NEPLAN | Gas / Water / Heating / Cooling
NEPLAN Gas, NEPLAN Water and NEPLAN Heating/Cooling is a software tool to analyze, plan, optimize and simulate networks. The user-friendly graphical interface allows the user to perform study cases very efficiently.
The customizable software has a modular concept and covers all aspects relevant and useful for the calculation of Gas, Water, Heating/Cooling and Integrated Energy networks. NEPLAN is the only tool on the market that allows the user to simulate electricity, gas, water and heating networks simultaneously. This feature enables the User to model any interaction between those networks.
The modules for pipeline calculation have in general the following characteristics:
- Pipeline network representation with nodes and connecting elements, such as pipes, valves, pumps, heat exchangers etc.
- Calculation of huge networks
- Thermo-hydraulic model for each element
- Advanced pump and valve models, allowing pressure, flow rate and pressure drop regulation at any node or element
- Automatic control of pumps and valves (pressure, flow rate, characteristic curves)
- Modelling of additional pressure losses (e.g. bends, junctions)
- Modelling of temperature dependent loads
- Libraries can be created for each element type
- Network data can be updated with changed library data and vice versa
NEPLAN has a client-server architecture and is able to run in a multi-user environment with a common SQL-database. This facilitates team working, both within the same business entity as well as with sharing projects between different departments or companies. An overview of the software is given here
The software is available in different technologies, such as single user desktop or multi-user intranet or cloud application (see box “technologies” below).
NEPLAN is an open system and allows the full access to network data, solution algorithm and internal functions through
- Scripting
- Event definition
- Web services
- OEM Integration to 3rd party environment
Packages
To find out more about the different parts of NEPLAN click on one of the buttons below. A list of modules will appear. Clicking on a module will give you detailed information.
Gas
Gas basic module / Contingency analysis
This basic module enables the user to model, design and optimize his Gas network using NEPLAN's user friendly graphical interface and NEPLAN's powerful, up-to-date calculation algorithms to address a wide range of applications.
Length profiles
This module enables the user to display a two dimensional profile in a chart of any selected pipes in the network.
Time simulation
This module enables the user to model time dependent processes using factor profiles or measurements for all consuming or supplying elements.
Geographical Data and Maps
NEPLAN has long-term experience in importing GIS data. The software has a strong support for this type of data and also for the visualisation of maps.
Technical Databases
To be interoperable with other systems, NEPLAN offers several ways to export, import and access data.
Water
Water basic module / Contingency analysis
This basic module enables the user to model, design and optimize his water network using NEPLAN's user friendly graphical interface and NEPLAN's powerful, up-to-date calculation algorithms to address a wide range of applications.
Fire water plan
This module enables the user to calculate a complete fire fighting case on each node in the whole network.
Geographical Data and Maps
NEPLAN has long-term experience in importing GIS data. The software has a strong support for this type of data and also for the visualisation of maps.
Technical Databases
To be interoperable with other systems, NEPLAN offers several ways to export, import and access data.
Time simulation
This module enables the user to model time dependent processes using factor profiles or measurements for all consuming or supplying elements.
Length profiles
This module enables the user to display a two dimensional profile in a chart of any selected pipes in the network.
Heating / Cooling
Heating/Cooling basic module / Contingency analysis
This basic module enables the user to model, design and optimize his heating network using NEPLAN's user friendly graphical interface and NEPLANs powerful, up-to-date calculation algorithms to address a wide range of applications.
Geographical Data and Maps
NEPLAN has long-term experience in importing GIS data. The software has a strong support for this type of data and also for the visualisation of maps.
Technical Databases
To be interoperable with other systems, NEPLAN offers several ways to export, import and access data.
Time simulation
This module enables the user to display a two dimensional profile in a chart of any selected pipes in the network.
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