Port Flow Analyzer User`s Manual Supplement
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1. e Put User Name at top of Report Printouts moved Perf Trends C to 3rd line e Now allow 32 graph lines to be graphed at 1 time which allows 2 8 cyl heads or 4 4 cyl heads to be graphed at once e When Entering CFM Directly the Test Pres Column has been eliminated The test pressure for the CFM data is now set as the Test Pressure in the Test Options menu This change eliminates a possible problem when Test Options Test Pres does not match Test Pres in the Data Grid column e Fixed a problem in that not all the CFM data was being requested when you printed a Blank Worksheet e Added a Preference to not require a Head for a New Test Pro version only e Now prints cursor line on graphs when printed e Added a Preference to hide barometer in FlowCom screen e Added 9 new report options for Pro version mostly either asking for Int only or Exh only and new Cyl Cyl Comparison with cylinder CFM averages included Pro version only See details below e Added option to Hide individual graph lines by right clicking on their name in the Legend on the right side of the graph Pro version only See details below e Added new button in Preferences called Set Graph Colors where you can manually set the colors of individual graph lines e Program now reads some types of WinFlow files mostly SF 600 Just click on them either the PWD DAT or FTD files in the Open Test File screen and follow the program directions Pro version only e Add2. C Performance Trends Inc 1999 Port Flow Analyzer Appendices Appendix 6 New Features in V 3 0 E During the 3 years version 3 0 has been available several minor bugs have been fixed and several new features added Listed below are some of the main new features in Version 3 0 E Minor bug fixes are not listed but are available in the more detailed Readme doc file available from inside the program You can now jump got the Performance Trends website directly from the program under Help at the main screen You can now view the User s Manual directly from the program under Help at the main screen Program now reads Performance Trends new very affordable Black Box electronic data logger interface Black box can read flow pressure test pressure pitot tube port velocity test temp flow temp swirl flow direction and an input from a switch to record data See Appendix 5 Several new Edit options are available Now you can click on the top of the Lift or L D column on the main screen to generate valve Lifts or L Ds based on the settings in the Test Options screen See details below Using a new comp hardware number for unlocking the program to hopefully be more stable NOTE that this version will require a different unlock than previous versions Added feature to increment test pressure instead of valve lift This is a method used for testing devices without various valve lifts like mufflers air cleaners air meters turbo components etc Pr
3. Mass Flow Gm sec C Performance Trends Inc 1999 Port Flow Analyzer Appendices Figure A11 New Help Options and Preference Menu Click on Preference for Preference menu to right i Preferences Printing Z Graphing File Options General Operation Engine Specs Use Seat Angle to Calc Valve Area vss SF Cal Test Pres Cor Do Corection gt Std Pres for Hass Flow Calc Hg 29 92 Std Temp for Mass Flow Calc degF 77 Gen Operation cont Many new Help Options H STEK PTi jne Preferences Help Fuh 3 Help on Main Screen Fy Cancel Introduction to Basic Windows Commands 4 bout Port Flow Analyzer nents Stock SB Chevy he Restart Showing Help Tips Display Readme doc File Display Pro Version s Features Display User s Manual with v3 0 E supplement Display v3 0 E s Supplement recent changes Note inputs for Mass Flow calculations Performance Trends on the Web Other Performance Trends Products New tabbed layout Test Com Ports of Preferences Figure A 12 New File Commands Many new Edit options for folders available by right clicking in Folders List Note You must highlight the folder you want to work with first then right click Several new Open Find Import Edit Find and Save options w Open Test File A Port Flow Analyzer v3 0 Performance Treng Flow Tube Test 0000 Flow Tube Test with filtaring Preview max CFMs corrected to 23 Head Intake
