AspenTech COMThermo CAPE-OPEN Thermo Server

Revision Date
July 13, 2007 November 6, 2008

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First version Update for V7 1

1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................1 2 Creation and Deployment of COMThermo CAPE-OPEN Property Pac a!e...............................................1 2.1 Confi!uration from A"pen #$%$%........................................................................................................1 2.2 Deployment of the COMThermo Property Pac a!e..............................................................................&

Introduction

A"penTech pro'ide" t(o thermodynamic "er'er" that "upport CAPE-OPEN Thermo "tandard" u"in! it" COMThermo calculation en!ine. CAPE-OPEN 1.) Thermo %er'er "upport" the CAPE-OPEN Thermo 1.) interface "tandard. CAPE-OPEN 1.1 Thermo %er'er "upport" the CAPE-OPEN Thermo 1.1 interface "tandard.

The"e thermo "er'er" can *e u"ed to pro'ide thermophy"ical propertie" and pha"e-e+uili*ria calculation" for any Proce"" Modelin! En'ironment ,PME- that "upport" the CAPE-OPEN Thermo "tandard". If a PME "upport" the Thermo 1.1 "tandard. then COMThermo CAPE-OPEN 1.1 %er'er "hould *e u"ed. If a PME "upport" the Thermo 1.) "tandard. then COMThermo CAPE-OPEN 1.) %er'er "hould *e u"ed. PME" may "upport only one or the other "tandard or *oth. A"pen #$%$% ,'er"ion 2))/.0 and later- "upport" *oth 'er"ion" of the Thermo "tandard". In order to u"e the COMThermo CAPE-OPEN Thermo %er'er. the A"penTech COMThermo calculation en!ine component mu"t *e in"talled. Thi" component i" in"talled automatically a" part of the Proce"" Modelin! ,#$%$%- "oft(are. A COMThermo property pac a!e mu"t al"o *e created to define the compound" of intere"t and the property model" to *e u"ed in the calculation". Thi" property pac a!e (ill *e u"ed *y COMThermo to initiali1e it" calculation". (hen the CAPE-OPEN Thermo %er'er i" in'o ed *y the PME. A COMThermo property pac a!e can *e created u"in! A"pen #$%$% a" de"cri*ed *elo(. Note that the COMThermo property pac a!e i" not dependent on any "pecific 'er"ion of the CAPE-OPEN "tandard". Once the property pac a!e i" created. it can *e u"ed (ith *oth 'er"ion" of the CAPE-OPEN Thermo %er'er".

Creation and Deployment of COMThermo CAPE OPE! Property Pac"a#e

Thi" "ection de"cri*e" ho( to create and deploy a COMThermo CAPE-OPEN property pac a!e. The de"cription" and "creen capture" corre"pond to A"pen #$%$% 23.1. 4or other 'er"ion" of A"pen #$%$%. the procedure i" 'ery "imilar.

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Configuration from Aspen H S S

%tart A"pen #$%$% and confi!ure a fluid pac a!e a" de"cri*ed in the A"pen #$%$% documentation. On the 4luid Pac a!e5 6a"i" form. "elect COMThermo radio *utton.

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In the Property Pac a!e %election !roup *o7. "elect 8eneric COMThermo P ! ,default-. In the Model %election !roup *o7. "elect the property model for *oth the 'apor and the li+uid Model Pha"e. 4or e7ample. "elect the #y"y"P: for *oth Model Pha"e".

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Clic the E7port *utton. In the E7port COMThermo Property Pac a!e dialo! *o7. *ro("e to the directory (here COMThermo i" in"talled and !o to the CT44ile" "u*directory ,e.!.. C5;Pro!ram 4ile";Common 4ile";#yprotech;COMThermo;CT44ile"-. If the CT44ile" directory doe" not e7i"t. plea"e create it.

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Enter a name for the property pac a!e. Ma e "ure that the <%a'e a" type= li"t di"play" <COMThermo Property Pac a!e ,>.ctf-=. ?hen you clic O@. a "et of file" (ith e7ten"ion" CT4 and AMB1 (ill *e created.

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!ep"o#ment of the COMThermo Propert# Pac$age

The AMB and CT4 2file" e7ported *y A"pen #$%$% mu"t *e ept to!ether in a "in!le directory. 6y default. they are placed in C5;Pro!ram 4ile";Common 4ile";#yprotech;COMThermo;CT44ile" ,a" de"cri*ed in "ection 2.1-. Thi" location i" referred to a" C4BDIDEPAC@A8EEPAT#F. ?hen importin! the CAPE-OPEN COMThermo property pac a!e into a PME. the COMThermo %er'er (ill try to locate the file" in the C4BDIDEPAC@A8EEPAT#F directory. The C4BDIDEPAC@A8EEPAT#F i" defined in a re!i"try ey5 G#@E$EBOCABEMAC#INE;%O4T?A:E;#yprotech;COMThermo= (ith a ey 'alue named <CT44ile"Path=. 6y default. the 'alue of <CT44ile"Path= i" "et to <C5;Pro!ram 4ile";Common 4ile";#yprotech;COMThermo;CT44ile"=. If you prefer to "tore the COMThermo property pac a!e" in a different location. you can do "o a" lon! a" you ma e the appropriate chan!e to the re!i"try ey. u"in! the ?indo(" re!i"try Editor ,re!edit-.

IMPO:TANT. ?hen the e7ported model ma e" u"e of an E7tended Property Pac a!e ,"uch a" CAPEOPEN or Multifla"h-. another file (ill *e created. (ith the "ame name. *ut (ith e7ten"ion .t7t. Thi" file i" re+uired in order to per"i"t the "tate of the"e e7ternal pac a!e". Plea"e do not delete the .t7t file that i" !enerated. 2 And al"o .t7t file.

Alternative <FLUID_PACKAGE_PATH> specification If your "y"tem doe" not contain the CT44ile"Path re!i"try ey or you do not (ant to u"e a re!i"try ey to locate your C4BDIDEPAC@A8EEPAT#F file". follo( the"e in"truction"5 1. Ma e "ure that you CT44ile"Path re!i"try ey doe" not e7i"t. or it" Value Data i" an empty "trin!. 2. 4ind the file #ypCOTh.ini. (hich i" in"talled in "ame path a" the CAPE-OPEN thermo "er'er. &. ?ithin the H!eneralI "ection. replace the 'alue of the parameter FluidPackagesPath to the path (hich (ill contain the CAPE-OPEN COMThermo pac a!e file".