Tech Arsenal 1/Tech Arsenal (Arsenal Computer).ISO/tek-04/pipeq.zip/PIPEQ.TXT

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                    PIPEQ.EXE by M & B Software

    This is a simple Windows program to calculate the flow velocity and
    flow rate or "Q" (CFS) in pipes.  The program will make a chart inside
    of a window, where the information can be marked and copied to the
    clipboard for use in other applications.  At the same time that the
    information is being written to the screen, it can be written to a
    ASCII text file, so that it is saved permanently to disk.

    An easy way to install the program is to pick the window you want to
    put the program in, and "drag" the window to the bottom of the screen.
    Now, when you open the File Manager, part of the window will still be
    visable at the bottom of your screen.  Use the File Manager to display
    the subdirectory where you have copied PIPEQ.EXE.  The file will have a
    small icon just to the left of the name.  Place the cursor on that
    icon, and hold the left mouse button down.  You will be able to "pick
    up" the icon.  As long as you hold down the mouse button, you will find
    that you can drag the icon anywhere on the screen.  Drag it into the
    window where you want it, and release the mouse button.  The default
    icon is rather plain, so we have included an icon, that you can add
    to the screen, if you want to.  It is called PIPEQ.ICO.  To install
    the icon, click once on the old, ugle icon, to make it the current
    file in the window.  When you do this, the name below the icon will
    be highlighted.  Now, you can select "File" from the top menu bar,
    and then the "Properties..." option.  At this point, a new window will
    pop up, with some information, and four buttons.  The top line in the
    box is the "Description", which will be "Pipeq", if you dragged the
    file into the window, as we suggested.  This is what appears below the
    icon, in your window, and you can change this to "Pipe Q Calculator",
    or anything else that you want.  The next line is the path/filename
    of the PIPEQ.EXE file, which Windows figured out when you dragged the
    icon around.  Don't change this.  To change the icon, you want the
    button on the far right, named, oddly enough, "Change Icon".  When you
    click on this guy, you get yet another window, showing the current
    icon, and some other things.  The top line in the window is titled,
    "File name:".  Here, you will see the path/filename of the PIPEQ.EXE
    file where the ugly icon is stored.  This entry has nothing to do with
    the operation of the program, it just tells where to look for the icon.
    We'll assume you copied the program and the icon into the same
    directory.  If you did not, you are now on your own.  If you did, leave
    the drive and path the same, but change the file name from PIPEQ.EXE to
    PIPEQ.ICO.  Now, click on the "OK" button, and you'll go back to the
    first small window.  Just click "OK" again, and you'll now have our
    beautiful, illustrative, full-color, artistic, semi-3D, icon in place
    of the ugly one.

    Now, we know that this program will not be your big-time windows app,
    so you may not even want to install it.  To run it without installing
    it, just open the file manager, and double-click on the filename,
    PIPEQ.EXE.  It will run fine that way.  If you are in DOS, you can
    simply type WIN PIPEQ and that will work too.



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    OK, so you can get it running.  Now how does it work?

    All you will need to know is the size of your pipe, the length, the
    vertical drop, and the roughness coefficent (N).  If you don't know
    what a roughness coefficient is, get out of this text file, type
    del pipeq.*, and free up some room on your hard disk.  This program
    is not for you.  If you just want to see it work, .025 is a good
    coefficient to use for typical corrugated metal pipe (CMP).  The
    first thing you see is a decision box, which asks, "Send results to
    ASCII file?".  You get three buttons.  Select "Yes" for yes, "No" for
    no, and "Cancel" to call the whole thing off.  So far, this is not
    rocket scientist material, so most engineers will get this far without
    big problems.  If you say yes, you will be prompted for a file name.
    There are no rules about what you call your file, except those imposed
    by DOS.  You simply supply the filename and extension of your choice.
    If you say no, there will be no file created.  Either way, you will
    return to the "Pipe Chart Utility" window, where we will start throwing
    questions at you.  The first question is, "How many pipes".  Note that
    there is no question mark after this question.  Since you are reading
    this, you won't call us about this intentional oversight, but some
    people will, and we'll snicker while they lie about reading the
    documentation file.  Listen, programming is tedious sometimes, and we
    have to have some fun.  If you want a question mark, they only cost
    $30.00, and we'll send you four other neat utilities for calculating
    open channel flow, wier angles, and weir outflows for various pool
    depths. (no lie) If you remind us, we'll consider sending a grate
    outflow utility at no extra charge.  There's more as well.

