The growing emphasis on sustainable business practices and environmental responsibility has impacted AFT software in several areas.
In recent years we have added built-in capabilities to AFT Fathom and AFT Arrow to calculate energy usage and to estimate the cost to operate rotating equipment. This is available on the Analysis menu in the “Cost Settings” window.
Using AFT Fathom, TME Energy Services Division developed a model of the chilled water system at the University of Arkansas. The project realized an annual energy savings of 1.9 million KWHr and $67,000 in pumping power and $1,200,000 in annual chiller electrical and gas energy savings. Read more about how they did it here.
Further, our Automated Network Sizing products use energy costs to drive their automated design processes. An example is the $3 million in energy costs saved on a sea water pipeline as documented in this article: Optimization of Sea Water Pumping System.
Pumps, fans and compressors use 20-40% of all electrical energy generated to run fluid handling systems. Tools like those offered by AFT can help manage and reduce their impact on our planet.
AFT President & Founder | ASME Fellow - Trey founded AFT in 1993. He was the original developer of AFT Fathom (including the GSC and XTS modules), AFT Arrow and AFT Impulse. He was active in software development until 2011 and still works with the development team in addition to managing AFT. He has taught hundreds of training classes on AFT’s software products in twelve countries across every populated continent. He worked previously for General Dynamics in cryogenic rocket design and Babcock & Wilcox in steam/water equipment design. He holds a BSME (1985) and MSME (1986), both from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a registered Professional Engineer.