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Bingham Plastic Surge Analysis Informs Protections at Steel Facility

Bingham Plastic Surge Analysis Informs Protections at Steel Facility

Manufacturing, Operational Benefits & Sustainability

AFT Fathom Model Remedies Bottlenecks in Chemical Production Expansion

AFT Fathom Model Remedies Bottlenecks in Chemical Production Expansion

Chemical & Petrochemical, Interesting Model

Cooling Water Reliability Study Addresses Recurring Equipment Replacement, Saving Estimated $800K Annually

Cooling Water Reliability Study Addresses Recurring Equipment Replacement, Saving Estimated $800K Annually

Chemical & Petrochemical, Operational Benefits & Sustainability

Waterhammer Event in Alumina Refinery Causes Catastrophic Slurry Pump Failure

Waterhammer Event in Alumina Refinery Causes Catastrophic Slurry Pump Failure

Mining and Metal, Technical Paper

Seawater Cooling System Modifications Eliminate Pump to Save 5.5MW in Ultra Mega Power Plant

Seawater Cooling System Modifications Eliminate Pump to Save 5.5MW in Ultra Mega Power Plant

Power Generation

AFT Fathom Used to Identify and Address Slurry Deposition in Polymer Cooling System

AFT Fathom Used to Identify and Address Slurry Deposition in Polymer Cooling System

Chemical & Petrochemical, Interesting Model

Improved Method of Estimating Steam Hammer Loads

Improved Method of Estimating Steam Hammer Loads

Nuclear, Power Generation, Technical Paper

A Critique of Steam Hammer Load Analysis Methods

A Critique of Steam Hammer Load Analysis Methods

Nuclear, Power Generation, Technical Paper

AFT Arrow Ensures Proper Fan Sizing in Nitrogen Closed Loop

AFT Arrow Ensures Proper Fan Sizing in Nitrogen Closed Loop

General Facility, Nuclear

LNG Loading Emergency Shutdown Research Project

LNG Loading Emergency Shutdown Research Project

AFT Impulse Confirms Data Center Surge Safety After Importing 1000+ Pipe HVAC Systems

AFT Impulse Confirms Data Center Surge Safety After Importing 1000+ Pipe HVAC Systems

General Facility, Interesting Model

AFT Impulse Study Reveals Flaws in Injection System Emergency Protection Methods

AFT Impulse Study Reveals Flaws in Injection System Emergency Protection Methods

Oil and Gas, Operational Benefits & Sustainability

Reusable and Optimized Piping Saves Potash Mine $9.8M in Capital Expenses

Reusable and Optimized Piping Saves Potash Mine $9.8M in Capital Expenses

Mining and Metal, Operational Benefits & Sustainability

AFT Fathom Reveals Faulty Equipment in Hot Oil Network Energy Optimization Study

AFT Fathom Reveals Faulty Equipment in Hot Oil Network Energy Optimization Study

Correlation to Test /Field Data, General Facility

AFT Fathom Used to Minimize Pumping Cost for Cooling Water System

AFT Fathom Used to Minimize Pumping Cost for Cooling Water System

General Facility, Operational Benefits & Sustainability

Experimental Helium Cooling Loop for Nuclear Fusion Testing Modeled in AFT Arrow

Experimental Helium Cooling Loop for Nuclear Fusion Testing Modeled in AFT Arrow

Interesting Model, Nuclear

Dangerous Petrochemical Loading Surge Avoided with AFT Impulse Analysis

Dangerous Petrochemical Loading Surge Avoided with AFT Impulse Analysis

Chemical & Petrochemical, Correlation to Test /Field Data, Pipeline

AFT Fathom Integral to Resolving Stormwater Flooding Issues, Provides Alternatives $25MM under Competitor Scope

AFT Fathom Integral to Resolving Stormwater Flooding Issues, Provides Alternatives $25MM under Competitor Scope

Operational Benefits & Sustainability, Water / Wastewater

AFT Fathom and AFT Arrow Guide Rocket Design at KETEMA: A Retrospective

AFT Fathom and AFT Arrow Guide Rocket Design at KETEMA: A Retrospective

Aerospace, Case Studies, Operational Benefits & Sustainability

AFT Impulse Helps Resolve Overpressure Safety Issue By Modifying Subsea Valve Operations

AFT Impulse Helps Resolve Overpressure Safety Issue By Modifying Subsea Valve Operations

Interesting Model, Oil and Gas

AFT Impulse Helps Desalinization Plant Reduce Shutdowns and Save $175,000 Annually

AFT Impulse Helps Desalinization Plant Reduce Shutdowns and Save $175,000 Annually