    Back to the program.  After the prompt, you will see a cursor below,
    waiting for you to type in a number.  If you type in letters, you
    will get a little error box, and be returned to where you were when
    you made your error.  If you want to calculate 4 pipes, type in 4, and
    press [ENTER].  Depending on what you typed, you will go through the
    following prompts one or more times.

    You will see something like, "Pipe 1", and underneath that, "Type of
    pipe (ex. CMP)?".  See, we can do question marks!  Whatever you type
    in here will appear after the size of your pipe, like 18" CMP.  We
    allow you five letters, so don't attempt anything like, "Bituminous
    coated corrugated metal pipe".  Use BCCMP instead.

    Next you see, "Diameter of pipe (in.):".  Just type in the number of
    your choice, but use inches, if you want your calculations to work
    properly.  The next prompt is, "Length of pipe (ft.):".  Use feet,
    please, and just the number, without "ft.", or anything else.  Decimals
    are fine, but we must warn you, only the first 15 digits are going
    to be significant.  Next you see, "Vertical drop (ft.):".  Same thing
    as before with the length.  Now you see, "Roughness coeff.:".  If you
    need to, get an engineering book and look this up.  This will probably
    be a decimal number, like ".025".

    You will cycle through these questions, for the number of pipes you
    decided to calculate, and then you will immediately get your report.
    Also, if you asked to make a file, it will be created for you.  Your
    report will look something like this:

    Pipe #  1  Type:  24 in. CMP
    Length  =      100.00 ft.  Height =    5.00 Slope =    5.00%
    Q (CFS) at full flow =    28.56
    Flow Velocity (Ft./Sec) =   9.17



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    Now, the file will only have the pipe info, but your window will have
    scroll bars, and will contain all your inputs, etc.  If you want to
    save all of this stuff, you can use normal Windows techniques to mark
    all of the text in the window, and copy it to the clipboard, where you
    can insert it into any report, desktop publisher, etc.

    Well, that it, but what do you want for free?  Seriously, we wanted to
    supply this little utility to all of you, so that you could see how
    some simple utilities can be run inside Windows, and how they can
    supply information to other Windows applications.  We have lots more
    stuff for sale, from small, inexpensive engineering utilities, to big,
    expensive, full-featured CAD/Survey programs.  We also take requests.
    Today, it seems that most programmers want you to change how you work,
    to fit their program.  We are just the opposite.  We'll change our
    programs to fit how you work, unless you are 'way off line.  Most of
    the time we find, that what you want, is what most other people want,
    and what they will buy.  It's an old story, but true.  The customer is
    always right.  We call it the Golden Rule, "The guy with all the gold,
    makes the rules.".  Our customers are "golden" to us, and we value
    their input.  Who are we?

    M & B Software
    1281 Monfort Road
    Lawrenceville, GA 30245
    404-962-9588

    Developer of: "The Survey Advantage System"


    Call us, and you will talk to a programmer, we promise.  If you ask for
    John Moll, or Dennis Bentley, you'll talk to an owner.  Phones are
    answered 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. EST.  BBS access is available, but our board
    is private to our customers only, for downloading the latest code.

    If there is something you are looking for, give us a call.  We may
    already have it, and if not, we just might write it!

    BIGTIME DISCLAIMER

    This software is free, and carries no warranty of any kind.  M & B
    makes no claim as to the functionality or suitability of this software
    for any purpose.  Any user should beware that the source code was
    provided with this program, and may have been modified by others.  To
    obtain an original copy of this program, send $5.00 for disk, postage
    and handling to the address listed above.



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