Installation

Download 'pfhbdsk1.zip' and 'pfhbdsk2.zip' and unpack the zip files using Pkzip or Winzip or Window Explorer and run SETUP.EXE to begin installation of the program. Then follow instructions on the screen to complete the installation. The installation program may request to update some system files, please allow SETUP to up date those files, because Pipeflow e-Handbook requires those newer files to work properly. After updating the files, the system will reboot. Run SETUP.EXE manually again to start installing the programs. Pipeflow e-Handbook can then be launched from start menu. In the event that you want to remove Pipeflow e-Handbook from your computer (please tell me why), just click Start-Setting-Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs and select Pipeflow e-Handbook and click Add/Remove button, Pipeflow e-Handbook will be removed completely from your computer.

Using Pipe Flow e-Handbook

Each tag will have two (2) frames. The top frame contains the variables (or parameters) where any one of them can be changed at one time and the answer to the unknown (the depressed button) will be computed. The bottom frame contains the various parameters computed using those values in the top frame. Therefore, by clicking (depress) any one of the buttons in top frame will set that variable as unknown where the answer will be computed by the program when the rest of the variables are changed.

There is no fixed unit used for the program. Clicking the unit will bring up a list box showing all the available units for that particular variable. Each variable will have it own set of units to be used. Mixing the different units used is allowed, such as feet for pipe diameter, gallon for flow and meter for head loss. This feature can be used as a unit converter.

Hover the cursor over a variable for a few seconds will open a tip box containing commonly used values for that variable. For instance, hover the cursor over the "C" variable of Hazen-Williams formula tag will display the common value for the "C" value, like New PVC pipe – 150, 50 years old concrete pipe – 120, etc.

This Pipe Flow e-Handbook contains the following solvers (formula).

1. Hazen-Williams' Formula
2. Colebrook White Formula
3. Manning's Formula
4. Losses through Orifice
5. Minor losses (bends, valves, inlet, outlet, expansion and contraction)

The slide show below shows Pipe Flow e-Handbook in action.

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