FLO-Master Training Course Outline

The objective of FLO-Master seminars is to provide the skills needed to effectively utilize Flow of Fluids analysis software. Our emphasis is on demonstrating a step-by-step approach that will enable you to design, analyze, and troubleshoot fluid piping systems. Each attendee has use of a computer to gain hands-on experience in using PIPE-FLO^® (expanded version of Flow of Fluids software) to model a variety of typical piping system.

DAY 1 – BASIC TRAINING

PIPE-FLO Introduction
ESI / software history
Course objectives
Program introduction
Program interface
System devices

Building A System
Initiating a system
Design files
Pipe Specifications
Fluid Specifications
DXF files
Placing devices on the FLO-Sheet
Designing pipelines
Copying items

System Calculations
Balanced flow & pressure calculations
Most hydraulically remote loops
Calculating a pump’s design point
Pump selection / evaluation
Pump graph windows
Calculating a valve’s design point
Valve specifications
Color Gradients
Modifying the FLO-Sheet

Lineups & Reports
Design case lineup
Creating / copying Lineups
Sizing a balancing orifice
FLO-Links
Reading reports
Viewer program
PSV files

Engineering Data Tables
Downloadable data tables
Table manager
Customizing pipe tables
Customizing valve and fitting tables
Fluid Tables
Custom pipe specifications

DAY 2 – SYSTEM EXAMPLES

Advanced Pumps
Advanced design point search
Downloading pump catalogs
Manual pump selection
Manual pump data entry
Energy cost analysis
Fixed speed vs. VFD operation

Using X-Link
Enabling X-Link
Query codes
Querying data from software
Assigning data to software
X-Link controls

Balancing System Expansions
Primary / Secondary systems
Expanding a system
Balancing after an expansion
Pump reconfiguration
Pipeline reconfiguration

Campus Chilled Water System
Primary / Secondary / Tertiary system
Sizing pumps in series
Balancing building dP’s

Overtime Simulator
Dynamic time simulations
Running an Overtime simulation
Playback mode
Results graphs
Events
Input curves