flixo functionality

The program is divided into a modeling and a computation/evaluation section. Whereas the modeling section defines the physical situation (geometry, boundary conditions,materials), in the evaluation section the results are quantified and presented graphically. Due to the well-proven and time-saving template model, individualized results reports are produced automatically and are dynamically updated during a renewed computation.

Inputs

• The integrated and expandable component library of flixo enables components to be simply transferred using the mouse (drag & drop) into the current design.
• Layers: Objects can be arranged on various layers and the layers can be selectively superimposed, masked out, printed and frozen.
• Snapping aids: Objects can be aligned with various auxiliary objects such as auxiliary lines, grids and special points on adjacent objects.
• Associative elements such as local results and isothermals.
• Mouse and keyboard-controlled input.
• Geometrical operations such as grouping, merging, cutting, differences between objects.

Material data base with more than 1000 materials from various standards (EN ISO 12524, EN ISO 10077-2, EN ISO 673, EN 6946, DIN 4108-4)

Results

• Isothermals and false-color images of any building detail for qualitative thermal assessment and optimization.
• Temperatures at freely determined design points.
• Heat flux density at freely determined design points.
• Minimum and maximum surface temperatures at freely determined design boundaries and critical room humidities for the assessment of possible mildew formation and condensation problems.
• Heat flow at freely determined boundary lines.
• Thermal transmission coefficient (“k value”) and length-related thermal transmission coefficient (“psi value”) for the quantification of the thermal bridging effect.
• Automatic computation of framework k values