Patent ID: 6567772
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A processing system for dynamic analysis of hydraulic performance in a computerized fire sprinkler system model to aid sprinkler designers in auto-peaking the system when at least one of the elements are in a flowing hydraulic state comprising:(a) storing in a first memory means a drawing view of a fire sprinkler system, the drawing comprised of a plurality of changeable interengageable system elements, representational of an actual construction, for selective assembly together, the elements having distinctive dimensional and operational properties including an open, closed or automatic flow; (b) providing a remote area boundary means for dynamic movement through the view, the remote area in operative connection with the automatic property, (c) finding any one of the elements having an open-flow property; (d) locating the boundary in the view; (e) finding any one of the elements within the boundary having an automatic flow property; (f) calculating a hydraulic result for at least one element using the open or automatic property or both; and (g) displaying the hydraulic result for dynamic system analysis to determine an optimum location for the remote area in the drawing.