Engineers using FluidFlow3 can determine the pressure, flow rate and temperature at any point around a pipework system. Any type of system architecture can be modeled, eg open loop, closed loop, branched, etc. Large complex fluid systems can be rapidly analysed allowing “what if" scenarios to be investigated quickly and efficiently. For the flow of gases - expansion, temperature change and choked conditions are all accounted for.

FluidFlow3 will simulate any steady-state pipe network analysis with a single-phase compressible or incompressible fluid with optional heat change calculation at any pipe or equipment item. FluidFlow3 allows different fluids to enter the network at boundaries and will automatically determine the physical properties of the mixture where different streams join.

The image below shows a calculation of different gas streams combining at junctions within the network. FluidFlow3 calculates the physical properties of the mixtures where the streams combine.