AQSol Side Calc
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Latest SysCAD Version: 25 October 2024 - SysCAD 9.3 Build 139.36522
Related Links: AQSol SysCAD Project Workflow
Formally released as part of Build 139.30140 (first available as BETA version in Build 138). The AQSol SysCAD TCE option and models documentation is for the latest version of SysCAD.
General Description
The AQSol Side Calc model allows the user to 'call' the AQSol solver to determine the state of a defined SysCAD stream/s. The user defines the SysCAD stream/s of interest, and the unit will then determine the equilibrium conditions of the resulting stream at the user defined conditions such as temperature or enthalpy. This is similar to the use of the AQSol Reactor using the Side Calc model option.
The model has no links to any other models in SysCAD. Therefore, this model is not a part of any SysCAD network, but is a stand-alone calculation that allows the user to check the status of a stream.
Notes
- The user MUST have added and configured a AQSol Model Configuration unit in the SysCAD project before this unit can function.
- The user MUST have installed a version of AQSol on their computer to make use of the AQSol functionality in SysCAD. Please see www.phasediagram.dk for more information.
Diagram
The diagram shows the default drawing of a AQSol Side Calc unit model. For side calculations with multiple incoming streams and containers, the combined stream pressure will be set to the lowest pressure of the incoming streams or containers that contain a flow or mass, respectively.
Inputs and Outputs
There are no connections to this unit.
Model Theory
The AQSol Side Calc Model uses the AQSol algorithms and data to determine the status of the aqueous solution in the defined stream/s.
Mapping of the SysCAD to AQSol streams is done via Species Mapping.
The AQSol Side Calc model allows the user to 'call' the AQSol solver to determine the state of a defined SysCAD stream/s. The model has no links to any other models in SysCAD.
- User defines the stream/s to be analysed by the AQSol Side Calc model.
- The SysCAD feed stream(s) using SysCAD species is converted into AQSol "Input" using AQSol Species. The species mapping is defined in the corresponding AQSol Model Configuration unit model.
- The AQSol Side Calc calls the AQSol algorithms to determine the status of the mixture using the converted AQSol "input" data.
- The AQSol results are displayed in the "output" tab using AQSol species.
- The results are NOT converted into SysCAD species.
NOTES:
- The side calculation mixed feed stream pressure is calculated as the minimum pressure of all incoming streams.
- The Input, Output and Diff tab pages are displayed using AQSol species, as defined in the database (.dat) specified in the corresponding AQSol Model Configuration unit model.
- The species used in the SysCAD project are shown on the optional Sp pages, shown as part of the QFeed, QBypass, QUnmapped, QRxnProdBypass and QProd pages.
- The calculations performed are similar to using AQSol directly, except the contents of the SysCAD stream are mapped to equivalent AQSol species using the settings defined in the AQSol Model Configuration unit model. Please see www.phasediagram.dk for more information.
- Important note on energy balance: The Side Calc feed enthalpy in the AQSol context is determined from the equilibrium composition of the Side Calc feed as calculated by AQSol at the SysCAD stream temperature and pressure. If one or more of the SysCAD streams feeding the AQSol Side Calc are far from equilibrium and will generate significant heat upon reaction (e.g. a stream containing unreacted HCl and NaOH, for example), the AQSol calculated heat of reaction will be incorrect. In this case, the unreacted species should be reacted prior to feeding them to the AQSol Side Calc. Ensure that both the AQSol and SysCAD energy balances are reasonable. See TCE Enthalpy Reporting for more details.
WorkFlow
The suggested workflow for configuring the model is:
- Make sure the project contains at least one of the AQSol Model Configuration model, and the model is loaded with the correct AQSol database file you would like to use for the side calculation.
- On the AQSolSideCalc tab page, type in the name of the SysCAD stream/s or content you wish to evaluate (e.g.: P_001.Qo OR TNK_001.QFeed). In Build 139 or later, multiple streams with multipliers can be specified.
- Choose when to perform the calculation.
- On the TCE tab page, select the correct ChemModel (to match step 1) (Note: In older builds, this selection was made on the AQSolSideCalc tab page).
- Choose the Target Calculation OpMode and fill in the required information based on the mode selection. (Note: In older builds, these selections were made on the AQSolSideCalc tab page).
- Perform an equilibrium calculation by pressing the "Calculate" button on the AQSolSideCalc tab page or pressing Solve in SysCAD.
- The Results are displayed on the AQSolResults and Output tabs.
Suggestions on how to use the results:
- The AQSol Side Calc results can be used to assist with the configuration of with a SysCAD unit, normally with Reactions sub-model switched on. Based on the results of the AQSol Side Calc, the reaction and reaction extents can be configured to match results from the AQSol Side Calc. The user can use the Set Tag Controller to transfer AQSol Side Calc results to the SysCAD unit reaction block.
Data Sections
The tabs and variable names are described in detail in the following tables.
- AQSolSideCalc tab - This first tab allows the user to choose the desired SysCAD stream/s and set some general options.
- TCE tab - This tab allows the user to choose the corresponding AQSol Model Configuration unit and set other TCE options.
- QFeed - Optional tab, only visible if ShowQFeed is enabled on the first tab page.
- VLE - Optional tab, only visible if Model = Reactor and the UseSysCADVLE/VLE.On option is enabled on the TCE tab page.
- Bypass - Optional tab, only visible if the WithBypass option is enabled on the TCE tab page.
- RxnBypass - Optional tab, only visible if the WithBypass option is enabled on the TCE tab page.
- AQSolResults tab - This tab displays the key results of the calculations.
- Input tab - This tab displays a summary of the mapped Input stream as AQSol species.
- Output tab - This tab displays the Output stream results including the amounts of each AQSol species present in the final mixture.
- Diff tab - Optional tab, only visible if the ShowRxnDiff option is enabled on the TCE tab page. This tab displays the amounts of each species which are formed or reacted as part of the calculations.
- Scaling tab - Optional tab, only visible if the ShowScaling option is enabled on the TCE tab.
- AQSolProps tab - This tab returns the AQSol calculated properties.
- ElemBal tab - This tab displays an elemental balance between the Input and Output streams.
- PhDeport tab - Optional tab, only visible if the PhaseElemDeportment option is enabled on the TCE tab page. This tab shows the movement of elements for the Solid, Liquid and Gas phases.
- IPhDeport tab - Optional tab, only visible if the IPhaseElemDeportment option is enabled on the TCE tab page. This tab shows the movement of elements for individual AQSol phases.
- UnitTag.ParamSweep tab - Optional tab, only visible if the ShowPlotter option is enabled on the TCE tab page. This tab allows the user to generate sets of data.
- SpForPlot tab - Optional tab, only visible if the SelectSp option is enabled on the UnitTag.ParamSweep tab. This tab allows the user to select which species to be reported in the sets of data to be generated.
- QUnmapped - Optional tab, only visible if ShowQUnmapped is enabled on the TCE tab page.
- QRxnUnmapped - Optional tab, only visible if ShowQRxnUnmapped is enabled on the TCE tab page.
- QBypass - Optional tab, only visible if ShowQBypass is enabled on the TCE tab page.
- QRxnBypass - Optional tab, only visible if ShowQRxnBypass is enabled on the TCE tab page.
- QProd - Optional tab, only visible if ShowQProd is enabled on the first tab page.
- Info tab - contains general settings for the unit and allows the user to include documentation about the unit and create Hyperlinks to external documents.
AQSolSideCalc tab page
Unit Type: AQSolSideCalc - The first tab page in the access window will have this name.
