RainCycle

RainCycle is a handy decision-making tool built using Microsoft Excel that helps with hydraulic simulations for Rainwater Harvesting Systems (RWH). It's perfect for figuring out costs involved in building, operating, maintaining, and shutting down these systems. Whether you're looking into residential homes, industrial sites, commercial buildings, or public structures, RainCycle has got you covered!

What's Included in the Download?

When you grab the download package for RainCycle, you'll get both the standard and advanced versions. Plus, it comes with detailed help documentation and easy-to-follow tutorials designed even for junior school levels! You can easily copy these Excel spreadsheets onto your computer to use as templates while creating your own hydraulic simulation systems. Just remember to keep those original files safe by saving your own models as new files or making backups.

Features That Make It Stand Out

One of the cool things about RainCycle is its optimization programs. They help you figure out the best sizes for storage tanks and how to save on costs. The software also simulates harvesting systems over an impressive time span of up to 100 years! It tracks yearly expenses and gives you detailed results along the way. You can input all kinds of costs, generate reports automatically, check for mistakes easily, and even choose any currency you like!

Diving Into Hydraulic Modules

The hydraulic modules in RainCycle cover various aspects like rainfall profiles, catchment surfaces, rainwater filters, storage tanks, pumps, UV units, and water demand. If you're curious about project details or whole life cost analysis, this software offers analysis modules too! You'll find information on tank sizes and other optimization modes available here.

Sensitivity Analysis Made Easy

Want to dive deeper? RainCycle lets you conduct system analysis with sensitivity checks as well as Monte Carlo simulations. These features make it easier than ever to analyze different scenarios effectively.