Hydra - Hydraulic Pipeline Calculator

Overview

Hydra is a browser-based hydraulic calculator for pressure drop, flow rate, diameter, and length calculations in gas and liquid pipelines. It uses a shared hydraulic solver service, structured pipe and fluid data, unit handling, and PDF output for engineering documentation.

Key Features

• Gas & Liquid Solver Modes
• Pipe & Fluid Data
• Multiple Calculation Modes
• Pressure Unit Handling
• PDF Engineering Reports

Challenge

Pipeline engineers needed quick, repeatable calculations without desktop installation, manual lookup tables, or spreadsheet-based unit conversions. Existing workflows made it difficult to keep calculation methods, pipe data, and fluid properties consistent across teams.

Solution

MetaEnergy built Hydra as a React/TypeScript frontend connected to a C++ gRPC solver through API services. The app retrieves fluid properties, fitting coefficients, and pipe specifications from database tables, supports gas/liquid mode selection, and handles gauge/absolute pressure conversion.

Impact & Results

• Faster browser-based calculations, fewer manual input errors, consistent methods across standalone and platform workflows, and clean PDF reports for engineering review and handover.

Tech Stack

• React
• TypeScript
• Vite
• C++ gRPC Solver
• Spring Boot
• PostgreSQL
• jsPDF