CHEMCALC

System Selections

On this screen you get to choose which of the three systems:

• Open – Typically this refers to the cooling tower where the system is subject to both blowdown and biological activity
• Closed – Typically this refers to the closed side of the hot water heating system or the closed side of the cooling system.
• Steam – Typically this refers to the water side of the boiler where the actual steam is being generated.

Open / Save Data Files and Clear All Data

• Open Saved File – Open the Saved data and calculations from a previous session. Use this feature if you wish to save your time by not having to re-enter data.
• Clear All Data – Clears the data from current session and allows you to start with a clean slate.
• Save Data File – Allows you to save the current session in a data file to be restored at a later time. This allows you to save multiple data sessions for either multiple scenarios or for multiple buildings.

Open System

Blowdown

In this tab you calculate the Total Water Loss Through Blowdown. To arrive at this calculation you enter the USGPM of the condenser pump, the cycles of concentration, the condenser water temp (in and out). The temperature must be entered in degree F. for the calculations to work properly.

The Operating Cycle refers to the number of hours, days and weeks that the system is operating.

There are three buttons:

• Add to Total – this adds the current data to the table at the bottom of the screen and includes this data in the calculation of blowdown. Unless the data is added to the table it is not included in a calculation.
• Clear Last Entry – this removes the last entry from the table and from the blowdown calculation.
• Clear All Entries – this button clears the table and blowdown calculation.

The Facility field at the bottom of the screen is to reference the calculation is constant for all the tabs in the Open System module.

Closed System

System Volume

If you have a series of Pipes or Reservoirs and you want to know the total volume, then you enter the information here.

• To calculate the volume, you enter the information in the appropriate fields one pipe at a time. You select either the metric or imperial system on each entry. Note the resulting value is always in Litres.
• To add an entry to the calculation, fill in the data, then press Add Last Entry to Total button.
• To clear the last entry, press the Clear Last Entry button.
• To start your calculation over, press the Clear All Entries button.

Steam Boiler

Steam Production

This screen is used to calculate the amount of steam produced by your boiler given a set of parameters.

• Boiler Name – for reporting purposes only. Can use multiple boiler names in the same calculations.
• Horsepower – the stated horsepower of your boiler.
• Steam Pressure – the amount of pressure that you operate your boiler on, PSI.
• Feed water Temperature – the temperature of your feed water, F^o.
• Boiler Utilization – the estimated percentage of maximum HP that you are using.
• Clear All Entries – deletes all contents of the table, and starts again.
• Clear Last Entry – deletes the last entry that was entered into the table.
• Add to Total – adds the current information into the table.
• Total Steam Production (Kg/Period) – the total steam production, given the parameters as presented in the table. Uses an accepted mathematical equation to arrive at the result.

Cost Calculation

The Cost Calculation screen takes all the information from other Steam Boiler screens and automatically inserts them into this table.

• The Total Costs check box in the upper right hand corner refers to whether you want to display the costs from only this module or from all modules (Open, Closed and Steam).
• The Clear Current Entry allows you to delete an entry. All you have to do is place your cursor in the row that you want deleted.
• The Add to Total button allows you to add a product to the cost grid for which you have not made a calculation for in the calculation pages.
• The Add/Edit Prices allows you to maintain a record of your prices and change them should the situation warrant a price change.
• The cost that is displayed is the predicted actual consumption multiplies by the cost per unit of the product. It should be noted that the cost calculation does not account for packaging size but rather only predicted consumption. To calculate your predicted expenditures use the purchase order option, which accounts for packaging sizes.
• The Purchase Order button takes you to the Purchase Order module.

Purchase Order

Header Details

On this screen you have the option of entering the information in the Purchase Order Header Details. This information is printed on the Purchase Order report. The purchase order is addressed to IPAC Chemicals Ltd.

OPUS ll

Data Analysis Software for the Water Treatment Industry

Designed and developed by IPAC Chemicals Ltd.

It is difficult to properly operate and monitor industrial steam boilers, cooling towers and HVAC equipment for both long-term viability and short-term efficiency. You are asked to minimize the daily costs without jeopardizing or shortening the service life of your boiler or chiller. Capturing and presenting information to reconcile these divergent goals is what OPUS ll is all about.

OPUS ll was designed as a tool to assist you to manage your information, to display subtle long-term trends and to perform comparative analysis to establish correlations. It provides a way for you to clearly present data, to help you make informed resource allocation decisions.

Designed and developed by IPAC Chemicals using the very latest programming tools, OPUS ll is a user-friendly Windows based application. Comprised of over 40 different screens, including Data Entry (both manual and electronic), Graph Wizards, Global Setup, Device Setup, and Scheduler, OPUS ll is both flexible and easy to use, yet designed to minimize the potential for operator error.

You can easily enter your test results, then print one or two axis graphs and reports. The graphing functions use proprietary date and data compression techniques specifically designed for the Water Treatment business. The Scheduled Events report (by building, technician, device or date range) will prove invaluable for staying on top of your work.

Developed by the water treatment specialist at IPAC Chemicals Ltd the software will be an important component of your resource management program. For more information contact IPAC Chemicals or talk to your IPAC service representative.

Features
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Comprised of seven integrated modules, with over 40 screens, OPUS ll is highly user configurable, and capable of reporting all captured information in both graph and report format. Other features include:

Data Entry Screens - specific screens for each of: chemical tests, product usage, filters, bioanalysis, corrosion coupons, and water usage.

Graphs and Reports - one, two axis graphs of all fields.

Passwords - to maintain the security and control of the program and set-up.

E-Notes - leave private messages for other people on the system.

Scheduler - schedule any and all events for specific technicians for specific devices. Fully user definable.

Multi device - designed to manage multiple locations, multiple buildings and multiple devices at each location.

Operating Systems - Win95 (native), Windows 3.1x, Windows NT. Minimum system requirements 486 class machine 16 Megs ram, 20 megabytes HD.