To Apply Flow Break to an Inline Element
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Load the system in Duct Sizing dialog and double click in the
Summary of FLC column heading of Duct System
Sizing dialog.
Fitting Loss Coefficient Summary dialog opens.
- Select Group By Option Type of Fitting
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Select the desired fitting to which you want to apply the
Flow break option from the table.
The fitting is highlighted in design view.
- Double click on the selected fitting cell in the table to open the Flow Break option panel.
- Toggle ON the Flow Break option.
- Close the panel and close Fitting Loss Coefficient Summary dialog.
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Click
Yes.
System recalculates till the flow break element and in order to calculate the rest of the system, you need to reload it from the flow breaks element in a separate session.
- To check the Flow Break option applied, open the Fitting Loss Coefficient Summary dialog again. See Step 1.
- Select the same fitting from Step 3.
- To toggle Off flow breaks option, double click selected fitting cell in the table and open the panel and toggle off Flow break option.
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Close the panel and close
Fitting Loss Coefficient Summary
dialog.
Pop-up dialog to Reload System appears same as Step 6.
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Click
Yes.
Recalculation considers entire system without stopping at flow breaks element.