OLI Flowsheet Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Frequently asked questions about the OLI Flowsheet ESP program

Import / Export

Question

How do you copy and paste streams and water analysis samples from OLI Studio or OLI ScaleChem to OLI Flowsheet?

Answer

See the link - How to copy and paste from OLI Studio to OLI Flowsheet: ESP

Multi-Stage unit operations (Columns)

Column trace information

What does the information in the below image mean to the user?

Norm -> Square root of the sum of squares of the departure of the VLE equations (residuals) of the tower. The smaller the norm equates to solution confidence
Residual -> The result of the tower equation with the largest deviation from 0 (0 implies solved).
VLE -> Sum of Yi/Xi of all species Y – Vapor : X – Liq 1
M-Balance -> Mass balance across tower Out - In
H-Balance -> Enthalpy Balance across tower Out - In
Sumx+Sumy -> MBG group balance across tower Out - In

Enabling additional calculations

Question

I need a property that is not available in the calculation such as viscosity. How to I obtain such a value?

Answer

See our video on this subject Enabling optional calculations in OLI Flowsheet

Reset the layout of the software

Question

I seem to have lost my navigator panal and unit op library. How do I reset them:

Answer

Use the Menu > Tools and then select the Reset layout button

See OLI Flowsheet Reset Layout

Tools

Question

How do you export a DBS file from OLI Flowsheet?

Answer

See the link - Exporting a DBS file from OLI Flowsheet