Engineering Workflows
Step-by-step guidance for common pipe system tasks
Each workflow covers the engineering methodology, key decisions, and how FluidFlow automates the calculation — from input to report.
Available Workflows
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Pipe Network Pressure Drop
Sizing pipes and calculating pressure losses across liquid networks.
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Pump Sizing and Centrifugal Pump Selection
Selecting pumps, modelling performance curves, and finding the operating point.
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Cavitation and Flashing (NPSH)
Identifying cavitation risk, calculating NPSH, and modelling flashing liquids.
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Control Valve Sizing and Pressure Drop
Sizing control valves, calculating Cv, and modelling valve authority.
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Real Gas and Compressible Flow Networks
Modelling high- and low-velocity gas systems, choked flow, and real gas effects.
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Settling Slurry Piping and Pumping
Designing slurry transport systems, deposition velocity, and pump selection.
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Non-Newtonian Piping and Pump Systems
Modelling Bingham plastic, power law, and Herschel-Bulkley fluids.
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Liquid-Gas Two-Phase Piping Systems
Two-phase flow regimes, pressure drop correlations, and flash calculations.
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Pipe Network Heat Transfer
Modelling heat gain/loss, fluid temperature profiles, and thermal effects on flow.
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Static Head and TDH
Calculating flow in gravity-driven systems — net head, static lift, and TDH.
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Tank and Vessel Boundaries
Setting elevation, liquid level, and surface pressure correctly so boundary pressure is right.
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Tee Junction Flow Distribution
Branch designation, fitting-resistance method, and why the full network determines the split.
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Positive-Displacement Pumps
Modelling fixed-flow PD pumps and centrifugal booster arrangements in the connected network.
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Relief Valve Hydraulics
Relieving flow, inlet loss, and built-up back-pressure modelled as part of the connected network.
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