Demo Capabilities and Limitations
1. The Demo version of the software allows a limited number of pipes to be analyzed, varying by Analysis Engine, see below.
2. The following Analysis Engines are included:
- KYPipe (for full-pipe, single-phase, incompressible flow). Supports steady-state analysis and Extended Period Simulations (EPS, which are simulations on the order of hours to days). Up to 50 pipes can be analyzed.
- Surge (for full-pipe, single-phase, incompressible flow). Supports transient or water hammer analysis (which requires a very small time step). Up to 50 pipes can be analyzed. The following node and pipe limits apply: 1 pump, 1 active valve, 50 SDOs, pipe lengths up to 1,500 m (5,000 ft), and pipe diameters of 25 mm, 50 mm, and 100 mm (1 in, 2 in, and 4 in).
- TranSurge (for full-pipe, single phase, incompressible flow). Supports transient or water hammer analysis (which requires a very small time step), optimized for long transmission mains with little-or-no looping or branching. Up to 10 pipes can be analyzed. The following node and pipe limits apply: 1 pump, 1 SDO, 1 active valve, pipe lengths up to 10,000 m (32,500 ft), and pipe diameters of 50 mm, 600 mm, and 900 mm (2 in, 23 in, and 35 in).
- Gas (for compressible flow). Supports steady-state analysis. Up to 30 pipes can be analyzed.
- Steam and SuperSteam (for compressible flow, SuperSteam allows analysis of superheated steam). Supports steady-state analysis. Up to 30 pipes can be analyzed.
- GoFlow (for full-pipe, single-phase, incompressible flow). Supports steady-state analysis, specialized for sprinkler systems. Up to 30 pipes can be analyzed.
- SWMM (Stormwater Management Model, for single-phase, incompressible flow in open or closed channels which can be full- or partially-full). Supports steady-state analysis, specialized for stormwater. Up to 30 pipes can be analyzed.
- WIPSAT Standalone (Water Infrastructure Pressure Surges Assessment Tool, for full-pipe, single-phase, incompressible flow, currently in beta). Supports transient or water hammer analysis (which requires a very small time step). Optimized for municipal water systems/utilities, the software analyzes hydrants, valves, and pumps.
Designed for batch analysis, where hundreds or thousands of these devices must be analyzed simultaneously to determine their potential for causing damage to the pipe network when these devices are opened or closed. WIPSAT Standalone is limited to analyzing EPANET files, specifically .INP files. Up to 5150 pipes can be analyzed (.INP files do not allow the modeling of hydrants or simple on-off valves, so pipes are selected by the user which contain these devices). The full-priced WIPSAT software is designed to analyze KYPipe-format .p2k files: KYPipe allows the inclusion of hydrants and simple on-off valves as nodes, so specific codes can be selected for analysis instead of selecting the pipes that contain them.
3. The Demo is enabled for 90 days. Users wishing to reauthorize the Demo may do so by request, by emailing [email protected]. We ask that if you are doing professional work, please purchase a license instead of making successive Demo reauthorization requests.
4. Data import features are not included (the normally-priced software can import from, and export to, Microsoft Excel, AutoCad, Google Earth, and EPA (.INP) formats).
5. See our Model Comparisons and Limitations page, link here: Comparisons/Limitations.
Technical Support
Technical support for KYPipe is free, which includes Demo users. Please email Jana Faith ([email protected]) or Eric Liebenauer ([email protected]) with any questions you may have. More information on how to use technical support can be found here: Tech Support.
