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 (shape, geoJSON, geoPackage) or draw intuitively
- Select pipe types from comprehensive manufacturer database
- Automatic pipe dimensioning considering simultaneity factors
- Automatically set geodetic heights with integrated terrain model
Hydraulic Calculation and Analysis
Precise hydraulic calculations for optimal network design.
- Steady-state hydraulic calculation of large district heating networks with meshes and multiple energy centres
- Consideration of pressure losses from transfer stations and fittings
- Quick identification of the critical point and visualization of the pressure profile
- Export results to GIS systems or directly as a network plan (PDF, PNG)
Sizing of Pumps and Heat Generators
Select circulation pumps from the manufacturer catalog and simulate heat generators.
- Easy pump sizing (central and decentral) with manufacturer database connection
- Simulation with flexible pump controls (e.g. critical-point control)
- Determination of peak loads and heat demands through dynamic simulation
Practical Planning Documents
Automatic generation of detailed CAD network plans and bills of materials.
- Flexible bills of materials for pipes and fittings with grouping options
- Ready-to-deliver 2-pipe network plans with dimensions and result labels
- Display and export pressure and temperature profiles in colour across the network
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.
- Realistic dynamic simulation of the network over a weekly or annual period
- Model meshed networks and detailed pump controls
- Create individual plants for generators and consumers via modular component catalog
- Flexible adaptation of predefined profiles for heating and hot water demand
- Determination of heat losses and energy demands
See for yourself
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