CHEMCAD Version 6.1.

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Functionality
ü ü ü ü ü ü Design New Processes
ü ü ü ü ü ü Model Existing Processes
ü ü ü ü ü ü Optimize/Debottleneck Existing Processes
ü ü ü ü ü ü HAZOP Analysis
ü ü ü DIERS Analysis
ü ü ü ü ü ü Environmental Analysis
ü ü ü ü ü ü Process Expansion modelling
ü ü Economic Feasibility studies
ü ü Control System Design/Checkout
ü ü Advanced Process Control
ü ü Plant Data Reconciliation
ü ü Operator Training Systems (OTS)
ü Build CHEMCAD simulations which interact with any 3rd party HMI/SCADA/OTS interface as a rigorous, first principles-based simulated plant
ü Train on generic models or build CHEMCAD simulations that mimic your actual processes
ü ü Real Time Optimization (RTO)
ü ü Use CHEMCAD's internal optimizer or any proprietary/third party optimizer to improve plant performance based on results of CHEMCAD simulations
ü ü Open or closed loop operation
ü ü Process/Plant Performance Monitoring (PPM)
ü ü Monitor specific unit performance (heat exchanger fouling, distillation column efficiency, etc)
ü ü Display performance directly to operation staff on any HMI/SCADA display
ü ü Inferential / Soft sensor
ü ü Open or closed loop operation: use any PLC/DCS control loop interact directly with CHEMCAD variables
ü ü ü ü ü ü Day to Day Engineering Calculations
ü ü ü ü ü ü Physical/Thermophysical property calculations
ü ü ü ü ü What if's/Process Sensitivity/Process Scenarios
ü ü ü ü ü Model Single Unit Operations or Groups of Unit Operations
ü ü ü ü ü Equipment Design/Rating
ü ü ü ü ü Process Development
ü ü ü ü ü Lab Scale
ü ü ü ü ü Pilot Scale
ü ü ü ü ü Full Scale
ü ü ü ü ü Scale Up between the above
ü ü ü ü ü Utility System Design/Checkout
ü ü ü ü ü ü Unit Operations
ü ü Distillation
ü ü Shortcut and rigorous
ü ü Multiple column arrangements
ü ü Flexible specifications
ü ü Simultaneous Correction and Rigorous Inside Out algorithms
ü ü Support for more than 500 theoretical stages
ü ü Three phase distillation
ü ü Scrubbing and stripping
ü ü Mass transfer based distillation for packed and tray-ed columns
ü ü Automatically calculates the component diffusivities
ü ü Rigorous calculation of the mass transfer coefficient
ü ü User editable database of packing data from packing manufacturers
ü ü Calculation of ambient heat loss
ü ü Column Autoconvergence
ü ü Automatic estimation to assist column convergence option
ü ü Optimization for infeasible design specifications option
ü ü Column Diagnosis Report for unconverged columns
ü ü Pumparounds to move liquid flow to higher stages in a distillation column
ü ü Water Quench option to accelate calculation for Hydrocarbon-Water system.
ü ü Total, Partial, Total with Decant and Partial with Decant condersers
ü ü Side strippers to draw liquid from one column stage and return vapor to a column stage above.
ü ü Side Heat Exchangers option at any column location
ü ü Tray by tray tabular and plotted output
ü ü Reactive Distillation
ü ü Reactions may be equilibrium or kinetic equation based
ü ü Reactions solved simultaneously with VLE
ü ü Flexible rate form, including user added
ü ü Purity and temperature specifications
ü ü Up to 300 reactions
ü ü Vapor and/or liquid reactions are permitted
ü Batch Distillation
ü GENERAL FEATURES
ü Graphical plotting of time dependent results
ü Online, real-time display of results during calculation
ü Calculation interrupt
ü Full integration into the CHEMCAD Suite and flowsheets
ü COLUMN FEATURES
ü Any number of operating steps
ü Up to 500 theoretical stages
ü Reservoir feeds
ü Side product accumulators
ü Stage heaters and coolers
ü Calculation of ambient heat loss
ü Stage and condenser hold-ups (stage holdup profiles)
ü Simultaneous Correction and Rigorous Inside Out algorithms
ü Rigorous column sizing for trayed and packed columns available at the end of each operating step
ü OPERATING STEP OPTIONS
ü Startup from total reflux or from fixed liquid on all stages
ü Specifications may include a variety of options for the distillate, boil-up, reflux, condenser, and heat duties.
ü Dump accumulators at any time
ü Add material at any time
ü Stop criterion may be based on the accumulator, distillate, residual charge, or time
ü User-defined pressure profile (linear or non-linear)
ü Alternate stop criteria permitted
ü Dynamic Distillation
ü COLUMN FEATURES:
ü Can begin the simulation as a startup or from a steady-state condition
ü Holdups can be:
ü ignored
ü constant or variable
ü liquid and/or vapor
ü specified in mass, molar or volumetric units
ü specified for the condenser, reboiler, or any stages
ü specified on each stage
ü Pressure can be fixed or calculated
ü Simulation can be performed using rigorous mass transfer analysis or using the equilibrium stage approach
ü Packed columns can be calculated using rigorous mass transfer analysis or assuming equilibrium stages
ü Multiple liquid phases
ü Discrete event scheduler
ü Pressure drop calculations included
ü Reactive distillation allowed
ü Calculation of ambient heat loss
ü START-UP FEATURES:
ü Dry or Wet tray startups
ü Fixed or variable pressure
ü May specify startup duration time and reboiler duty
ü Open or closed loop control simulation
ü CONDENSER FEATURES:
ü Holdup can be:
ü Constant or variable
ü Specified in mass, mole or volume units
ü Set by a control valve
ü Reflux can be:
ü Specified in mass, mole or volume units
ü Set by a control valve
ü Distillate can be:
ü Specified in mass, mole, or volume units
ü Set by a control valve
ü Condenser U*A can be set. Cooling fluid flowrates can be fixed or controlled.
ü Condenser accumulator vessel specification options:
ü Orientation
ü Head type
ü Diameter and length
ü Initial liquid level
ü REBOILER FEATURES:
ü Holdup can be variable or constant
ü Bottoms liquid product rate can be:
ü Specified in mass, mole, or volume units
ü Set by a control valve
ü Reboiler U*A can be set. Heating fluid flowrates can be fixed or controlled.
ü Reboiler vessel options:
ü Orientation
ü Head type
ü Diameter and length
ü Initial liquid level
ü SIMULATION WITHOUT CONTROLLERS:
ü Condenser/Reboiler specification options:
 ü Reflux/Reboil ratio or rate
ü Heat duty
ü Temperature
ü Flowrate
ü Component flowrate
ü Purity
ü Recovery
ü Component recovery
ü Component ratios
ü Side product specification options:
ü Liquid or vapor flows
ü Liquid or vapor draw ratios
ü OUTPUT
ü Complete stage information
ü Graphical and tabular time history for:
ü Condenser and reboiler

