ProMax 4.0
Bryan Research & Engineering is pleased to announce the release of version 4.0.
If you haven’t had an opportunity to upgrade, please contact us at 979-776-5220 for more information.
New Features only in 4.0:
- Computer-generated reaction sets at the elementary-step level derived from chemistry fundamentals
- Reaction sets based upon user selection of species in the simulation environment
- Performance analysis with powerful graphics
- User configurable:
- Kinetics parameters
- Proprietary data calibration tools
- Isomerization (ISOM), Catalytic Reforming (CRF), Hydrotreating (HDS) and Hydrocracking (HCK) processes currently available
- For use with columns and reactors
- Use parameters of existing hardware without specifications for tray efficiencies or HETP for packed columns
- TSWEET-based Models are available to account for the effect of kinetic reactions on absorption
- Plug-flow reactors may be set to behave as rate-based co-current columns
- Stirred Tank reactors may be set to behave as single stage rate-based separators
- Available for both Ideal Stage and Mass + Heat Transfer models
- Columns: easier set-up and modification, and new options for improved convergence, column over-specification, hydraulics and pressure drop calculations
- Compressor/Expander: improvements to efficiencies, curve plotting and interpolation
- Heat Exchangers: UA and EMTD is now available for individual sides on multi-sided exchangers, and now the UA and approach temperatures can be set for more cases
- Pumps: families of curves can be implemented and plotted
- Reactors: pressure drops may be calculated, and entrainment may be specified
- Separators: entrainment may be specified.
- Valves: pressure drops may now be estimated based on control valve or differential pressure flow meter calculations.
- Exchanger ratings may include plugged tubes or inserts
- Radiation heat transfer is now available for certain situations, most notably fire tubes
- Horizontal 3-phase boot-and-weir sizing available
- Improved booted separator sizing
- New Composition Subset analysis, allowing flow rates and fractions to be calculated on a user-specified basis or from a predefined variety of groupings, e.g. C6+
- Relief valve sizing analysis improvements
- Control Valves and Differential Pressure Flow Meters available
- Additional combustion properties calculated
- Heat pinch calculations can now be performed
- 64-bit installations supported
- Spanish and Chinese versions available
- GERG-2008, Chao-Seader, Grayson-Streed, Braun K10, SRK-Kabadi-Danner, and Sulfur ASRL property packages included
- Many new components have been added, including many new specialty Heat Transfer Fluids
- Dozens of new ProMax Example Files available