PipelineStudio Release 4.2.

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Release Notes
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PIPELINESTUDIO® RELEASE 4.2.1 4

INTRODUCTION 4
1.Allowed different types of fluids to be included in the same configuration 4
2.Add CNGA and VDW equation of state 5
3.Device temperature change calculation due to J-T 7
4.Minimum knot spacing validation value reduced to 1 ft 8
5.Change the liquid regulator to default "Check" and "Free Flow" to Yes 9
6.(Liquid) DRA units updates 10
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PIPELINESTUDIO RELEASE 4.2 14
INTRODUCTION 14
Supported Platforms 15
Supporting Software 15
Hardware Requirements 16
Backward Compatibility 16
Bitlocks 16
Troubleshooting the Network License Manager on Virtual Machines 17
Troubleshooting the NLM Bitlock installation on Physical Machines 18
Emerson Integration 19
Notation 19
PIPELINESTUDIO® RELEASE 4.2 20
Change to installation file structure 20
Surveys for Gas simulation 20
Node elevations for Liquid simulation 23
Iso-efficiency curve for compressors 24
Compressor bank updates 24
Thermal Model 25
Profile enhancements 26
Enable and disable scripts 27
Network License Manager Update 27
RESOLVED ISSUES 28
KNOWN ISSUES 29
INTRODUCTION 31
RESOLVED ISSUES 32
PIPELINESTUDIO® RELEASE 4.1 34
What‟s New in PipelineStudio® 4.1? 34
New Features 34
RESOLVED ISSUES 43
KNOWN ISSUES 45
Trend Templates 45
INTRODUCTION 50
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PipelineStudio RELEASE 4.0 51
What‟s New in PipelineStudio® 4.0? 51
New Features 51
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1. (Liquid) TNet engine for Liquid 51
2. Parametric Study Manager 51
3. User Defined Logic (UDL) 54
4. Survey Grooming Tool 55
5. New quality tracking method for Gas simulations 60
6. Units Management, Decimal Point Display 60
7. Sensor nodes available for Gas simulations 61
8. Review unused 62
UPDATED FEATURES 63
1. Resistance Element (Riser) Length Unit Change 63
2. Wall Temperature Display 63
3. Ramps on certain elements 63
4. Updates to DRA 64
5. Updates to SRV 64
6. Security changes 64
7. Minor Changes to GUI 64
8. Simulation Changes 65
8.1 Correlations for LPG and NGL 65
8.2 Pump Status Ramping 65
9. PLM Integration – Instruments can now be toggled in the Network View 65
RESOLVED ISSUES 66
KNOWN ISSUES 69
PIPELINESTUDIO® RELEASE 4.2.1
INTRODUCTION
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Dear PipelineStudio User
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PipelineStudio 4.2.1 is a minor product release.
We would recommend PipelineStudio users to update to version 4.2.1 to take advantage of several important bug
fixes and software enhancements.
We also would like to thank our customers who continue to support us, amaze us and inspire us. Ultimately it is
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your support and feedback that goes to make PipelineStudio the outstanding product that it is. As always, the
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PipelineStudio team welcomes your comments and suggestions, which can be sent to our Technical Support team
at Energysolutions.Support@Emerson.com (contact details at the bottom of these Release Notes).
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We hope that you continue to enjoy using PipelineStudio and rest assured that we are already working on the next
release!
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The PipelineStudio Team

What’s Updated in PipelineStudio® 4.2.1

New Features

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New features implemented in PipelineStudio are carefully selected to enhance your simulation experience. A
brief overview of some of the key features is given below:

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Release 4.2.1 of PipelineStudio has the following improvements:

1. (Gas/Liquid) Allowed different types of fluids to be included in the same configuration

2. (Gas/Liquid) Added CNGA and VDW equation of states
3. (Gas) Improve throttling device temperature change calculation due to Joule-Thomson effects
4. (Gas/Liquid) Minimum knot spacing validation value can now be reduced to 1 ft
5. (Liquid) Change the liquid regulator to default "Check" and "Free Flow" to Yes
6. (Liquid) DRA units updates

1. Allowed different types of fluids to be included in the same configuration

Allowed different types of fluids, i.e. tabular and compositional in Liquid, and simplified and compositional in Gas to
be included in the same configuration. This allows the users to have both fluids configured so that they can switch
between different equations of state.
 2. Add CNGA and VDW equation of state

We have included the CNGA equation of state to gas modelling. The CNGA supercompressibility (Z-factor)
equation describes the effect of pressure and temperature on the z-factor for natural gasses. It is then used with the
standard engineering EOS to provide the PVT-relationship for a fluid behaving in a vapour state. The
compressibility factor is used for a fluid described by its base qualities, although the base qualities can be
determined for a fluid described by a mixture of its components.
The Engineering Equation of State is:

M P 0-1
 
W

ZRT

where
 is the density in kg/m3
M is the fluid molecular mass in Kg/Kmol
w

T is the temperature in Kelvin

1
R is the Universal Gas Constant in J/Kg-Kmol K (and has a value of 8314.472 )
P is the Pressure in Paa
Z is the supercompressibility (Z) factor

The z-factor is given by

1 0-2
Z  b
aP G 10
1 c
T
where
a 5.27445
b 1.785
c 3.825
 is the specific gravity
PG is the gauge pressure

1
NIST value
Also, added VDW (Van Der Waals) equation of state to both Gas and Liquid simulation engines. VDW (Van Der
Waals) equation of state is already available in the PipelineStudio help file under “Gas Compressibility Factor for
the Cubic Equations of State”.

Gas:
Liquid:

3. Device temperature change calculation due to Joule-Thomson Effects

The discharge temperature solution now uses averaged variables over a number of steps (or over a number of
devices) giving a more realistic comparison to the thermodynamic solution.
 4. Minimum knot spacing validation value reduced to 1 ft

PipelineStudio now allows for a minimum knot spacing of 1‟ in both gas and liquid simulation.
Note: In principle, a smaller minimum knot spacing value equates to a higher accuracy for simulations. However,
excessively small knot spacing may greatly reduce simulation speed and produce no noticeable improvement in
accuracy.
 5. Change the liquid regulator to default "Check" and "Free Flow" to Yes

Note 'Check' and 'Free Flow' options are now set to 'Yes' by default for newly created regulators.
 6. (Liquid) DRA units updates

DRA units are now updated to show calculated DRA density based on specific gravity.
RESOLVED ISSUES
This update also addresses the following issues:

SPR Summary
32328 Tabular Fluid in PLS 4.2.1 is now allowed while compositional fluid is defined.
33618 Discharge pressure going above the max down pressure set point.
36962 DRA capability that existed in PLS 3.6.1 does not exist in PLS 4.1.1 You can now define DRA
with compositional fluid.
38489 Added CNGA equation of state to Gas. It is similar to Sarem (base eos)
33617 Pump mode switching problem
32325 Propane Pressure profile difference Issue with PLS4.1.1 and PLS3.6.1
36848 Survey path does not work correctly when excluding pipes.
37151 PLS closes with the error message "PipelineStudio has stopped working"
33829 Steady-State did not converge message doesn‟t appear.
38545 Allow Correlation and Auto-Generate for LPG/NGL
38678 ASCII character $(dollar) is now accepted in configuration and template names

Known Issues
PipelineStudio Release 4.2
Release Notes
PIPELINESTUDIO RELEASE 4.2

INTRODUCTION
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Dear PipelineStudio User

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We are pleased to present PipelineStudio 4.2. This document contains information on the most important changes
together with any late-breaking information.
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Release 4.2 of PipelineStudio is classified as a minor release and has several improvements to usability and
modelling.
Once again, we would like to thank our customers who continue to support us, amaze us and inspire us. Ultimately
®
it is your support and feedback that goes to make PipelineStudio the outstanding product that it is. As always, the
®
PipelineStudio team welcomes your comments and suggestions, which can be sent to our Technical Support
team.
®
We hope that you continue to enjoy using PipelineStudio and rest assured that we are already working on the next
release!