ü Any stage

ü ü Reactors
ü ü Can be specified adibatic, isothermal and heat duty thermal mode
ü ü Stoichiometric
ü ü Allows to specify stoichiometric coefficients for up to 105 components
ü ü Allows to specify heat of reaction reference state (Ideal gas state or Liquid state)
ü ü Equilibrium
ü ü Unit calculates the Overall IG Heat of Reaction and the Overall Liquid Heat of Reaction
ü ü Up to 300 simultaneous reactions
ü ü Allows to specify reaction engineering units
ü ü Reversibility or no-reversibility convergence options
ü ü Allows to specify heat of reaction temperature reference
ü ü Reactor Model
ü ü General equilibrium reactor
ü ü Water-gas shift
ü ü Methanation
ü ü Calculation Mode
ü ü Parallel or inseries reaction conversions
ü ü Aproach temperature gradient
ü ü Aproach fraction
ü ü Kx or Ka liquid equilibrium models
ü ü Gibbs free energy minimization
ü ü Unit calculates heat of reaction and lambda
ü ü Air/Oxygen calculation for combustion processes
ü ü Model solid conbustion
ü ü Inert specification
ü ü Allows vapor/mix or liquid only reaction phases
ü ü Kinetic (PFR or CSTR)
ü ü Allows liquid holdup calculations for dynamics simulation
ü ü Unit calculates Utility Temperature, Overall IG heat of reaction, and Overall Liquid Heat of Reaction
ü ü Allows to specify reaction engineering units
ü ü Allows to specify heat of reaction temperature reference
ü ü Unlimited simultaneous reactions
ü ü Flexible rate form, including user added
ü ü Reactor Model
ü ü Allows for Liquid, vapor or mixed phases reaction
ü ü Allows to specify PFR temperature profile
ü ü Allows to specify PFR utility
ü ü Option to specify actual reaction volume
ü ü Calculation modes
ü ü Specify volume to calculate conversion
ü ü Specify conversion to calculate volume
ü ü Specify utility flow (co-corrunt or countercurrent for a PFR)
ü Batch (CSTR) Reactor
ü Reactor Calculations:
ü Reactor Temperature
ü Reactor Pressure
ü Wall Temperature
ü Heat Rate
ü Reaction Heat Rate
ü Liquid Level
ü Overall Heat
ü Overall Heat of Reaction
ü Option to include compression and expansion effect
ü Allows to specify rate equation units
ü General Features
ü Graphical plotting of time dependent results
ü Graphical plotting of time calculated results
ü Display of results during calculation
ü Thermal Modes
ü Specify time vs. temperature profile
ü Specify jackets/coils
ü Specify time/heat duty profile
ü Specify vapor rate and pressure to calculate duty
ü Chemical Design
ü Unlimited number of species
ü Unlimited number of simultaneous reactions
ü Choice of Arrhenius, Langmuir-Hinshelwood, or user added rate equation forms
ü Regression of kinetic process data
ü Reactor Design
ü Multiple Coils and jackets
ü Service or process side heat exchangers and electric heaters
ü Heat transfer rate calculation; includes calculation of process and service side film coefficients
ü Vapor and liquid draws permitted
ü Batch, semi-batch or continuous operation
ü User specifed reactor holdup
ü Vessel pressurization calculated
ü Auxiliary Equipment
ü Other unit operations may be used with the batch reactor to flexibly model the process
ü Control System
ü User specified PID loops
ü Multiple ramp or step changes in setpoint
 ü Control of reactor or jacket temperature differential
ü Level controllers
ü Pressure controllers
ü Cascade control
ü Heat-cool-chill system with safety interlocks
ü Split range controllers
ü Kinetic Data Regression
ü Can regress any combination of concentration, temperature volume and/or heat of reaction (Qr) data
ü Can fit multiple experiments in a single regression analysis
ü Can calculate the frequency factor, activation energy, component reaction order, Langmuir absorption parameters
ü Offers a variety of numerical methods to ensure that the regression is fast, accurate and can handle stiff systems
ü Accepts data from a wide range of calorimeters including the Mettler RC1 for which special features are provided
ü Graphical and tabular comparison of experimental and predicted results makes it easy for the user to evaluate the validity of the model
ü Diers Analysis Facility
ü Output
ü Graphical and tabular time history reports for:
ü Compositions
ü Pressure
ü Temperature
ü Heat of reaction
ü Utility flowrates
ü Liquid volume
ü Reaction mass physical properties
ü Rates of formation
ü Yields
ü Conversions
ü ü Calculator / Parser
ü ü User customizable unit operation
ü ü Allows use of C parser file to perform heat and mass balance for unit operation
ü ü User customizable input / output dialog
ü ü Flowsheet unit operations can interact with the unit operation results
ü ü Component separator
ü ü Black-box separator
ü ü Splits input stream into 2 output streams (Top annd bottom)
ü ü Different compositions and thermal conditions
ü ü User specified
ü ü Temperature
ü ü Buble Point Temperature
ü ü Dew Point Temperature
ü ü Degrees Subcooled
ü ü Degrees Superheat
ü ü Pressure Out
ü ü Pressure Drop
ü ü Split Basis
ü ü Split Fractions
ü ü Mass Flow Rates
ü ü Solids Split (Electrolytes Only)
ü ü Split Destination
ü ü Specifications refer to top product
ü ü Specifications refer to bottom product
ü ü ü Compressor / Expander (Turbine)
ü ü ü Simulates isentropic or polytropic compression/expansion
ü ü ü Mode of Operation
ü ü ü Specify Outlet Pressure and Efficiency
ü ü ü Specify Actual Work and Efficiency
ü ü ü Specify Pout/Pin and Efficiency
ü ü ü Specify Pressure Out and Actual Work
ü ü ü Specify Pressure Out, Actual Work, and Efficiency
ü ü ü Specify Permance Curves
ü ü ü Calculation Option
ü ü ü Fixed Flowrate, Calculate Pressure Out
ü ü ü Pressure Out from Downstream UnitOp, Calculate Flowrate
ü ü ü Unit
ü ü ü Specify Head in Length Unit
ü ü ü Specify Pressure Change
ü ü ü Muliple Performance Curves
ü ü ü Number of Speed Lines
ü ü ü Actual RPM
ü ü ü Property Option
ü ü ü Inlet Conditions
ü ü ü Average Inlet/Outlet
ü ü ü Compressor/Expander Model Type:
ü ü ü Adiabatic Compression
ü ü ü Polytropic Compression
ü ü ü Polytropic with Ideal Cp/Cv
ü ü ü Cost Estimations
ü ü ü Compressor Type
ü ü ü Centrifugal Compressor
ü ü ü Reciprocating Compressor
ü ü ü Screw Compressor
ü ü ü Driver Type
ü ü ü Belt Drive Coupling
ü ü ü Chain Drive Coupling
ü ü ü Variable Speed Drive Coupling
ü ü ü Motor Type
ü ü ü Open Drip-Proof
ü ü ü Totally Enclosed, Fan Cooled
ü ü ü Explosion Proof
ü ü ü Motor RPM
ü ü ü 3600 RPM
ü ü ü 1800 RPM
ü ü ü 1200 RPM
ü ü ü Insulation Factor
ü ü ü Total Purchase Cost
ü ü ü Total Installed Cost
ü ü ü Utility Cost
ü ü ü Purchase Cost Override
ü ü ü Controller (Goal Seeker)
ü ü ü Numerical controller similar to solver routine
ü ü ü Modes
ü ü ü Feed-Forward
ü ü ü Set Stream or UnitOp Variable
ü ü ü Equal to Stream or UnitOp Variable
ü ü ü Add Stream or Equipment Variable
ü ü ü Subtract Stream or Equipment Variable
ü ü ü Multiply Stream or Equipment Variable
ü ü ü Divide Stream or Equipment Variable
ü ü ü Log (a)
ü ü ü Exp (a)
ü ü ü Power (a^b)
ü ü ü Select Hi
ü ü ü Select Low
ü ü ü Discretize
ü ü ü Inverval in Minutes

ü ü ü Lag1
ü ü ü Specify Gain

ü ü ü Specify Lag Time

ü ü ü Lead-Lag
ü ü ü Specify Gain

ü ü ü Specify Lag Time

ü ü ü Specify Lead Time

ü ü ü Dead Time
ü ü ü Feed-Backward
ü ü ü Adjust Stream or UnitOp Variable
ü ü ü Until Stream or UnitOp Variable
ü ü ü Add Stream or Equipment Variable
ü ü ü Subtract Stream or Equipment Variable
ü ü ü Multiply Stream or Equipment Variable
ü ü ü Divide Stream or Equipment Variable
ü ü ü Log (a)
ü ü ü Exp (a)
ü ü ü Power (a^b)
ü ü ü Select Hi
ü ü ü Select Low
ü ü ü Discretize
ü ü ü Inverval in Minutes

ü ü ü Lag1
ü ü ü Specify Gain

ü ü ü Specify Lag Time

ü ü ü Lead-Lag
ü ü ü Specify Gain

ü ü ü Specify Lag Time

ü ü ü Specify Lead Time

ü ü ü Dead Time
ü ü ü Equals
ü ü ü Stream Variable
ü ü ü Equipment Variable
ü ü ü Constant
ü ü ü Set to scale
ü ü ü Control Valve
ü ü ü Calculates flowrate through valve based on output signal from controller
ü ü ü Especially useful for dynamic simulation with PID controller
ü ü ü In Steady State, can calculate flow as function of position, or position as function of flow
ü ü ü Handles compressible and incompressible flow
ü ü ü Handles critical and sub-critical flow
ü ü ü Specify Valve Geometry
ü ü ü Valve Flow Coefficient (Cv)
ü ü ü Rangeability
ü ü ü Critical Flow Factor
ü ü ü Valve Type
ü ü ü Equal Percentage Valve
ü ü ü Linear Valve
ü ü ü Specify Valve Curve
ü ü ü Operating Mode
ü ü ü Fix Flowrate, Adjust Valve Position
ü ü ü Minimum Position %
ü ü ü Maximum Position %
ü ü ü Fix Valve Position, Adjust Flowrate
ü ü ü Valve Position %
ü ü ü Fix Flow and Position, Calculate Pressure Out
ü ü ü Link to PID Controller
ü ü ü User specified Static Head
ü ü ü Supply Pressure
ü ü ü Downstream Pressure calculation options (some depend on mode)
ü ü ü calculate downstream pressure
ü ü ü Specify downstream pressure
ü ü ü Use pressure from a downstream unitop
ü ü ü Ability to Force Forward Flow Only
ü ü ü Ability to select Phase Model
ü ü ü Allow Program to select
ü ü ü Non-Flashing Liquid
ü ü ü All Vapor
ü ü ü Calculated Results
ü ü ü Calculate Flow Rate
ü ü ü Controller Output
ü ü ü Stead State Position
ü ü ü Controller Outpu in Steady State
ü ü ü Controller Specifications
ü ü ü Uses Equation Tv*(du/dt) = Av*P + Bv
ü ü ü Specify Valve Tv
ü ü ü Specify Valve Av
ü ü ü Specify Valve Bv
ü ü ü Bias
ü ü ü Valve Operation modes
ü ü ü Normal
ü ü ü Power Failure
ü ü ü Manually Close
ü ü ü Manually Open
ü ü ü Manually Set Valve Position
ü ü ü Optional Mass Flowrate Transfer (send calculated flowrate to another unit operation)
ü ü ü Specify Equipment ID
ü ü ü Select Variable
ü ü ü ü Divider
ü ü ü ü Splits one stream into many streams
ü ü ü ü Outlet streams have same composition and intensive properties
ü ü ü ü Split flows based on
ü ü ü ü Flow Ratio
ü ü ü ü Molar Flowrate
ü ü ü ü Back-Calculated Feed Rate
ü ü ü ü Mass Flowrate
ü ü ü ü User specified Flow Units
ü ü Excel Unit
ü ü User customizable unit operation using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet as a unit operation
ü ü Allows use of Excel VBA for additional customization with access to CHEMCAD function libraries
ü ü User customizable input / output dialog
ü ü Flowsheet unit operations can interact with the unit operation results
ü ü Fired heater
ü ü Calculates fuel usage required to heat process stream to specified temperature
ü ü Heating value of fuel gas can be input by user (default 900 BTU/scf)
ü ü If calc. heat duty to heat stream > rated heat duty of heater, output T of stream is reduced accordingly
ü ü Option for phase separation (multiple outlets)
ü ü Specify temperature out
ü ü Optional inputs
ü ü Pressure drop
ü ü Rated heat duty
ü ü Fuel heating value
ü ü Thermal efficiency
ü ü Calculated Results
ü ü Heat absorbed
ü ü Fuel usage
ü ü Cost Estimations
ü ü Type
ü ü Box type
ü ü Process heater
ü ü Pyrolysis
ü ü Reformer without catalysis
ü ü Cylindrical type
ü ü Cylidrical
ü ü Dowtherm
ü ü Tube material
ü ü Carbon steel
ü ü CrMo steel
ü ü Stainless
ü ü Design pressure
ü ü Installation factor
ü ü Calculated Cost
ü ü Pruchase Cost
ü ü Installed Cost
ü ü Utility Cost
ü ü Purchase Cost Override
ü ü ü ü Flash
ü ü ü ü Phase options for separation
ü ü ü ü Vapor-Liquid
ü ü ü ü Vapor-Liquid-Liquid
ü ü ü ü Liquid-Liquid
ü ü ü ü Isothermal
ü ü ü ü Adiabatic
ü ü ü ü Isentropic
ü ü ü ü Multiple inputs
ü ü ü ü Multiple Outputs
ü ü ü ü Modes
ü ü ü ü Use inlet T and P; calculate V/F and Heat
ü ü ü ü Specify V/F and P; calculate T and Heat
ü ü ü ü Specify T and P; calculate V/F and Heat
ü ü ü ü Specify T and H; calculate V/F and P
ü ü ü ü Specify V/F and T; calculate P and Heat
ü ü ü ü Specify P and H; calculate V/F and T
ü ü ü ü Specify P; isentropic flash
ü ü ü ü Specify T; isentropic flash
ü ü ü ü Specify P; water dew point T (H2O/HC)
ü ü ü ü Specify T; water dew point P (H2O/HC)
ü ü ü Cost Estimations
ü ü ü Specify
ü ü ü Type
ü ü ü Horizontal Pressure Vessel
ü ü ü Vertical Pressure Vessel
ü ü ü Storage Tank
ü ü ü Diameter
ü ü ü Length
ü ü ü Vessel Thickness
ü ü ü Head Thickness
ü ü ü Straight Flange
ü ü ü Head Type
ü ü ü Ellipsoidal
ü ü ü Hemispherical
ü ü ü Bumped (F and D)
ü ü ü Flat
ü ü ü Vessel Material
ü ü ü Carbon Steel
ü ü ü Stainless steel 304
ü ü ü Stainless steel 316
ü ü ü Carpenter 20CB-3
ü ü ü Nickel 200
ü ü ü Monel 400
ü ü ü Inconel 600
ü ü ü Incoloy 825
ü ü ü Titanium
ü ü ü Metal Density
ü ü ü Storage tank material
ü ü ü Carbon Steel
ü ü ü Stainless steel 316
ü ü ü Stainless steel 304
ü ü ü Stainless steel 347
ü ü ü ü Heat exchanger
ü ü ü ü Simple Heat Exchanger
ü ü ü ü Modeled by Q=U*A*LMTD
ü ü ü ü Can specify pressure drop
ü ü ü ü Design mode - specify 1 of the following
ü ü ü ü Temperature of stream in
ü ü ü ü Vapor Fraction of stream in
ü ü ü ü Subcooling for stream in
ü ü ü ü Superheat for stream in
ü ü ü ü Heat Duty
ü ü ü ü Change in temperature of streams
ü ü ü ü Backcalculate Mode (for Autocalc)
ü ü ü ü None
ü ü ü ü Scale Process Inlet Stream
ü ü ü ü Calculate Inlet Process Temperature
ü ü ü ü Calculated Heat Duty
ü ü ü ü LMTD (End Points)
ü ü ü ü LMTD Correction Factor
ü ü ü ü Utility Flowrate
ü ü ü ü Specify Utility Heat Value
ü ü ü ü Utility Rating Mode
ü ü ü ü Temperature 2 in
ü ü ü ü Temperature 2 out
ü ü ü ü Overall U
ü ü ü ü Area/shell
ü ü ü ü Shells in series
ü ü ü ü Number of SS passes
ü ü ü ü Number of TS passes
ü ü ü ü Include Holdup
ü ü ü Cost Estimations
ü ü ü Cost Model
ü ü ü Shell and tube
ü ü ü Fixed Head