4. 13 Edit Options Click on File at top left of main screen then Edit for this menu of options to appear w Swap Ports Edit Options Click on the top of Eat Artian Swap the Liftor L D Swap Data from This Cy i column or Set Pres With Data from This Cyl E 7 5 if you are varying What Data test pressure for pales Intake Only x this new Edit option Notez Click on Generate Lifts to have Pick the Cylinder Hs for the ports for which you Valve L Ds generated in this want to swap data then click on the Do Edit pattern 050 700 150 300 button Mote that data ts moved but no data ts based on current settings in Test lost Edit can be restored by Swapping again Options menu If you have already recorded data these new lift ray not correspond to the __DoEdit Help Cancel Print ee att Hot Keys for Data Recording see figure A14 below e F5 Go to FlowCom or Electronics screen when at main screen e F6 Go to Comments section when at main screen e F8 go down one port for example from Intake on Cyl 3 to Exhaust on Cyl 2 This can be done at the main screen or from the FlowCom or Electronics screen e F9 goup one port for example from Intake on Cyl 3 to Exhaust on Cyl 3 This can be done at the main screen or from the FlowCom or Electronics screen e Esc key to close the FlowCom or Electronics screen and return to main screen F5 from the main mance Trends XCHVSTK screen brings up File Gr
5. Hive 1 Viv Dia 2 020 CFM 154 6 0 Tir am File Graph Report Test Options Head Flow Berne New start new test Chrl h Exhaust HV ve 1 Vly Dia 1 600 CFMi 151 3 6 081572002 gggg PORTYEL PTI PORTYEL PT 2 PORTY YEL PT3 PORTY YEL PT4 PORTY YEL PTS SE Baseline Before filtering added to Black Box S35 Cyl 1 is 20 samples CHY600_PTI Cyl 3 is 5 samples Open from all saved tests Ctrl 0 Open from History Log Save Ctrl 5 Chrl 4 oe i Save As Open from Floppy Drive fa Drive Save to Floppy Drive A Drive Import WinFlow File Import Flow Pro File Find Files Fa F Folders black box Tf Click on a islet ferent Folder Edit copy swap erase ports List All Files by File Name Print Main Screen Print Blank Worksheet Windows Printer Setup Unlock Program Options Transter Program to Another Computer Exit Program Cr 23 13S 1S 1S 1S elo a ooo ey ro a List by File Name include Head 4 C List by Head include File Name Files Mot Filtered all files listed Open Filter find Cancel Help Advanced Note larger Open Test File screen to accommodate longer file names both for tests and folders EYY Add New ame to display all DDD Make Cop e tests saved examples Bien ame der that Folder ame Le Close This Menu GADES Delete Add Right click in list above for more Folder Options C Performance Trends Inc 1999 Port Flow Analyzer Appendices Figure A
6. alyzer software will set the test pressure at each different row test point to a different number in the Set Pres column The program will record the actual test pressure typically quite close to the Set Pres in the Test Pres column and correct the CFM to what it would have been if you had obtained the exact Set Pres Figure A18 Main Screen Setting Test Pressure E Port Flow Analyzer 3 0 Performance Trends XCHV600 PTI Fijacom SFE Int itl F9 BME E3 Fie Graph Repot Test Options Head Flow Bench Engine Preference Cose Pecord F1 Opti piam ARAE Test Pressure is I Esho O m3 O Exh 3 ae Act Test Pres Range Exh it now the set point jen ea es OR 81 int2 TET Tae EON OTOTTES a ames ESS hee ie This box wil say Setting x leakage 3 29 28 F eo oe when you have Test Operator fs Program doesn t match Flowlom for Leak s vs 0 selected the ToD anella 71 4 we ntd 35 5 program to Test Data CFM recorded is accurate if program sethings are correct automatically set Fres E BB test pressure 2 i l ZE Summary graph is now shows with Test Pressure as the X axis Different Set Pres for each row instead of Valve Lift aa j 4q H fee eee PF If you set the Preference Auto Step Through Test to one of the Yes options the program will automatically step to the next row set the test pressure via the SuperFlow s Motor Contr
