The new HSC version 5.0 contains several new
calculation routines, new properties and a larger
database with updated data. The familiar HSC style
user interface and file formats have been maintained
in order to minimize the training requirements for
current HSC users. The new features can be summarized
as follows:
- The number of species in the database has been
increased from 14,500 to more than 16,000.
- Data for 4000 existing compounds have been
modified to improve accuracy or expand the
temperature range.
- Thermodynamic data (steam tables) for water
between 3-2273 K and pressures from 0.01 - 1000 bar
are now available.
- HSC thermochemical data can now be read by and
used within Excel spreadsheets.
- HSC 5.0 uses the same database format as HSC
4.1, therefore, the user's personal v4.1 databases
can also be used with the new HSC 5.0 version.
- The 2000 species limitation has been removed
from the Search routine.
- A new Search mode has been added (All elements
must exist).
- New fast Table and Diagram routines have been
added to Database Editor.
- A direct link to the graphics module has been
added to the Cp data fitting option for
easy comparison of experimental and fitted data.
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HSC Excel AddIn makes native HSC functions and
databases available directly within a normal Excel
spreadsheet. Highly specialized applications may be
created with these new Excel AddIn functions.
These functions work like normal Excel functions
such as the SUM function. For example, H("FeO";500)
function returns the enthalpy of FeO at 500 Kelvin.
Another example is WTP("Na";"Na2SO4")
function which returns the weight percent of sodium in
sodium sulphate.
45 different HSC functions are available in Excel
which automatically read the HSC database. Here is the
list of functions.
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HSC version 4 calculated only one balance area at a
time. With the new HSC 5 up to 127 balances may be
calculated simultaneously.
Balance areas may be connected with each other
using cell references or built-in element amount
functions.
- temperatures may be used as variables
- target routine is also available in Diagram
option
- new stream elemental composition calculator
- graphical objects may be added to sheets
- link to the new Steam enthalpy calculator (0.01
- 1000 bar)
- link to the new Heat Loss routine.
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The new Heat Loss module may be used, for example,
to estimate heat loss values needed in the Balance
module. The user must first specify the wall layers,
layer materials and thickness of these layers. Two
basic types of calculations may be carried out:
- Temperature profile with fixed heat loss and one
temperature point.
- Heat Loss with two fixed temperature points will
return the heat loss but also the temperature
profile.
The calculation routine handles conduction,
convection and radiation properties as functions of
temperature but fixed values may also be used by
selecting the value and pressing the Fix Value button.
These fixed values are shown in red on the calculation
sheet.
Temperature profile as well as some other user
specified values may also be presented in graphical
form. Target dialog may be used to find, for example,
minimum layer thickness. The calculation
specifications may be saved to files for later use.
The Heat Loss module is integrated with three
databases and two calculators:
- Conduction database with 718 substances
- Convection database with 111 substances and 4
functions
- Radiation database with 61 surface materials
- Gas Radiation Calculator with H2O, CO2, CO, NO,
SO2 and CH4 data
- Particle Radiation Calculator
- The user may edit or add new data to these
databases.
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- new database search options without the limit of
2000 species.
- new Species Name display added to the database
search routine.
- species table form can easily be resized
- new Warnings routine for temperature range
extrapolation.
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New Drawing Toolbar. A new Drawing Toolbar
may be used to draw basic graphical objects (lines,
arrows, rectangles, ellipses) in HSC diagrams. These
shapes may be used, for example, to illustrate
experimental conditions. Versatile formatting options
may be used to edit lines or fill colour, line widths
and styles. Here is a screenshot of the
Drawing Toolbar.
Drawn Objects may be created and edited with the
mouse or using the Object Editor, which enables very
exact editing with numerical values. Objects may be
fixed so that they can be used in all diagrams or they
may be saved for later use in files.
New Diagram Options. HSC 4 was able to save
diagrams using only one WMF format. Now more than 30
file formats are available, such as JPG, BMP, etc.
Diagrams may also be edited using the new HSC Image
Editor. Several diagrams may be combined with the new
HSC Image Combiner if the same X- and Y-scales have
been used.
There is a new Diagram Grid format option as well
as some new formatting options for diagram curves.
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- A new Help routine contains all the information,
graphics and formulae of the HSC printed manual with
convenient search, print, edit and save options.
- HSC tables now also have Excel 97 and 2000 file
support.
- Form resize properties have been improved.
- HSC 5.0 is Windows 95, 98, NT, Me, 2000 and XP
compatible.
- New installation routine.
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