Conventions
User
instructions are indented and marked with the 
arrow; important passages begin with
the 
symbol.
The symbols
found on the FluidSIM toolbar are represented in this manual with
the appropriate icon; menu entries are shown framed; function keys are
represented with their appropriate key symbol. For example
is the icon used to
start a simulation; File- Open... indicates the
“Open...” entry under the
“File” menu; F9 stands for
function key “9”.
In this manual the term “clicking” with a mouse means using the left mouse button. It is explicitly stated when the right button is to be used.
Values for quantities calculated and displayed in FluidSIM are expressed in the following units:
Quantities in FluidSIM
|
Quantity |
Unit of measure |
|
Pressure (p) |
bar, MPa, psi |
|
Flow (q) |
l/min, gal/min |
|
Velocity (v) |
m/s |
|
Force (F) |
N, kN |
|
Opening level (%) |
- |
|
Voltage (U) |
V |
|
Current (I) |
A |