LGas Calculator – Low Pressure Gas Pipe (<1.5 psi) Sizing
Software Ver 1.0.1
Purpose
The purpose of creating this type of program is to reduce the overall time spent designing low pressure gas piping systems. The result is a reduction in time required to look up pipe sizing information from piping charts and books. The software is reasonably accessible from the desktop and laptop computer at the designer's and engineers fingertips. Therefore, the expenditure for the software has a payback of less than one hour of an engineer’s billing time.
Setting the Highest Standard
LGas Calculator sets the highest standard in the world of low pressure gas pipe sizing calculator programs. By giving you the ability to perform residential, commercial and industrial low pressure gas pipe sizing, it gives you something no other program of its kind can give you. Download the demonstration version today and see why LGas Calculator is unparalleled in its field.
Features
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English and SI Metric Units to choose from.
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Sizes Pipe and evaluates Pre-Sized Pipes.
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Size Piping for Natural and Propane Gas.
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Can size pipes with the Longest Length Method or the Branch Length Method.
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Determines pipe pressure loss using NFPA formulas.
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Fluid Flows, Pipe Inside and Nominal Diameter, and Pressure loss of the pipe can be printed out for further use.
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Pressure loss of the pipe, Inside and Normal Diameter can be viewed directly on the window display.
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Three Type of Piping Materials to choose from.
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Input Error Checking
Overview
LGas Calculator is a program that computes optimal pipe sizes for Low Pressure Gas systems in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. LGas Calculator sizes pipes or evaluates pre-sized pipes.
Methodology
The equations used in LGas Calculator are the NFPA formulas. The program determines optimal pipe sizes or evaluates pre-sized pipes from 3/8-inch (9.5 mm) to 12-inch (304.8 mm) pipes. All the information you enter into LGas Calculator is checked for correctness, and the calculated results are returned so LGas Calculator can create formatted, useful output.
The program output will have the exact same results that you would obtain manually. Therefore, the output can be quickly and easily verified by hand so that you can have the utmost confidence and assurance in the program output.
LGas Calculator was designed to size piping using the Longest Length Method or Branch Length Method as outlined in NFPA– 54.
Program Input
LGas Calculator is a true Windows program complete with toolbars and hyperlinked help and PDF manual. All data is checked during the calculation period.
The type of information required for computations are: Type of piping material, type of gas, heating value of the gas in Btu/ft3 (mJ/m3), length of pipe in ft (m), fitting factor in %, desired maximum pressure loss for the pipe in w.c. (kPa), and the desired unit input in Btu/h (mJ/h). The flow through the pipe will be automatically calculated in cfh (m3/h).
Program Output
LGas Calculator provides a detailed report of the piping computations for review or printing. The information contained in the report is the fluid flow rate in cfh (m3/h), Inside Pipe Diameter in inches (mm), Nominal Pipe Diameter in inches (mm), Pressure loss of the pipe in w.c. (kPa).
Calculated results are shown on the window for the designer’s or engineer’s use.
One Version Available
LGas Calculator can be purchased in one form. The program cost is $95.00.
Screen Snapshots
Menu Bar
Size Pipe
Pre-Size Pipe
