Introductory Tutorial - Project Configuration

IMPORTANT: The videos here supplement the SysCAD Introductory Tutorial located in the install directory at SysCADxxx\Tutorial\SysCADIntroductoryTutorial.pdf (or SysCADBasicTutorial.pdf in earlier versions). Refer to this document for detailed instructions.

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Section 2 Creating a SysCAD Project	Section 3 Project Configuration and Species Database	Section 4 Access Window and Quick View	Section 5 Chemical Reactions	Section 6 Trend Windows, PID and Ratio Controllers
Section 7 Merging and Modifying Projects	Section 8 General Controllers	Section 9 Makeups and EHX	Section 10 Graphics Window and Bulk Tag Change	Section 11 Excel Reports and Quickview

Latest SysCAD Version: 19 March 2024 - SysCAD 9.3 Build 139.35102

Related Links: Project Configuration (cfg File), Species Database

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Section 3 Overview

Please use these videos together with Section 3 of the SysCAD Introductory Tutorial, which is distributed with the SysCAD full install.

All SysCAD projects use the following underlying information:

• A Species Database: This stores the thermodynamic and physical data of compounds;
• The Configuration File: This allows the user to configure the following data:

  The minimum and maximum temperature and pressure ranges;

  A suite of unit operations. For example, for material handling projects, where energy balance is not important, a user may choose not to include heat transfer group of models;

  Selection and customised display of compounds used in the project.

In Section 2 we used a pre-defined database and project configuration file (with extension cfg) to create the project. In this module, we will take a look at how to modify these files to include some additional data.

Edit the Project Configuration and the User Species Database

Add a Hard-wired Species to the Project Configuration

Section 3.3: This shows you how to add a species with hard-wired data, in this case CO(g), to the Project Configuration. YouTube link (Allows you to watch in Full Screen mode) Build 136.19154

Import a Species from the default Species Database

Section 3.3: Shows how to import a species from the Default SysCAD database. YouTube link (Allows you to watch in Full Screen mode) Build 135.13817

Add a New Pseudo Species to the User Species Database

Section 3.4: This shows you how to add a new pseudo species, in this case Mud(s), to the User Species Database. YouTube link (Allows you to watch in Full Screen mode) Build 136.19154

Species Database and Properties

View Species Properties

Section 3.5: Discusses the View Properties window in SysCAD. YouTube link (Allows you to watch in Full Screen mode) Build 135.13817

Copy SysCAD Species Database

Section 3.5: Shows you how to obtain a copy of all of the data in the SysCAD Species Database. YouTube link (Allows you to watch in Full Screen mode) Build 135.13817

Create SysCAD Species Properties Report

Section 3.5: Shows how you can produce a Species Properties report based on the data in the Syscad Species Database. YouTube link (Allows you to watch in Full Screen mode) Build 135.13817