WinCAPS 7.4

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WinCAPS 7.4

A Guide Using
WinCAPS 7.4
Grundfos International Version
Contents
Introduction
3
General ................................................................................................................................................3
Who should use this program? ........................................................................................................3
Disclaimer...........................................................................................................................................4
Additional information for this version release
5
Additional program features ............................................................................................................5
New Products .....................................................................................................................5
New Functionality .............................................................................................................5
Internet Updates
11
General ..............................................................................................................................................11
Installing Wincaps
12
General ..............................................................................................................................................12
Problems with Installation .............................................................................................................13
Acrobat Reader  .............................................................................................................13
ODBC Installation...........................................................................................................13
For Windows NT and Windows 2000 users ...............................................................14
Network installation, guidelines for system administrators .....................................................14
Small Networks................................................................................................................14
Client Server Installatie on Local Network.................................................................15
Starting WinCAPS for the first time, Setting the Options Menu
17
General ..............................................................................................................................................17
Setting the tabs.................................................................................................................................17
Application .......................................................................................................................17
Server.................................................................................................................................18
Company...........................................................................................................................18
Units...................................................................................................................................18
WinCAPS, a quick tour
19
How WinCAPS is built up.............................................................................................................19
Layout of the screen........................................................................................................................20
The File Menu..................................................................................................................................21
Page setup.........................................................................................................................21
Export................................................................................................................................21
Print/Export, Printing and Exporting your Selection to E Mail. .............................21
The Four Program Areas
23
General ..............................................................................................................................................23
Catalogue
24
General ..............................................................................................................................................24
A Guide Using WinCAPS 7.4
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Selecting a product in the catalogue.............................................................................................24
Selection by productnumber..........................................................................................24
Browsing through the catalogue...................................................................................24
Viewing the pump curve in the catalogue area, extensive possibilities.................................26
Sizing
29
General ..............................................................................................................................................29
Saving Question Catalogue Settings............................................................................29
The Question Catalogues, a quick tour........................................................................................29
Basic Input........................................................................................................................30
Order of sizing results by “Evaluation Criterion”......................................................30
Changing the red dots (duty points) in the pump curve using the load profile .....30
Intelligent Twin Pump Selection ..................................................................................31
The Question Catalogues in Detail ...............................................................................................31
The Heating Question Catalogue..................................................................................31
The Air-Conditioning Question Catalogue.................................................................38
The Pressure Boosting System Question catalogue...................................................38
The Groundwater Question catalogue..........................................................................40
Optimized Selection in Groundwater...........................................................................41
How to calculate the drawdown of a well in Groundwater section........................45
The Domestic Water Supply Question Catalogue .....................................................45
The Sewage and Wastewater Question Catalogue.....................................................46
The Industrial Applications Question Catalogue.......................................................48
The Renewable Energy Question Cataloque ..............................................................48
Projects
50
General ..............................................................................................................................................50
Adding a selection to a project......................................................................................................50
Editing your Project ........................................................................................................................50
Changing the unit price and quantity...........................................................................50
Changing the quotation text of your product..............................................................51
Replacement
52
General ..............................................................................................................................................52
Selecting Accessories
53
General ..............................................................................................................................................53
Working with Glycol solutions and solutions other than water
54
General ..............................................................................................................................................54
Working with Non Newtonian Liquids .......................................................................................56
Index
ii • Contents
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Introduction
General
Dear User
Thank you for using the WinCAPS program from Grundfos. The purpose of
this program is to offer a complete tool that contains an extensive
catalogue of Grundfos products and a sizing program to select the most
suitable pump for your application.
On top of that there is a comprehensive pump replacement function for
heating circulators and the possibility to produce professional quotations
including curves, drawings, quotationtexts, wiring diagrams etc. You can
also export all this in the most popular file formats including gif, bmp, txt,
dxf, etc.
Last but not least the program contains the instruction and operating
manuals for nearly all pumps of Grundfos in multiple languages. Service
drawings, exploded views and partslists are available for all sewage
products as well as several other pumptypes.
The program is designed, developed and maintained especially by
Grundfos in order to make use of the wide experience of more than half a
century designing pumps and knowledge of applications. For the last 18
years Grundfos has developed the Caps and WinCAPS software, so
customers and professionals all over the world can share and benefit from
this experience.
Who should use this program?
WinCAPS has specific
advantages for all
professional users
Generally, everybody who is involved with pumps in a professional
manner will find this program useful, however there are certain specific
groups of users that will benefit especially from this program as
mentioned below.
Installers, Welldrillers, Industrial end users or Owners of
a Grundfos product
If you belong to one of these groups then you can use WinCAPS typically to
make selections from the catalogue, by productnumber or by using the
books on the screen. If you do occasionally need to calculate a pump (in
sizing), you will probably only use the short standard question catalogue.
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Also the replacement catalogue can be helpful when you need to replace
an existing pump with a Grundfos pump. We advice you to run the
program straight from the CD in order to save the space on the harddisk.
Planners, Consultants, Engineers, Large installation
companies, Pump dealers and Students
If you are in one of the above groups you will probably appreciate, apart
from the catalogue function, the advanced question catalogues in the
sizing program and the ability to make accurate energy consumption
calculations based on your own loadprofile (consumption pattern) You can
also make comparisons against existing systems and calculate savings and
payback periods. Dimensional drawings can be used as reference in new or
replacement projects. It is advisable to install WinCAPS on your harddisk or
install it on a network.
Grundfos Staff and Service partners
This group uses WinCAPS as reference for all Grundfos products. Many
pumps have exploded views and partslists connected to them, which are
useful when ordering spareparts. Via E-Mail or fax, a salesman, service
engineer or wholesaler can send drawings, technical information, manuals
and pumping solutions to their customers. Regular updates of the
database and the program will always supply the latest information.
For news and updates please check.
www.grundfos.com or www.grundfos.com/wincapssupport
Disclaimer
WinCAPS is Freeware and even though Grundfos employs the highest
standards with respect to programming and testing WinCAPS, the
company cannot in any way be held responsible for damage that can be
caused by the use of this, as a result of calculations or as a result of
installation on a computer.
4 • Introduction
Additional information for this
version release
Additional program features
The following manual was originally compiled for WinCAPS version
7.41. Meanwhile, for this particular version enhancements to the program
have been made, which are listed below.
New Products
Each version of WinCAPS holds a complete new set of product data. New
products are added, current products are updated and products that are
not marketed anymore are removed.
Please be aware that you can always access data for obsolete products by
checking the box “Products for Service Included” in the WinCAPS
Options/Application menu.
New Functionality
Curve viewer
The calculation and display of the duty point tolerances has changed. For
some pump types no tolerances are displayed and the checkbox in the
curve viewer is grayed out. The tolerances that are being displayed are
according to ISO 9906 Annex A
Curves for electro motors
From WinCAPS version 7.42 also curves for electro motors will be
displayed. Initially this functionality has only been enabled for the
submersible motor series MS and MMS. You can access these motor curves
by checking the “Show Motor Curves” checkbox in the curve viewer.
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New display of motor curve
Save your entire printout in 1 Acrobat PDF file
In this version it is now also possible to save the entire printout of a
selection or a project as one PDF file. You do this by clicking on the “Save as
PDF” button in the menu File/Print_Export/Print Preview. Your selected
documents will now be saved as 1 PDF file.
Search for EAN Numbers
Apart from a product number search, it now also possible to search for a
particular EAN number in the catalog.
Copy from the Selection Table (Hitlist)
If you right-mouse click on a cell in the selection table, the data in this
particular cell can be copied to a word processor or a spreadsheet
program. For a mass export of the data in the selection table you can still
use File/Export/Hit list
6 • Additional information for this version release
Sizing of NK pumps according to ISO 5199
When selecting an NK pump, the motor size is calculated with a safety
margin according to ISO 5199.
The motor size is decided by calculating the P2 at the duty point and then
choose the required motor from the below table
Safety margins according to ISO 5199
Up to required:
Max.
Motor
Max.
Motor
P2
P2
P2
P2
322
355
15.9
18.5
286
315
12.8
15
227
250
9.1
11
181
200
6.1
7.5
145
160
4.3
5.5
120
132
3.2
4
100
110
2.3
3
81
90
1.7
2.2
68
75
1.1
1.5
49
55
0.81
1.1
40
45
0.55
0.75
32.5
37
0.40
0.55
26
30
0.27
0.37
19
22
0.18
0.25
Calculation of the second duty point in boiler feed
applications
In the selection of boiler feed applications, which is in the Industrial
Applications section of the Sizing part, the second duty point will now be
graphically displayed.
You can determine this second duty point by giving the values for the
safety factor for head and flow
These values will be checked by WinCAPS and based on this input and an
NPSH check, a pump is selected and the two duty points displayed
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Second duty point will be checked and displayed
Antifreeze/Secondary fluids for heat transfer included
In WinCAPS 7.43 new medias are introduced to ease the use of WinCAPS
when working with antifreeze or secondary fluids.
