ECA for Windows is now available! The industry standard for earth coupled analysis is now available for Windows. Call (800) 648-9523 for complete upgrade and purchase information. ECA FOR WINDOWS IS AVAILABLE IN EVALUATION FORM AND FREE FOR DOWNLOADING. This is a true 32 bit program and works only on Windows '95, Windows '98 and Windows NT. We encourage you to evaluate ECA for Windows and invite you to send us comments about our new program. While this evalution copy is a functional version of the program with all calculation features turned on, it does have project size limitations. Existing users of DOS ECA versions will be able to update to the news Windows ECA for an update fee. Full manuals will be available only with the final shipping version. Call us at (979) 846-2340 for more information on ECA for Windows. Download your free evaluation version of ECA for Windows! ECA PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Elite Software Earth Coupled Analysis (ECA) Program quickly calculates the required pipe loop length necessary for heating and cooling a building with a given heat pump, soil, and weather conditions. ECA can analyze both vertical and horizontal pipe systems. In addition to computing pipe lengths, ECA can also generate a complete bill of materials with a cost estimate of the required labor and materials. Pressure losses through the equipment room, heat pump, header pipe, and the earth coil are computed along with the purge pressure and flow requirements. Heating and cooling runtime fractions are computed on a temperature bin basis. ECA is supplied with built-in data on many pipe types including polyethylene, polybutylene, copper, iron, and others. However, data on all pipe types can be revised and additional pipe types can be defined as well. Equivalent length data for fittings on all pipe types is also included. ECA comes with a heat pump data file containing performance data on models from several manufacturers. There is also provision for the user to add heat pump data from any other manufacturer. Data on all soil types listed in the ASHRAE manual are built-in to ECA, and the user can add more. Weather data for over 200 cities are built-in, and the weather data can be revised or added to as much as desired. The ECA Program follows the methodology described in the Design/Data Manual for Closed-Loop Ground-Coupled Heat Pump Systems published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). All results computed by the program can be easily verified by hand to be in accordance with ASHRAE. View a full set of Reports here! View a full set of Reports here! Powerful new Windows Features include: Includes Loop Builder tool Editable databases for heat pumps, weather, piping, fittings, and soil Now allows slinky systems Allows use of rated, adjusted, or manually input heat pump capacity and efficiency values Allows manual input of earth loop length Make changes and recalculate to see results change instantly on screen Bill of Materials and cost breakdown for system installation Print Preview allows you to preview results and select pages to print Import data from ECA for DOS projects Includes links to run other Elite Software programs (if installed) such as RHVAC and AUDIT Allows customized reports and banners for printouts Includes customizable button toolbar and menu to fit your work style Includes online help and links to the Elite Software website or to email a technical support question Allows saving of company information to be included in each new project Internet enabled Read the full press release here! Download your free evaluation version of ECA for Windows!

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