Features : (current version 14.5)

LOADEST Cooling Load Estimating software

* This will save you time and make you more competitive as a result of more accurate selections.
* Regularly used by over 250 consultants and contractors in South Africa, Africa, Middle East, India, Australia and New Zealand.
* Uses an internationally recognised method of load estimating proven over 20 years of use.
* Pre defined climatic data for major towns in many countries included. User can easily create own town data files or files can be supplied.
* Altitude of site is taken into account in results.
* The user can quickly perform “what if” calculations by changing outdoor and room conditions.
* Inputs are arranged in categories on tabbed pages for quick reference.
* Automatically finds month and time of peak load or the user can request load for a specific month or time.
* Gives detailed breakdown of of loads, air flow and temperatures on screen preview and printout.
* Calculates accurate psychrometrics including sensible heat factor, apparatus dew point, dehumidified rise, supply air flow, and coil entering and leaving temperatures.
* Provides useful design check figures.
* Results are printed on a single A4 page in either single hour or 24 hour format.
* The peak daily cooling kW/hrs required for thermal storage systems is calculated.
* Can handle 100% fresh air applications such as operating theatres.
* External horizontal shading of windows is catered for.
* Table of transmission coefficients (U factors) for common building materials and glazing shade factors provided in the context sensitive help system.
* Hourly diversity of occupancy, lights and appliances can be changed.
* Graph of loads previewed on screen and printed.
* Print to any system printer or to file as text file.
* Tool provided for quick entry of fresh air, lighting, occupancy and appliance loads on the basis of standard rates.
* Built-in lighting load calculator for determining loads of various common types and sizes of light fittings.
* Users can easily create climatic data files for additional towns or edit existing data files.
* Up to 200 separate areas can be combined to find the simultaneous zone load and both variable volume and constant volume air flow rates given.
* A comprehensive context sensitive help system is provided and this includes tables of common U values, shading factors and bypass factors as well as useful tips for specialised applications.
* IP units version also available with weather files for many USA cities.

(Includes free Ductsize and Psychart Lookup utilities)

DUCTSIZE Equal Friction Duct Sizing software

* Simple Ductulator type interface.
* Velocity can be set for the initial duct section and resulting friction rate is given.
* Friction rate is adjusted for roughness of internal insulation if applicable.
* Rectangular duct sizes calculated to achieve the correct hydraulic diameter for equal friction.
* Rectangular and circular sizes shown on screen and on printout.
* Internal insulation thickness can be set so that rectangular sizes given are sheetmetal sizes.
* Input of each section can be fully edited and resized.
* Information can be saved.
* Simple printout giving all information on any installed printer.
* Built in help system.

STATSIZE Static Regain Duct Sizing software

* Simple Ductulator type interface.
* Velocity can be set for the initial duct section and resulting friction rate is given.
* Friction rate is adjusted for roughness of internal insulation if applicable.
* Rectangular duct sizes calculated to achieve the correct hydraulic diameter for equal friction.
* Rectangular and circular sizes shown on screen and on printout.
* Internal insulation thickness can be set so that rectangular sizes given are sheetmetal sizes.
* Input of each section can be fully edited and resized.
* Information can be saved.
* Simple printout giving all information on any installed printer.
* Built in help system.

PUMPSIZE Water pipe sizing and pump head estimating software

* Uses data and methods laid out in the Cameron Hydraulic Data manual.
* Sizes water piping systems and simultaneously computes pump head.
* Caters for for heavy and medium grade steel pipe, copper, uPVC and HDPE water pipe types.
* The user can set the maximum velocity and maximum friction rate on which the pipe sizing is to be based.
* Inputs provided for all common fittings, merely fill in quantities of each and lengths of straight pipes for the index run to calculate piping pressure loss.
* Inputs for static and pressure heads provided to find total pump head.
* Gives detailed printout of losses by section as well as water volume and mass of pipe and water.
* Facility to calculate NPSH.
* Familiar Windows® file dialogs for saving and opening data files.
* Printing to any installed local and shared network printers.
* A comprehensive context sensitve help system is provided.

DUCTEST Low pressure ducting cost estimating software

* Provides accurate and detailed costing of labour and material for low pressure sheetmetal ductwork manufacture and installation.
* The programme allows users to set their own factory and site labour rates and material costs. Various internal and external insulation options are available.
* Prices are given in rates format for Bills of Rates or as a Lump Sum.
* Caters for length measurement system either through fittings or separate fitting length.
* Factory and Site labour modifiers can be set to suit special job conditions.
* Extremely quick input with instant results.
* Familiar Windows® file dialogs for saving and opening data files.
* Printing to any installed local and shared network printers.
* Any currency units can be used.
* Results for Bill of Rates can be exported to Excel®.
* Full built-in context sensitive help system.