Surge Buying Guide

See What You’ve Been Missing*
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FEATURES Pipe2016 Pipe2018 Pipe2020 Pipe2022 Pipe2024 Pipe2026
Read Only Feature •
Autosave •
Find Minimum, Maximum, Next Higher, and Next Lower Node or Pipe Result •
Design Criteria Feature for Nodes more •
QuickView Feature to Display Large Systems Faster •
Work Locally (For Users Who Must Work with Modeling Files from the Cloud, a Network Server, or Other Non-Local Machine) • •
Transient-Only Pressures Graph • •
Maximum Cavitation Volume for Nodes in Surge • •
Scenario Management Feature more • • •
Import Elevation Data more • • •
Define Range For Group Select • • •
Add/Remove Pipes or Nodes From a Group With the Check Box in the Node or Pipe Info Window • • •
Check Valve Animation more • • • •
KYnetic Ribbon Menu (expandable) more
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Demand Import from Excel by Address or Lat/Long more • • • •
Check Valve Ratio Graph more
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Up to 1000 Surge Protection Devices • • • •
Light and Dark MapQuest Background Maps
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Group Edit Node Changes more • • • •
Series or Parallel Pump Curves Graph
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Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams more • • • • •
Enhanced TranSurge Excel Import Tool more • • • • •
600 SDOs for Surge • • • • •
Profile View • • • • •
Automatically Calculate Pump Inertia and File Number • • • • •
Check Valve Dynamics Tool more • • • • • •
Air Valve Placement Tool more • • • • • •
New DXG/DWG Display Option • • • • • •
Use ‘Classic’ Main Menu in KYnetic • • • • • •
Snap Hydrants, Valves, & Meters more • • • • • •
Connect Crisscross Pipes (KYnetic Only) more • • • • • •
Google Earth Model Import & Export more • • • • • •
Travel Distance (KYnetic Only) more • • • • • •
Generate Change Patterns (KYnetic Only) more • • • • • •
Travel Time Path (KYnetic Only) more • • • • • •
Interpolate Elevations more • • • • •
Quick Profile on Longest Path • • • • • •
Google Map of Current Area • • • • • •
Report Generator, Detailed PowerPoint, Word & HTML Reports more • • • • • •
Google Maps & Google Elevation Data • • • • • •
Specific Coordinate Systems (UTM, State Plane) for Internet Maps • • • • • •
PDF Backgrounds • • • • • •
Driving Directions for Nodes • • • • • •
URL Association • • • • • •
Polygon-Based Automatic Demand Distribution • • • • • •
Surge Pipe Break Analysis • • • • • •
SCADA Menu • • • • • •
Redesigned Graphical User Interface (KYnetic) more • • • • • •
TranSurge (Surge Add-On or Stand Alone) more • • • • • •
Dynamic Air Valve more • • • • • •
Horizontal Cylinders more • • • • • •
Electronically Actuated Surge Anticipation Valve more • • • • • •
Siphon Breaker more • • • • • •
Intrusion Calculator more • • • • • •
Hints & Some Menus in Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese • • • • • •
Crossover Pipe Layout • • • • • •
Group Edit, Group Select, & Map Labels for ALL Node & Pipe Parameters • • • • • •
Automatic Elevation Retrieval from Internet more • • • • • •
Internet Background Maps more • • • • • •
Holding Tank Device more • • • • • •
Enhanced Fitting Tables • • • • • •
Comprehensive Contours Offering Additional Lightness Settings, High & Low Values, Enriched Intermediate Contours more • • • • • •
Advanced Scale Pipes to Background • • • • • •
Polygon Area Select • • • • • •
Improved Angled Pipe Labels • • • • • •
Quick Profile Creation • • • • • •
Increased Map Area • • • • • •
Improved System Copy & Paste • • • • • •
File/Table Pumps • • • • • •
PDF & JPG Output, for Graphs, Tables, Maps, Reports, Profiles for Paperless Reports more • • • • • •
Animated Pipe Profiles (Animations Can be Saved in an AVI Format) more • • • • • •
Pressure Reservoirs more • • • • • •
Depth Reservoir more • • • • • •
Rotate Text Labels at Any Angle • • • • • •
Cursor Notation • • • • • •
Hydraulically Actuated Surge Anticipation valve • • • • • •
Copy/Paste Pump & Tank IDs • • • • • •
Low Pressure Sewer Tanks (LPS) with Pressure Switches & Inflow Demand Patterns more • • • • • •
Export EPANET Format • • • • • •
Compare Two Analysis on Graphs & Tables • • • • • •
Improved DXF Background Displays • • • • • •
Merge Pipe Schedules • • • • • •
Pushpin Map Notes • • • • • •
Units Help Hover Button (Mousing Over “Diam” Shows a Unit Setting Popup) • • • • • •
Hydropnuematic Tank more • • • • • •
Hints in Korean, Chinese, & Japanese • • • • • •
Copy Map to Clipboard • • • • • •
Create AVI Movies for Static Profiles • • • • • •
Animate Map Over Time more • • • • • •
Capture Map Screen to Bitmap File • • • • • •
North Arrow • • • • • •
Pump Status (On/Off Flow) • • • • • •
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Save & Name Map Views • • • • • •
Automatically Layout Intermediate Nodes • • • • • •
Operational Control Screen more • • • • • •
Meters more • • • • • •
GIS/DXF Model Import/Export more • • • • • •
Pipe Break Tool • • • • • •
Custom Pipe & Element Devices • • • • • •
Fitting Loss Coefficients • • • • • •
Add/Remove Check Valves In Group Edit • • • • • •
Pipe Schedules more • • • • • •
Pump Curves • • • • • •

*Additional features common to both KYPipe and Surge can be found by clicking here.