ü ü ü Kettle Reboiler

ü ü ü U tube

ü ü ü Meterial

ü ü ü Carbon steel

ü ü ü Stainless steel 316

ü ü ü Stainless steel 304

ü ü ü Stainless steel 347

ü ü ü Nickel 200

ü ü ü Monel 400

ü ü ü Inconel 600

ü ü ü Incoloy 825

ü ü ü Titanium

ü ü ü Hastelloy

ü ü ü Evaporators
ü ü ü Forced circulation

ü ü ü Shell/Tube = Steel/copper

ü ü ü Shell/Tube = Monel/cupronickel

ü ü ü Shell/Tube = Nickel/Nickel

ü ü ü Long tube

ü ü ü Shell/Tube = Steel/copper

ü ü ü Shell/Tube = Steel/steel

ü ü ü Shell/Tube = Steel/aluminum

ü ü ü Shell/Tube = Nickel/Nickel

ü ü ü Falling Film

ü ü ü assumes carbon steel shell, stainless 316 internals

ü ü ü Air Coolers
ü ü ü Refrigeration
ü ü ü Double Pipe
ü ü ü Shell/Tube = Cs/Cs

ü ü ü Shell/Tube = Cs/304L stainless

ü ü ü Shell/Tube = Cs/316 stainless

ü ü ü Area
ü ü ü Design Pressure
ü ü ü install Factor
ü ü ü Material Factor
ü ü ü Pressure Factor
ü ü ü Type Factor
ü ü ü Calculated Results
ü ü ü Basic cost
ü ü ü Total purchase cost
ü ü ü Total installed cost
ü ü ü Utility Cost
ü ü ü Purchase Cost Override
ü Two Sided Heat Exchnager
ü Design Case
ü Rating Case
ü Utility
ü Calculation Mode
ü CHEMCAD simulation
ü Backcalc mode (for Autocalc)
ü Utility Option
ü Off

ü Calculate Flow of stream 1

ü Calculate Flow of stream 2

ü Specifications
ü Temperature of hot stream out
ü Temperature of cold stream out
ü Vapor fraction of hot stream out
ü Vapor fraction of cold stream out
ü Subcooling hot stream out
ü Subcooling cold stream out
ü Superheat hot stream out
ü Superheat cold stream out
ü Heat duty
ü minimum change in temperature
ü hot outlet - cold inlet
ü hot inlet - cold outlet
ü difference between both streams out
ü difference between in & out streams
ü Heat transfer coefficient (U)
ü Area (per shell)
ü pressure drop
ü Type
ü Counter current
ü Evaporator
ü Cocurrent
ü Specifications

ü P1 out

ü P2 out

ü Number of zones

ü Shells in series

ü No of SS passes

ü No of TS passes

ü include holdup in dynamic calculation

ü 1st side holdup

ü 2nd side holdup

ü Utility operating T (evaporator)

ü Calculated Results

ü heat duty

ü LMTD (end points)

ü LMTD corr Factor

ü U

ü Area (per shell)

ü Tube fouling

ü Shell fouling

ü Pinch flag

ü Wt. LMTD

ü Area (zone analysis)

