Installation manual for VENTIL
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1. From the main Details window pressing the key combination Ctrl C copies the working point and sound power level data including octave band sound power levels into the clipboard so you can paste them into a document or a spreadsheet 3 2 3 2 Performance Diagram and additional information The top right area in the Fan Details window contains the performance diagram f FAN TYPE ADH 400 K Working Point Data Total EFFICIENCY 63 4 43 E cr Ptot Pa 5 tatic Efficiency Sf Lm Static Pressure 500 ALAR Velocity Pressure 70 LFF AV Total Pressure 570 Fan Power 2 497 Motor Power 2 997 Volume Flow 10000 Air Velocity 10 8 Fan Speed 890 Specific Fan Power 1 058 Operational Limits Max Power 15 Max Fan Speed 1800 rpm Performance shown is for installation type B Free inlet Ducted outlet AMCA Licensed for Air Performance Power kW or BHP excludes drives Min Temperature 20 C Max Temperature 100 C Sound Power Level Belt Selection IT Quiet 872 dB 819 dBAf miet 86 8 d8 818 dBA Belt Type SPA MaxRPMCchange so rpm Freq 63 125 250 500 1000 2000 4000 8000 Hz Motor Poles a Centre Distance 0 mm Outlet 80 4 82 8 77 4 79 2 75 6 75 1 71 4 66 6 dB Motor Frequency Go Hz Inlet 79 7 82 2 77 9 75 6 75 1 71 4 66 6 26 l Bearings Li2. 56 Print Options x Printer Acrobat Distiller Customer Project o 2 Reference PO m EA Notes Print Printer SetUp 32 3 2 5 The Info Window 57 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 2 1 0 30 January 2003 gen The Info command opens a new window showing an interactive HTML document containing a brief description of the Nicotra Group of companies its products and structure 58 versione F s S AOA Industrial Fans tri sii n email info nicotra it 33 3 3 The Set Up menu When you click on the Set Up item the Set Up menu shows five commands Language Units User Plot and SubSets 59 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 3 0 1 July 16 2004 File Open Set Up Help Language Language the Language command opens a new window used to select the language in which the selection software will work 60 Language Selection C Deutsch C Espa ol Fran ais Italiano Susto OK There are five different languages available by default Deutsch English Espanol Francais ltaliano the last option Custom is normally disabled The language can always be changed at run time you can make your selection work in your preferred language and then switch language before printing any result e g to the customer s preferred language The Custom option was developed to let the selection software work with any additional language pr
3. 06 08 2004 The red highlighted area may show a photo of the selected fan The yellow highlighted table on the bottom of the window shows nominal dimensions and performance data of the selected fan The second line starting from the first column on the left shows the product name range size version the part number of the selected fan base version without add on accessories the maximum flow rate pressure speed and power the moment of inertia the number of blades the fan weight width height and depth the shaft diameter and the max radial force allowed on the bearing If you move the cursor on to a column title a small pop up text will describe the meaning of each particular value The catalogue window contains three buttons Drawing Graph and TO SELECT 3 2 1 2 The Drawing button 22 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 3 0 1 July 16 2004 File Open Set Up Help Fans Catalog Product Range Product Description RANGE ADH ad NICOTRA Fans High performance double inlet centrifugal fans with forward curved blades Mm AT volume flow from 200 m3 h to 140 000 m3 h Total pressure up to 2 000 Pa E L AMCA Licensed for Air ae amp ADH 200 K AMCA Li TO SELECT i ADH 225 K AMCA Li ee NICOTRA i ADH 250 K AMCA Li VERSION ADH K Bt ADH 280 K AMCA Li Li ADH 315 K AMCA Li Li ADH 355 K AMCA Li Version supported on strong rectangular side frames made of hot rolled steel sections fixed on
4. The text box labelled Notes for on the bottom of the Requested Products field is used to specify additional requirements when a product or accessory is listed as Special or modified from a standard configuration and its line in the list is highlighted Each Note refers to a specific product or accessory item Anything you write inside this text box will be printed on the Request of Offer form below each line containing the code and description of the standard product quoted as a reference Modify the Modify button opens the same Fan Selection window already used to add items to the purchase list from the catalogue here it may be used to change number of pieces remove items or mark them as Special or modified products 55 fs Fan Selection gt Fan To Select Type NOTE Clicking on column S identifies special customised product Accessories Ventil312 55 0 ENU tif ADH 315A Selected Inlet quard Shaft end guard 1 Outlet flange or counterfla 1 Outlet flexible connection 1 4 Inlet guard Shaft end guard 2 Outlet flange or counterflar 2 Outlet flexible connection 2 You can delete any fan and or accessory in your list by selecting it and clicking on the dustbin button or mark unmark them as special customised versions Print the Print button opens the usual Print Options window already described on page 10
5. ADH 450 K AMCA Li N ICOT RA ADH 500 K AMCA Li ADH 560 K AMCA Li i ADH 630 K AMCA Li ADH 710 K AMCA Li ADH 800 K AMCA Li ADH 900 K AMCA Li ADH 1000 K AMCA LS i A L E E E oe er A sl Product Code ADH 400 K 630048 VERSION ADH K Version supported on strong rectangular side frames made of hot rolled steel sections fixed on the scroll sides with screws available from the size 200 up to the size 1000 Ball bearings on castiron pillow blacks with grease points The standard fan can be freely rotated to allow installation with orientation 0 90 180 or 270 as defined in Eurovent 1 1 si CRE RE 41500 2540 1800 15 031 38 52 750 736 651 35 940 13 27 xl Nicotra S p A certifies that the fan shown herein is licensed to bear the AMCA Seal The ratings shown are based on tests and procedures Performance Curves at Standard Air Density 1 2 kg m Fan Type ADH 400 Kk _ 44 52 59 64 62 53 ane 30 performed i cordani pubblication 211 and comply with the 2000 requirements of the AMCA Certified Ratings 1800 Program Performance shown is for installation type B Free inlet Ducted outlet The AMEA Certified Rating Seal applies to Air Performance only Power rating kW or BHP doesn t include drive losses Performance shown doesn t include the effects of appurtenances in the airstream i Lan LIA j Linear FF 4 ca Lws AB A Co
6. NICOTRA Ventil Ver 3 0 1 July 15 2004 Fie Open Setup Help 66 about Ventil Ventil Ver 3 0 1 Build July 16 2004 1999 NICOTRA SpA II l l i s NICOTRA S P A NICOTRA Via Modena 18 i 24040 Zingonia Bergamo ITALIA License OK button the OK button will just close the current window 3 License button the License button will open the Notepad program to show the text of the license agreement for Ventil 67 eula be Blocco note Ioj Xx File Modifica Cerca Ventil Copyright 1999 by Nicotra S p A LICENSE AGREEMENT Carefully read the following terms and conditions before using this software Unless you have a different license agreement signed by Nicotra p A your use of this software indicates your acceptance of this license agreement and warranty FreeWare Version This software is supplied Free of Charge under the following conditions It s conceived to be used by a customer to identify select and order products within the covered Nicotra product scope and to evaluate product performance within the same scope Any use of this software different from those described here above is strictly prohibited as is its sale resale or rental any unauthorised modification or alteration of its structure or contents and also any reverse engineering activity Although supplied free of charge to the customer it remains property of Nicotra S p A THIS SOFTWARE AND THE A
7. 3 Ventil 2 1 0 Setup x Begin the installation by clicking the button below i Click this button to install Ventil 2 1 0 software to the specified destination directory Directory C programmi ventil Change Directory Exit Setup This dialog box allows you to specify the directory where you want to install the Ventil selection software If you want to change the default path click the Change Directory button to open a new window 2 Change Directory x Enter or select a destination directory Path Ci Programmi Yentili Directories Jy Installations Programmi TEMP Cancel Drives Ec Mother Select the path you wish and confirm pressing the OK button This will close this window and take you back to the previous one Click the button with the set up icon to start the installation process Wait until the setup exe finishes to install all the files Ventil 2 1 0 Setup x Ventil 2 1 0 Setup was completed successfully and then press the OK button 8 To complete the installation process remove the Ventil CD ROM from your drive and run the selection program When you run Ventil for the first time the program extracts all the archive files inside the Nicotra_it directory press OK to proceed 6 Installing Archives Please Press OK to confirm Win 96 99 NIE NI Win NT and XP rogram Copyright Nicotra Spa FreeWare Version Versi
