Filter components in the Component Browser

You can access the Component Browser section only for Compostional and IsomericHydrogen fluids. This section lists all the components in the AVEVA Process Simulation component library. The list is long and comprehensive. You can sort the list by any of the column headers in this section, but you may still find it cumbersome to search for specific components. You may find it easier to filter the components based on the criteria that you are interested in. You can filter the components based on their:

• Data bank

• Full component name

• Library name (an eight-character alias for the component name)

• Chemical formula

• CAS number

• Normal boiling point (in Kelvin)

• Molecular weight (in g/mol)

You can filter components on more than one of the preceding criteria.

Filter components

1. If you want to filter components by their data bank, in the Bank list, select the data bank that you want to view.

2. The default data bank is System:SIMSCI, which is the standard pure component data bank in the default thermodynamic library that comes along with the AVEVA Process Simulation install. You can select All to view both the standard data bank and all your custom data banks.

3. If you want to filter components by their full component name, in the Full Component Name column, in the text box, enter a text string. AVEVA Process Simulation shows only the components that contain this text string. If desired, select the Leading checkbox and AVEVA Process Simulation shows only the components with names that start with the text string.

4. If you want to filter components by their library name, in the Library Name column, in the text box, enter a text string. AVEVA Process Simulation shows only the components that contain this text string. If desired, select the Leading checkbox and AVEVA Process Simulation shows only the components with names that start with the text string.

   Note: A single component may have multiple library names. However, if you search for this component under any criteria other than the library name, you will see only one of the library names. For example, difluoromethane has three library names, R32, HFC32, and FREON32. If you search for difluoromethane by using the text box under the Full Component Name column, you will see only the component listing with a library name of R32. The actual library component is the same for all the library names. The library name affects only the text that appears under the Name column when you add the component to the Component List section and you can change that text at any time.

5. If you want to filter components by their chemical formula, in the Formula column, in the text box, enter a text string. AVEVA Process Simulation shows only the components that contain this text string. If desired, select the Leading checkbox and AVEVA Process Simulation shows only the components with formulas that start with the text string.

6. If you want to filter components by their CAS number, in the CAS Number column, in the text box, enter a text string. AVEVA Process Simulation shows only the components with CAS numbers that contain this text string. If desired, select the Leading checkbox and AVEVA Process Simulation shows only the components with CAS numbers that start with the text string.

   Note: CAS Registry Numbers® are the intellectual property of the American Chemical Society, and are used by AVEVA Process Simulation with the express permission of CAS.

7. If you want to filter components by their normal boiling point, in the NBP - K column, in the first text box, enter the starting point of the normal boiling point range that you want to search under. In the second text box, enter the end point of the normal boiling point range.

   Note that you can include only the starting point or only the end point to filter out all components with a normal boiling point that is greater or lesser than the temperature in the text box, respectively.

8. If you want to filter components by their molecular weight, in the MW column, in the first text box, enter the starting point of the molecular weight range that you want to search under. In the second text box, enter the end point of the molecular weight range.

   Note that you can include only the starting point or only the end point to filter out all components with a molecular weight that is greater or lesser than the value in the text box, respectively.