7. aph Report plone Head Flow Bench Engine Preferences Help Elctrncstet the FlowCom or Int 1 O Exh O Int 30 Exh int 5 Exh 5 Int tH Electronics data Test amp Head Conditions recording screen Test Comments Te vave E14 PM 08 0 1996 Example of Stack SB Chevy hea Perf Trends Readings Exh 1 lt FG amp Eda a DEEE Close Record Fl Options Help ange to a Set Test Pres Act Test Pres Range eae F8 and F9 step Leakage 204 ooi Eer ll fst forward or back ts to b Test Operator si Data Point Valve Lift f Flow Reading jt between the Tei Bole C 00 fo different ports int Lift LD t Fi i i TEE oneer without having to leave the FlowCom or Electronics screen Esc key closes this data recording screen F6 at the main screen puts the cursor in the comments section B8 3 C Performance Trends Inc 1999 Figure A15 Engine Specs and Using Cam Files ig Engine Specs X350MLD_PTI Back ok File Help Cam Specs General CamSpecs E Port Flow Analyzer Intake Exhaust Type Use Specs inthis tera 7 YPE Use Specs in this Menu Centerline deg Duration 050 Lift for Rating Events 050 inches uration fi Open 050 Lifter profile Type Mild Hyd Flat cl 050 T otal Cam Advance 5 0 Fetard ose w Max Lobe Lift Designed Valve Lash in ax Lobe Lift 7 Lobe Separation cam de Actual Valve Lash R a Rocker Arm Ratio is hs General Engine Spect Gros
8. e FlowCom or Electronics screen and return to main screen Now allow up to 50 lines of printed comments This was previously limited to 20 lines of comments Greatly enhanced the ability of the program to read SuperFlow FlowComs with a wide variety of different computers and different generations of FlowComs Added a Browse button to the network folder option in Preferences menu Added Tabs to preferences screen to better organize preferences Improved print quality of most all screens and printed reports Add preference for using either Head original version or now File Name for the default Graph Title Added Swirl Analysis report to calculated Estimated swirl torque in Tq oz in and Newton mm Pro version only Allow Raw Report to be corrected to different Test Pressures Allow Importing of Flow Pro FP and FP3 files and some Winflow files files from other types of flow bench programs Pro version only Added explanation of what Temperature is recorded in a 1020 bench It is not air flow temperature unless you have made provisions to record air temperature in your 1020 Program is now 32 bit which means It can use long file names It should be more compatible with USB printers C Performance Trends Inc 1999 Port Flow Analyzer Appendices i i EOE _ _ e Program now uses a faster method of reading the FlowCom This method also proved more reliable on the new very fast computers e Replaced the graph option of Swirl Stab with Swirl abs
9. ed a Preference to disable valve spring specs from being automatically updated calculated from other valve spring inputs Pro version only e Fixed bug where Head was not always updated after being changed in the Head Specs menu Pro version only C Performance Trends Inc 1999 Port Flow Analyzer Appendices Complete List of Types of Reports Many Are New Int amp Exh Other Calc Data Meas Int amp Exh VelData Compare Heads CrCFM Lift Compare Heads FArea Lift Compare Heads FICf Lift Compare Heads PVel Lift Compare Heads CrCFM L D Compare Heads FArea L D Compare Heads FICf L D Compare Heads PVel L D Int Raw Flow Data Int Calculated Data Int Other Calc Data Exh Cyl Cyl Comparisn Exh Calculated Data Int amp Exh Cyl Cyl Comp Avg Int Mass Flow Int amp Exh Mass Flow Calc Int Swirl Analysis O f O Complete List of Types of Graphs Many Are New Calc Int Velocities ntake Swirl Int Swirl abs nt Tumble Stab Int amp Exh Flow Coef Exh Flow Coef Exh Int Exh Stablty Int amp Exh Stablty nt Flow Valve Area Exh Flow Valve Area Int Flow Area Valve Lift Exh Flow Area Valve Lift Overlap Flow Valve Lift Meas Int Vel port map Psuedo Flow Velocity ft sec Psuedo Flow Velocity Mach Piston Velocity ft min Piston Acceleration Gs Int Mass Flow Lb Min nt STP Mass Flow Lb Min Exh STP Mass Flow Lb Min Int amp Exh Mass Flow Lb Min Int Mass Flow Gm sec nt STP Mass Flow Gm sec Exh STP
