Customize the HF thermodynamic library

We provide the custom HF thermodynamic library as part of the AVEVA Process Simulation installation. When you use this thermodynamic library in your Fluid Type, you can use the Method Data section in the Fluid Editor to override the thermodynamic data from the thermodynamic library. However, these changes apply only to the Fluid Type and do not propagate back to the thermodynamic library. If you want to use your own HF thermodynamic data in multiple Fluid Types and simulations, we recommend that you register the HF thermodynamic library in AVEVA Thermodynamic Data Manager and customize the thermodynamic data there instead of overriding the thermodynamic data for each Fluid Type.

By default, the HF thermodynamic library contains a PURECOMP and HENRY data bank and includes all the required thermodynamic data to support the liquid activity coefficient (LACT) methods for the HF monomer (HF) and HF hexamer (HF6) components. After you register the HF thermodynamic library in AVEVA Thermodynamic Data Manager, you can modify and add to this thermodynamic data to build your own HF thermodynamic library. For example, if you have available NRTL binary interaction data for the HF hexamer, you can add an NRTL data bank to include your NRTL binary interaction parameters. See Manage thermodynamic libraries for more information.

Customize the HF thermodynamic library in AVEVA Thermodynamic Data Manager

1. Open a File Explorer window, and then browse to the %LocalAppData%\SimSci\SimCentral\Thermo\System folder.

2. Copy the following files:

   • HF.BASE.cmp

   • HF.bnk

   • HF.lb1

   • HF.lb2

     

3. Browse to the %userprofile%\My Thermo Data folder, and then paste the files from step 2.

   You can also create a new sub-folder within My Thermo Data with a custom name and then paste the files in there.

   

4. Open AVEVA Thermodynamic Data Manager.

5. On the File menu, select Open.

   The Select the library file window appears.

6. In the Directories tree, ensure that the %userprofile%\My Thermo Data folder, or the sub-folder within My Thermo Data, is selected.

7. In the Files list, select HF.lb1, and then select OK.

   

   The HF library appears in the Registered Libraries list.

8. Add components, data banks, and thermophysical property data to the HF library as desired.