8. 400 K cF x Belt Details 125 200 x 1 SPA Belt Type SPA Belt Speed 93 mis Static Shaft Load 446 N Belt Number 1 Design Power 3 9 KA Static Belt Tension 226 N Belt Length 1082 mm Max Allowed Power 4 332 kW Test Belt Deflection 9 9 mm Centre dist 261 mm Dynamic Shaft Load 616 N Test Force 50 N MOTOR FAN New Working Point Static Pressure Velocity Pressure Total Pressure Fan Power Required Power 2 997 kW Fan Speed 664 rem Sound Power Level Fan Speed Change G rpm Required Point Frequency 50 Hz Pst 500 Pa fv 10000 m h Grooves MotPul FanPul Speed Bear Life Centre dist B Lenght PerVel Seve mm mm rpm h mm mm mis 200 864 608297 26 082 9 3 200 934 687477 B 224 884 857829 Print 250 849 1083368 250 906 1256714 2AN ain 180525 Ea Belt Selection lt PS 29 3 2 4 The Order Window 50 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 2 1 0 30 January 2003 n SetUp Help Selection Order Info 15 54 04 02 03 4 Order the Order command opens a new window shown in the following picture where the user can fill up a standardised Request of Offer form 51 Offer Request a Receiver and Sender Fequested Products Receiver NICOTR AS pA a Standard Products Description Er HAE pa ADH 315A ingonia Via Modena 18 meg ue ad Tel 035873111 Fax 035884319 n Outlet flange or counterflat Outlet flexible connection Northem Terri
9. Print EXIT Print the Print command produces a printout made of a single page with the performance of the selected fan in the specified condition a performance diagram with the duty point suitably marked and a drawing of the selected fan with the applicable dimensions A click on the Print button opens the Print Options window described on page 11 Here a fourth text field is made available to add a few lines of explanatory notes to each performance printout If the fan was selected for any reason outside of its safety limits a warning string will be written inside this area Print Options q Printer RES COLORI Locale 49 x Customer Micotra 5 pa Project Reference Notes Print Printer set Exit 24 Exit the Exit button closes the Performance Details window and brings back to the main selection window 3 2 3 6 Calculation of a Belt Drive On the bottom right side of the window you can find the Belt Selection area This part of the Ventil Selection program provides a powerful set of functions to assist with proper design of a belt drive to be used with one of the Nicotra belt driven fans To select a belt drive the first step is to choose the type number of poles of the electric motor Four pole motors are more readily available are normally cheaper and have a better efficiency than motors with other pole numbers but sometimes a four pole motor running approximat
10. ernaint ADH 355K 63 4 51 9 2 674 1015 13 5 84 6 1 132 ADH 315L 579 42 9 3 234 1169 17 87 8 1 37 ADH G2R ADH 315R 579 429 3 234 1169 17 87 8 1 37 ADH G2K ADH 315K 578 429 3 237 1169 17 87 8 1371 ADH G2K2 Ei ADH 500R 57 5 544 2 551 761 6 8 82 1 1 081 PNH ANH ENNI R75 FAA 92 661 761 GR 991 191 mi 16 25 2470872004 19 To view details about the performance of a particular fan in the list select the one you want to see move your mouse pointer on its line and click the left button and then click on the Details button or more quickly double click on the line a new Performace Details window will open 3 2 3 Performance Details Window 36 1 ms FAN TYPE ADH 400 L Working Point Data Linear es Ptot Pa 59 i atic Efficiency TI a St Press Static Pressure A RIO P Velocity Pressure Ta A a T IA f Curves Total Pressure J LFS x LI N er Fan Power 2 496 j paha LA ni Drawing Motor Power i ae ea gt Volume Flow 10000 a Fay y Stl Pri TATO i i ag A e 800 rint e E PERI an Spee i aa ie ALLA 95 Exit SATTA ae f r ci i a defa 400 g More da Info Max Power 40 mn Max Fan Speed P Performance shown is for installation type B Free inlet Ducted outlet AMCA Licensed da Min Temperature a for Air Performance Power kw or BHP excludes drives Max Temperature Operational Limits Sound Power Level Belt
11. in some testing procedures for AHUs When fan performance is calculated for a free outlet installation Installation category A only two sound power level ratings are provided 1 Inlet side External Lwi i e sound power level in the suction environment diffused through the fan inlet s and radiated from the scroll surfaces 2 Outlet side External Lwo i e sound power level outside the discharge flange of the scroll case 20 In the top right corner of this sound power level frame a small icon reminds which noise calculation model is used for each fan range If you move the mouse over the small icon over the icon a pop up text will show which type of noise calculation model has been used A new button Details opens now a new window listing the same total sound power level ratings already seen in the main window but showing also the eight octave band sound power levels for each type of noise rating These octave band ratings are un weighted sound power levels in dB referenced to 10 W 36 2 Sound Power Level a x Lw Frequency 63 125 250 500 1000 2000 4000 8000 Hz Total AAW Total hE A Inlet side External Lwi 797 82 2 77 79 75 6 75 1 71 4 Outlet side in duct Lwo 90 87 9 79 4 79 8 75 8 75 2 71 4 Dutlet side Ext Lwom 80 4 92 8 77 4 79 2 75 6 75 1 71 4 66 nm Ga na co I Mo o na oo A da mE mm 3
12. personnel Drives with a high number of parallel belts are also more difficult to tension evenly and this also may lead to over tensioning To prevent overstressing too easily the mechanical structure of its fans Nicotra recommends a maximum number of belts to be used in parallel according to the fan model and its mechanical toughness The following table summarizes the maximum recommended number of belts for different product ranges and versions Detailed and updated values are always contained inside the latest print catalogues for each product range Fan Maximum Number of Belts SSC CG2L SC2 AR TIC G2C G3C G2C C2 G3C C2 Drives with a higher number of belts may be satisfactorily calculated and also effectively used in practice but their installation and maintenance require specific competence and care to prevent mechanical problems 2 In the bottom right side of the Drive Details window there are three buttons Save Print and Exit Save the Save button saves the selected motor data you can use these informations as start up values for a subsequent Custom selection of the belt drive from the main Performance Details window 38 Belt Selection FAN TYPE ADH 400 K l xj Belt Details 1257200 x 1 SPA Belt Type Belt Number Belt Speed 3 mis 3 kW Static Shaft Load 448 N Static Belt Tension 226 N mm KW 53mm Centre dist 281 mm Dynamic Shaft Load 616 N
13. the scroll sides with screws available from the size 200 up to the size 1000 Ball bearings on castiron pillow blacks with grease points The standard fan can be freely rotated to allow installation with orientation 0 90 180 or 270 as defined in Eurovent 1 1 Product Code m h Pa pm kgm kg w mm h mm d mm a mm ADH 400K 630048 41500 2540 1800 SL 0 31 52 50 736 651 35 940 ee Z i ADH 450 K AMCA Li i ADH 500 K AMCA Li i ADH 560 K AMCA Li i ADH 630 K AMCA Li i ADH 710 K AMCA Li i ADH 800 K AMCA Li i ADH 900 K AMCA Li deeg ADH 1000 tr The Drawing button opens a new window showing the fan dimensional drawing with the principal dimensions like the following example 11 23 Fan Dimensional Data ADH 400 K x A B C E F G H L M P a KjR S v K X1 X2 X3 613 736 507 50 432 290 651 587 750 547 0 38 5 40 82 355 355 0 Ez t tl wW z EE ce All dir uns in mm 0 10 8 50 38 35 13x18 Copy Data Copy Drawing Print EXIT b A amp amp _ ___ On the right bottom side of this window there are four buttons Copy Data Copy Drawing Print and EXIT Copy Data the Copy Data button saves a copy of the dimensional data into the Clipboard so they can be pasted into a document e g into an Excel spreadsheet Copy Drawing the Copy Drawing button works in the same way as the Copy Data butto
14. z 50 N MOTOR FAN New Working Point mm mm mi Pa mm mm Fi Pa 563 Pa h h 245 KW KW KW G36 meih rpm rpm Sound Power Level 81 7 dBA Fan Speed Change 6 rpm Required Point Frequency 50 He Pst 500 Pa firi Belt Selection Grooves Mot Pul Fan Pul mm mm 200 200 224 250 250 2AN Speed Bear Life mm 608297 261 697477 657829 1083368 1256714 1280525 Centre dist B Lenght Pava Ja me 9 3 1082 1120 1232 104 EE E TAR 133 Print the Print button opens the printout control window previously described on page 11 This command will produce a printout of the selected belt drive components and performance 39 Print Options Printer Acrobat Distiller gt _ _ lt m n Print Printer SetUp Customer Project Reference Notes Exit the Exit button closes the current window and brings you back to the previous one 40 FAN TYPE ADH 400 K Working Point Data Total EFFICIENCY 63 4 Static Efficiency 55 6 7 Static Pressure 500 Pa Velocity Pressure 70 Pa Total Pressure 570 Pa Fan Power 2 497 kW Motor Power 2 997 ky Volume Flow 10000 m h Air Velocity 10 8 m s Fan Speed 890 rpm Specific Fan Power 1 058 kyv mP s Operational Limits Max Power 15 kW Max Fan Speed 1800 rem Min Temperature 20 C Max Temperature 100 C Ptot Pa IL da z Per
15. Belt Length 1082 mm Max Allowed Power 4 332 kW Test Belt Deflection mm Centre dist Dynamic Shaft Load 616 N TestForce FAN i New Working Point Pulley Diameter 200 mm Shaft Diameter 35 mm Conical Bush Code 2012 Bearings Life 608297 fh Required Power 2 997 KW Fan Speed 684 rem Sound Power Level Fan Speed Change G rpm Required Point Pa 500 Pa Vv 10000 m Grooves MotPul FanPul Speed Bear Life Centre dist B Lenght PerVel a Save mm mm rpm h mm mm mis 125 200 984 60829 28 1082 9 3 200 296 1120 224 884 857829 327 1232 10 4 Print 250 1083368 340 1320 250 1256714 373 1400 2AN 1780525 412 1557 133105 The numerical data in the top highlighted region refers to the belt drive selected in the lower grid If you select a new line all the numerical data will change according with the new selected drive Again pressing the key combination Ctrl C copies the belt selection data into the clipboard so you can paste them into a document or a spreadsheet The choice of the preferred drive among the calculated alternatives may change according to the priorities of the designer The first calculated parameter to look at is the calculated life of the fan bearings and motor bearings Nicotra recommends that the L10h calculated life should be equal or exceed 40000 h for continuously running fans and above 20000 h for fans run