10. lus 96 Andrews etc cam files with flow bench data for more detailed analysis Pro version only See details below e Added several engine analysis graphs like Psuedo Flow Velocity Piston Velocity Piston Acceleration and Piston Position Pro version only See details below e Main and graph screen now fills screen for larger resolution screens like 600x800 and larger e Data tables included with graph were not using Alternate Names which you had entered manually Pro version only e Added feature to allow comparison reports between individual cylinders of different heads in the Pro version In the Reports Options screen pick one of the Compare Report Types Then select one of the individual cylinders for Which Cylinder Then when you pick the test from the library for comparison you are also asked which cylinder to compare to the cylinder of the first current test e Fixed bug where Filter feature did not correctly find Test Dates Pro version only Fixed bug where Filtering Files On did not allow head and engine files to be displayed in the Open File screen Pro version only e Added ability to allow L D increments to be graphed and reported for port velocity measurements Pro version only e Added ability to run JKM style flow bench e Fixed bug where arrow keys in Test Options erased Int and Exh port adapters if they were entered by hand e Fixed bug where basic version could print Head Details and Engine specs in report printouts
11. o version only See details below Added several features to allow program to direct FlowCom to set the Test Pressure for tests which vary test pressure not valve lift Three new Preferences allow you to 1 allow varying test pressure 2 have the program set Test Pressure at each new point and 3 have the program automatically increment through all test pressures basically automating the test after you manually record data for the first point Pro version only See details below Added several features to allow you to rename add delete and copy folders from the Open menu Now allow calibration pressure input for 1020 benches typically 25 or 50 inches of water Previously it was assumed 50 for all SF 1020 benches Fixed a bug where the FlowCom s barometer could be read incorrectly by the program as a small negative number Added features to check and allow for Com Port s up to 6 Added F5 F6 F8 F9 hot keys to the main screen and FlowCom screen so you can navigate easier through many screens e F5 Go to FlowCom or Electronics screen when at main screen e F6 Go to Comments section when at main screen e F8 go down one port for example from Intake on Cyl 3 to Exhaust on Cyl 2 This can be done at the main screen or from the FlowCom or Electronics screen e F9 go up one port for example from Intake on Cyl 3 to Exhaust on Cyl 3 This can be done at the main screen or from the FlowCom or Electronics screen e Esc key to close th
12. oller through the FlowCom and wait the selected amount of time Then the program will automatically record the data and step to the next row For this procedure to work best you should start at the first row The sequence is started when you press lt F1 gt or click on the Record menu item When all rows with a Set Pres have been set and recorded the focus should return to the first row and auto stepping will stop
13. s Valve Lift in B we Ee a S elie Ue Use Cam File No Yes Cy si CR Eid 9 3 Int File Pick Se es eee onnecting Rod Length in Exh File Pick 2176 7 c1 Cu In 349 BS Cs 5734 0 Chamber CEs 6 4 _ Hep P O Engine Comments Crank degrees before TOC where tappet is lifted the Lift for Rating Events above base circle on opening ramp Number will be negative if opening occurs after TOC p 46 uthat pli 1 400 i Er W Vee a fin v va ps pti b i B i 100 ey MMMH i i i 1 000 BU 400 BBO Crank Dag echresth pti i sn el mikmik pli t ptm Jol J00 4000 5000 Hp 200 360 420 400 H Appendices In the Pro version you can combine flow data with engine specs for doing engine analysis and performance projections Note that much more detailed analysis is available in our Engine Analyzer Pro which can read the Port Flow Analyzers flow files Choose Yes for Use Cam File to enable Exh File and the Pick browse button to pick a cam file from the folder CamFiles default or most any folder on your computer BOO Gik Dig Psuedo false Flow Velocity in Figure A15 is the calculated INCOMPRESSIBLE velocity of the air as it passes through the valve Some engine builders like to look at these numbers as they make changes to the head flow cam profile rod length etc HOWEVER this is NOT the TRUE air speed because air can compresses and expand and its densi
