Catalogues of media in thermal installations
The modules of InstalSystem package for designing heating and cooling installations enable the use catalogues of circulating mediums (the so-called media) during the design of installations. The information contained in the catalogue about the dependence of physical properties of the media on the temperature and concentration of the medium allows to take into account the characteristic parameters of the circulation medium during calculations. The user can select the type of medium and in the case of mixtures with glycol determine its concentration. InstalSystem package includes a neutral media catalogue containing such mediums as: water, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol. It is also possible to include a company catalogue containing media with other properties.
The range of product types that can be included in the catalogue
- Media for heating and cooling installations.
The range of data used
- Products’ names and catalog codes,
- Products’ pictures and short notice “About the company” information,
- Technical data:
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Minimum and maximum temperature,
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Stickiness characteristics, viscosity characteristics and specific heat characteristics depending on concentration and temperature of medium.
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A detailed list of mandatory or optional data for entering your products into InstalSystem software will be provided by our catalogue engineers.
InstalSystem 5 modules using catalogues
The module provides the possibility of designing any heating system, including network and fitting sizing and hydronic balancing. Any kind of heating terminal (including fan-coils) is simulated by a ‘Receptor with known hydraulic resistance’. Together with the ‘Radiator sizing’ module, convective radiator systems can be designed. Together with the ‘Radiant systems’ module, the following radiant systems can be designed: floors (including those with return temperature limiter), walls, ceilings. In combination with the ‘Panel systems’ module, modular panel systems can be designed. In projects with a common heat source for both convective and radiant systems, it is possible to use mixers or pump-mixing sets to obtain temperatures appropriate for radiant systems.
The module provides the possibility of designing cooling system (it is equivalent to the ‘Heating systems’ module). It supports various types of convection receivers (fan-coils, passive refrigeration beams) simulated by a common ‘Receptor’ with imposed resistance. Together with the ‘Radiant systems’ module, the following radiant systems can be designed: floors, walls, ceilings. In combination with the ‘Radiant panels’ module, panel systems can be designed in cooling mode. In both cases, cooling calculations can be made regardless of the heating mode. In projects with a common source for convective and radiant systems, it is possible to use mixers or pump-mixing sets to obtain temperatures appropriate for radiant systems.
Radiant systems
The module enables design of radiant heating and cooling systems (floor – including also those with return temp. limiter, wall, ceiling) based on pipes arranged freely in a screed or laid in dry boards (not modular nor panel solutions). It covers traditional wet system in the whole scope, and dry systems in the common scope – particular functionalities of the latter are covered by the ‘Dry system boards arrangement’ module.
Depending on the availability of the ‘Heating systems’ module and/or the ‘Cooling systems’ module in the configuration, we have the following possibilities:
‘Heating systems’ – heating calculation + checking cooling output of the system sized to cover heating demand
‘Cooling systems’ – cooling calculations (without possibility to check heating output)
‘Heating systems’ and ‘Cooling systems’ – sum of the above
The module uses the installation and building data entered graphically in a specialized editor, and in cooperating modules. Calculations are made in accordance with the standards listed below.
- Scope of calculations:
- Calculation of thermal output
- Hydraulic calculations
- Sizing / checking the correctness of geometric parameters (layer thicknesses)
- Sizing / control of pipe laying spacings
- Hydraulic balancing
- Sizing and hydraulic calculations of manifold accessories
- Visual presentation, including laying loops and connections
- Standards and rules on which the calculations are made
- List of standards and methods used for sizing and calculations
- Limitations:
- Inability to supply systems in one room from different sources
The module enables to design heating and/or cooling prefaricated (ceilng, wall) panels. It supports prefabricated panels with loops placed in the filling (plaster, graphite or other) and appended steel panels. Such elements may be installed on the partition structure, on a metal framing (e.g. in appended ceilings) or appended as separate units (in case of appended panels).
