MAPFLOWRA

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MAP/FLOWRA
Planning and Simulation of DH Networks Geographi
cal Interface
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Functions of MAP/FLOWRA

• Functions of MAP / Flowra
• Network modeling
• Manual modeling
• Modeling with help tools
• Importing models
• Simulation
• Influence of maintenance and malfunctions
• Object search by pinpointing
• Pinpointing customer information
• Pinpointing maintenance object
• Printouts of maps in actual scale
• Background pictures handling
• Raster pictures
• Vector picture for helping modeling
• Vector picture as backround picture
• Network calculation
• Calculation procedur
• Graphical printout

• Technical data
• graphics CAD .mca
• database Access .mdb
• programming language C

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Function of MAP and FLOWRA32
NETWORK CALCULATION...

• manual modeling
• with help lines
• importing models
• features in near future

• Technical calculation
• flow rate
• pressure difference
• temperature difference
• Optimum solution calculation
• network renovation
• heat production

SIMULATION ...
OBJECT SEARCH BY PINPOINT...

• influence of maintenance actions
• malfunction simulation

• pinpointing a customer information
• pinpointing a maintenance objects
• printouts of maps in actual scale

BACKROUND PICTURE HANDLING...

• 30 picture formats
• raster-/vector graphic

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Network modeling
NETWORK MODELING...

• manual modeling...
• modeling with map lines (.dxf)...
• importing models...

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Manual
Manual Modeling 1. Draw starting node 2. Select
type of pipe 3. Select starting node 4. Select
end node
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with help tools

• Modeling with help help tools
• Select help tools
• Select pipe type
• Select starting node

4. Model the pipeline with help line and tools
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Import

• Importing model
• Select type of file

2. Select file
3. Import ready made model
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Simulation
SIMULATION ...

• influence of maintenance action
• and malfunctions

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Object Search
OBJECT SEARCH

• Pinpointing a customer information -gt Billing
• Pinpointing a maintenance objects -gt Maintenance
• Printouts of maps in actual scale

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Maintenance simulation

• Example pipe leakage
• pipe leakage
• Select the pipe

3. Close the pipe
4. Influenced customers shown in map
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Pressure drawings

• Select feed node and end location
• SW choose road automatically or user can choose
  it manually

• Calculation and printout

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Background pictures
Background pictures...

• Support over 30 different formats
• (for example bmp, jpg, tiff, psd, wmf etc.)
• Raster format
• attaching pictures
• multi level views
• Vector graphic
• for helping modeling (.dxf)
• background picture (.dxf, .dwg, .xref)
• can be saved in 10 different format

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Raster
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importing pictures

• Define
• inserting point
• scale factor
• rotation angle

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Vector as back

• DXF-map as back round picture for helping modeling

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DWG as back

• DWG- picture as back round picture

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Print out in scale
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Stickers

• Example pipe damage
• Information of damage
• Locate damage in map

3. Close the pipe
4. Influence area shown in map
5. Print influenced customer information
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Billing
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Network calculation
NETWORK CALCULATION...

• Flow model calculation...
• Searching for critical models
• Network model
• Graphical printout
• Numerical printout

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Graphical printout
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Flow calculation data sheet
1. Define calculation data
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Flow calculation
1. Define calculation data
2. Flow modeling
3. Mathematical calculation
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Graphical printout
Graphical printout shows defined areas with
different colors and lines
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Numerical print out
Result in numerical printout
Critical nodes
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customer info

• Select the node in map

• Billing software will open automatically and
  show customer information requested

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maintenance info

• Pinpoint object

• Maintenance software will open automatically and
  show requested info

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Printouts in scale

• Select dimensioning functions

• Make dimensioning
• required

• Printed in requested scale

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Choice for Network Planning and Simulation
MAP / FLOWRA