Adding a Fitting to the Pipe
To add fittings to a pipe:
- Click the Fittings button on the calculation panel to open the Fittings screen.
- The fittings on the pipe will be shown in the Fittings on section at the top of the screen.
- A list of available fittings will be shown for the current pipe size.
- If required, change the nominal metric or imperial size from the drop-down list to display the available fittings and their associated K value for a different size.
- If the fitting is not in the Fitting Database list, click the Create Fitting button to add the new fitting to the list. For more information about adding a fitting to the database, see Adding a Fitting to the Pipe
- Double click on a fitting from the list to add it to the fittings on the pipe.
- The selected fitting is displayed in the Fittings on section of the Fittings screen.
- Select the position of the fitting on the pipe to be either Entry or Exit, and select the quantity of each fitting from the Qty drop down list.
- To add additional fittings to the pipe, repeat Steps 4 – 8.
- Click Save to add the chosen fittings to the pipe, and to close the Fittings screen.