ü Str1 Pout

ü Str2 Pout

ü Shell & Tube simulation

ü Shell & Tube fouling factor rating
ü Plate Exchanger fouling factor rating
ü Double Pipe Simulation
ü Double Pipe Fouling Factor Rating
ü ü LNG Heat exchanger (multi stream exchanger)
ü ü Used to simulate exchange of heat between multiple hot & cold streams
ü ü Specifications
ü ü Pressure drop
ü ü Temperature of outlet streams
ü ü Vapor fraction of outlet streams
ü ü heat Duty
ü ü Superheat of outlet streams
ü ü Subcool of outlet streams
ü ü Temperature difference of inlet stream and outlet stream
ü ü Calculated
ü ü Duty
ü ü Overall Heat Duty
ü ü Loop
ü ü Used to execute a given sequence of UnitOps run until a convergence tolerance is reached
ü ü Possible to run large simulation with easy convergence
ü ü Can run small subset of flowsheet at tighter convergence tolerance
ü ü Convergence tolerances
ü ü Flowrate
ü ü Temperature
ü ü Pressure
ü ü Vapor Fraction
ü ü Enthalpy
ü ü Iterations
ü ü Specify up to 50 UnitOps
ü ü Meta
ü ü Link another flowsheet as a unit operation for nesting large or commonly used simulations
ü ü Use for Sub-Flowsheet functionality
ü ü User can map streams from current flowsheet to streams from the embedded flowsheet (up to 13 inlets and 13 outlets)
ü ü Can run all UnitOps or a specific group of UnitOps in the embedded flowsheet
ü ü Unlimited nesting of simulations
ü ü ü ü Mixer
ü ü ü ü Mix up to 13 streams and up to 2 outlets
ü ü ü ü Performs adiabatic flash calculation at outlet pressure of mixer
ü ü ü ü If more than one output stream is entered, the mixer serves as phase separator
ü ü ü Node
ü ü ü Allows simultaneous flow and pressure calculations throughout the flowsheet for hydraulic calculations
ü ü ü Unit modes:
ü ü ü Variable Pressure
ü ü ü Fixed Pressure
ü ü ü For variable pressure, maximum and minimum pressure may be set
ü ü ü Elevation may be set for static head calculations
ü ü ü Up to five inlets and five outlets can be used
ü ü ü Stream modes:
ü ü ü Fixed Mole Rate
ü ü ü Fixed Mass Rate
ü ü ü Fixed Volume Rate
ü ü ü Flow set by Unit Op
ü ü ü Free inlet/outlet stream
ü ü ü Use current stream rate
ü ü Phase Generator
ü ü Does a series of flash calculations in a range of user-specified operating conditions
ü ü Results show temperature, pressure, total mass balance, energy balance, compressibility factors of the vapor and liquid products
ü ü Specify flash mode, lower/upper bounds of flash parameters, and number of desired flash points
ü ü User Specified
ü ü Vapor Fraction and Pressure, calculate Temperature and Heat
ü ü Temperature and Pressure, calculate Vapor Fraction and Heat
ü ü Temperature, adiabatic flash
ü ü Vapor Fraction and Temperature, calculate Pressure and Heat
ü ü Pressure, adiabatic flash
ü ü Pressure, isentropic flash
ü ü Temperature, isentropic flash
ü ü Pressure, water dew point temperature (H2O/HC)
ü ü Temperature, water dew point pressure (H2O/HC)
ü ü ü Pipe simulator
ü ü ü Fluid Flow Methods
ü ü ü Darcy-Weisbach Equation - for single phase flow either compressible or incompressible.
ü ü ü Baker Method - for two phase flow. Determines if the flow is dispersed, bubble, slug, stratified, plug, annular or wave flow and applies appropriate equation.
ü ü ü Beggs and Brill Method - for two phase flow. Identifies the flow as segregated, intermittent, distributed, or transition flow to select correct equation parameters.
ü ü ü Isothermal flow equation - for long distance transmition lines.
ü ü ü Hazen-Williams equation - for water sprinkler fire protection systems.
ü ü ü Fritzsche equation - pressure drop formula for steam systems.
ü ü ü Critical flow - Critical flow of compressible fluids is always detected and reported. At the user's option, it will limit flow.
ü ü ü Slurry (solid +liquid) - considers the effect of suspend solid components on pressure drop.
ü ü ü User-add pipe models - User specified pressure drop fluid flow method, which can be written in Visual C language.
ü ü ü Sizing options
ü ü ü Rating - user specified pipe size, the program calculates outlet pressure based on pipe size, flowrate and inlet pressure.
ü ü ü Design: Single flow - pipe size calculation for either liquid or gases.
ü ü ü Design based on Dp/100ft - Single-phase flow designs based on pressure drop per 100 ft.
ü ü ü Design for two-phase vertical flow - for the calculation of the optimum pipe diameter when flow is two-phase and vertical.
ü ü ü User specified pipe size and pressure out, the program will back calculate inlet pressure. This option is meant for Auto Calc mode only.
ü ü ü Given size, Pin and Pout, calc flowrate - user specified pipe size, inlet and outlet pressure, the program calculates flowrate.
ü ü ü Design based on velocity - diameter calculated based on user specified velocity.
ü ü ü User specified pipe elevation option.
ü ü ü Jain or Churchill friction factor models.
ü ü ü User specified number of segments - for multiple segement pipelines.
ü ü ü User spec roughness factor or pipe material
ü ü ü Hold up in dynamic simulation option.
ü ü ü Gas expansion consideration option.
ü ü ü Valves - a library of valves is provided.
ü ü ü Fittings and elbows - a library of fittings and elbows is provided.
ü ü ü User specified fiitings/valves, flow resistance may be entered as L/D, Kr, Ks or 3K darby method..
ü ü ü Commercial pipe schedules are built into the program.
ü ü ü Heat Transfer consideration
ü ü ü Thermal modes:
ü ü ü Adiabatic.
ü ü ü Isothermal
ü ü ü Heat Transfer to ambient
ü ü ü User specified ambient conditions and pipe wall conditions.
ü ü ü User specified number of insulation layers.
ü ü ü PID Controller
ü ü ü PID (proportional - integral - derivative) action can be specified
ü ü ü Controller set points can be purity, temperature, pressure, level, flow, or any other flowsheet variable
ü ü ü Controller limits may be set:
ü ü ü With or without upper or lower limits
ü ü ü Relative to the set point
ü ü ü At a specified value
ü ü ü Cascade and split range controllers can be used
ü ü ü Sensor functions can be specified
ü ü ü Controller action can be specified as direct or indirect.
ü ü ü Measured object can be stream or unit operations.
ü ü ü Conroller Limit options - limits put dead band into controller response.
ü ü ü RAMP Controller
ü ü ü Change various operating parameters with respect to time
ü ü ü In Dynamics, can be used to simulate operator functions (such as opening valve at time = t)
ü ü ü Manipulate stream or UnitOp variables
ü ü ü Input Time and value
ü ü ü Input Time and use random disturbance (set min and max)
ü ü ü Use Sine wave
ü ü ü Input Offset c
ü ü ü Input Period
ü ü ü Input Baseline
ü ü ü Input Amplitude
ü ü ü Pump
ü ü ü Unit calculates power and head
ü ü ü On/Off Operating mode
ü ü ü Calculation mode
ü ü ü Specify outlet pressure
ü ü ü Specify pressure increase
ü ü ü Specify Characteristic equation
ü ü ü Specify performance curve
ü ü ü Performance curve options
ü ü ü Allows for a fix flowrate to calculate outlet pressure
ü ü ü Allows to use outlet pressure from downstream unitop to calculate flowrate
ü ü ü Special Option
ü ü ü NPSHa calculations
ü ü Cost Estimation
ü Recorder
ü Records stream information as a function of the number of recycle iterations
ü Can be used in dynamic simulations to record information as a function of time
ü Can be used to diagnose recycle loop convergence problems
ü Records inlet stream information to a file each time calculation is passed through it; writes the inlet stream to the outlet stream
ü ü Stream reference
ü ü Transfer process stream information to other stream
ü ü Internal distillation streams can be transferred to simulate heat integrated process
ü ü Output stream is exact as input stream
ü ü Mode
ü ü Reference from stream to stream
ü ü Transfer all stream properties
ü ü Transfer component and total flowrates only
ü ü Transfer stream enthalpy only
ü ü Reference from column to external stream
ü ü Stage number
ü ü Phase option
ü ü Pass Heat Exchanger duty to column inlet (HX) stream
ü ü Pass Pumparound draw to external stream
ü ü Pass stream to batch column/reactor pot charge
ü ü Scale
ü ü Fixed flowrate
ü ü User Added Module
ü ü User customizable unit operation using a .DLL file created by the user for ultimate customization
ü ü Allows use of C++ with access to CHEMCAD function libraries
ü ü User customizable input / output dialog
ü ü Flowsheet unit operations can interact with the unit operation results
ü ü Faster calculation times compared with Excel unit operations
ü ü ü Valve
ü ü ü Performs adiabatic flash at output pressure on input stream
ü ü ü Specify either
ü ü ü outlet pressure
ü ü ü pressure drop
ü ü ü dew point temperature
ü ü ü bubble point temperature
ü ü ü Serves as phase separator if more than one output stream specified
ü ü ü Can be set to closed
ü ü Vessel
ü ü Used as a comination of flash drum with divider
ü ü Allows the vapor and liquid phases to be separated
ü ü Allows the liquid to be split among several outlets
ü ü Can have two liquid phases
ü ü Mode
ü ü Use inlet T and P; calculate V/F and Heat
ü ü Specify V/F and P; calculate T and Heat
ü ü Specify T and P; calculate V/F and Heat
ü ü Specify T and H; calculate V/F and P
ü ü Specify V/F and T; calculate P and Heat
ü ü Specify P and H; calculate V/F and T
ü ü Specify P; isentropic flash
ü ü Specify T; isentropic flash
ü ü Specify P; water dew point T (H2O/HC)
ü ü Specify T; water dew point P (H2O/HC)
ü ü Split based on
ü ü Flow ratio
ü ü Molar flowate
ü ü Back-calculate feed rate
ü ü Mass flowrate
ü ü Flow units defined
ü ü Solids handling:
ü ü Baghouse filter
ü ü Simulate and rate operations of standard filter dust collector.
ü ü Calculation of efficiency, pressure drop, flow through the dust bed, time of residency, number of cells and gas velocity.
ü ü User specified Performance Table: Particle size vs. efficiency table.
ü ü Centrifugal filter
ü ü Calculation of height, input flow rate , cake radius ration and cake radius ratio.
ü ü Cost estimation option.
ü ü Crusher/Grinder
ü ü Work, size reduction and solid mass flow calculation by three different type of crushers:
ü ü Jaw and primary-gyratory crushers
ü ü Reduction-gyratory and cone crushers
ü ü Roller crushers
ü ü User specified D80 (square-mesh aperture that passes 80% of the material) and crusher PSD function.
ü ü Cost estimation option.
ü ü Outlet particle size distribution calcualtion.
ü ü Crystallizer
ü ü Simulates crystallization for liquid-solid or vapor-liquid-solid phases and melting processes by cooling or heating.
ü ü Calculation of Temperature, Heat Duty and Vaporization.
ü ü User specified crystallization stoichiometry and solubility table.
ü ü Cyclone
ü ü Module for the design or rating of gas-liquid cyclone separator.
ü ü Calculation of cyclone dimension, pressure drop and overall efficiency.
ü ü Two cyclone methods options available: Koch and Linch and Rosen, Rammler, Intelmann method.
ü ü Dryer
ü ü This module simulate the material and energy balance associated with general drying process
ü ü Vapor flow and final vapor pressure calculation.
ü ü Electrostatic precipitator
ü ü Module for the design or rating of electrostatic precipitator to collect small dust particles from gas streams
ü ü For rating mode user specifies area and program calculates efficiency
ü ü For design mode user specifies overall efficiency and program calculates area of the precipitator
ü ü User specified charging field, collecting field and pressure drop.
ü ü Hydrocyclone
ü ü Module that simulate and design a hydrocyclone to separate solids in a liquid stream by either of two methods: Dashlstrom and Bradley.
ü ü For rating pressure drop and efficiency of the equipment will be calculated.
ü ü For designing cyclone dimensions will be calculated.
ü ü Screen
ü ü Simulates screening processes by either a separation formula or an efficiency table.
ü ü Efficiency calculation.
ü ü Cost estimation option.
ü ü Sedimentator
