3D Mode System Modeling

Chamber Configuration

  1. Chamber size setting
    • Setting of chamber size (L: length, W: width, H: height) & chamber hole position (x, y)
    • The position of the chamber hole is set to the center of the face and can be changed
  2. Chamber setting
    • Type: Select chamber type by shape (cuboid/cylinder/capsule)
    • Calc. Vol.: Automatically calculated chamber volume
    • Act. Vol.: Input the actual volume of chamber
    • Wall Th.: Input the thickness of chamber wall (0.001 cm ≤ wall th. ≤ 10 cm)
  3. Chamber hole setting
    • Select chamber hole type
      • Round edge, sharp edge, through hole (default: sharp edge)
    • Sharp edge & through hole: edge r. is automatically 0
    • Edge R. Setting: Input edge radius when round edge is selected
      • Range: 0 < Edge r. < t (t: thickness of chamber wall)
      • Range: 0 < Edge r. < ID × 0.15 (ID: diameter of pipe)
    • Hole DN & Size: Select hole standard
      • Select DN standard or select "Custom" to input numerical data directly
    • Position: Select the face where chamber hole is located (bottom/top/left/right/front/back)

  1. Chamber modeling
    • Chamber is displayed in the modeling area that user set in the chamber setting
    • Chamber cannot be deleted
  2. Chamber property
    • Chamber and chamber hole property values are displayed in the property window that user set in chamber setting
    • Check the "Including Calculation" checkbox to include the value of the chamber hole into calculation and simulation
    • Click the Modify Chamber Condition button to change the chamber settings
  3. Chamber hole property
    • Click the "Show keyboard_arrow_down" to display the detailed property values for the chamber hole you entered when setting up the chamber
    • Click the "Show keyboard_arrow_down" to display detailed property values for the chamber hole that user set in chamber setting
    • The detailed property values of the chamber hole are automatically changed when changed in the project settings

Pipe Configuration

  • Click the element menu button to connect element (pipe, bend/elbow/miter, and cone/straight) at modeling
  • Depending on the selected modeling element, the following connectable modeling elements are changed
  • Pipe ID is automatically set to the same ID of the previous element

  • Click the modeling element want to add
    • Add Bend/Elbow/Miter: Add when changing the direction of pipe
    • Add Cone/Straight: Add when changing pipe ID
    • Add Pump: Add the pump to configured piping
    • Delete: Delete modeling element (deleted backwards from the last element)
      • Can also be deleted with the Delete key on your keyboard

Straight Tube

  1. Straight tube property
    • ID: Automatically set to the same ID from previous element (chamber hole)
    • Change ID: Select DN standard or select "custom" to input numerical data directly
    • Length: Input the length of pipe (default: 1 m, 0.01 m ≤ pipe length ≤ 20 m)
    • Use Gate Valve: Check when using the gate valve (Gate valve can only be added to Straight tube connected to the chamber directly)
    • Valve Position: Input the location of gate valve → See Pipe Configuration – Valve
    • help: Mouse over the icon to display the image of pipe and designation
  2. Straight tube detailed property
    • Click the "Show keyboard_arrow_down" to display the pipe's detailed property values
    • The detailed property values of the straight tube are automatically set when changed in the ①

Bend

  1. Bend property
    • ID: Automatically set to the same ID from previous element
    • Change ID: Select DN standard or select "custom" to input numerical data directly
    • Angle: Select the angle (30°/45°/60°/90°/custom, 1° ≤ custom angle ≤ 90°)
    • R: Select the radius (1D/1.5D/2D/2.5D)
    • Swing: Input the angle of the outlet direction (-360 < θ < 360)
    • Bend can be replaced with the same angle of elbow or miter in modeling area (when pump connected)
    • help: Mouse over the icon to display the image of bend and designation
  2. Bend detailed property
    • Click the "Show keyboard_arrow_down" to display the bend's detailed property values
    • The detailed property values of the bend are automatically set when changed in the ①

Elbow

  1. Elbow property
    • ID: Automatically set to the same ID from previous element
    • Change ID: Select DN standard or select "custom" to input numerical data directly
    • Angle: Select the angle (30°/45°/60°/90°/custom, 1° ≤ custom angle ≤ 90°)
    • Swing: Input the angle of the outlet direction (-360 < θ < 360)
    • Elbow can be replaced with the same angle of bend or miter in modeling area (when pump connected)
    • help: Mouse over the icon to display the image of elbow and designation
  2. Elbow detailed property
    • Click the "Show keyboard_arrow_down" to display the elbow's detailed property values
    • The detailed property values of the elbow are automatically set when changed in the ①

Miter

  1. Miter property
    • ID: Automatically set to the same ID from previous element
    • Change ID: Select DN standard or select "custom" to input numerical data directly
    • F: Input the length from center to the end of pipe inlet or outlet (default: F = 1 × ID, 1 × ID ≤ F ≤ 1.25 × ID)
    • Angle: Select the angle (30°/45°/60°/90°/custom, 1° ≤ custom angle ≤ 90°)
    • Swing: Input the angle of the outlet direction (-360 < θ < 360)
    • Miter can be replaced with the same angle of bend or elbow in modeling area (when pump connected)
    • help: Mouse over the icon to display the image of miter and designation
  2. Miter detailed property
    • Click the "Show keyboard_arrow_down" to display the miter's detailed property values
    • The detailed property values of the miter are automatically set when changed in the ①

