Converting OLI Names to Aspen Names (The OLI-Aspen Cross Reference File)

Many names used by OLI are the same as in Aspen PLUS. For example, hydrochloric acid is both HCL in OLI and Aspen PLUS. This is an easy conversion. In some cases, especially with hydrated salts, the naming gets a bit complicated. For example the solid Na2CO3.10H2O in OLI converts to NA2CO310W in Aspen PLUS.

The OLI Chemistry Wizard and Chemistry Generator will create a cross-reference list of names at the bottom of the generated DBS file. This cross-reference list is current at the time Aspen PLUS is released. As time progresses, OLI will add to its database at a much faster rate than does Aspen PLUS. This means that you will be manually adding cross-reference names (not to be confused with Alias names). You can avoid this tiresome task by manually updating your cross reference lists.

The name of the file is OLIASpenPLUSCompXRef.lis and can be found in the following folders after installation:

Aspen PLUS 2006.0: C:\Program Files\OLI Systems\Alliance Suites\Aspen OLI 2006\Databanks

Aspen PLUS 2006.5: C:\Program Files\OLI Systems\Alliance Suites\Aspen OLI 2006.5\Databanks

Aspen PLUS 7.1 C:\Program Files\OLI Systems\Alliance Suites\Aspen OLI V7.1\Databanks

Below is a partial listing of the file for Aspen 2006.0