Tag (Long/Short) | Input / Calc | Description/Calculated Variables / Options |
Tag | Display | This name tag may be modified with the change tag option. |
Condition | Display | OK if no errors/warnings, otherwise lists errors/warnings. |
ConditionCount | Display | The current number of errors/warnings. If condition is OK, returns 0. |
GeneralDescription / GenDesc | Display | This is an automatically generated description for the unit. If the user has entered text in the 'EqpDesc' field on the Info tab (see below), this will be displayed here. If this field is blank, then SysCAD will display the UnitType or SubClass. |
Requirements | ||
On | Tickbox | If this option is deselected, the AQSol SideCalc model will not be operational and thus no calculations will be performed. |
Pressure / P | Input | The pressure at which the AQSol side calculation is to be performed at. |
StreamCount | Input | The number of SysCAD streams to be combined together prior to performing the AQSol side calculation. For each stream, the StreamTag and Multiplier will need to be specified. |
ContainerCount | Input | Only available in a dynamic project. The number of SysCAD contents to be combined together prior to performing the AQSol side calculation. For each content, the ContainerTag and Multiplier will need to be specified. |
StreamX.SourceTag | Input | Not displayed if StreamCount=0. For stream X, the tag of the stream that the user wants to perform a AQSol side calculation on. The format is:
[Unit Operation Tag Name].[Tab Page Name] Examples: XPG_1.QProd, P_1.Qo, X_1.QProd, TNK_1.QFeed |
StreamX.Ratio | Input | Not displayed if StreamCount=0. For stream X, the ratio to be applied to the mass flow of the stream prior to performing the AQSol side calculation. This is particularly important when mixing several streams prior to performing the AQSol side calculation. |
StreamX.Phase | Not displayed if StreamCount=0. | |
All | The full contents of stream X will be part of the AQSol side calculation. | |
Gas | Only the gaseous phase of stream X will be part of the AQSol side calculation. | |
Liq | Only the liquid phase of stream X will be part of the AQSol side calculation. | |
Sol | Only the solid phase of stream X will be part of the AQSol side calculation. | |
SL | Only the solid and liquid phases of stream X will be part of the AQSol side calculation. | |
SG | Only the solid and gaseous phases of stream X will be part of the AQSol side calculation. | |
LG | Only the liquid and gaseous phases of stream X will be part of the AQSol side calculation. | |
ContainerX.SourceTag | Input | Only available in a dynamic project. Not displayed if ContainerCount=0. The tag of the content that the user wants to perform a AQSol side calculation on. The format is:
[Unit Operation Tag Name].[Tab Page Name] Examples: TNK_001.Content |
ContainerX.Ratio | Input | Only available in a dynamic project. Not displayed if ContainerCount=0. For content X, the ratio to be applied to the mass of the content prior to performing the AQSol side calculation. This is particularly important when mixing several contents or streams prior to performing the AQSol side calculation. |
ContainerX.Phase | Only available in a dynamic project. Not displayed if ContainerCount=0. | |
All | The full contents of content X will be part of the AQSol side calculation. | |
Gas | Only the gaseous phase of content X will be part of the AQSol side calculation. | |
Liq | Only the liquid phase of content X will be part of the AQSol side calculation. | |
Sol | Only the solid phase of content X will be part of the AQSol side calculation. | |
SL | Only the solid and liquid phases of content X will be part of the AQSol side calculation. | |
SG | Only the solid and gaseous phases of content X will be part of the AQSol side calculation. | |
LG | Only the liquid and gaseous phases of content X will be part of the AQSol side calculation. | |
Drain.Mode | Only available in a dynamic project. Not displayed if ContainerCount=0. | |
MatchToStep | Drain time is equal to the step size of the project. For example, a content containing 10 tonnes of material (after ratios and phase selections have been applied), with a project Step Size of 2 hours, would result in stream of 5 t/h of material being evaluated by the AQSol solver. | |
Normalised | Flow of material from all contents is set to 1 kg/s (3.6 t/h). Note this is after ratios are applied. | |
DrainTime | User can specify the drain time to be used, see Drain.Time below. | |
DrainRate | User can specify the drain rate, see Drain.MassFlow below. | |
Drain.Time | Input | Only available in a dynamic project and if Drain.Mode = DrainTime. The time parameter used to convert the content information into a stream (as required by AQSol). For example, a content containing 10 tonnes of material (after ratios and phase selections have been applied), with a Drain.Time of 2 hours, would result in stream of 5 t/h of material being evaluated by the AQSol solver. |
Drain.MassFlow / Qm | Input | Only available in a dynamic project and if Drain.Mode = DrainRate. The flow of material from all contents is set to this value. Note this is after ratios are applied. |
CheckTags | If the user clicks on this button, SysCAD will check that the SourceTag values are valid tags. | |
CalcWhen | Manual | The side calculation will only be performed if the user presses the Calculate button. |
Each Iter | The side calculation will be performed at the end of each iteration during the model run. | |
Each N Iters | The side calculation will be performed at the end of each N iterations during the model run. | |
OnStop | The side calculation will be performed once at the end of the run when the model is stopped. | |
ItersBetweenCalc | Input | Only available if CalcWhen = Each N Iters. The number of iterations between calculations. |
Calculate | Click on this button to perform the side calculation to determine the conditions of the final solution, based on the specified target value. | |
Options | ||
ShowQFeed | Tickbox | Allows the user to view the QFeed and associated tab pages, showing the properties of the combined feed stream. See Material Flow Section. This will be prior to the AQSol calculations. |
ShowQProd | Tickbox | Only available if Model is set to Reactor. Allows the user to view the QProd and associated tab pages, showing the properties of the products. See Material Flow Section. This will be after the AQSol calculations have been applied. |
TCE tab page
Tag (Long/Short) | Input / Calc | Description/Calculated Variables / Options |
This program contains AQSol Copyright Aqueous Solutions Aps, Denmark | ||
Chemistry Model | ||
ChemModel... | ||
UnitTag | List | The tag of the relevant AQSol Model Configuration unit model- this may be chosen from the drop down list of all AQSol Model Configuration unit models available in the project. |
ModelCfgTagUsed/ModelCfgTag | Display | The tag of the relevant AQSol Model Configuration unit model. |
Check | If the user clicks on this button, SysCAD will check that the UnitTag is a valid AQSol Model Configuration unit model. | |
ConnOK | Tickbox | If SysCAD finds a valid AQSol Model Configuration unit model, then this field will be enabled. |
Status | OK | The specified chemistry model (AQSol Model Configuration) has been initialised correctly and the database file has been found and loaded correctly. |
ChemModel Tag not Specified | No tag has been specified for the Chemistry Model. Specify the desired Chemistry Model (AQSol Model Configuration) in the UnitTag field. | |
Valid ChemModel Tag Required | The tag specified for the Chemistry Model in the UnitTag field is invalid and needs to be corrected. | |
Init Required | The specified Chemistry Model (AQSol Model Configuration) needs to be initialised. | |
ChemModel Load Required | The database of the specified Chemistry Model (AQSol Model Configuration) needs to be loaded. | |
DLL or Version Error | There is a problem with the AQSol DLL or version. | |
Init Failed | Initialisation of the specified Chemistry Model (AQSol Model Configuration) has been attempted but failed. | |
Select actions if species unmapped | ||
FwdSpMap.UnmappedAction | Stop Solver | Any unmapped SysCAD species will cause the solver to stop, user will need to fix the species mapping before solving again. |
Bypass | Any unmapped SysCAD species will be bypassed, i.e. will not be present in the AQSol input | |
The following fields are only visible if Model = Reactor | ||
RevSpMap.UnmappedAction | Make Inactive | Any unmapped SysCAD species will cause the model to be inactive. |
Stop Solver | Any unmapped SysCAD species will cause the solver to stop, user will need to fix the species mapping before solving again. | |
Allow Solve | Any unmapped SysCAD species will be ignored. Model will solve but will have a mass balance error. | |
ActionOnError | Continue | The model will continue solving if the AQSol calculation fails. |
Pause | The model will pause solving if the AQSol calculation fails. | |
Stop | The model will stop solving if the AQSol calculation fails. | |
Requirements | ||
Model | None (Off) | No calculations will be performed and input=output. |
Side Calc | The results from the AQSol calculation will be displayed but will not be applied to the output stream (input composition = output composition). | |
Reactor | The results from the AQSol calculation will be applied to the QProd stream of the side calculation via reverse mapping. The results are for display only and can be viewed by selecting ShowQProd on the AQSolSideCalc Tab Page. | |
UseSysCADVLE / VLE.On | Tickbox | Only visible if Model = Reactor. Allows user to switch on SysCAD VLE calculations. If ticked, then VLE tab will appear. |
VLEModel | Display | Displays the VLE model used. |
WithBypass | Tickbox | If this is ticked, then the Bypass tab page will appear. |
Select dependent variable and target value | ||
OpMode... | ||
OpMode | Temperature | The target variable is the Temperature of the final solution. |
FeedT | The target variable is the Temperature of the feed solution. | |
Enthalpy | The target variable is the Enthalpy of the final solution. | |
Enthalpy AQSol | The target variable is the Enthalpy of the final solution. AQSol Enthalpy is maintained. | |
PhaseFormation | The target variable is the amount of a particular phase present in the final solution. | |
SpeciesFormation | The target variable is the amount of a particular species present in the final solution. | |
TemperatureReqd / T_Reqd | Input | Only visible if OpMode = Temperature. The user specified target temperature for the final solution. |
dEnth.Reqd / dH.Reqd | Input | Only visible if OpMode = Enthalpy or Enthalpy AQSol. The user specified target duty. |
