Retrotec FanTestic Integrity (Venting Calculator) User Manual

Retrotec Inc. Operation Manual Software FanTestic Integrity (Venting Calculator) rev-2014-10-27

rev-2014-10-27 Page 10 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012  Next, select a standard, and then fill in the user name and email address and then click “OK”.

rev-2014-10-27 Page 11 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012  Next, select a standard from the list, and then click “OK”. For NFPA, you can choose to see the

rev-2014-10-27 Page 12 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 1.6 Change language for user interface (and generated reports)

rev-2014-10-27 Page 13 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 2 Calculate Pressure Relief Vent leakage area needed for system design 2.1 Open Venting Calculat

rev-2014-10-27 Page 14 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 The venting calculator will open: Figure 1: Venting Calculator using metric units 2.2 Choose un

rev-2014-10-27 Page 15 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 Figure 2: using mixed imperial and metric units 2.3 Choose venting equation to use for peak pres

rev-2014-10-27 Page 16 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 If you choose to use equations relying on peak mass flow rate to calculate peak pressure and minimu

rev-2014-10-27 Page 17 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 “Continuous Mixing” – Agent is discharged at near-ceiling level into the enclosure. Fans circulate

rev-2014-10-27 Page 18 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 Figure 4: Available extinguishing agents for ISO14520/EN15004 with FSSA

rev-2014-10-27 Page 19 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 Figure 5: Available extinguishing agents for ISO14520/EN15004 with VdS

rev-2014-10-27 Page 2 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 Table of Contents 1 Installation instructions 3 1.1 Minimum system requirements ...

rev-2014-10-27 Page 20 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 Figure 6: Available extinguishing agents for NFPA2001 with VdS Figure 7: Only CO2 is available a

rev-2014-10-27 Page 21 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 2.2 Enter extinguishing agent details  “Initial concentration” [% volume] The initial concentra

rev-2014-10-27 Page 22 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 2.2.3 Case of Inert gas extinguishing agents with VdS and FIA: Uses a peak mass flow rate for the

rev-2014-10-27 Page 23 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 2.2.5 Case of gaseous CO2 extinguishing agent with NFPA12: Uses a peak mass flow rate for the calcu

rev-2014-10-27 Page 24 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 2.3.4 Case of Halocarbon gas extinguishing agents with VdS: Adjustments in VdS equations are made

rev-2014-10-27 Page 25 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 2.5 Enter performance criteria 2.5.1 Case of “Descending interface” as discharge model  “Enclos

rev-2014-10-27 Page 26 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 Choose the % of the enclosure leakage available that will be used as part of the leakage for peak p

rev-2014-10-27 Page 27 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 5 Save results to a file (.docx) Test files are normally saved on your local C: drive under [MyDo

rev-2014-10-27 Page 28 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012  A screenshot of the software running or having the error Each test has an associated log file th

rev-2014-10-27 Page 29 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 to section 1.4 for detailed instructions on entering the license into the latest version of FanTest

rev-2014-10-27 Page 3 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 1 Installation instructions While FanTestic Integrity software may identify clean agent peak pressur

rev-2014-10-27 Page 4 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012  Click the “Install” button on the window that opens.  When prompted with “Do you want to run or

rev-2014-10-27 Page 5 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012  If not prompted, go to the Downloads menu option on your web browser and double-click on the file

rev-2014-10-27 Page 6 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012  click on the “Install” button.  If the User Account Control (UAC) asks for permission, you m

rev-2014-10-27 Page 7 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012 The first time you run FanTestic Integrity, you need to make some choices about how you will use FanT

rev-2014-10-27 Page 8 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012  Click on the “Install License Key” button

rev-2014-10-27 Page 9 of 29 ©Retrotec Inc. 2012  then copy and paste the license key from the email you received into the text box that appears, b