Pipe Network Analysis Services in India

ENI Tech is one of the leading pipe network analysis (commonly also known as hydraulic analysis or modeling) consulting company in India. ENI used advanced methods for pipe network analysis, which analyses the flow & pressure of fluids through the network of interconnected pipes and their components.

A detailed study of pressure drops and flow rates in individual network sections, combined with computer modeling, flow and pressure measurements, can help identify system bottlenecks, optimize the system for energy efficiency, and ensure that required flow and pressure are achieved at the desired locations.

This study can be used for any size of piping networks. It is especially beneficial in large-scale pipe networks, where sophisticated computer models aid in understanding the difficulties and determining the optimal optimization approach.

Need for Pipe Network Analysis

Pipe Network Efficiency: Just like pumps, compressors, and chillers, pipes also have an efficiency. Efficient pipe networks deliver fluids with lower pressure drops and energy losses.
- In pipelines and fitting, there is total system pressure drops in about 10-50&. Typically, pumps consume 25% more energy due to increased or excess pipeline/fittings pressure drops.
- For pumping systems, an increase in pressure losses in pipelines is directly proportional to the increase in energy cost.
- Maintenance cost also increases
Productivity: Inefficient systems cause flow/pressure/temperature issues that reduced the productivity of the plant, increases scrap, and downtime.
System Curve: Matching the system curve and pump curve is important. Normally, they don’t match, causing 10-20% extra losses in pump efficiency.
Velocity: Too low or too high velocities are not preferable. Low velocity causes deposition and buildup whereas high velocity causes pressure drops.
First Study Benefit: It is assumed that the designers have designed the network well. Thus, pipe network studies are never done. In the first detailed study, high-impact and low-cost solutions can be identified.

Root Cause of Pipe Network Issues

New Plants

Pipe networks and pumps are designed using a safety margin/over-designing of 10-30%.
When the plant starts, it operates at a different duty point than designed.
Usually, new plants run inefficiently until a study suggests modifications, like impeller trimming, changes to the set-points, etc.

Over the years

Due to corrosion, scaling, fouling, pump degradation, buildup, performance degradation of other system components, the system efficiency reduces significantly.
New users are added, new pumps are added, and headers may or may not be changed. This causes an overall inefficient pipe network.
In old plants, running more pumps becomes a new norm. Instead of root cause analysis, unnecessary modifications are done that don’t make much difference in the system’s efficiency.
Overall, pipe networks have good opportunity for pipe sizing, pump sizing, improvements in the pressure profiles, velocities, and process demands.

Use of Pipe Network Study in Facilities

Root-Cause Analysis

Guaranteed root-cause identification

Large Energy-Consuming Systems

Significant energy savings potential through a detailed study.

Systems Important to Plant Operations

You can get complete control and understanding over the systems. It will help at the time of modifications and operational issues.

Validation of Projects (Modifications)

A real-life simulation model can be used to validate future scenarios accurately. It can save huge on capital investments and operational losses.
It can be anything like installing new pumps, boilers, header modifications, tie-in points, new users being added, etc.

Major Capital Expenditure

A lot of extra pipeline expenditure is done due to inaccurate fluid flow logics.

Optimization

To reduce plant energy cost, systems should run at best operational efficiencies.

Features and Benefits of Our Pipe Network Analysis

Being the best pipe network management systems in India, we have used multiple types of new technological updates in our analysis that can give various kinds of benefits, such as:

Flow Optimization: The pipe network analysis helps optimize the flow distribution in the overall network of pipes by using advanced technologies such as digital twin technology. This optimization helps calculate the flow and pressure across the network and prevents areas from overflowing.
Real-Time Monitoring and Control: We have used new technology such as IoT& SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) for real-time monitoring of each and every process. This helps in detecting any kind of abnormality and adjusting before any issue exists.
Automated Network Modeling and Optimization: For making complex networks in pipeline systems, the automated modeling tools help simplify the network design process and allow engineers to look closely into input parameters and receive optimized designs. This technology is mainly beneficial for smart irrigation systems and energy recovery systems.
Cloud-Based Platforms: For keeping the overall data safe, our pipe network analysis comes with a cloud-based solution that includes data storage, sharing and analysis on a single platform and can access data from any location.

Being the best pipe network analysis services, service providers and dealers in India, we at ENI Tech. Pvt. Ltd. is providing the best solution for simplifying the multiple complex operations in the systems, such as pressure, flow rates and hydraulic design parameters, through our newly developed pipe network management systems. This process is made with newly updated software that helps improve performance. For more information, contact us today!