AFT Fathom
AFT Fathom is a general-purpose pipe network analysis tool that can be used to simulate any incompressible fluid flow problem. Fathom is widely used to design chilled water and hot water systems, fire suppression systems, water distribution, chemical process plants, and HVAC duct systems. Fathom includes extensive built-in databases of fluids (liquids and gases), pipe materials, pipe fittings, and insulation materials. Fathom includes integrated heat transfer capabilities to model piping heat transfer and heat exchangers. Screen Shots
Keywords
design, pump selection, pipe analysis, duct design, duct sizing, chilled water systems, hot water system
Validation/Testing
N / A
Expertise Required
Engineering background in piping or duct design required to use software correctly. No special knowledge of computers required.
Users
Estimated 8,000 -10,000 current users.
Audience
Mechanical, energy, chemical, architectural engineers working for manufacturing, architectural, consulting, and utilities companies and research universities and research laboratories.
Input
Pipe or duct specifications and components (fittings, pumps, control valves, etc.) are drawn and entered into the graphical user interface.
Output
Tabular or graphical output of over 100 calculated variables.
Computer Platform
All IBM PC computers running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, or 2000.
Programming Language
Visual Basic
Strengths
Easy to use graphical interface allows users to set up problems and get results quickly. Full featured pipe network analysis tool can solve networks of any size and has integrated heat transfer analysis with variable fluid properties. Complete representation of pump behavior with efficiency and NPSHA allows users to size pumps and investigate energy efficient pumping designs with variable speed pump drives.
Weaknesses
Software only models steady-state flows. Quasi-steady time-varying flow conditions must be modeled as different scenarios for each time period of interest.
Contact
Company: |
Applied Flow Technology |
Address: |
PO Box 6358 |
Telephone: |
800-589-4943 |
Facsimile: |
719-686-1001 |
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Availability
Full license for stand-alone or network installation for Fathom 5.0 is $1495. Volume discounts and educational discounts to universities are available. Contact Applied Flow Technology for more information.