- The most important functionalities of the module:
- Automatic completion of a given zone with ceiling panels (taking into consideration the panel’s type, optional dimensions and additional geopmetric guidelines)
- Possibility to arrange ceiling and wall panels manually
- Possibility to join panels as sets in series
- Calculation o thermal (heating and/or cooling) output on the basis of catalogue data and working parameters of the system (i.e. deltaT, ti) according:
- Hydraulic calculations, including calculation of deltaT for the medium flowing in the panel or in a set of panels in series in order to obtain required thermal output and hydraulic resistance according to:
- Diagnostics for exceeding max. velocity of medium flow in the panel
- Diagnostics for exceeding admissible pressure loss (dpmax) in the panel
- Diagnostics of laminar flow and subsequent output loss
- Additional functionalities for Zehnder radiant panels:
- Automatic distribution of panels according to Zehnder’s know-how in order to obtain equal radiation for the heated room
- Diagnostics of min. required number of panel rows (if specified by the user) in order to obtain equal radiation for the heated room
The module provides the possibility of designing any heating system, including network and fitting sizing and hydronic balancing. Any kind of heating terminal (including fan-coils) is simulated by a ‘Receptor with known hydraulic resistance’. Together with the ‘Radiator sizing’ module, convective radiator systems can be designed. Together with the ‘Radiant systems’ module, the following radiant systems can be designed: floors (including those with return temperature limiter), walls, ceilings. In combination with the ‘Panel systems’ module, modular panel systems can be designed. In projects with a common heat source for both convective and radiant systems, it is possible to use mixers or pump-mixing sets to obtain temperatures appropriate for radiant systems.
The module provides the possibility of designing cooling system (it is equivalent to the ‘Heating systems’ module). It supports various types of convection receivers (fan-coils, passive refrigeration beams) simulated by a common ‘Receptor’ with imposed resistance. Together with the ‘Radiant systems’ module, the following radiant systems can be designed: floors, walls, ceilings. In combination with the ‘Radiant panels’ module, panel systems can be designed in cooling mode. In both cases, cooling calculations can be made regardless of the heating mode. In projects with a common source for convective and radiant systems, it is possible to use mixers or pump-mixing sets to obtain temperatures appropriate for radiant systems.
Radiant systems
The module enables design of radiant heating and cooling systems (floor – including also those with return temp. limiter, wall, ceiling) based on pipes arranged freely in a screed or laid in dry boards (not modular nor panel solutions). It covers traditional wet system in the whole scope, and dry systems in the common scope – particular functionalities of the latter are covered by the ‘Dry system boards arrangement’ module.
Depending on the availability of the ‘Heating systems’ module and/or the ‘Cooling systems’ module in the configuration, we have the following possibilities:
‘Heating systems’ – heating calculation + checking cooling output of the system sized to cover heating demand
‘Cooling systems’ – cooling calculations (without possibility to check heating output)
‘Heating systems’ and ‘Cooling systems’ – sum of the above
The module uses the installation and building data entered graphically in a specialized editor, and in cooperating modules. Calculations are made in accordance with the standards listed below.
- Scope of calculations:
- Calculation of thermal output
- Hydraulic calculations
- Sizing / checking the correctness of geometric parameters (layer thicknesses)
- Sizing / control of pipe laying spacings
- Hydraulic balancing
- Sizing and hydraulic calculations of manifold accessories
- Visual presentation, including laying loops and connections
- Standards and rules on which the calculations are made
- List of standards and methods used for sizing and calculations
- Limitations:
- Inability to supply systems in one room from different sources
The module enables to design heating and/or cooling prefaricated (ceilng, wall) panels. It supports prefabricated panels with loops placed in the filling (plaster, graphite or other) and appended steel panels. Such elements may be installed on the partition structure, on a metal framing (e.g. in appended ceilings) or appended as separate units (in case of appended panels).
- The most important functionalities of the module:
- Automatic completion of a given zone with ceiling panels (taking into consideration the panel’s type, optional dimensions and additional geopmetric guidelines)
- Possibility to arrange ceiling and wall panels manually
- Possibility to join panels as sets in series
- Calculation o thermal (heating and/or cooling) output on the basis of catalogue data and working parameters of the system (i.e. deltaT, ti) according:
- Hydraulic calculations, including calculation of deltaT for the medium flowing in the panel or in a set of panels in series in order to obtain required thermal output and hydraulic resistance according to:
- Diagnostics for exceeding max. velocity of medium flow in the panel
- Diagnostics for exceeding admissible pressure loss (dpmax) in the panel
- Diagnostics of laminar flow and subsequent output loss
- Additional functionalities for Zehnder radiant panels:
- Automatic distribution of panels according to Zehnder’s know-how in order to obtain equal radiation for the heated room
- Diagnostics of min. required number of panel rows (if specified by the user) in order to obtain equal radiation for the heated room
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