®
The PipelineStudio Team
Supported Platforms
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PipelineStudio 4.2 is supported on the following platforms:
 Windows Server 2008 – SP2
 Windows Server 2008 R2 – SP1 (32 bit support – WOW64 required)
 Windows Server 2012 (32 bit support – WOW64 required)
 Windows Server 2016 (32 bit support – WOW64 required)
 Windows 7 Professional – SP1
 Windows 8.1 Professional
 Windows 10 Professional

Supporting Software
Excel
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To use the Microsoft Excel Applications provided with PipelineStudio 4.2, you will need Microsoft Excel 2010 or
2013.
HTML Reports
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To view reports generated in HTML in PipelineStudio , you will need Internet Explorer (we recommend using
version 9 or greater).
Online Help
To perform web-browsing through the PipelineStudio® online help web browser, it is required that Adobe Flash
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Player is installed on your machine prior to invoking the PipelineStudio online help web browser. It is
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recommended that the installation of software is not performed through the PipelineStudio online help web
browser.
Framework
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PipelineStudio requires either of the following to be installed on the machine where PipelineStudio will be used:
.NET Framework version 4.5 or above

To check whether you already have the .NET Framework 4.5 or later installed (Windows 7 and Windows Server
2008 systems only), you can check using Add or Remove programs (or Programs and Features) in Control Panel.
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For .NET Framework 4.5, PipelineStudio requires that the below entry is present:
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5

Note: Windows 8.1 Professional and Windows Server 2012 have the .NET Framework 4.5 already included.
Windows 10 Professional has the .NET Framework 4.6 already included.

.NET Framework can also be obtained from Microsoft at the following link:
https://www.microsoft.com/net/download/framework

Note the System Requirements listed. A reboot may be required during installation. We suggest that you run
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Microsoft Update to check for important security patches after installation of the .NET Framework.
Hardware Requirements

Minimum Hardware Requirements

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The minimum hardware requirements for PipelineStudio are
 Intel® Core™ i3 or better
 4 GB RAM
 1 GB available program storage
 20 GB of simulation output data storage
 Monitor resolution of 1024 x768

Recommended Hardware Requirements

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The recommended hardware requirements for PipelineStudio are
 Intel® Core™ i7 960 or better
 8 GB RAM
 1 GB available program storage
 80 GB of simulation output data storage
 Solid state hard drive
 Monitor resolution of 1680x1050

Backward Compatibility
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PipelineStudio will normally read files (using the standard File | Open menu item) that were created by the
following releases of previous released software:
 TGNET 7.0
 PipelineStudio® 1.0, 1.01, 1.02, 2.0, 2.1, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.71, 2.8, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.5, 3.2.7, 3.3, 3.3.1,
3.4, 3.4.1, 3.5, 3.6, 3.6.1, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.1, 4.1.1,4.2
Configurations created more than 3 minor releases behind the current release cannot be guaranteed to load
successfully in some circumstances. If you experience problems with loading your older configurations, please
contact the Customer Care team at energysolutions.support@emerson.com.
Configurations created in or converted to the latest release of PipelineStudio® cannot be opened in previous
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releases of PipelineStudio .
Note: In certain cases when reading files older than release 1.02, and particularly for liquid configurations,
PipelineStudio® 2.0 and above impose more strict validation than in previous releases of the software which may
require a few adjustments to the data in your file. However, these should be minor.
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Note: With the addition of detailed wall temperature tracking in the liquid mode implemented in PipelineStudio 3.4,
modifications to wall thermal properties may be required.
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Note: Keyword files for gas and liquid are no longer supported in PipelineStudio 4.0 and above, i.e. you can no
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longer import gas or liquid KW and KWS files into PipelineStudio 4.0 and above.

Bitlocks
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If you are using a bitlock (hardware key) attached to your PC, then PipelineStudio 4.2 will run provided that you
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have a valid, activated PipelineStudio 4.0 license bitlock. If you do not have a valid, activated PipelineStudio 4.0
license bitlock, please contact the Customer Care Team at energysolutions.support@emerson.com.

Be aware that PipelineStudio® 4.0 bitlocks will not allow earlier releases of PipelineStudio® to run
and vice versa.
Troubleshooting the Network License Manager on Virtual Machines

If installing the Sentinel Network License Manager is not successful for an NLM installation on a virtual machine,
you may need to configure the VM to see the USB ports on the host machine.

1. Enable direct I/O path on the host. Ensure the host is booting VMWare ESXI from the hard drive (this
will not work if the host is set to boot from USB).

2. Shut down all VMs on the host and restart the host for it to see the DirectPath.

3. Assign the VM to use the direct USB controller you just set up by adding it to the VM devices.

4. If needed, install the driver for the bitlock on the VM.

5. Reboot the VM.

6. Proceed with any steps related to installing the Sentinel Network License Manager that were not
successful previously.

If the attachment is not successful, please contact Emerson for more information.
Troubleshooting the NLM Bitlock installation on Physical Machines

If the bitlock does not light up and is not seen by PipelineStudio, the Sentinel driver may be attempting to use an
incorrect port to communicate with the bitlock. To force the Sentinel driver to use the USB port, please take the
following steps.

1. Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel\Sentinel System Driver.

2. Run SetupSysDriver.exe.

3. Go to Configure Driver.

If more than one port type is listed, disable the usage of the non-USB ports. This can be done by selecting Edit and
choosing No under the Use This Port option.
Emerson Integration
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PipelineStudio is integrated with the Emerson suite of products including PipelineManager . It is recommended
that a customer with more than one Emerson product contact the Customer Care team for integration compatibility
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at energysolutions.support@emerson.com for further information prior to installing PipelineStudio .

Notation
Throughout this document we will refer to the different simulation engines using the following notation:
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Gas : Gas (TNet ) features and functionality
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Liquid : Liquid (TNet ) features and functionality
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Where no specific simulation engine is specified the topic applies to PipelineStudio in general.

PipelineStudio and TNet are registered trademarks of Emerson Electric Co.

Windows, Excel and SQL Server are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
SentinelRMS* © 1989-20017 SafeNet, Inc. All rights reserved
SafeNet, Sentinel, SentinelLM, and Sentinel RMS are either trademarks or registered trademarks of SafeNet, Inc.
All other product names referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
manufacturers.
PIPELINESTUDIO® RELEASE 4.2

Change to installation file structure

With the acquisition of Energy Solution by Emerson we have made some modifications to the default installation
paths and file locations.
You will now find the PipelineStudio folder under the Start | Emerson | PipelineStudio location if you are trying to
start the application from the start menu.

