AFT Fathom 12
Fluid Dynamic Simulation Software
AFT Fathom is a fluid dynamic simulation software for engineers, used to calculate pressure drop and pipe flow distribution in liquid and low-velocity gas piping and ducting systems.
- Accurately simulate individual system components and interaction
- Tightly integrates equipment characteristics, analysis and output with your system’s schematic representation
- Provides a wide array of features without sacrificing your need for a short learning curve
- Frees you to focus on your system, not the mechanics of software manipulation
- Significantly improves the quality of systems engineering you can achieve, leading to less costly, more efficient and more reliable piping systems
Capabilities
- Experiment with operating conditions and scenarios
- Easily change system input data, including valve positions, pump operation, control set points, pressures, temperatures, and more
- Model a wide range of system components for both design and operational cases
- Vary your system line-up: open/close pipes and valves, turn pumps on or off, set control valves to fail position
- Specify design alerts that automatically highlight output values that are out of range for flow, pressure, velocity, pump efficiency, and more
- Find pump data from online manufacturer catalogs
- Compile libraries of your frequently used piping components and select them from a drop-down list
- Address the viscosity and frictional changes associated with pumping non-settling slurries and a variety of other non-Newtonian fluids
- Evaluate codes and industry standards applied in the model
- Calculate the cost of system pipes and components as well as energy cost
- Import piping layouts from:
- CAESAR II® Neutral files supported by AutoPIPE®, ROHR2, TRIFLEX®, and others
- PCF Files supported by AutoCAD Plant 3D®, SmartPlant®, CADWorx®, and other GIS shapefiles supported by ArcGis and others
- Import and export files in EPANET format
- Clearly import Excel data into multiple scenarios and export with the Excel Export Manager
Typical Applications
- Pipe & pump sizing
- Pump selection software
- Control valve sizing and selection
- Simulating system operation and component interaction
- Evaluating heat transfer in pipes and heat exchangers
- Troubleshooting existing systems to determine the cause of operational problems
AFT Fathom Add-On Modules
With these software extension tools, you can quickly and efficiently
complete projects. Modules can work individually or together within
AFT Fathom and with your existing AFT Fathom models.
complete projects. Modules can work individually or together within
AFT Fathom and with your existing AFT Fathom models.
Settling
Slurry
Models the effects of pumping fluids containing settling solids using the Wilson/GIW method
Goal Seek
and Control
Identifies input parameters that yield desired output values and simulates control functions
Extended Time Simulation
Models dynamic system behavior and how critical system parameters vary over time
Automated Network Sizing
Evaluates the complex interaction of system variables to reveal combinations of cost savings
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