Operational Benefits & Sustainability, Water / Wastewater

Wastewater Treatment Plant Resolves Downtime Issue and Saves Up To $600,000 with AFT Arrow

Wastewater Treatment Plant Resolves Downtime Issue and Saves Up To $600,000 with AFT Arrow

Operational Benefits & Sustainability, Water / Wastewater

Crude Pipeline Surge Analysis uses AFT Fathom and AFT Impulse: Safety Issues Revealed and Resolved

Crude Pipeline Surge Analysis uses AFT Fathom and AFT Impulse: Safety Issues Revealed and Resolved

Interesting Model, Oil and Gas

AFT Fathom Revealed and Resolved Capacity Limiting Issues in Petrochemical Cooling Water Network

AFT Fathom Revealed and Resolved Capacity Limiting Issues in Petrochemical Cooling Water Network

Chemical & Petrochemical, Correlation to Test /Field Data

Booster Pump Sizing with AFT Impulse Avoids Contamination Issue at Tailings Facility and Matches Field Data

Booster Pump Sizing with AFT Impulse Avoids Contamination Issue at Tailings Facility and Matches Field Data

Correlation to Test /Field Data, Mining and Metal

World War II Remnant: Nuclear Waste Transfer Lines Pressure Evaluation using AFT Fathom and AFT Impulse

World War II Remnant: Nuclear Waste Transfer Lines Pressure Evaluation using AFT Fathom and AFT Impulse

Interesting Model, Nuclear

Emissions Reduced at Commercial Power Plant Using AFT Arrow

Emissions Reduced at Commercial Power Plant Using AFT Arrow

Operational Benefits & Sustainability, Power Generation

AFT Fathom Helps Reduce Power Consumption by 40% at Petrochemical Plant

AFT Fathom Helps Reduce Power Consumption by 40% at Petrochemical Plant

Chemical & Petrochemical, Operational Benefits & Sustainability

Surge Pressures and Forces Reduced on Offshore Oil Platform Using AFT Impulse

Surge Pressures and Forces Reduced on Offshore Oil Platform Using AFT Impulse

Interesting Model, Oil and Gas

AFT Impulse Matches Data For Pumping Station Check Valve Closure

AFT Impulse Matches Data For Pumping Station Check Valve Closure

Correlation to Test /Field Data, Water / Wastewater

Nuclear Fusion Project Successfully Completed with AFT Fathom

Nuclear Fusion Project Successfully Completed with AFT Fathom

Interesting Model, Nuclear

Safety of Offshore Oil Rig Sea Water Injection System Validated With AFT Impulse

Safety of Offshore Oil Rig Sea Water Injection System Validated With AFT Impulse

Correlation to Test /Field Data, Oil and Gas

Surge Transients Due to Check Valve Closure in a Municipal Water Pumping Station

Surge Transients Due to Check Valve Closure in a Municipal Water Pumping Station

Technical Paper, Water / Wastewater

Surge Mitigation In a Marine Fuel Oil Terminal

Surge Mitigation In a Marine Fuel Oil Terminal

Oil and Gas, Technical Paper

Making the world a safer and better place – A plea for more data, validation cases and guidelines for waterhammer simulation

Making the world a safer and better place – A plea for more data, validation cases and guidelines for waterhammer simulation

Oil and Gas, Technical Paper

Significant Man-Hours Saved by Transitioning AFT Fathom Model to AFT Impulse to Analyze Surge Transients

Significant Man-Hours Saved by Transitioning AFT Fathom Model to AFT Impulse to Analyze Surge Transients

Interesting Model, Oil and Gas

Significant Man-Hours Saved by Transitioning AFT Fathom Model to AFT Impulse to Analyze Surge Transients

Significant Man-Hours Saved by Transitioning AFT Fathom Model to AFT Impulse to Analyze Surge Transients

Interesting Model, Oil and Gas

AFT Fathom Used to Enhance 40-Year Old Hand Calculations at Nuclear Power Plant

AFT Fathom Used to Enhance 40-Year Old Hand Calculations at Nuclear Power Plant

Interesting Model, Nuclear

Simulation of Transfer and Distribution of Thermally Hydrolyzed Sludge with AFT Fathom

Simulation of Transfer and Distribution of Thermally Hydrolyzed Sludge with AFT Fathom

Interesting Model, Water / Wastewater

Digester Gas Unit Expansion Modeled with AFT Arrow Confirms Pressure and Flow Capacity

Digester Gas Unit Expansion Modeled with AFT Arrow Confirms Pressure and Flow Capacity

Interesting Model, Water / Wastewater

Digester Complex Heat Reservoir Recirculation System Hydraulic and Thermal Analysis Accomplished with AFT Fathom