The applications are also now installed by default to

C:\Program Files (x86)\Emerson\PipelineStudio 4.2
Program data files and My Simulations remain unchanged and may vary depending on version of the operating
system you are using.

Surveys for Gas simulation

PipelineStudio 4.2 sees the implementation of surveys and survey paths for gas simulations, permitting the use of
raw survey data in your PipelineStudio gas configurations.
The same features are available for gas surveys as for liquid, and in the case where you have a very granular set of
survey data unnecessary points can be trimmed using the survey grooming tool.
To toggle between nodes and survey you can use the Simulation | Options | General tab and select the elevation
type from the drop-down menu. When switching between nodes and surveys data for the unused method will
remain editable, but it will not be used in the simulation.
To add a survey, right click the series of elements; for example you can highlight a number of connected elements
as though you were going to create a profile; then right click and select “Create Survey Path…”

The survey path dialog will be displayed. This dialog allows you to work with the survey elements.

Path Section
The path lists the connected elements, the order in which they are connected, the start node and the end node. The
path color can be highlighted, and the color selection drop down allows you to do this. You may also choose the
“share ditch” option if the line is a loop and is in the same right of way as an existing line with a survey. You may
choose to rename the survey path, and you may choose to reorient the elements against the survey which has
been entered.

Surveys
The survey is where a new survey may be created, most commonly from a data source such a GIS based right of
way or from a google “KML” files. Multiple surveys may be joined together to form a contiguous path, and the start /
finish point for each survey may be entered. This allows path that cross several rights of way to be included.
Summary
The summary displays the elevation profile for the selected survey, and if elements are selected in the Path
Selection region they will be highlighted against the elevation profile.

Survey details
The details button for the surveys displays the table where you can import your survey data or paste your survey
data. This dialog also allows you to access the “grooming tool”. The grooming tool allows you to trim the number of
data points being used in the survey. Trimming the number of data points reduces the number of calculations
intervals.
Node elevations for Liquid simulation

Node elevations have been made available for liquid simulation. This has been done to allow you to generate liquid
models with simple known elevation points without the need to enter survey data.

The defined elevation method is selected from the Simulation | Options | General tab. If you wish to use nodes
you would change from surveys to nodes in the drop down.

You would then, for each node you were concerned about, enter the elevation for the node; this can be done on the
dialog box or on the table for the nodes.

Note: In the case of a zero lenth device, such as a block valve, the elevation is not inherited from one node; i.e. you
would need to enter the elevation at both nodes on the device.
Iso-efficiency curve for compressors

Display compressor curves in an iso-efficiency format has been requested for some time. We have added the
option in this release, available from Chart | Centrifugal Performance Curves | Head /Efficiency / Operating
Point. The curve can only be accessed when a centrifugal compressor is selected.

Compressor bank updates

The way compressor banks and stations has been changed. A station is a collection of banks, and allows you view
and trend a small set of hydraulic properties for that group; typically the flow rate. There are no configuration
options available at a station.

A bank needs to be assigned to a station, and it allows a number of compressor units that are configured in parallel
to be controlled to achieve the required setpoints. Two new options are available on the bank, load rebalance and
recycle rebalance.
Load Rebalance means that the operating compressors in the bank will always share balanced load. When a high
priority compressor in the bank reaches its maximum constraint, the bank starts another compressor with lower
priority. These two compressors immediately runs with balanced load. For example, if two compressors have same
specification, then they will have same flow rate.
Recycle Rebalance means the operating compressors will try to avoid possible recycling through load rebalancing.
For example when a bank starts a compressor with lower priority, if this compressor has to recycle due to the
violation of minimum flow condition, the running compressor with higher priority will automatically reduce the flow
rate in order to eliminate the recycling.

Thermal Model

The thermal solver has been modified to allow us to make some modelling improvements in a future software
release, and to also improve accuracy and stability. This may lead to some small changes in results for models
which are configured to use temperature tracking options.
The pipe thermal model has been modified to improve accuracy and stability:

1. The thermal equation has been reformulated to include the effect on the fluid temperature of transient
changes in the pipe diameter dues to pipe wall expansion. This results in the following form of the thermal
equation:

1  P  P 1
2
fv v 4U T  Tg 
 C v T t  vT x    T  P  At  T  Av  x  
w

A   T 

 T 
A 2D0 D0

1  P 
Under normal circumstances the area temporal derivative term (  T  P  A t )has negligible
A   T 


impact on the thermal solution. However, some internal testing indicated that under unusual, but not
unrealistic conditions, this term can affect the thermal solution by 1 – 2 Fahrenheit degrees.

2. To further improve accuracy whilst retaining the stability of the thermal solution, restrictions on magnitude of
the isochoric fluid derivative have been relaxed. This improvement has also been incorporated in valve and
regulator models.

3. Some measures have been implemented to improve the stability of the thermal solution under very low, and
zero, low conditions.
Profile enhancements

Profile charts have been enhanced, including the ability to load and save templates, and save and load styles.
A style is the overall look and feel of a profile, for example the color scheme used or how the axis are displayed.

A template is a set of data profiles, for example one might profile pressure and density on different axis side etc.
A template will use the style that it has been saved with.

Enable and disable scripts

User defined logic has allowed new level of control over PipelineStudio simulation. However, there may be times
that you would like to run a simulation without the script executing. We have added the option to disable scripting in
the User Defined Logic settings.

Network License Manager Update

We have made some modifications to how the network license manager acquires licenses.
Some users were experiencing issues where, when the combo license was checked out it was not possible to
check other types of license out.
The network license manager behaviour has been changed to allow combo licenses to be mixed on the same
network license manager with single gas or liquid seats. If the network license manager has a combination of single
user gas or liquid and combo licenses, PipelineStudio will always attempt to acquire the combo license before any
single model type license. However, once this license has been checked out the remaining licenses will now be
available to be checked out.
We do recommend that combo and single seat gas or liquid licenses remain on different NLM servers to avoid the
issue of the combo license being checked out first by default.
RESOLVED ISSUES
Issue # Summary
13283 Mileposts within survey paths
20525 PipelineStudio model wouldn‟t run in unit "feet"
21415 Model study to check if Min Pressure is violated
Input Wall layer table in Liquid only contains columns for Wall Thickness and Thermal
26676
conductivity by default
Find button is disabled on Text Viewer toolbar after opening any of the output reports in View |
27987
Output
New Configuration Wizard (Liquid) has one error in the configuration when Batch Tracking is
29448
disabled(unchecked) in New Configuration Settings dialog
30552 Data block decimal place set for Reference density is not restored after importing XML file
30745 Mass/Mole Quality value is not displayed in Steady State/Transient Quality report
Duplicate error messages are displayed when performance curve is not selected for Centrifugal
30813
Bank Compressor
Validation error should be displayed when using both upstream and downstream nodes of the
30815
bank as boundary node
32010 Add support for SQL Server 2016
32014 Problem running the mode at 0.05 sec.
32325 Propane Pressure profile difference Issue
32326 Error dialog when saving configuration with space in name
32357 Volume accumulation should be enabled by default
32425 Combo license issue
33585 Pump discharge temperature too low for highly compressible liquids (dense phase)
33762 Attached model gives different results in PLS version 4.1 vs 4.1.1
When an element is excluded from the network view calculated data should become null the
33867
next time the simulation is executed
33877 Interactive commands are missing from menus
The flow rates shown in the data block for xregs is not correct when mass flowrates are used in
36227
simulation. Please find the attached screenshot.
3D profile chart is not displayed during interactive simulation when opening profile using Chart
36244
toolbar or Chart Menu (Chart | Profiles)
36247 Blank space is created in Pipe Hydraulic Detailed Report in Steady state/Transient report
Leg Wall Temperature Summary Report is only displayed for first interval in Transient Summary
36248
Report (HTML Report)
Fluid properties are changed at delivery after running interactive simulation until last ramp, but
36264 fluid properties are not changed at delivery at same time after running interactive simulation by
loading initial state
36522 Chart profile is shrinking when it is zoomed in and clicked on another chart profile buttons
'Status' parameter is not available for Reciprocating compressor in Parametric Study Manager
36523
tool
KNOWN ISSUES
Note on Intel processors
Upgrades in hardware technology by Intel combined with upgrades to the JIT compiler used in .NET has caused
some slight numerical differences. In general, it is not a problem but we have observed some different behaviour
with some fringe cases. It is not incorrect behaviour, just different behaviour, e.g. mode swaps during a highly
transient period may choose a different mode selection.
Release Notes for Release 4.1.1
INTRODUCTION
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Dear PipelineStudio User