16. CCOMPANYING FILES ARE SUPPLIED AS IS AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED Arch data button the Arch data button will open a special window showing a detailed list of all Nicotra to identify the source 68 ta Archive files versions B loj x Ventil Ver 3 0 4 Build July 16 2004 nicotra dll v 2 4 0 Range Version Performance data Products cones Accessories cod AT 5 DAT 2 9 Now 02 PRD 1 0 acs14 AT G0 DAT 2 9 Now DE PRD 1 0 AGS 11 AT AR DAT 2 9 Now DE PRO 1 0 AGS 7 1 VAT TIG DAT 2 9 Now oe PRO 10 AGS 1 1 AT G2L DAT 2 3 PRO 2 1 AGS 11 PAT 3G2 DAT 2 9 PRO 10 ACS AT G2Y LG DAT 2 3 PRD 23 AS WAKAO AT G2y RD DAT 2 3 PRD 23 ACS unknown AT G2T LG DAT 2 9 PRD 23 ACS unknown AT G2T RB DAT 2 9 PRO 2 9 AGS UNKNOWN AT G2c DAT 2 3 PRO 1 0 AGS 7 1 AT G2G Ce DAT 2 3 PRO 1 0 AGS 1 1 sa 4 b Back On the bottom of this window there are two buttons Copy and Back the archive files available This information may be useful in case of technical problems to help Copy the Copy button will copy the archive data into the Clipboard They can then be pasted into a document or e mail for later analysis Back the Back button closes the window and brings you back to the previous one
17. Close all windows this command will close all the windows that may have been opened working with Ventil Exit the Exit command closes the Ventil program 3 2 The Open Menu This menu gives access to the main working windows of the selection program When you click on the Open item the Open menu is shown with four menu items Catalog Selection Order and Info 16 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 2 1 0 30 January 2003 ile SER SetUp Help 15 54 04 02 03 4 3 2 1 The Catalogue Window Catalog the Catalog command opens a new window where you can browse through the product range and find essential information about each fan 17 i NICOTRA Ventil Ver 3 0 1 July 16 2004 i O x Fie Open Set Up Help Fans Catalog Product Range Product Description RANGE me ENICOTRA Drawing TO SELECT om La n NICOTRA VERSION ee NI o T iI 15 27 24 08 2004 4 3 2 1 1 The Product Tree In the leftmost part of this window highlighted by a yellow rectangle a tree shaped structure shows the complete available product range You can choose the particular fan you wish to see in detail by selecting its range version and size When you expand a range node Licensed versions and sizes are identified by an appropriate statement AMCA Licensed for Air Performance or AMCA Licensed for Sound and Air Performance 18 Si NICOTRA Ventil Ver 3 0 1 July 16 2004 Fil
18. Fan ADH 400L E x P Stat P Dyn Power Lwo Fan Speed 890 mm Pa KW dBA P Stat PL WIE A O fan Lan Pa Pa Pa kw dBA 600 15 L100 3781 418 6 10 4286 1033 43 6 78 4 4776 432 16 448 1 207 492 73 4 5771 447 23 3 4703 1404 53 7 785 6765 462 2 32 1 494 3 1 623 57 2 79 7760 476 6 42 2 518 8 1 865 60 79 6 8755 488 9 537 5426 2 13 61 9 80 5 9749 498 2 666 5648 2419 632 31 6 12 5 90 10744 503 7 80 9 5846 2732 63 9 826 Effic 11739 504 7 966 6012 3 069 639 836 75 12734 500 4 113 7 614 1 3 43 63 3 848 13728 400 5 132 1 622 6 3 817 62 2 859 14723 4745 1519 626 4 4228 606 868 5 60 15718 4522 173 2 625 4 4665 585 879 16712 423 4 1958 619 2 5 127 56 1 89 300 200 17707 3882 2198 608 5615 533 90 sp 18702 346 7 2452 5918 613 502 91 1 2 5 19697 298 9 2719 5709 6671 468 922 20691 246 4 300 1 5455 7 239 433 933 40 21686 186 5 329 6 516 1 7 835 39 7 943 n i 0 25 5 75 10 125 15 175 20 225 25 AVol m zh x1000 CoP Print Exit On the right side of this new window there is a table listing the fan performance curves at the specified speed shown inside the text box on top of the window You can see values for Flow Rate Static Pressure Dynamic Velocity Pressure Total Pressure Mechanical Power Total Mechnical Efficiency and Sound Power Level The line with the original duty point is highlighted with a light blu
19. Selection Belt Type Se vi Mas APM Changef50 rpm ai _m Inlet side External Lwi Ez DE dBA ri Motor Poles 2 Centre Distance 0 mm Outlet side in duct Lwo 92 8 dB 82 6 dBA Motor Frequenc 50 Hz Outlet side Ext Lwom 87 2 dB 81 9 dBA Details seo tocco a Standard Custom Bearings Life There are five different areas inside this window the first is the Working Point Data table used to show the numerical values of the fan performance characteristics when the fan is working in the specified condition The second area located just below the Working Point Data table shows the Operational Limits of the selected fan exceeded values are shown in red 3 2 3 1 Sound power level details On the bottom left side of the window you can see the Sound Power Level area a four line grid provides the total sound power levels from the fan either A weigthed in dBA or Un weigthed in dB When fan performance is calculated for a ducted outlet installation Installation category B three different sound power level ratings are provided 1 Inlet side External Lwi i e sound power level in the suction environment diffused through the fan inlet s and radiated from the scroll surfaces 2 Outlet side in duct Lwo i e sound power level inside the discharge duct 3 Outlet side External Lwom i e sound power level outside the end of a short section of thest duct as specified
20. a NICOTRA Nicotra Ventil selection software Ver 3 1 2 Installation Guide and User Manual April 2005 Contents 1 System Requirements 2 Installation Guide 2 1 Delete steps 3 User Manual 3 1 The File Menu 3 2 The Open Menu 3 2 1 The Catalogue Window 3 2 1 1 The Product Tree 3 2 1 2 The Drawing button 32 13 The Graph button 3 2 1 4 The button TO SELECT 3 2 2 The Selection Window 3 2 3 Performance Details Window 3 2 3 1 Sound power level details 3 2 3 2 Performance Diagram and additional information 3 2 3 3 Changing the format of the performance diagram 3 2 3 4 Constant Speed curves 3 2 3 5 Drawings and Printouts 3 2 3 6 Calculation of a Belt Drive 3 2 4 The Order Window 3 2 5 The Info Window 3 3 The Set Up menu 3 4 The Help menu Nicotra S p A Via Modena 18 24040 Zingonia di Ciserano BG ITALY Tel 39 035 873 111 Fax 39 035 884 319 E mail info nicotra com Web Site www nicotra com 10 12 14 19 20 21 22 23 24 15 19 29 32 33 36 1 System Requirements The minimum system requirements to run Ventil Selection software are the following 2 a PC with an Intel 486 50 MHz or 100 compatible or higher processor Pentium recommended a minimum amount of memory of 64 MB 128 MB recommended with Win95 more modern Windows versions have larger memory requirements a hard disk with 60 MB of free space a screen minimum resolution of 800x600 pixel with a 256
21. agram field you will find a text box showing primary information about the Licensed product On the top right side of the text box there will be a small AMCA Seal and a button labelled More Info If you press the More Info button the following window will open 44 CI Nicotra Industriale S p A certifies thatthe fan shown herein is licensed to bear the AMCA Seal The ratings shown are based on tests and procedures performed in accordance with AMCA publication 211 and comply with the requirements of the AMCA Certified Ratings Program Performance shown doesn t include the effects of appurtenances in the airstream AIR MOVEMENT ANO COMTROL ASSOCIATION INC Exit The text box contains additional information about the Licensed product If you press the Exit button you go back to the Fan Details window On the top right side of the Fan Details window besides the diagram you can see six buttons starting from the top the first button is identified either by the Linear or th Bilog label the second is identified by the St Press or by the Tot Press label the third is the Curves button the fourth is the Drawing button the fifth is the Print button and the sixth is the Exit button 3 2 3 3 Changing the format of the performance diagram Linear Bilog button the default scales used to draw the performance diagram depend on the plot options At the time of the first start up these options are set up acco
22. and procedures performed in accordance with AMCA publication 211 and comply with the requirements of the AMCA Certified Ratings Program AIR MOVEMENT Mo CONTROL ASSOCIATION INC Di AD Pig avon marry ree e To find an ADH 400 K for example you must choose the ADH range first then the K version and in the end size 400 The catalog window will change to show inside the two yellow highlighted text boxes a description of the selected range and version 20 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 3 0 1 July 16 2004 File Open Set Up Help Fans Catalog Product Range Product Description RANGE ADH bd NICOTRA Fans g High performance double inlet centrifugal fans with forward curved blades a AT Volume flow from 200 m3 h to 140 000 m3 h U ADH Total pressure up to 2 000 Pa o HA L AMCA Licensed for Air ote i IM R AMCA Licensed for Ail i E 434 K AMCA Licensed for Air Drawing Graph Li ADH 200 K AMCA Li i ie ADH 225 K AMCA Li TOSELECT La ADH 250 K AMCA Li I ADH 560 K AMCA Li ni malate ela Versi redon st ctanguler side f de of hot rolled steel secti E ADH 710 K AMCA Li ersion supported on strong rectangular side frames made of hot rolled steel sections E T ADH x an fixed on the scroll sides with screws available from the size 200 up to the size 1000 ae Ball bearings on castiron pillow blocks with grease points oo ADH 900 K AMCA Li i The standard fan can be freely rotated to allow in
