Hydraulic Gradient

On system where the topography is a consideration an optional feature of LT 2000 is the hydraulic gradient profile. Using this tool you are able to verify your pipeline is within operational limits and also have additional leak check data. A screen capture of the hydraulic gradient is shown below.

Some of the information available on the profile:

• The small numbers vertical to the station (indicated at bottom) is the feet range of the display.
• The top line is the calculated Maximum Operating Range.
• The 2^nd and 3^rd lines are the Hydraulic Gradient and the Friction loss.
• The 4^th line (yellow) is the topography of the pipeline.
  Note the very jagged line indicates the large number of topography entries allowed obtaining consumer desired definition.
• The 5^th line (light gray) is milepost locations of stations
• The 6^th is the pump on/off status.
• The remaining rows contain the station name, flow rate, product breakdown, suction pressure, case pressure, and discharge pressure.

Some of the hydraulic gradient features include:

• You can select two points do a "What if" to see estimated pressures along the pipeline.
• Options to assign different display attributes
• User selected colors
• Zoom to a location to see greater detail

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