IFlow Hydraulic Calculations Guide

iFlow (UL/FM)
300 bar Inergen Systems

C e r t i f i c a t i o n Tr a i n i n g
Hydraulic Flow
Calculation
Software
BKR-1605b
Preparation
iFlow (UL/FM) 300 bar Inergen - Hydraulic Software 2

Preparation
• Confirm design details

• Design standard
• Design concentration
• Design temperature
• Altitude
• Hazard details (dimensions/voids)

Preparation
• Prepare a pipe isometric

• length and elevation for
all sections
• node points

Hydraulic Workflow
Access

Prerequisites
Must complete hazard review portion of estimator

Must be 300 bar, iFlow, Inergen system

Node Numbers

Node Numbers
• Node numbers are needed to identify pipe sections

• Node numbers ...
• 1 to 300 for pipe sections
• 301 to 499 for nozzles
• Node points ...
• where flow increases
• where flow splits
• where pipe size changes
• at pressure take off
• at every nozzle

Node Numbers
• Node points are located at the end of a section - before

a change happens

Node Numbers
• First section 1-2 cannot be changed

• section 1-2 includes horizontal check valve and discharge
hose

Node Numbers
Correct
Section 3 - 4
Section 4 - 301
Error
Section 3 - 301

Node Numbers
Examples (80 litre container)

120 s discharge only
3 4
2 3
1 2 1
No. of Hose / No. of Hose /

Section Fitting Section Fitting
Cont. Pipe Cont. Pipe
1-2 1 H 1-2 1 H
2-3 2 H 2-3 2 H
3-4 3 H

Node Numbers

4 3
4
3
2 2
1 1
No. of Hose / No. of Hose /

Section Fitting Section Fitting
Cont. Pipe Cont. Pipe
1-2 1 H 1-2 1 H
2-3 2 H 2-3 2 H
3-4 3 P Side T 3-4 4 P Side T

Node Numbers

No. of Hose /
120 s discharge only Section Fitting
Cont. Pipe
1-2 1 H
5 2-3 2 H
3-4 3 H
4-5 6 P Side T
3
4
2 1

Node Numbers
Examples (80 litre container) 120 s discharge only
4 5 6 7
4 3 2 1
1
Node Numbers
4 5 6 7
No. of Hose /
Section Fitting
3 Cont. Pipe
1-2 1 H
2-3 2 H
3-4 3 H
2 4-5 3 P 370 90° L
5-6 6 P 370 Thru T
6-7 8 P 370 Thru T
4 3 2 1
1
Node Numbers
4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Node Numbers
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No. of Hose /
Section Fitting
Cont. Pipe
1-2 1 H
3 2-3 2 H
3-4 3 H
4-5 3 P 370 90° L
2 5-6 6 P 370 Thru T
6-7 9 P 370 Thru T
7-8 12 P 370 Thru T
8-9 15 P 370 Thru T
1 9-10 18 P 370 Thru T

Node Numbers
4 5
3 No. of Hose /
Section Fitting
Cont. Pipe
1-2 1 H
2 2-3 2 H
3-4 3 H
4-5 18 P 1750

Node Numbers
Examples (80 litre container) 11
10
9
120 s discharge only

8
5 3 2
1
4
Node Numbers

No. of Hose /
Section Fitting
Cont. Pipe
1-2 1 H
2-3 2 H
3-4 3 H
4-5 3 P 370 90° L
5-6 6 P 370 Thru T
6-7 9 P 370 Thru T
7-8 12 P 370 Thru T
8-9 15 P 370 Thru T
9-10 18 P 1300 Thru T
10-11 36 P 300 Side T

Node Numbers
Nozzle Node Numbers

• No. 301 to 499 are reserved numbers for nozzles
• These numbers must not be used anywhere else

The Software

Run Management
“Runs” = Save Files

Each is an independent hydraulic evaluation
Simultaneous Discharge: Runs per project
Selector Valve System: Runs per hazard

Run Management
“Runs” = Save Files

Each is an independent hydraulic evaluation
Simultaneous Discharge: Runs per project
Selector Valve System: Runs per hazard

Steps
Hydraulic Options
-Confirm basic data from estimator phase
Nozzle Configuration
-Assign nozzles to hazards / volumes
-Assign agent quantity / orifice diameters
Pipe Data
-Input and review pipe sections
Results
-Review results of hydraulic calculation
-Generate report

Hydraulic Options
Confirm / Adjust basic design parameters
Major adjustments should be performed via Estimator for best results
Select FVA calculation type, run type, etc…

Hydraulic Options
Confirm / AdjustNozzle Type

basic design parameters
 Agent Quantity
Major adjustments should be performed via Estimator for best results
= automatic results based on
Select FVA calculationagent
type, runquantity
type, etc…
 Fixed Nozzle
= pipe and nozzle details must
be known, software checks
hydraulic only (existing
system)

Automatically assigns based on estimator quantities
Can be adjusted however is desired

Help functionality:
Re-Number Nozzles
-Re-numbers all nozzles starting at 301 from Ceiling Void -> Room -> Floor Void
Re-Generate Nozzles:
-Generates nozzles with agent quantities based on estimator parameters again
-WARNING: Overwrites any changed data

Values are editable in-table

Some built-in error checking provided:

Can edit multiple entries at once:

Pipe Data
In-table editing is available

Pipe Data
Adding new sections

Pipe Data
Helper functionality: List all nozzles, their locations, and whether or not they
have been assigned in the Pipe Data table

Pipe Data
Helper functionality: Duplicate pipe data from another Run in the same project
WARNING: Overwrites current pipe data

Limits

Limits

Limits

Start Flow Calculation

Wait For Results

Calculation Report

Hazard Results
Time to achieve 95% of the required design concentration

Pressure Drop Results

Discharge Results
Time to discharge 95%

of the agent stored

Nozzle Performance
(see Ansul iFlow Nozzle Drill Size Chart)

Messages

Save With Fixed Pipe And Nozzles
Convert to Fixed Nozzle: Store resulting pipe sizes, schedules, orifice diameters
in current hydraulic run.
Create Fixed Nozzle Run: “Save As”, stores resulting pipe sizes, schedules, orifice
diameters in a new copy of the current hydraulic run.





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300 bar Inergen Systems

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• Confirm design details

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• Prepare a pipe isometric

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Must complete hazard review portion of estimator

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• Node numbers are needed to identify pipe sections

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• Node points are located at the end of a section - before

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• First section 1-2 cannot be changed

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Examples (80 litre container)

No. of Hose / No. of Hose /

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Examples (80 litre container)

No. of Hose / No. of Hose /

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Examples (80 litre container)

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Examples (80 litre container) 120 s discharge only

Examples (80 litre container) 120 s discharge only

Examples (80 litre container) 120 s discharge only

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Examples (80 litre container) 120 s discharge only

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Examples (80 litre container) 120 s discharge only

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Examples (80 litre container) 11

120 s discharge only

Examples (80 litre container)

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Nozzle Node Numbers

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“Runs” = Save Files

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“Runs” = Save Files

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Confirm / Adjust basic design parameters

Major adjustments should be performed via Estimator for best results

Select FVA calculation type, run type, etc…

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Confirm / AdjustNozzle Type

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Automatically assigns based on estimator quantities

Can be adjusted however is desired

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Values are editable in-table

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Some built-in error checking provided:

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Can edit multiple entries at once:

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In-table editing is available