AFT Fathom Incompressible Pipe Flow Analysis & System Modeling Software AFT Fathom is fluid dynamic simulation software for engineers, used to calculate pressure drop and flow distribution in liquid and low velocity gas piping and ducting systems. Designed for fluid systems containing: Water Petroleum and refined products Chemical products Cryogens Refrigerants Low velocity gases AFT Fathom… Accurately simulates individual system components and their interaction Tightly integrates equipment characteristics, analysis and output with your system’s schematic representation Provides a wide array of features without sacrificing your need for a short learning curve Frees you to focus on your system, not the mechanics of software manipulation Significantly improves the quality of systems engineering you can achieve, leading to less costly, more efficient and more reliable piping systems Features Advanced hydraulic solver using Newton-Raphson matrix methods Detailed modeling for centrifugal and positive displacement pumps NPSH evaluation Variable speed pumping Impeller trimming Viscosity corrections using standards from the Hydraulic Institute Wire-to-water efficiency calculation including pump, motor and variable frequency drive efficiencies Power usage and motor sizing Energy cost calculation Scenario Manager to track all design variants and operational possibilities in a single model file with data linkage Integrated graphing and reporting Pump vs. system curve generation including individual head curves and composite efficiency Conduct thermal analysis including piping heat transfer and heat exchanger modeling Calculate the costs of pipes and other components Supports Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids Address viscosity and frictional changes associated with pumping non-settling solids Built-in library of fluids and fittings can be extended and customized Optional Chempak add-on utility provides a thermophysical database of almost 700 fluids