Features
VICUS DISTRICTS offers all the tools for professional planning and simulation of heating networks.
Easy and Fast Heat Network Planning
With VICUS DISTRICTS you create network plans quickly and intuitively – from GIS import to finished network plan.
- Import network routes from GIS data or draw intuitively
- Select pipe types from comprehensive manufacturer database
- Automatic pipe dimensioning considering simultaneity factors
- Bill of materials incl. fittings and detailed result visualization
- Automatically set geodetic heights with integrated terrain model
- Generate finished 2-pipe network plan in DXF format
Pressure Loss Calculation and Pump Sizing
Precise hydraulic calculations for optimal network design. From pressure loss calculation to pump selection.
- Steady-state pressure loss calculation considering transfer stations and fittings
- Quick identification of the critical point and visualization of pressure profile
- Easy pump sizing (central and decentral) with manufacturer database connection
- Export results in GIS or DXF plan
Low-Temperature Networks / Anergy Networks
VICUS DISTRICTS supports innovative network concepts such as low-temperature heating and anergy networks with detailed ground model.
- Heat loss and gain calculation with detailed finite-volume ground model
- Flexible dimensioning with heat pumps, decentral circulation pumps and multiple supply sources
- Simulation of ground source probes and ground collectors as network sources
- Comparison of passive and active low-temperature networks
Thermo-Hydraulic Simulation
The dynamic annual simulation provides precise results for temperatures, mass flows and heat losses over time.
- Calculate district heating networks with many decentral generators dynamically or steady-state
- Model meshed networks and pump controls
- Create individual plants for generators and consumers via modular component catalog
- Flexible adaptation of predefined profiles for heating and hot water demand
- Thermo-hydraulic annual simulation for calculating heat losses and electricity demands
See for yourself
Test all features free for 30 days with no obligation.