Advisor User Group
Mark Bosserman, Dave Stevenson
6 April 2010
February Data Update Changes
– Mark Bosserman
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February Update
Manifold for multiple air cleaners in Intake Tool
 Purpose: Account for manifold pressure drop
when multiple air cleaners used
 Advisor has had the ability to have multiple air
cleaners entered in the Intake Build Model
section. When this is done, the pressure drop
through the air cleaners is based on a reduced
flow equal to the total intake flow divided by the
number of air cleaners. But, there was no way
to model a manifold that the air cleaners were
plumbed into
 In order to use multiple air cleaners, a manifold
is used to “gang” the individual air cleaners
together.
 This changes gives the ability to determine the
drop through a typical manifold for two air
cleaners, or two different styles of manifolds
used to mount three air cleaners.
 In case of three parallel air cleaners, the option
is given to select either an Airbox style or a
Cylinder style of manifold.
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February Update, cont.
Mounting Tool Table Addition
 Purpose: Add table to existing layout of
“Mounting System Tool - Select Engine window Second screen” to automatically calculate added
weight & roll moment of inertia effects of adding
user-defined components, such as air cleaners,
mufflers, alternators, etc.
 Each component entered on a separate line in
the Mounting SE screen.
 Advisor will calculate the added effect of the M.I.
by knowing the weight and radial distance from
the base engine c.g.
 User-defined weight will be calculated by
automatically adding the weight of each
component to the base engine weight.
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February Update, cont.
Add question to checklist on Intake Tool to design / verify air cleaner
exhaust aspiration flow
 Purpose: Add a new question numbered 18 under Air Cleaner section for
Intake Tool
Create a warning, if radiator fin density > 10
 Purpose: Add a new question numbered 11 in the Radiator section for Cooling
System Tool checklist
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February Update, cont.
Add pictures to “?” buttons in Checklist
 Purpose: For Cooling System Tool checklist, on click of “?” button of question
nos. 1.2, 1.6, 4.2, 2.1 and 3, display pictures from the AEB 24.18.
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February Update, cont.
Wrong User/Installation value for warning
 Purpose: In Evaluate Issues screen of Intake System Tool, User/Installation value for Air
Cleaner air flow warning should be the part number or option number of selected air
cleaner. It should not be "1".
Calculated fan speed error
 Purpose: Add Fan option & Condition option to Cooling System Tool.
 Once this option is selected, display screen with “Select Fan” Option.
 When clicking the Select Fan button, open the list of fan components.
 If a fan component is opened it will display details of the Fan. Make the fan curve data
optional in the fan component.
 Also make “Reference Fan Speed” and “Fan Power at the reference Fan Speed” fields of
Fan Data as optional.
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February Update, cont.
Remove Intake Checklist Questions 20, 21, 22 & 23
 Purpose: Remove the "CAC Piping" section and questions falling under this
section (question no 20, 21, 22 & 23) from the Intake checklist.
Cooling checklist Other Cores logic change
 Purpose: Change the Cooling checklist logic such that When answer to
question 18 = Yes, display questions 18.1 and 18.2.
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February Update, cont.
Add Exhaust Components Temperature Test to
Exhaust Testing section
 Purpose: Need to add one more test tab called
“Exhaust Components Temperature Test” to Exhaust
Testing section falling under IR.
 If the selected engine is not Tier 4 or Tier 4(i) certified,
then this test should be disabled.
 On click of this tab a screen should appear to get
temperature details.
 If entered details are invalid, generate Severity Code 1
warning.
 Also, the results should be published in a table format
on the report page under testing section.
Add/modify Exhaust checklist questions
 Purpose: Add three new checklist questions in the
Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) section for Exhaust
Testing – Add one question between Q11.19 and
Q11.20 and add other two questions to the end of
section.
 Also add one more field in Units/Selection dropdown of
Q11.5 as “ASTM A536 Grade 60-40-18 cast iron”.
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Keeping Advisor up to date
– Dave Stevenson
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Keeping Advisor Up-to-date
 Download Advisor Data & Tech Lib updates from Advisor webpage
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Keeping Advisor Up-to-date
 Download Advisor Data & Tech Lib updates from Advisor webpage
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Keeping Advisor Up-to-date & Installing
multiple updates
 Updates are released every other month
 Updates consist of data update and Tech Lib update
 Notifications are sent to all users after an update is released
 A “What’s New” document is sent out along with the notification
and also posted on the Advisor website
 General Procedure for installing multiple updates:
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Exit out of Advisor
Install updates for a particular month (Data + Tech Lib)
Run Advisor to complete the install
Close out of Advisor
Repeat procedure if necessary
Keeping Advisor Up-to-date
 Check Advisor to see which
update you are using.
 Go to Help > About
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Bypassing a tool
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Bypassing a section
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Feedback/Questions/Comments
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