A list of fluids now included can be seen below:
Antifrogen N
Antifrogen L
Antifrogen KF
Antifrogen SOL
Aspen Temper -20
Aspen Temper -40
Aspen Temper -55
Calcium chloride (non-inhibited)
Dowtherm J
Dowtherm Q
Ethanol
Ethylene glycol (non-inhibited)
Ethylene glycol (inhibited)
Freezium
HYCOOL 20
HYCOOL 30
HYCOOL 40
HYCOOL 45
HYCOOL 50
Methanol
Potassium carbonate
Propylene glycol (non-inhibited)
Propylene glycol (inhibited)
Sodium chloride (non-inhibited)
Syltherm XLT
Tyfoxit
In connection with the implementation of the new fluids, new
functionality has been added to both the Catalogue and the Sizing part of
WinCAPS.
Changes in the Catalogue
When a pump is selected and the "Curve Settings" button is clicked, a
calculator button appears beside the input fields for Viscosity and Density.
If the button is used, a dialogue box appears, where you can select a liquid
from the dropdown list and, depending of which media you have selected,
input your concentration and Liquid Temperature during operation. When
this is selected, WinCAPS automatically calculate the Viscosity and Density
for you.
The calculation of density and viscosity based on concentration is
supported by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Energy Section,
Technical University of Denmark.
NOTE:
If an Antifreeze media is chosen in Catalogue, it is not checked whether or
not the pump is suitable for the media. This feature is only applied in the
Sizing part of WinCAPS.
If you select a "Liquid temperature during operation" that is below the
minimum temperature that your concentration of the media would allow,
WinCAPS input "zeros" in both Viscosity and Density thus making it
impossible to calculate a new curve with the not allowed values.
The limitation for Viscosity is 1-300 mm²/s while for Density they are 7001500 kg/m³. Inputting numbers that result in values outside these
limitations will provoke an error message and stop a corrected curve from
being calculated and shown.
Changes in Sizing
In Sizing, the new liquids appears in the applications:
•
Heating
•
Air-conditioning
•
Industrial Applications
in the tab "Advanced" when the box "Optimize selection" is marked.
Besides the normal rules that are taken into account when sizing a pump
in WinCAPS, new rules have been added if an Antifreeze/Secondary fluid is
selected, since these fluids can be quite corrosive to a not suited pump.
When Sizing pumps with Antifreeze fluids, the below are checked during
sizing.
•
Material for pump housing and impeller must be allowed for
the media
•
Shaft seal must be suitable for the media. (This rule is not
applied for pumps with canned rotor).
•
Liquid temperature during operation, Minimum and
Maximum liquid temperature must be within the limitation of
either the pump or the shaft seal.
Each pump that appears in the hit list has been checked against the
selected fluid regarding the above rules.
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NOTE:
Some pumps are allowed to appear in the hit list even though they do not
fulfill all the rules above. These are pumps where you can easily change
the shaft seal to a suitable type for the fluid. When ever such a pump
appears, the sizing result will contain a yellow frame with a warning that
request the user to change the shaft seal - and contact Grundfos.
WinCAPS user training
Interactive user training is available on the Internet under:
http://www.grundfos-www.com/wincaps/
Further enhancements and version check
For a complete list of versions and enhancements please check
www.Grundfos.com/wincapssupport
Internet Updates
General
Please check the following addresses regularly for updates or bug fixes,
click on one of the links below. If you cannot make a connection clicking on
this link below, open up your Internet browser and type the address in.
www.Grundfos.com
www.Grundfos.com/wincapssupport
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Installing Wincaps
General
WinCAPS will run Stand
Alone from the CD ROM
Normally WinCAPS should start itself automatically when inserted in the
CD drive. If this does not happen please run the file "Setup.exe" from the
CD (In Windows: Start/Run/Browse, select the CD ROM drive and double
click on "Setup.exe"). Wincaps will start and asks whether you want to run
the program from the CD or want to install it on the harddisk.
Important: Even if you want to install the program on the harddisk, always
try to run it from the CD first. If for any reason the program will not start or
function (see ODBC installation), it will also not run after you installed it on
the harddisk. This saves you the time you would otherwise use to install it to
the harddisk.
If you want to install the program on your harddisk, the installation
program will guide you through this process. Depending on which
functionalities and files you want to install, you will need between 300
and 650 Megabytes.
WinCAPS takes from 300 up
to 650 Mb harddiskspace,
depending on installed
options and I/O Manuals
12 • Installing Wincaps
At one point the installation program lets you select which components
you want to install. We recommend always installing the dimensional
drawings, photos, service notes and quotation texts because these are
relatively small files. When you also want to install the Installation
Manuals (Operating and Instruction Manuals) please put a checkmark in
this box in the left column (see illustration)
Installation Dialog Box
and select in the right column the languages you want to have at your
disposal. Should you select all languages, this will increase the size of your
installation with more than 300 Mb!
If you run WinCAPS from the CD, you will have of course everything at your
disposal.
The program will create a program group named "Grundfos" from which
you can start the program. You can also uninstall WinCAPS from here.
Now you're ready to go……….
Problems with Installation
Acrobat Reader 
The instruction manuals in WinCAPS are in the so called PDF format
(Portable Document File), which is the de-facto standard for electronic
distribution of manuals, and this program needs to be installed on your
computer, to display them.
If Acrobat Reader  is not yet present on your computer, you can install it
from the WinCAPS CD ROM where there are several language versions of
this program present (AR*.exe) or download it from www.Adobe.com
ODBC Installation
The WinCAPS program uses a Microsoft Access database to store data. To
approach this data, Windows needs a so-called ODBC driver. Upon
installation WinCAPS checks whether there is already an OBDC driver
installed on your computer. If this is not the case, WinCAPS asks if you
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want to install the ODBC driver that is included on the CD ROM. Also if you
run WinCAPS from the CD only, you will still need the ODBC driver
installed on your harddisk. After installation of this driver, WinCAPS should
function properly.
If WinCAPS detects during installation that an ODBC driver is already
installed on your system (which is the case with most Windows
installations), the installation procedure will continue, or if you want to
run the program from CD, the start-up procedure.
Error Messages
It has appeared that in a very limited number of cases that the ODBC
driver that is already installed, conflicts with the one that is needed by
WinCAPS. This results in error messages such as "Can not make
connection to server" or "Server error, Connection Error".
Even though WinCAPS uses standard Microsoft components (also the
ODBC drivers are standard components) there can be conflicts if a certain
Windows version is installed with a certain version of Microsoft Office
using a certain language. As you might know, there are multiple versions
of Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows Millennium,
Windows 2000, Windows NT and Windows XP. On top of that they can be
combined with Office 95, Office 98, Office 2000, and Office XPwhich again
can be installed in several configurations. All these programs in their
different languages can use different ODBC drivers, which in theory should
be compatible, but which in practice are sometimes not.
Installing the ODBC driver
from the WinCAPS CD ROM
could lead to compatibility
problems with already
installed software
If you want to install the Wincaps ODBC driver over your existing ODBC
driver you can run the installation from the WinCAPS CD ROM. You start
this process by running the file "Setup.exe" located in the
Wincaps/Installodbc/Disk1 directory on the CD ROM. Most probably this
will have no influence on your already installed software and will allow
WinCAPS to function properly, however because of the possible
combinations of already installed software on your computer, Grundfos
cannot in any way be held responsible for the consequences that this
ODBC installation will have on your installed software.
For Windows NT and Windows 2000 users
WinCAPS makes a few entries in the Windows registry file (in future
versions this will be abandoned). If you are a user of Windows NT or
Windows 2000 in a network, it can occur that you are not allowed to
update this registry, depending on your user profile. This will also trigger
the error message "Can not make connection to server" or "Server error,
Connection Error".
In that case please contact your IT department or network administrator.
Network installation, guidelines for system
administrators
Small Networks
If you have a small network, or are sure that never more than a limited
number of people (up to 6 or 8 depending on the speed of your network)
will work simultaneously with WinCAPS do the following.
Copy the complete contents of the directory Wincaps and all the
subdirectories that are on the CD ROM to a directory on your network
drive. Then make shortcuts from the users computers to the file
"Wincaps.exe" in the Wincaps directory on this network drive. Settings and
ini files will be automatically stored on the local users computers. The
users must have rights to update the registry file.
Client Server Installatie on Local Network.
If you have a slower network, or want to use the program with a large
number of users you should make a Client/Server installation.
Note:
Make sure that your network supports the TCP/IP protocol
You must have administrator rights in order to install the program the
program on the server
Insert the Wincaps CD ROM and make a full Wincaps installation on a
server from which you want to run Wincaps (you can call this directory for
instance "W:\Wincaps Server\" where W is your network drive. This will
take up around 600 Mb.
