Pump Calculations

Version 2.5.2
By Process Ace Software

Installation and User Guide

October 8, 2005
LICENSE AGREEMENT ......................................................................................3
Single User License ..................................................................................................... 3
Corporate License........................................................................................................ 3
CONTACT INFORMATION AND SUPPORT .......................................................4
Contacting Process Ace Software ............................................................................. 4
Product Support............................................................................................................ 4
INSTALLATION ONTO YOUR Palm OS® DEVICE ............................................5
Files: ............................................................................................................................... 5
Installation Procedure:................................................................................................. 5
PROGRAM INFORMATION AND LIMITATIONS ................................................6
RUNNING THE APPLICATION............................................................................7
Menu Bar ....................................................................................................................... 7
File ................................................................................................................7
Edit................................................................................................................7
Options .........................................................................................................8
Help...............................................................................................................8
Initial Program Set-up.................................................................................................. 9
Main Form (displayed after program start-up) ....................................................... 10
NPSH Form ................................................................................................................. 11
Operating Cost Form ................................................................................................. 14
Tap the CALC button to proceed with the calculations and tap the X button at
the upper right hand corner of the Operating Cost form to return you to the
main form. Program Options ................................................................................... 14
Program Options ........................................................................................................ 15
1. Affiinity Laws...........................................................................................15
2. Atmos. Pressure .....................................................................................15
3. Preferences ............................................................................................16
4. Pump Curve............................................................................................16
5. Units .......................................................................................................17
File Operations ........................................................................................................... 18
1. New ........................................................................................................18
2. Open .......................................................................................................18
3. Save .......................................................................................................19
4. Delete .....................................................................................................20
5. Print ........................................................................................................20
Program Help.............................................................................................................. 21
Tips..............................................................................................................21
About ...........................................................................................................21
Graffiti® Shortcuts............................................................................................22
Using Hacks on your Palm OS® Device .........................................................22
Troubleshooting Guide ....................................................................................23
Index ..................................................................................................................24

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Copyright  2002-2005, Process Ace Software

This User Guide along with the software that it describes are copyrighted (all
rights reserved). No reproduction of this document in whole or in part is allowed
without the written consent of Process Ace Software.

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LICENSE AGREEMENT

Single User License

PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE

SOFTWARE. BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE
BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE.

The application, Pump Calculations version 2.5.2, is licensed to you by

Process Ace Software. The software is protected by United States copyright
laws, by laws of other nations and international treaties. This License allows you
to use the Software on a single product using the Palm operating system and
make one copy of the Software for backup purposes only. You may also transfer
all your license rights in the Software, the backup copy of the Software, the
related documentation and a copy of this License to another party, provided the
other party reads and agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this License.

****IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER****

Under no circumstances including negligence shall Process Ace Software be

responsible for any damages that result from the use of this software.

If your jurisdiction does not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for
incidental or consequential damages, IN NO EVENT SHALL PROCESS ACE
SOFTWARE'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND
CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE
PURCHASE OF THIS APPLICATION.

Corporate License

If you are interested in acquiring a Corporate License for any of our products,
please contact us at:

contact@processacesoftware.com

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CONTACT INFORMATION AND SUPPORT

Contacting Process Ace Software

If you have any questions about our products, or if you would like to discuss a
corporate license or volume discount you can contact us at:

contact@processacesoftware.com

or visit our web page at:

http://www.processacesoftware.com/

Product Support

Pump Calculations comes with free support and updates for the life of the
product. We currently offer support via email or through our Yahoo! user-group
and try our best to answer all enquires within 24 hours.

For email support, please contact us at:

contact@processacesoftware.com

Or, join our Yahoo! user-group via the following link:

http://www.processacesoftware.com/contact_process_ace_software.html

Note that the email address you provided when purchasing the product is the one
used to notify you of updates. Contact us if your email address has changed to
ensure the accuracy of our client list.

