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Calculations and Results 3 Table of Contents Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................... 3 Table of Figures ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 11 Welcome to Pipe Flow Expert ........................................................................................................... 11 Pipe Flow Expert Overview ............................................................................................................... 11 Minimum Operating System Requirements ....................................................................................... 12 Registration and Licensing Information ............................................................................................. 13 Contacting PipeFlow.com ................................................................................................................. 15 Additional Pipe Flow Software Programs .......................................................................................... 15 Interface and Menus .............................................................................................................................. 16 Menu Bar ......................................................................................................................................... 16 File Menu .................................................................................................................................... 17 Edit Menu .................................................................................................................................... 19 Units Menu .................................................................................................................................. 20 Fluid Menu .................................................................................................................................. 20 Drawing Menu ............................................................................................................................. 22 Tools Menu ................................................................................................................................. 23 License Menu .............................................................................................................................. 23 Documentation Menu................................................................................................................... 24 Help Menu ................................................................................................................................... 25 Tool Bar ........................................................................................................................................... 26 Tool Bar Buttons.......................................................................................................................... 26 Keyboard Shortcuts ..................................................................................................................... 30 Node Pane ....................................................................................................................................... 30 Node Types ................................................................................................................................. 30 Tank Node Data .......................................................................................................................... 31 End Pressure Data ...................................................................................................................... 32 Join Point Data ............................................................................................................................ 33 Flow Demands ............................................................................................................................ 34 Pipe Pane......................................................................................................................................... 35 Pipe Features .............................................................................................................................. 35 Pipe Material Data ....................................................................................................................... 37 Pipe Diameter Data ..................................................................................................................... 39 Pipe Fittings Database ................................................................................................................. 41 Component Pressure Loss .......................................................................................................... 43 Control Valve Data ...................................................................................................................... 44 Pump Data .................................................................................................................................. 45
