Create a custom thermodynamic library from PPDX data

If you have thermodynamic data in a PPDX neutral data file, you can import this data into AVEVA Thermodynamic Data Manager. The PPDX data exists as an .ikc file. When you import the data from this .ikc file, the software creates the following:

• A corresponding .lib1 file in the %userprofile%\My Thermo Data folder.

  The .lib1 file has the same name as the .ikc file. If an existing .lib1 file has the same name as the .ikc file, you can choose to overwrite that .lib1 file with the data in the .ikc file. You can immediately use the data in this custom library in AVEVA Process Simulation.

• A detailed .rpt file in the same folder as the .ikc file.

  The .rpt file contains detailed information on the data banks in the new .lib1 file and the exact data that those data banks contain. You can open the .rpt file in any text editor, such as Notepad or Notepad++.

  Note: You can produce PPDX files from the DETHERM software produced and distributed by DECHEMA, the Aspen Plus software produced and distributed by AspenTech, or the DDB software produced and distributed by DDBST. The PPDX file format was developed by members of the IK-CAPE Consortium and is currently maintained by DECHEMA.

Create a custom library from PPDX data

1. Open AVEVA Thermodynamic Data Manager.

2. On the File menu, on the Import submenu, select Import PPDX. The Select the PPDX (.ikc) File dialog appears.

3. In the Directories pane, browse to and select the folder that contains the .ikc file that you want to import. The Files pane updates with the files in that folder.

4. In the Files pane, select the .ikc file that you want to import, and then select OK.

   AVEVA Thermodynamic Data Manager creates a new custom library with the same name as the .ikc file. If this custom library already exists, you can choose to overwrite the custom library with the data in the .ikc file.