23. ase points ADH 900 K AMCA Li The standard fan can be freely rotated to allow installation with orientation 0 90 180 PAS S K ati w jor270 as defined in Eurovent 1 1 fie se ALA i ast gt Product Code m h Pa from kW kgm H kg w mm h mm d mm g mm ADH 400 K 630048 41500 2540 1800 15 031 38 52 750 736 651 35 940 16 45 06208 2004 4 Load data the Load data button fills the right hand part of the current window with the list of the required products It may be used to update the list when new items have been selected from the catalogue 31 53 Receiver and Sender Requested Products Receiver NICOTR AS pA el Standard Products Description NICOTRA S p A 630026 ADH 315A 24040 Zingonia BG R45047T Inlet guard Beene R45072T Shaft end guard Tel 035873111 Fax 035884319 g zi REOSO7A Outlet flange or counterflar dana RGO406T Outlet flexible connection Northern Territories Ltd n UK JY 257 CV Fantasytown Black Lake Road 24 Tel 44 395 285 Fax 41 456 789 E mail mlamb fantasy com Special Products v Date 26 07 2005 Modify Sender User Name Prescription Description TT Product with S N Annexes TT Accompanying Documents C Yes Customised Packaging No Tests Notes for RDH 315L Load data Modify Print Double layer Epoxy Paint coating Stainless steel shaft and bolts
24. aximum power minimum or maximum temperature has been exceeded either a different version or a specially modified product must be used In case a Suitable product cannot be found in the standard range contact Nicotra for assistance By default the fan list is ordered by decreasing value of total efficiency Every time you click on the label of the total efficiency column you can reverse the order in which the fans are listed The same rule applies to all the other columns if you click on the label button of the speed column for example the fan list will be ordered by the speed values by clicking again you can reverse the order 35 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 3 0 1 July 16 2004 File Open Set Up Help Fans Catalog IFAN SELECTION Input D __FanRenges _ RES Units Air Density Hi Volume Flow 10000 mn Auto VF Reduction fo mm Temperature Altitude Pressure 500 Pa ensiy Static Total kg m Power Correction fi 5 Re i Ducted Outlet C Free Outlet G Automatic C Custom Motor Efficiency 85 DETAILS SELECTION Fan Type Tot Eff Stef Powerln Speed Vel SFP kV rpm mis dBA kW rn s ff ADH L ADH 400L 63 5 55 7 2 496 590 10 8 81 9 1 057 Jf ADH R ADH 400 R 63 5 55 7 2 496 890 10 8 81 9 1 057 ff ADH K ADH 355L 63 4 52 2 672 1015 13 5 84 6 1 132 ADH K1 ADH 355 R 63 4 52 2 672 1015 13 5 94 6 1 132 ADH K2 ADH 400 K 63 4 55 6 2 497 890 10 8 81 9 1 058
25. colours video mode 1024x768 16K colours video mode recommended a CD ROM drive to install Ventil selection software a mouse pointing device Installation Guide WARNING before starting the installation process ALWAYS check if an older version of Ventil is still present on your Hard Disk If so please refer to the Delete steps section at the end of this chapter To install the Ventil selection program perform the following steps Close any other application running on your system to avoid any conflict with the installation program Insert the Ventil installation CD ROM inside your CD drive unit Click on the Start button and from the Start menu select the Run option Type lt DriveLetter gt setup exe where lt DriveLetter gt is your CD ROM drive letter unit usually D or E inside the empty text box and then click the OK button During the installation process the setup program will show a first message box to inform you that copy of the files is proceeding Copying Files please stand by and then a second message to remind you to close any other program still running on your PC 2 Ventil 2 1 0 Setup x FB Welcome to the ventil 2 1 0 installation program Setup cannot install system files or update shared files if they are in use Before proceeding we recommend that you close any applications you may be running Exit Setup Press the OK button to proceed A new window will open
26. e Open Set Up Help Fans Catalog NICOTRA Fans High performance double inlet centrifugal fans with forward curved blades a AT Volume flow from 200 m3 h to 140 000 m3 h ont Total pressure up to 2 000 Pa i MI L AMCA Licensed for Air Pe Brewing Graph ti R AMCA Licensed for Air Pe i Ei K AMCA Licensed for Air Pe TO SELECT i fl G2L i a G2R m G2k Sigg gas TRA E RDH NICOTRA o B f K1 AMCA Licensed for Air P EM K2 AMCA Licensed for Air P a ATU ADHU a RDHU VERSION AS m ASH a RSH PFNI gt a a a LS When you expand the version node into individual sizes Ventil opens a new window providing more detailed information about each AMCA Licensed Product Seal and Qualifying Statement Press the Exit button to proceed When the program is used intensively the continuous need to close the informative window with AMCA seal and qualifying statement may be a nuisance the user can temporarily deactivate the Seal window by pressing the key combination Ctrl N till the following start up when this feature will be reactivated by default 19 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 3 0 1 July 16 2004 j mepa Ae Open Setup Help Fans Catalog Product Range E Product Description RANGE ADH lolx Nicotra S p A certifies that ADH fans of the L R K K1 and K2 versions shown herein are licensed to bear the AMCA Seal The ratings shown are based on tests
27. e backgroud On the left side there is a graphical representation of the numerical data described above Two keyboard shortcuts are now available Ctrl O and Ctrl I to switch both the diagram and the table to show respectively outlet side LwoA and inlet side LwiA For outlet side Lw in a ducted installation only the kind of noise rating shown both in the diagram and in the data table is currently LwoA sound power level inside the duct for fans having noise ratings calculated in accordance with the AMCA 301 standard and LwomA outside the duct end noise ratings for thise fans where the noise rarings are calculated in accordance witrh BS 848 Part 2 Annex G On the bottom right side of this window you there are three buttons Copy Print and Exit Copy the Copy button writes the numerical data into the Clipboard Print the Print button opens the Print Options window previously described on page 11 This command will print out a page with a copy of the diagram and of the data table as well 46 Print Options EG Printer Acrobat Distiller Customer Project Reference Notes Print Printer SetUp i Exit the Exit button closes the current window and brings you back to the previous one 3 2 3 5 Drawings and Printouts 23 Drawing button Back in the main Details window the Drawing button opens the same window we introduced on page 11 designed to sh
28. e quantity number of pieces to order must be specified in the second while the third is left to identify a special customised product If you need to delete any item in the list select it and click on the button placed above the waste bin Once you add the selected fan the list of the available accessories will become active You can select any accessory you may need clicking the button highlighted in yellow in the following picture 15 30 Fan Selection re Select pees Type ADH 400 K ves sven OTE Clicking on column S identifies a pecial customised product Done 4 ADH 400 K 1 Accessories ADH 400K Selected Outlet flange or counterflan Outlet flexible connection Each list of accessories is related with the fan model shown in the highlighted line of the fan list Selecting different lines in the fan list will show different tables of selected accessories one for each fan entry If you need to delete any item from a list of selected accessories select the line in the list and click the blue circled button Once you have added all the items you need to your purchase list close this window and return to the catalog by clicking on the Done button all you have selected will be added later on to your request of offer Suggestion to order just an accessory select a fan model to which the accessory applies set the number of fans to 0 zero and then select the type and numbe
29. e selected inside Ventil 25 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 2 1 0 30 January 2003 iol x File Open SetUp Help Nome Acrobat Distiller Proprieta Stato Pronta Tipo AdobePS Acrobat Distiller Percorso C WINNT Profiles All Users Desktop pdf Commento I Stampa su file Intervallo di stampa Copie Tutto Numero copie BE Pagine da pooo a po Bigi gpi C Selezione sno l 15 53 04 02 03 4 Exit the Exit button Annulla in the picture above closes down the Print Options window and takes you back to the previous one 3 2 1 3 The Graph button The Graph button in the Catalogue window opens a new window showing the performance diagram of the selected fan ratings are referred to installation type B and to the standard air density of 1 20 kg m or 0 075 Ibm ft 26 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 3 0 1 July 16 2004 File Open Set Up Help Fans Catalog Product Description RANGE ADH fa AT Volume flow from 200 m3 h to 140 000 m3 h 9 R AMCA Licensed for Ail oo ADH 225 K AMCA Li TO SELECT s ProductRenge o 5 4 ADH Total pressure up to 2 000 Pa i A a K AMCA Licensed for Air on ADH 250 K AMCA Li ed NICOTRA Fans High performance double inlet centrifugal fans with forward curved blades El L AMCA Licensed for Air Drawing Graph Li ADH 200 K AMCA Li i ADH 280 K AMCA Li ADH 315 K AMCA Li ei I ADH 355 K AMCA Li 0 ADH 400 K AMCA Li i
