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Transcript
00:04
InfoSurge Pro can accommodate many commonly used surge protection devices (SPDs),
00:11
including open surge tanks, closed surge tanks, and several types of valves.
00:18
If you know what a specific device does, you can generally find a specific model SPD to match that behavior.
00:27
In a surge analysis, SPDs are placed on a junction.
00:32
A junction with an SPD should have only one pipe connected to each side.
00:39
Some attributes used in SPDs can be calculated with the Auxiliary Calculators button of the Attribute Browser.
00:47
The Resistance Calculator can be especially helpful when resistance values are required.
00:54
Almost all SPDs have inflow and outflow resistances,
00:60
representing the resistance into and out of the pipe network, respectively.
01:06
Installing an SPD is as simple as selecting a junction and clicking Surge Protection Device.
01:15
A dialog appears allowing you to select the type of SPD you want to create.
01:21
Note that if you have a junction node selected but the Surge Protection Device button is disabled,
01:28
a demand change curve has already been defined for it.
01:32
To change a node to an SPD, click the Demand Change button,
01:38
and then in the Junction Demand Change dialog, click Purge.
01:44
There are several output fields for SPDs,
01:47
representing things like pipeline pressure, air volume, and flow measured at specific points in the network.
01:57
Inlet Pressure is the pipe line pressure at a node with an SPD assigned to it.
02:04
Outlet Pressure is the pressure measured at an SPD.
02:09
Side 1 Flow is flow measured from upstream.
02:14
Side 2 Flow is flow to downstream.
02:19
External Flow is flow to an SPD.
02:23
External Volume is the air volume of an SPD.
Video transcript
00:04
InfoSurge Pro can accommodate many commonly used surge protection devices (SPDs),
00:11
including open surge tanks, closed surge tanks, and several types of valves.
00:18
If you know what a specific device does, you can generally find a specific model SPD to match that behavior.
00:27
In a surge analysis, SPDs are placed on a junction.
00:32
A junction with an SPD should have only one pipe connected to each side.
00:39
Some attributes used in SPDs can be calculated with the Auxiliary Calculators button of the Attribute Browser.
00:47
The Resistance Calculator can be especially helpful when resistance values are required.
00:54
Almost all SPDs have inflow and outflow resistances,
00:60
representing the resistance into and out of the pipe network, respectively.
01:06
Installing an SPD is as simple as selecting a junction and clicking Surge Protection Device.
01:15
A dialog appears allowing you to select the type of SPD you want to create.
01:21
Note that if you have a junction node selected but the Surge Protection Device button is disabled,
01:28
a demand change curve has already been defined for it.
01:32
To change a node to an SPD, click the Demand Change button,
01:38
and then in the Junction Demand Change dialog, click Purge.
01:44
There are several output fields for SPDs,
01:47
representing things like pipeline pressure, air volume, and flow measured at specific points in the network.
01:57
Inlet Pressure is the pipe line pressure at a node with an SPD assigned to it.
02:04
Outlet Pressure is the pressure measured at an SPD.
02:09
Side 1 Flow is flow measured from upstream.
02:14
Side 2 Flow is flow to downstream.
02:19
External Flow is flow to an SPD.
02:23
External Volume is the air volume of an SPD.
InfoSurge Pro can accommodate many commonly used surge protection devices (SPDs), including open surge tanks, closed surge tanks, and several types of valves.
In a surge analysis, SPDs are placed on a junction. A junction with an SPD should have only one pipe connected to each side. Some attributes used in SPDs can be calculated with the Model Explorer Auxiliary Calculators.
The Resistance Calculator can be especially helpful when resistance values are required. Almost all SPDs have inflow and outflow resistances, representing the resistance into and out of the pipe network, respectively.
To install an SPD:
Note that if a junction node is selected, but the Surge Protection Device button is disabled, a demand change curve has already been defined for it.
To change a node to an SPD
There are several output fields for SPDs, representing things like pipeline pressure, air volume, and flow measured at specific points in the network.
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