Pack Calculation Pro

About

Pack Calculation Pro is designed to compare different system designs, control strategies and refrigerants for your refrigeration or heat pump project, by calculating yearly energy consumption, as well as Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and Total Equivalent Warming Impact (TEWI).

We kick-start your calculations by reducing the amount of data you should provide, among others by using load profiles and weather data to calculate the performance. We also select well-proven default values for most coefficients and parameters, though you can always customize the preferences, and import your own load profile data, to meet your specific needs.

Our comprehensive database of real compressors, maintained in cooperation with OEMs*, makes it possible to compare performance of different products using a single definition for the operating conditions.

*: Contact us if you are missing a compressor or OEM

Download Pack Calculation Pro

Download Pack Calculation Pro – v5.1.1 (September 24th 2021)

• Relevant changes since v5.0:
  • R1234ze(E) compressors were not showing up, due to alternative spelling of refrigerant name used when importing compressor data
  • Several instabilities in Cooling Tower calculations fixed, including application crashes in the 64-bit version. Only affects under-dimensioned cooling towers – so simulations that before ran without warnings will still return same results.
  • Fixed unit of mWater and VAir coming from calculations, data was in kg/s and m3/s respectively, but is now in kg/h and m3/h to fit with nomenclature. Affects all simulations with cooling tower
  • Bug fixes regarding simulation of variable speed parallel compressors
  • Improvements to memory usage.
  • Brings back missing exception handler, which can be used to report errors with lots of detail

Version 5.0 (2021-04-21) introduces:

• Long-awaited refrigerants: R32, R448A, R449A, R450A, R513A, R1234yf, R1234ze(E)
• Automatic check for updates, which can help you keep up to date. You still have to download + install yourself though.
• Parallel compression and bypass valve can now operate simultaneously, making these simulations more realistic.

For a full overview of the changes, check the release notes (v5.1.1), as well as the upgrade notes in the user manual (v5.0).

Please note that from version 5.0, personal use requires registration. See activation instructions for personal use.

If you need further information, or need an older version, please get in touch at ipu.freshdesk.com.

Pack Calculation Pro is developed based on Pack Calculation II. If you are still using Pack Calculation II, it is strongly recommended to update to Pack Calculation Pro.

Get a License

For commercial use, and to enable all features, an annual subscription license must be purchased.

• You can start your Pack Calculation Pro subscription through MyCommerce Share-It.
• Available payment methods depend on currency and billing country, and will be presented during the ordering process.
• You can generate a quote yourself if needed, by selecting the “Request Quote” option.
• Check out MyCommerce’s FAQ for many sales related questions

For a full overview of licensing options, especially for personal or educational use, please visit https://www.ipu.dk/pack-calculation-pro-license/

Features / Functionality

Some of the highlights of the extensive feature set include:

• Calculate performance each hour of the year (= 8760 operating points)
• Use weather data for more than 3700 cities around the world*
• Choose between 11 commonly used cycles
  • Refrigeration:
    • One-stage, two-stage, cascade systems
    • Variants: Transcritical*, CO2 Booster*, open/closed intercooler, liquid injection, parallel compression*
  • Heat pump:
    • One-stage subcritical
• Use modern refrigerants* such as R1234yf and R448A
• Choose from around 10000 commercially available compressor to build your system
  • Bitzer, Bock (GEA), Copeland (Emerson), Danfoss, Dorin, Frascold
• Calculate Life Cycle Costs (LCC)
• Get an overview of both energy consumption and carbon footprint (TEWI)
• Calculate payback time
• Switch between European and American units*
• Create reports in PDF and Microsoft Word*
• And much more!

*: Only available with professional license

The manual provides many of the calculation equations, if you would like to dive deeper and study the way things are calculated.

You can help us …

…with feedback

For maintaining and improving the product, your feedback as a user is very important to us.

• User feedback (ipu.freshdesk.com)

…with translations

If you make a translation, we will keep you informed of new versions of Pack Calculation Pro before they are released, so that you are able to update any missing translations in the new version. Please check the following page for more information:

• Translations

We can help you …

…with answering your questions about Pack Calculation Pro

Visit our technical support helpdesk and browse through issues and frequently asked questions. This website is also the best way to get in contact with the right person at IPU, whether you would like to report a bug, you have a feature request or you would like to hear about the future development of Pack Calculation Pro.

…with providing tailored functionality

If you would like us to implement tailored functionality for your company in Pack Calculation Pro, we are glad to assist. Simply get in touch with any of the contacts listed below to discuss the possibilities for implementing a custom version or a modified feature for you and your company.

Read more about IPU and our services here.