Automatic Network Sizing (ANS) Examples
(English Units)
The examples below utilize the Automated Network Sizing module.
Arrow ANS Examples
| Example | Complexity | Fluid | Pipes | Compressors | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner: Three Tank Steam System | Beginner | Steam | 3 | 0 | Learn the basics of the ANS module such as defining all panels in the Sizing window to achieve a minimum pipe weight objective |
| Control Valve | Beginner | Steam | 2 | 0 | Learn how to use the ANS module and how Common Size Groups work to minimize the pipe weight of a system. |
| Air Distribution, Creating Libraries | Intermediate | Air | 18 | 1 | Learn how to build cost libraries and engineering libraries for use with the ANS module. See how to use Scale Tables for defining compressor costs, how to specify material versus installation costs, and how to define costs for pipes. |
| Air Distribution | Intermediate | Air | 18 | 1 | Learn how to use the ANS module to minimize monetary cost based on initial cost and recurring costs. See how to use the Assign Cost Libraries panel and the Sizing Summary panel. Explore how the system life and the sizing objective impacts the optimal pipe sizes. |
| Air Distribution, Multiple Design Cases | Intermediate | Air | 18 | 1 | Learn how to use the ANS module to minimize monetary cost using a Dependent Design Case. |
| Helium Transfer | Beginner | Helium | 3 | 0 | Learn how to use the ANS module to minimize the pipe weight of a system based on a dependent design configuration, called a Dependent Design Case. |
| Natural Gas Burner | Intermediate | Methane | 16 | 0 | Learn how to use the ANS module to minimize the monetary cost using a Dependent Design Case then comparing the results to the same system but with an objective to minimize pipe weight. |
| Process Steam System | Intermediate | Steam | 17 | 0 | Learn how to use the ANS module and how the Search Method impacts results |
