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piping flow analysis

is there any bentley product that can do piping works that can provide flow analysis and can be viewed isometric piping?

  • Hello Alvin,

    Can you explain what you mean by "piping works" and "flow analysis"? What type of engineering problem are you trying to solve? Are you working on a water distribution system?

    WaterCAD and WaterGEMS can calculate the hydraulics of pressure flow for water distribution systems. You can read more about it here. HAMMER builds upon WaterCAD/GEMS with the ability to perform a transient simulation.

    For storm water drainage we have StormCAD and CivilStorm and for wastewater collection systems we have SewerCAD and SewerGEMS.

    WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, HAMMER, StormCAD, CivilStorm, SewerCAD and SewerGEMS all natively use a "standalone" environment which provides a 2D plan view of the network, but also has the ability to export to Bentley i-model and Bentley Map Mobile formats which can be viewed in 3D. More on that here. All of these products also include the ability to integrate with MicroStation, in which a 2D view of the network can be rotated as needed.

    We also have FlowMaster which can analyze a single pipe based on various friction methods.

    Having a bit more background on what your needs are will help us suggest a product.


    Regards,

    Jesse Dringoli
    Technical Support Manager, OpenFlows
    Bentley Communities Site Administrator
    Bentley Systems, Inc.

  • hi jesse,

    I would like to know if there is a software in bentley that can model pipes, can compute flow like flowmaster. and can be viewed in 3d isometric ..
  • Alvin,

    What type of pipe flow are you looking for? Partially-full? (as in stormwater flow in a conduit) Pressure flow? Bentley FlowMaster can compute a single pipe at a time for both pressure and closed/open channels, but it is a single pipe at a time and only provides calculated results (there is no need for a plan or 3d view).

    Take a look at the links provided previously for an overview of the capabilities to see if they match your needs for modeling pipes.

    WaterCAD and WaterGEMS can model pressure flow in a network of pipes and solve for pressure, flow, velocity, etc based on assumed boundary conditions (known hydraulic grade, demands, etc) but the Standalone version is 2D. As mentioned previously there are ways you can view the model in 3D and rotate it for an isometric view when working inside Bentley MicroStation, but this is atypical for a water distribution system; typically they span such a widearea that a 3D view would not be useful as it would look quite flat.

    If you can explain further what you are trying to model and why you need to view it in 3d isometric, it would help us assist you.


    Regards,

    Jesse Dringoli
    Technical Support Manager, OpenFlows
    Bentley Communities Site Administrator
    Bentley Systems, Inc.

  • hi jesse ,

    thank you, I suppose watergems and watercad is what the client needs,
    and microstation for the isometric view
  • I'm not sure if it's what you need, but you may also want to take a look at AutoPIPE:

    www.bentley.com/.../autopipe


    Regards,

    Jesse Dringoli
    Technical Support Manager, OpenFlows
    Bentley Communities Site Administrator
    Bentley Systems, Inc.