Good luck to UC Davis OneLoop Pod in the SpaceX 2019 Hyperloop Pod Competition on July 21. Proud that FluidFlow was crucial in designing a potential prototype of the transportation of the future! The Hyperloop is a novel form of…
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The use of closed-loop piping systems in pharmaceutical processes
Most pharmaceutical organisations utilise process cooling plant as part of the manufacturing processes. The cooling water is used for tablet formation, batch processing, R&D, liquid sterilisation, ointment and cream cooling etc. In recent years, many pharmaceutical companies have opted to…
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Geothermal Power Plants.
Geothermal power plants utilise hot water and steam from deep underground dry steam or hot water wells which is piped upwards and used to generate electricity. Technologies used in geothermal power plants typically includes dry steam, flash steam or binary…
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Guide to Help Minimize Safety Risk when Expanding or Altering Process Plant Equipment
Increasing the capacity or yield of existing chemical process sites through expansion or upgrades is often a cost-effective means of increasing capacity without incurring the higher costs associated with embarking on a new greenfield construction. In order to complete upgrades…
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Two-Phase flow; How can I solve my Liquid-Gas system
The calculation of frictional pressure loss for two-phase gas-liquid flow is a complex process. The coexistent flow of two phases complicates the theoretical and empirical approaches which are available. This means that a complete analytical solution is not possible. After…
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Orifice Plates & Automatic Sizing of Orifice Plates
An orifice plate is essentially a disc with a central aperture which is inserted into a pipeline between a pair of flanges. Orifice plates are mainly used to achieve restricted or controlled flow of a process fluid. What happens when…
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Sanding of Slurry Pipelines
Sanding of Slurry Pipelines: The obstruction of flow within a slurry pipeline is sometimes referred to as sanding. Sanding can occur when particles or solids accumulate in a pipeline which in turn reduces the pipe cross section area or flow…
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Non-Newtonian Fluids
Non-Newtonian fluids are encountered in a wide and varied range of industrial processes including food, mining and minerals, pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper processing and other products in the form of pastes, slurries, concentrated solid suspensions or emulsions. Examples include coal…
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Common Pitfalls of Large-Diameter Hydraulic Piping System Design
Common pitfalls of large-diamter hydraulic piping system design. Much has been written about common problems with poorly designed pumped piping systems. Whilst there is no “one size fits all” or “rule of thumb” solution for all systems types, i.e. liquid,…
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FluidFlow v3.40
General Release info: Control Valves: Improved consistency of calculated valve position and valve coefficient over the complete operating range. Polyethylene pipes, new pipe sizes added. Petroleum fraction properties, NBP050 to NPB450 range added to fluids database. Changes Added back a…
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FluidFlow v3.39
General Release info: Calculation procedures for viscosity correction method for centrifugal pumps has been updated to HI 2015 guidelines Bug Fix: Units m Water g and mm Water g went missing in V3.38. Now reinstated.
FluidFlow v3.38
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Two-Phase Flow
Gas-liquid two-phase pipe flow is of significant importance in a wide range of engineering industries such as steam generators, chemical process plant, distillation processes and heat transfer systems. The design of these systems is often a complex phenomenon Using suitable…
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FluidFlow v3.37
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