ü ü This module separates solids from liquid slurry.
ü ü User specified height, diameter , liquid radius ratio and speed, CHEMCAD calculates moisture fraction and overall efficiency
ü ü Vacuum filter
ü ü This module can simulate or design either a vacuum or a constant-pressure filter
ü ü Three types of filter: rotary drum, general constant pressure or Simple material balance.
ü ü Pressure drop, filter area and input flowrate calculation
ü ü User specified cake characteristics: specific resistance, compressibility, moisture fraction and solid loss fraction.
ü ü User specified optional cake properties: particle size, sphericity, cake porosity and shape constant.
ü ü Cost estimation option.
ü ü Venturi scrubber
ü ü Precipitates particulates, fogs, and condensable vapors from gas streams. Will partition the particulates between the liquid and vapor outlet streams
ü ü Treats the liquid-vapor contact as an equilibrium system.
ü ü For rating efficiency is calculated.
ü ü For designing flow rate of the liquid stream is calculated.
ü ü Washer
ü ü Mass and energy balance for washing wet solids with solvent.
ü ü User specification for mixing efficiency, solid loss fraction and liquid-solid ratio.
ü ü Adiabatic, Isothermal and Heat Duty -Temperature mode options.
ü ü Custom
ü ü Microsoft Excel spreadsheet unit
ü ü .DLL generated from C++
ü ü Visual Basic internal VBA
ü ü ü ü ü ü Thermodynamics
ü ü ü ü ü ü General
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor phase association
ü ü ü ü ü ü Different K-Value models and/or enthalpy models for different units or trays
ü ü ü ü ü ü Different BIPs for different units or trays
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor-Liquid and Vapor-Liquid-Liquid equilibrium
ü ü ü ü ü ü Physical properties estimation of undefined components: group contribution methods available for pure and mixture properties estimation
ü ü ü ü ü ü Composite heat curve pinch analysis
ü ü ü ü ü ü Distillation curve assay analysis
ü ü ü ü ü ü Physical properties databank for pure components (DIPPR)
ü ü ü ü ü ü BIP database for activity coefficient equations
ü ü ü ü ü ü Electrolytes database
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor phase association database
ü ü ü ü ü ü Interface to corporate and/or third party databases
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor Fugacity or Pointing Correction for pressure of the vapor phase when using activity coefficient models.
ü ü ü ü ü ü SRK and Peng Robinson Alpha function and Boston Mathias extrapolation option.
ü ü ü ü ü ü Water-Hydrocarbon solubility which accounts for the miscibility or immiscibility of water in the system.
ü ü ü ü ü ü Henry components option to select components that are to be modeled by Henry's Gas Law K-Value.
ü ü ü ü ü ü Wilson model salt option which accounts for the effect of dissolved salts on the vapor-Liquid Equilibrium of solvents.
ü ü ü ü ü ü User customizable Binary Interaction Parameters.
ü ü ü ü ü ü Binary Interaction Parameters Regression
ü ü ü ü ü ü Component properties regression: Antoine vapor pressure, Library vapor pressure, Heat of vaporization, Liquid density,
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid and Vapor viscosity, Liquid and Vapor thermal conductivity, Liquid surface tension, Polynomial and Library Ideal gas heat capacity.
ü ü ü ü ü ü Fill in missing BIP's using regression of UNIFAC with one click
ü ü ü ü ü ü K-Values
ü ü ü ü ü ü Equations of State
ü ü ü ü ü ü Soave-Redlich-Kwong (SRK)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Grayson-Streed Modified Chao-Seader
ü ü ü ü ü ü Peng-Robinson (PR)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Benedict-Webb-Rubin-Starling (BWRS)
ü ü ü ü ü ü API Soave-Redlich-Kwong (API SRK)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Modified Soave-Redlich-Kwong (MSRK)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Extended Soave-Redlich-Kwong (TSRK)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Predictive Soave-Redlich-Kwong (PSRK)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Elliott Suresh Donohoe (ESD)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Statistical Associating Fluid Theory (SAFT)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Peng-Robinson-Stryjek-Vara (PRSV)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Empirical
ü ü ü ü ü ü ESSO (Maxwell-Bonnell)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Ideal Vapor Pressure (Ideal Solution)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Henry's Gas Law
ü ü ü ü ü ü Activity Coefficient Methods
ü ü ü ü ü ü UNIQUAC (UNIQUAC with the new group and surface parameters)
ü ü ü ü ü ü UNIFAC/UNIQUAC (UNIQUAC with the old group and surface parameters)
ü ü ü ü ü ü UNIFAC VLE
ü ü ü ü ü ü UNIFAC LLE
ü ü ü ü ü ü UPLM (UNIFAC for Polymers)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Wilson
ü ü ü ü ü ü T. K. Wilson
ü ü ü ü ü ü HRNM Modified Wilson
ü ü ü ü ü ü Van Laar
ü ü ü ü ü ü Non-Random Two Liquid (NRTL)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Margules
ü ü ü ü ü ü GMAC (Chien-Null)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Scatchard-Hildebrand (Regular Solution)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Wilson Salt
ü ü ü ü ü ü Modified UNIFAC (Dortmund)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Special Systems
ü ü ü ü ü ü Amines (VLE and LLE) (AMINE)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Sour Water (SOUR)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Tri-Ethylene-Glycol/Water Dehydration (TEG Dehydration)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Flory-Huggins Method for Polymers
ü ü ü ü ü ü Maurer model for Formaldehyde - Methanol - Water systems
ü ü ü ü ü ü User Supplied K-Values
ü ü ü ü ü ü Polynomial K-values
ü ü ü ü ü ü Tabular K-values (USRK)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Partial Pressures of Aqueous Mixtures (PPAQ) (Tabular Data)
ü ü ü ü ü ü User Subroutine
ü ü ü ü ü ü User Specified Activity Coefficients (ACTX)
ü ü User Visual C VLE compile program (ADDK)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Special Option Settings
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapour Phase Association
ü ü ü ü ü ü Hydrocarbon/Water Solubility
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapour Fugacity/Pointyng Correction
ü ü ü ü ü ü Salt Effect (Dissolved Salts)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Ethane/Ethylene, Propane/Propylene special BIPs
ü ü ü ü ü ü Alpha function options
ü ü ü ü ü ü Solid-Liquid Equilibrium
ü ü ü ü ü ü Predict solid - liquid equilibrium from melting point and heat of fusion
ü ü ü ü ü ü Allows study of solid-liquid, and vapor-solid-liquid systems
ü ü ü ü ü ü Model predicts based on assumption of a single solid state
ü ü CAPE-OPEN imported k-value methods
ü ü CAPE-OPEN imported thermodynamics
ü ü ü ü ü ü Enthalpy
ü ü ü ü ü ü Equations of State
ü ü ü ü ü ü Redlich-Kwong
ü ü ü ü ü ü Soave-Redlich-Kwong (SRK)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Peng-Robinson
ü ü ü ü ü ü API Soave-Redlich-Kwong (API SRK)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Lee-Kesler
ü ü ü ü ü ü Benedict-Webb-Rubin-Starling (BWRS)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Peng-Robinson-Stryjek-Vara (PRSV)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Chemical Systems
ü ü ü ü ü ü Latent Heat
ü ü ü ü ü ü Special Systems
ü ü ü ü ü ü Amine
ü ü ü ü ü ü Steam Table
ü ü ü ü ü ü Mixed Model
ü ü ü ü ü ü No Enthalpy (Mass balance only)
ü ü ü ü ü ü User Added Data
ü ü User Visual C VLE compile program (ADDH)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Polynomial Enthalpy Model (Polynomial H)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Enthalpy Table
ü ü ü ü ü ü User Subroutine
ü ü ü ü ü ü Special Option Settings
ü ü ü ü ü ü Heat of Mixing by Gamma
ü ü ü ü ü ü Heat of Solution
ü ü ü ü ü ü Electrolyte Enthalpy
ü ü ü ü ü ü Electrolyte enthalpy
ü ü ü ü ü ü Ideal gas heat capacity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Steam tables
ü ü ü ü ü ü Copmressed water pressure correction
ü ü CAPE-OPEN imported enthalpy
ü ü ü ü ü ü Transport Properties
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Density Models
ü ü ü ü ü ü API Lu's Method
ü ü ü ü ü ü Cavett
ü ü ü ü ü ü Library
ü ü ü ü ü ü Rackett
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Density Mixing Rules
ü ü ü ü ü ü Mole % Weight
ü ü ü ü ü ü VBA
ü ü ü ü ü ü Electrolyte Liquid Density Mixing Rules
ü ü ü ü ü ü Clark Correction to Mole % Weight
ü ü ü ü ü ü VBA
ü ü ü ü ü ü Based on Components
ü ü ü ü ü ü Based on Actual Volume
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Viscosity Models
ü ü ü ü ü ü ASME
ü ü ü ü ü ü Lesou and Stiel
ü ü ü ü ü ü Library
ü ü ü ü ü ü Two Term
ü ü ü ü ü ü Pressure Correction
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Viscosity Mixing Rules
ü ü ü ü ü ü Log Average by Mass Fraction
ü ü ü ü ü ü Log Average by Mole Fraction
ü ü ü ü ü ü VBA
ü ü ü ü ü ü Electrolyte Liquid Viscosity Mixing Rules
ü ü ü ü ü ü Log <> Mass % with Clark Correction
ü ü ü ü ü ü Log <> Mole % with Clark Correction
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor Density Model
ü ü ü ü ü ü Chemstations Method
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor Viscosity Models
ü ü ü ü ü ü Chapman-Enskog
ü ü ü ü ü ü Library
ü ü ü ü ü ü Thodos
ü ü ü ü ü ü Dean-Stiel Pressure Correction
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Surface Tension Models
ü ü ü ü ü ü Hakim
ü ü ü ü ü ü Hydrocarbon Correlation
ü ü ü ü ü ü Library
ü ü ü ü ü ü Miller
ü ü ü ü ü ü Onsager Samaras (Electrolytes)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Thermal Conductivity Models
ü ü ü ü ü ü API Procedure
ü ü ü ü ü ü Hydrocarbon
ü ü ü ü ü ü Library
ü ü ü ü ü ü Riedel/Jamieson (Electrolytes)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor Thermal Conductivity Models
ü ü ü ü ü ü API Procedure
ü ü ü ü ü ü Library
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor Conductivity Correlation (>1 atm)
ü ü ü ü ü ü No Correction
ü ü ü ü ü ü API
ü ü ü ü ü ü Stiel-Thodos
ü ü ü ü ü ü Custom
ü ü VBA
ü ü CAPE-OPEN Imported Transport Properties
ü ü ü ü ü ü Physical Property Database
ü ü ü ü ü ü Components
ü ü ü ü ü ü Over 1500 pure components from DIPPR
ü ü ü ü ü ü User custimizable components
ü ü ü ü ü ü Group Contribution Estimation
ü ü ü ü ü ü UNIFAC
ü ü ü ü ü ü Joback
ü ü ü ü ü ü Methyl Esters
ü ü ü ü ü ü Biodiesel
ü ü ü ü ü ü Edit Components
ü ü ü ü ü ü Property Regression
ü ü ü ü ü ü Antoine Vapor Pressure
ü ü ü ü ü ü Library Vapor Pressure
ü ü ü ü ü ü Heat of Vaporization
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Density
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Heat Capacity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Viscosity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Thermal Conductivity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Surface Tension
ü ü ü ü ü ü Polynomial Ideal Gas Heat Capacity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor Viscosity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor Thermal Conductivity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Library Idal Gas Heat Capacity (DIPPR Equation)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Properties
ü ü ü ü ü ü Synonym
ü ü ü ü ü ü Formula
ü ü ü ü ü ü Molecular Weight
ü ü ü ü ü ü Critical Temperature
ü ü ü ü ü ü Critical Pressure
ü ü ü ü ü ü Critical Volume
ü ü ü ü ü ü Acentric Factor
ü ü ü ü ü ü Specific Gravity at 60oF
ü ü ü ü ü ü Normal Boiling Point
ü ü ü ü ü ü Melting Point
ü ü ü ü ü ü Ideal Gas Heat of Formation
ü ü ü ü ü ü Ideal Gas Gibbs of Formation
ü ü ü ü ü ü Solubility Parameter
ü ü ü ü ü ü Dipole Moment
ü ü ü ü ü ü Mean Average Boiling Point
ü ü ü ü ü ü Molecular Diameter
ü ü ü ü ü ü Heat of Vaporization
ü ü ü ü ü ü API Net Heating Value
ü ü ü ü ü ü API Gross Heating Value
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Volume Constant
