Figure 19  Pipe Data Screen - Pipe Material Data

Feature

Description

Material

The material description of the Pipe currently selected in the Drawing Pane.

Schedule/Class

The Schedule/Class description of the Pipe currently selected in the Drawing Pane.

Internal Roughness

The internal roughness of the Pipe currently selected in the Drawing Pane.

If the specified internal roughness value does not correspond with the internal roughness defined for the material in the Pipe Material Database, a reset button and information icon are displayed in the Internal Roughness field.  
Clicking the information icon will display the internal roughness value as specified in the Pipe Material Database.  
Clicking the reset icon will display a confirmation dialog enabling you to reset the internal roughness to the value specified in the Pipe Diameter Database.

Material Information Panel

The material information panel is displayed when the name of the material defined in the Material and Schedule / Class fields does not exist in the Pipe Material Database. 

Nominal Size

The Nominal Size description of the Pipe currently selected in the Drawing Pane. 

If the specified internal diameter does not correspond with the internal diameter defined for the material in the Pipe Diameter Database, an information icon is displayed in the Nominal Size field.  
Clicking the information icon will display an information dialog containing details of how the Pipe size data has been calculated for the specified internal diameter value.

Internal Diam.

The internal diameter of the Pipe currently selected in the Drawing Pane.

Wall Thick

The wall thickness of the Pipe currently selected in the Drawing Pane.
This field is read only.  The value is calculated automatically from the material and the specified internal diameter.

Outside Diam

The outside diameter of the Pipe currently selected in the Drawing Pane.
This field is read only.  The value is calculated automatically from the material and the specified internal diameter.

Weight

The weight per unit length of the Pipe currently selected in the Drawing Pane.
This field is read only.  The value is calculated automatically from the material and the specified internal diameter.

Internal Vol.

The internal volume (ft³/100 ft or m³/100m) of the Pipe currently selected in the Drawing Pane.
This field is read only.  The value is calculated automatically from the material and the specified internal diameter.

Surface Area

The external surface area (ft²/100 ft or m²/100m) of the Pipe currently selected in the Drawing Pane.
This field is read only.  The value is calculated automatically from the material and the specified internal diameter.

Save Pipe

This button is not available during pipe material selection.

Cancel (Changes)

This button is not available during pipe material selection.

Metric or Imperial

Display size data in metric or imperial units.

Select

Show size data for selected material.

Cancel

Revert to previously selected size listing.

Unknown System Pipe Data

If the system in the current active tab contains pipe data that is not defined in the Pipe Database, the System Pipe Data information panel is displayed.

Clicking the information icon on the System Pipe Data information panel will display an information dialog containing details of the pipe data that does not exist in the pipe data. 
See Section: Fluid Data Import > Importing Pipe Data From a System for further information.

 

Import Pipe Data

Displays the context sensitive Import Pipe Data pop-up menu.

From Current System
This option is available only when the system currently loaded in the active tab contains pipe data that is not already included in the Pipe Flow Expert Pipe Database.
Click From Current System to start importing the missing pipe data. 
A confirmation dialog will appear before the import process begins.

See Section: Fluid Data Import > Importing Pipe Data From a System for further information,

From Disk
Click From Disk to import pipe data from external pipe data files into the Pipe Flow Expert Pipe Database.
An Open dialog will be displayed, allowing you to select one or more valid pipe data files with a .pfpi or .pfpiu extension.

See Section: Fluid Data Import > Importing Pipe Data From Disk for further information.

Export Pipe Data

Open the Select Folder dialog.  Select a folder to save the exported pipe data.  The pipe data for the currently selected material will be exported to disk.

See Section: Pipe Data Export for further information.

Add New Material

Create a new material category to which new pipe sizes can be added.

Remove Material

Remove a material category.