Fire Sprinkler Calculation Software Free Download

Powerful and affordable hydraulic calculation software for automatic fire sprinkler systems. SHC has all the features you need to enter system data, evaluate results, and produce professional hydraulic calculation reports.
Calculations use the Hazen-Williams or Darcy-Weisbach friction loss formula. Wet, dry, preaction, tree, loop, gridded, and custom systems may all be calculated. Multiple water sources, multiple booster pumps, multiple fixed loss devices, negative elevations, SI and U.S. units, automatic peaking, and velocity pressures are all supported. You may also create custom pipe diameters, fitting equivalent lengths, and liquid properties.
SHC's modern syntax highlighting editor allows you to enter sprinkler system data efficiently with input flexibility most programs lack. Errors are highlighted in real time. There are 'Pop-up helpers' for material and fitting codes so you don't have to memorize them. Automatic 'proposals' anticipate the next parameter and type it for you. U.S. users may enter lengths and elevations using the foot and inch symbols. Group editing makes it easy to change all values of a specific type in your selection, such as k-factors or discharges. SHC even allows pipe and node names up to 8 alphanumeric characters long.
SHC's calculation results window allows you to quickly evaluate your design. All relevant system, pipe, and node data is shown. Data may be sorted by clicking on the column heading. You can customize the pipe information shown. Best of all, the calculation results window can stay open and visible while you make changes in the editor window! Simply resize and drag the results window to a convenient spot on your screen!
When your design is done, SHC will print a professional hydraulic calculation report or save it as a pdf file. SHC can generate a NFPA 13 style report or you can modify the information shown as needed.
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Hydraulic calculations are very important when designing fire protection systems, since they ensure that the piping delivers enough water to extinguish any fire. In particular, automatic sprinkler systems are subject to the NFPA 13 Standard in the US, and the equivalent international standard is EN 12845. The hydraulic calculation procedure deals with three very important aspects of a fire. Learn how to build a code-compliant sprinkler system quickly and easily with the TYCO SprinkCAD software suite. This advanced sprinkler design software provides comprehensive tools for sprinkler system design, hydraulic calculation, fluid delivery time calculation, and more. The full SprinkCAD software suite includes: SprinkCAD 3D™, SprinkFDT™, SprinkCODE™ Connect, SprinkCALC™,.

IDAT GmbH is the leading and long-standing supplier of software for the calculation of sprinkler systems in German-speaking countries – because we have been involved in software development for over 35 years. And also in other European countries and beyond our programs are used by numerous customers. The software is except in German also completely in English and largely available in French.

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Certification of sprinkler software

The VdS has issued the following confirmation: “The program meets the accuracy requirements of the calculation set out in the draft directive and can be used for the calculation of sprinkler systems according to VdS CEA 4001 as well as water spray extinguishing systems according to VdS 2109.” Despite high computational accuracy, the results are determined very quickly due to an optimized calculation method.

The calculation is also FM-Global and NFPA compliant.

Calculation options

As a rule, the pressure loss is calculated according to the Hazen-Williams formula, as an additional option we offer the calculation according to the Darcy-Weisbach formula (e.g. for foam or fine spray extinguishing systems).

Apart from sprinkler systems, spray water extinguishing systems can also be easily calculated.

General information

With WinSprink, a proven and successful program for the hydraulic calculation of sprinkler systems has been designed. The basis for the WinSprink program is its calculation kernel, which can be used to hydraulically calculate not only tree-like but also all types of meshed piping systems.
For each pipe section, the program outputs the following information after the calculation:

  • Number of the pipeline
  • start and end node number
  • Pressure at the beginning of the line section
  • For Sprinklers, the K-Factor
  • the flow rate at the sprinkler
  • the amount of water in the pipe
  • Pipe diameter and length
  • fixtures (number of bends, angles, tees …)
  • the hydraulic length
  • Pressure loss due to friction
  • Height difference
  • the total pressure loss
  • the pressure at the end of the pipe
  • the flow rate in the pipe section

System requirements

Operating System: Windows 7 or higher

Sprinkler calculation with CAD support

In addition to the WinSprink program, we have developed the SpriCAD® program for various CAD systems. With CAD support sprinkler systems can be entered and calculated here. For this we offer attachments for AutoCAD, BricsCAD and Revit.

There is also a connection to VenturisIT’s TriCAD MicroStation CAD system so that hydraulic calculation can be performed directly on a pipe network entered in TriCAD.

Sprinkler calculation with AutoCAD and BricsCAD

As an alternative to WinSprink, SpriCAD® calculates the sprinkler system in the CAD system AutoCAD or BricsCAD. The operation of SpriCAD® is straightforward and follows the usual AutoCAD commands.

Inputs are graphical, either in plan view or in isometric view (you can switch between both views at any time). You can also draw a sprinkler network in existing AutoCAD floor plans (for example, an architect’s plan).

Calculation

At the push of a button, SpriCAD® prepares documents for prefabrication; Cutting lists and a compilation of all required pipes are also generated automatically.

Another advantage of the pipe network input via AutoCAD or BricsCAD is the possible further use of the geometry for, for example, building plans, architect floor plans, etc.

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SpriCAD® for AutoCAD/BricsCAD allows:

  • carrying out hydraulic calculations of sprinkler systems
  • the preparation of isometric views for testing by the VdS
  • Assistance in the preparation of construction site plans
  • the creation of parts lists
  • automatic positioning of the sprinklers
  • the preparation of documents for prefabrication

Sprinkler calculation with Revit

The network is entered through Revit commands or other external programs supporting Revit. Configuration settings can be used to adapt to the sprinkler network entered.
Another benefit of using Revit pipe mesh is the potential reuse of the geometry e.g. for building plans, architectonic plans, etc., or linking or integration into BIM projects.
Revit itself again offers the possibility, e.g. also to create material lists.

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SpriCAD® for Revit allows:

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  • a selection of elements that are necessary for the calculation or omission of elements that are not necessary (for example, heating or water pipes).
  • assign an active area to each sprinkler.
  • carrying out hydraulic calculations of sprinkler systems
  • Coloured representation of the calculation results: flow rate of the water, pressure loss and flow velocity.