CalcEnthalpy | Tickbox | Visible when OpMode ≠ Enthalpy or Enthalpy AQSol. If the calculation requires a heat balance, then this option should be selected. If heat balance is not required, untick this option to save on computation time. Note: unticking this option will also remove the enthalpy display from the Input and Output tabs. |
The following fields are only visible if OpMode = PhaseFormation | ||
SelPhase... | ||
Filter | Input | Filter by "contained" string. Allows user to optionally shorten the Phase Selection list (Phase) by entering in some letters from the desired phase. |
Phase | List | The user can select one phase from the list of all phases in the AQSol database. The list will not show all phases if user has entered some letters in the Filter field above. |
MoleBasis | Tickbox | Selecting this tickbox allows the user to specify the target mole flow. If this is not selected, then mass flow is used. |
Phase.MassFlowReqd / Phase.QmReqd | Input | Only visible if MoleBasis = unticked. The user specified mass flow of the chosen phase that is to be formed. |
Phase.MoleFlowReqd / Phase.QMlReqd | Input | Only visible if MoleBasis = ticked. The user specified moles of the chosen phase that is to be formed. |
The following fields are only visible if OpMode = SpeciesFormation | ||
PhaseFilter.... | ||
Filter | Input | Filter by "contained" string. Allows user to optionally shorten the Phase Selection list (Phase) by entering in some letters from the desired phase. |
Phase | List | The user can select one phase from the list of all phases in the AQSol database. The list will not show all phases if user has entered some letters in the Filter field above. |
SpFilter.... | ||
Filter | Input | Filter by "contained" string. Allows user to optionally shorten the Species Selection list (Species) by entering in some letters from the desired species. |
Species | List | The user can select one species from the list of all species in the AQSol database. The list will be limited to those in the selected phase (Phase) and will not show all species if user has entered some letters in the Filter field above. |
MoleBasis | Tickbox | Selecting this tickbox allows the user to specify the target mole flow. If this is not selected, then mass flow is used. |
Sp.MassFlowReqd / Sp.QmReqd | Input | Only visible if MoleBasis = unticked. The user specified mass flow of the chosen phase/species that is to be formed. |
Sp.MoleFlowReqd / Sp.QMlReqd | Input | Only visible if MoleBasis = ticked. The user specified moles of the chosen phase/species that is to be formed. |
Target calculation details (only displayed if OpMode ≠ Temperature or FeedT) | ||
TargCalc... | ||
UseRelaxation | Tickbox | |
RelaxationFactor | Input | The RelaxationFactor, used when UseRelaxation is ticked. Values limits: 0.001 < RelaxationFactor < 5. |
Settings | If the user clicks on this button, the all the target solver settings will be reset to their default values. | |
SpMoleFlow / QMl | Display | Only shown if AdjustVar.Method = AdjustQMl. The actual mole flow used of the adjusted species. |
SpMoleFlow / Qm | Display | Only shown if AdjustVar.Method = AdjustQMl. The actual mass flow used of the adjusted species. |
AQSol Environmental Heat Transfer | ||
AQSol.HeatLossMethod | None | No heat transfer between the unit and the environment. |
Fixed HeatFlow | The user specifies a fixed heat loss between the unit and the environment. | |
Ambient | SysCAD calculates the overall heat loss based on user specified HTC and Area and the temperature difference between the Feed and environmental temperatures. The environmental temperature is assumed to remain constant. | |
AQSol.EHX.HeatLossReqd | Input | Visible when the HeatLossMethod = Fixed HeatFlow. The required heat loss. |
AQSol.EHX.HTC | Input | Visible when the HeatLossMethod = Ambient. The Overall Heat Transfer coefficient. |
AQSol.EHX.Area | Input | Visible when the HeatLossMethod = Ambient. The Heat Transfer area. |
AQSol.EHX.AmbientT | Display | Visible when the HeatLossMethod = Ambient. The ambient temperature. The ambient temperature is specified in the Plant Model - Environment_Tab |
AQSol.EHX.HeatLoss | Calc | Visible when the HeatLossMethod = Ambient. The calculated heat flowrate. |
Options | ||
ShowQUnmapped | Tickbox | Allows the user to view the QUnmapped and associated tab pages. See Material Flow Section. This is the SysCAD species flows which are not mapped to AQSol species, and therefore are not taken into account in the AQSol calculation. |
ShowQRxnUnmapped | Tickbox | Allows the user to view the QRExnUnmapped and associated tab pages. See Material Flow Section. |
ShowQBypass | Tickbox | Only visible when WithBypass is ticked. Allows the user to view the QBypass and associated tab pages. See Material Flow Section. This is the SysCAD species flows which bypass the AQSol calculation. |
ShowQRxnBypass | Tickbox | Only visible when WithBypass is ticked. Allows the user to view the QRxnBypass and associated tab pages. See Material Flow Section. |
ShowRxnDiff | Tickbox | Allows the user to view the Diff tab page. This shows the difference between the mapped input stream seen by AQSol and the AQSol calculation results. |
ShowScaling | Tickbox | Available from Build 139.34985. Allows the user to view the Scaling tab page. |
PhaseElemDeportment | Tickbox | If this is ticked, then the PhDeport tab page will appear. This tab shows the mass movement of elements for the Solid, Liquid and Gas phases. |
IPhaseElemDeportment | Tickbox | If this is ticked, then the IPhDeport tab page will appear. This shows how the elements move between phases due to the AQSol calculation results. |
ShowPlotter | Tickbox | This option is only visible if this model has been successfully run. Allows the user to perform a parameter sweep using the product stream of the side calculator. If this is ticked, then the ParamSweep tab page will appear. |
AQSolInput | Copies the "Input" mass flow values onto clipboard. These can be directly copied into the AQSol spreadsheet that came with the DLL. | |
Bypass tab page
This tab is only visible if the WithBypass option is enabled on the TCE tab page. This will allow some or all of the SysCAD species to bypass the thermodynamic engine calculations.
Tag (Long/Short) | Input / Calc | Description/Calculated Variables / Options |
Specify Bypass of Feed | ||
BypassMode | Species | A bypass fraction can be set for each species in the project. |
Phases | A bypass fraction can be set for each phase (Solid, Liquid or Vapour) in the project. | |
BypassUnmapped | If this button is pressed then the bypass fraction for all Unmapped Species will be set to 100%. This is only relevant if BypassMode = Species. NOTE: There is no automatic undo for this function. It is recommended to bypass all species in the SysCAD model which are not present in the AQSol model you are using. | |
ShowUnmappedSpecies | Tickbox | If ticked, all the unmapped species will be displayed in a list immediately under this field. |
BypassSpCount | Calc | The number of species to be bypassed. |
PhaseBypass... (only displayed if BypassMode = Phases) | ||
PhaseBypass.Solid.MF | Input | Only displayed if BypassMode = Phases. The user specified Bypass fraction for all SysCAD solid species. A non-zero value will allow some or all (100%) of the SysCAD solid species to bypass the thermodynamic engine calculations. |
PhaseBypass.Liquid.MF | Input | Only displayed if BypassMode = Phases. The user specified Bypass fraction for all SysCAD liquid species. A non-zero value will allow some or all (100%) of the SysCAD liquid species to bypass the thermodynamic engine calculations. |
PhaseBypass.Vapour.MF | Input | Only displayed if BypassMode = Phases. The user specified Bypass fraction for all SysCAD vapour species. A non-zero value will allow some or all (100%) of the SysCAD vapour species to bypass the thermodynamic engine calculations. |
The remaining fields are only displayed if BypassMode = Species) | ||
On | | This button will enable or disable the species filter options. |
Phases (Only visible if Filter is enabled) |
All | No filtering of species based on phase. |
Solids | Only show solid phase species, hide other species. | |
Liquids | Only show liquid phase species, hide other species. | |
Vapours | Only show vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
Solids & Liquids | Only show solid and liquid phase species, hide other species. | |
Solids & Vapours | Only show solid and vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
Liquids & Vapours | Only show liquid and vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
IPhase | Only show "IPhase" individual phase species, hide other species. The individual phases shown will depend on the AQSol database chosen. | |
Filters | Display | Always set to 'Content'. |
Content (Only visible if Filter is enabled) |
All | No filtering of species based on element or name. |
Contains Any Element | This will display all species that contain any of the elements entered in their elemental definition. | |
Contains All Elements | This will display only species that contain ALL of the elements entered in their elemental definition. | |
Starts with ... | This will display species that start with the text entered based on the short or long species tag depending on the current SpeciesTag selection. | |
Contains any ... | This will display species that contain the text entered in the currently displayed short or long species tag. | |
Contains All ... | This will display species that contain ALL the separate text entered in the currently displayed short or long species tag. | |
Select | Input | Only visible if Filter is enabled and Content is NOT set to All. The user specified Elements or text to filter the species list. Refer to Species Filter for more information and examples. |
GroupValue | Input | The user specified bypass value that will be used for all species displayed when the Set to GroupValue button is pressed. |
SetVisible | When pressed, this button will set the bypass parameter for all species currently displayed (based on Filter settings) equal to the GroupValue. | |
SysCAD Feed Stream Bypass | ||
(The following table displays all the SysCAD species in the project (unless restricted by the Filter settings). The table has the following column (one row per SysCAD species):) | ||
Bypass.XXX | Input | The user specified Bypass fraction for SysCAD species XXX. A non-zero value will allow some or all (100%) of the SysCAD species to bypass the thermodynamic engine calculations. |
RxnBypass tab page
This tab is only visible if the WithBypass option is enabled on the TCE tab page. This will allow some or all of the SysCAD species to bypass the thermodynamic engine calculations.
