AFT Fathom

Mahham Engineering Services (Pvt) Ltd

 What is AFT Fathom?

AFT (Applied Flow Technology) Fathom is an engineering software used to
model steady state liquid hydraulics system and low pressure gases to
calculate pressure drop and velocity in the flow path, such as:

Water distribution system

Crude transfer system
Fire water system
Slurry transfer
Cooling water system, etc

For steady state hydraulics system, other software and tools available are:
MES liquid hydraulics spreadsheet
Stoner Pipeline Simulator
Hysys, etc

Other Products of AFT are:

AFT Impulse Liquid Transient Analysis
AFT Arrow Gas Steady State Modeling

 Other features of AFT Fathom

The software is very useful for:
Pipe Sizing
Pump (Centrifugal and Positive Displacement) sizing and Selection
NPSH evaluation
Variable speed pumping
Impeller trimming
Viscosity corrections using standards from the Hydraulic Institute
Wire-to-water efficiency calculation including pump, motor and variable frequency drive efficiencies
Power usage and motor sizing
Energy cost calculation
Control Valve sizing and Selection
Simulating System operation and component interaction
Evaluating heat transfer in pipes and heat exchangers
Troubleshooting existing systems to determine the cause of operational problems
Advanced hydraulic solver using Newton-Raphson matrix methods
Scenario Manager to track all design variants and operational possibilities in a single model file with data linkage
Integrated graphing and reporting
Conduct thermal analysis including piping heat transfer and heat exchanger modeling
Calculate the costs of pipes and other components
Supports Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids
Address viscosity and frictional changes associated with pumping non-settling solids
Built-in library of fluids and fittings can be extended and customized

 What are inputs for AFT Fathom Modeling?

The following documents and information are required for modeling liquid
hydraulics system in AFT Fathom:
Process Flow Diagram
Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams
Isometric Drawings
Plot Plan
Pump Curve
Valve CV Curve
Equipment Datasheet or vendor Information
Process Parameters, such as: Flow rate, properties (density, viscosity,
vapor pressure, atmospheric pressure
Piping and Fitting Specification
Design Basis Document

 AFT Fathom Primary Windows

AFT Fathom has five (5) windows:
Two (2) are input windows (Workspace, Model Data)
Two (2) are output windows (Output, Graph Results)
One (1) displays output/input information (Visual Report)
Model Data

Workspace

Visual Report

Output

Graph Results

 Sizing a Pump Example

 Step 1: Start AFT Fathom

Start\Programs\AFT Products\AFT Fathom
When you start, Workspace window is active window

Scenario Panel

Primary Window Tabs

Toolbox

Workspace

 Step 2: Layout the model

Step 3: Complete the checklist requirements
Step 4: Define the model components
Step 5: run the solver
Step 6: Check the Output
Step 7: Review the Output

Questions