Pipeline Design & Analysis – Maple Flow Examples

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Pipeline Design & Analysis – Maple Flow Examples

Maximum Allowable Pressure in a Mitred Elbow

Maximum Allowable Pressure in a Mitred Elbow

This application calculates the maximum allowable pressure in a mitred elbow. The methodology follows ASME B31.2 - 2019 Processing Piping Code (para 304.2.3).

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Reinforcement of an Extruded Outlet Header or Fitting

Reinforcement of an Extruded Outlet Header or Fitting

This application calculates the required areas of reinforcement for an extruded header, fabricated per ASME B31.5 -2019 (Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components).

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Required Pressure Design Wall Thickness for Bends (AS4041)

Required Pressure Design Wall Thickness for Bends (AS4041)

This application calculates the wall thickness for a pipe bend, using the methodology outlined in AS4041.

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ASME B31.3 Processing Piping - Required Pressure Design Wall Thickness for Bends

ASME B31.3 Processing Piping - Required Pressure Design Wall Thickness for Bends

This application calculates the required thickness for a pipe bend according to ASME B31.1 - 2020 Power piping paragraph 102.4.5 & 104.1.2(a).

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Two-Phase Pressure Drop of Gas and Liquid Flowing in a Pipe

Two-Phase Pressure Drop of Gas and Liquid Flowing in a Pipe

This application calculates two-phase pressure drop using the Lockhart-Martinelli factor.

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Flow Rate of Natural Gas Through Pipelines

Flow Rate of Natural Gas Through Pipelines

This application calculates the flowrates of natural gas through a pipeline using several standard equations, including the General Flow Equation, AGA, Weymouth equation, Panhandle A and B equations, and IGT equation.

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Pressure Loss and Flow Rates in Pipelines

Pressure Loss and Flow Rates in Pipelines

These predict flowrates and pressure losses in a pipeline by iteratively solving equations that describe the friction factor, head loss and Reynolds number.

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Economic Pipe Sizing

Economic Pipe Sizing

This application calculates the least pipe diameter and flowrate, given the pipe material (carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum or brass), and empirical data for the maintenance, pumping cost, taxes, installation, depreciation, liquid properties and pumping efficiency.

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Deriving a Least Cost Pipe Diameter Equation

Deriving a Least Cost Pipe Diameter Equation

This application derives an equation that describes the most economic pipe diameter, given a balance between the annual pumping costs and the installation and the capital costs.

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Large Diameter Orifice Flow Meter For Gases

Large Diameter Orifice Flow Meter For Gases

This application determines the flowrate through a large diameter orifice meter using the equations defined in ISO 5167.

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Small Diameter Orifice Flow Meter for Liquids

Small Diameter Orifice Flow Meter for Liquids

This application calculates the flowrate through a small diameter orifice flow meters, according to “Measurement of Fluid Flow Using Small Bore Precision Orifice Meters”, MFC-14M - 2003(R2018), ASME.

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Physical Properties of Natural Gas

Physical Properties of Natural Gas

Oil and gas engineers need to accurate values of the transport and thermodynamic properties of natural gas over a broad range of temperatures and pressures. This data is needed to size pipes, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, compressors and other process plant.

Maple Flow lets you calculate the transport properties of several standard natural gas mixtures and your own custom mixtures.

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Expansion Loop for Thermal Expansion of Pipes

Expansion Loop for Thermal Expansion of Pipes

Pipes expand and contract when heated and cooled. This can lead to costly problems if not correctly addressed. An expansion loop is often used to absorb the thermal expansion and contraction of pipes. This application helps you calculate the dimensions of an expansion loop.

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Deflection of a Flexible Pipe using the Modified Iowa Formula

Deflection of a Flexible Pipe using the Modified Iowa Formula

The deflection of a buried pipe is influenced by the imposed load, the modulus of elasticity of the pipe material, and the support offered by the soil. The interaction of all the forces is predicted by the modified Iowa Formula.

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