------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PIPEFLO 7/8 PROJECT UPDATES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - See PFChanges txt for fixes between development builds - See updateNC txt for calculation engine updates - See updateSchem txt for schematic diagram updates - See updatePPlots txt for performance plots updates - See updateRM txt for report manager updates ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **all following changes are with respect to previous build** PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.416.0 Mar. 17, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.4.1.99 Mar. 13, 2008 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.34 Mar. 17, 2008 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.6.127.0 Feb. 25, 2008 Schem.dll 2.0.0.41 Feb. 05, 2008 - Report Manager fix PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.415.0 Mar. 13, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.4.1.99 Mar. 13, 2008 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.33 Mar. 13, 2008 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.6.127.0 Feb. 25, 2008 Schem.dll 2.0.0.41 Feb. 05, 2008 - Report Manager fix - Fix: Removed "Panel1" word that appears in the Black Oil/ Simplified fluid data entry screen PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.414.0 Mar. 10, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.4.1.98 Mar. 06, 2008 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.32 Feb. 25, 2008 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.6.127.0 Feb. 25, 2008 Schem.dll 2.0.0.41 Feb. 05, 2008 - Add: New pipes (not existing) will be populated with default heat transfer data such as buried, water and air properties (only) when they are first created. - Add: Users can now disable the data message checking. Data message checking can be very slow in large files. Whenever it is reenabled a full data check (slow) is done. [8.413.3] - Add: Windows XP styling - Add: Updated pipe & heat transfer database to include new items [8.413.2] - Fix: New Fluid Sources were not being created in the same way old fluid sources were updated. This was a serialization bug that caused problems when trying to copy fluid sources. - Fix: Importing the flow relationship caused an error when trying to copy tha fluid source after the import. - Added: PIPEFLO Zip utility to menu items under "About" and "Results" - Fix: Switching from Seq to Adv didn't disable free water as it should. Message now prompts the user before switching. - Fix: FluidBasis being reset to compositional_fluid_type during a free water solve which, is obviously, incorrect. Message should now appear when trying to solve a free water advanced solver case - Fix: Prompting for principal flow rate at the demand in a single demand advanced solver case - Fix: Asking for gravities to be specified when a ratio value of 0 is specified for the corresponding gravity. - Fix: Access violation when opening a parametric case when parent property cannot be found. Usually happens in steam case. [8.413.1] - Fix: Global Data Editor wasn't globally changing 'Hydrate Prediction' flag. Behaviour changed. - Fix: Various locatable facility problems. Temporarily removed warning/error messages. Fixed access violation - Fix: Elevation Discontinuity bug when loading old cases. Resulted in access violation when user clicked on any message in the message window. - Changed: "View" button changed to say "Reports" on flowsheet toolbar - Add: Ability to drag labels in a pipe plot. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.412.1 Jan. 15, 2008 [Pre-release] -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.4.1.81 Jan. 15, 2008 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.27 Jan. 07, 2008 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.6.124.0 Dec. 06, 2007 Schem.dll 2.0.0.38 Jan. 11, 2008 - Fix: Importing an invalid flow relationship xml file caused PIPEFLO to freeze - Add: The ability to append Erosion Velocity Check results to the xml file. - Add: A default path to an elevation import file is now stored in the registry. Once the user chooses a valid import file PIPEFLO will default to that file when opened until the user chooses a new location. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.411.4 Jan. 07, 2008 [Pre-release] -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.4.1.77 Jan. 07, 2008 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.27 Jan. 07, 2008 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.6.124.0 Dec. 06, 2007 Schem.dll 2.0.0.35 Nov. 22, 2007 - Fix: Cumulative Line Pack units not functioning in Performance Plots - Add: Erosion velocity check post processing (not fully complete) - Add: Support for flow ratios for flow balance - Change: Enabled various options for AS systems that were previously blocked such as Specified fluid temperature etc... - Add: Completed erosion velocity check development for post processing - Fix: Switching from SI to field units when a flow relationship was being resulted in random unstable behaviour. - Add: Output for pipe summary table expanded to include gradients. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.401.6 Nov. 14, 2007 [Pre-release] -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.4.1.27 Nov. 14, 2007 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.21 Oct. 23, 2007 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.5.121.0 Sep. 12, 2007 Schem.dll 2.0.0.32 Aug. 20, 2007 - Added: Export to OLGA feature - Added: Re-designed global data editor - Added: Phase Envelope and Flow Map Utility processing for Compositional and Black Oil Systems - Fix: Redundant connection prevention. Schematic diagram elements are no longer able to be accidently connected to themself. - Fix: Flow Map and Phase Envelope performance improvements. - Fix: In some cases if the parametric value chosen was close enough to 0 then it would get excluded from the parametric tree. - Fix: Removed gas condensate block - Fix: Switching to Russian language caused an issue loading the StdPipeDB.xml file. - Fix: Default button enable/disable state wasn't functioning properly in the black oil entry form. - Fix: If "GUTH and SIMHA" was selected for Emulsion, no parameters were selected and no pipes were chosen for emulsion computation then a "Parameter is incorrect message was occuring - Fix: Results layer result box wasn't appearing on the screen when the user enabled it - Add: Redesigned flow map utility processing. Added table to pick a point for flow map plotting - Fix: International language bug fixes - Add: Separator output now discloses composition at discharge end - Change: Pipe section angles now reported at the next section in the elevation profile, no longer the previous section - Change: White background appears on elevation profile flybys PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.322.0 Oct. 22, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.3.1.20 Jul. 09, 2007 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.15 Apr. 16, 2007 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.3.119.1 Oct. 22, 2007 Schem.dll 2.0.0.31 Jul. 19, 2007 - Fix: Calculation engine fix related to pipe segment results. See updateNC.txt. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.318.2 Jul. 19, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.3.1.20 Jul. 09, 2007 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.15 Apr. 16, 2007 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.3.119.0 Jul. 16, 2007 Schem.dll 2.0.0.31 Jul. 19, 2007 - Fix: Code to prevent a schematic diagram element from being connected to itself in any way - Fix: A problem was encountered with the compressor calculation that resulted in a network failing to converge in Advanced Solver. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.317.2 Jul. 09, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.3.1.20 Jul. 09, 2007 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.15 Apr. 16, 2007 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.3.118.0 May. 24, 2007 Schem.dll 2.0.0.30 Jun. 21, 2007 - Fix: Access violation when opening the flow rate screen in a parametric steam case - Added: Message to indicate parametric flow rates not supported in multiple demand system - Fix: Renaming and redrawing of pipes after split was a problem - Added: Color flagging to indicate missing data/error messages for facilities - Fix: Various fixes to enabling/disabling logic for facilities (i.e. Discharge pressure and Brake power are mutually exclusive) - Fix: Update inspector information displays once user switches fluid systems - Fix: Pipe labeling in plots was previously mis-leading. Labels were out of sink with plot. - Fix: Cooldown was being reported as disabled if not enabled with every pipe in a system - Added: Various error/warning/missing information messages to message window - Fix: Water gravity falsly reported as missing in a Black Oil case with "Individual Flow Rates" selected w/Mass rate, Water Mass Flow and Water Gravity specified. - Various missing data messages with Pump and Regulator that were being falsly reported or not reported at all. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.315.2 May. 28, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.3.1.13 May. 28, 2007 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.15 Apr. 16, 2007 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.3.118.0 May. 24, 2007 Schem.dll 2.0.0.28 Apr. 25, 2007 - Fix: Pump reporting an error when multiphase flow is encountered in a seqential network. - Fix: Parametric Output Selector Tree now reads from the XML file. It also reports "success" or "fail" depending on the case result. - Added: Improved error messaging in flow rates. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.314 May. 10, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.3.1.5 May. 10, 2007 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.15 Apr. 16, 2007 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.3.117.0 May. 10, 2007 Schem.dll 2.0.0.28 Apr. 25, 2007 - Fix: OLGAS premium charging fixed for royalty cases. - Fix: Opening the plotting window very occasionally caused an access violation. - Fix: Various problems with the flow relationship curves. Problems with compositional w/free water systems as well as issues with total flow systems. - Added: Additional flow rate setup error messaging to provide the user with a more meaningful error message. - Fix: Some elements, particularly pipes, have not been properly created. Detection of corrupt pipes has been added such that a case can be successfully loaded even though a particular element may not be valid. This provides a means for the user to delete the offending element. - Fix: Unit conversion problem with Total liquid flow rates. If SI units were used the result was invalid. - Changed: How network component buttons are enabled/disabled. More intuitive design with a bit more rigidity. - Changed: OLGAS correlations renamed. - Changed: Correlations re-ordered. New NeotecCorrelationStructure.xml used. - Changed: Large performance improvements when manipulating data with large input file. Respectable load time improvements as well. - Added: Simple separator to allow for easy removal of gas, hcl or water based on a fraction - Changed: Improved results layer reliabilty. Added a toolbar button to default the result layer boxes to their original position. - Added: Flag checking to determine whether or not a case created with newer software can be loaded in an old version of the software. Warn with message if unable. - Fixed: A phantom flow rate was being assigned to a source in a compositional system when a flow relationship was present. - Fixed: Result layer preference defaulted to ON (not OFF) as it is more intuitive this way. - Changed: Block duplicate naming of facilities/pipes and fix the naming of facilities/pipes in old cases. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.313 Mar. 13, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.3.0.18 Mar. 13, 2007 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.12 Jan. 08, 2007 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.2.113.0 Feb. 08, 2007 Schem.dll 2.0.0.26 Mar. 05, 2007 - Changed: Enabled total liquid flow rates with Water Cut & GLR options. - Fixed: Centre element so that the view actually centres around the object in question. - Added: Added the ability for the users to detach facilities and pipes at one end only. Previously the only detach worked for all slots. Now a "right-click" option exists for the individual slot. - Added: Default button for Watson K value. - Added: Included l/d unit for non-standard flow rates in UnitFile.txt. - Fixed: Fix for the discrepancy between the royalty estimated charge and the actual charge written to the key. - Fixed: Junction reporting was occasionally incorrect in advanced solver cases - Fixed: Access violation when opening the plot window with certain cases. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.312 Feb. 09, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.3.0.14 Feb. 09, 2007 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.12 Jan. 08, 2007 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.2.113.0 Feb. 08, 2007 Schem.dll 2.0.0.24 Oct. 30, 2006 - Added: Parametrics input option for specifying and running cases with multiple property values while only requiring one case file. - Added: Performance plots for plotting "Anything" vs. "Anything" - Added: GLR/GOR Water Cut to fluid system interfaces to simply user entry - Fixed: Flybys were not appears if the file was named with an extra period "." eg: C:\Test\MyFile_1.204.pfw (1.204 caused problems) - Added: Cooldown display under General case data is now more informative - Added: Additional xml file to reduce initial load time for flyby results - Added: Warning/Error message indicator in message window - Fixed: Cooldown's overall heat tranfer and inside film coefficient was not properly being set - Fixed: Setting gas or water as the individual principal rate would result in a zero flow being assumed for that source. - Added: Progress bar loaders and cursor updates when loading process takes time for plot start-up, exporting, output files and loading flyby xml file - Fixed: Emulsion "Check-all" and "Uncheck-all" buttons were not preserving the selected/unselected options. - Fixed: "Emulsion Viscosity Option" was being disabled when no pipes were selected. This behaviour was incorrect and the section is never disabled. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.216 Nov. 01, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.2.0.20 Nov. 01, 2006 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.6 Aug. 29, 2006 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.0.109.0 Oct. 17, 2006 Schem.dll 2.0.0.23 Sep. 08, 2006 - Fixed: Elevation data, if improperly entered, can lead to case file corruption. Added some preventitive measure to ensure this doesn't easily happen again. - Added: New project accounting has been added. It was missed during the merge. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.215 Oct. 17, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.2.0.19 Oct. 16, 2006 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.6 Aug. 29, 2006 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.0.109.0 Oct. 17, 2006 Schem.dll 2.0.0.23 Sep. 08, 2006 - Fixed: Severe slug results were not being reported. - Fixed: Pressure loss gradient value in report was incorrect. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.214 Oct. 03, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.2.0.18 OCt. 03, 2006 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.6 Aug. 29, 2006 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.0.108.0 Sep. 25, 2006 Schem.dll 2.0.0.23 Sep. 08, 2006 - Fixed: Threading problem caused program to freeze during various actions (i.e. opening plots). - Fixed: Right-click plotting option has be re-added. - Fixed: Report writing was disabled by default after new install. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.213 Sep. 28, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.2.0.17 Sep. 28, 2006 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.6 Aug. 29, 2006 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.0.108.0 Sep. 25, 2006 Schem.dll 2.0.0.23 Sep. 08, 2006 - Fixed: Excel importing problem on machines with Excel 2000 registered. - Added: Support for MSXML version 6. - Fixed: Cooldown - All Temperature Curve plots (re-enabled and fixed). - Fixed: Plot curves didn't update properly when enter key used to select curve quantity. - Added: FLEXPIPE to pipe database. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.212 Sep. 12, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.2.0.14 Sep. 08, 2006 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.6 Aug. 29, 2006 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.0.107.0 Aug. 10, 2006 Schem.dll 2.0.0.23 Sep. 08, 2006 - Fixed: Loading old case files would occasionally cause the connection lines to be drawn at random locations. - Fixed: Pressure set point occasionally appeared off in the distance when loading any cases. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.211 Sep. 07, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 8.2.0.13 Sep. 06, 2006 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.1.0.6 Aug. 29, 2006 NeoCalcSvr.dll 3.0.107.0 Aug. 10, 2006 Schem.dll 2.0.0.22 Sep. 07, 2006 - Dual mode operation. The mode determines which network solution engine is invoked when the solve button is pressed. The sequential solver is the same engine that has been supported in PIPEFLO up to now, and the Advanced solver is an all-new engine that features the capability for solving looped networks. - Added new schematic interface. - New Project Accounting database supported. - Using new installation program. - Fixed: Access violation when rapidly scrolling graph selections - Added: Choke - disabled in this build - Added: Fitting element arrows are now used as flow direction indicators - Fixed: Flow direction indicator now included in results layer results. - Update: More detailed and concise location instructions provided for locating facilities - Fixed: Access violation using the autorun feature when running many cases - Fixed: Water gas ratio was being ignored in compositional systems w/performance relationships - Fixed: Beggs & Brill revised is now set as the overall method for Rough Pipe - Fixed: Access violation when plotting Temperature vs. All Cooldown Curves - Fixed: Cancel button replicated OK button behaviour in pipe database form. - Changed: Locatable message to indicate when no facilities have been located. - Updated: Locatable facility messaging in general - Changed: Placement of the locatable facilities is now determined by PIPEFLO - Fixed: Gas flow was incorrectly disabled for simplified systems - Fixed: Changed error messaging for flow relationship data - Fixed: Various pipe profile results were reported incorrectly in pipes with a reversed datum - Menu buttons are enabled and disabled based on the selected button. - Created a locatable details window with instruction on how to physically place an already located facility on the schematic diagram. Order of window appearances changed. - Fixed - Elevation discontinuity warning message was being suppressed. - Various locatable placement improvements. - Added : ANSARI methods to multiphase methods screen. - Update: PIPEFLO package version info is read from Updatepf.txt file. - Fixed access violation problem with flow relationship entry form. - Several elements were not appearing in the output report file. This problem has been corrected. - Changed path of Neobill.exe to point to NeoProjectAccounting.exe - Scaled size of schematic diagram is now remembered when the case is reloaded. - Fixed problem with fly-by results inconsistent with output results. - Reloading a case always indicated that a change occured because the save button was enabled. This has been fixed. - Pipes are now bendable. - Schematic diagram elements are no longer automatically positioned after a connection occurs. Preference was given to node repositioning instead. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.2... (before 8.211) -------------------------------------------- - Parametric pre-release versions, with parametrics disabled. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 8.1... -------------------------------------------- - Advanced solver pre-release versions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 7.310 Feb. 15, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 7.136.1.157 Jun. 17, 2005 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.0.0.175 Jun. 20, 2005 NeoCalcSvr.dll 2.22.88.0 Jan. 26, 2005 Schem.dll 1.0.0.22 May 31, 2005 **all changes are w.r.t previous version** 1) New OLGAS2000 library and license was added. 2) New VMG Fluid library was added. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 7.309 Aug. 12, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 7.136.1.157 Jun. 17, 2005 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.0.0.175 Jun. 20, 2005 NeoCalcSvr.dll 2.22.88.0 Jan. 26, 2005 Schem.dll 1.0.0.22 May 31, 2005 **all changes are w.r.t previous version** 1) A problem was encountered with the initalization of the VMG fluid property package when the composition contains components ranging from C21 to C30. This has now been corrected. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 7.308 Jun. 20, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 7.136.1.157 Jun. 17, 2005 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.0.0.175 Jun. 20, 2005 NeoCalcSvr.dll 2.22.88.0 Jan. 26, 2005 Schem.dll 1.0.0.22 May 31, 2005 **all changes are w.r.t previous version** 1) Added capability for reporting pipe unit linings when these are enabled for the calculations. 2) Fixed a bug that prevented steam/water systems with multiple demands from solving. The symptom of the this bug is the message "A zero flow pipe has been detected." displayed immediately on pressing the Run button. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 7.306 Apr. 7, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 7.135.1.156 Apr. 7, 2005 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.0.0.162 Oct. 21, 2004 NeoCalcSvr.dll 2.22.88.0 Jan. 26, 2005 Schem.dll 1.0.0.19 Dec. 23, 2004 **all changes are w.r.t previous version** 1) Fixed a case load time bug that prevented the case file update process from completing. Applies only to attempts to update cases made using v7.1.0 Build 96 or earlier. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 7.305 Mar. 31, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 7.134.1.154 Mar. 31, 2005 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.0.0.162 Oct. 21, 2004 NeoCalcSvr.dll 2.20.86.0 Jan. 12, 2005 Schem.dll 1.0.0.19 Dec. 23, 2004 **all changes are w.r.t previous version** 1) A bug fix for the case file update problem that affected some cases that were built using version v7.1.0 Build 96 or earlier. The symptoms of this bug are the failure to complete a file load operation because the update process loops infinitely as it attempts to replace old pipe units with the newer pipe unit. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 7.301 Dec. 24, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 7.133.1.153 Dec. 24, 2004 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.0.0.162 Oct. 21, 2004 NeoCalcSvr.dll 2.19.85.0 Dec. 23, 2004 Schem.dll 1.0.0.19 Dec. 23, 2004 **all changes are w.r.t previous version** 1) The BWR and BWRS options have been added to the compositional equation of state selection drop-down list. 2) New plotting feature: preservation of the last displayed plot quantity and the plot units whenever File->Save Graph Settings is used to save the plot to file. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 7.300 Dec. 23, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 7.132.1.152 Dec. 23, 2004 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.0.0.162 Oct. 21, 2004 NeoCalcSvr.dll 2.18.84.0 Dec. 21, 2004 Schem.dll 1.0.0.19 Dec. 23, 2004 **all changes are w.r.t previous version** 1) VMG methods are available as an option in the compositional equations of state. 2) "Target Pressure Convergence Search Method" is a new option on the Tolerances screen. 3) The schematic button bar handles resizing better in both docked and undocked modes. 4) Pipe units now have stretchy connectors like all other schematic components. 5) New plotting features are: graph control for customizing plots, synchronization of vertical axis grids, and "Same Scale" for plots with identical units. Plot settings can also be saved to file together with the plot data for quick recall of an important plot. 6) Pipe units have a "Twin Count" property which is used to specify one or more line loops for any given pipe unit. Twinned lines have identical properties including dimensions, elevation profile and system attachment points. 7) The flow map is a new component that can be placed on the schematic. It provides a plot of the flow regimes that are possible for the flowing conditions in the pipe to which it is attached. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 7.206 Nov. 4, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 7.129.1.149 Nov. 5, 2004 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.0.0.162 Oct. 21, 2004 NeoCalcSvr.dll 2.17.81.0 Nov. 4, 2004 Schem.dll 1.0.0.14 Sept. 7, 2003 **all changes are w.r.t previous version** 1) Fixed unit handling problem in the locatable facilities feature. Facilities would fail to be inserted correctly if the selected unit set changed at any time after performing the location calculation run. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 7.205 Oct. 26, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 7.128.1.146 Oct. 26, 2004 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.0.0.161 Oct. 7, 2004 NeoCalcSvr.dll 2.17.80.0 Jul. 2, 2004 Schem.dll 1.0.0.14 Sept. 7, 2003 **all changes are w.r.t previous version** 1) Cases with project accounting have run record written to the key, even when the case has failed to solve. 2) Security module incorporates latest Rainbow fix for the security drivers. 3) Fixed a bug in the locatable facility results calculation. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 7.201 Aug. 11, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 7.128.0.146 Aug. 11, 2004 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.0.0.143 Jul. 23, 2004 NeoCalcSvr.dll 2.13.76.0 Jul. 2, 2004 Schem.dll 1.0.0.13 Aug. 18, 2003 **all changes are w.r.t previous version** 1) Fixed problem with verification of required surroundings temperature data in a pipe unit that had been split. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 7.200 Jul. 22, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 7.127.0.145 Jul. 27, 2004 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 2.0.0.143 Jul. 23, 2004 NeoCalcSvr.dll 2.13.76.0 Jul. 2, 2004 Schem.dll 1.0.0.13 Aug. 18, 2003 **all changes are w.r.t previous version** 1) Provides automated and unattended loading and running of sets of case files. 2) The schematic component copy operation now preserves the geometry and connectivity of groups of copied schematic items. 3) New and extended error messaging including: range check for Cept and Slope, A and B coefficients, zero rate check, over-specified pressures, incomplete emulsion data and required facility data. 4) Compositional fluids and user-defined components can be imported/ exported from/to other software packages. Deliverability curves can be imported from WELLFLO and used in PIPEFLO cases. 5) Pipe dimension data for FLEXPIPES Systems, Polytubes and Hydril Advanced Composites have been added to the built-in database. 6) Calculated results are now provided at the zero distance in all plots and reports. 7) The schematic print and print preview has new zooming and tiling capability. 10) The representation and display of numeric values in PIPEFLO respects the system settings for most West European and Latin languages. 11) Many key fluid properties for Black Oil and Simplified fluid systems can now be entered in tabular form, as an alternative to having them be calculated by the software. 12) A specialty fluid modelling capability for the Orimulsion400® fluid has been added to the list of available fluid systems. 13) PIPEFLO has a new and highly detailed error report with advanced diagnostic content. 14) Fixed bug in Global Data Editor that could cause edit values to be written into the cell of the next group selection. 15) Fixed problem in plot that would cause the lower limit in a user set range change to remain as zero. 16) Changed the default setting for new installations to have the old plotting (NeoGraph) be disabled. 17) Fixed problem in Black Oil fluid manager that caused the application to lose track of the number of user-created fluids. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 7.122 Nov. 6, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 7.118.0.121 Sept. 19, 2003 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 1.0.0.138 Sept. 11, 2003 NeoCalcSvr.dll 2.12.69.0 Sept. 8, 2003 Schem.dll 1.0.0.13 Aug. 18, 2003 **all changes are w.r.t previous build** 1) Included Calulation engine that uses a different equation to calculate the Reynolds number for Orimulsion fluid systems. 2) Bug fix for the locatable facilities feature which would fail to insert a located facility that was located at an elevation point. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 7.121 Oct. 21, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 7.117.0.120 Sept. 19, 2003 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 1.0.0.138 Sept. 11, 2003 NeoCalcSvr.dll 2.11.64.0 Sept. 8, 2003 Schem.dll 1.0.0.13 Aug. 18, 2003 **all changes are w.r.t previous build** 1) Added Import from HYSYS fluid packages. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 7.120 Oct. 8, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 7.116.0.120 Sept. 19, 2003 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 1.0.0.138 Sept. 11, 2003 NeoCalcSvr.dll 2.11.64.0 Sept. 8, 2003 Schem.dll 1.0.0.13 Aug. 18, 2003 **all changes are w.r.t previous build** 1) Fixed problem reported by user in which the GetVersion() information function would fail when the user was running at a permission level of User (on Windows NT or higher). PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 7.119 Sept. 19, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 7.116.0.120 Sept. 19, 2003 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 1.0.0.138 Sept. 11, 2003 NeoCalcSvr.dll 2.11.64.0 Sept. 8, 2003 Schem.dll 1.0.0.13 Aug. 18, 2003 **all changes are w.r.t previous build** 1) Fixed bug where program would sometimes cause an AV when a user-defined fluid component was created, added to a fluid, and then had a name change from the default. PIPEFLO Application Package Version: 7.118 Sept. 12, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------- Package File Versions: (to view open Help->About [click Details]) PIPEFLO.EXE 7.116.0.117 Sept. 12, 2003 PF7REPORTMANAGER.EXE 1.0.0.138 Sept. 11, 2003 NeoCalcSvr.dll 2.11.64.0 Sept. 8, 2003 Schem.dll 1.0.0.13 Aug. 18, 2003 **all changes are w.r.t previous build** 1) Added a default Mechanical Efficiency value for the compressor of 0.97. 2) Fixed problem with timed-backup failing to correctly open the right file when the application was attempting to recover a file after restarting. 3) Fixed Flow Relationship bug in which the Pressure quantity was missing the units property. 4) Fixed schematic bug that caused it to incorrectly cache flyby data. 5) Changed default behaviour for the compressor: the default for Mechanical Loss Option is No Mechanical Losses. 6) Added FiberSpar pipe dimension data to the database. 7) Added Pressure-Temperature loci for all pipe units to the phase envelope plot. 8) Fixed problem with timed-backup interfering with save when the Save-As operation was used. 9) Colour-coding of flybys depending on the status of the case file. See Help->New in this Version screen for key. 10) Fixed bug that could sometimes cause a pipe-copy operation to fail when the temperature data array was empty. 11) The plots now have a user-customizable title. See the Edit->Set Plot Title... menu item. 12) The versioning system for the PIPEFLO application has been changed. An overall package version number will be defined for a given distribution and can be viewed on the Help->About screen. Individual file versions can be viewed by pressing the Details button, located on that screen. 13) The Insulation/Liners screen now supports the ability to specify multiple layers of internal coatings for pipes. Required data for internal coatings includes thickness, k-value and film coefficient. 14) Items in the Data->Select menu are now ordered alphabetically. 15) The plots can be saved to the clipboard for convenient pasting into other software packages. 16) The schematic can be viewed/printed from a new thumbnail view. In addition, the thumbnail view serves as a navigational tool for shifting the schematic viewing area. Press F2 or select View->Entire Network... on the main menu. Click on the point in the thumbnail at which you would like to centre the schematic view. 17) The elevation editor checks for and deletes repeated elevation points. 18) Fixed bug in which an inadequate level of precision caused elevation points with distances of greater than 99,999 to be deleted. 19) Plotting and export-to-Excel-format features now include the capability to export the flow assurance results for a selectable path through a network. 20) Fixed bug where the first data point in a plot where the first pipe unit is a reversed profile was incorrect. 21) Schematic objects (except for pipes) can be stretched away from their network attachment points to make more room between elements in a densely populated network. Hold down Ctrl-Shift before the drag operation to stretch the attachment line. 22) The shear rate quantity was added to the list of reporting results. 23) Persistance of calculated results preserves data through multiple sessions of PIPEFLO. For example, flybys and plots will continue to be viewable once the case has been successfully solved, even when PIPEFLO has been shutdown and restarted. 24) OLGAS 2000 two phase and three phase flow models have been added to the selections available on the Multiphase Methods screen. 25) Locatable facilities capability gives PIPEFLO the ability to place compressors, pumps, heaters, coolers and the Unit X facilities according to locating criteria supplied by the user. 26) Fluid Selection is a new overall option for choosing fluid systems. The current range of selections includes the conventional set of Neotec fluid systems and the PDVSA heavy oil/water emulsion marketed under the trademark Orimulsion 400®. 27) A Pressure-Temperature-Enthalpy table has been added to the options for characterizing non-compositional fluid systems. 28) Simple oil-water emulsion modeling capability has been added to the General Case Data option list. 29) Added an in-place popup convert menu for multi-point data grids, like the Flow Relationship and the Liquid Viscosity/Temperature forms. 30) Added Helium to the list of components available for compositional systems. 31) Added a region delete capability to the multi-point data grid. A cell-click with a Shift-Click in another cell highlights a region that can then be cleared by pressing the Delete key. 32) NeoCorr corrosion risk assessment feature added. 33) Fixed problem with the Report Manager Cancel button in which the pointer failed to change to the default when positioned over the button.