Go to the directory in which you have installed Wincaps and run the file
NetDBsetup.exe
The program will ask you to specify a path to which you want to have the
clientpart copied. Important: You cannot specify a path with a space in
it. So you might want to call it " W:\wincapsclient "
Now Wincaps will put the files needed for the clientpart in this directory
(depending on the number of productranges installed this varies between
20 to 25 Mb)
A file called "NetDB.bat" is also created in your Wincaps Server directory. If
you click on this file it will start running the serverpart of Wincaps. You will
now see in the bottom of your screen a button "WinCAPS NetDB"
indicating that the serverpart is running.
Go to a computer on the network that you want to run WinCAPS on, go to
the W drive and copy through the network the clientpart "wincapsclient"
on the local harddrive of this computer.
Create a shortcut on this computer to the file "Wincaps.exe" in the
clientpart on the local drive.
Click on the shortcut and Wincaps will run as Client-Server Application.
Note: Also Install the Acrobat Reader on the local computers, this file is
available on the Wincaps CD.
The settings and projects are stored on the local harddrives, you can check
or change these directories in the "Options Menu".
In order to make sure that Wincaps is always available for the network
users, include the file "NetDB.bat" in the startup routine of your server,
also the performance is enhanced if this server is not used for any other
heavy network applications.
Please notice, that this NetDB server program must run all the time, when
the WinCAPS data is needed via the network. If the NetDB program is
running, a little icon titled "WinCAPS NetDB" is displayed in the task bar in
the bottom of the screen.
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How to install and use WinCAPS
If a user wants to run WinCAPS on his own PC via the network, he needs to
get access to the application part just created by the NetDBSetup program.
If the chosen destination path was located on a network drive, the user
can just run the WinCAPS.exe file on this network drive from his own PC,
and the program should be ready for usage. If there is no access to
network drives, the application files should be copied from the chosen
destination path on the NetDB machine to the users PC-harddisk. He can
then run the WinCAPS.exe from the harddisk, and the application should
start.
Note:
To be able to keep the users up to date with the WinCAPS application, it
might be an advantage, to select a network drive for the application part
of WinCAPS. When a newer version of the WinCAPS CD ROM is available,
uninstall the old one on the NetDB machine, and repeat the entire process.
Then the next time the users start WinCAPS.exe, it will automatically be
updated, if you chose the same destination path for the application part as
in the previous version.
Starting WinCAPS for the first
time, Setting the Options Menu
General
When you are starting WinCAPS for the first time, either from the CD ROM
or the harddisk, you can customize the program by using the "Options"
menu. A menu will now appear with four tabs, which are Application,
Server, Company and Units.
Options Dialog Box
Setting the tabs
Application
In this tab you can control some standard program features such as:
Language: Here you set the language in which the program will operate.
Product Range: This feature controls which countries' product range will
be used. Grundfos markets its products worldwide and between countries
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and continents the product range can vary. For a specific country version
that is sent out to customers, there is only 1 choice, for the versions for
Grundfos internal use, there can be more product ranges. The full
international range (general) holds around 80.000 items.
Directories: Here you can control where WinCAPS saves temporary files,
the project files and exported data.
Show Parts Numbers in Parts List: This feature is not available in all
versions and controls whether or not part numbers are shown in the
partslist in the exploded views in service drawings
Products for Service Included: Also this feature is not available in all
versions. Here the user can control if also data of pump series is displayed
that are discontinued but can still be used for service purposes.
Extended search panel in the catalogue: Here you choose if you want
to have the standard or the extended search panel when you are in the
catalogue mode.
Server
This tab controls the address of the server on which the WinCAPS database
is running. For a normal harddisk or CD ROM operation this is always set to
local, however the network administrator can choose to set a different IP
address here (see Client Server Installation)
Company
Here you can fill in your own companies address etc. This will be used in
quotations that you produce. The data is saved in the Windows registry file
Units
Here you define which measurement system is used by WinCAPS.
Important: After you change any of the above settings WinCAPS will do a
quick restart. We advice you therefore not to change these settings when
you are in the middle of a sizing process or a quotation because you will
loose your input. When you are in a quotation and want to change the
settings, save your work first!
18 • Starting WinCAPS for the first time, Setting the Options Menu
WinCAPS, a quick tour
How WinCAPS is built up
The catalogue and sizing part of the program are divided in application
areas. Allocated to these areas are the Grundfos pump series. If you want
to know which series are allocated to which application, go to catalogue
and click on an application book. Next will come up the books of the pump
series.
Note.
In WinCAPS 7, the Grundfos dosing pumps (if present in the national
product range, see above in "Setting the Options menu/Application) are
only available through selection in catalogue. This can also be applicable
for certain other product lines such as motors and accessoiries.
Important: Throughout the whole WinCAPS program the blue arrow
in the top right hand corner will always take you 1 step back!
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Layout of the screen
WinCAPS screen areas
After starting up Wincaps you can see that the program interface is
divided up in several areas (see illustration)
20 • WinCAPS, a quick tour
1.
The menu bar.
2.
The four buttons that control the four different program areas
3.
The curve viewer. This part of the screen displays curves,
drawings, photo's etc
4.
The text viewer. This is where texts are displayed that is
connected to the selected article. When selecting an accessory
this will display the accessory information.
5.
The middle button bar, used to close screens, start the sizing
process or selection fields in the catalogue.
6.
The result grid. Here is where the products are shown that are
the result of the sizing process or a catalogue selection
7.
The lower button bar. The left side contains the buttons
Information and Accessory. When a product is selected either
in the catalogue or in sizing, clicking on the Information
button will give access to the Operating and Installation
instructions of that product, and if available, service drawings,
exploded views and partslists. The right side contains three
buttons and a short cut to the print menu. With the button
"Start Page" you can go back to the opening screen of the
program. The "Add to project button" will add your current
selection to a project (see chapter on Projects) and the "View
Project" button will take you straight to the project screen.
The File Menu
Page setup.
Enhance your prints with
your own company logo
Here you can define the settings for paper size, numbering etc. You can
also have your own company logo above the printouts. By default it will
choose the Grundfos logo but by clicking the button next to the "Import
Logo" field, you can point to the graphic file that contains your logo. The
size should be maximal 800 by 160 pixels.
Export.
Here you can export parts of your selection to several file formats. The
items that can be exported are:
1.
The Hit list. This is the list in the result grid. The export format
of the list can be imported in a spreadsheet program by using
the import functionality of this spreadsheet program.
2.
Product Picture. Will be exported as gif file.
3.
Dimensional drawing will be exported as a dxf file. The
drawings used in WinCAPS are principle sketches with the
correct dimensions written in them. This means that you can
import them in AutoCAD or any other drawing program, but
the files are not sizeable or dimensionally true. If these files
are required they can be obtained from the Grundfos Website
or on CD ROMS by contacting your local Grundfos Company.
4.
The wiring diagram can be exported as DXF file.
5.
All data, which is for all data related to the product, the export
format can be imported in a spreadsheet program by using
the import functionality of this spreadsheet program.
6.
Quotation text. This is exported in a format that can be read
by all word processing programs.
Print/Export, Printing and Exporting your
Selection to E Mail.
From the file menu, choose the "Print Export" option. This option will be
slightly different whether you print out from the Catalogue and the Sizing
sections or from the Project section.
You can select between several possibilities for output, some of them
might not be available, and depending on which part of WinCAPS you are
printing from.
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Powerful export/save
facility lets you E Mail your
files direct to your
customers
Press the button "Preview/Export" to see your print selection on screen.
You can export the displayed page as a Gif, JPG, BMP or TIF file. After
saving the file (normally only around 25 Kb) you can send the image, for
instance a dimensional drawing, by E-Mail to your customers.
Create Proffesional Printouts
When printing from the catalogue or the sizing section you can use the
"Edit" function in the "Print Export" menu. Now you can edit the
quotation text, quantity and price of your selection.
Important: These changes will not be saved. If you want to save the changes,
you have to print out from the Project section and of course save the project.
22 • WinCAPS, a quick tour
The Four Program Areas
General
The four main program areas of WinCAPS consist of:
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Catalogue
•
Sizing
•
Project
•
Replacement
Following is a detailed description of these program areas and calculation
methods that are used. Some functionalities may or may not appear
depending on local settings and local product assortment (Grundfos is
represented worldwide by own subsidiaries or agents).
The design of the question catalogues follows a logical pattern to allow an
easy selection of your pumps.
Important: At any point in the program you can switch between these four
areas. Please remember that the settings and input that you made in a
certain question catalogue will be saved untill the moment that you open a
new question catalogue.
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Catalogue
General
A very powerful feature of WinCAPS is the catalogue function. Choosing
catalogue with the button, a bookcase will open that contains books with
the names of applications in which you will find your pump.
If you are not certain which application holds the pump series you are
looking for, you can also choose the book that contains all products.
