe Flow Expert software be used to model steam systems?
 Can the Pipe Flow Expert Software handle compressible fluids?
 Does Pipe Flow Expert detect sonic flow conditions in gas systems?
 Can user defined fluid data from Pipe Flow Expert be imported into another installation?
 Can user defined fluid data from Pipe Flow Expert version 6 be imported in to version 7?
 Can user defined fluid data from Pipe Flow Expert version 7 be imported in to another installation?

Pipe Flow Expert - Pipes

 Which pipe materials and sizes can I use with the Pipe Flow Expert software?
 Does Pipe Flow Expert Software calculate optimal pipe diameters?
 Can a pipe with multiple bends be modelled as a single pipe with Pipe Flow Expert?
 Can I specify pressure and flow rate at specific point in a Pipe Flow Expert system?
 How do I exclude a section of my model from the overall calculation?
 Can user created pipe data be copied and used with a new installation of Pipe Flow Expert?

Pipe Flow Expert - Fittings

 Can user defined fitting data from Pipe Flow Expert be imported into another installation?
 How does Pipe Flow Expert model different types of valves and pipe fittings?
 How does Pipe Flow Expert account for a velocity head (Dynamic Pressure) when a fluid discharges?

Pipe Flow Expert - Components

 Can I model a bespoke component with Pipe Flow Expert?
 How many components with pressure losses can be modeled?
 How do I model an orifice in a Pipe Flow Expert systems?
 How do I model a Three Way Valve within a Pipe Flow Expert system?

Pipe Flow Expert - Sprinklers

 How do I model a sprinkler system with Pipe Flow Expert?
 How can I use sprinkler K factor information in Pipe Flow Expert?

Pipe Flow Expert - Pumps

 How can I model a pump within Pipe Flow Expert?
 Can I model multiple pumps in the piping system?
 How can I model a positive displacement pump using Pipe Flow Expert?
 Can Pipe Flow Expert draw a combined system curve for multiple pumps in series or in parallel?
 Can user defined pump data from Pipe Flow Expert be imported into another installation?

Pipe Flow Expert - Vacuum Breakers

 How do I model a vacuum breaker within a Pipe Flow Expert system?

Pipe Flow Expert - Display

 Does Pipe Flow Expert allow you to design your model in Isometric View?
 Can I increase the results text size on a Pipe Flow Expert model?
 How can I fix a Windows 10 blurry resolution on very high resolution 4K displays?

Pipe Flow Expert - Calculations

 How does Pipe Flow Expert calculate pressure drops in pipe networks?
 Does Pipe Flow Expert calculate the steady state flow versus pressure loss solution?
 Can Pipe Flow Expert perform transient analysis and surge calculations?
 Why does Pipe Flow Expert use the Darcy-Weisbach equation rather than the Hazen-Williams equation?
 How does Pipe Flow Expert calculate different gas densities within a pipe network?

Pipe Flow Expert - Results

 How are the results presented within the Pipe Flow Expert software?
 Can Pipe Flow Expert show me the Maximum and Minimum values of calculated results?
 How can I resize my pipe system design image in a PDF document?

Pipe Flow Expert - User Interface Tips

 How do I unhook and reconnect a pipe to a different node?

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