Pipe2010: KYPipe Overview

"KYPIPE" is the powerful hydraulic calculation engine behind the Pipe2010: KYPipe hydraulic model.  KYPIPE was developed by Civil Engineering professors from the University of Kentucky and has been continually updated and maintained for over 40 years. 

Pipe2010: KYPipe models are made up entirely of pipe links, end nodes and internal nodes. Using this approach only a few simple steps are required to develop and modify pipe systems and define the associated data. Pipe2010 can input a background map and drawings in a variety of vector and raster formats. In addition, scaled grid lines may be used. Using a scaled background map or grid lines will allow pipe links to be precisely scaled (length calculated) as they are created.

A wide variety of pipe distribution system devices are supported and users can maintain an associated extensive table of data and records which can be customized to their specifications. In this way Pipe2010 is multi-purpose by providing and maintaining extensive GIS records, generating up-to-date data files for hydraulic and water quality models and providing facilities management capabilities.

KYPipe is the most widely used and trusted hydraulic analysis model in the world and has been qualified for nuclear applications. The software provides many capabilities not available with other hydraulic analysis engines.  KYPipe is the industry standard.

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Hydrant Flow Calculation	Operational Control Screen	Direct Parameter Calculations	IPD Rural Analysis
Hydrant Flow Calculation provides calculated fire flow for each hydrant which will maintain a specified minimum pressure in the distribution system as well as the required pressure at a pumper. Read more	The Operational Control Screen is a unique and very useful tool for presentations and operational and design studies. There is no better tool for presenting the impact of changes in operation of a distribution system. Read more	Direct Parameter Calculations allow you to calculate operating or design parameters that exactly satisfy stated pressure requirements at designated locations in the piping system for a range of operating conditions. Read more	Instantaneous Peak Demand Rural Analysis modifies your model demands using Peak Demand Diversity curves recommended for rural and sparsely populated water systems. Conventional designs often lead to undersized piping and low pressures. Read more

Water Quality Analysis	Demand Types & Patterns	Meters	Automatic Demand Distribution
Complete Water Quality Analysis capabilities using EPA guidelines as required by some regulatory agencies. The EPANet Water Quality program is used for these calculations. Read more	Demand Types & Patterns factors (multipliers) entered into the program table will vary the demand over time. Read more	Meters provide a powerful alternative to allocated junction demands. Place one or more meter connections at any location in any pipeline and associate these meters with the user and demand type. Demands automatically assigned to junctions. Read more	Specify the total demand and number of residential connections and the demand it will automatically be distributed throughout the system. This is a tremendous time saver. Read more

Unique Elements & Devices	Device & Element Libraries	Optimal Pump Scheduling	Optimal Design Module
Pipe2010: KYPipe node elements include junctions, tanks, reservoirs, pumps, sprinklers, regulating valves, control valves, etc. In addition we model a number of unique devices such as hydrotanks, vacuum breakers, variable pressure supplies, combined holding tank-pump element, loss element, etc. Read more	Users can create customized library for devices such as pumps, valves, air vacuum valves, surge tanks, back flow preventors, pipe libraries. Basically a library can be created for any device. A large number of pipe libraries are distributed with the software. Read more	Optimal Pump Scheduling will compute the most economical and efficient way of operating complex water distribution systems with multiple pump stations. Read more	The Optimal Design Module will select the optimal diameters for a specified section of a system to minimize the total pipe cost. Read more

Optimized Calibration	CAD & GIS, Import & Export	Extended Period Simulation	Optional Backgrounds
Optimized Calibration minimizes the difference between observed field data and model predictions considering all test data simultaneously to provide the best calibration possible. Read more	The DXF Exchange feature allows you to import and export piping data (lines and polylines) from Auto CAD to create a pipe system. GIS Exchange feature imports and exports PIPE2000 data to and from SHAPE files. Read more	Extended Period Simulation simulates extended periods (e.g. 24–144 hours) with pump and tank controls, demand curves, and specified changes at designated times. Read more	Display image files in the background including DXF, Shape, TIF and JPG. Read more

Hydrant Color Coding	Contouring & Emphasis	Pipe Profiling	Printing, Images & PDFs
Hydrant color coding can be assigned automatically in Pipe2010: KYPipe.	Generate, display and print contour maps for a variety of node data and results (e.g. elevation, pressure). Read more	Animate pipe profiles. Specify the first and last nodes and the rest is done automatically. Read more	Export Pipe2010 maps, graphs, tables and reports directly to a PDF, JPG or BMP file without loss of quality. Read more

Pipe Schedules	Fittings Loss Coefficients	Flushing Analysis	Device Nodes
Select the Pipe Type from one of many Pipe Schedules and the pipe data fields are automatically filled. This is a great time saving feature. Users can create their own Pipe Schedules or select from hundreds available.	Enter the number of each type of fitting from the extensive drop down and the loss coefficient K’s will be automatically summed for any pipe section. This is another great time saving feature.	Pipe2010 provides a flushing analysis which identifies pipes that attain a specified velocity when a flushing scenario is analyzed. This analysis will generate a special set of map labels, color-coded pipes, and a Flushing Report. Read More	Hydraulic models of piping systems are comprised of pipes and nodes. A node represents a device where one or more pipes connect. Pipe2010 supports a wide variety of nodes. Read More