New Features in AFT Fathom 10

General interface

Set defaults for your general unit system, language, pipe material and other preferences in the Startup Control window
Import data from Excel using keywords
Use Excel to make changes to multiple scenarios at once
Load large models faster than before
Add additional rows to the data tables (like Cv vs. Open Percent, etc.)

Model Import

- Import from a CAESAR II neutral file
- Import from a Piping Component File (.pcf)
- Import or export a EPANET file

Excel Export

Export output using the new Excel Export Manager
Export single values, columns, rows or entire output tables
Export data from a Graph List item
Define specific starting cells and target worksheets
Ability to include headers and units
Automatically export data after the model is run or during a batch run of scenarios

Standards and Codes

Workspace

Draw using an isometric grid
Differentiate between scenario generation through additional background color options
Alter background opacity levels to make annotations stand out
Zoom and pan with new keyboard shortcuts
Draw attention to pipes with fittings & losses through symbols

Pipes

Automatically calculate free and forced external heat transfer coefficients for air and water
Calculate buried pipe heat transfer
Model trace heating on the pipe surface
Enter intermediate pipe elevations as length from the pipe beginning
Added many EN and DIN pipe standards to the available pipe materials
Increased ability to select pipe materials in the Database Manager

Junctions

Enter data more easily on the Pump Property window for rotodynamic (centrifugal) and positive displacement pumps
Link pumps to simulate a pump with an intermediate pressure extraction flow
Define a relief valve effective orifice based on API 526
Calculate acceleration head loss for positive displacement pumps
Enter the Preferred Operating Range (POR) and Allowable Operating Range (AOR) for a pump and display it in the Pump vs. System Curve
Set Power or Efficiency as the default for pump curves
Set default for Always Control Never Fail on Control Valves
Gives a cautionary message if flow is outside of resistance curve range

Output

Export data to specific cells within Excel
Create Design Alerts by simply right-clicking on cell or column header to create a Design Alert, add to the Excel Export Manager, copy data, find on the Workspace, sort and change units
Identify Design Alerts through highlights on the transient pipe, junction and summary tables
Added additional heat transfer parameters

Model Data

Create more accurate models through additional parameters such as insulation thickness
Find any object on the Workspace by right-clicking a pipe or junction

Visual Report

Fluids

Includes a new extensive fluid database NIST REFPROP which supports pure fluids and mixtures

Modules

XTS
- Multi-condition event logic allows an event to be started based on logical conditions using ‘and’, ‘or’, and ‘not’
- New Event Manager allows events to be created, named and then used at many junctions at the same time