SimSci-Esscor.PROII.V8.3 化工流程模拟软件 
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New for PRO/II Version 8.3   
PRO/II version 8.3 continues the PRO/II tradition of offering the finest simulation models and tools. Enhancements in all areas of the program are incorporated in this release. Invensys Process Systems continually adds new capabilities. For a summary of defects fixed and other important notices about installation, security and documentation, please refer to the Release Notes for PRO/II 8.3. A sampling of the new features are briefly outlined here. 
 Upgrade to SIM4ME Version 3.3 Thermodynamics: 
PRO/II has been upgraded to use the most recent version of SIM4ME thermodynamics. Additionally, the updated SIM4ME Thermodynamics has been integrated with TDM, the Thermodynamics Data Manager. This eliminates many inconsistencies between the two products. New features that this development brings to users include the following. 
New Correlations for some property calculations 
Component Databank cascading 
User component data banks now are included in, and selectable from, the standard databank lists in PROVISION. 
  SIM4ME Portal Phase II Integration: 
Integration of SIM4ME Portal Phase II allows PRO/II to utilize new functionality within the Portal, including: 
case studies, 
multi- simulation linking, and 
assay input information access. 
 PROVISION Support for Keyword-only Features 
Previously available only through key words, the following features now are fully supported by the Graphical User Interface: 
Method-specific component search order: The GUI now supports each thermodynamic METHOD set using its own specific databank search order. Previously, the GUI only allowed the same search order for all METHOD sets in the simulation. 
Component-specific databank search order: The PROVISION Graphical User Interface now supports a separate databank search order for each component. 
Solids Unit Operations: The PROVISION Graphical User Interface now supports these additional solids-handling unit operations: 
Solids Dryer 
Rotary Drum Filter 
Melter/Freezer 
Upstream Unit Operation: Long available only through key words, this unit now is fully supported in PROVISION. This unit provides four different modes of operation that simulate different methods of preparing laboratory and applying it to a simulation. A fifth option, the "Stream Selector", allows changing feeds to a unit in parametric studies. 
 Customizable Language Module Infrastructure: 
A new infrastructure provides a repeatable process for customizing many PRO/II features to interact with users in local languages other than English. PRO/II features that support this include: 
PRO/II error message windows and pop-up (OK/Cancel) windows . 
Error and status messages displayed as part of "smart commit" and "cross checks" (that fundamentally come from the same underlying PRO/II error message system). 
Main menu bar 
Drop-down menus from the main menu bar, and 
Right-click (action) menus. 
Japanese Language Module Add-on: This module provides Japanese language support for the features listed above. 
These enhancements do not enable users to enter descriptive text using local languages. 
 Improved Database Containerization - PRZ Enhancements 
Several additional types of data files now are saved in the compressed simulation archive (the ".PRZ" file). The newly supported file types include: 
".HTRI" files - data files uses to exchange data between an HTRI program and the Rigorous Heat exchanger model in PRO/II. 
Pipe Phase files that exchange data between the PipePhase Unit Operation in PRO/II and the PipePhase simulation program. 
CapeOpen files used by Cape Open unit operations. 
AMSIM data files. 
Excel Unit Operation spreadsheets 
Property table ".INI" definition and configuration files. 
".SLB" (and other) files used for Thermodynamics data serialization 
 RATEFRAC® Integration with Electrolytes: 
The RATEFRAC® rate-based algorithm now is available within distillation columns that utilize electrolytic thermodynamic systems. 
 RATEFRAC® Support for Chemical Reactions: 
The RATEFRAC® distillation algorithm now supports reactions within the column based on either equilibrium or non-equilibrium stages. 
 CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation Enhancements: 
PRO/II has been enhanced to access real parameters exposed by CAPE-OPEN unit operations. Refer to Cape-Open Compliance report -3.10.1 (available at the Co-Lan internet web site). 
Real (double precision, floating point) parameters exposed by CAPE-OPEN unit operations now are accessible to the Spec/Vary system in PRO/II. This makes them available for use in the Controller, MVC, Optimizer, and Case Study. 
 HTRI/HXRIG Interface Improvements: 
The HTRI-HXRIG Interface offers improvements in the following ways: 
Improved speed of execution of the HTRI-HXRIG interface 
The HTRI interface now supports use as a Thermosiphon 
Phase change points now are allowed in the property grid. Originally implemented in the  HEXTRAN-HTRI interface, this and other enhancements now are available in PRO/II. 
Latent heat data now is included in the data exchanged between PRO/II and the HTRI dll. 
 Residual Curve Map Utility Included in the Standard PRO/II install: 
This example application is able to calculate and display ternary mixture properties and simulation-results of ternary-system processes. 
 Utility Stream Option Added to the ACE 
The air side of the Air Cooled Exchanger now provides an option to model air flow as a utility stream. This eliminates the need to define a process stream to model air. 
