Build 137 Release Notes

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Build 137 Release Notes (Summary)
New Models and Add-On	Model Improvements	Reaction Block Improvements	User Interface Improvements	Other Improvements	Project Upgrade And Changes that Affect Results

Latest SysCAD Version: 25 October 2024 - SysCAD 9.3 Build 139.36522

Related Links: What's New, Build 137 Revision History, Upgrading Projects

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SysCAD 9.3 Build 137 general release was 31 October 2017, but was used selectively from June 2017. Build 137 is the second major release for SysCAD 9.3.

• See Revision History for a full list of improvements and fixes after the first release of Build 137.
• See Upgrading Builds for recommendations on how to upgrade projects from Build136 to Build137.

A summary table of the SysCAD 9.3 Build 137 changes are shown below. Please click on the Table heading for more information on that topic.

New Models and Add-On	Model Improvements	Reaction Block Improvements
New Models: Direct Contact Heater 2 Pressure Exchanger Simple Condenser Simple Evaporator Slew Rate Controller Thermocompressor Underflow Washer New Add-On: New SysCAD OLI Add-on OLI Chemistry Model OLI Sample Model OLI Reactor	New Makeup Block Modes: includes pH, Density Free Energy Minimisation (FEM): now works with ionic species Boiler - new steam specification method Simple Heater - new saturation T method Flotation Cell - new Mass Pull recovery method and calculation Crusher2 - improved display Tank (Dynamic) - new content EHX & Static Head P Feeder - New VLEquilibrium Options Size Distribution - New Interpolation Methods Noise - New Random Number Generators Methods PID Controller - output value can be set while stopped Other model improvements Evaluation blocks (e.g. MakeUp) have been added to more models.	New Reaction Extent Types such as flow, elemental conc New Summary Table New Reaction Limits Display and Feedback Improvements Solver and Saved State Improvements Reaction Reagent Requirements Improved Reaction Editor
User Interface Improvements	Other Improvements	Project Upgrade And Changes that Affect Results
Renamed File Menu to Project New menu commands - New Project Group and Group Operations Simplified New Project menu command Requires Separate cfg File for Dynamic and Steady State projects Species Display improvement - New Species Filter New Report Template - auto-created reports available for steady state project. Excel TagSelect Reporting Improvements TagSelect Engine Improvements Merge Project - includes global method comparison, improved speed and reporting Detect Change in the Project - Prompt to save Graphics Window Grouping by Plant Area New Global Conversions Options Other Miscellaneous Changes	Stream Property Improvements Solver Improvements Controller PGM (and MP) Improvements - More functions for Matrix, Array and TagSelect Classes as well as some new math functions. Additional Vapour Pressure Equation "Under the Hood" Changes Tutorial & Examples Updated to build 137.	The method of programmatically activating or deactivating flowsheets via the Plant Model - Flowsheets tab has changed. Project Configuration (cfg File) is upgraded to be a Dynamic or Steady State. PGM and MP has a few more restricted variable names such as "Filename". H2O(l) is no longer allowed as a LockUp species. Discontinued Functionality The Recognize H2O(l) as Aqueous option in the configuration file has now been removed. The option to define a default Makeup Source in Plant Model - Settings tab has been removed. The Models tab page in the Project Window (View-Project) has been removed. This functionality is available in the Explorer Window. The Power Supplies access window (View-Power Supplies) and associated functionality has been removed.
Build 136 was the first official release of SysCAD 9.3 (12th November 2015). For notes on upgrading SysCAD projects from 9.2 to 9.3 see Upgrade to SysCAD 9.3. See Build 136 Release Notes and Revision History.