Tag (Long/Short) | Input / Calc | Description/Calculated Variables / Options |
Specify Bypass during Solver Solution | ||
RxnBypass... | ||
BypassMode | Species | A bypass fraction can be set for each species in the project. |
Phases | A bypass fraction can be set for each phase (Solid, Liquid or Vapour) in the project. | |
BypassUnmapped | If this button is pressed then the bypass fraction for all Unmapped Species will be set to 100%. This is only relevant if BypassMode = Species. NOTE: There is no automatic undo for this function. It is recommended to bypass all species in the SysCAD model which are not present in the AQSol model you are using. | |
ShowUnmappedSpecies | Tickbox | If ticked, all the unmapped species will be displayed in a list immediately under this field. |
BypassSpCount | Calc | The number of species to be bypassed. |
PhaseBypass... (only displayed if BypassMode = Phases) | ||
PhaseBypass.Solid.MF | Input | Only displayed if BypassMode = Phases. The user specified Bypass fraction for all SysCAD solid species. A non-zero value will allow some or all (100%) of the SysCAD solid species to bypass the thermodynamic engine calculations. |
PhaseBypass.Liquid.MF | Input | Only displayed if BypassMode = Phases. The user specified Bypass fraction for all SysCAD liquid species. A non-zero value will allow some or all (100%) of the SysCAD liquid species to bypass the thermodynamic engine calculations. |
PhaseBypass.Vapour.MF | Input | Only displayed if BypassMode = Phases. The user specified Bypass fraction for all SysCAD vapour species. A non-zero value will allow some or all (100%) of the SysCAD vapour species to bypass the thermodynamic engine calculations. |
The remaining fields are only displayed if BypassMode = Species) | ||
On | | This button will enable or disable the species filter options. |
Phases (Only visible if Filter is enabled) |
All | No filtering of species based on phase. |
Solids | Only show solid phase species, hide other species. | |
Liquids | Only show liquid phase species, hide other species. | |
Vapours | Only show vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
Solids & Liquids | Only show solid and liquid phase species, hide other species. | |
Solids & Vapours | Only show solid and vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
Liquids & Vapours | Only show liquid and vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
IPhase | Only show "IPhase" individual phase species, hide other species. The individual phases shown will depend on the AQSol database chosen. | |
Filters | Display | Always set to 'Content'. |
Content (Only visible if Filter is enabled) |
All | No filtering of species based on element or name. |
Contains Any Element | This will display all species that contain any of the elements entered in their elemental definition. | |
Contains All Elements | This will display only species that contain ALL of the elements entered in their elemental definition. | |
Starts with ... | This will display species that start with the text entered based on the short or long species tag depending on the current SpeciesTag selection. | |
Contains any ... | This will display species that contain the text entered in the currently displayed short or long species tag. | |
Contains All ... | This will display species that contain ALL the separate text entered in the currently displayed short or long species tag. | |
Select | Input | Only visible if Filter is enabled and Content is NOT set to All. The user specified Elements or text to filter the species list. Refer to Species Filter for more information and examples. |
GroupValue | Input | The user specified bypass value that will be used for all species displayed when the Set to GroupValue button is pressed. |
SetVisible | When pressed, this button will set the bypass parameter for all species currently displayed (based on Filter settings) equal to the GroupValue. | |
SysCAD Feed Stream Bypass | ||
(The following table displays all the SysCAD species in the project (unless restricted by the Filter settings). The table has the following column (one row per SysCAD species):) | ||
Bypass.XXX | Input | The user specified Bypass fraction for SysCAD species XXX. A non-zero value will allow some or all (100%) of the SysCAD species to bypass the thermodynamic engine calculations. |
AQSolResults tab page
Tag (Long/Short) | Input / Calc | Description/Calculated Variables / Options |
AQSol Calculation Results Summary | ||
Feed Massflow Summary | ||
Bypass.MassFlow / Qm | Display | The mass flow of material in the feed which bypasses the calculation due to user selection of bypass species. Use show ShowQBypass to view full stream. |
Unmapped.MassFlow / Qm | Display | The mass flow of material in the feed which is not forward mapped to a species and therefore bypasses the calculation. Use show ShowQUnmapped to view full stream. |
AQSol.Feed.MassFlow / Qm | Display | The mass flow of material in the feed to the AQSol calculation. Same value as tag Feed.Qm. |
TotalFeed.MassFlow / Qm | Display | The total feed mass to the AQSol model block. Sum of bypasses and feed to AQSol calculation. |
Product Massflow Summary | ||
AQSol.Prod.MassFlow / Qm | Display | The mass flow of material in the product of the AQSol calculation. Same value as tag Prod.Qm. |
RxnBypass.MassFlow / Qm | Display | The mass flow of material for |
RxnUnmapped.MassFlow / Qm | Display | The mass flow of material in the prod which is not reverse mapped to SysCAD species. |
TotalProd.MassFlow / Qm | Display | The total product mass for the AQSol model block. Sum of bypasses and product of AQSol calculation. |
Solids Yield | ||
Solids.Yield | Display | The solids concentration in the product stream. |
Solids.Precip | Display | The change in solids flow, feed-product. A positive value indicates precipitation has occurred. A negative value indicates dissolution has occurred. |
Stream Properties Summary | ||
Prod... | ||
Temperature / T | Display | The Temperature of the final solution. |
Pressure / P | Display | The Pressure of the final solution. |
MassFlow / Qm | Display | The Mass flow of the final solution. |
Hf@T | Display | The Enthalpy of the final solution per unit mass. |
Enthalpy / totHf@T | Display | The Enthalpy of the final solution. |
AqDensity / AqRho | Display | The density of aqueous species (solution) in the final solution. |
SolDensity / SolRho | Display | The density of solid species in the final mixture. |
Density / Rho | Display | The density of all species in the final mixture. |
IonicStrength / I | Display | The molar Ionic Strength of the final solution. |
pH | Display | The pH of the final solution. |
WaterActivity | Display | The water activity of the final solution. |
TotalDissolvedSolids / TDS | Display | The mass concentration of Total Dissolved Solids (total aqueous-water) in the final solution. |
OsmoticPressure / OsmP | Display | The Osmotic Pressure of the final solution as calculated by AQSol. |
pKw | Display | The pKw of the final solution. |
AQSolInput | Copies the "Input" mass flow values onto clipboard. These can be directly copied into the AQSol spreadsheet that came with the DLL. | |
Zeros | If the Hide Zeros button is clicked, all phases/species that have NO mass flow will be hidden. If the Show Zeros button is clicked, all phases/species will be displayed, including those with zero mass flow. Note this setting applies to the subsequent pages as well. | |
Feed... | ||
Feed Phase Flowrate Summary | ||
(The following table displays a summary of results for the different phases. The table has the following columns (one row per phase)): | ||
MassFlow / Qm | Display | The mass flow of the relevant phase in the feed. |
MassFrac / Mf | Display | The mass fraction of the relevant phase in the feed. |
MoleFlow / QMl | Display | The mole flow of the relevant phase in the feed. |
MoleFrac / Mlf | Display | The mole fraction of the relevant phase in the feed. |
Prod... | ||
Prod Phase Flowrate Summary | ||
(The following table displays a summary of results for the different phases. The table has the following columns (one row per phase)): | ||
MassFlow / Qm | Display | The mass flow of the relevant phase in the final solution. |
MassFrac / Mf | Display | The mass fraction of the relevant phase in the final solution. |
MoleFlow / QMl | Display | The mole flow of the relevant phase in the final solution. |
MoleFrac / Mlf | Display | The mole fraction of the relevant phase in the final solution. |
AQSol Energy Balance (only shown if CalcEnthalpy is enabled on TCE tab page) | ||
AQSol.HeatFlow | Display | Difference in enthalpy between the product and feed of the AQSol reactions calculated by AQSol. |
Bypass.HeatFlow | Display | The heat required to adjust the temperature and pressure of the bypass stream to exit conditions. |
HeatLoss | Display | The environmental heat loss. |
HeatFlow | Display | The heat flow required to achieve the product conditions relative to the feed conditions. Includes environmental heat loss if applicable. This is calculated by AQSol and accounts for bypass and heat loss. Note that Bypass heat is calculated by SysCAD. |
Forward Mapping Summary | ||
FwdMap.ScdFeed | Display | This displays mass and SysCAD enthalpy of the feed stream to AQSol before mapping and after bypass and unmapped are removed. |