 Changed Default Settings of Various Options 
The default settings of several options have changed with this version of PRO/II. None of the options affect the calculation results, although some output report options are different. The following defaults are changed. 
BK10 removed from the list of "Most Commonly Used" thermodynamic methods. 
SRKM added to the list of "Most Commonly Used" thermodynamic methods. 
New Output Report Defaults: 
”r;Include Thermodynamic Input Parameters” now is turned "ON" by default. 
”r;Include Overall Flowsheet Mass Balance” now is turned "ON" by default. 
”r;Print Calculation Sequence Map in the Output"’ now is turned "ON" by default. 
 Improved Column Behavior in Recycles & Restarts Skipped 
Previously, distillation columns in recycle loops recalculated in every recycle iteration. Now, improved logic tests a solved column to determine if it needs to resolve. When no changes are detected in the feeds, column operating conditions, or options, nothing affects the solution. In each iteration where this is found, the column calculations are skipped so they are not repeated. 
Previously, restarting a solved column began calculations at the solved state.  In many cases, the results drifted due to the different starting point. Now, restarted columns always restart using original initial conditions. This eliminates any drift in results in most cases. 
 Selecting Components From User-Defined Libraries 
Previously, user-defined component data libraries were not included in lists of available libraries and could not be selected from those lists. User libraries were constrained to keywords only. Now, user libraries are visible in the Component Selection &endash; List/Search window. 
Specifically, user libraries are available in the Component Family list, along with the system libraries SIMSCI and PROCESS, and other component groupings. 
 Support for 64 bit Operating Systems 
 Update Initial Estimates for MVC, Optimizer, and Other Controllers 
PRO/II 8.2.2 Enhancements 
 Aromatics extraction NRTL library for use with the Sulfolane® BTX extraction process. 
 (Sulfolane is a trademark of Shell International) . 
 A new NRTL parameter databank containing literature sourced interaction parameters for 11 components have been added to the thermotynamics library. All binary combinations are available. The components include: 
Water 
Sulfolane (Tetrahydrothiophene-1,1-dioxide) 
N-Hexane 
N-Heptane 
N-Octane 
Benzene 
      Toluene 
   P-Xylene 
   M-Xylene 
   O-Xylene 
   Ethylbenzene 
    
To access this databank, from the main Thermodynamics window: 
Add an NRTL set,   
Select 2 liquid phases and Modify.  
Now select the Enter Data button for VLE, and Databank Search Order.  
Select the Sulfolane databank and insert it BEFORE the NRTL databank.  This ensures that all available interactions in the  Sulfolane databank are selected in preference to the standard NRTL databank.  
 A typical keyword input for the Component Data and Thermodynamic Data sections  would be: 
COMPONENT DATA 
  LIBID 1,H2O/2,SULFOLAN/3,NC6/4,NC7/5,NC8/6,BENZENE/7,TOLUENE/ & 
        8,OXYLENE/9,MXYLENE/10,PXYLENE/11,EBENZENE, & 
         BANK=SIMSCI,PROCESS 
THERMODYNAMIC DATA 
    METHOD SYSTEM(VLLE)=NRTL, SET=LLE 
           KVAL(VLE) BANK=SULFOLAN,SIMSCI 
           KVAL(LLE) BANK=SULFOLAN,SIMSCI 
    METHOD SYSTEM=NRTL, SET=VLE, 
           KVAL(VLE) BANK=SULFOLAN,SIMSCI 
 Improvements to SimSci Heavy Oil Viscosity 
PRO/II 8.2.2 implements an update to the SimSci heavy oil liquid viscosity method. Bitumens and heavy oils can be orders of magnitude more viscous than conventional sweet light crude. The conventional API method for viscosity prediction significantly under-performs on prediction of heavy oils viscosity. The SimSci heavy oil liquid viscosity method originally released in PRO/II 8.2 has been improved based on data received from SimSci-Esscor’s Heavy Oils Consortium. This large quantity of unpublished proprietary data on a variety of crude oils, bitumens and distillates obtained from the consortium has allowed SimSci Heavy Oil Liquid Viscosity method to be even more accurate than before. 
 For users of KGTower ® 
Koch-Glitsch has announced a new version of KGTower, v4.0.  Older versions  of KGTower will no longer work as their licenses expire so it will be  necessary to upgrade to the new one.  You must also update the PRO/II to KGTower interface at the same time.  The following link has explicit instructions for downloading and installing both KGTower and the interface. 
http://www.koch-glitsch.com/koch/home/News_KGTOWER4.0.asp 
PRO/II 8.2.1 Enhancements 
 KBC Profimatics Upgrade: 
The links between PRO/II and Profimatics refinery reactor models from KBC have been validated and are functioning properly. 
