The AFT Library of Technical Papers Welcome to the AFT technical paper library. Technical writing is an important part of the creation and evolution of the AFT suite of pipe flow modeling software products. All our papers are written by experts in hydraulic engineering. Webinars Case Studies Waterhammer Event in Alumina Refinery Causes Catastrophic Slurry Pump Failure Viability of the Method of Characteristics for unsteady, non-isothermal, real gas analysis in piping networks Improved Method of Estimating Steam Hammer Loads Accurately Predict Transient Fluid Forces in Piping Systems A Critique of Steam Hammer Load Analysis Methods Understanding Uncertainties in Viscous Performance Predictions for Centrifugal Pumps Pump Specific Speed And Four Quadrant Data In Waterhammer Simulation – Taking Another Look Addressing Low Pressure Transients Understanding Waterhammer in Pumping Systems and Surge Suppression Options Surge Transients Due to Check Valve Closure in a Municipal Water Pumping Station Surge Mitigation In a Marine Fuel Oil Terminal Making the world a safer and better place – A plea for more data, validation cases and guidelines for waterhammer simulation Unappreciated challenges in applying four quadrant pump data to waterhammer simulation A Proposed Guideline For Applying Waterhammer Predictions Under Transient Cavitation Conditions When the Joukowsky Equation Does Not Predict Maximum Water Hammer Pressures Pulsation Analysis in Positive Displacement Pump Systems Using Waterhammer, Modal and Animation Software Hydraulic Model Calibration of a Nuclear Plant Service Water System Resolving Operational Problems in Pumping Non-Settling Slurries Knocking the SOx Off Emissions Optimization of Sea Water Pumping System Cutting Costs in Pump and Pipe Sizing Optimizing Pumping Systems to Minimize First or Life-cycle Cost Gas-Flow Calculations: Don’t Choke X-34 High Pressure Nitrogen Reaction Control System Design and Analysis Analytical Approaches To Modeling Transient Vaporous Cavitation in Multi-Pipe Fluid Systems Rocket Propellant Line Waterhammer Transients In a Variable-G Environment Let's Get Started! Want to learn more about AFT software and see if it's the right solution for you? Learn More About AFT Software