Selecting a product in the catalogue
Selection by productnumber
If you already know a specific productnumber and want to obtain data,
just type the number in the field "Product Nr", located on the left side of
the middle button bar (see Layout of the screen), and press the button
with the binoculars.
Browsing through the catalogue.
Select the correct frequency in the middle button bar (default = 50 Hz).
1.
Clicking once on a book will make the book drop from the case
and show an application picture.
2.
Clicking twice (double click) on a book will take you one level
deeper and show you the product lines that are allocated to
the application.
3.
If you click once on a book of a product line, a photo of that
particular product range will pop up.
4.
If you click twice on the book you will go one level deeper into
that product range.
You will notice that almost all books have an "I" on the top. Clicking on
that I will take you straight to the Instruction and Operating manuals for
that product series.
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5.
Again, clicking once on the book will show you a picture of the
chosen pump type in the product range; double clicking will
bring up a search panel. This search panel is different for every
product line and you can choose in the Options menu whether
you want the simple or extended search panel.
You can see more data in
the catalogue by pressing
these buttons
If nothing is selected in the search panel, all products in the selected
product line will show up in the result grid. On the right hand of the
middle button bar three buttons appear. Clicking these buttons will
display different data of the pumps in the result grid (General Data,
Mechanical Data and Electrical Data).
Sort your product by clicking
on the headings
The products in the result grid can be sorted by clicking on the headings of
the columns.
Access Instruction Manuals,
Service Drawings and
Service Kits
You can highlight a specific product in the result grid with your mouse
and you will see the buttons "Information" and "Accessory" lighten up.
Clicking on "Information" will give you access to the Installing and
Operating instructions, and if available, service information, exploded
views , parts lists.and service kits. Clicking on "Accessory" will give you a
list of accessories that are applicable for this pump
Doubleclicking on a "+" sign in the partslistviewer will reveal a lower level
for the kit.
Important: The accessories are applicable for the whole product line that
you selected and not only the pump that is in the result grid. You have to
choose the correct accessory yourself from the accessory menu; e.g. if your
pump has DN 40 connections, you need to select DN 40 flanges from the
flanges database.
Double clicking on a specific product in the result grid will give you access
to the Pump Curve, Dimensional Drawing, Product Picture and Wiring
Diagram on the left side of the screen and All Data, Quotation Texts and a
System summary on the right side. All this data can be exported, printed or
saved in a project.
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Viewing the pump curve in the catalogue area,
extensive possibilities.
Once you selected a pump in the catalogue, the pump curve will appear on
the left side of the screen. In this curve screen, there are a few very
sophisticated features at your disposal.
To begin with, you can click anywhere in the curve area and the dutypoint
P2 and the efficiency of the pump will be calculated immediately, which is
displayed in the top right hand corner of the curve screen. If you are
looking at the curve of a non-speed controlled pump, the calculated
dutypoint is where the pipe resistance curve crosses the pump curve.
If you are looking at the curve of a speed controlled pump (which can be
identified by a large blue area), clicking anywhere in this area will give you
the requested dutypoint and the RPM of the pump in this dutypoint.
Important: for speed-controlled pumps with E Motors (with integrated
frequency converter) always P1 is displayed in the top right hand corner of
the curve screen!
The button "Curve Settings" activates the next important feature. Clicking
this button will show you the Curve Settings Menu with the following
possibilities. All curve settings are automatically saved untill the default
values are restored by pressing the “Default Settings “ button
Operating point.
You can choose to have no duty point displayed, the nominal (optimal)
dutypoint or a dutypoint that you can define yourself.
H Static.
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If there is already a static pressure in the system, you can input that here.
The pipe resistance curve will then start from that point on the Y-axis.
Impeller.
For some pumps series (e.g. the NK series long coupled end suction pumps)
there is a possibility to show a curve based on an impeller diameter of your
choice. (The desired diameter has to be within the limitation for the
particular pump, otherwise there will be no curve shown; clearing this
field will restore the default values). This is due to the fact that Grundfos
can supply these pumps with an impeller machined down to match the
exact desired duty point if this is requested.
Nominal Motor Speed
WinCAPS will allow you to fill in here a different motor speed to emulate
the effect on the pump curve of an electrical motor that has a different
speed than the fitted standard motor. WinCAPS allows an input of 5%
under the original nominal motor speed or up to the synchronous speed
(2999 RPM for 2 pole motors, 1499 RPM for 4 pole motors, 999 RPM for 6
pole motors).
Fluid.
IMPORTANT: These
calculations are only
applicable for “Newtonian
Liquids”, check chapter
Working with Glycol
Solutions
Here you can manually change the viscosity and density of the fluid that
you are pumping (see the chapter "Working with Glycol solutions")
Basically changing the viscosity will influence the steepness of the curve
and adjusting the density will influence the power consumption. However
also factors like the design of the pump, duty point, RPM and impeller size
play a role in the calculation. When the required power (P2) exceeds the
fitted standard motor, the pump curve becomes a dotted line.
Hydraulic Layout
In this part of the menu you can choose to emulate the curves of maximal
six pump working parallel or two pumps working in series. Also you can
choose to see the power curve, NPSH curve or the efficiency curve (eta).
Ticking of "Tolerances" will display the curve tolerances according to ISO
9906 Annex A
Important. Not all curves are available for all pumptypes and not all
Grundfos curves are according ISO 9906 Annex A, for details check your
Grundfos dealer or the Grundfos.com website. Depending on the version of
WinCAPS the possibility to display the tolerances may or may not be
available. The tolerances for the submersible pump Series SP are available.
Variable speed.
This powerful feature allows you to turn the curve of a non-speed
controlled pump into a speed-controlled pump, thereby emulating the
effect of an external frequency converter. If this feature is activated, the
curve area will turn blue. Clicking in this blue area will show you the
dutypoint together with the corresponding RPM in the top right hand
corner of the curve. This can serve as a reference point for the frequency
setting (Hz) of the external frequency converter. (The slip of the motor has
to be taken into account so in reality this setting might vary slightly).
This feature is not available for wetrunners or pumps with multiple curves.
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Default Settings Button
This button will restore the default curve settings.
Important: The above features in the curve viewer are only available when
you selected a pump in the catalogue mode. When you select a pump using
the sizing process, all settings will be preset. You can only choose whether to
display the power curve or not.
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Sizing
General
The sizing tool is where Grundfos utilizes its long experience in pump
design and application knowledge. This results in a very comprehensive,
yet easy to use program that is almost always able to produce a suitable
pump for your application.
The sizing tool is divided in 7 main application area's that are again
subdivided in sub application areas. Depending on which market or
country WinCAPS is used, applications and sub applications can vary. There
is also a possibility to select from all Grundfos product lines using the "All
Products" button.
Each application comes with its own specific question catalogue.
An important feature of these question catalogues is the possibility to
quickly select a pump using only basic input or trough the "Optimise
Selection" facility, make advanced calculations with regard to energy
consumption, payback periods, load profiles, cost of ownership etc.
Saving Question Catalogue Settings
All the input that you make in a question catalogue, such as head,
capacity, a load profile, data on lifecyclecost calculation, etc. can be saved
using the “Save as” button. These settings can be reloaded again using the
“Open” button.
The Question Catalogues, a quick tour
Clicking on a button of an application will open up the question catalogue.
Even though these questions are specific to the selected application, the
basic design remains the same throughout the whole program
The basic question catalogue is sufficient to make a quick selection. At the
bottom the basic question catalogue there is a tick box for "Optimise
Selection". Enabling this will open up tabs (sections): Advanced, Energy and
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Economy, these sections control the outcome of your selection and enable
energy saving calculations.
Wherever you see a calculator icon, clicking this icon will open up a new
screen for selection or calculation.
Basic Input
In every question catalogue a few items will always appear. These are
questions to do with the flow, head and electrical connection.
Very Important Function is
the "SearhCriteria for pump
type"
A very important feature is the calculator button next to the "Search
criteria for pump type".
Clicking on this button will give you already a pre-selection of the
available pump types, based on the input that you gave in the previous
question. This field is also freely editable, for instance typing "UPE" as
search criteria, will give only look for the UPE pump series to fulfill the
required demand; typing UPE 50 will only look in the UPE 50 etc.
If this conflicts with one of the previous set parameters in the question
catalogue, an information message will appear why there was no selection
possible.
Order of sizing results by “Evaluation Criterion”
The order of the results after pressing the sizing button, depends on the
“Evaluation Criterion” settings. By default this setting will be on Electricity
Consumption. This means that the pumpsolution that uses the least
energy will be displayed on top of the list. Of course this might not always
be the cheapest solution in price, or in lifecycle costs. Therefor it is also
possible to order the results according to these criteria.