 Upgrade Koch-Glitsch® Packing Correlations: 
 Koch-Glitsch® have updated PRO/II with 24 new packing types. The following types are available starting with version 8.2.1: 
Random packing: 
  Metal Cascade Mini Rings 1.5, 2.5, 5 inch 
  Plastic Flexiring 4 inch 
  Metal IMTP #60 
  Plastic Beta Rings 2 inch 
  Ceramic Flexi Saddle LPD 1, 1.5, 3 inch 
   Structured packing: 
  Flexipac 3.5X, 4X, 1Y plastic, 2Y plastic, 3Y plastic 
  Flexipac HC 500Z metal and 500Z thin plastic 
  Intalox 1T and 1.5T 
  Flexigrid 2-33, 2-45, 2-67, 3-33, 3-45 and 3-67 
    
  
 Upgraded Biofuels Application Examples: 
The bioethanol application examples in the Applib folder of the PRO/II installation directory tree have been upgraded. They have been completely rewritten and now are up-to-date. 
  New for PRO/II Version 8.2   
 Vista Compliance  PRO/II version 8.2 is the first version to be compliant with the Vista operating system from Microsoft. 
All executable modules and libraries have been rebuilt using .Net 2003 tools, including: 
Microsoft Visual Studio .Net 2003 
Microsoft Visual C++ version 7.0 compiler 
Intel Visual Fortran version 10.0.27 compiler 
Additionally, the PRO/II on-line Help has been upgraded to Microsoft HTML Help, the standard for the Vista operating system. 
  New Option and Behavior for CURVEFIT of Assay Components 
A new CURRENT option is available. 
The older IMPROVED method now is called the VER8 method. 
PRO/II now requires explicit declaration of a CURVEFIT method. 
Learn more about new Curve Fit options. 
 Heavy Oil Method for Liquid Viscosity This correlation improves the prediction of liquid viscosity for heavier hydrocarbon fractions, especially at lower temperatures where liquid viscosity may change dramatically with small temperature changes. 
Learn more about the Heavy Oil Method for Liquid Viscosity 
 Alpha Coefficient Forms Supported by GUI Previous versions of the ProVision Graphical User Interface only allowed filling pure component alpha coefficients. Only keyword input allowed the use any of the available equation forms (about 11 forms). Now, the Graphical User Interface supports all the available forms. 
 Learn more about GUI support for Alpha Coefficient Equation Forms 
   CHEMDIST CVAR Options for Composition Calculations New options LINEAR, LOG, and ADAPTIVE each specify a different mathematical basis for performing compositions. These may enhance convergence in the CHEMDIST column algorithm in certain circumstances. 
Learn more about the new CHEMDIST options. 
 BATCHFRAC(C)  Initial Estimate Generators Now Available Most situations that formerly required user-supplied profile data now may be eliminated by using either of the two initial estimate generators now available. Both estimators generate initial temperature, vapor composition, and liquid composition profiles. 
Learn more about the BATCHFRAC Initial Estimate Generators 
 New API Calculation Methods for Refinery Inspection Properties The Modular Thermodynamics package now implements new API calculation methods for specific refinery inspection properties. Starting with version 8.3, PRO/II fully supports these properties through the PROVISION User Interface as well as through key words. The new methods and the properties to which they apply are: 
Property  Method Keyword  Calculation Method   Refractive Index at 20C  REFRAC(C20) = API99  API 2B5.1   Flash Point Temp.  FLPOINT=API07  API 2B7.1 (2007)   Pour Point Temp.  POUR=API99  API 2B8.1   Aniline Point Temp.  ANILINE=API99  API 2B9.1   Smoke Point Temp.  SMOKE=API99  API 2B10.1   Freeze Point Temp.  FZPT=API99  API 2B11.1   Cloud Point Temp.  CLOUD=API99  API 2B12.1   Cetane Index  CETANE=API99  API 2B13.1   
Refer to Table 8.4 in the Thermodynamic Data Keyword Manual for more information. 
New for PRO/II Version 8.1 (previously released)  Improved Product Quality Focus on fixing customer reported bugs 
Documentation Improvement: Reduction in documentation errors, inaccuracies, or omissions 
The bug fixes lead to: 
Increased Stability 
Improved Accuracy of Results 
Higher Product Quality 
 Ease of Use/Integration SIM4ME Portal 
Easily configurable 
Intuitive GUI from within Microsoft® Excel 
Powerful Uses: 
 Create Custom Interfaces 
 Perform Special Calculations 
 Interact with PRO/II directly from Excel 
 Enhanced Simulation Technology Thermodynamic Data Manager (TDM) v3.0 
Creation of a single, consistent module for thermodynamics & physical properties 
Core Functionality 
 Provides its own GUI and persistence mechanism 
 Thermodynamic Applications are layered onto Core 
 Fundamental Regression Capabilities 
Pure Component Data 
Mixture Data 
Simplified Install 
Consistent Install routine across all products