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INSTALLATION ONTO YOUR Palm OS® DEVICE

Files:

The following files are included in the download file for both the demo and
registered versions and you must HotSync® them onto your PDA for Pump
Calculations to work correctly:

• MathLib.prc - Mathlib version 1.1

• NSBRuntime.prc - NS Basic Runtime version 4.4.1 (NOTE: This program
requires version 4.4.1 or later to function properly)
• NSBSystemLib version 2.01 – Shared library for cut, copy, paste and undo
commands (WARNING: Using an earlier version of NSBSystemLIb will
cause fatal errors on Palm Tungsten T3 devices)
• Pump.prc – Pump Calculations application

Installation Procedure:

1. Create a file folder then copy all of the files from PumpReg.zip to this new
folder.

2. Click the install icon within Palm Desktop, select “Add” then locate the new
folder that you created.

3. Add Mathlib, NSBRuntime, NSBSystemLib and Pump to the installation

list. Please note that MathLib, NSBRuntime and NSBSystemLib MUST
have “Handheld” specified as the “Install To:” destination. Installing
MathLib, NSBRuntime or NSBSystemLib to an expansion card will
cause a fatal error when you attempt to use the application.

4. After choosing “Done”, press the HotSync® button on your cradle to install
the files.

5. An icon labelled Pump will show up in the All and Unfiled categories.

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PROGRAM INFORMATION AND LIMITATIONS

This program has the following limitations:

1. The program has been designed using well documented, standard

calculations for centrifugal pumps.

2. This program does not include viscosity correction. While viscosity

correction is not commonly used, the user should verify using standard
viscosity correction charts that the program will produce accurate results
for the fluid being studied.

Pump Calculations supports the European number convention (i.e., using a ","
instead of a "." for the decimal point). The program determines which convention
to use based on the Country setting you have selected for your device.

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RUNNING THE APPLICATION

Menu Bar

By tapping the form title at the top of the screen a number of menu selections
appear. These are described below.

File

• New (clears all data to get ready for a new case)

• Open (takes you to a form to select a previously saved case)
• Save (takes you to a form to save your current case)
• Delete (takes you to a form to delete a previously saved case)
• Print (allows you to print your current case to a Bluetooth or IR enabled
printer. Note: This requires PalmPrintTM to be installed on your device.
PalmPrintTM is available from Stevens Creek Software at
www.stevenscreek.com )

Edit

The following functions are available using the Edit menu item:

• Undo – undo the last cut or paste operation

• Cut – standard cut operation
• Copy – copy selection
• Paste – paste the “cut” or “copy” selection
• Select All – will select the entire field that currently has the focus (or has
been “tapped”)
• Graffiti® Help
• Keyboard (note: must have a flashing cursor in a data entry field for this to
work)

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Options

• Affinity Laws (a helpful calculator)

• Atmos. Pressure (Note: This must be set for your NPSH calculations to
be accurate)
• Preferences
o Splash screen on or off on startup
o Enable or disable saving your data on program exit
o Select if numbers should be right padded with zeros
o Select the color to be used for menus, alert boxes and popup
backgrounds
• Pump Curve
• Units

Help

• Tips (built-in help)

• About
• Report Bugs!

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Initial Program Set-up

Note: Before performing any calculations, tap the top of the main form to access
the menu-bar and select "Options then "Atmos. Pressure".

This will take you to the Atmospheric Pressure entry form.

Enter an atmospheric pressure at the location of the pump being studied to

ensure that your NPSH available calculations are accurate. Tapping the X button
at the upper right corner of the screen will return you to your previous form.

If you need to change the default unit set, tap the menu-bar once again and
select "Options then "Units". Select the combination of units that you desire
from the Units entry form.

Tapping the X button at the upper right corner of the screen will return you to
your previous form.