30. ely at 1450 or 1750 rpm at 50 or 60 Hz respectively may lead to odd drive ratios Generally speaking the nearer the speeds of the motor end fan shafts the better the efficiency of the drive Motor cost and availability may have a significant weight in the final motor choice as well The only exception to this rule is sometimes for low power fast running fans above 2500 rpm where a four poles motor may sometimes be preferred to a two poles motor even if this may require a 4 1 or more drive ratio to get rid of the high vibrations often produced by the 2 poles motor and bring the frequency of the motor induced vibrations below the acoustic frequency range keeping the mechanical noise as low as possible The motor supply frequency 50 or 60 Hz is clearly dictated by the standard of the available electrical supply Motor data contained inside Ventil is typical of the IEC normalised motors designed for 50 Hz operation The alternative 60Hz motor performance data is typical of the same motors when used with 60 Hz supply Having chosen the motor the following step is the choice of the motor position on the mounting base besides the scroll i e on the opposite side of the belt plane motor positions X or Y according to ISO and AMCA standards on the same base behind the scroll e g mounting position W according to the same standards on top of the fan frame or even piggyback on the scroll for light duty applications only An estimate o
31. et Free Outlet Automatic Custom Motor Efficiency 85 l DETAILS Fan Type Tot Eff SIER Power Speed Vel Lws Sri IHE udu mis dBA kMA m s ADH 400L 63 5 55 7 2 496 890 0 8 81 9 1 057 ADH 400 R 635 55 7 2 496 390 f 81 9 1 057 ADH 355 L 63 4 52 2 672 1015 i 94 6 1 132 ADH 355 R 63 4 52 2 672 1015 i 94 6 1 132 ADH 400 K 63 4 55 6 2 497 890 F 81 9 1 058 ADH 355 K 63 4 51 9 2 674 1015 i 946 1 132 ADH 315L 57 9 42 9 3 234 1169 97 8 1 37 ADH 315R 57 9 42 9 3 234 1169 87 8 1 37 RDH R ADH 315K 57 8 42 9 3 237 1169 87 8 1 371 RDHK ADH 500 R 57 5 544 2 551 761 82 1 1 081 DNH K1 x ANH RANI BPE Edd 9651 761 921 191 1 lid ADH G2K2 RDH L 16 06 04 02 03 From left to right you find the Fan Name range size version Total Efficiency Static Efficiency Fan Shaft Power Fan Speed Average Outlet Air Velocity Sound Power Level Specific Fan Power The last column which is used to notify an Out Of Limit problem is either empty or filled with one of the following markers or If the last field is empty the fan works without any problem a symbol means that the selection point is on the left of the normal operation range the fan still works but a smaller one is recommended a symbol means that the selection point is on the right of the normal operation range the fan still works but now a larger one is recommended a symbol means that one of the safety limits maximum speed m
32. f the shaft distance should be inserted to have a more reasonable approximation of the drive design If the default 0 value is left unchanged Ventil will calculate the smaller physically possible distance sum of the radii of the pulleys plus a margin for fitting and tensioning the belts This will produce a conservative estimate of the drive power capacity For a motor mounted on the same base plane behind the scroll motor mounting position W the most frequent case inside AHUs a shaft distance estimate equal to 1 3 1 5 times the impeller diameter gives a close approximation The resulting drive will show a better power capacity then that calculated with the pulleys as near as possible thanks to the different angle formed between the straight legs of the belt or belts The final step is the choice of Belt Type Belt manufacturers provide nice selection diagrams guiding the choice to SPZ SPA SPB and SPC belts according to the speed of the faster drive of the shaft and to the design power nominal power of the motor multiplied for a drive service factor As a service factor Ventil uses by default a value equal to 1 3 appropriate for continuous duty smooth running fans driven by electric motors In practice a rough but effective rule of thumb is to use SPZ when the design power is not more than 2 kW to use SPA between 1 and 10 kW SPB between 7 5 and 37 KW and SPC only for 30 KW and above This is not an absolute rule but is satisfacto
33. fe 40000 h Standard Custom The thick black lines show either Total or Static Pressure depending on the diagram set up options vs Volume Flow Rate curves at a constant fan speed rpm shown on the right side of the diagram Pressure and volume flow units are the same specified in the selection window The thin black inclined lines show constant values of efficiency Their values are written over the top of the diagram The thin red lines show constant values of Sound Power Level the numerical value corresponding to each line is written close to the right end of each curve dBA The blue lines mark constant values of shaft power the numerical values KW or HP are written close to the left end of the curves The two thick red straight lines are the borders the normal operating range of the fan The upper horizontal line from the operating point to the Pressure axis shows the Total Pressure value the lower horizontal line shows the Static Pressure value while the vertical line marks the Flow Rate value The thick green straight line indicates the parabolic system line 21 If you want to change the selection point you can do it without leaving this window Just move the mouse to the new point on the diagram click the left button and wait a little When you click outside the operating range of the fan the pointer is relocated in the original working point If you are viewing data about a Licensed fan on the bottom of the di
34. formance shown is for installation type B Free inlet Ducted outlet AMCA Licensed for Air Performance Power kW or BHP excludes drives Belt Selection Sound Power Level inlet 79 7 822 7 79 ri Outlet 87 2 dB 81 9 dBA Inlet 86 8 dB 81 8 dBA Belt Type Freq 63 125 250 500 1000 2000 4900 8000 Hz Outlet 80 4 82 8 77 4 79 2 75 6 75 1 75 6 251 Motor Poles 71 4 66 6 dB Motor Frequency 71 4 66 6 a8 Bearings Life SPA Max RPM Change 50 rpm 4 Centre Distance fo mm 50 i Hz 40000 h Standerd Custom i 28 Custom back to the main Performance Details window after saving the results of a standard belt selection tte Custom button opens a new window designed to let you customise your belt drive design parameters 41 Belt Selection Custom Data Motor Data Nominal Motor Fan Speed Nominal Motor Power Motor Shaft Diameter Drive Service Factor Nominal Radial Load Nominal Motor Bearings Lite Motor Bearings Type The different fields of this window are filled up with default values taken from the standard drive selection These may be changed according to specific needs A typical case is when a two speed motor must be used These motors often use a larger frame size and shaft diameter than a standard single speed motor of the same power The shaft diameter may be corrected accordingly to select the proper conical bush size The d
35. h the fan must work you can start selecting the unit for volume flow e g m h and its value 10000 32 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 2 1 0 30 January 2003 File Open SetUp Help FAN SELECTION Input Data Fan Ranges Air Density AT S Volume Flow j 3 Auto 7 z an Temperature AT F j SC Y F Reduction 0 nu h i AT TIC S Altitude Ss AT G2L Pressure 500 pi Density AT SC2 Static C Total AT G2C Power Correction 15 Ge Ducted Outlet C Free Outlet AT G2C C2 Automatic Custom Motor Efficiency 85 DET AIS SELECTION __ FanType __ FanType _Toteft Eff Stef Eff Power In In Speed vel iws SFP aah rpm a ADH G2L ADH G2R ADH G2K ADH G2K2 RDH L RDH R 16 05 04 02 03 Then you can choose the unit of pressure e g Pa the required pressure at duty point e g 700 Pa and specify if the pressure value refers to a static pressure or total pressure i e including velocity pressure Beginning from Ventil 3 1 2 the selection window can now accept pasting with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl V of a specified duty from a spreadsheet a pair of side by side cells containing a volume flow and a pressure value can be copied out of a spreadsheet Pressing Ctrl V when viewing the selection window will insert the two values in the appropriate cells and move the focus to the Selection button ready to press the Enter key and start the calcu
36. he original duty Some combinations of pulley diameters may provide a closer approximation than others The acceptable amount of deviation must be evaluated against the existing design allowance When the fan speed is INCREASED above the original duty speed the fan power requirement increases as well and the motor power should be re checked to be sure that it can still bear the increased load with an acceptable margin The final choice is a combination of pulley diameters and belt numbers smaller diameter pulleys to transmit the same design power require more belts in parallel and apply a higher load on the bearings reducing their useful life On the other side single belt pulleys provide the best bearing life but may have unacceptably large diameters Another factor limiting the maximum pulley diameter is the peripheral velocity of the pulleys there is a maximum permissible value guaranteed by each pulley manufacturer which must not be exceeded The ideal choice is frequently selected looking also at the cost and availability in stock of the required pulleys bushings and belts An important warning regards the maximum number of belts to be used the selection program calculates the permissible drives under the assumption that the belts will be tightened exactly as much as required to transmit the design power but drives with a large number of belts are prone to frequent over tightening especially by inadequately trained field maintenance
