Systems designed in AutoSPRINK VR require no manual input to perform complete hydraulic calculations and provide complete and concise printouts. Because AutoSPRINK VR is a true 3-D drawing system, all elevation input is automatic and precisely collated as the fire system is drawn. Required notations will automatically be displayed on all hydraulic reports. Calculations can be conducted at any point during the design process from one pipe and sprinkler or hydrant to complex systems with unlimited pipe geometry. A complex design with a tree system being supplied from a grid system within a grid system can be calculated instantaneously with all node tags placed automatically. Use the In-rack System Wizard and create a completely designed, hydraulically calculated multi-level in-rack sprinkler system with face and flue sprinklers in minutes.
Easily reconfigure any remote area by simply editing its properties box and obtain results instantaneously. Make modifications to any system such as pipe size, pipe configurations, added loops or fittings and obtain results immediately with required node tags automatically added and placed in the drawing at necessary locations. It is possible to flow more than one remote area simultaneously, which is great for calculating and balancing in-rack systems at the supply. Imagine you will never have to manually input another hydraulic calculation or place a node tag again.
AutoSPRINK VR with all its internally intelligent components actually creates a working simulation of a complete, functioning fire sprinkler system. It allows the designer to actually pan or drag a predefined remote area cursor over the entire system while providing live calculations. This action graphically simulates opening sprinklers as they enter the remote area boundary. Numeric pressure and flow statistics are instantaneously displayed on the screen along with a continually updated flow demand graph. This incredible advancement in hydraulic analysis (patent pending) enables the designer to monitor system performance in real-time, making short work of finding the true remote area of any system. Numerous remote areas can be dropped with the click of a mouse, have the calculator keep the hydraulically most remote area or automatically generate complete hydraulic reports for each. Just imagine the savings a click of a mouse can now accomplish by calculating areas closer to the supply reducing pipe sizes that until now was not worth the tedious effort to recalculate each additional area.
The calculator can also be directed to perform on a supply driven basis (reverse driven flow). In this mode, the numeric displays will show exact densities for the full flow of the supply. It will indicate density at the remote sprinkler and an average over the entire area flowing. Drag the remote area closer to the supply and watch the densities increase. Irregular custom remote areas can be created with the Remote Area Boundary tool by drawing an irregular boundry around only, the sprinklers you want to flow. Upon completion of the defined custom area it will be immediately calculated, placing all required hydraulic nodes and displaying the actual square footage of the established remote area. Easily grab the remote area outlines and move them in any direction to change the size and shape. See the results for both area and hydraulic calculations. The user can drag remote areas to other parts of the system with results displayed on-screen. Multiple supplies or fire pumps can be used or graphed separately and turned on or off with the push of a button.
AutoSPRINK VR's powerful System Optimizer is yet another revolutionary sprinkler system design aid. (Patent Pending)
In one elegantly designed tool, an entire system’s pipe component categories can be changed, immediately affecting the system demands generated by the Hydraulic Calculator. Changes made to pipe materials or diameters from within the System Optimizer immediately update the system’s demand characteristics displayed both numerically and graphically.
Take snap shots to easily remember and compare different pipe configurations. Upon completion, update the drawing to include the desired pipe sizes with the push of a button. The optimizer will then perform an "autopeak" of the system to ensure the correct hydraulic results from any modifications that may have caused relocation of the hydraulically most remote area. Our autopeaking process is not restricted by crossmain placement; sprinklers placed outside the piping grid on outriggers are also analyzed to find the true remote area, not just between the crossmains.
AutoSPRINK VR provides continuous access to extensive data generated by the Hydraulic Calculator at any time during the design process. These reports not only display detailed hydraulic information, they also maintain active links to corresponding elements in the drawing. All hydraulic data relevant to the design process is accessible with the online reporting system.
Filters can be applied in the reports to help isolate specific pressures, velocities, etc. in the design. Isolate problems in the system by tracking them down in the quick reports. Select data in the reports and see the corresponding drawing elements highlight on the drawing with the touch of a button.
Graphically portray hydraulic performance right in the drawing using colored pipes to depict flows, velocities, pressures or distance from supply automatically. For example, with default settings at red-green, select color by velocity. The pipes with the highest velocities appear bright red, medium velocities will be orange, while the lowest velocities are dark green. This tool is excellent for finding the pipes that most effect system performance at a glance.
The hydraulic reports and drawings printed by AutoSPRINK VR are the best in the industry, bar none. Reports and drawings can be printed to any output device that has a Microsoft Windows driver, including printers, plotters and fax devices.
Print reports detailing hydraulic analysis of pipes, supply graph, riser tags or statistics at checkpoint gauges set in the drawing. A general summary of the entire system is automatically generated from the drawing criteria and works as a cover page for the complete report. AutoSPRINK VR's reports are not confined to text and numeric data.
The Hydraulic Supply and Demand Graph presents a graphic view of the system’s performance and is printed along with 2D and 3D Hydraulic Flow Diagrams capable of depicting velocity and flow, or both, per pipe thus completing the highest quality hydraulic submittals in the industry.