Digester Complex Heat Reservoir Recirculation System Hydraulic and Thermal Analysis Accomplished with AFT Fathom

Interesting Model, Water / Wastewater

AFT Arrow Model of Natural Gas Distribution System in Tanzania Helps Confirm Expansion Plans

AFT Arrow Model of Natural Gas Distribution System in Tanzania Helps Confirm Expansion Plans

Correlation to Test /Field Data, Oil and Gas

Ingenero Solves Pipe Failures in Mixed Bed Polishers Using AFT Impulse

Ingenero Solves Pipe Failures in Mixed Bed Polishers Using AFT Impulse

Chemical & Petrochemical, Interesting Model

AFT Fathom Used to Determine Size and Cost of Condenser Water Distribution Pipes

AFT Fathom Used to Determine Size and Cost of Condenser Water Distribution Pipes

General Facility, Interesting Model

AFT Fathom Improves Water Cooling System Reliability and Saves $200,000 Annually

AFT Fathom Improves Water Cooling System Reliability and Saves $200,000 Annually

Oil and Gas, Operational Benefits & Sustainability

AFT Fathom Helps Flowserve Improve Reliability of a Chemical Plant Raw Brine Injection System

AFT Fathom Helps Flowserve Improve Reliability of a Chemical Plant Raw Brine Injection System

Oil and Gas, Operational Benefits & Sustainability

AFT Fathom Validates Power Plant System Conversion

AFT Fathom Validates Power Plant System Conversion

Correlation to Test /Field Data, Power Generation

AFT Impulse Creative Modeling Technique for Multiple Pump Trip Conditions

AFT Impulse Creative Modeling Technique for Multiple Pump Trip Conditions

Interesting Model, Oil and Gas

AFT Impulse Validates Flow Rate Increase at Liquefied Natural Gas Plant

AFT Impulse Validates Flow Rate Increase at Liquefied Natural Gas Plant

Interesting Model, LNG

AFT Fathom Instrumental in Reconfiguring Office Building HVAC System

AFT Fathom Instrumental in Reconfiguring Office Building HVAC System

Correlation to Test /Field Data, General Facility

University of Alabama Reduces Energy Usage – Saves $60,000 a Year

University of Alabama Reduces Energy Usage – Saves $60,000 a Year

General Facility, Operational Benefits & Sustainability

Hydraulic Model Calibration of a Nuclear Plant Service Water System

Hydraulic Model Calibration of a Nuclear Plant Service Water System

Nuclear, Technical Paper

AFT Fathom Heat Transfer Capability Used in Power Plant HVAC System

AFT Fathom Heat Transfer Capability Used in Power Plant HVAC System

Interesting Model, Power Generation

AFT Impulse Simplifies Design of Complicated Water Deluge System

AFT Impulse Simplifies Design of Complicated Water Deluge System

Aerospace, Interesting Model

Data Center Air Cooling System Conversion Project Validated Using AFT Fathom

Data Center Air Cooling System Conversion Project Validated Using AFT Fathom

General Facility, Interesting Model

Analysis Using AFT Fathom Reveals Root Cause for Fire Pump System Over-Pressurization

Analysis Using AFT Fathom Reveals Root Cause for Fire Pump System Over-Pressurization

Correlation to Test /Field Data, Power Generation

AFT Fathom Finds Optimization Opportunities in Hydrocarbon Separation Process

AFT Fathom Finds Optimization Opportunities in Hydrocarbon Separation Process

Interesting Model, Oil and Gas

AFT Fathom Instrumental in Chrysler Energy Savings Project: Plant Saves $194,000 Per Year

AFT Fathom Instrumental in Chrysler Energy Savings Project: Plant Saves $194,000 Per Year

Automotive, Operational Benefits & Sustainability

AFT Impulse Saves Time & Effort in Pump Trip Evaluation: Natural Gas Power Plant

AFT Impulse Saves Time & Effort in Pump Trip Evaluation: Natural Gas Power Plant

Power Generation

AFT Impulse Finds Solution to Mitigate Surge Risk in Oil Pipeline

AFT Impulse Finds Solution to Mitigate Surge Risk in Oil Pipeline

AFT Fathom Determines Cause of Failures: Emergency Cooling Water Ride-through System

AFT Fathom Determines Cause of Failures: Emergency Cooling Water Ride-through System

General Facility, Operational Benefits & Sustainability

AFT Fathom to Increase Efficiency at Steel Plant: Coke Oven Gas Cooling Temperature Improvement Project

AFT Fathom to Increase Efficiency at Steel Plant: Coke Oven Gas Cooling Temperature Improvement Project

