Blowpipe for Windows PC Computers

Revision History:
2.86
  • Enlarged drawing sheets added.
  • Sheet notes added (double-click on list of sheets).
  • Miscellaneous minor revisions.
2.85
  • Modifications for compatibility with Vista OS security requirements.
  • Registration is now per User, not per Machine.
  • Registration can now completed by Users without administrator privileges.
  • For Vista OS, user data files, eg pipes and fittings, are now per User, not per Machine.
2.83
  • Annotations can now be relocated. Unfilled circles added
  • Section free ends can now be adjusted.
2.82
  • Menu link to online tutorials added.
2.81
  • For system files, report on pipework automatic sizing added.
2.80
  • Distribution files modified for installation on 64-bit operating systems.
  • Fluid density display corrected for motor sizing using imperial units.
  • Minor display changes.
2.72
  • User-defined fittings now saved in all circumstances.
2.71
  • Minor display changes.
2.70a
  • Bug in Grid Edit resolved (affects v2.70 only).
2.70
  • Recompiled for .NET version 2.0.
    No other changes in this revision
    Requires .NET version 2.0 to be installed
2.62
  • Minor display modifications.
  • Revised example file.
2.61
  • Pipe (pump) sections can be set-up as run, run/standby sections etc.
  • Fitting loss output added to individual pipe data calculation.
  • Freeform calculations added.
  • Concrete, cement materials, etc, added to user-defined pipe materials.
  • Large size UK and US spec steel pipes added.
  • 125mm/5in US spec steel pipes added.
  • Minor display changes.
2.60
  • Heat transfer and weight added to system files calculations.
  • Heat transfer added to index file calculations.
  • Changes to input and output displays.
2.59a
  • Summary calculation data display amended for certain automatic fitting types (does not affect detailed fitting data or printed output).
  • Printout of corrections for system condition amended.
2.59
  • Undo/redo added for system files (10 levels).
  • Intermittent error when calculating system head corrected (forthcoming heat loss calculations temporarily disabled).
2.58
  • For system files, intermittent error when adding section flowrate and fitting data has been eliminated.
2.57
  • Editing the system data no longer resets the file type (affects v2.56 only).
2.56
  • Pipe weight calculations tool added (not yet integrated into system calculations).
  • Pipe heat transfer calculations tool added (not yet integrated into system calculations).
  • Pipe expansion calculations tool added.
  • Error when cancelling section editing corrected (system files only).
2.55
  • Revisions to display of pipe and section lists.
  • Display of section equivalent length subtotals corrected.
  • Program no longer crashes after copying sections (index files only).
2.54
  • A warning is now given if the Arial Narrow font is not installed on the PC, instead of crashing.
2.53
  • Pipe lengths can be entered to 1, 2 or 3 decimal place accuracy (select via Options menu).
2.52
  • Bug when deleting and replacing an existing graphical section corrected.
2.51
  • Automatic application of reducers/enlargers amended.
  • Minor amendments.
2.50
  • Analysis of complete systems added, using graphical interface.
  • User-defined pipes can now be added to the inbuilt pipe data.
  • User-defined fittings can now be defined in terms of equivalent length.
  • Sizing guide options increased.