FwdMap | Display | This displays mass and AQSol enthalpy of the Input stream to AQSol after forward mapping. The enthalpy of the FwdMap stream and the FwdMap.ScdFeed stream are likely to be different. Some reasons for differences include differences in enthalpy values for pure species and the incorporation of additional solution thermodynamics terms. |
FwdMap.Diff | Display | This displays the difference in mass and enthalpy between the feed stream and Input stream. There should never be differences in mass. Small enthalpy differences are expected but large differences may indicate issues with SysCAD database enthalpy data. |
FwdMap.RelDiff | Display | This displays the relative difference in mass and enthalpy between the feed stream and Input stream. There should never be differences in mass. Small enthalpy differences are expected but large differences may indicate issues with SysCAD database enthalpy data. |
Reverse Mapping Summary (Only visible if Model = Reactor on the TCE Tab Page) | ||
RevMap.TCEProd | Display | This displays mass and AQSol enthalpy of the Output stream from AQSol. The enthalpy of the RevMap.TCEProd stream and the RevMap stream are likely to be different. Some reasons for differences include differences in enthalpy values for pure species and the incorporation of additional solution thermodynamics terms. |
RevMap | Display | This displays mass and SysCAD enthalpy of the Prod stream after reverse mapping. |
RevMap.Diff | Display | This displays the difference in mass and enthalpy between the Output stream and Prod stream. There should never be differences in mass. Small enthalpy differences are expected but large differences may indicate issues with SysCAD database enthalpy data. |
RevMap.RelDiff | Display | This displays the relative difference in mass and enthalpy between the Output stream and Prod stream. There should never be differences in mass. Small enthalpy differences are expected but large differences may indicate issues with SysCAD database enthalpy data. |
Copy Reverse Mapping Reactions to Clipboard | ||
RevMap.IonRxns | Pushing this button copies to the clipboard a list of reactions that were executed to perform the reverse mapping. These can then be pasted into Excel to generate a table. | |
Calculation Summary | ||
Summary... | ||
LastCalcType | Display | This displays the type of calculation (OpMode) used for the last calculation. |
Remove | If the user clicks on this button, SysCAD will remove duplicate error messages received. | |
ErrorCount | Display | The total number of errors encountered in the last calculation. |
ErrorXX | Display | If there are error messages associated with the last calculation, they will be displayed here. |
ConvergenceError | Display | The largest numerical convergence error. This is often zero when the solution converges with no errors. |
Input tab page
Tag (Long/Short) | Input / Calc | Description/Calculated Variables / Options |
Stream Properties Summary | ||
Feed... | ||
Temperature / T | Display | The Temperature of the feed solution. This is calculated using the SysCAD enthalpy context. |
Pressure / P | Display | The Pressure of the feed solution. |
MassFlow / Qm | Display | The Mass Flow of the feed solution. |
Hf@T | Display | The Enthalpy of the feed solution per unit mass. This is calculated by AQSol. |
Enthalpy / totHf@T | Display | The Enthalpy of the feed solution. This is calculated by AQSol. |
Feed... | ||
SpeciesName | The Species:Long or Short button is used to change the display of the Species names between the Short form, the Chemical compound, or the longer species names. | |
Zeros | If the Hide Zeros button is clicked, all species that have NO mass flow will be hidden. If the Show Zeros button is clicked, all species will be displayed, including those with zero mass flow. | |
StreamView | If the Mass button is clicked, the species will be shown in mass flow view. If the Mole button is clicked, the species will be shown in mole flow view. | |
Stream | Mass | Copy stream contents to clipboard, mass basis, for pasting into Excel. If Zeros is set to hide, zero values will not be copied to the clipboard. |
Mole | Copy stream contents to clipboard, mole basis, for pasting into Excel. If Zeros is set to hide, zero values will not be copied to the clipboard. | |
Unmapped Mass | Copy unmapped stream contents to clipboard, mass basis, for pasting into Excel. If Zeros is set to hide, zero values will not be copied to the clipboard. Unmapped species are those which will not be mapped to the exiting SysCAD stream. | |
Unmapped Mole | Copy unmapped stream contents to clipboard, mole basis, for pasting into Excel. If Zeros is set to hide, zero values will not be copied to the clipboard. Unmapped species are those which will not be mapped to the exiting SysCAD stream. | |
Filter View | ||
Filter | This button will enable or disable the species filter options. | |
ShowUnmapped (Only visible if Filter is enabled) |
Tickbox | When enabled, all species will be displayed. When disabled, only species that are mapped to a SysCAD species will be shown. |
Phases (Only visible if Filter is enabled) |
All | No filtering of species based on phase. |
Solids | Only show solid phase species, hide other species. | |
Liquids | Only show liquid phase species, hide other species. | |
Vapours | Only show vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
Solids & Liquids | Only show solid and liquid phase species, hide other species. | |
Solids & Vapours | Only show solid and vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
Liquids & Vapours | Only show liquid and vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
IPhase | Only show "IPhase" individual phase species, hide other species. The individual phases shown will depend on the {{{TPS}}} database chosen. | |
Filters (Only visible if Filter is enabled) | Content | All species which meet the Phase and Content criteria will be displayed. |
Content & MassFrac Limit | Only species which meet the Phase and Content criteria AND have a mass fraction greater than or equal to the user specified MassFrac.Limit will be displayed. | |
Content & MassFrac Largest | Only the top N species (based on Mass Fraction) which meet the Phase and Content criteria will be displayed, where N = the user specified MassFrac.Count. | |
Content & MassFrac Smallest | Only the bottom N species (based on Mass Fraction) which meet the Phase and Content criteria will be displayed, where N = the user specified MassFrac.Count. | |
MassFrac Limit | Only species which meet the Phase criteria AND have a mass fraction greater than or equal to the user specified MassFrac.Limit will be displayed. | |
MassFrac Largest | Only the top N species (based on Mass Fraction) which meet the Phase criteria will be displayed, where N = the user specified MassFrac.Count. | |
MassFrac Smallest | Only the bottom N species (based on Mass Fraction) which meet the Phase criteria will be displayed, where N = the user specified MassFrac.Count. | |
Content (Only visible when one of the Content Filter options is selected) |
All | No filtering of species based on element or name. |
Contains Any Element | This will display all species that contain any of the elements entered in their elemental definition. | |
Contains All Elements | This will display only species that contain ALL of the elements entered in their elemental definition. | |
Starts with ... | This will display species that start with the text entered based on the short or long species tag depending on the current SpeciesTag selection. | |
Contains any ... | This will display species that contain the text entered in the currently displayed short or long species tag. | |
Contains All ... | This will display species that contain ALL the separate text entered in the currently displayed short or long species tag. | |
Select | Input | Only visible if Content is NOT set to All. The user specified Elements or text to filter the species list. Refer to Species Filter for more information and examples. |
MassFrac.Limit | Input | Only visible if Filters = Content & MassFrac Limit or MassFrac Limit. The user specified MassFrac Limit, the maximum mass fraction to be displayed. |
MassFrac.Count | Input | Only visible if Filters = Content & MassFrac Largest, Content & MassFrac Smallest, MassFrac Largest or MassFrac Smallest. The user specified Mass Frac Count, the maximum number of species to be displayed. |
(The following tables display the mass/mole flow, mass/mole fraction of the individual species.) (Each table (one for each phase) has the following columns (one row for each species). ) | ||
MassFlow / Qm | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mass. The mass flow of the species in the feed stream. |
MassFrac / Mf | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mass. The mass fraction of the species in the feed stream. |
PhaseMassFrac / IPh:Mf | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mass. The mass fraction of the species in the displayed phase. |
MoleFlow / QMl | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mole. The mole flow of the species in the feed stream. |
MoleFrac / Mlf | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mole. The mole fraction of the species in the feed stream. |
PhaseMoleFrac / IPh:Mlf | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mole. The mole fraction of the species in the displayed phase.
