OLI Flowsheet Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Frequently asked questions about the OLI Flowsheet ESP program
Contents
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