KYPipe Product Line

Pipe2016 is a seamlessly integrated suite of software which includes the engines KYPipe, Steam, SWMM, Gas, Surge, and GoFlow. For forty years, KYPipe has developed and provided support for pipe system hydraulic flow analysis software. The strength and flexibility of the Pipe2016 suite of engines has made KYPipe an industry leader and made their software the most widely used pipe system hydraulic flow analysis software in the world.

The Pipe2016 suite of software utilizes a consistent, intuitive Graphical User Interface; allowing the user to transition easily and efficiently between engines.

KYPipe’s software development team provides free technical support for all Pipe2016 users. Unlocking the various engines included as part of the Pipe2016 package is as simple as a phone call.

Pipe2016: KYPipe (Water/Fluids)

For 40 years the KYPipe software engine has been an industry standard.  This engine is the most widely used and trusted hydraulic analysis engine in the world and has been qualified for nuclear applications.  KYPipe provides many capabilities not available with other hydraulic analysis engines.

Pipe2016: KYPipe’s hydrant flow calculation allows users to select hydrants for a fire flow simulation and obtain calculated flow information for a set pressure as printable fireflow graphs or as hydrant reports.

Pipe2016: KYPipe generates direct parameter calculations as well as pump and system curves. Read More.

Pipe2016: Surge is state-of-the-art water hammer analysis software. It provides an advanced graphical interface and an easy transition between steady state and transient flow modeling. A wide range of hydraulic and pressure surge protection devices are addressed.

A powerfully fast and integrated surge analysis program with numerous advanced features and 40 years of extensive use. Includes many surge protection devices and hydraulic elements including air vacuum valves, surge plotting, steady state, spike tracking and Read More.

Pipe2016: TranSurge is an exceptionally streamlined version of the Pipe2016: Surge software. It drastically reduces time and effort needed to build flawless long transmission main models. Read More.

Steady, one-dimensional, isothermal flow for ideal, and non-ideal variable density gases.  Also includes the ability to account for temperature variations.  Ideal natural gas distribution, and landfill gas collection. Read More.

Pipe2016: Steam

Pipe2016: Steam analyzes the steady state flows and pressures in steam distribution networks. Flows are steady, one-dimensional, and saturated.  A Superheat option is available for use with Pipe2016: Steam.  SuperSteam for Pipe2016: Steam can handle complex steam distribution networks with multiple supply sources generating either superheated or saturated steam. Read More.

Analyzes storm water and sanitary systems for pressure and partial flow scenarios using the latest EPA SWMM 5.0 engine.  SWMM is a “dynamic rainfall-runoff simulation model used for single event or long-term (continuous) simulation of runoff quantity and quality from primarily urban areas.” SWMM “operates on a collection of subcatchment areas that receive precipitation and generate runoff and pollutant loads . . . (and) transports this runoff through a system of pipes, channels, storage/treatment devices, pumps, and regulators.” Output includes “the quantity and quality of runoff . . . the flow rate, flow depth, and quality of water in each pipe and channel during a simulation period. Read More.

Developed with input from 2 major insurance companies. Includes automatic layouts, over 200 backflow  preventors, pipe schedules from 3 different hazard classifications, supply plot, hydraulic summary, required capacity, remote area analysis and ESFR. Read More.

The frequent need for loss control specialists to carry out related activities including water supply evaluation and fire pump testing led to the development of the GoPlot engine. This engine quickly produces high quality water supply curves with or without fire pumps.  GoPlot produces Fire Pump Test Plots and very high quality and comprehensive Fire Pump Reports. Many GoPlot features were incorporated in Pipe2016: GoFlow to simplify and speed up the process of carrying out and documenting these important tasks. Read More.

Hydro-pneumatic Tanks are often used to control pump cycles for pumps providing flow to a piping system with no storage capacity and demands significantly less than the pumping capacity. A pump with a capacity of 500 gpm, for example, feeding a system with demands averaging 50 gpm will be required to pump only around 10% of the time to satisfy the demand. However, if the piping system has no storage capacity the pump will be required to start and stop constantly. This action will produce pressure transients that will damage both the pump and the piping system. With some storage capacity which is provided by a hydro-pneumatic tank the number of pump starts and stops can be minimized. The Pump Cycle Program analyzes the number of cycles/hour that a given pump/hydrotank will require over a specified range of system demand. Read More.

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