Contents

1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 7
1.1 Aim .................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.2 Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 7
1.3 Prerequisites .................................................................................................................................... 7
1.4 Course Structure .............................................................................................................................. 7
1.5 Using this guide ............................................................................................................................... 7
2 HVAC Systems ......................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 Entry to AVEVA Plant PDMS Design .............................................................................................. 9
2.2 Creating a System ............................................................................................................................ 9
2.2.1 Creating a System Group World .............................................................................................. 10
2.2.2 Creating System Groups .......................................................................................................... 10
2.2.3 Creating Systems ..................................................................................................................... 11
2.2.4 System Default Data ................................................................................................................ 11
2.3 Adding HVAC to a System in Design ........................................................................................... 14
Exercise 1 – System and System Default Data........................................................................................... 15
3 HVAC Splitting ....................................................................................................................................... 17
3.1 Creating HVAC Splits .................................................................................................................... 17
Exercise 2 – HVAC Splitting ......................................................................................................................... 19
4 HVAC Model Integrity Checking ........................................................................................................... 21
4.1 Branch connector alignment ........................................................................................................ 21
4.2 Width/Height alignment ................................................................................................................. 21
4.3 Data Consistency - Connected Ductwork sizes.......................................................................... 22
Exercise 3 – Data Consistency..................................................................................................................... 22
5 HVAC Spooling ...................................................................................................................................... 23
5.1 HVAC Spool Examples .................................................................................................................. 24
5.1.1 Example 1 of an HVAC Spool .................................................................................................. 24
5.1.2 Example 2 of an HVAC Spool .................................................................................................. 24
5.1.3 Example 3 of an HVAC Spool .................................................................................................. 25
5.2 Generating HVAC Spools .............................................................................................................. 25
5.3 HVAC Spools Autonaming ............................................................................................................ 26
Exercise 4 – HVAC Spools............................................................................................................................ 27
6 HVAC Sketches ...................................................................................................................................... 29
6.1 Creating HVAC Sketches .............................................................................................................. 29
6.2 HVAC Sketches Administration.................................................................................................... 31
Exercise 5 – HVAC Sketches ........................................................................................................................ 31
7 HVAC Flexible Ductwork ....................................................................................................................... 33
7.1 Flexible ductwork representation................................................................................................. 33
7.2 Automatic filling of flexible ductwork .......................................................................................... 34
Exercise 6 – Flexible Duct ............................................................................................................................ 34
8 HVAC Catalogue .................................................................................................................................... 35
8.1 User Defined Joints ....................................................................................................................... 35
8.2 User defined stiffeners .................................................................................................................. 36
8.3 Oval Ductwork ................................................................................................................................ 36
8.4 User Defined Fittings ..................................................................................................................... 37
8.5 Improvements to HVAC Connection Sizing ................................................................................ 37
8.6 Surface Area and Weight .............................................................................................................. 37

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