37. it and click on the Add Remove Applications button Follow the program instructions until finished The automatic program removal can be unable to delete all the installed files so look for the Ventil program installation directory by default C Program Files Ventil and delete any remaining file manually 3 User Manual When you start up Ventil a work space window is brought up s NICOTRA Yentil Yer 3 1 2 April RA 2005 13 1717 26 07 2005 a ss rPr On its top you can see a Menu Bar with four Menu Items File Open Set Up and Help these are the commands you use to work with Ventil On the right bottom side of this window the system date and time are shown 3 1 The File Menu The File menu contains a number of auxiliary commands When you click on the File menu title tte Menu opens showing three commands Printer Setup Close all windows and Exit NICOTRA Ventil Ver 2 1 0 30 January 2003 Maira Open SetUp Help 14 a co 04 02 03 4 Printer setup the Printer Setup command opens a new window to let you change the printer device or its properties 15 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 2 1 0 30 January 2003 File Open SetUp Help Rf Stampa Propriet Tipo AdobePS Acrobat Distiller Percorso C WINNT Profiles All Users Desktop pdf Commento T Stampa su file Intervallo di stampa Tutto Numero copie BE Pagine da po E CEE C Selezione a 04 02 03 4
38. lation The selection of installation type pressure type either static or total fan ranges and versions must be carried out before pasting the duty point This feature is intended to simplify the calculation of a long series of different fans for different duties avoiding any lengthy re typing of values already listed into a spreadsheet The Power Correction value is a safety margin for minimum motor power required to cope with drive power loss small changes in the actual operating point and any difference between the design fan speed and the actual one produced by the selected motor and drive If the program is left in Automatic mode it will automatically select the safety margin in accordance with the applicable Nicotra catalogue Sometimes the motor must be selected with a specified safety margin diferent from that automatically provided by Ventil In this case the user can specify Custom mode and provide a percentage of power margin between 0 and 100 The program will provide the Fan Shaft Power requirement and then the Minimum Motor Power i e the fan shaft power value plus the power correction margin Both values are listed in the calculation results Any motor capable of providing a power equal or higher than the minimum motor power is suitable for the application Please note that this procedure applies to motors driving the fan through a belt drive and run with a standard 50 or 60 Hz frequency supply Motors t
39. n but it saves the dimensional drawing instead EXIT the EXIT button closes this window and takes you back to the previous one Print the Print button opens a new window used to configure and start a printout of the drawing including dimensions Inside it you can see three text lines and three buttons Print Printer SetUp and Exit 24 Print Options x Printer Acrobat Distiller Customer Project Reference Notes Print Printer SetUp The text lines can be used to insert notes in the printed page each field may contain a string up to 30 characters long The Customer field shows by default the content of the User Name field of the User Data window This field is automatically padded with blanks to its maximum length of 30 characters To change its content with something else e g a customer s name this must be selected and overwritten Any attempt to insert additional characters will produce just a beep To select all the contents of the field move the mouse to the right edge of the text box double click so all the characters will be selected and press the Del key to delete the blanks or just overwrite them with your note Print the Print button actually starts printing 12 Printer SetUp the Printer SetUp button is used to open the system window used to select or configure the printer device Note this is a window of the operating system its language cannot b
40. n 95 98 NT Gusto OK dustriale Spa Freeware Version Version 2 1 0 30 January 2003 en i and then to compile the user data card This User Data will be used in the default headings of the program printout Insert all your data and then press OK to confirm 9 Company User Name Address The following step is to choose the Default Units Select the preferred option and press the OK button 10 a Lian n Default Units y NIC Metric Units C Imperial Units fw Allitinite Win 95 98 NT Freeware Version Version 3 0 1 July 16 2004 A new window opens showing a list of the available product Subsets Choose the one you are interested in and then press the OK button 11 _jolx g Ni Subset list Selection forthe U S Market Selection for the Asia Pacific Rim Market All fans Win 95 9 FreeWare Ve Version 3 Now the Nicotra Ventil selection software is correctly installed and configured 12 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 2 1 0 30 January 2003 File Open SetUp Help 15 49 04 02 03 4 2 1 Delete steps Be sure that any former installation of Ventil has been completely removed before starting with a new one In the Start menu click on the Settings option and then on Control Panel Start the Add Remove Programs utility and then search for Ventil in the available applications list select
41. n r side frames made of hot rolled steel sections fed di SAI fixed on ie scol sides Rana from the size 200 uptothe size 1000 Pez 7 Ball bearings on cast iron pillow blocks with grease points 2 ADH 900 K AMCA Li The standard fan can be freely rotated to allow installation with orientation 0 90 180 id a K nag or 270 as defined in Eurovent 1 1 7h a gt Product Code mezh Pa Im kW ikom E ko w mm h mm c mm 6 mm ADH 400 K 630048 41500 2540 1800 15 031 38 52 750 736 651 35 940 16 45 0670872004 the button with the label TO SELECT opens a new window used to add the higlighted fan together with any required accessory to a purchase list which may be loaded into a standardised request of offer to be sent to a Nicotra sales department agent or representative 29 Fan Selection poe Selected To Select Type ADH 400 K E Type Quantity _S NOTE Clicking on rosii 2 iventifies a special customised product Done ADH 400 K selected Accessories E Type Quantity 5 H o Inlet guard Outlet flange or counterflan 1 Outlet flexible connection 1 a In the text box you can see the name of the fan currently highlighted in the product tree the first step is to select the fan clicking on the upper button highlighted in red The name of the fan will appear in the first column of the upper table th
42. ning occasionally not for fans running with frequent start and stop cycles these are MORE stressing on the bearings than a continuously running fan Fans with a drive design life much shorter than the proposed values would easily be too much prone to failure in case of any installation or maintenance error or mistake Sometimes the motor bearings have a shorter life than those of the fan side Some motors may be ordered with stronger roller bearings instead of the standard ball bearings on the drive side to provide a longer life under the heavy radial load applied by a belt drive Please note that the calculated life is just a theorerical estimate of the fatigue life of the metal components of the bearings Grease contamination improper installation transport or 26 maintenance or the use under unexpected loads or vibrations may considerably reduce the real life of the bearings The life of the grease inside the bearings particularly for heavy duty applications may be considerably shorter than the life of the metal parts thease bearings require periodic re lubrication Consult the Nicotra Fan Installation and Maintenance Manual for guidance on these subjects The second parameter which must be checked when evaluating alternative drives is the actual fan speed using standardised pulley diameters the choice of fan speed is restricted to finite speed steps The actual fan speed may differ more or less from that required to achieve t
43. nsert the new Density value changing the unit first and then the value as usual The last step is to choose if you are calculating fan performance for a Ducted Outlet Installation category B or Free Outlet installation Installation category A selecting the appropriate option 33 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 2 1 0 30 January 2003 lolx File Open SetUp Help FAN SELECTION Fan Ranges Peas aioe Units Air Density AT S Volume Flow f Auto AT SC Y F Reduction i Temperature AT TIC Altitude AT G2L Pressure Eoo Pa Density AT 5C2 Static C Total Fa b a Nim AT G2C Power Correction fis Ducted Outlet AT G2C C2 Automatic C Custom in wo DETAILS AT GIC AT G3C C2 Motor Efficiency 85 FanType Totef Stef Powerin Speed Vel Lws sre ie k rpm mis dBA kW Mm s ADH G2L ADH G2R ADH G2K ADH G2K2 RDH L RDH R RDH K DNH K1 16 06 04 02 03 4 Once you click the Selection button the selection program fills the grid with all the fans in the selected group of ranges and versions matching your query 18 34 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 2 1 0 30 January 2003 lolx File Open SetUp Help FAN SELECTION Input Dat Fan Ranges eae Units Air Density 7 Volume Flow 10000 mh Auto VF Reduction fo meh Temperature Altitude Pressure f500 Pa z Density Static C Total Power Correction E Ducted Outl