Mining and Metal, Operational Benefits & Sustainability

AFT Fathom Features Simplify Complex Model: Power Station Cooling Water System Redesigned

AFT Fathom Features Simplify Complex Model: Power Station Cooling Water System Redesigned

Interesting Model, Power Generation

Dust Collection Systems Rebalanced After Manufacturing Facility Data Matches AFT Arrow Models

Dust Collection Systems Rebalanced After Manufacturing Facility Data Matches AFT Arrow Models

Correlation to Test /Field Data, Manufacturing

AFT Fathom Results Agree With Power Plant Field Data – Temperature Control Problem Resolved

AFT Fathom Results Agree With Power Plant Field Data – Temperature Control Problem Resolved

Correlation to Test /Field Data, Power Generation

AFT Impulse Allows Space Launch System Expansion with Minimal Environmental Impact

AFT Impulse Allows Space Launch System Expansion with Minimal Environmental Impact

Campus Steam System Redesign Moves Forward After Data Matches AFT Arrow Model

Campus Steam System Redesign Moves Forward After Data Matches AFT Arrow Model

Correlation to Test /Field Data, General Facility

Crude Oil Booster Pump System Waterhammer Field Problem Solved with AFT Impulse

Crude Oil Booster Pump System Waterhammer Field Problem Solved with AFT Impulse

Resolving Operational Problems in Pumping Non-Settling Slurries

Resolving Operational Problems in Pumping Non-Settling Slurries

Chemical & Petrochemical, Technical Paper

Mine Dewatering System Design Validated Using AFT Fathom

Mine Dewatering System Design Validated Using AFT Fathom

Interesting Model, Mining and Metal

AFT Fathom Provides Accuracy and Confidence at Ameren Missouri

AFT Fathom Provides Accuracy and Confidence at Ameren Missouri

Correlation to Test /Field Data, Power Generation

District Heating System Modernized Using AFT Fathom

District Heating System Modernized Using AFT Fathom

General Facility, Interesting Model

Nuclear Power Station Service Water Pump NPSH Hydraulic Model Using AFT Fathom

Nuclear Power Station Service Water Pump NPSH Hydraulic Model Using AFT Fathom

Correlation to Test /Field Data, Nuclear

Hydraulic Analysis: Dry Fire Line Piping Network for Twin Tunnel Subway Design Project Using AFT Fathom

Hydraulic Analysis: Dry Fire Line Piping Network for Twin Tunnel Subway Design Project Using AFT Fathom

General Facility, Interesting Model

Optimization of Sea Water Pumping System

Optimization of Sea Water Pumping System

Oil and Gas, Technical Paper

High Accuracy Modeling of Copper Mine Pipeline System Using AFT Fathom

High Accuracy Modeling of Copper Mine Pipeline System Using AFT Fathom

Correlation to Test /Field Data, Mining and Metal

Flue Gas Desulfurization System Expansion Design Optimized with AFT Arrow

Flue Gas Desulfurization System Expansion Design Optimized with AFT Arrow

Interesting Model, Power Generation

Cooling System Surge Analysis with AFT Impulse

Cooling System Surge Analysis with AFT Impulse

Interesting Model, LNG

Water Reclamation System Modeling with AFT Fathom

Water Reclamation System Modeling with AFT Fathom

Interesting Model, Water / Wastewater

AFT Fathom Instrumental in District Cooling System Planning, Development & Operation

AFT Fathom Instrumental in District Cooling System Planning, Development & Operation

Correlation to Test /Field Data, General Facility

Campus Chill Water System Improved Through Hydraulic Modeling with AFT Fathom

Campus Chill Water System Improved Through Hydraulic Modeling with AFT Fathom

General Facility, Interesting Model

Optimizing Pumping Systems to Minimize First or Life-cycle Cost

Optimizing Pumping Systems to Minimize First or Life-cycle Cost

Chemical & Petrochemical, Technical Paper

AFT Arrow Powers Gas Turbine Analysis at Fern

AFT Arrow Powers Gas Turbine Analysis at Fern

Correlation to Test /Field Data, Power Generation

AFT Fathom Provides Critical Accuracy at Dupont

AFT Fathom Provides Critical Accuracy at Dupont

Chemical & Petrochemical, Correlation to Test /Field Data

X-34 High Pressure Nitrogen Reaction Control System Design and Analysis

X-34 High Pressure Nitrogen Reaction Control System Design and Analysis

Aerospace, Technical Paper

Rocket Propellant Line Waterhammer Transients In a Variable-G Environment

Rocket Propellant Line Waterhammer Transients In a Variable-G Environment

Aerospace, Technical Paper

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