Changing the red dots (duty points) in the pump
curve using the load profile
The red dots represent the duty points. WinCAPS uses a default load
profile. You can change this by choosing "Optimise Selection", go to the
Load Profile section and change the load profile to "Full Load" or your own
customised profile. This profile can be saved using the “Save As” button.
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Intelligent Twin Pump Selection
When selecting a twin pump you can choose whether you want to have 1
pump head acting as standby, or you want to have a parallel operation,
which means that the total requested capacity is divided over the two
pumpheads. You select this by using the below dropdown menu option.
If the “Duty Standby” option is selection, WinCAPS will select twin pumps
but will show only 1 pump curve; in “Parallel Operation” mode, 2
pumpcurves will be selected. On top of that WinCAPS will display in the
load profile result on screen, how many pumpheads are operational at a
particular duty point.
The Question Catalogues in Detail
The Heating Question Catalogue
The heating sizing area is mainly used to select pumps for heating systems
or for domestic hot water purposes.
The General Section
Dimensioning Flow, manual input or automatic calculation by pressing
the calculator. By answering a few simple questions, WinCAPS calculates
the required flow.
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Total Head, manual input or automatic calculation by pressing the
calculator. When using this calculating facility, the field "Longest track" is
pre-filled and depends on the input in the flow calculator.
Speed Regulation, list box. When choosing 'yes' the program will select
pumps with integrated frequency converters (E Pumps) as well external
frequency converters. You can also select only integrated or only external.
Pump design, list box. Choose between canned rotor type (wetrunners),
Inline and end suction (dryrunners) and longcoupled end suction (base
plate pumps). If you select the long coupled pumps, two more questions
will appear concerning the desired coupling type and the presence of an
impeller neck ring. For dryrunners and base plate pumps also the number
of motor poles can be selected.
Single or twin pump, list box.. For more details check the “Intelligent
Twin Pump Selection” section.
Electrical Connection input fields. Here you can define the available
electrical power source. Depending on local legislation, over a certain
amount of kW, a Star Delta motor start is required. WinCAPS can take this
selection into account to choose the correct pump.
Pump Connection. Choose you preferred pump connection. If you are not
sure, leave this field default (Any)
Pump Material. In order to limit the output in the result grid, you can
choose the desired material from an available list.
Max Operating Pressure. Here you can pre-define the pressure stage of
the pump.
Search criteria for pump. Important feature, check with the "Basic
Input" section for explanation.
Evaluation Criterion. See the “Order of Sizing Results by Evaluation
Criterion” section.
The Advanced Section
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Allowed Under and Oversize. Here you can define in percentage, how
much you allow for under or over dimensioning. Especially when you want
to go up and down in a certain pump range you can combine this feature
with the "Search criteria for pump" possibility e.g. type in 10% undersize,
10% oversize and search criteria "UPS".
Number of Pumps and Reserve Flow. Here you can define how many
pumps you want to use to cover the total flow. If you choose more than 1
pump, you can also specify the percentage of reserve flow that is being
taken into account. If you choose 100% reserve flow, WinCAPS will allocate
1 pump totally as reserve, e.g. if you specify 3 pumps with 100% reserve,
the total flow will be divided over 2 pumps.
Pumped Liquid. Here you can define the pumped medium. If you choose
glycol you can either give manual input for viscosity and density or push
the calculator button and have it calculated automatically, depending on
the type of glycol. Check the section "Working with Glycol" for more
details.
Minimum and Maximum Liquid temperature. The input in these fields
not only includes or excludes certain pump ranges; it also determines the
choice of seal. If glycol is selected with a minimum liquid temperature
under 0 C, WinCAPS automatically searches for a pump with the correct
seal. (This function depends on local availability of pumptypes with the
correct seal).
Minimum Inlet Pressure. Here WinCAPS checks if this minimum inlet
pressure, combined with the vapor pressure of the liquid at the maximum
liquid temperature and the flow that was specified, is still within the NPSH
limits. In other words, depending on the pumptype, if the inlet pressure is
too low, combined with a certain liquid temperature and flow, there is
danger of cavitation. There fore WinCAPS will exclude pumptypes with
NPSH values that are not within this range anymore. This can cause
wetrunners to be excluded from certain selections.
Maximum Flow Velocity. Input given here can limit the choice of pumps.
If in a certain system this velocity may not be exceeded, WinCAPS will
exclude pumps with too small pressure flange or thread connections.
The Load Profile Section
Load Profile. An important feature of WinCAPS is the ability to provide an
accurate calculation of energy consumption, based on a given load profile.
WinCAPS lets you select between different load profiles (the default is a
heating pump profile). You can also define your own custom load profile or
choose " Full Load" if the pump is always operating on a fixed duty point.
This profile can be saved using the “Save As” button
Control Mode. When selecting a load profile, you can define whether the
duty points are according a proportional curve (pipe characteristic) or on a
constant pressure line (both modes can be emulated in the E-Pumps of
Grundfos). Proportional setting gives the highest energy savings. The
propotional pipe curve can be according to a linear increase, or according
to a measured point somewhere in the line from which the propotional
curve will then be calculated as a square function in order to compensate
for the friction losses.
Below are the examples of these operation modes, notice the different
energy consumptions in the load profiles.
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Control Mode Constant Pressure
Control Mode Proportional Pressure Calculated (Linear)
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Control Mode Proportional Measured, Setpoint at measure point 50%
Control Mode Proportional Measured, Setpoint at measure point 30%
When selecting "Full Load" in the load profile, these options are not active.
Reduced Night Time Duty. Ticking of this box will emulate the nighttime
saving mode (duty point nr 5). This is not an option in all countries and
therefor this box might not appear.
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Set point Reduction by remote control. Influence on set point of a clock
program or outdoor temperature control. Weighed mean value over time.
Heating season. Here you can define the length of the heating season,
which is used in the calculation of the energy consumption.
The Life Cycle Costs Section
This section is the source of input for your Payback period and Cost of
Ownership calculations. All calculations and input is based according to
the standards of Europump and the United States Hydraulic Institute.
More information on these calculations can be found on the Internetsites:
www.europump.org
www.hydraulicinstitute.com
Recommended literature on this subject is the publication Pump Life Cycle
Costs, published by and available from these two organisations.
All input fields in the question catalogue are supplied with mouse-over
pop up fields which makes the application self-explanatory
Comparison With. This sophisticated feature allows you compare the
pump you select to an existing system or an alternative quotation.
If you tick on this box, a new tab will be opened called “LCC Comparison”
Important. If you want to make a new pump selection, be sure to set
this field to "None" again. Otherwise WinCAPS will try to match the
power consumption of your previous input.
You can choose from a list of existing manufacturers and pumptypes by
clicking on the calculator buttons or fill in a P1 yourself, also by using the
calculator functionality
36 • Sizing
Based on input in the economy section you can make extensive energy saving and
payback time calculations
And sophisticated Life Cycle Cost calculations based on alternative solutions
For a detailed description of the calculation method please refer to the
menu option: Help/Manuals in Print Format/Life Cycle Cost
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The Air-Conditioning Question Catalogue
Basically this question catalogue is the same as the heating question
catalogue. However there is a difference in the selection of pump ranges
for this application.
The Pressure Boosting System Question
catalogue
Grundfos is world leader in the field of pre-fabricated booster systems.
Even though selecting booster systems for potable water purposes
depends heavily on local legislation, WinCAPS offers a comprehensive tool
for sizing and selecting these systems.
This application is divided in a part where you can select pre-fabricated
booster installations (Turnkey Booster Sets) or design your own system,
using a single pump or multiple pumps in parallel.
The General Section
Dimensioning Flow. This is the flow of all pumps combined.
Discharge Pressure. This is the pressure measured at the discharge of
the pump. You can also calculate this pressure by pressing the calculator
button, taking into account a minimal discharge pressure at the highest
point (e.g. 2,5 bar) and the geodetic height and friction losses. (WinCAPS
will recalculate input in meters to bars)
Installation Type/Inlet Pressure/Suction Lift. Specify which installation
type you want to design. If you choose "Inlet Pressure", which would be
normal if the installation is connected to the water mains, you can specify
the minimal and maximum water pressure. WinCAPS checks whether the
maximum water pressure plus the discharge pressure against closed valve
of the installation does not exceed the maximal allowed pressure for the
total installation. If you select suction operation, you have to specify the
suction lift, which will be taken into account when calculating the total
head of the installation. WinCAPS will remind you to order an installation
for suction operation.
Speed Regulation. Choose here what kind of speed control you want.
Electrical Specification Fields. These are the same as in the other
applications.
Number of pumps. Here you can specify how many pumps you want in
the installation. The flow will be divided over these pumps. If you want
reserve capacity, you have to go to the advanced section with "Optimise
Selection", choose "Dimensions according to standard-Any" and fill in
"100%" in the "Reserve Flow" field.
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Allowed Undersize. Here you can indicate if you accept a flow that is a
few percent under the duty point. This is to avoid over dimensioning and
in some cases can lead to a more economical solution.
