What's New
Spring training opportunities
The spring of 2013 is shaping up to be a busy time. Please have a look at some of the face-to-face training sessions coming up this spring, under the coming events link. I hope to see you at one or more of these events.
Article on ISH 2011 posted to Technical Corner
An article highlighting some of my findings at the 2011 ISH (International Sanitation and Heating) show is now posted at our Technical Corner. Check it out for a look at the future of hydronics.
Hydronics Design Studio 2.0 is here
Version 2.0 of the Hydronics Design Studio software is now available as both a download and CD-based product.
The Hydronics Design Studio is a set of powerful software tools to assist heating professional in designing high performance hydronic heating systems. It represents the state-of-the-art in computer-assisted design for modern hydronic heating systems. Powerful engineering simulation and sizing models lie beneath a simple, intuitive, and easy-to-use graphical user interface.
The HDS can help you quickly answer routine design questions such as:
What flow rate will this circulator produce in my system?
How do I compensate for temperture drops along a series piping loop when sizing baseboard?
How would using the next larger pipe size for the circuit effect flow rate?
How do I compensate for temperture drops along a series piping loop when sizing baseboard?
What effect will adding antifreeze have on the performance of my system?
The twelve program modules included are as follows:
BUILDING HEAT LOAD ESTIMATOR
SERIES BASEBOARD SIMULATOR
HYDRONIC CIRCUIT SIMULATOR
EXPANSION TANK SIZER
FLUID PROPERTIES CALCULATOR
EQUIVALENT LENGTH CALCULATOR
HYDRAULIC RESISTANCE CALCULATOR
PIPE SIZER
PIPE HEAT LOSS ESTIMATOR
HEATING COST ESTIMATOR
INJECTION MIXING SIMULATOR
BUFFER TANK SIMULATOR
The latest version of the Hydronics Design Studio (2.0) contains all the functionality of the previous version (1.13) plus several new additions. These include:
1. Integration of a more powerful building heat load estimator
2. An expanded performance database of over 440 selectable circulators
3. A new module for determining the equivalent length of user-specified components.
4. A wider selection of fuel options, including wood pellets, coal, and shell corn.
Current owners of any previous version of the Hydronics Design Studio can upgrade to the latest version at a heavily discounted price.
A demo / academic version of the software will also be available as a free download at www.hydronicpros.com (under the download link).