ü ü ü ü ü ü Modified Acentric Factor
ü ü ü ü ü ü UNIQUAC Area Parameter
ü ü ü ü ü ü UNIQUAC Volume Paramter
ü ü ü ü ü ü Wilson Molar Volume
ü ü ü ü ü ü Stiel Polar Factor
ü ü ü ü ü ü Rackett Constant
ü ü ü ü ü ü Polar Parameter
ü ü ü ü ü ü Esp/K
ü ü ü ü ü ü Watson Factor
ü ü ü ü ü ü API Gravity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Coefficients
ü ü ü ü ü ü MSRK
ü ü ü ü ü ü Henry's Constant Coefficients
ü ü ü ü ü ü Equations for user components
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Density
ü ü ü ü ü ü Solid Density
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor Pressure
ü ü ü ü ü ü Heat of Vaporization
ü ü ü ü ü ü Ideal Gas Heat Capacity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Heat Capacity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Solid Heat Capacity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor Viscosity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Viscosity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor Thermal Conductivity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Thermal Conductivity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Surface Tension
ü ü ü ü ü ü Electrolytes
ü ü ü ü ü ü Methods
ü ü ü ü ü ü Pitzer
ü ü ü ü ü ü mNRTL 1986 and 1982 electrolyte activity methods for strong and weak electrolytes including temperature dependent interaction parameters
ü ü ü ü ü ü Binary and ternary interaction parameter database
ü ü ü ü ü ü Reaction equilibrium database including many common industrial systems; calculated from Gibbs free energy when data is absent
ü ü ü ü ü ü Expert system assistance for setting up electrolyte chemistry
ü ü ü ü ü ü True species convertion option
ü ü ü ü ü ü Electrolyte User database option
ü ü ü ü ü ü Option to consider electrolyte precipitate formation.
ü ü ü ü ü ü Engineering Units
ü ü ü ü ü ü Engineering units converter
ü ü ü ü ü ü Easily convert
ü ü ü ü ü ü Temperature
ü ü ü ü ü ü Temperature difference
ü ü ü ü ü ü Pressure
ü ü ü ü ü ü Pressure difference
ü ü ü ü ü ü Moles/Mass
ü ü ü ü ü ü Energy
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Volume
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Volume Flowrate
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Density
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor Volume Flowrate
ü ü ü ü ü ü Crude Flowrate
ü ü ü ü ü ü Specific Heat
ü ü ü ü ü ü Specified Enthalpy
ü ü ü ü ü ü Heat Transfer Coefficient
ü ü ü ü ü ü Thermal Conductivity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Heat Flux Density
ü ü ü ü ü ü Entropy
ü ü ü ü ü ü Viscosity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Surface Tension
ü ü ü ü ü ü Length
ü ü ü ü ü ü Velocity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Area
ü ü ü ü ü ü Time
ü ü ü ü ü ü Solubility Parameter
ü ü ü ü ü ü Dipole Moment
ü ü ü ü ü ü Fouling Factor
ü ü ü ü ü ü Pressure Difference per length
ü ü ü ü ü ü Cake Resistance
ü ü ü ü ü ü Density * velocity2
ü ü ü ü ü ü Engineering units screen
ü ü ü ü ü ü Set flowsheet units
ü ü ü ü ü ü Time
ü ü ü ü ü ü Mass/Mole
ü ü ü ü ü ü Temperature
ü ü ü ü ü ü Pressure
ü ü ü ü ü ü Enthalpy
ü ü ü ü ü ü Work
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Volume
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Volume Rate
ü ü ü ü ü ü Crude Flowrate
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor Volume
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor Volume Rate
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Density / Concentration
ü ü ü ü ü ü Vapor Density
ü ü ü ü ü ü Thickness
ü ü ü ü ü ü Diameter
ü ü ü ü ü ü Length
ü ü ü ü ü ü Velocity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Area
ü ü ü ü ü ü Heat Capacity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Specific Heat
ü ü ü ü ü ü Heat Transfer Coefficient
ü ü ü ü ü ü Thermal Conductivity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Viscosity
ü ü ü ü ü ü Surface Tension
ü ü ü ü ü ü Solubility Parameter
ü ü ü ü ü ü Dipole Moment
ü ü ü ü ü ü Cake Resistance
ü ü ü ü ü ü Packing DP
ü ü ü ü ü ü Currency
ü ü ü ü ü ü Enter Currency factor
ü ü ü ü ü ü Set Stream Flow Units
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdL ft3/h
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdL ft3/d
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdL ft3/min
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdL gph
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdL gpd
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdL gpm
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdL BPSH
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdL BPSD
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdL BPSM
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdL m3/h
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdL m3/day
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdL m3/min
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdL L/h
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdL L/day
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdL L/min
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdL cc/sec
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdV scfh
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdV MMscfd
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdV scfm
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdV m3/h
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdV m3/day
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdV m3/min
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdV L/h
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdV L/day
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdV L/min
ü ü ü ü ü ü StdV cc/sec
ü ü ü ü ü ü Set Component Flow
ü ü ü ü ü ü Mole Fractions
ü ü ü ü ü ü Mass Fractions
ü ü ü ü ü ü Liquid Volume Fractions
ü ü ü ü ü ü Set Atmospheric Pressure Reference
ü ü ü ü ü ü Set Vapor reference temperature
ü ü ü ü ü ü Engineering units for reports
ü ü ü ü ü ü Mole
ü ü ü ü ü ü Mass
ü ü ü ü ü ü Std liquid volume
ü ü ü ü ü ü STD vapor volume
ü ü ü ü ü ü mole fractions
ü ü ü ü ü ü mass fractions
ü ü ü ü ü ü std. liquid volume fractions
ü ü ü ü ü ü std. vapor volume fractions
ü ü ü ü ü ü Mole %
ü ü ü ü ü ü Mass %
ü ü ü ü ü ü Std. Liquid Volume %
ü ü ü ü ü ü Std. Vapor Volume %
ü ü ü ü ü ü Mole PPM
ü ü ü ü ü ü Mass PPM
ü ü ü ü ü ü Std. Liquid Volume PPM
ü ü ü ü ü ü Std. Vapor Volume PPM
ü ü ü ü ü ü Concentration
ü ü ü ü ü ü Engineering Units Displayed in UnitOps
ü ü ü ü ü ü Flowsheeting
ü ü ü ü ü ü Flowsheet Convergence
ü ü ü ü ü Steady State
ü ü ü ü ü Sequential Modular convergence
ü ü ü ü ü Speed up methods (Wegstein, Dominant Eigenvalue)
ü ü ü ü ü Simultaneous Modular convergence
ü ü ü ü ü Flexible flowsheet tolerances for
ü ü ü ü ü Flow
ü ü ü ü ü Temperature
ü ü ü ü ü Pressure
ü ü ü ü ü Vapor Fraction
ü ü ü ü ü Enthalpy
ü ü ü Optimization algorithm - maximize or minimize objective function given certain independent variables and constraints.
ü ü ü Define objective function as a flowsheet variable to be minimized or maximized
ü ü ü Define up to 120 unconstrained, bounded, or fixed independent flowsheet variables
ü ü ü Define up to 120 unconstrained, bounded, or fixed independent flowsheet contraints
ü ü ü Methods
ü ü ü Generalized Reduced Gradient (GRG)
ü ü ü Successive Quadratic Programming (SQP)
ü ü ü Simultaneous Modular SQP
ü ü ü Forward or Central difference derivatives
ü ü ü Flowsheet or user specific calculation sequence
ü ü ü Sensitivity and Parametric analysis with reporting
ü ü ü Adjust one or two flowsheet variables (Beginning / End / # of steps)
ü ü ü Record up to 12 variables for reporting and analysis
ü ü ü Text or Chart reports
ü ü Data Maps to Excel
ü ü Allow connection of a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet to a CHEMCAD simulation
ü ü No coding/programming required
ü ü Mapping of
ü ü Stream Parameters
ü ü UnitOp Parameters
ü ü Dynamic/OTS Time Parameters
ü ü Mapping From Excel to CHEMCAD
ü ü Mapping From CHEMCAD to Excel
ü ü Excel Spreadsheet can be used as a unit operation
ü ü Can be used for Data Reconciliation of plant data in an Excel Spreadsheet by manipulating CHEMCAD parameters to fit data
ü ü Flexible Execution Rules
ü ü Send data to or from Excel before simulation is run
ü ü Send data to or from Excel after simulation is run
ü ü Data Reconciliation method
ü ü Up to 10 datamaps (each with different Excel spreadsheets) can be used in a single simulation
ü ü ü ü ü ü Unlimited size of flowsheet (unlimited number of streams and unit operations)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Run entire flowsheet, group of UnitOps, or a single UnitOp
ü ü Dynamics
ü ü Full dynamic flowsheeting for operability, training, startup/shutdown
ü ü Graphical plotting of time dependent results
ü ü Online, real-time display of results during calculation
ü ü Calculation interrupt
ü ü Full integration into the CHEMCAD Suite and flowsheets
ü ü Option to run a single time step
ü ü Additional mode of operation allowing user interactivity while the simulation is running
ü ü Open/close valves
ü ü Change setpoints
ü ü Introduce upsets
ü ü Mode for connectivity to operator training systems
ü ü Time history reports and plots for:
ü ü All unit operation parameters including control valve position and controller output
ü ü All stream parameters
ü Operator Training System (OTS)
ü CHEMCAD GUI can be disabled and/or hidden for use as an engine in an OTS environment
ü Time scale factor for scaling to real time
ü ü ü ü ü ü Tools
ü ü ü ü Rigorous equipment sizing routines for:
ü Heat Exchangers
ü General Features
ü Full integration into the CHEMCAD Suite and flowsheets
ü Output
ü Complete tabular and graphical reporting features including TEMA and/or API datasheets
ü A detailed tabulated analysis report
ü A detailed report of overall exchanger values
ü A zone-by-zone report of the heat curve, fluid properties, heat transfer and pressure drop calculations
ü Stream information inlet/outlet with H, T, P, and component flow rates
ü Optimization data
ü Shell and tube
ü Design mode - geometry calculated from user constaints and desired performance
ü Rating mode - performance calculated from geometry
ü Fouling Rating mode - fouling calculated from geometry and performance
ü Simulation mode - geometry used to calculate performance in a CHEMCAD simulation
ü Design codes
ü TEMA R
ü TEMA B
ü TEMA C
ü ASME
ü DIN A.D. Merkblatter
ü British Standard 5500
ü Non-standard
ü All TEMA Front head, shell, and rear head standards
ü Tubeside process types:
ü Sensible flow (vapor or liquid)
ü Forced evaporation
ü Falling film evaporation
ü Vertical thermosyphon
ü Vertical once through thermosyphon
ü Horizontal condensation
ü Vertical condensation
ü Knock-back condensation
ü Shellside process types:
ü Sensible flow (vapor or liquid)
ü Forced evaporation
ü Horizontal thermosyphon
ü Horizontal once through thermosyphon
ü Horizontal condensation
ü Vertical condensation
ü Pool boiling
ü Exchangers may have evaporation on one side with condensation on the other with any combination of subcooling and superheating
ü Fouling factor may be user specified
ü Shell or tube side heat transfer calculation can be overridden
ü A full stream analysis is performed on the shellside
ü Zone-by-zone analysis is performed (2-31 zones, user defined)
ü 2-31 zones, user defined
ü Conditions and properties automatically generated at all zones and can be user modified
ü Complete materials library for tubes, pipes, shells, bonnet, and tubesheets
ü Counter- or co- current exchangers
ü Dry- or wet- wall condensing
ü 5 stream exchangers (evaporators with separate outlet streams for vapor and liquid) calculated
ü Shellside
ü Shells in series or parallel
ü Shell as pipe or plate
ü Sealing strips permitted
ü Diameter or maximum diameter may be specified
ü Tubeside
ü Tubes may be bare or fin
ü Fintube databank and optional user specified fintube data

