KY Pipes
KY Pipes
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Does anyone have any experience with this software. We are evaluating a demo version and it seems to work pretty well and is somewhat user freindly. We have a older version of MikeNet which is not user freindly at all. I am just looking for some opinions on the software.





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I have never used KY pipe and I can't imagine that one is more accurate than the other. I suppose it's all about the GUI and model components.
Anyone with good experience with both to give their views on pros/cons?
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KY Pipe works just fine as well, it takes some getting used to, and if you do have a problem, you can speak directly to someone who is willing to look at your file, work on it a while, then offer a solution. Price-wise, KY Pipe is the better bargain. You can download a 50-pipe demo for free from their website to give it a try.
I would recommend KY Pipe over WaterCad.
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As said before Bentley are pretty visious when it comes to licensing. The Epanet engine is used by Watercad so suffers the same quirks.
Have a look at AFT's Fathom for steady state & extended period simulation & heat transfer or Impulse for steady and unsteady state. Great back up from AFT. I have built a 200 node network and got results in less than 3 hours. It really is plug and play. The database set up allows you to customise pipes, pumps, fluids etc so building models becomes very fast whether for quick and dirty looks or a more thorough investigation. No input text files to worry about.
Geoffrey D Stone FIMechE C.Eng;FIEAust CP Eng
www.waterhammer.bigblog.com.au