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Release 4.1.1 of PipelineStudio is classified as a maintenance release and has a fix to the way tanks handle
volume.
Once again, we would like to thank our customers who continue to support us, amaze us and inspire us. Ultimately
®
it is your support and feedback that goes to make PipelineStudio the outstanding product that it is. As always, the
®
PipelineStudio team welcomes your comments and suggestions, which can be sent to our Technical Support
team.
®
We hope that you continue to enjoy using PipelineStudio and rest assured that we are already working on the next
release!

®
The PipelineStudio Team
RESOLVED ISSUES

SPR Description
Part way through the simulation the pressure starts to increase for no apparent reason.
32129
Tank batch blending was not correctly incorporating incoming batch percentages
Release Notes for Release 4.1
PIPELINESTUDIO® RELEASE 4.1
What’s New in PipelineStudio® 4.1?
New Features

1. Status ramp for pumps and compressors

When ramping the status of a pump or compressor the way the ramp is used has now changed.
Instead of ramping status from off to on or on to off over a single time step at the halfway time point of the ramp, the
value from off to on is now considered as a linear rate of change from 0 to 1 (or 0% to 100%). The status trend,
however, displays either a zero or a one – as a value “1” corresponds to the device being “on” and a “0” to the
device being “off”. This can be illustrated in the curve below.

Pump Cent0001 Speed in spin-curve:Case1 Pump Cent0001 Status in spin-curve:Case1

1.0 5000

0.9 4500

0.8 4000

0.7 3500

0.6 3000
Status

RPM

0.5 2500

0.4 2000

0.3 1500

0.2 1000

0.1 500

0.0 0
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
Elapsed Time (hours)

Figure 1: Curves of change in speed of a centrifugal pump and the status is ramped from On to Off.

During this simulation the status is being ramped from “on” to “off” over a 1 hour time period. Whilst the trend
displays the status as a “step” function during the ramp down, the actual value between 1 and 0 during the ramp is
used to multiply the dominant constraint of the device. Constraint logic is still effective during the simulation, and
this will allow mode swapping to continue to take place as the internal status value ramps.
The effect of this is to change how the device performance is being affected. For speed based devices the effect is
to ramp the speed between minimum and maximum over the ramp; imitating a spin up or spin down for the device if
the appropriate curve is not present.
2. Spin up and spin down curves for compressors and pumps

Spin up and spin down curves are now available for both centrifugal compressors and pumps to allow more
accurate modelling of impeller momentum during a transient simulation as the status ramps between on and off.
The curves have been made available to allow better modelling of the spin up and spin down of devices in a
simulation.

Figure 2: Example of a spin up curve

To create a curve, select the Spin-up or Spin-down ID option from the main centrifugal device dialog, and either
generate a new curve or use a pre-exisitng curve.

The spin up and spin down curves are defined for centrifugal and reciprocating devices. A spin up curve is defined
in the time sequence 0% to 100% time, with 0% to 100% of speed; the spin down curve as 0% to 100% time
against 100% to 0% speed.

The curve operates in conjuction with the ramp in status from off to on (or vice versa).
The below example shows the ramp in speed for the same geometrical configuration but one uses spin up / spin
down curves (red line), the other without curve (black line). In this case the spin up / spin down curves are based on
sigmoid curves for illustrative puposes.

Pump Cent0001 Speed in spin-curve:Case1 Pump Cent0001 Speed in no-spin-curve:Case1

6500

6000

5500

5000

4500

4000

3500
RPM

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
Elapsed Time (hours)

Figure 3: Comparison of same status ramp with and without spin up / spin down curves

3. Maximum Allowable operating Pressure for Gas

MAOP calculations that were available previously for Liquid simulations are now available for Gas simulations.

Figure 4: MAOP for Gas dialog

The available options are:

 Method:
o Explicit – the value in the dialog will be used as the MAOP of the pipe
o Steel – uses a calculation based on the value in the Steel Yield Stress entry
o Plastic - uses a calculation based on the value in the Plastic Yield Stress entry
 Safety Factor – uses the entered value as the safety factor in the calculation
 Maximum Allowable Transient Pressure
 Generates a secondary profile to allow for a MATP and permits entry of the allowable percentage

4. Effect of fluid viscosity on pumps

“ANSI/HI 9.6.7-2015 – Rotodynamic Pumps – Guideline for Effects of Viscosity on Performance.” Has been
implemented.
This permits pumps curves to be defined either with respect to water or with respect to another viscous fluid as the
reference, and for the software to correct the head and efficiency curves for the fluid currently being lifted.

Figure 5: Dialog to configure the effect of viscosity on pumps

5. Trend Templates

The Trend Templates is a way to store and to recall frequently used trends.

Elements that are stored are the property (i.e. pressure, temperature, etc.) and any cosmetic properties that are
associated (plot color, font, background, etc.) The templates are for a single element type (i.e. XREG, PIPE,
PUMP, etc.) and virtually anything that can be done to a trend can be stored.

Once a trend style has been created the context menu may be used to save the chart style as a template:

Figure 6: Context menu to save the template

A dialog to name the saved template is displayed, and once completed the template will be available for all devices
of that type.

The template can then be recalled from the context menu of the device type

Figure 7: Context menu to apply the template

6. Steady Fill option – Liquids

When Batch Tracking is selected for liquid simulations there are now two options available for the user to select
how the pipeline fill is determined.

Figure 8: Steady Fill Option

The Batch option is the traditional method. Uisng this option the pipeline will be filled either with the default fluid
type or with the fill defined in the batch fill.

The Steady option fills the pipeline based on the flow rates at each supply. This blends the fluids at each mixing
node. The continuing fluid blend has viscosity and density calculated from the blend, but the properties for bulk
modulus, thermal expansion and heat capacity the properties of the dominant fluid are used.
7. Reynolds number transitional zone limits configurable

The limit of the start and end of the transitional zone for both gas and liquid simulations has now been made a
configurable input on the simulation | options | fluids tab.