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In addition to the above, a Preferences form is provided which allows you to:

1. Enable or disable the splash screen on start-up

2. Enable or disable saving your data on program exit
3. Select if numbers should be right padded with zeros
4. Select the color to be used for menus, alert boxes and popup
backgrounds

Tapping the X button at the upper right corner of the screen will return you to the
previous form.

Main Form (displayed after program start-up)

From the main form of the application you can calculate power consumption,
torque, incompressible temperature rise and differential head or discharge
pressure (depending on the calculation mode that you select).

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To change the calculation mode, tap the drop-down list-box as shown below:

As shown, there are three calculation modes available, i.e.,

1. Manually enter discharge pressure (and efficiency)

2. Manually enter differential head (and efficiency)
3. Automatically enter differential head and efficiency from a pump curve

Note that if you choose Use Curve, a second popup appears allowing you to
choose between the speed entered on the Curve form or the actual speed of the
pump.

After choosing a mode and entering your data, tap the CALC button for your
calculations to proceed. Results are shown at the bottom of the screen.

Tapping the NPSH button will take you to a form where you can calculate NPSH
available as well as the pump suction pressure, while tapping ECON will take you
to the Operating Cost form. These will be discussed in the following sections.

If you tap the information button to the right of efficiency the program will display
the Specific Speed, which is useful for estimating the efficiency of the pump if
you do not have information from the manufacturer.

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NPSH Form

The NPSH form allows you to calculate the NPSH available for the pump as well
as the suction pressure.

If flowrate or density was supplied when in the main form, these values are
carried over into the NPSH form. Also, changing them in the NPSH form will
update the main form.

After entering your data into all of the supplied fields, tap the CALC button for
your calculations to proceed. The results appear at the bottom of the screen.

Tapping the LINE SIZE button will take you to the Steel Pipe Properties form.
Here you can choose a nominal pipe size and schedule number to allow the
program to find the suction line I.D. for you.

Tapping the X button at the upper right hand side of the Steel Pipe Properties
form will return you to the NPSH form.

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Tapping the EQUIV LENGTH button on the NPSH form will take you to the
Equiv. Length Estimator form. This form lets you enter the number of the
different types of fittings used for the pump suction line along with the quantity
(straight length) of pipe. NOTE: A fitting for the entry into the suction line
from a process vessel is built into the equivalent length calculation.

Tap the CALC button to calculate the equivalent length of your suction piping.
Note that on this form the result appears near the top right hand side of the
screen.

To return to the NPSH form, tap the X button at the upper right hand corner of
the screen. The calculated equivalent length will replace any previous value that
may have been entered.

While on the NPSH form you can also tap the information icon beside the
absolute roughness entry. This will call up a form where you can select an
absolute roughness for your pipe material.

Tapping the X button at the upper right hand corner of the NPSH form will return
you to the main form. Note that if the calculated suction pressure is significantly
different from the value entered on the main form an alert box will appear asking
if you want to update the main form’s value (choose yes or no).

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Operating Cost Form

Use the Operating Cost form to estimate the operating cost for the pump being
studied. When you enter the form for the first time, tap Select Driver to select
between a steam turbine and electric motor. After making this selection the
remainder of the form appears for the correct option.

After the input boxes appear enter:

• Energy cost ($/kW-h) and motor efficiency for a motor driver

• Energy cost ($/1000 lb or $/1000 kg) and steam rate (lb/HP-hr or kg/kW-h)
for a turbine driver

Tap the CALC button to proceed with the calculations and tap the X button at the
upper right hand corner of the Operating Cost form to return you to the main
form. Tap the info button to display the motor power consumption in both kW
and hp.

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Program Options

1. Affiinity Laws

Tapping Affinity Laws from the Options drop-down on the menu-bar will take you
to the Affinity Laws form.

Using this form you can estimate new operating points for changes to pump
speed or impeller size (or both).

2. Atmos. Pressure

Tapping Atmos. Pressure from the Options drop-down on the menu-bar will take
you to the Atmospheric Pressure form.

