Details on Component Data for Six-Port Valves
Information about the component data dialog for six-port valves.
A 6-way valve is installed to connect an appliance to a 4-pipe system for heating and cooling. For this task, you specify some settings to the valve for the calculation in the dialog shown below.
Due to, among other things, different geometries and mass flow rates of the two networks, some parameters of the dialog may differ depending on the selected discipline (heating/cooling).
Some of the parameters of this dialog are updated only after the recalculation of the pipe network.
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Name
In this field you can enter an individual name for the component. Clicking on 
restores the original name and overwrites the previous entry.
Design Data
Mass Flow Rate: Shows the mass flow rate of the network of the current discipline.
Design Mass Flow Rate: Shows the mass flow rate of the network that has the higher mass flow rate. Usually, this is the mass flow rate of cooling. This value is decisive for the dimensioning of the valve.
Nominal Design Diameter: Shows the nominal diameter of the valve of the system with the larger mass flow rate, since it is possible that the nominal diameters of the valves of the two systems differ from each other. Usually, this is the nominal diameter of the valve of the heating system.
Valve Data
Allows assigning a specific valve to the component and configuring its parameters. If you have not made a preselection in the Valves Preselection, a neutral 6-way valve is used for the moment, which you can configure according to the needs of the networks. After an assignment via the Select Valve Series dialog, the product data and parameters of the assigned valve are displayed.
Select Valve...: Opens the Select Valve Series dialog where you can assign manufacturer-specific valves and VDI valves to the component. The range of valves depends on the installed manufacturer datasets.
Reset: Resets a manually assigned valve or a valve from the Valve Preselection to a neutral model.
Info...: Opens the dialog Information about this Valve with further values and information stored in the data set.
Nominal Diameter
Shows the current nominal diameter of the valve of the system. You can select and set other dimensions from the drop-down list depending on the model. The determined nominal diameter is then used in the calculation. Select free in the drop-down list, a nominal diameter is assigned based on the calculation results. The new assigned nominal diameter will be displayed the next time the dialog is opened.
locked
Enabled: The nominal diameter of the assigned valve is not adjusted in the calculation.
Disabled: The nominal diameter of assigned valve valve is adjusted in the calculation.
Zeta: Enables the specification of an additional pressure loss in the form of a zeta value.
kvs: Specifies the flow coefficient of the valve in opened state.
: Opens the kv Value from Pressure Loss dialog, where you can calculate the kv value by inputting the pressure loss and the volume flow.
Pressure Loss Valve
Shows the pressure loss of the valve in the current discipline.