Figure 9: Configurable transitional zone for Gas simulations

Figure 10: Configurable transitional zone for Liquid simulations

8. DRA - minimum effective Reynolds Number, Velocity and Viscosity now configurable

For liquid power DRA the reynolds number, velocity and viscosity at which the additive will be active is now
configurable. This is configured on the simulation | options | batch tab.

Figure 11: Minimum effective limits for DRA for Liquid Power product

9. Pipeline Subnetworks and Subnetworks trends

Pipeline subnetworks have received a major boost allowing for collection of a number of elements into a trendable
group.

Figure 12: Creating a subnetwork from the context menu

A subnetwork may be created by selecting a group of elements and then using the context menu to create a new
sub network, add to an existing subnetwork or remove from a subnetwork.
The Details tab allows for the entry of a name and title for the subnetwork, and provides some information highlights
about the subnetwork.

Figure 13: Dialog for the subnetwork

Included Devices is the list of elements in the subnetwork

Included Nodes permits trending of data between two nodes, for example change in pressure or change in
temperature.

Inventory Alarm Limits enables and generates alarms in reports and in the alarms / events page when inventory
alarms for the subnetwork are violated.

Trends lists the available trends for the subnetwork.

To edit the subnetwork a context click on an element gives access to the properties, from which the subnetwork
may be selected. This may also be accessed from the workspace view.

Figure 14: Accessing the subnetwork

RESOLVED ISSUES
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During the development of PipelineStudio 4.1 we have addressed many issues that have been reported by users
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of PipelineStudio – both internally and externally. The following is a summary of significant issues that have been
resolved:

SPR Description
29424 Effective DRA PPM resets back to the Actual ppm at the beginning of each pipe segment
30609 Trend Title stays with original element in template
Very high Hydraulic power required value is obtained for reciprocating compressor when transient run
30601
type is set as 'Successive SS'
29352 The head-elevation profile doesn't auto scale the elevation correctly
Pressure Maximum value displayed in Steady state report does not match with the value displayed in
30569
Transient report for Initial setpoint(00:00:00)
“ Enable export of xsd schema” is disabled when unchecked the box in XML format configuration file
30548
section under Tools>>Options>>Validation/Export tab
Operating point curve table has two Actual Flow columns displaying value in 'Flow rate (Pump Curves)'
30513
unit
30521 Trends selected for Tank are not generated after running transient simulation
MATP value is always calculated as per the default Maximum Allowed Transient Pressure percentage
30545
value for liquid configuration
30507 Property added in Area 1 Right Y Axis is displayed in Area 1 Left Y Axis after applying trend template
30504 Apply Template option is disabled for block valve even after saving template for block valve
Some of the Network element details are blank in Transient Summary Report - Time 180, 240, 360 and
29481
480 seconds for All_Elements gas demo file
Report for Time 60, 120, 420 and 540 seconds is not displayed in Transient Summary and detailed
29479
reports for All_Elements gas demo file
Sensor node is set back to 'None' after clicking on Details button in Details for
29487
Regulator/Compressor/Pump dialog
Speed curves are not displayed in Operating Point Centrifugal Performance Curve after running Steady
29465
state/Transient/Interactive simulation
Keyword Processor report is not generated when running simulation through '/RunSteady' command in
29450
command prompt
29421 Negative value is not allowing in starting and final value while parameter as Ambient temperature
Alarms are generated for the network element when 'Alarming enabled for this device' check box is
29394
unchecked
Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) is not displayed in the parameters drop down for device type supply in
29400
Parametric Study Manager tool
Effective ppm DRA value displayed in Values at cursor section in Chart window is not updated as per
29353
the cursor position
29320 User Qualities of simple fluid are not ramped while running interactive simulation
26825 MAOP pressure alarm missing in steady state simulation.
Extended transient scenario is not run when selecting 'Make a copy of current case for transient run'
29367
option while restarting transient simulation
Effective ppm DRA profile name is displayed as 'Effective ppm DRA 0' at legend and value at cursor
29338
section
Setpoint is not enabled message is displayed while ramping base qualities for supply during interactive
29318
simulation
Error message is displayed while applying template which is created by changing Subset Name of plot
27975
lines
'GetCurrentValueForTrend' Method is returning wrong value when running UDL script to get down
29324
pressure trend value
Property names are not displayed completely in Available Properties and Properties to Display section
29294
in Data Block Dialog
Two different CO2 and H2S percentage values are displayed in Quality Detail report in Steady state and
29263
Transient Report
29293 Max Flow setpoint value is not displayed in Bank Detail Report in Excel Report
29244 H2S value is not displayed in Delivery and Supply tool-tips after enabling Quality Tracking
Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) value is not displayed in Supply/Delivery External Regulator Detail Report in
29242
Steady state/Transient Quality report
Compositional Fluid is also included in Simple Fluids total in Problem Size Report when using EOS as
29241
'Sarem'
CO2 and H2S percentage values are displayed twice in the Default Initial Values Selected list in Steady
29240
state report
28143 Excel Add-In Problem when upgrading to PLS 4.0.1
28169 Cannot make pumps deadhead in PLS 4.0.1
Calculation of flow through a block valve for batch routing purposes is irrelevant and should be removed.
11805
It does not split flows as intended
28093 Nozzle calculates different pressures in 4.0, cf 3.6.1
Invalid Mass/Molar quantity message is displayed after running steady state simulation for gas
28102
configuration file having space in User Quantity name
Error opening file message is displayed while trying to import Initial and Scenario data through
28085
command line argument
Got an error while running steady state simulation for PumpsTanks template by inserting compositional
26946
fluid
15379 Min and Max fields under Head Curve Scale section need to be validated properly
26894 Running compositional liquid case deletes the scenario
Maximum timestep and Accuracy values are displayed as minimum timestep in Transient Simulation
26948
Scenario Report section in Keyword Processor Report
26917 'Cannot find installation of PipelineStudio' error is displayed while installing PLS Excel Add-In
26911 Scenario incorrectly written to xml file
KNOWN ISSUES
Trend Templates

On some MS Windows installations a title that has been saved with a trend template has occasionally been cropped
by 2-4 pixels vertically. This issue will be addressed in a future software release.
Release Notes for Release 4.0.1
 ®
Dear PipelineStudio User

®
We are pleased to present PipelineStudio 4.0.1. This document contains information on the most important
changes together with any late-breaking information.

®
Release 4.0.1 of PipelineStudio is classified as a minor release and has the following improvements:

 Added the ability to track components if a compositional fluid is used with a simplified EOS.
o If using a compositional fluid with the SAREM equation of state for natural gas simulation, the
components will be tracked throughout the pipeline network.
 Fixes to allow ramping of components (this fixes a bug in 4.0).
o It was identified that when ramping components in a transient simulation that the transient ramps
were not being handled, and any scenarios containing component ramps where not being saved
correctly. This issue has now been addressed for transient and successive steady state
simulations.
 Added a new transient run type, PSM SS, to allow the parametric study manager to run successive steady-
states without fluid/DRA movement.
o A new simulation type for the parametric study has been added. When running simulations with
changes in the fluid properties in the scenario, for example changing the DRA injection rate, the
fluid would advance. In a parametric study it is not likely you would to advance the fluid in the
pipeline. With this new simulation type the fluid will not advance during the parametric study.
 Compressor statuses changed in 4.0 that may affect your older simulations.
o To align status ramps between pumps and compressors the data consumed by the TNET engine
has changed. This generated a small problem in the way compressor scenarios were being
handled in configurations opened from previous version in 4.0, where compressor status ramps
were being treated incorrectly. This has been fixed in 4.0.1 and any configurations generated in
versions earlier than 4.0 will open correctly; it will also work correctly for most configurations
created in 4.0, with one exception. When a “flat ramp” is being used, i.e. maintaining a constant
compressor status for the entire transient scenario, the status will be toggled incorrectly. In this
case you will need to manually adjust the scenario.

