PIPENET Vision 1.41 – New Features List

Transient Module

A new inertial pump component has been added Maximum & minimum pressures are displayed for each component in both the Properties and Data Windows, upon completion of a calculation Velocity can now appear as a variable type when defining output tables for pipes Forces extrema can pipe extrema can be displayed in the data window (Tabular Results page) KPa & MPa pressure units have been added The appearance of the forces diaglog is even more user friendly The Caisson and open channel flow models are enhanced The maximum pump size in the Spray mode of the Transient module is increased. It is now 1200mm / 48inches, with 6 new nominal pipe sizes The accumulator can reference gas (instead of ‘air’) .

Spray/Sprinkler Module

Velocity pressure, calculated to NFPA guidelines now appears in the NFPA output files

The hydraulic graph is now NFPA styled in the GUI Data Window & NFPA output report
The maximum number of pipes is increased to 7000
The maximum number of nozzles is increased to 3000
KPa & MPa pressure units have been added

Standard Modules

A new heat exchanger componet has been added
KPa & MPa pressure units have been added
The combined maximum number of pipes and ducts is increased to 7000
The control valve is improved

Graphical Interface

New Explode Node facility – right click on a node containing 2 or more attached components & the node will split into a number of different nodes each attached to just 1 link
Change the colour by left hand clicking on a colour
The Help Menu will now take you straight to the Sunrise Systems website
The Restore Defaults is improved.