[For those who don't know yet, DWSIM is an open-source CAPE-OPEN
compliant chemical process simulator for Windows, Linux and Mac.]
DWSIM 2.0 for .NET and Mono was released and includes a number of
important new features like CAPE-OPEN compliancy, a new three-phase
flash algorithm and a PC-SAFT Property Package. Below is a list of the
changes since version 1.8:
.NET Edition (Windows):
- [NEW] Support for CAPE-OPEN Unit Operations, Property Packages
(1.0/1.1) and Plugins (Flowsheet Monitoring Objects)
- [NEW] DWSIM Property Packages can now be exposed to external CAPE-
OPEN compliant simulators
- [NEW] Inside-Out Three-Phase (VLLE) Flash Algorithm
- [NEW] PC-SAFT (without association term) Property Package
- [NEW] UNIFAC Property Package with Liquid-Liquid interaction
parameters
- [NEW] Liquid-Liquid Extractor operation mode for the Absorption
Column
- [NEW] Three-Phase separation mode for the Vessel
- [NEW] ChemSep database automatic loading
- [NEW] Watch window - allows property monitoring from different
objects at the same time
- [NEW] CAPE-OPEN Unit Reports window - view output from CAPE-OPEN
Unit Operations
- [NEW] Updated flowsheet drawing theme
- [NEW] 'Send Error Info' button added to the Unhandled Exception
window
- [NEW] New version checking tool - informs the user when a new
version becomes available and downloads the setup file
- [FIX] General bug fixes and speed improvements
Mono Edition (Linux/Mac):
- [NEW] Support for Managed (100% .NET code) CAPE-OPEN Unit Operations
- [NEW] Inside-Out Three-Phase (VLLE) Flash Algorithm
- [NEW] PC-SAFT (without association term) Property Package
- [NEW] UNIFAC Property Package with Liquid-Liquid interaction
parameters
- [NEW] Liquid-Liquid Extractor operation mode for the Absorption
Column
- [NEW] Three-Phase separation mode for the Vessel
- [NEW] Watch window - allows property monitoring from different
objects at the same time
- [NEW] Updated flowsheet drawing theme
- [FIX] General bug fixes and speed improvements
To download binaries and sources for both editions, go to
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/dwsim/index.php?title=Main_Page
Thanks,
Daniel