Template:How does SysCAD Work

A brief description of the SysCAD workflow is as follows:

1. A project configuration file is set up with a set of user defined chemical compounds (done via SysCAD Database and configuration file.)
2. A process flowsheet is created by inserting “Process Units” onto the Graphics Window. These process units are then linked together with Pipes
3. SysCAD Process Units may include:
   • Feeder/Sink (for Inputs and outputs of the process)
   • Tanks and Ties (for mixing and splitting of stream);
   • Tank with Reactions Sub model (for reactors)
   • Heat Exchangers and Flash Tanks (for heat transfers);
   • Filters and Washers (for mass separation);
   • And many more.
4. When solving a SysCAD project, the SysCAD solver will build and solve a network of simultaneous equations internally. Users only need to supply information such as:
   • Feeder information such as Feed rate, Temperature, Pressure and Composition. This is done through the Access Window, which can be viewed by right clicking on the unit operations.
   • Configuration information of each Process Unit operation, such as reactions, mass separation, heat transfer, etc.
   • Various controls to set constraints and/or set-points in the project.
   • SysCAD can handle any number of complex recycle streams within a project.
5. When a project is solved, mass and energy will be balanced at each process unit and across the project.
6. SysCAD results can be reported using MS Excel for analysis.