Updates to Victaulic Catalog

A Typical Victaulic Groove Joint between piping components has both Male Groove Ends and then Connected using a Victaulic coupling

However, there can be cases where both ends are not grooved e.g. an adapter nipple with one end as grooved and other end is threaded.

A typical Victaulic Cam and Groove Coupling is drawn in OpenPlant Modeler according to following mapping of the properties in Catalog\Spec mdb file

List of Groove Profiles Supported in OpenPlant Modeler CONNECT Update 9

Apart from Standard\Original Cam and Groove System, following Groove profiles are now supported in OpenPlant Modeler . Their related components and Joints are now available in OpenPlant Modeler Catalogs and Schemas.

OGS - Original Groove System
AGS - Advanced Groove System
IGS - Innovative Groove System
Radius - Radius Groove System
PGS - PGS 300 Groove System
Plain End System
Aquamine
Shoulder Groove System

Note: Sample Victaulic Spec in Example workspace has original groove system components as it is only for sample purpose. If other groove systems need to be used, then either this spec can be updated, or new spec can be created by using Victaulic catalog.

List of New Couplings Classes, Victaulic Joints, End Conditions Added

Plain End System

Victaulic Couplings can also be placed on Plain End Pipes which are not grooved. So New Joints are added to connect Plain end pipes by using Victaulic Couplings.

Couplings	VICTAULIC_PLAIN_END_COUPLING
Joints	VICTAULIC_PLAINEND_MALEFEMALE_JOINT VICTAULIC_PLAIN_END
End Conditions	Female: VPF: VICTAULIC_PLAIN_FEMALE_END PFF: PRESSFIT_FEMALE_END Male: VPL: VICTAULIC_PLAIN_END PL: Plain End

Shouldered System

New Joint and End Conditions are added to connect Shouldered Piping components by using Victaulic Coupling.

Coupling	VICTAULIC_SHOULDERED_COUPLING
Joints	SHOULDERED_GROOVE_JOINT
End Conditions	Female: SLF: VICTAULIC_SHOULDERED_FEMALE_END Male: SL: SHOULDERED_END VPL: VICTAULIC_PLAIN_END

Aquamine

Aquamine PVC piping components joints and grooves are different from rest of Victaulic components. So New Joint are added to support Aquamine Male and Female components and to place Aquamine couplings.

Coupling	VICTAULIC_AQUA_COUPLING
Joints	AQUA_LINK_JOINT AQUA_SOLVENT_JOINT AQUALINK_MALEFEMALE_JOINT
End Conditions	Female: ALF: AQUA_LINK_FEMALE SW: AQUA_SOLVENTCEMENT_FEMALE Male: ALM: AQUA_LINK_MALE VPL: VICTAULIC_PLAIN_END PL: Plain End

Press Fit System

New Joint Added to Support Victaulic Press Fit System. Press Fit Fittings can be placed on Plain End piping components.

Coupling	VICTAULIC_PLAIN_END_COUPLING
Joints	PRESSFIT_JOINT VICTAULIC_PLAIN_END
End Conditions	Female: PFF: PRESSFIT_FEMALE_END Male: VPL: VICTAULIC_PLAIN_END PL: Plain End

Advanced Groove System

New Joint are added in OpenPlant Modeler to Support Advanced Groove System which is developed by Victaulic for pipe equal to or greater than 14 inch size.

Coupling	ADVANCED_CAM_AND_GROOVE_COUPLING
Joints	ADVANCED_GROOVE_JOINT ADVANCED_MALEFEMALE_JOINT
End Conditions	Female: AGC: ADVANCED_FEMALE_CAM_AND_GROOVE_END Male: AGS: ADVANCED_MALE_CAM_AND_GROOVE_END VPL: VICTAULIC_PLAIN_END

Innovative Groove System

New Joint are added in OpenPlant Modeler to support Firelock Innovative Groove System for 1 inch size.

Coupling	INNOVATIVE_CAM_AND_GROOVE_COUPLING
Joints	INNOVATIVE_GROOVE_JOINT INNOVATIVE_MALEFEMALE_JOINT
End Conditions	Female: IGC: INNOVATIVE_FEMALE_CAM_AND_GROOVE_END Male: IGS: INNOVATIVE_MALE_CAM_AND_GROOVE_END VPL: VICTAULIC_PLAIN_END

PGS-300 Groove System

New Joint are added to Support PGS-300 Groove Profile CPVC/PVC piping components and couplings.

