SynerGEE Gas Automated Design Module - GL Group

Network Effi ciency
SynerGEE® Gas’s Automated Design Module (ADM) enables you
to assess pipe size options for your model with specifi ed loading
conditions, material cost, installation cost and location.
ADM is designed to calculate and report the lowest possible
pipe diameter capable of transporting suffi cient quantities of gas
to required delivery points safely and reliably. The module is
particularly helpful when designing new systems or expanding and
reconstructing existing networks.
Piping Solutions
SynerGEE Gas
Automated
Design Module
ADM operates in single-pressure level networks on data and
criteria you provide. Requirements include:
• Current and possible piping confi gurations
• Load distribution including the design criteria of maximum and
minimum allowable velocity for the decision pipes
• Pipe installation parameters including internal diameter,
material type and installation cost per unit length
Using this data and criteria, ADM determines which set of pipes
most economically satisfy your specifi ed pressure and velocity
constraints. The program logic selects pipe sizes so that a nearly
uniform fl uid fl owing velocity is realized throughout the system.

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ADM Reporting
As you prepare for an ADM automated design run, you can select
the level of detail in the results report produced at the conclusion of
the run. You can specify one of the following:
• Full trail detail report displays a complete record of the design
session recording each ADM procedure and displays it in
chronological order as it occurs. A subreport of the full trail
report is the pipe change report, which displays all of the pipes
whose diameters changed during the design session.
• Velocity trail detail displays the best design solution for each
maximum velocity ADM used, summarizing the best design
scenarios.
• No report only displays the final design solution.
Benefits
ADM can provide many benefits to your organization, such as:
• Determining a low cost design for new service areas or major
mains replacement efforts
• Quickly analyzing system design and avoiding over-design of
your system
• Clearly identifying the incremental cost by designing to a higher
minimum pressure
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