On/Off Band. This is the bandwidth in which the installation will switch
on and off to avoid constant starting and stopping of the installation.
Maximum Operating Pressure. Here you can define the maximum
operating pressure of your installation.
Intelligent choice of tanks with your installation. (the
availability of this function depends on local settings)
If a booster installation is non speed controlled (On/Off control), there is
always a tank required on the discharge side to ensure a smooth flow to
the users and to limit the number of starts and stops per hour.
WinCAPS automatically calculates the size of tank that you require for
your installation and also takes into account an existing tank if this is
already installed. For this purpose there are two fields: "Existing Tank in
Discharge Pipe" and "Tank Required on the Discharge Side". The
calculation goes as follows:
If none of these two fields are filled in, WinCAPS calculates the correct
installation. You will see a checkmark in the "System" column of the result
grid indicating that there is an additional item selected, because WinCAPS
automatically includes a tank, depending on the flow. For speed-controlled
installations this tank is sufficient, however for non-speed controlled
installations (On/Off) this tank might be too small.
If you double click on one of the selected installation, on the right hand
side of the screen the text viewer appears with the sizing results. If the
tank is too small, a note will appear indicating that the switching sequence
is too high and to check the required tank.
If this is the case, go back to the advanced input section and fill in the field
"Tank Required on Discharge Side" with a volume you think is adequate.
WinCAPS will check this size and if correct comes up with the required
tank from the database, or if it's still too small will give the notification.
You can disable the automatic tank selection by typing "N" in the Tank
Required field.
If there is already a tank installed, you just type in the size of this tank in
the field "Existing Tank in Discharge Pipe" and WinCAPS checks if this size
is adequate. If this is not the case WinCAPS will come up with a
notification.
Important: WinCAPS does not add the volumes in the two fields "Existing
Tank in Discharge Pipe" and "Tank Required on the Discharge Side". If you
want to re-use your old tank, simply determine the size of the total required
tank using the "Tank Required" field and divide the result between your old
and a new tank.
Dimensions According to Standard. Here you can choose between
several standards that might apply in your county for booster sets. If you
choose for instance "DIN 1988", already rules such as reserve flow,
maximum number of starts per hour, flow velocity etc. are taken into
account. If you choose "Any" a manual input is required. The pre-selection
of Standards may vary per country or region.
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Here you can select the Load Profile of the installation. (See the Heating
Question Catalogue)
Please refer to the description of the Economy Section in the Heating
Question Catalogue. The only difference is that there is no list of possible
replacement installations. If you want to compare energy saving against
an existing installation, you need to fill in the number of kWh per year
used by the old installation.
Important: If you choose to assemble your own booster set using the subapplication "Single or Multipump Systems" you will of course get drawings
and specifications of the single pump and WinCAPS will suggest a suitable
control unit to let these pumps function together. Also in the "Advanced"
section you can select pump types and flange sizes.
The Groundwater Question catalogue
This catalogue will allow you to choose from Grundfos wide and deep
program of submersible pumps. The question catalogue is built up in such
a way that professional users will find it easy translate their real-life
situations into the program helped by graphics with hotspots.
When optimized selection has been chosen, input can also be done
through the hotspots on the graphics.
The General Section
Here the user can make a quick selection based on a limited number of
parameters.
Dimensioning Flow: Requested flow of the pump.
Dimensioning Head: The requested head of the pump
Frequency/Phase/Voltage: Here the electrical specifications of the
requested pump can be put in. By default the phase is at "Any" to allow for
a wide selection. Should you choose 1 or 3 in this field, then under Voltage,
only the voltages that are applicable will be displayed.
Starting Method 3 Phase . Here WinCAPS lets you define what starting
method you wish to use for the pump. You can choose between. You can
define five starting methods:
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Direct On Line. The pump is directly connected to the junction
box. Check your local legislation for the highest allowable
start-up current.
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Star Delta. The pump will start using a Star Delta switch to
reduce the starting current. This requires a pump with a star
delta motor, which WinCAPS selects automatically
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Soft Start. The pump will start using a Soft Start module to
reduce the starting current. The selected pump is DOL
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Autotransformer. The pump will start using an
autotransformer to reduce the starting current. The selected
pump is DOL.
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Frequency Converter. The pump is connected to a frequency
converter and speed controlled. WinCAPS will draw a curve for
variable speed. The selected pump is DOL.
Pump Connection Type: By default this is on any but a preselection can
be made if the pump should have a Grundfos flange or thread. The sizes
can also be specified but we advise to keep this on "Any" to allow for a
succesful selection. Only when pumps can have two threadsizes (SP 46 and
SP 60 can have Rp 3" and Rp 4") is this feature useful.
Preselect Pump Type: This field allows you to Pre-Select a pumptype
which will be displayed in the bottom of the screen. You can choose from
the dropdownlist or use manual input. For instance typing in "SP" will give
all SP pumps and when SP 60 is typed in, Wincaps will try to find an SP 60
pump that matches the input criteria. If this field is not filled in Wincaps
will choose from all available groundwater pumplines, starting with the
one with the lowest energy consumption. This parameter can be changed
to "Price" in the "Profitability" section using optimised selection.
Optimized Selection in Groundwater
When optimized selection is chosen, you can dimension the pump, chosing
from 9 different installation modes. Input can be given through the
hotspots on the drawing or by filling in the fields on the Tabs
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This schematic drawing represents the "Well Installation with open Tank"
installation mode.
Installation/Head Section: Depending on which installation is
selected, the fields on this tab will change. Following are the descriptions
of the fields:
Static Water Level: This is the depth in the well to the water level in rest
(pump is off); If there is no entry in the dynamic waterlevel flow, Wincaps
will use this field for the calculation of the head.
Dynamic Water Level: If a dynamic waterlevel is know from a test report
using a certain Test Flow, this level should be filled in here.
Test Flow: This is the flow of the pump which is used to measure the
dynamic water level and used in the test report of the well. From this the
specific capacity and drawdown of the well can be calculated.
Pump Setting: Here you specify how deep the pump is in the well.
Static Lift Above the Ground: This is the vertical distance between the
wellhead and the point, where the discharge pressure is measured.
Discharge Pressure: The required pressure in the line
Riser pipe and Discharge pipe Friction Losses: These can be
calculated using the calculator tool and will be added to the total head.
Tank Required on Discharge Side: Here you can define the tank size
you have available or want to install on the discharge side. WinCAPS will
calculate if the content is sufficient, taking into account that the
maximum switching sequence is not exceeded. (See Booster installations)
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Discharge Pressure in the Tank. This is the required pressure in the
tank.
On/Off Band: This is the bandwidth in which the pump will switch on and
off to avoid constant starting and stopping of the pump.
The Capacity Section
Here you can specify which capacity (dimensioning flow) the pump should
have that you want to install. This is different from the test flow that is
used to measure the properties of the well.
You can input your capacity per day, per year or per hour. If you choose
capacity per hour, you can also define a load profile (default is Full Load)
You can also define how many hours per day the pump works on
high/medium or low energy tariff.
Required Minimum Flow to Guarantee Cooling: Should you require a
minimum flow, you can fill that in here. WinCAPS will check whether the
selected pump can also guarantee this parameter. If the minimum flow is
outside the curve of the optimal selected pump, WinCAPS will select the
next best choice that can still fulfill the dimensioning flow and the
minimum flow. If no pump can be found a message is displayed.
The Inputs Section
In this section you can specify or calculate further items such as the
diameter of the drop cable, borehole diameter and an advanced motor
selection.
Advance d Drop Cable Calculation.
WinCAPS contains a sophisticated tool to calculate the required diameter
of your electrical drop cable. This calculation depends on the voltage of the
pump, length of the cable (input field "Cable lenght: Motor to Starter
Box), the allowed voltage drop (input filed "Voltage drop in the cable
max") and the selected pump. In order for this calculation to work, you
have to fill in the field "Voltage 3ph/1ph" in the General Section.
You can either access this calculation through a hotspot or on the "Inputs"
section
The Cable Calculation dialog box when accessed through a hotspot.
If you fill in the field "Cable Size", WinCAPS assumes you have an installed
cable and will calculate if this cable is adequate for the selected pump.
If the installed cable diameter was too small, WinCAPS will substitute this
cable with the correct one and leave a message in the sizing result screen:
"The size of your installed cable was too small and is recalculated".
Contents • 43
If the "Cable Size" field is empty, WinCAPS will calculate the required cable
diameter.
Borehole Diameter: The input here will limit the selected pump ranges
Maximum Liquid Temperature: Checks whether the maximum
operating temperature of the pump is not exceeded.
Pump Material: Pre selects certain pump materials.
