Features

• Calculations and analysis for all commonly used refrigerants
   
• Imperial size, copper tube of up to 6-1/8" or schedule 40 steel tube up to 20" diameter. Metric sizes can be added
   
• Dry suction, pumped wet suction, high-pressure liquid, compressor discharge, condenser drain and pumped liquid line calculation and analysis -
   
• Pipe-Network or Index-circuit calculation modes
   
• Interchangeable system data between compatible networks
   
• Facilities to: load, load project, save, merge and print file functions
   
• Insert, delete and insert/copy, circuit editing functions
   
• Comprehensive and robust error checking and reporting system
   
• Self-regulating, precision optimisation algorithms for high accuracy fit to penalty requirements with 100% uniformity of pipe-size selections
   
• Automatic and detailed analysis of each pipe circuit and individual components
   
• Data output includes: pressures, pressure losses, temperature penalties, fluid velocities, mass-flow rates, volume-flow rates, liquid sub-cooling requirement, discharge temperature and much more -
   
• Manual facility for analysing and checking individual circuits, with detailed output -
   
• Double or single suction riser calculations with parallel-flow analysis
   
• Differential analysis and calculation of the system oil return capabilities during winter/summer operation
   
• Automatic suction-line oil-return analysis for the entire system with warnings displayed in red
   
• Manual facility for checking the oil-return capability of individual circuits -
   
• Node point adjustment for a 90° or straight-through junction. This function is partly for compatibility with the 'NetCost', fitting selection and costing system, currently under development
   
• Automatic analysis and calculation of node point pressure losses and penalties
   
• Dual-pipe and header circuit facility
   
• Individual and global, manual pipe-size fixing -
   
• Flow-path display, with the facility to manual track each path
   
• Automatic summation of pipe lengths and calculation of the system volume, refrigerant charge and refrigerant density
   
• Pressure/temperature relationships and temperature-penalty/pressure-loss calculation facility
   
• Automatic calculation and selection of pipe-wall gauge to BS4434, with maximum working and test pressures -
   
• Automatic calculation of BS4434 system design and test pressures, and safety device settings
   
• Manual facility for checking system pressures and safety device settings to BS4434 -
   
• Vessel pressure relief valve calculations (c = fdl) and compressible-flow pressure-drop calculations for vessel pressure relief lines -
   
• Weights of tube and contents per metre with tables for recommended support centres, threaded rod maximum loading and weights, cable tray and SWA cable weights
   
• Full compatibility with 'NetCost', automatic pipe-network fitting selection and cost analysis software (available during 2002).