Database of Liquids Commonly Transported by Pipelines

Contains 26 liquids with related kinematic viscosity and specific gravity calculations. The user can customize the database by adding or deleting liquids as desired.

Liquid Pipeline Hydraulics

Includes equations to determine flow rate, upstream and downstream pressure, internal pipe diameter, pressure drop and velocity.

• Colebrook - White
• Hazen - Williams
• Shell / MIT
• Darsey - Weisbach
• Heltzel
• T. R. Aude

Gas Pipeline Hydraulics

Contains high and low pressure equations for calculating flow rate, upstream pressure, downstream pressure and internal pipe diameter.

• AGA - Fully Turbulent Flow
• Mueller - Low Pressure
• Mueller - High Pressure
• Panhandle A
• Panhandle B
• IGT Distribution Equation
• Pittsburgh
• Colebrook - White
• Weymouth
• Spitzglass

Liquid Properties Calculations

Various calculations for liquid properties

• Volume Correction Factors (API 2540)
• Viscosity-Temperature Relations for Hydrocarbons (ASTM D 341)
• Viscosity & API Specific Gravity Conversion (ASTM 2161)
• Compressibility Factor for Hydrocarbons (API MPMS)
• Adiabatic Bulk Modulus (ASTM 2161)
• Wave Speed Calculation

Pipeline Facilities

Modules for calculating and sizing pipeline facilities such as relief valves and welded branch reinforcement.

• Welded branch reinforcement - Calculates reinforcement required for a pad-reinforced welded branch connection.
• Relief Valve Sizing - Sizing calculations for gas or vapor relief in critical or subcritical flow conditions.

Surge Analysis - Water Hammer

The program module/solution is based on the method of characteristics. Calculation of pressure wave speed is specifically designed for liquid hydrocarbons.

Pipeline Design & Stress Analysis

Contains 18 calculations to determine design pressures and stress analysis calculations for both steel and plastic pipe. Incorporates ASME B31.4 guidelines.

• Design Pressure - Steel Pipe
• Wall Thickness - Steel Pipe
• Design Pressure - Polyethylene Pipe
• Wall Thickness - Polyethylene Pipe
• Flume Design - Rational Method
• Buoyancy Analysis & Concrete Coating Requirements
• Pipe Anchor Force Analysis
• Design Pressure Plastic Pipe -SDR
• Internal Pressure - % SMYS
• Hoop & Longitudinal Stress
• Requirement to Move Unpressured Pipe
• Bending Stress & Deflection
• Maximum Allowable Pipe Span Length
• Pipe Requirement for Horizontally Drilled Installation
• Blast Analysis
• Bending Stress Caused by Fluid Flowing Around Pipeline
• Linear Thermal Pipeline Expansion
• Thrust at Blow-off

Testing & Maintenance

Includes calculations for pipeline hydrostatic testing, pressure testing and pack in the pipeline. Also included are a complete series of calculations for blowdown and purging.

• Complete Pipeline Hydrostatic Testing Module
• Gas Pipeline Pressure Testing - Time Required & Maximum Pressure Drop
• Gas Pipeline Blowdown - - Required Time / Volume Lost
• Gas Pipeline Purging Calculations (2 methods)
• Pack in Pipeline

Pipeline Corrosion

This module incorporates ASME B31G into calculations for MAOP and external corrosion limits plus various current and resistance calculations.

• ASME B31G - Maximum Allowable Longitudinal Extent of Corrosion
• ASME B31G - Evaluation of MAOP in Corroded Areas
• Rate of Electrical Current Flow Through the Corrosion Cell
• Relationship Between Resistance and Resistivity
• Electrolyte Resistance from Surface of an Electrode to any Distance
• Resistance of a Conductor
• Ohm's Law for Corrosion Current

Cathodic Protection

Includes both single and multiple anode placement and resistance calculations with electric current and power consumption requirements.

• Estimated Life of a Magnesium Anode
• Resistance to Earth of an Impressed Anode Ground Bed
• Rudenberg's Formula for the Placement of a Close or Distributed Ground Bed
• Resistance to Earth of a Single Vertical Anode
• Resistance to Earth of Multiple Vertical Anodes
• Resistance to Earth of a Single Horizontal Anode
• Required Number of Anodes and Total Current Requirement
• Power Consumption of a Cathodic Protection Rectifier

Track Load Analysis

The Track Load Program was designed to calculate the overburden and track loads on buried pipe with a Single Layer System (soil only). The information used to design this program was taken from the Battelle Petroleum Technology Report on "Evaluation of Buried Pipe Encroachments" which considered the theoretical work done by M.G. Spangler on overburden and vehicle loads on buried pipe.

Gas Mixture and Fluid Properties

Set your initial gas mixture and calculate compressibility factor and related energy values for use in gas hydraulics and pressure calculations. The fluid properties tables provide all the energy reference values needed for day-to-day pipeline requirements.

Movement of In-Service Pipelines

This module incorporates equations for estimating the induced stresses present when conducting a pipeline-movement operation as recommended in the general guidelines of API RP 1117. It also provides the user with a preferred trench profile for lowering the pipe.

Document Management System

The user can customize their copy of the Pipeline Toolbox, by adding documents (.doc/.pdf/.htm) that they frequently use or reference to this module

Bonus - Free PRCI Pipeline Repair Manual is included in this module.

Application Management System

This module gives the user the ability to integrate frequently used applications or spreadsheets (.exe/.xls)into their copy of the Toolbox.

Pipeline Database

The Pipe Database contains multiple databases of current steel and plastic pipe specifications for high and low pressure pipes, incorporating API, ASTM & AGA standard pipe and non-standard pipe. Included is a custom database for users to enter custom or user-defined pipe specifications for storage and use. The available pipe data for users is listed below:

• Specifications for Line Pipe - API 5L (For Nominal Sizes 1/8" through 80")
• Standard Steel Pipe - ASTM - ANSI B36.10 (For Nominal Sizes 1/8" through 48")
• Specifications for Polyethylene Pipe - API 15LE (For Nominal Sizes 1/2" through 54")
• Custom Pipe Database - for User Defined Pipe Specifications

Drawing Module

The Engineering Drawing module is Visio Technical from Microsoft. It contains over 2000 SmartShapes with 2-line pipeline shapes specifically designed for the Pipeline Toolbox. This drawing module is intuitive and easy to use and offers drag-and-drop functionality with links to calculations. It is AutoCAD compatible for both import and export.

DOT & MMS Pipeline Regulations

Contains both the U.S.D.O.T. Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations with all inspection report templates and the DOI-Minerals Management Service Offshore Pipeline Regulations (Subpart J). In hypertext format to permit easy key word/phrase searches. Canadian (CSA) Z-662 regulations are also available.

Math & Graphics Module

Comprehensive math/graphics calculator module designed to provide users with an intuitive way to perform simple and complex mathematical tasks such as 2D/3D graphing, solving equations, etc. Input your own equations and variables and save them for recall. Supports graphing, curve-fitting, statistics, roots of polynomials, non-linear equations, linear systems, matrix algebra, integration, differentiation, summation and special functions.

PC-PISCES (API-1102)

Based on the design methodology for uncased railroad and highway crossings and embodied in the American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice (RP) 1102, Steel Pipelines Crossing Railroads and Highways. This design methodology relates to steel pipelines installed using trenchless construction methods, in particular auger boring, with the crossing perpendicular to the railroad or highway.

Units Conversion

The Units Conversion module provides the pipeline professional with a functional, easy-to-use and very comprehensive units conversion package. The package contains over 400 SI international and English energy-related conversions.