HSC Chemistry 5.0
The new version 5.0 of Outokumpu Oy's HSC Chemistry for
Windows will be released in late August. Here are the
new features and improvements.
HSC Chemistry is the world's most widely used
computational thermochemistry application. Capabilities
include calculations of mass balances, enthalpy balances,
and phase equilibria in multicomponent multiphase systems.
Gas-solid stability diagrams and Eh-pH diagrams can also
be calculated. The diagrams generated can be edited and
exported in a variety of formats. An included database of
over 16,000 compounds is worth the price in and of itself.
HSC Modules
The
Equilibrium Module is the heart of the HSC
application. HSC can calculate multicomponent, multiphase
chemical equilibria for systems consisting of pure
condensed phases, ideal gases, dilute aqueous solutions,
and/or simple condensed phase solutions. Enter the
reactants (or their equivalent chemistry), select possible
reaction products/phases, specify the range of final
temperatures and pressures, and calculate/graph the final
equilibrium states in seconds.
The
Mass/Enthalpy Balance Module calculates a heat and
mass balance for a defined process. Up to 127 such
balances can be calculated simultaneously. The
calculations are interactive in that changing any of the
input data results in an immediate recalculation.
Alternatively, HSC can calculate the reaction product
temperature when the reactant temperatures and external
heat sources/sinks are defined. Automatic iterations of
input parameters can be carried out to meet enthalpy
balance targets. A new Heat Loss Module assists in the
estimation of heat losses from conduction, convection, and
radiation.
The
Excel
Module is a new set of Excel Add-In Tools that allow
use of the HSC thermodynamic database directly within
within Excel and independent of the HSC application
itself. 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.
Other modules support:
- Tabulation/plotting of thermodymic parameters of
individual compounds
- Calculation of mineralogical and elemental
compositions
- Display of basic data of the elements
- Convenient conversion of units
Here is a list of HSC licensees.
If your site has an existing HSC license, it can be
extended to cover another user for 20-85% of the single
user price.
The shipment for each license includes one
printed manual and one CD-ROM. Additional manual copies
can be printed from a Word file on the CD. We can also
ship additional manuals ($20) or CD's ($5) (includes
shipping).
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