ü Turbulators may be used on the inside of the tube

ü User may specify tube OD, gauge, pattern, and pitch
ü Tubesheet thickness calculated to determine effective area
ü U-bend radius and/or efficiency may be specified
ü Tube length or maximum tube length may be specified
ü Nozzles
ü User specified Nozzle Diameters
ü User specified Nozzle Orientation
ü Long neck nozzle option
ü Baffles
ü Baffles may be single segmental, double segmental, triple segmental, full circle, no-tubes-in-window, or rod
ü Specify or have the program optimize the baffle spacing, cut, and direction
ü Optional impingement baffles
ü Clearances
ü Select from available clearance standards or user defined clearances
ü Miscellaneous
ü Safety factors may be specified
ü Entrainment ratios
ü Kettle diameter
ü Shellside or tubeside coefficient may be fixed
ü Tube axial stress
ü Vibration analysis
ü Zone-by-zone analysis of heat transfer and pressure drop calculations
ü Methods
ü Tube Side
ü Laminar Flow

ü Eubank-Proctor

ü VDI Mean Nusselt Number

ü Turbulent Flow

ü Program Selected Best Method

ü Seider Tate

ü Colburn

ü Dittus Boelter

ü ESDU

ü Mean VDI Nusselt

ü Single phase Frictional Pressure Drop

ü Blasius
ü Chen

ü Two Phase frictional pressure drop

ü Lockhart Correlation

ü Friedel (CISE) Correlation

ü Chisholm Correlation

ü Void Fraction

ü Premoli et al Model

ü Homogeneous Model

ü Lockhart and Martenelli Model

ü Shell Side
ü Single phase

ü Stream Analysis

ü Bell Delaware

ü Kern

ü No vapor shear condensation, Horizontal

ü Kern

ü Nusselt

ü Eissenberg

ü Vapor shear condensations, Horizontal

ü Nusselt

ü McNaught

ü Taborek

ü Vertical Condensation
ü Chemstations

ü VDI Film

ü Falling film evaporation

ü Hewitt et al

ü VDI

ü Subcooling flow pattern

ü Liquid stratified

ü Liquid filled

ü Kettle flow
ü Plug

ü Perfect mixing

ü Silver Bell Ghaly for multicomponent condensation option

ü Parallel flow model if shell diameter is smaller than baffle spacing option
ü User override of LMTD correction factor
ü Stream Analysis
ü Baffle by baffle calculation on the shellside accounts for effects of clearances and shellside configurations on heat transfer and pressure drop

ü This analysis can be extended to include:

ü Finned tubes

ü Turbulators

ü Sealing strips

ü Impingement plates

ü Sparger pipes

ü Many other construction variables

ü Detailed Zone Analysis

ü At each zone, the conditions, properties, flow regime, and applicable heat transfer mechanism are calculated

ü Pressure drop and film coefficients calculated using the appropriate formula
ü Double Pipe
ü Design mode - geometry calculated from user constaints and desired performance
ü Rating mode - performance calculated from geometry
ü Fouling Rating mode - fouling calculated from geometry and performance
ü Simulation mode - geometry used to calculate performance in a CHEMCAD simulation
ü Calculation of U-tube or straight tube double pipe exchangers (sensible to sensible heat transfer only)
ü Allows multitube arrangements
ü Shellside
ü Shells in series or parallel
ü Diameter or maximum diameter may be specified
ü Tubeside
ü Tubes may be bare or fin
ü Fintube databank and optional user specified fintube data

ü User may specify tube OD, gauge, pattern, and pitch

ü Tube length or maximum tube length may be specified
ü Nozzles
ü User specified Nozzle Diameters
ü Complete materials library for tubes
ü Methods
ü Tube Side
ü Laminar Flow

ü Eubank-Proctor

ü VDI Mean Nusselt Number

ü Turbulent Flow

ü Program Selected Best Method

ü Seider Tate

ü Colburn

ü Dittus Boelter

ü ESDU

ü Mean VDI Nusselt

ü Single phase Frictional Pressure Drop

ü Blasius

ü Chen

ü Shell Side
ü Laminar Flow

ü Program Selected Best Method

ü Turbulent Flow

ü Program Selected Best Method

ü Seider Tate

ü Colburn

ü Dittus Boelter

ü ESDU

ü Mean VDI Nusselt

ü Single phase Frictional Pressure Drop

ü Blasius

ü Chen

ü Plate and Frame

ü Design mode - geometry calculated from user constaints and desired performance
ü Rating mode - performance calculated from geometry
ü Fouling Rating mode - fouling calculated from geometry and performance
ü General
ü Specify Number of plates per unit
ü Pass arrangement
ü Cold side single pass / hot side multiple passes

ü Hot side single pass / cold side multiple passes

ü Both sides equal passes (user specify number of passes)

ü Complete materials library for plates

ü Sensible to sensible heat transfer
ü Film coefficients may be calculated or specified
ü Plate
ü Corrugation
ü Chevron

ü Intermating

ü User specified

ü Specify height, weight, thickness, spacing, thermal conductivity, chevron angle, and effective area
ü Nozzles
ü User specified Nozzle Diameters
ü User specified number of nozzles
ü Methods
ü Heat Transfer
ü HEDH, Kumar 1989 (Heat Exchanger Design Handbook)

ü User Specified Parameters

ü Frictional Pressure Drop

ü HEDH, Kumar 1989

ü User Specified Parameters

ü Air Cooled
ü Design mode - geometry calculated from user constaints and desired performance
ü Rating mode - performance calculated from geometry
ü Fouling Rating mode - fouling calculated from geometry and performance
ü Tubeside process types:
ü Sensible flow (vapor or liquid)
ü Horizontal condensation
ü Vertical Condensation
ü Reflux Condensation
ü Fouling factor may be user specified
ü Shell or tube side heat transfer calculation can be overridden
ü Design codes
ü ASME
ü DIN A.D. Merkblatter
ü British Standard 5500
ü Tubeside
ü Tubes may be bare or fin
ü Fintube databank and optional user specified fintube data

ü Turbulators may be used on the inside of the tube

ü User may specify tube OD, gauge, pattern, and pitch
ü Tubesheet thickness calculated to determine effective area
ü U-bend radius and/or efficiency may be specified
ü Tube length or maximum tube length may be specified
ü Tubes may be Welded or seamless
ü Fin attachments may be extruded, welded, grooved, or galvanized
ü Bundle
ü Number of tubes per row
ü Total number of rows
ü Number of rows per pass
ü Number of passes per bundle
ü Number of rows per bay
ü Slope of header
ü Bay connections can be in parallel and/or series
ü Bundle connections can be in parallel and/or series
ü Nozzles
ü User specified Nozzle Diameters
ü Miscellaneous
ü Headers can be Plug, Coverplate, Bonnet, Split, U-tube, or Pipe(dished)
ü Header gaskets can be Spiral Wound, corrugated asbestos filled, corrugated, flat asbestos filled, grooved, solid, or metallic o-ring
ü Flanges can be slip on, weld neck, lap joint, ring type joint, or long weld neck
ü User specified
ü Header Design Temperature

ü Header Design pressure

ü Flange rating (ANSI, API, DIN)

ü Complete materials library for tubes, plug, header gasket, fan blade, fan hub, and fins
ü Dry wall and wet wall condensing can be accommodated.
ü Fan data from the following manufacturers are provided:
ü Checo
ü Moore
ü Environment Element Corporation
ü Aerovent
ü Hudson
ü Fan drive data from the following manufacturers are provided:
ü GE
ü Westinghouse
ü Reliance
ü Methods
ü Tube Side
ü Heat Transfer

ü Single Phase Laminar Flow

ü Eubank-Proctor

ü Single Phase Turbulent Flow

ü Program Selected Best Method (Seider-Tate, Dittus-Boelter, or ESDU)

ü Vertical Condensation

ü VDI Film

ü Chemstations

ü Horizontal Condensation

ü Palen et al

ü Single Phase Frictional Pressure Drop

ü Blasius

ü Two Phase Frictional Pressure Drop

ü Lockhart-Martinelli
 ü Void Fraction Model

ü Premoli et al

ü Air Side
ü Heat Transfer

ü Plain Tube Array

ü ESDU 1986 (Enginerring Scince Data Unit)

ü Low-Fin

ü ESDU 1984

ü High-Fin, In-Line Array

ü Schmidt

ü High-Fin, Staggered Array

ü ESDU 1986

ü Frictional Pressure Drop

ü Plain Tube Array

ü Zukauskas and Ulinskas

ü Loq-Fin

ü ESDU 1984

ü High-Fin

ü ESDU 1986

ü ü ü Trays (Sieve, Bubble cap, Valve)