Use this form to specify the atmospheric pressure at the pump location (used for
the NPSH available calculation).

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3. Preferences

Tapping Preferences from the Options drop-down on the menu-bar will take you
to the Preferences form.

On this form you can:

• Enable or disable the splash screen on start-up

• Enable or disable saving your data on program exit

4. Pump Curve

Tapping Pump Curve from the Options drop-down on the menu-bar will take you
to the Pump Curve form.

This form is used to enter a pump curve for the current pump that you are
studying. The procedure for entering data is as follows:

• Enter your data sets from top to bottom starting (lowest flowrate to the
highest flowrate).
• After filling in the complete table, tap the Use Curve button. Once the
pump curve has been loaded the form will indicate **Ready**

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With a pump curve installed you can now use the Use Curve mode of operation
on the main form.

After selecting Use Curve from the drop-down on the main form, the program will
automatically select the differential head and efficiency for the pump after the
user enters a flowrate.

5. Units

Tapping Units from the Options drop-down on the menu-bar will take you to the
Units form.

This form allows the user to select the desired units for input and output. Unit
types have been divided into 5 categories to allow greater flexibility for mixing
and matching.

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File Operations

Tapping the menu-bar and selecting File will drop-down a list of file operation
choices.

1. New

Select New if you would like to clear all entries from the active case (on all
forms).

2. Open

On the Open a Saved Case form, previously saved cases appear in a list-box.

Select the case that you want to load by tapping the tag-name in the list-box.
Note that the service description of the highlighted tag-name appears below the
list-box.

Once you have selected the desired case, tap the OPEN button. You will be
returned to the main form of the program and all data will be over-written with the
data from the selected case.

You can even beam a pump record to someone else that has a registered
version of Pump Calculations (Please respect our copyright and do not
support software piracy. We are a small developer selling products at a
very reasonable price. Distributing the registered version of this software
is illegal and could cause our business to fail).

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To beam a record, go to the Open a Saved Case form and select the pump you
would like to beam. After selecting tap the Beam button to send the file. Newer
devices with Bluetooth will allow you to select between four different methods of
beaming, i.e.,

• Beam (IR beaming)

• Bluetooth
• PrintMe
• SMS
• VersaMail

For this version of Pump Calculations only IR and Bluetooth beaming has been
tested (and will be supported).

Some devices only support beaming via IR. The program auto-detects if this is
the case and will not show the menu mentioned above (i.e., the device will
immediately begin to search for a device to beam to).

3. Save

Using the Save Data to a Pump File form you can save up to 100 pump cases.

In order to save your data to a pump file a Pump Tag (tag-name) must be
entered. Optional entries include entering a service description and three lines of
case information.

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4. Delete

Delete any previously saved case using the Delete a Record form.

After selecting a record to delete, an alert box will appear asking you to confirm
that you want to delete the selected record.

5. Print

If you have PalmPrintTM by Stevens Creek Software installed on your device and
a Bluetooth or IR enabled printer, you can print out the results of an active case.
Please note that Process Ace Software will not provide support for any third party
applications such as PalmPrintTM.

After tapping Print, an alert box will appear asking you to confirm that your
system has been properly configured for printing. After selecting Yes, your data
is formatted and sent to the printer.

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Program Help

Tips

Tapping the menu-bar on each form and selecting Tips from the Help drop-down
will take you to a help screen providing tips related to using your current form.

Please Note: A list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) for all of our applications
can be found on our website:

www.processacesoftware.com

We also offer free support for all licensed users for the life of the product at:

contact@processacesoftware.com

About

Tapping About pops up the following information form:

Tap “OK” to return to the program.

