Tools & Calculators
As Polyethylene pipe specialists, Advanced Piping Systems are here to help you get it right the first time, every time. Try these tools and calculators to assist you in planning for your next piping job.
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Flange Finder Tool
Sort through approximately 500,000 possible flange combinations from across the globe to help you quickly match your flange dimension and specifications to a valve, pump, new or existing equipment.
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Thermal Expansion Calculator
Thermal expansion can be compensated for with deflection legs – particularly in above ground installations of PE piping systems. This calculator will identify how much your pipeline is going to expand and contract, and what you should allow for with deflection legs.
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Bracket Spacing Supporting Tool
When suspending PE pipe, it’s critical that the correct number of brackets are used and spaced correctly. That’s where Advanced Piping Systems’ bracket spacing support tool comes in handy.
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Chemical Resistance Tool
This tool indicates the chemical resistance of polyethylene (PE) pipes to various chemicals at a range of temperatures. Enter your chemical type, dilution, and temperature for advice on the poly pipe that will be most suitable for your purpose.
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Temperature Rating Tool
Take the guesswork out of identifying the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure of a PE pipe with Advanced Piping Systems’ temperature rating tool. This tool should be used by anyone responsible for choosing or specifying new or replacement piping.
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Friction Loss Calculator
Use this calculator to work out the total friction loss in a pipeline. Enter the flow rate, internal pipe diameter, and the type of pipe from the list supplied. Leave pipe length as 100 to get the friction loss per 100 m/ft of pipeline.
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Poly Buttwelding Parameter Calculator (Single Low Pressure)
Enter your SDR, Pipe diameter, machine model and RAM and the Poly Buttwelding Calculator will calculate your Parameters, Drag, Total kPa, Heat Soak and Cooling Time. Need to keep your record? Hit the download button for a PDF print out.
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