Reducer (Cone/Straight)

  1. Reducer property
    • Inlet ID: Automatically set to the same ID from previous element
    • Outlet ID: Automatically set to ID with size one step bigger than Inlet ID
    • Change Inlet ID: Select DN standard or select "custom" to input numerical data directly
    • Change Outlet ID: Select DN standard or select "custom" to input numerical data directly (Inlet ID and outlet ID cannot be the same size)
    • Length: Input the length of cone and straight (default: L = 1.5 × ID1, 1 cm ≤ L ≤ 50 cm)
      • ID1: Smaller ID of reducer between Outlet & Inlet
    • help: Mouse over the icon to display the image of reducer and designation

  2. Cone and straight are interchangeable in modeling area (when pump connected)
  3. Reducer detailed property
    • Click the "Show keyboard_arrow_down" to display the reducer's detailed property values
    • The detailed property values of the reducer are automatically set when changed in the ①

Flexible Tube

  1. Flexible tube configuration
    • Click "Add Flexible" to add flexible tube between pipe and pump (when pump connected)
  2. Flexible tube property
    • ID: Automatically set to the same ID from previous element
    • Change ID: Select DN standard or select "custom" to input numerical data directly
    • Length: Input the length of flexible tube (default: Pipe length × 1/2, 0.01 ≤ flexible tube length ≤ 1m)
    • help: Mouse over the icon to display the image of flexible tube and designation
  3. Flexible tube detailed property
    • Click the "Show keyboard_arrow_down" to display the flexible tube's detailed property values
    • The detailed property values of the flexible tube are automatically set when changed in the ①

Valve (Gate/Angle)

  • At the start of chamber pumping, when the valve is opened, the start pressure of chamber automatically set to equilibrium pressure
  • Only one valve is possible per system regardless of valve type
  1. Gate valve configuration
    • Check "Use Gate Valve" checkbox to configure gate valve in property window of straight tube connected to chamber
  2. Gate valve setting
    • Input the gate valve position in straight tube (default: L × 1/5, L × 3/100 ≤ Position ≤ L × 100/100)
      • L: Length of straight tube connected to chamber

  1. Angle valve
    • Select the first connected 90° Bend, Elbow, or Miter in the chamber and click the element menu button to replace it with an Angle valve
  2. Angle valve setting
    • ID: Automatically set to the same ID from previous element
    • Change ID: Select DN standard or select Custom to input numerical data directly
    • Swing: Input the angle of the outlet direction (-360 < θ < 360)
    • Angle valve and Bend, Elbow, Miter at 90° are interchangeable in modeling area (when pump connected)
  3. Angle valve detailed property
    • Click the "Show keyboard_arrow_down" to display the angle valve's detailed property values
    • The detailed property values of the angle valve are automatically set when changed in the ①

Pump Configuration

  • Add the pump
    • Click the "Add Pump" to select or import a pump to add

Pump Property

  • Pump property values are displayed in the property window
  • Pump name and swing can be changed in property window
  • The other property of pump can be changed on the "Manage Pump…" menu → See Pump

Pump–Pipe Connection

  • When the pump Inlet ID is different from the pipe inlet ID, the pump Inlet ID changing message is displayed to window
    • Click "Yes" to automatically adjust pump inlet ID

System Modeling Edit & Completion

System Modeling Edit


    • System status: edit (Edit)
    • System modeling is not completed (under configuring)
  2. Project menu in system edit
    • Actived menu: Pipe Eval
    • Inactived menu: play_arrow Run Sim, close_fullscreen Pump Eval
      • Pipe Eval and Pump Eval are only available on Plus or Optimum plan
    • In normal modeling state, bottom grid displayed as light blue
    • In abnormal modeling state, bottom grid displayed as red
    • The abnormal cases (system modeling cannot be completed)
      • Physical interference between chamber–pipe–pump
      • Pipe–Pump connection is not at a right angle
      • Pump is separated from bottom grid

System Modeling Completion

  1. Input pump name
    • After uploading pump file, check Complete button activates when input the name in pump property
    • Only Latin, numeric can be entered
    • Enter up to 10 characters
    • Project name can be duplicated
  2. System modeling completion
    • Click the check Complete on the menu or "Complete System" on the element menu to complete the system modeling
    • After complete the system modeling, the system is unchangeable


    • The "edit" icon disappears when modeling for that system is complete (View state)
  2. Project menu in system complete
    • Actived menu: play_arrow Run Sim, Pipe Eval, close_fullscreen Pump Eval
    • Inactived menu: check_circle Completed
      • Pipe Eval and Pump Eval are only available on Plus or Optimum plan
    • In system completed state, the bottom grid color switched from light blue to transparent

System Creation, Editing, and Deletion

  • System creation: Click the "+ New System" to add new system in the system list
  • When system under editing exists, you cannot add a new system
  • You can choose one of the completed systems to duplicate or add an empty one
  • System deletion: Click the "delete" button to delete system (System deletion is only available on Optimum plan, and System 1 cannot be deleted)
  • The number of available systems varies depending on your plan (Single: 1 / Twin: 2 / Plus: 3 / Optimum: 6)

System Comparison

  • Select the system you want to compare from the list of systems in the split screen → See Screen View & Filter

System Simulation


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