Once again, we would like to thank our customers who continue to support us, amaze us and inspire us. Ultimately
®
it is your support and feedback that goes to make PipelineStudio the outstanding product that it is. As always, the
®
PipelineStudio team welcomes your comments and suggestions, which can be sent to our Technical Support
team.
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We hope that you continue to enjoy using PipelineStudio and rest assured that we are already working on the next
release!
®
The PipelineStudio Team
Release Notes for Release 4.0
INTRODUCTION
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Dear PipelineStudio User

®
We are pleased to present PipelineStudio 4.0. This document contains information on the most important changes
together with any late-breaking information.

®
Release 4.0 of PipelineStudio is classified as a major release and has the following improvements:

 (Liquid) TNET engine for Liquid

 Parametric Study Manager
 User Defined Logic (UDL)
 Survey Grooming Tool
 New quality tracking method for Gas simulations
 Units Management, Decimal Point Display
 Sensor nodes available for Gas simulations
 Updated features
 Security changes
 Resolved Issues

Once again, we would like to thank our customers who continue to support us, amaze us and inspire us. Ultimately
®
it is your support and feedback that goes to make PipelineStudio the outstanding product that it is. As always, the
®
PipelineStudio team welcomes your comments and suggestions, which can be sent to our Technical Support
team.
®
We hope that you continue to enjoy using PipelineStudio and rest assured that we are already working on the next
release!
®
The PipelineStudio Team
PipelineStudio® RELEASE 4.0

What’s New in PipelineStudio® 4.0?

New Features

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New features implemented in PipelineStudio are carefully selected to enhance your simulation experience. The
®
new features included in PipelineStudio 4.0 are described in detail in the on-line help and supporting
documentation. A brief overview of some of the key features is given below:

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1. TNet engine for Liquid
2. Parametric Study Manager
3. User Defined Logic
4. Survey Grooming Tool
5. New quality tracking method for Gas simulations
6. Units Management, Decimal Point Display
7. Review unused (Liquid)
8. Sensor nodes available for Gas simulations

1. (Liquid) TNet® engine for Liquid

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TNet for liquid has been integrated into PipelineStudio .
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With the release of PipelineStudio 4.0 the modernized C# engine, TNet , has replaced both TGNET and TLNET
®
and is fully integrated in release 4.0. TNet provides a robust and more flexible simulation performance. The native
file format continues to be the TLW file and XML file formats only.
If you have an older file you wish to import, please contact Customer Care.

2. Parametric Study Manager

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A steady state parametric study manager has been included in PipelineStudio 4.0. The tool may be invoked from
the Programs menu under All Programs | Emerson | PipelineStudio | Parametric Study Manager

The parametric study tool enables multiple simulations to be executed varying 1 or more parameters for each
simulation within a grid defined by the user or based on a series of specific values. Any parameter that can be
ramped may be included in the simulation, and the size of the grid may be controlled by a lock-step approach (i.e.
parameters will ramp from one value to another in sequence) or the grid may be allowed to grow to a larger size by
choosing not to use the lock-step approach.
To quickly start using this feature select All Programs > Emerson > Pipeline Studio > Parametric Study Manager

The main dialog is displayed:

From the File menu choose New, and the selection dialog is displayed

Choose the browse for configuration button to browse the case that will be studied (must be an XML file), and if a
different output location is desired that may also be selected in this dialog.
Select the type of study, either generic or pipe sizing study. With a pipe sizing study an additional data table with
pipe groups and pipe size entries will be displayed.

The generic study displays a table which can be completed by adding rows and selecting data items from the drop
down.

Once the study has been defined and OK has been selected a dialog is displayed that indicates how many
simulations will be run.

The pipe study displays a dialog where there is a prompt to pre-create the pipe groups and the table of pipe sizes
that may be studied.
When the simulation is run from the Simulate menu option output is displayed to the parametric study manager
window.

On completion of the simultion the data is viewed in the trend viewer, from which you can export your data to a data
table to construct charts and curves in, for example, EXCEL.

3. User Defined Logic (UDL)

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PipelineStudio 4.0 sees the introduction of an eagerly requested feature, User Defined Logic (UDL).
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In the previous version of PipelineStudio control was via idealized controls, using maximum and minimum set
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points and constraints on pipeline entry and exit points, and equipment elements. With PipelineStudio 4.0 you can
now add a layer of logic permitting far more granular control of the simulation.
UDL scripts are created and placed in the root folder of the simulation. The scripts allow logical monitoring of the
status of any value during the simulation and permit any type of control operation to be simulated, such as
controlling the available power at a pump station, toggling the status of a valve or changing the property of a fluid.
Demonstration scripts and configurations are available in the My Documents | My Simulations | Liquids and My
Documents | My Simulations | Gas directories.

User Defined Logic is well documented in a user guide and API guide which can be accessed from the
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PipelineStudio Help > UDL menu.
4. Survey Grooming Tool

Considerable performance degradation occurs in performance if large numbers of elevation points are provided in
the survey definition. Given the increased tendency to import elevation points from GIS and other field survey
sources, it should be expected that surveys with distance steps of a few feet should be accepted. For the user
manually “grooming” these points is an odious task and new surveys may need to be imposed multiple time a year.
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Accordingly, a highly desirable feature of PipelineStudio must be the ability to selectively choose which survey
points are hydraulically significant and then use that (significantly) reduced set of points in the simulation. This
programmatic grooming of points should be automatic but controlled by user specification.

Survey grooming is invoked from the Survey Path Details by selecting the Launch Grooming Tool button.
Survey data is imported into the point groomer, and the options to adjust the range, points that must be used etc.
may be selected

Once satisified with how the point is configured the “play” button will groom the points.

Once the survey has been groomed the points being used are displayed, and the numbers displayed in the bottom
left are the number the you started with and the number you ended up with.
The Graphic tab displays a chart of grooomed versus raw data.

How does it work?

Consider a group of survey points as shown below.

First we mark the beginning and ending points and find the highest and lowest points in between. Note that if either
end represents the highest or lowest point a middle point will not be chosen.

Next we consider a distance band around the straight lines drawn between these identified points. We select the
greatest outfall from that band for each line segment.

Largest
Outfall

We connect a new line to those outfall points and repeat the process until all points in the collection fall inside the
banded region.
The selection process is dependent only on the width of the band, which is specified by the user. By choosing a
smaller band, greater accuracy in the approximated elevation profile is obtained.

Largest
Outfall

Largest
Outfall

As illustrated below.

