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MiMiC v3.4 simulation software

March 5, 2012

MiMiC v3.4 simulation software includes many advances designed to reduce the engineering time and effort required to build simulation models. For instance, three new base modeling blocks (Generator, Turbine, and Conveyor) and an Advanced Modeling Furnace Object have been added. The Advanced Models Dynamic Pressure/Flow Solver provides realistic pressure and flow coordination across an entire flowsheet and avoids many instability issues seen in other flow solvers. The system can be used for operator training and automation system testing, and it is scalable for small to large projects.

PV Elite 2012

March 5, 2012

Part of the CADWorx and Analysis Solutions family of products, the PV Elite 2012 pressure-vessel and exchanger design and analysis software has been updated to reflect recent revisions to ASME Codes. This release incorporates updates to ASME Section VIII Division 1 and Division 2 2011a; the material databases in Tables 1A/1B and 5A/5B; the ASME pure-metric yield stress database; PD 5500:2009; and several wind/seismic codes.

Pressure-Reducing Valve (PRV) Sizing Software Module, Phase 1

March 5, 2012

The Pressure-Reducing Valve (PRV) Sizing Software Module, Phase 1, is designed to help process engineers specify and size PRVs. It includes a variety of useful features based on user feedback. For instance, its visual product range selection option allows full product descriptions and code numbers to be viewed, which makes sizing charts unnecessary. Additional features include velocity and noise predictions, automatic pipe sizing, and more.

FieldView 13 CFD Software

March 5, 2012

Improvements to the FieldView 13 family of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) post-processing and visualization programs aim to help practitioners carry out high-fidelity CFD. The recently released FieldView 13.1 provides a new direct reader that allows FieldView to be used seamlessly with the OpenFOAM CFD solver. OpenFOAM users can rely on FieldView to create transient animations with a single click, perform simultaneous post-processing tasks while generating new solutions, numerically compare solutions with those from other solvers or experimental data, and more.

TraceCalc Pro Version 2.5

March 5, 2012

TraceCalc Pro Version 2.5 provides a step-by-step process to design an effective and efficient heat-tracing system for pipes and vessels. Users input system design parameters, such as pipe size and material, insulation type and thickness, service voltage, maximum exposure temperature, pipe length, and the number and sizes of valves.

Pump Energy Savings Calculator

March 5, 2012

This program calculates the potential energy savings that may be realized using variable frequency drives (VFDs) to power pumps and fans. It allows users to compare the costs of conventional methods, such as valves for pump control and dampers for fan control, to those of VFDs. Energy use can be calculated based on built-in sample data, or by entering the minimum pump or flow percentages, annual operating hours, cost per kilowatt, and other site-specific information. The tool is available as an online calculator or a mobile application for an iPad, iPhone, Blackberry, or Android system.

gCrystal Software Suite

March 5, 2012

The gCrystal software suite’s easy-to-use, drag-and-drop graphical environment permits model-based innovation, engineering, and optimization of solution-crystallization processes, including precipitation. The program enables the creation of detailed models containing first-principles representations of the complex physics and chemistry of crystallization.

Pilot Maintain Module

March 5, 2012

The Pilot Maintain module is now part of the Felton Pilot MES platform. Pilot Maintain supports operator efforts to plan preventive maintenance programs for all devices, systems, and machines, and to carry out such a plan in a targeted way. Maintenance intervals can be set by time, production volume, or machine runtime. The ability to improve system reliability through more strategic planning and execution of upcoming and recurring maintenance and repair work can help to reduce lost production and economic losses related to unplanned downtime.

PVT Version 2.0

March 5, 2012

This company has just released Version 2.0 of its PVT software, which is used by the VISCOlab PVT system for high-pressure and high-temperature viscosity analysis. The viscometer is used to measure viscosity in a variety of applications, including oil exploration, research, and recovery; gas and gas condensates; core analysis; phase behavior; supercritical fluids; and other complex applications. The new version of the software includes several key enhancements designed to make viscosity testing of oil, gas, and supercritical fluids easier and more efficient.

WellLink 3D

March 5, 2012

The WellLink 3D visualization product converts wellbore data into real-time imagery to support reservoir characterization and navigation, directional drilling, well planning, and reservoir optimization. By allowing real-time well data — such as Earth models, well trajectory, logs, and reservoir models — to be viewed and analyzed within their geologic context, the software provides useful decision-support capabilities.

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