Compressed Air Network Planner

Air Network Planner

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Properties

Nodes

Runs

Settings

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Getting started:

1. Click Source to place your compressor
2. Click Draw Pipe and click across the canvas — each click drops a node and extends the line
3. Click an existing node to join into it · press Esc to finish the run
4. Set an air demand on each drop, then click any node or pipe to edit it

Or hit ★ Example to load a worked network.

Print Report

Choose report detail level

Full Report

Calculation basis · Node pressures & demands · Pipe runs summary · Step-by-step workings for every run · Validation checks

Summary Report

Calculation basis · Pipe runs summary · Validation checks — no node table, no fitting K-factor table, no per-run calculation detail

Include network drawing

Captures the canvas at full-network fit — inserted after the report header on its own half-page

Show grid in drawing

Include the background grid lines in the captured image

Load a worked example

Replaces the current network

Factory Layout

Large realistic plant — ring main, 4 zones, ~40 drops; balances via Hardy-Cross.

Calibration / Validation

Small hand-checkable network; every ΔP verifiable from first principles, one run flags a compressibility advisory.

Import demands from a schedule

Paste outlet rows — nodes are matched by their labels

One line per schedule row, columns separated by tabs (paste straight from Excel) or commas:
refs · flow per item · utilisation — e.g. C13 to C28 350 0.05 sets each of C13…C28 to 350 × 5%.
Or just refs · demand each — e.g. C46 10. Refs may be single (C46), lists (C62 & C63), or ranges (C13 to C28). Utilisation may be a fraction (0.1) or percent (10%).

Flow values are in

Keyboard shortcuts

Press ? or Esc to close

`S`	Select tool
`N`	Node / Drop tool
`P`	Draw Pipe tool
`1` … `4`	Colour by Status / Velocity / ΔP-per-run / ΔP-total
`+` `−`	Zoom in / out
`0`	Reset zoom to 100%
`F`	Fit network to view
`Ctrl`+`Z`	Undo
`Ctrl`+`Y`	Redo
`Ctrl`+`S`	Save project
Drag on empty canvas	Box-select multiple pipe runs (`Shift`+drag adds to selection)
`Esc`	Cancel pipe draw / clear selection / close dialog
`Del` / `Backspace`	Delete selected node or run
`?`	Show this help

Print Report

Load a worked example

Import demands from a schedule

Keyboard shortcuts

Suggested pipe sizes