Automated Network Sizing (ANS) Examples

The examples below utilize the Automated Network Sizing module.

Fathom ANS Examples

Example	Complexity	Fluid	Pipes	Pumps	Description
Beginner: Three-Reservoir Model	Beginner	Water	3	0	Learn the basics of the ANS module such as defining all panels in the Sizing window to achieve a minimum flow volume objective
Control Valve	Beginner	Water	2	0	Learn how to use the ANS module and how Common Size Groups work to minimize the pipe weight of a system.
Cooling System, Creating Libraries	Intermediate	Water	21	2	Learn how to build cost libraries and engineering libraries for use with the ANS module. See how to use Scale Tables for defining pump or bend costs, how to specify material versus installation costs, and how to define costs for pipes.
Cooling System	Intermediate	Water	21	2	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.
Cooling System, Multiple Design Cases	Intermediate	Water	21	2	Learn how to use the ANS module to define and size a system based on a dependent design configuration, called a Dependent Design Case.
Hot Water System	Intermediate	Water	24	3	Learn how to use the ANS module to define a system with multiple specific design requirements and minimize initial and recurring costs. See how to use a Dependent Design Case to see how a system configuration affects the system sizing.
Variable Drive	Intermediate	Lube Oil	23	2	Learn how to use the ANS module to see the life cycle cost savings in a sized system using a Variable Frequency Drive instead of a Control Valve.
Housing Project	Advanced	Water	25	0	Learn how to use the ANS module to size a system with more than one Dependent Design Case with unique design requirements for each dependent case.