The following Software programs were written and developed by Professor Fanie Van Vuuren and his colleagues and students of the University of Pretoria.  More Information and support on these Software Products can be found at www.sinotechcc.co.za

Aqua Hydraulics

The AQUA Hydraulic Utilities consists of an easy to use user friendly Life Cycle Costing program for the design of pipelines. All the programs were written in Visual Basic version 6.0 by Sinotech CC.

The user friendly program is a valuable and time saving tool with which Engineers can design a pipeline over the full life span taking into consideration all the costs. The program can design a gravity or pumping system with varying or fixed demands.

The program provides the engineer or designer with a tool to ensure that the design is the best solution for the complete design life of the system.

The program requires the user to enter the demands, design life, pipeline profile, pipeline characteristics, laying details, rates and costs. The program will determine the initial capital requirements the annual maintenance and operational costs and in the case of a pumping system the energy costs. The program provides a graphical representation of these costs as well as the hydraulic capacity of the ageing system. Tables with all the calculated results are also shown with the capability to export these to other Windows

The latest version available is version 1.0.0 (1 August 2006), see Updates for earlier versions:
Date: 1 August 2006
License: Freeware (requires registration)
Size: 7.8 MB

AQH - version 1.0.0

 

GAWUP

Genetic Algorithim Water Utilities Program

See this page for further information

7. SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS
The latest version available is version 1.0.1 (March 2005):
Date: 15 March 2005
License: Shareware
Size: 5.1 MB

GAWUP - version 1.0.1

 

UPsurge

UPSurge is a computer program, written and compiled in Microsoft Visual Basic version VI. The user friendly program is a valuable and time saving tool with which Engineers/Designers can design for surge in simple pipelines.

Freeware, requires registration, unfortunately no help file

Version 1.2.0 (4.5 MB)

 

UPthrust

The Thrust Block Design Program (UPThrust) is an easy to use, user friendly program for the design of thrust blocks. The program was written in Visual Basic version 6.0 by Prof SJ van Vuuren & Mr M van Dijk of SINOTECH cc.
The program requires the user to enter the internal pressures, flow rates, diameters, safety factors, bearing capacities of the soil etc. The program will determine the resultant forces in

Freeware

Air Transfer Technology

Surge and water hammer in pipelines is inevitable if initial design precautions are not taken, as it may be initiated by the system operator, be imposed by an external event, be caused by a badly selected component or develop as a result of poor maintenance.

Click here to download (PDF)

A quick assessment of the principle considerations when sizing air valves, scour valves and in-line isolating by-pass valves for water distribution pipelines (PDF)

Surge Programs that Model Vent-O-Mat "Anti-Shock" Air Release and Vacuum Break Valves

AFT Impulse™ offers the ease-of-use of a drag-and-drop interface and built-in waterhammer modeling expertise. AFT Impulse helps you design and operate your systems with greater reliability and safety by avoiding the potentially catastrophic effects of waterhammer and other undesirable system transients

http://www.aft.com/products/impulse/

Surge 2000 (kypipe,USA)

Pipe2000 develops and markets inexpensive but powerful pipe system modeling software including Pressure Surge analysis to evaluate pressure transients and protection schemes using air valves and other devices. Download a Demo version and audio/video tutorials.

www.kypipe.com

Hytran (New Zealand)

Hytran has been developed for the more common type of pipelines found in Civil Engineering projects such as water supply and sewage. It has been adapted to other applications such as

• Complex fire protection system sin long tunnels
• Jet refueling ring mains at the
• Hong Kong International Airport

DN50(2") - PN16 Vent-O-Mat RBX Series DBL Acting Air Valve (PDF)
DN50(2") - PN25 Vent-O-Mat RBX Series DBL Acting Air Valves (PDF)
DN150(6") - PN16 Vent-O-Mat RBX Series DBL Acting Air Valve (PDF)
DN100(4") - PN25 Vent-O-Mat RBX Series DBL Acting Air Valve (PDF)
DN100(4") - PN16 Vent-O-Mat RBX Series DBL Acting Air Valve (PDF)
DN80(3") - PN40 Vent-O-Mat RBX Series DBL Acting Air Valve (PDF)
DN80(3") - PN16 Vent-O-Mat RBX Series DBL Acting Air Valve (PDF)
DN80(3") - PN25 Vent-O-Mat RBX Series DBL Acting Air Valve (PDF)
DN50(2") - PN40 Vent-O-Mat RBX Series DBL Acting Air Valve (PDF)
DN100(4") - PN25 (363PSI) Vent-O-Mat RBX Series DBL Acting Air Valve (PDF)
DN50(2") - PN25 (363PSI) Vent-O-Mat RBX Series DBL Acting Air Valve (PDF)
DN50(2") - PN25 (362PSI) Vent-O-Mat RBX Series DBL Acting Air Valve (PDF)
DN50(2") - (Model 050RBX2511) PN25 Vent-O-Mat RBX Series DBL Acting Air Valve (PDF)
DN25(2") - PN25 Vent-O-Mat RBX Series DBL Acting Air Valve (PDF)
DN100(4") - (model 100RBX2531) PN25 Vent-O-Mat RBX Series DBL Acting Air Valve (PDF)

DN100(4") - PN10 Vent-O-Mat RGX Series DBL Acting Air Valves (PDF)
DN1000(4") - (Model 100RGX1031) PN10 Vent-O-Mat RGX Series DBL Acting Air Valves (PDF)
DN50(2") - PN10 Vent-O-Mat RGX Series DBL Acting Air Valves (PDF)
DN50(2") - PN05 Vent-O-Mat RGX Series DBL Acting Air Valves (PDF)
DN50(2") - PN10 (145PSI) Vent-O-Mat RGX Series DBL Acting Air Valves (PDF)
DN50(2") - (Model RGX0521) PN05 Vent-O-Mat RGX Series DBL Acting Air Valves (PDF)