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Graffiti® Shortcuts

The following menu shortcuts are available for this product:

• /C – Copy
• /D - Delete
• /F - Save
• /G - Graffiti® Help
• /H - Tips (built-in help files)
• /I - Print
• /K - Keyboard
• /N – New
• /O - Open
• /P - Paste
• /R – Preferences
• /S – Select All
• /U - Undo
• /X – Cut

Using Hacks on your Palm OS® Device

Hacks are applications that modify the functionality of the operating system. All
of our applications are fully compatible with unmodified Palm OS®. However, if
you are running a hack, you may experience problems. If you do, you must
disable the hack before running our application.

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Troubleshooting Guide

Problem Solution

My Tungsten T3 crashes with a “Fatal” Verify that you have NSBSystemLib

error when my device powers down version 2.01 and NSBRuntime version
with Pump Calculations running. 4.4.1 installed on your device.

I get a “Fatal” error: These type of errors are due to one of

the following:
• On start-up
1. A “hack” (i.e., some third party
or launcher programs) being
installed on your device. These
• When the Splash Screen programs modify Palm OS,
appears sometimes with unpredictable
results.
or
Pump Calculations will work
• When I use a menu properly with unmodified Palm
OS. Disable the hack to verify if
this is the problem.

2. NSBRuntime, NSBSystemLib or
MathLib being installed on a
memory card instead of on the
handheld itself. These files
must be installed ONLY on the
handheld.

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Index
About ........................................ 8, 21
Affiinity Laws ................................. 15
Affinity Laws.................................... 8
Atmos. Pressure ............................. 8
atmospheric pressure ..................... 9
Atmospheric Pressure................... 15
Beaming records..................... 18, 19
Bluetooth................................... 7, 19
calculation mode ........................... 10
categories ....................................... 5
Contact Information and Support .... 4
Contacting Process Ace Software... 4
Copy ............................................... 7
copyright ..................................... 2, 3
Corporate License........................... 3
Customizing colors........................ 10
Cut .................................................. 7
data sets ....................................... 16
Delete ....................................... 7, 20
Disclaimer ....................................... 3
Driver type .................................... 14
Edit.................................................. 7
email support .................................. 4
EQUIV LENGTH ........................... 13
Equiv. Length Estimator................ 13
equivalent length........................... 13
expansion card................................ 5
FAQ .............................................. 21
File .................................................. 7
File Operations.............................. 18
free support..................................... 4
frequently asked questions ........... 21
Graffiti Shortcuts ........................... 22
Graffiti® Help .................................. 7
Hacks............................................ 22
Help ................................................ 8
incompressible temperature rise ... 10
Infrared ......................................... 19
Installation....................................... 5
Installation Procedure ..................... 5
Keyboard ........................................ 7
Limitations....................................... 6
LINE SIZE..................................... 12
MathLib ........................................... 5
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Menu Bar.........................................7
mode .............................................11
New ...........................................7, 18
NPSH ............................................11
NPSH available .............................12
NPSH Form...................................12
NSBRuntime ...................................5
NSBSystemLib ................................5
Open .........................................7, 18
Operating cost.........................11, 14
Options............................................8
Padding .........................................10
PalmPrint...................................7, 20
Paste ...............................................7
power ............................................10
Preferences.........................8, 10, 16
Print...........................................7, 20
Product Support ..............................4
Program Help ................................21
Program Options ...........................15
Pump Calculations application ........5
Pump Curve ..............................8, 16
Report Bugs! ...................................8
Running the Application ..................7
Save ..........................................7, 19
saving your data......................10, 16
Select All .........................................7
Set-up..............................................9
Single User License ........................3
Specific Speed ..............................11
splash screen ..........................10, 16
Splash screen .................................8
Steel Pipe Properties.....................12
suction pressure ............................12
Tips ...........................................8, 21
torque ............................................10
Troubleshooting ............................23
Undo................................................7
Units ......................................8, 9, 17
Use Curve mode ...........................17
user-group.......................................4
viscosity correction ..........................6
web page.........................................4
Yahoo! user-group ..........................4
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