44. o be connected to the fan with a coupling instead of a belt drive or motors for direct driven single inlet fans including plug fans plenum fans and having their speed controlled using a Variable Frequency Drive Inverter Drive must be selected with a different procedure Consult the specific manual entitled Selection of direct driven frequency controlled fans for guidance on this process 1 The Motor Efficiency value is the cumulative efficiency of the electric motor and coupling belt drive given as a percentage or the ratio between the useful mechanical power delivered to the fan shaft and the electrical power absorbed by the motor from the electrical line It is given as a percentage If required the default value of 85 may be changed to a more specific value This Motor Efficiency is used to calculate the Specific Fan Power SFP value The SFP is the expected electrical power consumption for each unit of volume flow or the electrical power consumption divided by volume flow rate The air density may be provided in Auto or Fixed modes With the Auto mode selected you can change the units and values for both the Temperature and the Altitude changing the unit first and then the value and a new Density value will be calculated by Ventil in this mode you don t have direct access to its value If you choose the Fixed mode you have access to the Density value but not any longer to Temperature and Altitude You can directly i
45. on 3 1 2 April 16 2005 At the end of this step which may last a few minutes the program will show the User License text 7 B eula b4 Blocco note of x File Modifica Cerca Ventil Copyright 1999 by Nicotra S p A LICENSE AGREEMENT Carefully read the following terms and conditions before using this software Unless you have a different license agreement signed by Nicotra p A your use of this software indicates your acceptance of this license agreement and warranty FreeWare Version This software is supplied Free of Charge under the following conditions It s conceived to be used by a customer to identify select and order products within the covered Nicotra product scope and to evaluate product performance within the same scope Any use of this software different from those described here above is strictly prohibited as is its sale resale or rental any unauthorised modification or alteration of its structure or contents and also any reverse engineering activity Although supplied free of charge to the customer it remains property of Nicotra S p A THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE SUPPLIED AS IS AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED After closing the window above you will be asked to select a language 8 pa Language Selection ti Deutsch goseessesoceseessosesssssog o e Espa ol Fran ais Italiano rog ra m Wi
46. on of the performance diagrams selecting either static or total pressure and linear or logarithmic scales 63 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 3 0 1 July 16 2004 a l loj x Fle Open Set Up Help Total Pressure Static Pressure FO is 270872004 7 These options are set up at the time of the first start up according to the type of units selected When the user selects metric units the diagram default is set to total pressure and logarithmic scales When the user selects U S costumary units the default options are set to static pressure and linear scales These defaults can be changed at any time through this menu option Subsets the Subsets command opens a submenu used to change the subset of products to be shown in the Catalogue and Selection windows 64 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 3 0 1 July 16 2004 A Selection for Europe Middle East and Africa Markets Selection for the U S Market Selection for the Asia Pacific Rim Market v all fans 12 13 24 08 2004 h This is used to reduce the scope of the program to a more manageable size by hiding products which may not be normally available on specific markets A final option All products shows the complete program scope 36 3 4 The Help menu 65 E isa 04 02 03 E The Help menu shows only one item about Ventil When you click on this item a new window will open on the screen showing three buttons License Arch data and OK
47. ot options Using the Plot option of the Set up menu item you can modify your default settings Using the St Press Tot Press button you can override defaults and toggle between static pressure and total pressure for each individual diagram If the button shows the St Press label the diagram shows total pressure values and pressing the button will be redrawn to show static pressure The button label will change into Tot Press Copy the Copy button is used to copy the performance diagram to the Clipboard Print the Print button opens the same window opened by the Print button of the Drawing window refer to page 11 of this manual for its description Exit the Exit button closes the current window 14 3 2 1 4 The button TO SELECT 28 fs NICOTRA Ventil Ver 3 0 1 July 16 2004 File Open Set Up Help High performance double inlet centrifugal fans with forward curved blades Volume flow from 200 m3 h to 140 000 m3 h Total pressure up to 2 000 Pa A L AMCA Licensed for Air H A R AMCA Licensed for Ail o aA K AMCA Licensed for Air i Le ADH 200 K AMCA Li eo ADH 225 K AMCA Li i ADH 250 K AMCA Li A ADH 280 K AMCA Li amp ADH 315 K AMCA Li so ADH 355 K AMCA Li meee ADH 400 K AMCA Li ADH 450 K AMCA Li LI ADH 500 K AMCA Li ADH 560 K AMCALI VERSIONA SSS a ales to Version supported on strong rectangular side fram de of hot rolled steel sectio Pa ersion s ed on strong recta
48. ovided it is written with latin characters To enable this option you must copy into the same directory of the executable file Ventil exe a special nic_lang ini file containing a full translation of all the strings which the software needs to work correctly 34 Units the Units command opens a new window where the user can select either Metric or Imperial units A check box which is normally selected extends the change to all the units including those selectable thruogh individual pull down menus in the selection window providing a way to reset all the units to a coherent default with a single action Deselecting this check box will change only those units which cannot be modified individually like in older versions of Ventil The selected units will be saved at program shut down and re called at the following start up 61 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 3 0 1 July 16 2004 iol x File Open Set Up Help Default Units Metric units C Imperial units V Allunits 16 48 24 08 2004 4 User the User command opens a window where the user can register his her name and address or User Data This information will be used by default in the printout headings 62 Company User Name Address Town State Country ZI The fields in this window may be left empty The software will work anyway 35 Plot the Plot command opens a new window used to change the default configurati
49. ow the fan drawing with dimensional data 47 fs FAN TYPE ADH 400 K Working Point Data Static Pressure Velocity Pressure Total Pressure Motor Power Volume Flow Air Velocity FanSpeed Total EFFICIENCY Static Efficiency Fan Power Specific Fan Power Ptot Pa Operational Limits Max Power Max Fan Speed Min Temperature Max Temperature 15 1800 20 100 ouiet Inlet 79 7 82 2 Sound Power Level Outlet 87 2 dB 81 9 dBA nia 86 8 del 81 8 dBA Belt Type Freq 63 125 250 500 1000 2000 4000 8000 Hz Motor Poles 80 4 82 8 77 4 79 2 75 6 75 1 71 4 66 6 Belt Selection 30 a 9 75 6 75 1 71 4 66 6 wai a x Linear St Press i Curves rcorscesievizciszce tica cenzzcezzicrseetioni Performance shown is for installation type B Free inlet Ducted outlet AMCA Licensed for Air Performance Power kW or BHP excludes drives SPA Max RPM Change 50 rpm a x Centre Distance jo mm 50 i Hz h Standard Custom 40000 Motor Frequency Bearings Life Fan Dimensional Data ADH 400 K 48 A B C E F G H L M P Q R S v K X1 X2 X3 613 736 507 50 432 290 651 587 750 547 0 38 5 40 82 355 355 0 x4 t tl wW z LE UxS All dimensions in mm 0 10 8 50 d 38 35 198 Copy Data Copy Drawing
50. py 0 When a Licensed product is selected the right side of the current window shows the AMCA Seal and the required qualifying statement On the right bottom side of the current window you can see five buttons highlighted in yellow starting from the top the first button is identified either by the Linear or by the Bilog label the second is identified either by the St Press or by the Tot Press label the others are Copy Print and Exit Linear Bilog button the layout of the performance diagram depends on the plot options At the time of the first start up these options are set according to the selected system of units if you choose Metric units the diagram default is set to Logarithmic scales and Total pressure if you choose U S customary units the diagram default is set to Linear scales and Static pressure Using the Plot option in the Set up menu item you can always change the dafult setting for diagram scales either linear or logarithmic Using the Linear Bilog button in the diagram window you can temporarily toggle the scaling mode used for each diagram If the button shows the Linear label the diagram is drawn using logarithmic scales and pressing the button the diagram scales will change to linear The button label will then change to Bilog Pressing again this button will reverse the change St Press Tot Press button the default value of the pressure shown on the performance diagram depends again on the pl
