Portable DWSIM

Portable DWSIM is a pretty complex software solution that can be used in order to create new compounds, chemical data regression studies and simulations, and lets you save information to a file, input scripts and generate reports.

You are not required to go through the installation process, as this is the portable version of DWSIM. This also means that the Windows registry is not going to be updated with any new entries and its removal from the hard drive is not going to leave any traces behind.

Aside from that, you should know that placing Portable DWSIM’s program files to a removable storage device is going to help you run it on any computer you come in contact with.

This program comes bundled with a pretty long list of samples, as well as some well-drawn Help contents and thus, it makes sure that all user categories can work with it, without encountering any kind of difficulties.

As previously mentioned, it is possible to create new steady-state simulations, compounds and data regression studies, while you can also open already created items in DWXML, DWSIM, DWCSD and DWRSD formats. Resulting items can be saved to the hard drive using DWXML, DWXMZ and DWSIM file types.

It is possible to use the Lua and IronPythong scripting languages, as well as insert streams (material or energy), unit operations (e.g. mixer, splitter, pipe segment, valve, heater, cooler, tank, filter, heat exchanger, separator etc.), columns (shortcut, distillation, reboiled), reactors (conversion, equilibrium, CSTR, PFR) and logical operations (recycle, adjust and specification).

In addition to that, a phase envelope, PSV sizing, Flash vessel sizing, pure component properties and true critical point tools are enclosed and multiple plugins are supported, so that you can expand the number of the available options even more.

Last but not least, it is possible to generate a large number of reports, preview them in a separate window, print and save them to the computer, using an XML, TXT or XLS file.

It does not require a large amount of resources in order to function properly, while all jobs are completed in a timely manner. The interface might seem a bit overwhelming at first, yet you just need to get used to it.

Taking all of this into consideration, we can safely say Portable DWSIM is a complex piece of software and a good choice for those interested in creating new compounds, chemical data regression studies and simulations.