Advanced Free Motor Selection (Availability of this
feature depends on local settings)
Another advanced feature of the WinCAPS groundwater section is the
possibility to combine an SP (submersible) pump end with the electrical
motor of your choice. Because the pump curves are adapted, this offers
also more flexibility to select a pump that matches a dutypoint more
exactly (you can see that in the Q Actual column in the result grid).
Because this requires a more intensive calculation, the selection will take
longer. In order to avoid too long calculation time we advise you to already
make a pre-selection using the "Pre-Select Pump Type" field in the
general section. The calculation goes as follows.
After filling in the question catalogue push the " Start Sizing" button. The
selected pumps will appear in the result grid. The best choice (from an
energy consumption point of view) will appear on top.
Fill in the product name of your selected pump in the "Pre-Select Pump
Type" field in the general section.
The Motor selection dialog
Activate "Optimise selection" go to the "Input" section and tick the "Motor
Selection" box, or tick on the hotspot on the graphic. Now you can give
further input concerning the motor selection. If you now press the button
"Start Sizing". The result grid will be filled with the pump ends (the product
number is that of a pump end only) plus the selected motors. Select a
pump and in the "System" section you can see which motor has been
selected.
According to local specifications, the free motor choice may not be
available in certain countries or regions.
44 • Sizing
This section is similar to the previous LCC sections in other question
cataloques.
How to calculate the drawdown of a well in
Groundwater section
If the Static water level (at test flow) is 80m and the Dynamic water level
(at test flow) is 100m, drawdown is 20m(80 to 100M) and when the test is
done at 120 m3/h Test flow (from drilling report) the specific capacity is
6m3/h/m. If dimensioning flow Q=60m3/h is choosen this means that the
drawdown is 60/6 = 10m and the dynamic level is 90m. This head will be
used by WinCAPS to calculate the correct pump.
WinCAPS will display the calculated drawdown of the well at the
dimensioning flow in the Siz ing Result screen, as well as the specific
capacity of the well.
The rules are as follows:
If the "Test Flow from drilling report" field is empty, it is assumed that the
dimensioning flow is also the test flow. The drawdown and specific
capacity are calculated from the dimensioning flow.
If the "Dynamic Water Level at test Flow" field is empty, it is assumed that
the static waterlevel is also the dynamic waterlevel and there is no
drawdown and no specific capacity
The Domestic Water Supply Question Catalogue
This question catalogue is designed for those who are looking for a
solution for potable water supply to a private home. This could be from a
well, tank or other source, with or without suction lift. Many of the fields
and questions have already been described in the previous question
catalogue; therefore the following is a summarization of the
functionalities in the sub-applications.
Well Installation
Here you can dimension your pump system if you are pumping your
drinking water from a well. You can choose between pumping to an open
tank or closed tank and the questions will change accordingly. For the
calculation behind the field "Tank Required on Discharge Side", please
check the chapter on pressure boosting or groundwater.
Contents • 45
Packaged Booster Systems
Grundfos is world leader in the manufacturing of small packaged booster
systems. In this sub-application you can select one of these compact
installations if you are pumping from a shallow well (with suction lift) or if
you want to boost the water pressure from an existing source (water
mains)
Single or Multipump Systems
If you are looking for a custom solution, which cannot be found in a
packaged booster system, you can design your own pumping solution
using this sub-application. The question catalogue is similar to that of the
packaged booster systems, but now you can choose between more
product ranges and can also combine two or more pumps.
The Sewage and Wastewater Question
Catalogue
Grundfos offers a complete range of sewage and wastewater pumps, from
cellar draining pumps up to wastewater pumps from 600 kW and 10.000
m3 per hour (The presence of these bigger pumps in Wincaps depends on
local circumstances), complete with accessories. The question catalogue is
divided into a section where you can select only pumps or complete
installations (plants).
The Pumps Sub-Application
General
Pumped Liquid: Here you define which liquid is pumped. If you choose
"Drainage" you only need to select an impeller type. If you choose one of
the other liquids, you also have to define the minimal free passage, which
depends on the application and can also be dependant on local legislation.
Impleer Type: Here you can preselect an impeller type from a listbox.
Dimensioning flow: Important, this is given in liters per second instead of
cubic meters per hour (for UK and US units this will be gallons per minute).
Geodetic Height: This is the difference in height between the pump and
the sewage line or tank that the pump is connected to.
Velocity limitation: For most sewage installations there are local rules
concerning the velocity in the pipes, which you can define if you fill in "Yes"
Important field for
wastewater pump selection
46 • Sizing
Search criterion for pump: This field is especially important for sewage
and wastewater pumps. Refer to the "Basic Input Section" for a
description of this field. Especially with this application WinCAPS might
not show all possibilities in the result grid, however, you can always
choose from the pre-selected pumps in this dropdown list.
Viscosity and Density: If you know these specifics of your pumped liquid,
you can fill them in here. WinCAPS will recalculate the pump curve and the
power consumption P1.
Installation: This defines how you want to install your pump, depending
on this WinCAPS will make certain pre-selections and come up with some
more questions
Number of pumps: WinCAPS offers the possibility to divide your total
flow over 2 pumps.
If you want the total flow to be handled by 1 pump and have 1 reserve,
choose "Number of Pumps" = 2 and "Reserve Flow" = 100%.
In this section you can define how many hours per year the pump runs
Pit Detail section
This section contains of input of details inside the pit and outside the pit.
Based on the input in these sections, WinCAPS will select a new duty point,
taking into account the extra resistance of pipes, valves, bends etc. inside
and outside the pit. A pipe resistance curve is also drawn in the pump
curve with the new duty point where the two curves are crossing.
WinCAPS also checks whether the diameter of the pipes is adequate
Pit diameter. If the pump is placed in a pit and partially submerged, this
input will calculate what the difference in water level will be between
start and stop of the pump. If input is given in this field, you will see a line
"H (Start/Stop)" in the sizing results after you selected a pump. The field
does not actually check if the diameter of the pit is wide enough to contain
the pump.
Intermediate Deck: This fields controls application drawings that might
appear. This function depends on local setting availability.
Similar to previuos LCC sections
The Plants Sub-Application
This sub-application let's you select from the range of Grundfos packaged
lifting stations. The question catalogue is a more simplified version of the
previous one. A pre-selection between system types is made through input
in the field "Pumped Liquid".
Contents • 47
The Industrial Applications Question Catalogue
For many years Grundfos has been one of the major pump suppliers to
industrial OEM's or industrial end users. The wide range, reliability and
versatility make Grundfos the ideal pump for industrial purposes
The question catalogue is sub-divided in three sub-applications, which are
Circulation and Transfer, Boiler Feed and Immersible.
Coolant and Condensate Transfer Sub-Application
The question catalogue has been kept simple and is self-explanatory in
order to allow a wide choice in the Grundfos range. All fields that are used
have been described in the previous chapters.
Boiler Feed Sub-Application
This question catalogue enable a choice between pump ranges that are
very well suited for boiler-feed purposes. It also enables you to include
safety factors for flow and head.
The safety factor is the requirement for a second duty point
At first the duty point has to be fullfilled and as well the second point in
relation to this first one, usually with higher flow and lower head ( = start
stituation in cold boilers)
Q2 = Q1 * safety factor flow
H2 = H1 * safety factor head
Immersible Pump Sub-Application
Smart choice of pumplenght
for immersible pumps
Grundfos has several ranges of immersible pumps. The question
catalogue is again simple and self-explanatory. Because these pumps are
always installed with the pump-end submerged in a tank, there is a
possibility to give a maximum length of the pump and WinCAPS will only
select pumps, which are shorter. Should there be a minimum length, then
only pumps with longer pump-ends will appear. Is there a minimum and a
maximum length, then WinCAPS will only select pumps with pump-ends
between these two values.
The Renewable Energy Question Cataloque
48 • Sizing
The description of this extremely sophisticated solar and wind energy
calculation program can be found under the menu option:
Help/Sizing Manuals/SQ Flex
A printed version of this manual can be found in the menu option:
Help/Manuals in Print Format/SQ Flex
Contents • 49
Projects
General
You can save your selections and quotations in the projects part of the
program. In this part you can enter your project header and customer
details and your own company data. By default WinCAPS takes the
company data that you entered in the "Options" menu, but this can be
overwritten. In the Options menu, you define in which directory your
project should be stored.
Adding a selection to a project
Whether you are in Catalogue, Sizing or Replacement, you can always add
a product to a project. Simply highlight the selected product in the result
grid and push the button "Add to Project" in the bottom right hand corner.
If there no project open, WinCAPS will automatically start a new project
and add your selection to position 1, if there is already a project open,
WinCAPS will add your selected pump to this project and asks you to
which position number you want to add your selection. If your selection
contains accessories, these will also be included.
You can check the status of your project by pressing the button "View
Project". You return to the Catalogue, Sizing or Replacement area by
pressing the corresponding buttons on top of the screen.
Editing your Project
There are several ways of which you can edit a project. To do this, first go
to the project screen, either by pressing the "Project" button on top of the
screen or the "View Project" button in the lower right hand corner.