51. r of accessories you need 3 2 2 The Selection Window Selection the Selection command opens a new window where the user may calculate and compare the performance of different fans when providing a specified duty 31 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 2 1 0 30 January 2003 File Open SetUp Help FAN SELECTION Fan Ranges n i Air Density Volume Flow 10000 3 Auto V F Reduction Temperature Altitude Density Pressure Static C T Power Correction fis DA Ducted Outlet Free Outlet Automatic Custom Motor Efficiency DETAILS SELECTION __ FanType __ FanType Totes Eff Stef Eff Power In In _Speed Vel iws SFP e m s kwim a ADH G2K2 RDH L RDH R RDH K DNH K1 16 04 04 02 03 Inside this window you can recognise three different areas the yellow highlighted one is a list of the available fan ranges and versions the red highlighted section contains all the parameters required to define the operating point of the fan and the environmental data while the blue highlighted one is a grid where Ventil will write the list of all the fans within the selected fan ranges which may provide the specified performance 16 The first step during a selection is to choose one or more fan ranges among those available clicking on them with the left button of your mouse For example you can select ADH L ADH R and ADH K Next you have to define the operating point in whic
52. rding to the units selected if you choose Metric units the diagram default is set to logarithmic scales and total pressure if you choose U S customary units the diagram default is set to linear scales and static pressure Using the Plot option of the Set up menu item you can always change the dafult setting for diagram scales linear or logarithmic and type of pressure Using the Linear Bilog button in the diagram window you can temporarily toggle the scaling mode used for each individual diagram If the button shows the Linear label the diagram is presently drawn using logarithmic scales and pressing the button the diagram scales will change to linear The button label will then change to Bilog Pressing again this button will revert the change St Press Tot Press button the default value of the pressure used to draw the performance diagram depends again on the plot options either set up at installation time or modified using the Plot option of the Set up menu item Using the St Press Tot Press button you can toggle between static pressure and total pressure for each individual diagram If the button shows the St Press label the diagram is showing total pressure values and pressing the button may be redrawn showing static pressure The button label will change into Tot Press 22 3 2 3 4 Constant Speed curves Curves the Curves button opens a new window 45 fs Performance Curves
53. rive service factor may have to be changed either because of a specific design requirement or because the fan must be selected for frequent start and stop operation In this case the drive service factor should be increased from the standard 1 3 to 1 6 at least Please note that frequent start and stop cycles may also overstress the fan itself In such a case contact Nicotra to check whether the fatigue life of the fan under the proposed start and stop cycles may still be acceptable The actual life of the motor bearings may change according to the motor design from each manufacturer or when heavy duty optional roller bearings are mounted on the motor To achieve a more reliable life calculation of the motor bearings insert the combination of reference radial load and corresponding bearing life provided by the motor manufacturer in the fields for Nominal Radial Load and Nominal Motor Bearing Life and select the proper type of rolling elements either balls or rollers before proceeding further If data from a previous Standard selection was not previously saved the Custom button will open the same window but with all the fields empty Enter all the required data and then press the OK button to start The selection program will look for all the belt drives satisfying your request and will show them as a list of alternative belt drives like in a standard drive selection 42 Belt Selection FAN TYPE ADH
54. ry in most applications Other appropriately engineered choices may still work effectively anyway 25 The Bearings Life figure is the desired design life of the bearings Lion mechanical design life to 10 of failures in hours of operation Drives providing a calculated life much shorter than the specified value will be discarded from the table of results A default value of 40000 h is set but may be modified if required The only other input parameter is the maximum allowed difference between the desired fan speed and that achievable with the acceptable drives A 50 rpm margin is set but sometimes this may be too small when selecting drives for very fast fans 8000 rom and above If the calculation should not provide any result try increasing this value e g to 300 rpm When you have configured all the parameters you can click either the Standard button or the Custom button At the first attempt to calculate a suitable drive the use of the Standard procedure is recommended If you click the Standard button Ventil will look for all the standard belt drives satisfying your requirements and the result of your query will be shown into the following window a list of alternative drive designs is provided in the grid at the bottom of the window 37 Belt Selection FAN TYPE ADH 400 K Belt Details 125 200 x 1 SPA Belt Type SPA Bel Speed 93 mis Static Shaft Load Belt Number 1 Design Power 3 9 KW Static Belt Tension
55. stallation with orientation 0 90 180 ud deog AEN pini stall or 270 as defined in Eurovent 1 1 o A AZBTz 06 08 2004 21 10 NICOTRA Ventil Ver 3 0 1 July 16 2004 File Open Set Up Help Fans Catalog ad NICOTRA Fans MAT ij ADH E L AMCA Licensed for Air i ee pipi ea K AMCA Licensed for Air 3 ADH 200 K AMCA Li ADH 225 K AMCA Li i ADH 250 K AMCA Li i ADH 280 K AMCA Li E ADH 315 K AMCA Li ADH 355 K AMCA Li mere ADH 400 K AMCA Li i ADH 450 K AMCA Li 8 ADH 500 K AMCA Li i ADH 560 K AMCA Li oi ADH 630 K AMCA Li ADH 710 K AMCA Li 8 ADH 800 K AMCA Li i ADH 900 K AMCA Li _ ADH 1000 K AMCA Ly High performance double inlet centrifugal fans with forward curved blades volume flow from 200 m3 h to 140 000 m3 h Total pressure up to 2 000 Pa nan Drawing Graph TO SELECT ea NICOTRA Version supported on strong rectangular side frames made of hot rolled steel sections fixed on the scroll sides with screws available from the size 200 up to the size 1000 Ball bearings on castiron pillow blacks with grease points The standard fan can be freely rotated to allow installation with orientation 0 90 180 VERSION ADH K or 270 as defined in Eurovent 1 1 Product Code m h Pa rpm kgm kg w mm h mm d mm s mm ADH 400K 630048 41500 2540 1800 4 0 31 52 50 36 651 35 940
56. tories Ltd UK JY 257 CV Fantasytown Black Lake Road 24 Tel 44 395 285 Fax 41 456 789 E mail mlamb fantasy com Special Products 26 07 2005 Modify Sender Double layer Epoxy Paint coating stainless steel shaft and bolts This window can be split into three areas named Receiver and Sender Prescription and Requested Products The upper left area Receiver and Sender contains the name and address of the Sender and the address of the nearest Nicotra Sales Department this may be selected in the list of Nicotra subsidiaries available inside the Receiver combo box In the lower text box you can see Sender data this contains by default the same data entered in the User Data window If nothing was inserted in this window the text box will be left empty To enter or modify the Sender name and address click on the Modify Sender button to open the following window 30 52 Company User Name Address Fill in or update the appropriate fields and click the OK button to confirm Back in the Offer Request window the left side of the Prescription field shows four common out of standard requirements you can select one or more items between the available options specify labeling of each product with a serial number ask for any special accompanying documents to be detailed in the Notes for field ask for a customised packaging or for accompanying test results Please confirm the existence of an
57. y additional document attachments which may be part of the specifications selecting the Yes option on the right side of the Prescription field In the bottom left side of the window there are three buttons Load data Modify and Print To prepare a request of offer the form must be filled up with the list of the products identified and selected through the Catalogue window and the TO SELECT button in the catalogue as described on page 14 54 fs NICOTRA Ventil Ver 3 0 1 July 16 2004 20 x F G U R A 4 File Open Setup Help Fans Catalog Product Range Product Description RANGE ADH fag NICOTRA Fans High performance double inlet centrifugal fans with forward curved blades fa AT Volume flow from 200 m3 h to 140 000 m3 h ADH Total pressure up to 2 000 Pa EI L AMCA Licensed for Air e eee H A R AMCA Licensed for Ail K AMCA Licensed for Air amp ADH 200 K AMCA Li ADH 225 K AMCA Li eo ADH 250 K AMCA Li ADH 280 K AMCA Li amp ADH 315 K AMCA Li i ADH 355 K AMCA Li ee ADH 400 K AMCA Li 6 ADH 450 K AMCA Li amp ADH 500 K AMCA Li ADH 560 K AMCA Li VERSION ADH K nn vii peri Version supported on st ctangular side f de of hot rolled steel sectio on ersion s ed on strong rectan r side frames ma ot rolled steel sections z pes i AA z fixed on the scrol sides E o a evellable from the size 200 up to the size 1000 ni Ball bearings on castiron pillow blacks with gre
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