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Output tab page
Tag (Long/Short) | Input / Calc | Description/Calculated Variables / Options |
Stream Properties Summary | ||
Prod... | ||
Temperature / T | Display | The Temperature of the product solution. This is calculated by AQSol. |
Pressure / P | Display | The Pressure of the product solution. |
MassFlow / Qm | Display | The Mass Flow of the product solution. |
Hf@T | Display | The Enthalpy of the product solution per unit mass. This is calculated by AQSol. |
Enthalpy / totHf@T | Display | The Enthalpy of the product solution. This is calculated by AQSol. |
AqDensity / AqRho | Display | The density of aqueous species (solution) in the final solution. |
SolDensity / SolRho | Display | The density of solid species in the final mixture. |
Density / Rho | Display | The density of all species in the final mixture. |
IonicStrength / I | Display | The molar Ionic Strength of the final solution. |
pH | Display | The pH of the final solution. |
WaterActivity | Display | The water activity of the final solution. |
TotalDissolvedSolids / TDS | Display | The mass concentration of Total Dissolved Solids (total aqueous-water) in the final solution. |
OsmoticPressure / OsmP | Display | The Osmotic Pressure of the final solution as calculated by AQSol. |
pKw | Display | The pKw of the final solution. |
AQSolInput | Copies the "Input" mass flow values onto clipboard. These can be directly copied into the AQSol spreadsheet that came with the DLL. | |
Copy Reverse Mapping Reactions to Clipboard | ||
RevMap.IonRxns | A table of Ion Rebuild Reactions (ions->species) and their extents will be copied to the clipboard. | |
Prod... | ||
SpeciesName | The Species:Long or Short button is used to change the display of the Species names between the Short form, the Chemical compound, or the longer species names. | |
Zeros | If the Hide Zeros button is clicked, all species that have NO mass flow will be hidden. If the Show Zeros button is clicked, all species will be displayed, including those with zero mass flow. | |
StreamView | If the Mass button is clicked, the species will be shown in mass flow view. If the Mole button is clicked, the species will be shown in mole flow view. | |
Stream | Mass | Copy stream contents to clipboard, mass basis, for pasting into Excel. If Zeros is set to hide, zero values will not be copied to the clipboard. |
Mole | Copy stream contents to clipboard, mole basis, for pasting into Excel. If Zeros is set to hide, zero values will not be copied to the clipboard. | |
Unmapped Mass | Copy unmapped stream contents to clipboard, mass basis, for pasting into Excel. If Zeros is set to hide, zero values will not be copied to the clipboard. Unmapped species are those which will not be mapped to the exiting SysCAD stream. | |
Unmapped Mole | Copy unmapped stream contents to clipboard, mole basis, for pasting into Excel. If Zeros is set to hide, zero values will not be copied to the clipboard. Unmapped species are those which will not be mapped to the exiting SysCAD stream. | |
Filter View | ||
Filter | This button will enable or disable the species filter options. | |
ShowUnmapped (Only visible if Filter is enabled) |
Tickbox | When enabled, all species will be displayed. When disabled, only species that are mapped to a SysCAD species will be shown. |
Phases (Only visible if Filter is enabled) |
All | No filtering of species based on phase. |
Solids | Only show solid phase species, hide other species. | |
Liquids | Only show liquid phase species, hide other species. | |
Vapours | Only show vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
Solids & Liquids | Only show solid and liquid phase species, hide other species. | |
Solids & Vapours | Only show solid and vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
Liquids & Vapours | Only show liquid and vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
IPhase | Only show "IPhase" individual phase species, hide other species. The individual phases shown will depend on the {{{TPS}}} database chosen. | |
Filters (Only visible if Filter is enabled) | Content | All species which meet the Phase and Content criteria will be displayed. |
Content & MassFrac Limit | Only species which meet the Phase and Content criteria AND have a mass fraction greater than or equal to the user specified MassFrac.Limit will be displayed. | |
Content & MassFrac Largest | Only the top N species (based on Mass Fraction) which meet the Phase and Content criteria will be displayed, where N = the user specified MassFrac.Count. | |
Content & MassFrac Smallest | Only the bottom N species (based on Mass Fraction) which meet the Phase and Content criteria will be displayed, where N = the user specified MassFrac.Count. | |
MassFrac Limit | Only species which meet the Phase criteria AND have a mass fraction greater than or equal to the user specified MassFrac.Limit will be displayed. | |
MassFrac Largest | Only the top N species (based on Mass Fraction) which meet the Phase criteria will be displayed, where N = the user specified MassFrac.Count. | |
MassFrac Smallest | Only the bottom N species (based on Mass Fraction) which meet the Phase criteria will be displayed, where N = the user specified MassFrac.Count. | |
Content (Only visible when one of the Content Filter options is selected) |
All | No filtering of species based on element or name. |
Contains Any Element | This will display all species that contain any of the elements entered in their elemental definition. | |
Contains All Elements | This will display only species that contain ALL of the elements entered in their elemental definition. | |
Starts with ... | This will display species that start with the text entered based on the short or long species tag depending on the current SpeciesTag selection. | |
Contains any ... | This will display species that contain the text entered in the currently displayed short or long species tag. | |
Contains All ... | This will display species that contain ALL the separate text entered in the currently displayed short or long species tag. | |
Select | Input | Only visible if Content is NOT set to All. The user specified Elements or text to filter the species list. Refer to Species Filter for more information and examples. |
MassFrac.Limit | Input | Only visible if Filters = Content & MassFrac Limit or MassFrac Limit. The user specified MassFrac Limit, the maximum mass fraction to be displayed. |
MassFrac.Count | Input | Only visible if Filters = Content & MassFrac Largest, Content & MassFrac Smallest, MassFrac Largest or MassFrac Smallest. The user specified Mass Frac Count, the maximum number of species to be displayed. |
(The following tables display the mass/mole flow, mass/mole fraction of the individual species.) (Each table (one for each phase) has the following columns (one row for each species). Totals for fractions/flows and maximum values for SatIdx are on the last row of each phase section.) | ||
MassFlow / Qm | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mass. The mass flow of the species in the product stream. |
MassFrac / Mf | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mass. The mass fraction of the species in the product stream. |
PhaseMassFrac / IPh:Mf | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mass. The mass fraction of the species in the displayed phase. |
MoleFlow / QMl | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mole. The mole flow of the species in the product stream. |
MoleFrac / Mlf | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mole. The mole fraction of the species in the product stream. |
PhaseMoleFrac / IPh:Mlf | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mole. The mole fraction of the species in the displayed phase. |
ActivityCoeff | Display | Only shown for liquid/aqueous species. The activity coefficient of the species. |
SatIdx | Display | Only shown for solid species. The saturation index of the species relative to its equilibrium solubility. |
SatIdx.Eff | Display | Only shown for solid species. The saturation index of the species adjusted for user specified Saturation Index as defined in the AQSol Model Configuration. |
Fugacity | Display | Only shown for gaseous species. The fugacity of the species. |
Fugacity.Eff | Display | Only shown for gaseous species.
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Diff tab page
This tab is only visible if ShowRxnDiff is ticked. The displayed results are the difference between input and output streams.
