BOSpulse, a Solid Platform for Your API Pulsation Analyses
BOSpulse provides you with a solid platform for starting with API pulsation analyses. It can help you perform analyses according to the API 674 standard (reciprocating pumps) and the API 618 standard (reciprocating compressors). It can also help you solve problems related to piping systems in operation.
With BOSpulse you can build models of reciprocating equipment, pulsation dampeners, piping, and supporting structures. After defining appropriate flow boundary conditions, you can perform various analyses, including a steady state analysis, an API 674 analysis, and an API 618 analysis.
Steady State Analyses
A steady-state analysis yields the average flow conditions in the piping system and can help you verify that the model parameters yield the expected flow rates and pressure distribution. Note that a steady-state analysis is implicitly performed before any other type of analysis.
API 674 Analyses
An API 674 analysis applies to liquid-filled systems and yields a harmonic break down of the pressure and flow amplitudes at frequencies that are a multiple of the base frequency of the reciprocating equipment. BOSpulse will automatically check whether the pressure amplitudes, or pulsations, exceed the allowable limits defined by the API 674 standard.
API 618 Analyses
An API 618 analysis applies to gas-filled systems and yields similar results as an API 674 analysis. An API 618 analysis also yields a harmonic break down of the shaking forces that are checked against the allowable limits if following Design Approach 2. If you follow Design Approach 3, you can export the shaking forces to a pipe stress application such as CAESAR II or make use of the structural solver interface in case you have an ANSYS license.
Model Variations
A pulsation analysis typically involves multiple operating cases, including a varying operating speed of the reciprocating equipment. BOSpulse enables you to handle these cases efficiently by means of scenarios and parameter studies. In this way, you can assess the effect of any model parameter, including the operating speed, on the pressure pulsations and shaking forces.
Data Visualization
The results computed by BOSpulse can be viewed in various ways so that you can efficiently draw relevant conclusions about the system you have modeled. In particular, results can be displayed in various types of graphs, in API compliance reports, in custom reports, and in the window area showing the piping model. Results can also be exported to PDF documents, image files, data files, and spreadsheets so that you can include them in your reports and present them to your clients.
Expert Support
Although pulsation analyses seem straightforward in theory, you will encounter many situations in which the way forward is not obvious. Fortunately, you do not have to find the solutions on your own as BOSpulse comes with insightful tutorials, elaborate documentation, and expert support. You can also take advantage of the online training course explaining how to use BOSpulse to perform pulsation analyses.
Future Proof
In BOSpulse you will discover an exceedingly capable tool as your experience with pulsation analyses grows and your analyses become increasingly sophisticated. For instance, you can use BOSpulse to perform acoustic modal analyses to determine which acoustic modes are excited and to design mitigating measures. You can also use the import and export interfaces to streamline model building and efficiently perform analyses.
Resources Available
Training Courses
Learn more about the fundamentals of pressure pulsations in piping systems and how to assess them based on the API 628 and API 674 codes.
Licence Options, Features
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Knowledge Base
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