Note that the highest-lowest test is only done at the first pass!
If a band width of zero is selected the entire original collection is used – i.e. no point grooming is done.
The engineering unit associated with the band is taken to be the same as the elevation, depending on the selected
unit set (English, Metric, etc.) While performing the grooming calculations, the horizontal units, which are typically
in miles or kilometers, are converted into units compatible with elevation.
5. New quality tracking method for Gas simulations

®
PipelineStudio 4.0 see the introduction of a method of quality tracking for gas that was previously available in the
version of the solution used for real time simulation but not available offline, this method is called Batch. Previously
®
the only method available in TNet Gas was called random choice, hence there was no selector available. To switch
between batch and random choice the tracking method may be changed from the drop down on the tracking line of
the Simulation > Options > General tab.

Batch based quality tracking is considered to be more accurate than the random choice method, but there is a
slightly slower performance.

6. Units Management, Decimal Point Display

Units management now allows control of the number of decimal places that can be dispayed in a data block or in a
table in the network view. This is controlled in the units manager by changing the numbers of decimals displayed in
the “Data Block Decimal Places” column. Reports and tables will continue to display the full precision of a value.

7. Sensor nodes available for Gas simulations

Sensor nodes have been available in liquid configurations for some time. They are now available for gas devices
that can control pressure, such as regulators or compressors.

When a sensor node is selected the device will attempt to control the pressure at the remote location rather than
the node immediately up or downstream of the device.
8. Review unused

Review Unused may be accessed from Tools > Review Unused

A dialog is displayed that allows the user to select and remove inactive definitions from a configuration, such as
curves, fluids etc.
Multiple definitions may be selected by Shift-Click to select, and “Remove Selected Item(s)” to remove them from
the configuration.
UPDATED FEATURES
1. Resistance Element (Riser) Length Unit Change
2. Updates to wall temperature display
3. Update to ramps on certain elements
4. Updates to DRA
5. Updates to SRV
6. Security changes
7. Minor Changes to GUI
8. Simulation changes:
1. Correlations for LPG and NGL
2. Pump and Compressor Status
9. PLM Integration – Instruments can now be toggled in the Network View

1. Resistance Element (Riser) Length Unit Change

The Unit Category for Length on a Riser (Resistance Element) has been changed from Length units to Elevation
units (Issue #19707).
It is important to note that when using existing configurations which have Resistance Elements used as a Riser
included, the user should force the updating of the configuration .xml file in order to obtain the correct results when
running the simulation. This can be done by either deleting the configuration .xml file or selecting File | Export |
XML File... and choosing to overwrite the existing version of the file.

2. Wall Temperature Display

When displaying wall temperatures across multiple pipes of different wall layer configuration the temperature profile
of wall was not displaying correctly due to the different wall properties. To alleviate this the wall temperature that is
displayed when you have pipes with this type of configuration will now always display the inner and outer wall
temperature.

3. Ramps on certain elements

Ramps have been added that were not previously available. These have mainly been added for the parametric
study manager, however they are also available for transient studies. Some of these ramps include:

- Pipe Inner Diameter

- Pipe Ambient Temperature
- Pipe Roughness
- Pipe Heat Transfer Co-efficient

Whilst these are available for transient simulation their use in transient simulation may not be valid.
This list will be expanded as the parametric study manager continues to develop.

4. Updates to DRA

Transient DRA modelling has undergone some minor improvements:

• Corrections made:
– Pipe degradation
– Pump degradation set to zero on “free flow” or Δp < 1 bar
– DRA line fill (including default level) does not fill supply XREGS and downstream path until DRA
injector located
• Tracking of multiple DRA types added
• DRA type is unique to an injector
• DRA mixing
– ppms are summed
– DRA characteristics from the dominant type (by tracked ppm)

5. Updates to SRV

Surge relief valves have undergone some minor updates to permit modelling closer to that of the real world.
 Coefficient of discharge set to a more realistic default
 Open/close response time for Pop type valves now available for use in both liquid and gas
 Equivalent diameter parameter now exposed

6. Security changes

®
PipelineStudio 4.0 sees the introduction of updated security to protect your investment. This requires an update to
®
the license you use to run PipelineStudio .
If you are using a NLM there will be little change over how we have previously issued new licenses (please refer to
the Network Licensing Help and co-ordinate your new licenses with Customer Care).
If you are using a bitlock please contact Customer Care for instructions on how to upgrade your license.

7. Minor Changes to GUI

 Power contracts now have their own tables

 Multiple case tool now starts in the correct folder and remembers its location
8. Simulation Changes

8.1 Correlations for LPG and NGL

API correlation are no longer valid for use with the fluid classes LPG and NGL. After a thorough review of the
documentation is has been decided that these lighter fluids are best modelled using BWRS EOS.

8.2 Pump Status Ramping

Pump status now ramps differently for a centrifugal pump. This makes a pump behave more like it does when
it shuts down.
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In PipelineStudio 3.6.1 and earlier, when a status change was invoked the pump would toggle between on
and off halfway along the ramp.
Now the pump behaves differently. The status is ramped as a value between 1 and 0, and the value is
multiplied against the coefficients of the curve fit. This has the effect of more gradually slowing a centrifugal
pump over time rather than invoking an instant status change between time steps.

9. PLM Integration – Instruments can now be toggled in the Network View

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If you are a user of PipelineManager , which may be configured using PipelineStudio , you may now toggle the
®
display of instruments on the network in a configuration that has been developed for PipelineManager .
RESOLVED ISSUES
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During the development of PipelineStudio 4.0 we have addressed many issues that have been reported by users
®
of PipelineStudio – both internally and externally. The following is a summary of significant issues that have been
resolved:

SPR Description
12608 All steady-state reports are not purged when you select File | Purge | Steady-State Results
13156 "Swap Direction” not working on a profile for a single pipe element
15087 Various fixes to resolve copy/paste issues within the Scenario Editor
15568 Add viscosity to the trending module
16025 /
Added "Status" trends for all pumps
22112
16064 Accumulated DRA volume trend for Deliveries is not available
16068 You have to specify a DRA type at a tank when DRA tracking is set to None
DRA fields/options related to various „Details‟ dialogs are not grayed out when batch tracking and DRA
16353
tracking are not turned on
Issue observed with Network Validation results not getting refreshed correctly after updating
16373
Validation/Export value
16388 /
Enhanced checks for resistances acting as risers
16460
16428 Min/Max delta pressures on regulators are missing in the Scenario for both liquid and gas
When selecting a profile across multiple pipe segments the profile draws in the reverse of the pipe
16632
direction
16800 Added propylene and ethylene for Liquid
When creating a new Liquid configuration using the new configuration wizard, the DRA configuration is
18536
not setup correctly for the new drawing
Multiple case tool file browser window should be updated to only show files which the user is allowed to
18598
run in the tool
18834 Temperature upstream of closed device shows spike for a particular configuration
Color dropdowns for 2D wall temperature are not showing different color by default. Both the dropdowns
19327
are showing same color
19368 Random elevation of zero appears in elevation profile when inserting a regulator valve
19454 Issue with parallel survey paths not importing/exporting correctly
19554 Issue observed with running Excel reports from Reports menu | start excel sheet
19590 Enhanced checks for trending output
19600 DRA ramping issue during Interactive Transient
19603 HTML report issues with Internet Explorer 11
19604 No keyword processor output report is generated for configuration using discrete times
19636 Enhanced error checking in the TNet simulator
19703 When defining a fluid type the NGL, LPG and Other classes should not be available for Correlation
19707 Units for length on a riser (resistance device) should be in elevation units and not length units
19806 Allow External Regulator reports to be specified as Summary/Detail by specific types
Simulation | Options | Pipe Reports tab for Liquid model is missing the ability to control the wall
19807
temperature reports
The wall thickness dialog remains greyed out when wall layers are selected but "Do Detailed Wall
19849
Calculations" remains unchecked
19973 Problem with rotating and disconnecting items in Liquid model
20065 Added MAOP Percentage and Young's Modulus color schemes for Liquid configurations
20066 MAOP trends added for Liquid model
Issue when disconnecting and attaching a delivery tank to a different location while the survey is defined
20236
in the network model
20352 Status data block is not updated after toggling the compressor status during interactive simulation
20397 Viscosity and temperature transposed (data entry error) in "Batches" example template
20431 DRA datablock not showing the correct percentage degradation
20498 Excel report not generated for both Gas and Liquid in Excel 2010 (64-bit)
Issue writing Steady state and Transient Detail/Quality output report when selecting number of
20581
calculation interval as 1
20657 Issue observed with fill lines not being built in the correct direction
20688 Issue with Heater duty setpoint not held during transient for a particular configuration
Detail report is not generated for any of the objects when clicking on Object name link in Name column
20822
in Summary report in Excel 2013 (64-bit)
20826 Field values missing in the Summary/Detail report for Liquid in Excel 2013 (64-bit)
20860 Elevation Profile issue when using swap direction
20864 Issue with buttons on PipelineStudio Launcher not responding on Windows 8.1 system
20909 Issue observed with pipe coloring when shortening pipe
20913 Pipe efficiency has been added to Liquid configuration
21063 Issue with nodes that are excluded not being marked as such in the .xml file
21093 Compressor Start/Stop not working during Interactive transient simulation
Extra Columns without column name are created in Leg Hydraulic Report in Transient Detailed/Quality
21192
report for Gas configuration with wall layer information
21319 Incorrect Effective DRA and %DR calculation in PipelineStudio
21398 Scenario "Switch..." option is missing from scenario editor context menu
21428 Issue while using BWRS equation of state and compositional fluid types
21438 Change to compute head based on the pressure unit
21439 Survey path error when trying to delete pump
21483 Slab Gate Valve added to Liquid library, and original Gate Valve renamed to Wedge Gate Valve
21488 Problem with surveys being reversed
21496 Issue related to exporting/importing survey to/from Excel
21544 X-Axis profile zooms back to full scale during Interactive transient
21583 Timestep link in the excel report displaying only one time step for Liquid model
If compositional liquids (BWRS) are selected as the source fluid, selection of DRA tracking should be
21584
greyed out
21673 Events are not displayed correctly in Alarms/Events window when running simulation
21676 Issue when updating the compressor settings or adding a new compressor to the Bank
21807 Default for System Minimum Pressure (Liquid model) changed from -14400.0 to -500000.0
21825 Steady-state fails when objects are excluded for a particular configuration
21827 /
Date format is ambiguous in steady-state, transient and trend reports
22129
21844 Some of the trends in the trends tab are not displayed completely
"Send e-mail" button on tool bar not working for Outlook 2013 and also Send option is not available in
21967
File menu
21982 Graphs are not displayed as per settings selected in Set Graph Style dialog
Output Wall Temperatures are not displayed in the Transient/Steady State report when pipes are having
21998
different number of wall layers
22003 / Open time and close time fields are editable in Properties view window when selecting relief valve type
22140 as pilot
Issue while running transient simulation after setting Relief Valve Open/Close response time and type as
22005
POP in Gas model configuration
22010 New Configuration Wizard (Liquid) has errors in the configuration
22014 Tick Mark option in 'Set Graph Style' dialog has no effect on the graph
22027 Issue with generation of steady state reports after running transient restart on the copy of current case
22037 A configuration with a large portion deleted will still retain obsolete (Linepost) information when saved
Lock/Unlock device buttons on Interactive toolbar are not enabled when selecting Cooler and Heater in
22045
the configuration
22046 Trend report not generated after running Interactive transient simulation
22091 Enhanced the Pipe Wall Temperature reports to indicate if no pipes are available for output
22126 Issue with steady state / quality tracking for a particular configuration
'Default Alarms' text is not displayed correctly on the default alarms button in Pressure/Flow Alarm
22142
Limits tab
22165 Issue with relief valve orifice velocity calculation
22168 Surge relief templates now available for both SRV type valves
Issue observed when running steady state simulation by deleting existing tabular fluids and inserting
22421
new fluid for a particular Liquid configuration
Issue observed on Gas configuration consisting both compositional and simplified fluids when EOS is
22563
set to 'Peng'
Issue when running transient simulation after changing the minimum time step/delta time on a particular
22631
configuration
Added Maximum Allowable Transient Head field under General tab in details for pipe dialog, added
22684
MATH profile
22830 Split Pipe function assigns incorrect elevations
22865 Issue with elevation difference being reported as larger than the pipe length
23068 Issue while saving and closing a config file after adding a copied pump in series with the original pump
Batch details of a pipe are not displayed in property view window after docking and undocking the
23075
window
23188 Issue with steady state simulation after excluding element on particular configuration
Highlight option is not set as default for the property when 'Use as default' is selected on Profile Options
24246
dialog
Alert dialog is not getting closed when left the 'Length of upstream pipe' field blank and closed the Split
24303
dialog
Blank space is created in Delivery hydraulic detailed report in Steady state/Transient report for Gas
24324
model
Column names, units and table name are not displayed for block valve data in Equipment Data in
24326
Keyword processor report for particular Gas configuration file
Changed 'No transient reports' radio button to 'No state reports' under Simulation | Options dialog
24336
Reports tab
24418 Mismatch in xml file between excluded pipe and survey path
24419 Liquid class mismatch in drop down lists
Apply button is not getting enabled while adding/editing DRA and DRA/Batch Interface Match values in
24465
Simulation | Options dialog
KNOWN ISSUES
Riser Unit Category
As stated in the Updated Features section, the Unit Category for Length on a Riser (Resistance Element) has been
changed from Length units to Elevation units. When using existing configurations which have Resistance Elements
used as a Riser included, it is necessary for the user to force the updating of the configuration .xml file in order to
obtain the correct results when running the simulation. This can be done by either deleting the configuration .xml
file or selecting File | Export | XML File... and choosing to overwrite the existing version of the file.

Tabular Fluids
When using the dialog to input a tabular fluid, the code enforces the following restriction. The LPG, NGL, and
OTHER class types are not allowed when using the Auto-Generated or API Correlation method (LPG, NGL, and
OTHER are not available in the Class dropdown list). However, when inputting a tabular fluid through the fluid input
table the restriction is not enforced until the configuration is validated.

Remote Commuter Licensing – WRCommute

The WRCommute.exe tool provided to allow a remote user to generate a commuter locking code for Remote
Commuter Licensing (see the Network Licensing Help for details) is known to have an issue with the automatic
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email capability available from within the tool if the default installed mail client is any 64-bit version of Microsoft
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Outlook . If you receive the messages shown below after clicking the „Send‟ button to send the email, you can
simply workaround this issue by first saving the locking code to file (there is a button to do this also on the tool) and
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then by attaching the saved file to a new email created from Microsoft Outlook :