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 (via SysCAD Species Database and Configuration File).
2. A process flowsheet is created by inserting Process Unit Models onto the Graphics Window. These process units are then linked together with Pipes.
3. Process information is viewed in the Access Window, found by right-clicking on unit operations. This includes user input (white field) and result (grey field) data.
4. SysCAD process units include:
   • Feeder/Sink (for inputs and outputs of the process)
   • Tanks and Ties (for mixing and splitting of streams)
   • Tank with Reactions Sub model (for reactors)
   • Heat Exchangers and Flash Tanks (for heat transfer)
   • Filters and Washers (for mass separation)
   • and many more...
5. 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.
   • Configuration information of each 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.
6. When a project is solved, mass and energy will be balanced at each process unit and across the project.
7. SysCAD results can be reported and exported for analysis (e.g. using Microsoft Excel).