About the Dimensioning of Radiant Cooling Systems

Get basic information about the structure and function of the Radiant Cooling module in LINEAR Building.

With the module Radiant Cooling in LINEAR Building, you can, based on the calculated cooling load or on standard area values, design rooms, apartments, floors or building parts automatically and compliant with the standards for radiant cooling systems. You can adapt the dimensioning individually as required and optimize it subsequently.

A multitude of radiant cooling systems in manufacturers’ databases are available to you for the design process. In addition to floor cooling systems, these also include ceiling and wall systems. If it is planned by the manufacturer, the layer composition of the individual system components can be modified. Depending on the system, control components can also be selected. Just as with the hydraulic topology (pipe runs, manifolds, manifold connections), you can adapt the default settings and system parameters of radiant cooling systems to the requirements of your project.

After the design process, the cooling circuits can be marked and connected in your CAD program. The CAD model is then connected directly with the calculation in the radiant heating and cooling system module. Actually occupied areas, lengths of feed pipes and the hydraulic topology are automatically applied from the CAD model. Other adaptations, such as the laying spacing, can be made both in CAD and in the LINEAR Building.

You can also start off designing in CAD and then begin calculation in the LINEAR Building. This is useful e.g. if the architecture is intended for optimal exploitation (complex feed pipe ducting or room geometries) and determines that a CAD model is to be created.

The result is that both a detailed material list is created and comprehensive printouts offered. In addition to ensuring the comprehensibility of the design, these documents also aid in the laying of the circuits and the setting of the valves on the construction site. In addition, you can create and print labels with all the necessary information for later labeling of manifolds and connections.