Multi-purpose Pipeline Network System Simulation Graphics Tool:Design And Development

Currently,large-scale pipeline systems are present in energy,power,heating supply,and nuclear power production.It is crucial to understand the complex operation of these systems for safe operation.A simulation tool for pipeline systems is required for convenient,effective,and economical research.Existing pipeline simulation tools on the market are inadequate for simultaneous evaluation,design,and training simulations.Therefore,a multi-purpose pipeline simulation tool is valuable for practical engineering applications.This study aims to develop a multi-purpose pipeline simulation tool for evaluation,design,and training simulations.The design and software implementation of the multi-purpose pipeline simulation tool have been explored.Evaluation simulations are primarily implemented through modular modeling that generates the required parameters using limited fuzzy data.The advantages lie in less initial data and faster evaluation speeds.Taking into account various functions,user requirements,and application scenarios of the multi-purpose pipeline simulation tool,the overall scheme design,detailed input-output design,and software implementation plans are conducted.The overall architecture of the module layer,system layer,and user interface is proposed.The simulation tool adopts a graphical,modular,input-output parametric approach.The main interface and navigation functions of the pipeline simulation tool are designed to meet multi-purpose requirements.Detailed design of pipeline nodes,pumps and fans,valves,steam turbines,heat exchangers,and input-output configuration for simulation is provided.Moreover,to ensure the transferability of the simulation drawings,an identifiable language technology is utilized to achieve design simulation functionality,and software debugging functions are considered for user-friendly interaction.For training simulation purposes,source code or partial code can be generated in third-party simulation support platforms and then compiled and linked into executable code.To implement the functions of the multi-purpose pipeline simulation tool,this study is based on the Windows operating system using WPF technology,adopts the MVVM architecture,and employs object-oriented C#language for graphical software development.The software constructs simulation diagrams using building block methods,generates simulation model-readable data cards according to simulation diagrams,and employs a topology analysis algorithm combining depth and breadth search methods to analyze the connection relationships between simulation diagrams.TCP communication protocol is adopted for data interaction and debugging,enabling data communication between model programs and simulation tools.To validate the functions of the pipeline simulation tool,various function tests are conducted on the developed simulation tool software,including simulation tool main interface,nodes,pumps and fans,valves,steam turbines,heat exchangers,input-output configuration for simulation,and debugging functions.Tests on single-phase and two-phase pipeline networks demonstrate that the design scheme and software development provided in this study can meet the requirements of multi-purpose pipeline simulation tools.