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InstruCalc
Flow Element Design, Selection and Analysis

InstruCalc features more than 70 routines associated with control valves, ISO flow elements, relief valves and rupture disks, and calculates process data at flow conditions for up to 64 fluids in either mixtures or single components.

InstruCalc calculates the sizes of control valves, flow elements and relief devices; produces data sheets for calculated items, and prepares instrument summaries and uses data sheets as a database for generating reports.

InstruCalc will calculate, display and print graphs of its calculations. Graphs available for Control Valves are: valve Cv and flow; valve pressure drop and flow; linear trim; and, equal percent trim. Flow Element graphs include: flow and differential

The screen image left shows graphs for Control Valves and Flow Elements calculation. 



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Units: InstruCalc
      allows any set of engineering units, including a user-customised
      set. Units can be mixed, matched and changed in the middle of
      a calculation.


      
Fluids database: InstruCalc calculates process data at
      flow conditions for 64 fluids in either mixtures or single components.
      File can be updated with additional fluids.


      
Orifice calculations: InstruCalc calculates
      the orifice size, flowrate or differential range, which enables
      the user to select the flowrate with optimum accuracy. It provides
      the recommended size and corrects the orifice size accordingly.
      Process data can be converted individually or jointly with a
      simple "click of the mouse."


      
Data sheets: InstruCalc 6.1 contains pro-forma data sheets for
      each element.


      
InstruCalc is
      under continual development and improvement. Some recent features
      include:


      
    
        
  • The Control
        Valve sizing program is upgraded to "ANSI/ISA-75.01.01-2002"dated
        3 July 2002 which now contains sizing for miniature valves.
        
  • The Relief Valve
        sizing program is upgraded to "API RP 520" 7th Edition
        January 2002 which now includes 2 phase flow sizing.
        
  • Tank venting
        is updated to "API std 2000" 5th Edition April 1998."
        
  • The Flow Element
        sizing program now combines all flow calculations into one program
        and provides a means for transferring data between the calculations
        for optimum selection.
        
  • Data files are
        now Microsoft Access
        
  • There are now
        separate tables for calculation data, units' data, data sheets,
        pressure drop calculations, chemical properties composition data
        and water hammer data. This allows for data to be available for
        manipulation.
        
  • Graphs for Control
        Valves and Flow Elements calculations have been added. The programs
        will calculate, display and print graphs of the calculations.
        Graphs available for Control Valves are: valve Cv and flow; valve
        pressure drop and flow; linear trim; and, equal percent trim.
        Flow Element graphs include: flow and differential.
        
  • Added more Restriction devices
        - ISO Venture, ASME Long Radius Nozzle and concentric orifice
        plate (thick and thin) for gas and liquid services using Miller's
        Handbook, 3rd edition, 1996.
        
  • Added material yield strengths
        file. This was added to calculated Orifice Plate thickness automatically.
        The thickness is calculated for each orifice based on the pressure
        and temperature of the selected plate material. Also based on
        Miller's Handbook, 3rd edition, 1996.
        
  • ISO orifice plate calculations
        have been updated to ISO 5167, 2003.
        
  • Added to the Relief Valve programs,
        sudden entrance and exit to the calculations.
        
  • Dedicated Network version created.
        Built in metering software to control number of simultaneous
        users.
        
  • Vista compliant.
        
  • Added capability for user to
        set the path of user editable files out of the Program Files
        folder. Can now set the path for these files as well as the database
        files to any location, like the My Documents folder.
      


      


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          Control Valves: 

            Gas, liquid and two-phase flow. Noise prediction and cavitation.		 
        

        

            
          Flow Elements:


            ISO and AGA orifice
            plates, nozzles, venturis; annubars; integral flow orifice meters;
            vortex, target, rotameter and elbow meters.		 
        

        

            
          Pressure Relief
            Devices: 

            Valves, rupture disks, tank vents.		 
        

      


      
InstruCalc is available as a
      stand-alone or network installation. For installation and registration
      details click
      here.


      


      

        

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