Coupling	PGS_CAM_AND_GROOVE_COUPLING
Joints	PGS_GROOVE_JOINT PGS_MALEFEMALE_JOINT
End Conditions	Female: PGC: PGS_FEMALE_CAM_AND_GROOVE_END Male: PGS: PGS_MALE_CAM_AND_GROOVE_END VPL: VICTAULIC_PLAIN_END

Radius Groove System

New End Conditions are added to Support Radius Cut Groove Specification components.

Coupling	RADIUS_CAM_AND_GROOVE_COUPLING
Joints	RADIUS_GROOVE_JOINT RADIUS_MALEFEMALE_JOINT
End Conditions	Female: RGC: RADIUS_FEMALE_CAM_AND_GROOVE_END Male: RGS: RADIUS_MALE_CAM_AND_GROOVE_END VPL: VICTAULIC_PLAIN_END

Sweat Joints

New Joint added to support the joint created using heat and solder to join pipe and fittings to one another.

Joints	SWEAT_JOINT
End Conditions	Female: SWEAT_END Male: VPL: VICTAULIC_PLAIN_END PL: Plain End

Victaulic Hole Cut System

The hole cut piping system concept is to enable a mid-pipe outlet solution that would not require welding. The system allows for a direct branch connection at any location where a hole can be cut in the pipe. Conventional Olet's are joined with Main Pipe by using Weld so in order to differentiate them from rest of the Olet's in OpenPlant Modeler New Joint has been added. It can be placed on any of the pipe without weld.

Note: Currently in OpenPlant Modeler all the Victaulic Mechanical Olet's are mapped with Threadolet however in future they will be available as a separate component.

Joints	VICTAULIC_TAP_JOINT
End Conditions	VPL: VICTAULIC_PLAIN_END TAP

New Coupling Classes Added

VICTAULIC_PLAIN_END_COUPLING
VICTAULIC_SHOULDERED_COUPLING
VICTAULIC_AQUA_COUPLING
ADVANCED_CAM_AND_GROOVE_COUPLING
INNOVATIVE_CAM_AND_GROOVE_COUPLING
PGS_CAM_AND_GROOVE_COUPLING
RADIUS_CAM_AND_GROOVE_COUPLING
VICTAULIC_REDUCING_PIPE_COUPLING
VICTAULIC_TRANSITION_COUPLING

New Flange Adapter Classes Added

VICTAULIC_FLANGE_STYLE_744
VICTAULIC_FLANGE_STYLE_441
VICTAULIC_FLANGE_STYLE_904

New Variables added and Graphics\Placement updates

OPM_MATCH_PROPERTY_MAP_MATERIAL - Added a New Variable OPM_MATCH_PROPERTY_MAP_MATERIAL to support different Material Combinations incase Material is added as a Matching criterion. Most of the Victaulic couplings are of Ductile Iron Material whereas Piping components material can vary. So, in order to allow placement of different Material Victaulic coupling on piping components this variable can be used.

OPM_AUTOFITTING_SELECTION_GRID_FOR_ELBOW - Added a new variable OPM_AUTOFITTING_SELECTION_GRID_FOR_ELBOW. Set its value to 1 to see the selection grid dialog for pipe elbow when placed through autofitting. By default, Washer\gasket is not part of Flange Groove Joint, its optional and user can add it if needed.

Transition Couplings - Transitions couplings which are used to join two different end condition piping components, can be placed as a component from Couplings available in component gallery. They will not be inserted automatically while trying to connect two different end condition components.

Reducing Coupling - Reducing couplings can also be placed as a component from Component gallery. They will not be inserted automatically. New Class VICTAULIC_REDUCING_PIPE_COUPLING has been added. Following are the details of Victaulic Reducing Coupling Graphics in OpenPlant Modeler.

Victaulic Mechanical Olet’s - All the Victaulic Mechanical Olet's are currently mapped to Threadolet. These will get place on main pipe without a welded connection.

Victaulic Butterfly and Gate Valves Graphics - For Non-Flanged Victaulic Butterfly and Knife Gate Valves, we are using FLNG_OD_M column in catalog\spec mdb file as total valve width and its value will be mapped from Outer Shell diameter of valve (B property in below snap). This is done to draw valve graphics close to actual valve graphics.

Aquamine Coupling Graphics - Aquamine Couplings are different from rest of Victaulic Coupling as they do not have Nuts and Bolts. So their graphics are created as follows: When looking from the front view, the placement point can be marked as below. The shellThickness is thickness of the coupler as marked in image.
From the right view, the placement points are mainly y axis and z axis. The width of the coupler is calculated by subtracting Pipe outside diameter (PipeOD) from Component outside diameter (CompOD). PipeOD value is taken as Component inside diameter.
CompOD and PipeOD must not be same to draw coupler in right shape.

Note: Further details related to Victaulic Components visit Victaulic website. More updates planned for Victaulic will come in future releases.