Tag (Long/Short) | Input / Calc | Description/Calculated Variables / Options |
Stream Properties Summary | ||
Diff... | ||
Temperature / T | Display | The Temperature difference between the feed and product solutions. |
Pressure / P | Display | The Pressure difference between the feed and product solutions. |
MassFlow / Qm | Display | The Mass Flow difference between the feed and product solutions. |
Hf@T | Display | The Enthalpy difference between the feed and product solutions per unit mass. This is calculated by AQSol. |
Enthalpy / totHf@T | Display | The Enthalpy difference between the feed and product solutions. This is calculated by AQSol. |
Copy Reverse Mapping Reactions to Clipboard | ||
RevMap.IonRxns | A table of Ion Rebuild Reactions (ions->species) and their extents will be copied to the clipboard. | |
Diff... | ||
SpeciesName | The Species:Long or Short button is used to change the display of the Species names between the Short form, the Chemical compound, or the longer species names. | |
Zeros | If the Hide Zeros button is clicked, all species that have NO mass flow will be hidden. If the Show Zeros button is clicked, all species will be displayed, including those with zero mass flow. | |
StreamView | If the Mass button is clicked, the species will be shown in mass flow view. If the Mole button is clicked, the species will be shown in mole flow view. | |
Stream | Mass | Copy stream contents to clipboard, mass basis, for pasting into Excel. If Zeros is set to hide, zero values will not be copied to the clipboard. |
Mole | Copy stream contents to clipboard, mole basis, for pasting into Excel. If Zeros is set to hide, zero values will not be copied to the clipboard. | |
Unmapped Mass | Copy unmapped stream contents to clipboard, mass basis, for pasting into Excel. If Zeros is set to hide, zero values will not be copied to the clipboard. Unmapped species are those which will not be mapped to the exiting SysCAD stream. | |
Unmapped Mole | Copy unmapped stream contents to clipboard, mole basis, for pasting into Excel. If Zeros is set to hide, zero values will not be copied to the clipboard. Unmapped species are those which will not be mapped to the exiting SysCAD stream. | |
Filter View | ||
Filter | This button will enable or disable the species filter options. | |
ShowUnmapped (Only visible if Filter is enabled) |
Tickbox | When enabled, all species will be displayed. When disabled, only species that are mapped to a SysCAD species will be shown. |
Phases (Only visible if Filter is enabled) |
All | No filtering of species based on phase. |
Solids | Only show solid phase species, hide other species. | |
Liquids | Only show liquid phase species, hide other species. | |
Vapours | Only show vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
Solids & Liquids | Only show solid and liquid phase species, hide other species. | |
Solids & Vapours | Only show solid and vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
Liquids & Vapours | Only show liquid and vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
IPhase | Only show "IPhase" individual phase species, hide other species. The individual phases shown will depend on the {{{TPS}}} database chosen. | |
Filters (Only visible if Filter is enabled) | Content | All species which meet the Phase and Content criteria will be displayed. |
Content & MassFrac Limit | Only species which meet the Phase and Content criteria AND have a mass fraction greater than or equal to the user specified MassFrac.Limit will be displayed. | |
Content & MassFrac Largest | Only the top N species (based on Mass Fraction) which meet the Phase and Content criteria will be displayed, where N = the user specified MassFrac.Count. | |
Content & MassFrac Smallest | Only the bottom N species (based on Mass Fraction) which meet the Phase and Content criteria will be displayed, where N = the user specified MassFrac.Count. | |
MassFrac Limit | Only species which meet the Phase criteria AND have a mass fraction greater than or equal to the user specified MassFrac.Limit will be displayed. | |
MassFrac Largest | Only the top N species (based on Mass Fraction) which meet the Phase criteria will be displayed, where N = the user specified MassFrac.Count. | |
MassFrac Smallest | Only the bottom N species (based on Mass Fraction) which meet the Phase criteria will be displayed, where N = the user specified MassFrac.Count. | |
Content (Only visible when one of the Content Filter options is selected) |
All | No filtering of species based on element or name. |
Contains Any Element | This will display all species that contain any of the elements entered in their elemental definition. | |
Contains All Elements | This will display only species that contain ALL of the elements entered in their elemental definition. | |
Starts with ... | This will display species that start with the text entered based on the short or long species tag depending on the current SpeciesTag selection. | |
Contains any ... | This will display species that contain the text entered in the currently displayed short or long species tag. | |
Contains All ... | This will display species that contain ALL the separate text entered in the currently displayed short or long species tag. | |
Select | Input | Only visible if Content is NOT set to All. The user specified Elements or text to filter the species list. Refer to Species Filter for more information and examples. |
MassFrac.Limit | Input | Only visible if Filters = Content & MassFrac Limit or MassFrac Limit. The user specified MassFrac Limit, the maximum mass fraction to be displayed. |
MassFrac.Count | Input | Only visible if Filters = Content & MassFrac Largest, Content & MassFrac Smallest, MassFrac Largest or MassFrac Smallest. The user specified Mass Frac Count, the maximum number of species to be displayed. |
(The following tables display the mass/mole flow, mass/mole fraction of the individual species.) (Each table (one for each phase) has the following columns (one row for each species). ) | ||
MassFlow / Qm | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mass. The difference in mass flow of the species. |
MassFrac / Mf | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mass. The difference in mass fraction of the species. |
PhaseMassFrac / IPh:Mf | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mass. The difference in mass fraction of the species in the displayed phase. |
MoleFlow / QMl | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mole. The difference in mole flow of the species. |
MoleFrac / Mlf | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mole. The difference in mole fraction of the species. |
PhaseMoleFrac / IPh:Mlf | Display | Visible when StreamView = Mole. The difference in mole fraction of the species in the displayed phase.
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Scaling tab page
This tab is only visible if ShowScaling is ticked. This page lists all the Saturation Index for all the solid species in the product.
Tag (Long/Short) | Input / Calc | Description/Calculated Variables / Options |
Scaling ... | ||
SpeciesName | The Species:Long or Short button is used to change the display of the Species names between the Short form, the Chemical compound, or the longer species names. | |
Zeros | If the Hide Zeros button is clicked, all species that have NO mass flow will be hidden. If the Show Zeros button is clicked, all species will be displayed, including those with zero mass flow. | |
Stream | Copy list of solids species and their Saturation Index to the clipboard, for pasting into external programs such as Excel. | |
Filter View | ||
Filter | This button will enable or disable the species filter options. | |
Phases (Only visible if Filter is enabled) |
Display | Always set to 'Solids'. |
Filters (Only visible if Filter is enabled) |
Display | Always set to 'Content'. |
Content (Only visible if Filter is enabled) |
All | No filtering of species based on element or name. |
Contains Any Element | This will display all species that contain any of the elements entered in their elemental definition. | |
Contains All Elements | This will display only species that contain ALL of the elements entered in their elemental definition. | |
Starts with ... | This will display species that start with the text entered based on the short or long species tag depending on the current SpeciesTag selection. | |
Contains any ... | This will display species that contain the text entered in the currently displayed short or long species tag. | |
Contains All ... | This will display species that contain ALL the separate text entered in the currently displayed short or long species tag. | |
Select | Input | Only visible if Content is NOT set to All. The user specified Elements or text to filter the species list. Refer to Species Filter for more information and examples. |
(The following table displays the solid AQSol species from the selected database. The table has the following columns (one row per AQSol species.) | ||
SatIdx | Display | The saturation index of the solid species relative to its equilibrium solubility. |
SatIdx.Eff | Display | The saturation index of the solid species adjusted for user specified Saturation Index as defined in the AQSol Model Configuration. |
Solid.MaxSI | Display | The maximum saturation index of any of the AQSol solid species. |
Solid.MaxSI_Sp | Display | The AQSol solid species which has the maximum saturation index. |
Solid.MaxSIEff | Display | The maximum effective saturation index of any of the AQSol solid species. |
Solid.MaxSIEff_Sp | Display | The AQSol solid species which has the maximum effective saturation index. |
AQSolProps tab page
Only displayed once model is successfully run.
Tag (Long/Short) | Input / Calc | Description/Calculated Variables / Options |
Property calculations from AQSol | ||
Enthalpy_of_liquid | Display | AqSol calculated Results |
Enthalpy_of_solid | Display | AqSol calculated Results |
Heat_capacity_of_liquid | Display | AqSol calculated Results |
Bubble_point_pressure | Display | AqSol calculated Results |
pH | Display | AqSol calculated Results |
Mean_ionic_molal_activity_coefficient | Display | AqSol calculated Results |
Water_activity | Display | AqSol calculated Results |
Ionic_strength | Display | AqSol calculated Results |
Density_of_Liquid_phase | Display | AqSol calculated Results |
Density_of_solid_phase | Display | AqSol calculated Results |
ElemBal tab page
This tab performs an element balance between the AQSol Input and Output streams and separately, between the SysCAD Input and Output streams.
