Continuous innovation incorporating leading science
For over 30 years, the PIPESIM simulator has been continuously improved by incorporating not only the latest science in the three core areas of flow modeling—multiphase flow, heat transfer, and fluid behavior—but also the latest innovations in computing, and oil and gas industry technologies. The simulator includes advanced three-phase mechanistic models, enhancements to heat transfer modeling, and comprehensive PVT modeling options. The ESRI-supported GIS map canvas helps deliver true spatial representation of wells, equipment, and networks. Networks can be built on the GIS canvas or generated automatically using a GIS shape file. The interactive graphical wellbore enables rapid well model building and analysis. Faster simulation runtime has also been achieved for all modeling though the implementation of a new parallel network solver to spread the computational load across all processors.

Steady-state flow assurance, from concept to operations
The PIPESIM simulator offers the industry’s most comprehensive steady-state flow assurance workflows for front-end system design and production operations. The flow assurance capabilities of the simulator enable engineers to ensure safe and effective fluid transport—from sizing of facilities, pipelines, and lift systems, to ensuring effective liquids and solids management, to well and pipeline integrity. In addition, where dynamic analysis is needed to add further insight, the PIPESIM-to-OLGA converter tool enables rapid conversion of models. Shared heat transfer, multiphase flow, and fluid behavior methodologies ensure data quality and consistency between the steady-state and transient analyses.

New Python Toolkit environment
The previous Python Toolkit environment from Enthought has been replaced with a new Python distribution manager from Anaconda. A new script editor VSCodium has also been added. Various new PIPESIM steady-state multiphase flow simulator functionalities are now supported, such as rate constraints in network simulation and sensitivity in NODAL analysis task.

Multiflash version 7.1
Multiflash is an advanced fuid characterization software from KBC. In PIPESIM 2021.1, Multiflash 7.1 is added and will be downloaded automatically. You may refer to KBC website for more details. Multiflash license is sold separately.

Prediction of gas lift multi-pointing
Gas lift multipointing is a nondesirable condition that can be modeled using the gas lift diagnostics task. Now the PIPESIM simulator can predict this condition in pressure and temperature and system analysis tasks

System Requirements:
OS:Windows® 10, 11 (64-bit)
CPU:Intel®-compatible multi-core processor
Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.7 (can be installed automatically)
Memory:4 GB RAM (64-bit)
Monitor:1280 x 1024 with 256 colors

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