Changing the unit price and quantity
50 • Projects
Highlight the product which price you want to change and press the "Edit"
button in the middle of the page. A new screen will appear where you can
change the quantity and single price.
Changing the quotation text of your product
Quotation Edit Dialog Box
Highlight the product which price you want to change and press the "Edit"
button in the middle of the page.
Press the "Edit quotation text" button. The text that would normally come
with the selected product will now appear. This text can now be edited or
if you wish deleted and with the normal Windows copying and pasting
(with the Ctrl C and Ctrl V buttons) insert your own text.
All the above changes will be saved if you save your project.
Contents • 51
Replacement
General
Intelligent Martini Search
Engine
WinCAPS contains a comprehensive replacement list for central heating
circulating and hot water pumps. You will access this list by pressing the
"Replacement" on the top of the screen. After selecting the manufacturer
of the pump you want to select, you can make a pre-selection by typing in
a type-designation, pipe connection or by built in length. The replacement
list WinCAPS uses the patented Martini search engine.
Depending on local availabilty, distance pieces are also included if the
existing pump has a longer built-in length then the new pump.
Should there be special conditions to be taken into account with
replacement, these are displayed when pressing the “Information” button
in the left hand bottom corner.
52 • Replacement
Selecting Accessories
General
WinCAPS 7 comes with a range of standard accessories that can be
selected either with a pump or separate. A distinction is made between
electrical and mechanical accessories. All Grundfos pump controls and
accessories to those controls are in the electrical section while flanges,
couplings, pipes, tanks etc are in the mechanical part.
If you want to select accessories with a pump, first choose your pump in
Catalogue or Sizing. Click on the "Accessory" button in the bottom left
hand corner and the accessories for your selected pump series become
available, including (when available) drawings, instruction manuals,
photo's etc.
After selecting an accessory, the details will be displayed on the right hand
side of the screen, while the pump details will still be visible on the left.
If you want to select an accessory without selecting a pump first, you can
only do this from the Catalogue area. When going into the Catalogue area,
there will be a book in the bookshelf that contains the accessories. From
this book you can make your selections.
Contents • 53
Working with Glycol solutions
and solutions other than water
General
WinCAPS offers the possibility to adapt the pump curve and the power
consumption according to the kinematical viscosity and density of the
pumped fluid in relation to the temperature of the fluid.
In the Catalogue you can simulate the fluid by manual input in the "Curve
Settings" menu in the curve viewer. The steepness of the curve will change
and where the power of the installed motor is insufficient, the curve will
be dotted.
Extensive Help texts with Glycol type selection.
In siz ing, there is the possibility in the Advanced sections of Heating and
Air-conditioning to select glycol in the "Pumped Liquid" field. A calculator
will appear and based on the selection of the type of glycol, concentration
and temperature, WinCAPS will calculate density and viscosity.
Important, these calculations are based on Antifrogen, which is a product
that is marketed by Clariant. Viscosities are available for Ethylene
54 • Working with Glycol solutions and solutions other than water
(Antifrogen N), Propylene (Antifrogen L, used where the medium can come
into contact with food) and Brine (Antifrogen KF) based solutions. Glycol
solutions based on other manufacturers product can deviate in physical
properties.
After entering the new data in the fields Viscosity and Density, WinCAPS
will calculate the new pump curve and power consumption.
Important. This new data might lead to a selection of a bigger pump than
if you would select a pump using Heating water as a medium. The reason
is that WinCAPS detects that the installed motor of the original selection
(using Heating water) will not cover the entire curve anymore if you use
glycol and will select a standard pump with a bigger motor, e.g. 15 kW
instead of 11 kW).
Important: While the above is technically correct, in practice often
the smaller pump is preferred but with an oversized motor. In this
way the better duty point is combined with the ability to cover the
entire curve and often a smaller pipe connection will suffice.
The reason that WinCAPS chooses the bigger pump solution is because the
program does not (yet) contain any data of standard pumps with oversized
motors.
If glycol is selected with a minimum liquid temperature under 0 C,
WinCAPS automatically searches for a pump with the correct seal. (this
function depends on local availability of pumptypes with the correct seal).
When changing the density and viscosity, WinCAPS also still display the original
pumpcurve in the background and indicate when the motor is overloaded
Working with Glycol solutions and solutions other than water • 55
Working with Non Newtonian Liquids
The calculations for different viscosities in WinCAPS are based on
Newtonian liquids and cannot be used for non-Newtonian liquids.
Grundfos should be contacted in case you want to pump solutions that
fall under that category
Non-Newtonian liquids are liquids with a nonlinear relationship between
shear rate and shear stress. This means that the viscosity is not constant
but will change with head and flow rate. The behaviour of non-Newtonian
liquids will not only change with head and flow, but will also be different
for different types of liquid. Examples of non-Newtonian liquids are: Paper
pulp, grease/oil, soap and paint.
56 • Working with Glycol solutions and solutions other than water
Index
A
E
Accessory · 20, 25, 53
Acrobat Reader · 13, 15
Add to project · 21, 50
Air-Conditioning · 9, 38, 54
Allowed Under and Oversize · 33
Antifrogen · 8, 54
AutoCAD · 21
efficiency curve · 27
Electrical connection input fields · 32
E-Mail · 4, 22
error message · 9, 14
Europump · 36
Evaluation Criterion · 30, 32
Existing Tank · 39
Export · 3, 6, 21– 22
B
F
Boiler Feed · 7, 48
Borehole Diameter · 43– 44
Friction Losses · 33, 38, 42
C
G
Changing the red dots · 30
Client Server Installation · 18
company logo · 21
Comparison With · 36
Control Mode Constant Pressure · 34
Control Mode Proportional Measured · 35
Control Mode Proportional Pressure Calculated · 34
Curve Settings · 8, 26, 28, 54
curve viewer · 5, 20, 28, 54
Geodetic Height · 38, 46
Glycol · 8, 27, 33, 54
Groundwater · 40–41, 44–45
H
H Static · 26
Heating Season · 36
Hit List · 6, 9–10, 21
Hydraulic Layout · 27
D
Dimensional drawing · 21–22, 25
Dimensioning Flow · 31, 38, 40, 43, 45–46
Dimensions According to · 38– 39
DIN · 39
Discharge Pressure · 38, 42–43
Drawdown · 42, 45
Drop Cable · 43
Dynamic Water Level · 42, 45
I
Immersible Pump · 48
Impeller · 9, 27, 32, 46
Installation Type · 38
Intermediate Deck · 47
Internet · 10–11
ISO 9906 Annex A · 5, 27
Index • 57
L
Q
Language · 13–14, 17
Liquid temperature · 8– 9, 33, 44, 55
Load Profile · 29– 30, 33, 35, 40, 43, 47
lower button bar · 20
Quotation text · 21–22, 51
M
Max Operating Pressure · 32
Maximum Flow Velocity · 33
Maximum Liquid Temperature · 9, 33, 44
Maximum Operating Pressure · 39
Menu Bar · 20
middle button bar · 20, 24– 25
Minimum Inlet Pressure · 33
Motor Speed · 27
N
Newtonian liquids · 27, 56
NPSH curve · 27
Number of Pumps · 33, 38, 47
R
Replacement · 3– 4, 23, 40, 50, 52
Required Minimum Flow to Guarantee Cooling · 43
result grid · 20–21, 25, 32, 39, 44, 46, 50
S
safety factor · 7, 48
Search criteria for pump · 30, 32– 33
Selection by productnumber · 24
service drawings · 3, 18, 20, 25
Set point Reduction by remote control · 36
Sewage and Wastewater · 46
Single or Multipump Systems · 40, 46
Single or twin pump · 32
Small Networks · 14
Speed Regulation · 32, 38
Static Lift Above the Ground · 42
Static Water Level · 42, 45
O
T
ODBC driver · 13–14
On/Off Band · 39, 43
Operating and Instruction Manuals · 12
Operating Point · 26
Optimized selection · 40– 41
Options Menu · 15, 17, 19, 25, 50
Tank Required · 39, 42, 45
TCP/IP · 15
text viewer · 20, 39
The menu bar · 20
Total Head · 32, 38, 42
twin pump · 31–32
P
U
Packaged Booster Systems · 46
Pit diameter · 47
power curve · 27–28
Pressure Boosting · 38, 45
Preview/Export · 22
Print Export · 21–22
Product Picture · 21, 25
Pump Connection · 32, 41
Pump design · 29, 32
Pump Material · 32, 44
Pump Setting · 42
Pumped Liquid · 33, 46–47, 54
unit price · 50
V
Velocity Limitation · 46
View Project · 21, 50
Viscosity · 8–9, 27, 33, 47, 54– 55
W
Well Installation · 42, 45
wiring diagram · 21, 25
58 •

WinCAPS 7.4

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