Setup Fluid Flow

 

Convergence:

Tolerance [___] - If calculated pressure change between two successive iterations is within specified value, Fluid Flow completes execution and proceeds to results.  

Max Iterations [___] - If specified number of iterations has been completed without meeting convergence criteria, Fluid Flow stops execution, highlights and attaches a convergence failure message to circuit/component.  

 

Friction Calculation Method:

 

Operating Limits:

Low Pressure [___] - If operating pressure falls below this limit, Message/Indicator is attached to components where violation occurs.

High Pressure [___] - If operating pressure exceeds this limit, Message/Indicator is attached to components where violation occurs.

 

Load Scaling:

  Scale Factor [___] - Applied scale factor that uniformly increases all load demands in the model by the entered multiplier.

 

Other Settings:

[Model Check Features] - opens the Model Check Features dialog, which provides user with additional flags and options for validating and correcting the model.  During the application run, components with a (flagged) property value outside the defined range will be have an attached message indicating the violation.
 

[Fluid Properties] - opens the Fluid Properties dialog, which allows user to define key characteristic properties for the working fluid of distribution system.