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Crane was founded in 1855 by one man, and new chemical compounds process
Richard Teller Crane, who built his com- pressures and temperature much more
pany on a set of values that have guid- extreme than ever before. And as new
ed its employees for over 160 years. technologies, fluids and applications
Since then, Crane has been the worlds were introduced to the industry, the
leading innovator and pioneer of prac- TP-410 provided updates, adding new
tical flow control solutions, addressing chapters and technical references. The
and exceeding the needs of the indus- current edition consists of seven chap-
try, enabling customers to operate bet- ters that cover the theory and calcula-
ter, faster and safer. With a heritage of tion methods used in the design of pip-
innovation built upon a dedication to ing systems as well as the sizing and agers, and system engineers and oper- gineers in the fluid handling industry,
technical design and manufacturing ex- selection of valves, pumps and fittings, ators through software analysis of fluid so in 2009 Crane and ESI partnered
cellence, combined with standards and and is published in two versions Metric handling operations. Flow of Fluids al- again to provide TP-410 readers with ad-
values that center on honesty and fair- (using SI units) and ASME. lows users to model fluid piping sys- ditional tools to assist with their fluid
ness, its no wonder the company was tems on their computers, before costly handling needs. A Flow of Fluids web-
In recognition of the more complex
behind such an influential and educa- downtime or product quality issues oc- site was created at www.FlowofFluids.
processes and applications which engi-
tional publication as the TP-410. cur. The current program analyzes open com, which offers users a suite of web-
neers encounter, in the late 1990s Crane
or closed loop systems containing either based tools to solve equations found
It was Crane that realized the impor- partnered with Engineered Software,
liquids or gases, supports the design of in the paper. Nomographs that were
tance of truly understanding the prin- Inc. to produce a branded software
new systems or modifications to exist- originally printed in hard copy were
ciples behind the flow of fluids in order product to complement the TP410 Pub-
ing systems, assists in the sizing and replaced online with new calculators,
to effectively design piping systems lication. This software, Flow of Fluids
selection of equipment, troubleshoots facilitating the work for its users by pro-
and properly select the most appropri- Premium, is piping system simulation
to find the root cause of operational viding a more efficient means of per-
ate valves, pipes and fittings for that software for use in the design, optimi-
problems, and identifies opportunities forming these same calculations. Such
system. The TP-410 was a product of this zation and troubleshooting of fluid pip- calculators include head loss, pressure
discovery that would help engineers for system optimization. It gives engi-
ing systems. The history between Crane drop, power required for pumping, gas
for years to come, its relevance never neers a clear picture of the entire sys-
and Engineered Software goes back volume and density, equivalents of re-
weakening as new applications and en- tem, demonstrating how all equipment
much further than the nineties however, sistance, flow through nozzles, flow
vironments were explored. works together, rather than focusing on
to 1978 when two innovative and driven through orifices and unit convertors.
individual pieces of equipment. Through
In recent years, the global industrial engineers with an early microcomputer Additional content and updates were
this software, engineers simply enter
base has continued to expand and flu- and a 1970s version of the TP410 start- incorporated into a new version of
design details (equipment and pipeline
id handling is still at the heart of new, ed developing software to calculate TP410 and the website provides up-to-
data), specify operating conditions, run
more complex processes and applica- pipeline headloss, followed by software date errata for all versions purchased
the required calculations, simulate op-
tions. Today, almost every conceivable for pump, control valve, flow meter, since 2009 so users can always receive
erating scenarios, and troubleshoot ex-
fluid is handled in pipe during its pro- and orifice calculations. Over the past updates on edits as theyre made. The
isting systems or design new systems
duction, processing, transportation, 39 years, Engineered Software has con- website also offers online training on
based on the analysis provided.
or utilization. In the current decade of tinually developed features and func- piping system principles and system
new technologies, heat-transfer flu- tionality to improve communication Flow of Fluids Premium Software
ids from solar plants, mineral slurries, between design engineers, plant man- proved to be a tremendous aide to en-
The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the profiled
Alex Alcala, President Crane CP&E Recommends TP410 company and do not reflect the position of Valve World Americas.