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The Calculators

The calculations engineers redo in scratch spreadsheets every week — pumps, ducts, cables, storage, traffic — live in the workspace, each showing the formula it used and the assumptions it made.

A calculation you can defend

Pump power at 250 m³/h and 38 m: hydraulic 25.89 kW, shaft 33.19 kW, suggested motor 37 kW — with the formula printed under the result and the engineering note that matters. Copy the result, or let the Assistant use it inside a report.

Formula printed with every result
Assumptions and defaults visible, editable
Copy as text, or use directly in AI-written documents
A calculation you can defend
Results, not just numbers
The result card: values, formula, engineering note.

Results, not just numbers

Suggested motor ratings, warnings when a value crosses a limit, gauges against thresholds — the calculators answer the next question, not just the arithmetic.

Limit checks colour the verdict
Favourites and recent calculators one click away
Every capability, declared

The complete list.

All thirty-five, by discipline — with their main inputs.

Hydraulics · 8

Pump powerFlow (m³/h), Head (m), Efficiency (0-1), Density (kg/m³)
Pipe head loss (Hazen-Williams)Flow (m³/h), Diameter (mm), Length (m), C factor
Pipe size by velocityFlow (m³/h), Velocity limit (m/s)
Pump affinity lawsFlow at N₁ (m³/h), Head at N₁ (m), Power at N₁ (kW), Speed ratio N₂/N₁
Surge pressure (Joukowsky)ΔV (m/s), Wave speed (m/s), Density (kg/m³)
NPSH marginNPSHa (m), NPSHr (m)
Booster pump headFloors served, Floor height (m), Residual head (m), Friction allowance (%)
Manning open-channel flowManning n, Hydraulic radius (m), Slope (m/m), Flow area (m²) — optional

HVAC · 8

Cooling load (area method)Area (m²), Density (W/m²)
Chilled water flowLoad (kW), ΔT (°C)
Condenser water flowCooling load (kW), Chiller COP, ΔT (°C)
Duct sizeAirflow (L/s), Velocity (m/s)
Supply airflowSensible load (kW), ΔT (°C)
Outdoor air (ASHRAE 62.1)People, Area (m²), Rp (L/s·person), Ra (L/s·m²)…
Fan powerAirflow (L/s), Static pressure (Pa), Efficiency (0-1)
Expansion tank (closed loop)System volume (L), Fill temp (°C), Max temp (°C), Precharge (bar g)…

Electrical · 8

Building electrical loadArea (m²), Density (VA/m²), Diversity (0-1), Power factor
Lighting fixture countArea (m²), Target lux, Lumens per fixture, Utilisation factor…
Motor full-load currentMotor power (kW), Voltage (V), Power factor, Efficiency (0-1)…
Cable voltage dropCurrent (A), Route length (m), mV/A/m (from cable table), Line voltage (V)
Cable size (ampacity + VD)Design current (A), Route length (m), Line voltage (V), Max voltage drop (%)…
Transformer sizingDemand (kVA), Future allowance (%), Max loading (%)
Genset sizingDemand (kVA), Future allowance (%), Step-load margin (%)
UPS battery sizingLoad (kW), Runtime (min), Inverter efficiency, DC bus (V)…

Plumbing · 2

Water demand (Hunter curve)Total fixture units (WSFU), System (flush_tank / flush_valve)
Domestic hot water storageOccupants, Hot water (L/person·day), Peak-period fraction, Recovery time (h)…

Fire · 1

Sprinkler demand & storageDesign area (m²), Density (mm/min), Hose allowance (L/min), Duration (min)

Drainage · 1

Storm drainage (rational method)Runoff coefficient C, Rain intensity (mm/h), Catchment area (m²), Pipe slope (m/m)…

Process · 3

Detention / retention timeVolume (m³), Flow (m³/h)
RO recovery balanceFeed flow (m³/h), Recovery (%)
Storage tank sizeDaily demand (m³), Storage (days)

Structural · 1

Tank flotation checkBase area (m²), Submerged height (m), Structure weight (kN), Anchorage (kN)

Vertical transport · 1

Lift traffic checkBuilding population, Car capacity (persons), Round-trip time (s), Number of cars…

Project controls · 1

Earned value (EVM)Planned value (PV), Earned value (EV), Actual cost (AC), Budget at completion (BAC)

Utilities · 1

Unit converterValue, Conversion (e.g. psi_to_bar)
Against the field — calculations
35 verified calculators inside the project workspace
A folder of personal spreadsheets nobody dares audit
Formula and assumptions printed with the result
A cell with =0.746*B4/0.7 and a prayer
The Assistant uses the same calculators in written deliverables
Numbers retyped from Excel into Word, drifting

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