ü ü ü Packing (Random & Structured)
ü ü ü Pipes
ü ü ü Pressure Vessels
ü ü ü Orifices
ü ü ü Control Valves
ü ü ü Three Phase Vessels
ü ü ü Safety Relief Devices (DIERS)
ü ü ü Design of new devices or rating of existing devices
ü ü ü Practical, comprehensive, field tested DIERS (Design Institute for Emergency Relief Systems) analysis facility
ü ü ü This can be used to simulate reactive emergency relief situations on a dynamic basis
ü ü ü The DIERS results are included in the heat and material balance of a CHEMCAD CSTR or dynamic vessel (DVSL) if desired
ü ü ü Relief device, rupture disk or both
ü ü ü Can use API table of sizes or actual calculated sizes
ü ü ü Specify vessel geometry or use CHEMCAD CSTR/DVSL
ü ü ü Design Methods
ü ü ü Rigorous
ü ü ü Short Cut
ü ü ü Vessel Models
ü ü ü Bubbly
ü ü ü Churn-turbulent
ü ü ü Homogenous Vessel
ü ü ü Vent Flow Models
ü ü ü Homogenous Equilibrium (HEM)
ü ü ü Equilibrium Rate (ERM)
ü ü ü Henry-Fauske (HNE)
ü ü ü Non-flashing liquid
ü ü ü Single phase vapor
ü ü ü Steam relief
ü ü ü Homogenous Frozen (HFZ)
ü ü ü Vent Flash Model
ü ü ü Constant Enthalpy
ü ü ü Constant Entropy
ü ü ü Heat Model
ü ü ü API 520/521
ü ü ü API 2000
ü ü ü OSHA 1910.106
ü ü ü NFPA-30
ü ü ü Specify heat rate
ü ü ü Specify vent flow rate
ü ü ü Tempered runaway reaction
ü ü ü Non-tempered runaway reaction
ü ü ü Specify inlet/outlet piping
ü ü ü User override of fluid properties
ü ü ü Comprehensive Reporting
ü ü ü ü ü Spec (specification) sheets in Microsoft Excel with pre-built templates for:
ü ü Baghouse filter
ü ü ü Compressor
ü ü Fired Heater
ü ü ü ü Heat Exchanger (including TEMA sheet w/ CC-THERM)
ü ü ü Pump
ü ü ü Distillation column
ü ü ü Tank
ü ü ü Valve
ü ü ü Costing/Economics
ü ü ü Unit Operation / Equipment Costing
ü ü ü Plant/Process Economics
ü ü ü ü ü ü Data Regression
ü ü ü ü ü ü Pure component physical property regression
ü ü ü ü ü ü Multicomponent VLE/LLE regression from user data, UNIFAC, or infinite dilution data
ü ü ü ü ü ü Regression of electrolyte data
ü ü Reaction rate regression from Temperature, Heat, and Concentration data
ü ü Data Reconciliation
ü ü Flexible data file format
ü ü GRG, SQP, and Simultaneous Modular SQP methods
ü ü Interface to Excel through CHEMCAD's Excel data map functions
ü ü Simultaneous:
ü ü Steady state (gross error) detection
ü ü Data reconciliation
ü ü Parameter estimation
ü ü User defined model parameters can be estimated
ü ü User defined model constraints
ü ü ü ü Vapor Venting/Depressurizing
ü ü ü ü ü ü EPA WAR Algorithm for environmental and health impact studies
ü ü ü ü Hydrate/Solid CO2 prediction
ü ü ü ü Total Organic Content/Chemical Oxygen Demand calculation
ü ü ü ü ü ü Reporting
ü ü ü ü ü ü Text Reports
ü ü ü ü ü ü Available in
ü ü ü ü ü ü Internal text report viewer
ü ü ü ü ü ü Microsoft Wordpad
ü ü ü ü ü ü Microsoft Word
ü ü ü ü ü ü Microsoft Excel
ü ü ü ü ü ü Stream Compositions / Properties (Single / Multiple Streams or Groups)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Particle Size Distribution
ü ü ü ü ü ü Pseudo-component Curves
ü ü ü ü ü ü UnitOps (Single / Multiple Unit Operations or Groups)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Spec Sheets
ü ü ü Distillation
ü ü ü Collumn Profile
ü ü ü Tray Composition
ü ü ü Tray Properties
ü ü Tower Mass Transfer
ü ü ü Dynamic Column History
ü ü Column Diagnosis
ü ü ü ü ü ü Flowsheet Topology
ü ü ü ü ü ü Flowsheet Thermodynamic Settings
ü ü ü ü ü ü User Component Data
ü ü ü ü ü ü Mass and Energy Balance
ü ü ü Batch Results
ü ü ü Dynamic Column / Stream / Unitop Reports
ü ü ü ü ü ü Full Consolidated Report of simulation
ü ü ü ü ü ü Charts
ü ü ü ü ü ü TPXY
ü ü ü ü ü ü Binodal
ü ü ü ü ü ü Residue Curve Maps
ü ü ü ü ü ü Binodal with Residue Curve Map overlay
ü ü ü ü ü ü Binary Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium
ü ü ü ü ü ü Solid-Liquid Equilibrium
ü ü ü ü ü ü Stream Properties
ü ü ü ü ü ü Phase Envelopes
ü ü ü ü ü ü Composite Curves
ü ü ü ü ü ü Pseudo-component Curves
ü ü ü ü ü ü Unit Op Charts
ü ü ü Tower Profiles
ü ü ü ü Heat Curves
ü ü Plug Flow Reactor Profiles
ü ü ü Pipe Profile
ü ü ü Controller Convergence
ü ü ü Dynamic Charts
ü Batch Reactor / Dynamic Vessel History
ü Batch Column History
ü Dynamic Column History
ü ü Dynamic Stream History
ü ü Dynamic UnitOp History
ü Stream Recorder History
ü ü ü ü ü ü User Specified File chart
ü ü ü ü ü ü Symbol Builder for custom graphic representations
ü ü ü ü ü ü GUI
ü ü ü ü ü ü Explorer Tree
ü ü ü ü ü ü Tree Display of simulation data including:
ü ü ü ü ü ü Components used in the simulation
ü ü ü ü ü ü Thermodynamic settings
ü ü ü ü ü ü Unit Operations
ü ü ü ü ü ü Streams
ü ü ü ü ü ü Sensitivity Analyses
ü ü Data Maps
ü ü ü ü ü ü Saved Charts
ü ü ü ü ü ü UnitOp and Stream Groups
ü ü ü ü ü ü Flowsheet Layers
ü ü ü ü ü ü UnitOp and Stream Templates
ü ü ü ü ü ü Color and icon indications of warnings / errors / convergence
ü ü Tree display of CHEMCAD VBA modules
ü ü ü ü ü ü Recently used file list
ü ü ü ü ü ü Unit Operations Palette
ü ü ü ü ü ü Standard UnitOps with multiple icons
ü ü ü ü ü ü UnitOp groups for UnitOps families
ü ü ü ü ü ü Customizable icons for standard UnitOps
ü ü ü ü ü ü Customizable icons for user-added UnitOps
ü ü ü ü ü ü Custom groups for commonly used UnitOps
ü ü ü ü ü ü Search bar and search results Group for finding UnitOps
ü ü ü ü ü ü Messaging Window
ü ü ü ü ü ü Warning and Error Display
ü ü ü ü ü ü Calculation Progress and Run Trace information
ü ü ü ü ü ü User Notes area for annotating flowsheet
ü ü ü ü ü ü Flowsheeting Window
ü ü ü ü ü ü Scalable flowsheet area for small or large flowsheets
ü ü ü ü ü ü Layers for customizing graphics and annotations
ü ü ü ü ü ü Hide / Show UnitOp and Stream ID's
ü ü ü ü ü ü Color coded Unit Op ID's for Warnings / Errors
ü ü ü ü ü ü PFD
ü ü ü ü ü ü Stream Databoxes
ü ü ü ü ü ü Unit Operation Databoxes
ü ü ü ü ü ü T & P Boxes
ü ü ü ü ü ü Text Boxes
ü ü ü ü ü ü Excel Spreadsheet Range Display on Flowsheet
ü ü ü ü ü ü Import of Graphics/Logos
ü ü ü ü ü ü Export to Clipboard as Metafile
ü ü ü ü ü ü Export PFD to .DXF (AutoCAD)
ü ü ü ü ü ü UnitOp copy / paste with all specifications
ü ü ü ü ü ü Copy Streams from other simulations (one time or permanent link)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Create UnitOp or Stream groups for quick access to subsets of the flowsheet
ü ü ü ü ü ü Create UnitOp or Stream templates for commonly used specifications across multiple simulations
ü ü ü ü ü ü Help System
ü ü ü ü ü ü Full technical reference material for all calculations and unit operations
ü ü ü ü ü ü Tutorials and User Guide for navigating the interface (printed User Guide available)
ü ü ü ü ü ü CHEMCAD Coach system for step by step instructions for common simulation work
ü ü ü ü ü ü Email simulations directly from CHEMCAD (using your email client)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Zoom to find UnitOp or Streams on large flowsheets using ID numbers
ü ü ü ü ü ü Autosave system saves data at regular (user specified) intervals and includes automatic file recovery at startup
ü ü Extensibility
ü ü VBA/VSTA
ü ü Licensed, embedded Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and Visual Studio Toolkit for Applications (VSTA) included in CHEMCAD
ü ü Create custom code for
ü ü Unit operations
ü ü Mixing rules
ü ü Thermodynamic properties
ü ü Reaction kinetics
ü ü Any user-defined calculation desired
ü ü Most CHEMCAD functionality exposed in a documented library of function calls
ü ü OLE/COM/DCOM
ü ü 3rd party applications can connect to CHEMCAD to read/write variables and run simulations
ü ü CHEMCAD can act as client or server in a generic COM environment
ü ü Allows CHEMCAD to be an engine inside of a 3rd party application
ü ü Most CHEMCAD functionality exposed in a documented library of function calls
ü ü CAPE OPEN
ü ü Import 3rd party thermodynamics/physical property packages into a CHEMCAD simulation
ü ü Uses CAPE-OPEN standard v1.0
ü ü OPC
ü ü A CHEMCAD Simulation can be an OPC Data Server
ü ü All stream and UnitOp data published for both steady state and dynamic simulations
ü ü All time data published for dynamic simulations
ü ü Steady state run function available to OPC Clients
ü ü Dynamic run function available to OPC Clients
ü ü Run single time step (dynamics) function available to OPC Clients
ü ü OPC Foundation Compliance and Interoperability tested for Data Access (DA) v2.05
ü ü XML
ü ü Export all simulation data to a tree-d format XML file (pending)
ü ü Export to Bentley AXSYS via XML
ü ü ü ü ü ü Licensing
ü ü ü ü ü ü Methods
ü ü ü ü ü ü Safenet SuperPro local dongle (hardware key)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Safenet SuperPro network dongle (hardware key)
ü ü ü ü ü ü Safenet License Manager network key (software key)
ü ü ü ü ü ü System Authorization local key (software key)
ü ü ü ü ü ü License Duration
ü ü ü ü ü ü Hours per year
ü ü ü ü ü ü Monthly
ü ü ü ü ü ü 1, 3, 5, and 10 year licenses
ü ü ü ü ü ü Program Modules
ü CC-STEADY STATE (standalone) for steady state calculations
ü CC-DYNAMICS (add-on or standalone) for dynamic calculations
ü CC-THERM (add-on or standalone) for rigorous heat exchanger calculation
ü CC-BATCH (add-on or standalone) for batch distillation
ü CC-SAFETY NET (add-on or standalone) for pipe network and safety relief calculations
ü CC-FLASH (standalone) for physical property and phase equilibrium calculations
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