ProSimPlus

The steady-state process simulator ProSimPlus now comes with the software component Simulis Thermodynamics. Within the ProSimPlus environment, it is possible to graphically visualize the pure component properties and to calculate phase equilibria or any type of transport and thermodynamic properties on the components of the process. The latest release of ProSimPlus is also CAPE-OPEN compliant, allowing users to integrate third-party CAPE-OPEN unit operations and to create CAPE-OPEN property packages. These property packages gather all thermodynamic elements involved in the process and can be used in other CAPE-OPEN-compliant environments to ensure that consistent data are used throughout the company. The ability to use customized unit operation models was also extended with the addition of Windows Script, which allows users to code, in a simple language (e.g., VBS), calculation modules that will be executed during the simulation. These modules can access the parameters of all the modules and streams of the flowsheet and enable the user to, for example, run complementary calculations, call Excel macros or exchange data with a spreadsheet or a text file. Furthermore, Scriplets — “small” VBS programs — were introduced to provide the user with the ability to plot graphs, exchange simulation files with others users, call Simulis Thermodynamics calculation services, create equipment specification sheets, and more