Pipe network analysis apparatus, pipe network analysis method, and storage medium

A pipe network analysis method comprising:

• receiving a pipe network model that represents a pipe network that transports fluid, the pipe network being constituted by one or more piping elements;
• converting at least one piping element of the piping elements to an electric element of an electric circuit, the electric element being configured to represent a non-linear relation between a pressure and a flow rate of the fluid in the piping elements by use of a relation between a voltage and a current;
• generating a model representing an electric circuit network expressing the pipe network, by use of the electric element;
• and
• providing the generated model to an electric circuit simulator to analyze a state of the pipe network.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium recording a computer program that causes a computer to execute:

• processing for receiving a pipe network model that represents a pipe network that transports fluid, the pipe network being constituted by one or more piping elements;
• processing for converting at least one piping element of the piping elements to an electric element of an electric circuit, the electric element being configured to represent a non-linear relation between a pressure and a flow rate of the fluid in the piping elements by use of a relation between a voltage and a current;
• processing for generating a model representing an electric circuit network expressing the pipe network, by use of the electric element;
• and
• processing for providing the generated model to an electric circuit simulator to analyze a state of the pipe network.