AFT Impulse 10.0.1110:
AFT Impulse stands out as a robust software solution for dynamic simulation and analysis, specifically geared towards calculating pressure surge transients in liquid piping systems caused by waterhammer.
- Comprehensive Component Modeling: Easily model a diverse range of system components and surge devices.
- Dynamic System Understanding: Gain insight into the transient response of your system, predicting how valves, pumps, and other elements interact dynamically.
- Vapor Cavitation Consideration: Evaluate the impact of pressure surges due to vapor cavity collapse by accurately modeling vapor cavitation and liquid column separation.
- Safety Feature Validation: Validate the design of safety features to ensure the creation of safer and more cost-effective pipe systems.
- Advanced Transient Solver: Utilizes the Method of Characteristics for accurate transient analysis.
- Steady-state Solver Integration: Seamlessly transfers initial conditions to transient analysis, employing a modified Newton-Raphson matrix iteration for steady-state solutions.
- Detailed Pump Inertial Modeling: Incorporates advanced four-quadrant methods for precise modeling of pump trips and start-ups.
- Fluid and Fittings Library: Access a built-in library of fluids and fittings for easy modeling.
- Cavitation Modeling: Models liquid column separation caused by transient cavitation and offers extensive cavitation modeling.
- Scenario Manager: Track various design variants and operational possibilities within a single model file, facilitating data linkage.
- Relief Valve Modeling: Includes comprehensive relief valve modeling capabilities.
- Integrated Graphing and Reporting: Offers integrated graphing and reporting features for convenient analysis.
- Animation and Video Creation: Utilize animation features to graph transients dynamically and create video files for result sharing.
- Compatibility with Pipe Stress Models: Generates force imbalance files compatible with CAESAR II® and TRIFLEX® pipe stress dynamic models.
- Built-in Intelligence: Provides guidance for building improved models.