PhDeport tab page
This tab is only visible if PhaseElemDeportment is ticked. This tab shows the mass movement of elements for the Liquid, Solid and Gas phases.
IPhDeport tab page
This tab is only visible if IPhaseElemDeportment is ticked. This tab shows the mass movement of elements for each AQSol phase.
ParamSweep tab page
This tab is only visible if ShowPlotter is ticked and the model has been successfully run.
This tab allows the user to perform multiple calculations to generate a set of data. The data can be copied and pasted into external programs such as Excel to allow the data to be plotted and analysed.
Tag (Long/Short) | Input / Calc | Description/Calculated Variables / Options |
Use tools on this page to generate tabular data on clipboard from parameter sweep | ||
ParamSweep... | ||
Method | AdjustT | The chosen independent variable is Temperature. |
AdjustQMl | The chosen independent variable is flow of an individual species. | |
MinTemperature / MinT | Input | Only visible if Method = AdjustT. The minimum temperature of the final solution in the data set. |
MaxTemperature / MaxT | Input | Only visible if Method = AdjustT. The maximum temperature of the final solution in the data set. |
SelPhase... (only visible if Method = AdjustQMl) | ||
Filter | Input | Only visible if Method = AdjustQMl. Allows user to optionally shorten the Phase Selection list (SelPhase) by entering in some letters from the desired phase. |
PhaseFilter | List | Only visible if Method = AdjustQMl. List of available phases to choose from. The list will not show all phases if user has entered some letters in the Filter field above. |
SelSp... (only visible if Method = AdjustQMl) | ||
Filter | Input | Only visible if Method = AdjustQMl. Allows user to optionally shorten the Species Selection list (TargetSpAdjust) by entering in some letters from the desired species. |
TargSpAdjust | List | Only visible if Method = AdjustQMl. The user can select a single species from the list of all species in the AQSol database to have its flow varied. The list will be limited to those in the selected phase (SelPhase) and will not show all species if user has entered some letters in the Filter field above. |
MoleBasis | Tickbox | Only visible if Method = AdjustQMl. If this box is ticked, user specifies the minimum and maximum mole flow of selected species. If this is not ticked, user can specify these flows in terms of mass flow. |
MinSpMassFlow / QmMin | Input | Only visible if Method = AdjustQMl and MoleBasis is not ticked. The minimum mass flow of the selected species in the final solution. |
MaxSpMassFlow / QmMax | Input | Only visible if Method = AdjustQMl and MoleBasis is not ticked. The maximum mass flow of the selected species in the final solution. |
MinSpMoleFlow / QMlMin | Input | Only visible if Method = AdjustQMl and MoleBasis is ticked. The minimum mole flow of the selected species in the final solution. |
MaxSpMoleFlow / QMlMax | Input | Only visible if Method = AdjustQMl and MoleBasis is ticked. The maximum mole flow of the selected species in the final solution. |
Prod.T | Input | The required temperature of the product stream. |
Prod.P | Input | The required pressure of the product stream. |
StepSize | Input | The step size between each data point. If the user changes this value, then SysCAD will automatically adjust DataPoints (Below). (=(Max-Min)/(DataPoints-1)) |
DataPoints | Input | The number of calculations to perform/rows of data to generate. If the user changes this value, then SysCAD will automatically adjust StepSize (Above). (=(Max-Min)/StepSize + 1) |
IndVarRanges | If the user clicks on this button, the inputs for the independent variable limits will be reset to their default values. (Applied to the temperature option only). | |
PlotDataCreate | If the user clicks on this button, SysCAD will perform the requested calculations based on the chosen parameters, to generate the required data. | |
PlotDataTable | If the user clicks on this button, SysCAD will perform the requested calculations based on the chosen parameters, to generate the required data. SysCAD will also copy the generated data to the clipboard, allowing it to be pasted into an external program such as MS Excel. | |
Select Dependent Variables for Output | ||
SelectSpecies / SelectSp | Tickbox | Allows the user to select species to be reported. If this option is enabled, the SpForPlot tab will appear. |
ShowActCoeff / ShowAC | Tickbox | Only visible if the SelectSp option is enabled. If this option is enabled, the activity coefficients of the species selected on the SpForPlot tab will be reported. |
HideZeros | Tickbox | Only visible if the SelectSp option is enabled. If this option is enabled, the outputted table will be filtered so that only species which have a non-zero value in any of the calculations in the sweep will be shown in the table. |
ResultsType | (only visible if the SelectSp option is enabled) | |
Flow | The results generated will include the flows of the selected species in the final product stream. | |
Frac | The results generated will include the overall fractions of the selected species in the final product stream. | |
PhaseFrac | The results generated will include the phase fractions of the selected species in the final product stream. | |
SelectedSpCount | Display | Only visible if the SelectSp option is available. The number of species selected on the SpForPlot tab. |
Select Properties For Output | ||
PropertiesCount / PropsCount | Input | The number of properties to be included in the reported data set. |
PropX | List | The property to be reported from the list of available properties. Note: This field is only visible if the entry for NumPropsForOutput is greater then 0. If there is one property then X=1. If there are two properties, then X=1 and X=2, etc. |
SpForPlot tab page
This tab is only visible if the SelectSp option is enabled on the ParamSweep tab. It allows the user to select which species to be reported in the sets of data to be generated.
Tag (Long/Short) | Input / Calc | Description/Calculated Variables / Options |
SpForPlot... | ||
SpeciesName | The Species:Long or Short button is used to change the display of the Species names between the Short form, the Chemical compound, or the longer species names. | |
SelectVisible | User can select all the species which are currently visible in the access window. The ones that are visible may be limited by use of the Filter (see options below). | |
UnselectVisible | User can unselect all the species which are currently visible in the access window. The ones that are visible may be limited by use of the Filter (see options below). | |
Filter View | ||
Filter | | This button will enable or disable the species filter options. |
ShowUnmapped (Only visible if Filter is enabled) | Tickbox | When enabled, all species will be displayed. When disabled, only species that are mapped to a SysCAD species will be shown. |
Phases (Only visible if Filter is enabled) |
All | No filtering of species based on phase. |
Solids | Only show solid phase species, hide other species. | |
Liquids | Only show liquid phase species, hide other species. | |
Vapours | Only show vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
Solids & Liquids | Only show solid and liquid phase species, hide other species. | |
Solids & Vapours | Only show solid and vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
Liquids & Vapours | Only show liquid and vapour (gaseous) phase species, hide other species. | |
IPhase | Only show "IPhase" individual phase species, hide other species. The individual phases shown will depend on the AQSol database chosen. | |
Filters | Display | Always set to 'Content'. |
Content (Only visible if Filter is enabled) |
All | No filtering of species based on element or name. |
Contains Any Element | This will display all species that contain any of the elements entered in their elemental definition. | |
Contains All Elements | This will display only species that contain ALL of the elements entered in their elemental definition. | |
Starts with ... | This will display species that start with the text entered based on the short or long species tag depending on the current SpeciesTag selection. | |
Contains any ... | This will display species that contain the text entered in the currently displayed short or long species tag. | |
Contains All ... | This will display species that contain ALL the separate text entered in the currently displayed short or long species tag. | |
Select | Input | Only visible if Filter is enabled and Content is NOT set to All. The user specified Elements or text to filter the species list. Refer to Species Filter for more information and examples. |
(The following tables (one per phase) display the AQSol species from the selected database. The user can select any number of species.) (Each table has the following column (one row per AQSol species):) | ||
Select | Tickbox | The properties (selected on the ParamSweep tab) of the selected species will be reported when the Generate function (ParamSweep tab) is used. |
SetAll...(displayed at the end of each phase) | ||
SelectAll | User can select all the species in the relevant phase. | |
UnselectAll | User can unselect all the species in the relevant phase. | |
Adding this Model to a Project
Insert into Configuration file
Sort either by DLL or Group.
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DLL: |
ScdAQSol.dll |
→ |
Units/Links |
→ |
TCE AQSol: AQSol SideCalc |
or |
Group: |
General |
→ |
Units/Links |
→ |
TCE AQSol: AQSol SideCalc |
See Model Selection for more information on adding models to the configuration file.
Insert into Project
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Insert Unit |
→ |
TCE AQSol |
→ |
AQSol SideCalc |
See Insert Unit for general information on inserting units.