Once you have finished constructing a pipe system, you can calculate and solve the system to determine whether the system is valid. If the system is valid, the calculated values for the system’s flow rates and pressures are displayed in the Drawing pane and the Result tables.


Results drawing:


The calculated values displayed in the Drawing pane are determined by the options selected on the Labels and Units tab of the Configuration Options dialog. The user can choose which labels to include on the drawing, and for some labels, which attribute value is displayed within the label. 


Results Sheet:


The Results tables contain all of the calculated values for the whole pipe system, including pipe data, fitting data, component data, pump data, fluid data and node data.


Results PDF:


The Results PDF can be generated once a system has been solved. The data shown in the Results PDF is configurable and can be selected at a section levels, such as pipe data and node data, and then further refined at an attribute level, as to which attributes are shown within the various results tables.


Results Log:


When you calculate a pipe system, a log is generated and displayed in the Results Log dialog. If a pipe system cannot be solved, the log provides additional information and may offer some suggestions as to why the system cannot be solved. 


Calculations:


To calculate the balanced results for a pipe system in the Drawing pane, click the Calculate button.

 

The ‘Include’ check boxes in the Pipe pane allow you to include or exclude the fittings, component pressure losses, control valves, and pumps when solving the system. The check boxes allow you to view and re-run the system calculations without having to delete and re-add the components to the system. 


Select the Include check box to include a component’s values in a system’s calculations. Clear an Include check box to exclude a component’s values from a system’s calculations.