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Dynamic solutions for a fluid world™

AFT xStream ™

Steam and Gas Transient Analysis Software

Simulate and Solve Your


Challenging Steam and Gas
Transient Problems
AFT xStream is a powerful fluid dynamic simulation
tool for high-speed, acoustic transients that occur in
steam and gas piping systems. Uncertainty in design
and operations costs money and time. Now you can
accurately simulate how your steam and gas systems
will respond to potentially harmful transient events.

Capabilities Benefits Applications


• Accurately simulate high-speed transients in steam and • Reduce expensive • Ensure pressure,
gas piping systems including choked flow conditions overdesign resulting from temperature and flow
• Evaluate overall system response and transient pipe forces analytical uncertainty extremes are within
after steam and gas turbine trips design allowables
• Increase uptime by
• Predict transient supply pressures, temperatures and flows understanding how an • Determine imbalanced
to operating gas compressors and turbines when one trips unexpected transient pipe forces for sizing
offline event will impact structural supports
• Simulate tank blowdowns and charging, and how long it pressure, temperature • Troubleshoot existing
takes to reach desired pressures and flow delivery to systems to determine
• Predict transient pressures and flows due to heat critical equipment the cause of operational
exchanger tube ruptures • Improve safety by problems
• Easily change system input data including transient evaluating all system shut
valve positions, compressor operation, control set points, down scenarios
pressures, temperatures and more
• Validate that required
• Initiate transients based on time or events in the system flow can be delivered with
certainty
• Visualize the dynamic
response

XSTREAM ADD-ON MODULE


>>
>
Pulsation Frequency Analysis
Use this software extension tool Helps identify and avoid resonant
frequencies in systems, especially
for enhanced functionality. in those caused by reciprocating
compressors.

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Features
• 2D flow diagram or isometric view interface
• Built-in steady-state solver to automatically initialize
system before the transient
• Automatic pipe sectioning based on steady-state
acoustic velocities
• Compound transient event logic to model complex
control sequences
• Scenario Manager to track all design variants and
operational possibilities in a single model file
• Integrated graphing and reporting
• Animation tools for visual interpretation of complex
transient interactions
• Generates force imbalance files that can be
automatically read into CAESAR II®, ROHR2, AutoPIPE
and TRIFLEX® pipe stress dynamic models
• Built-in libraries of fluids (including NIST REFPROP and
ASME Steam Tables) and fittings which can be extended
and customized
• Define component mixtures using the built-in NIST
REFPROP and ChempakTM add-on thermophysical
databases, totaling over 600 unique fluids

Data Integration
• Import piping layouts and dimensional data from How does it work?
GIS Shapefiles, CAESAR II® Neutral Files, and PCF
AFT xStream incorporates a highly accurate steady-state
files from a wide range of sources
solver which provides seamless transfer of initial condi-
• Robust Excel integration to import and export data tions to the transient analysis. Steady-state solutions are
determined using a modified Newton-Raphson matrix it-
eration plus proprietary methods developed by AFT. The
“AFTxStream”, “Applied Flow Technology”, “Dynamic solutions for a fluid world” and the
AFT logo are trademarks of Applied Flow Technology Corporation. CAESAR II, AutoPIPE,
TRIFLEX and ROHR2 are third-party products owned and trademarked by their individual
Method of Characteristics is used to solve the transient
corporations.
mass, momentum and energy equations of pipe flow.

World Class Support


Your software includes one free year of product upgrades and technical support.
Additionally, AFT offers a variety of training for all levels of knowledge.

Training Seminars Free Webinars Expert Assistance Tips & Tricks


This classroom style Hosted webinars talk Have more projects than Each month, an
setting accelerates your about products and you can handle or need AFT engineer gives
skills and teaches you solutions-based uses. expert analysis? Extend newsletter readers a
how to be an AFT analysis Recorded webinars are your team with our Flow new tip and trick to
and simulation expert. located on our website. Expert Package. keep you up to date.

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