14. t Points Vas ne Automatically Set Test Pressure ves Auto Step Through Test t Tes after stabilizing 5 seconds Restart ee AMET SADNZNg SECO O Showing Help Tips Choose the Figure A17 Test Options i E in the Back ok Print Help Pick this est Options Test Setup i Valve Lift Settings Valve Lift menu See ntake Exhaust Figure A17 Test Pressure water Type Step Test Fres water r Type Step Humber of Rows of Data q8 Step Size 5S Max Setting Size and Bore Adapter Diameter in O Include aero Lift 000 Point No Intake Adapter N E thaust Adapter Record What Max Setting in Test Pressure Rort Velocity pitot tube Measurements increments None CFM Flow Calculate from data entries Data Enter Yel cor tor Baro it FlowCom Temperature Don t Record Temperature Barometer Don t Record Barometer Humidity Dont Record Humidity First Lift to R amp xord Velocity joi Second Lift to Recsxrd elocit in Note that Help Test Swill Don t Record Swi Click on dawn arrow button to select to include a aar Don t Record Svar zero 0 lift point in the data set Including U can be a Pressure Tumble Honte hance convenient Way to measure and record Leakage at IS NOW each port p 31 Tumble Settings o oo disabled C Performance Trends Inc 1999 Port Flow Analyzer Appendices Now you will proceed as with any other type of test except you or the Port Flow An
15. to graph absolute value of swirl This graphs all swirl numbers as a positive number so you can see RPM but not direction Pro version only e Corrected a problem where data other than CFM like swirl would not always be graphed or reported correctly if the valve lifts were not in order or similar for different ports Correct problem where opening Tip would always show again even if you selected to not see it again Added Mass Flow calculations to graphs and reports for English units Pro version only See details below Added Option in FlowCom screen to ReZero Swirl Tumble Allowed Foot or Hand Switch to signal to record data The user must double click the switch in the current version Fixed a bug where the air temperature recorded by a 1020 bench was not being reported correctly in Reports Added a Note Tip that the air temperature recorded by a 1020 bench is motor box temperature and not true air temp of the air flow stream e Fixed a bug where printouts for head comparison reports were not complete if you requested a comparison of individual cylinders Pro version only e Fixed several things to calculate Velocities Gs Piston Pos FlowCoef etc for Metric Units e Added ability from the File menu upper left corner of main screen to Save To or Open From a floppy disk This makes it easier to copy files from one computer to another e Added ability to read Cam Files in Engine Specs Now you can combine detailed Cam Dr Cam Pro P
16. ty changes with C Performance Trends Inc 1999 Port Flow Analyzer Appendices temperature True air speed and tuning details ARE calculated in the Engine Analyzer Pro which gives a much more realistic idea of what is actually happening Running Tests Where Test Pressure is Changing Rather that recording CFM flow data at different valve lifts you can now choose to test a component at different Test Pressures This is a method used for testing devices without various valve lifts like mufflers air cleaners air meters turbo components etc Setup the Preferences menu for the appropriate options by clicking on Preferences at the top of the Main Screen See Figure A16 Allow Test Pressure Set Points must be set to Yes Automatically Set Test Pressure means you want the Port Flow Analyzer to set the test pressure for each new set point This will only work if you have a motor controller You may want this turned off if you encounter problems with having the program setting Test Pressure automatically If you want the program to automatically step to the next row with a Set Test Pressure Choose one of the Yes options for Auto Step Through Test These also let you set the approximate amount of time to stabilize between points Figure A16 Preferences Menu w Preferences a i X Definitions calcs OF Printing Graphing File Options Setting Test Pressure Test Points Allow Test Pressure Se
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