Tools For Pipeline Models

Tools for Pipeline Models
Saudi Aramco Flow Assurance Technical Exchange Meeting

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia November 1-2, 2015
John D. Yurchevich PE

Safety Moment - Stair Safety
On December 25, 2013, I fell down stairs at my house.
I had both hands full of boxes and I was wearing a long
housecoat.
When I started down the stairs my dog decided to race me
down and I either tripped over the dog or my housecoat.
I fell down 9 steps and landed face first on a hardwood
floor.
I cracked three ribs and damaged my shoulder requiring
surgery. The doctor said I was lucky!
Please learn from my mistake.
Always keep 1 hand on the hand rail and proceed with caution.

Developing Digital Data from Graphical Pump Curves
This is what you get:
This is what you want:
The following tool can be used to create

tabulated data from the pump curve.


The Program
The UN-SCAN-IT Graph Digitizer converts graph images to their underlying x vs y data automatically. UN-SCAN-IT
digitizer software works with most image formats (TIFF, JPG, BMP, GIF, etc.) from any scanner, digital camera, or other
image source to digitize plots, strip charts, instrumental output, old graphs, published graphs, etc. In addition to the many
graph digitizing features, UN-SCAN-IT can also integrate peak areas, smooth the data, take derivatives, re-scales graphs
and exports the x vs y data for use in other software programs.
If you have ever had to guess at the data values on printed graphs, hold two graphs up to a light to compare features, use
a planimeter
or cut and weigh technique to find peak areas, or "squint and click" on each point with a digitizing tablet, then you will find
UN-SCAN-IT to be an accurate, quick, and easy solution.


Using Un-Scan-It
Initial View


Lets Digitize the pump performance map we saw previously.
Initial View


This is what we want.
The data can now be copied and pasted as needed.


A Tool to Generate Pump Curves From a Single Point
What if we want to use a pump curve but we do not have any data?
Amec Foster Wheeler has developed a tool to generate pump
curve data from a single Head/Flow pair.
Required Inputs:
Flow at BEP (gpm);
Head at BEP (ft);
Peak Efficiency (fraction);
Specific Gravity;
Shut-Off Head Rise Fraction (optional);
Pump Run-Out Fraction (optional); and
Exponent for Efficiency Equation (optional)
Pump Curve Generator


Lets use the data from our example curve:


Lets use the data from our example curve:
Required Inputs:
Flow at BEP (gpm);
4700.0
Head at BEP (ft);
162.0
Peak Efficiency (fraction);
0.8
Specific Gravity;
Shut-Off Head Rise Fraction (optional);
1.36
Pump Run-Out Fraction (optional); and
Exponent for Efficiency Equation (optional)
Pump Curve Generator

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Results

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Simplifying Elevation Profiles
Pipeline modelers are provided elevation profile in many ways:

1. Alignment Sheets;
2. Data from GPS (many points often only feet apart); or
3. Data from Google Maps.
If the data comes from alignment sheets, they are typically read by
hand. However you can use UN-SCAN-IT.
Data from Google Maps can be used for new pipelines to get the
relative elevation between stations, valve, etc.
Data from GPS usually is provided in a text file or a spreadsheet.

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Here is an example of the data provided in an ASCII text file.

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Import file into Excel and save it.

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Plot the data in Excel. All 844 pairs.

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Run the Data Reducer Application
Adjust the number of points in the reduced elevation profile by adjusting

the slope tolerance (0 1000).
Rerun the application by selecting
Check the comparison of the existing profile and reduced profile for any
missing data.
Copy and paste the data as needed.

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Capturing Output From Your Program or Desktop

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Capturing Output From Your Program or Desktop
What you can do with Snagit:
Capture an Image;
Capture a Region, Window or Scroll a Window;
Capture the Entire Screen;
Capture a Fixed Region;
Capture an Object;
Capture a Menu;
Capture a Shape;
Capture the Clipboard Contents;
Capture Off-Screen or Window Larger than Screen;
Capture multiple Areas of the Screen;
Capture Using a Time Delay or Schedule;
Capture a Video up to 1 GB;
Include Cursor if Desired.

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What you can do with Snagit:
Capture an Image;
Capture a Region, Window or Scroll a Window;
Capture the Entire Screen;
Capture a Fixed Region;
Capture an Object;
Capture a Menu;
Capture a Shape;
Capture the Clipboard Contents;
Capture Off-Screen or Window Larger than Screen;
Capture multiple Areas of the Screen;
Capture Using a Time Delay or Schedule;
Capture a Video up to 1 GB;
Include Cursor if Desired.

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