IDEAS Release Notes: IDEAS™ v6.0.0
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1. eese 17 Known Compatibility Issues at Time of Release sess 18 Snapshot Compatibility ERR 18 Screen Primitive Connectors Names Changed sse nennen 20 Hyperlinks in Help Documents CONT sess tastan iana aa nnne ener ener rens 20 Referen lt IRANIAN ELLE PE 21 Mgr HR 22 IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 ii ANDRITL Automation Introduction This document contains Release Notes for the IDEAS Process Simulation Software package All information in this document refers to IDEAS build number 6 0 0 995 produced by ANDRITZ Inc on February 14 2014 Deliverables This deliverable comprises IDEAS Process Simulation Software IDEAS Process Simulation Software tutorials examples and user manual Installation and Uninstallation To install the IDEAS software package follow the installation instructions in the IDEAS Installation Instructions document R1 To uninstall the IDEAS software package follow the uninstallation instructions in the IDEAS Installation Instructions document H1 IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 Page 1 of 22 ANDRITL Automation IDEAS Platform Enhancements New Stream Structure Unlimited number of components in the stream Reduced RAM usage Faster model opening initialization and execution Mu2. Selection Tool eene 4 Tyler Mesh Numbers for Particle Size Distribution Calculations sssseeees 4 Bulk Density in Solids Modeling ssssssssssssssseeseneeeeene ennemi 4 Boiling Point aor CE 4 User scrgsce c 4 BEI ICI Aaaa 4 FROLAUING COMMS so acct 5 New LACS Pe ooo ooo omm 6 Mineral Processing Library eeeeeesseseeseseseseeeseeeeee essen nnns nennen teen nnt trennen tret nnne t rennen 6 C ystallizers Library T MEREET 6 Chemical Unit Ops Library itr rettet Ceiba ree OD Lern aacra eraat aa Pes 7 Advanced Math Library eeeeseseeessseseesse esee eee nnne nennt nnn nennen enne ne tnnt nnns inen tenen nennen nenas 8 Pyrometallurgy Library seres ennt nnn nennen nnn nn nnns en en nnne tain trnnen enne nn sr enn nn sr enne 9 Excel Tool Pack inea ERR RE RERTRECRRERIN SKEN Se EERERNAESKR EE KE a a dhdayessacceandaatdesns AE aa RENA 10 New Objects in Existing Libraries 1eueeeeeeeeeeee eere 11 Enhanced Objects in Existing Libraries sess 14 Objects Removed from v6 0 0 eeeessesesssessesseeeeee nennen nnne nnn nn nnn nnn nnns 16 Objects to be Phased Out in the Next Release
3. list of object versions used while opening a model Faster model debugging Double click on the block number in a message window message to navigate to the block s dialog box User Assistance Comprehensive context sensitive help documentation for objects in libraries Updated IDEAS User Manual R5 New IDEAS Steady State Mineral Processing Tutorial R6 and IDEAS Dynamic Tutorial R7 for new users and as references for existing users IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 Page 4 of 22 ANDRITL Automation Upgraded example models with descriptions with a cross reference list of objects and their related example models for quick reference Rotating Icons All new IDEAS objects and many existing objects use the rotating icons feature There are a reduced number of objects in some libraries compared to previous IDEAS versions since a single object with rotating icon now replaces multiple objects with the same functionality but different icons Conversion to the new icon structure is automatically carried out during the worksheet upgrade procedure IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 Page 5 of 22 New Libraries Mineral Processing Library ANDRITL Automation This library replaces the Hydromet library in v5 0 0 and expands it by adding twelve 12 new Bronze level steady state objects Crystallizers Library This is a new Gold l
4. user will not be able to drop new instances of these objects onto the worksheet Embedded red X symbol will appear on top of the obsolete objects in existing worksheets Please see the Replace with column for replacement objects Object Library Replace with Flowsheet Table Transmitters Worksheet Data Pump Centrifugal Pumps amp Compressors Pump Centrifugal w Motor Pump Selectable Imp Pumps amp Compressors Pump Centrifugal w Motor Pump Variable Speed Pumps amp Compressors Pump Centrifugal w Motor Stream Number Center in Stream Marker Transmitters Executives library Stream Number in Executives Stream Marker TR Transmitters i library IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 Page 16 of 22 ANDRITL Automation Objects to be Phased Out in the Next Release The following objects are being phased out in this version Worksheets created in an older version of IDEAS containing these objects will still open and run however the user will not be able to drop new instances of these objects onto the worksheet Please see the Replace with column for alternate options Object Library Use S Click or D Click View Streams Tools Utilities option to view stream data Replace with Separator Phase Phase Separator Aftercooler Heat Exchangers HeatX Shell amp Tube User Defined Function Reactor RX Macro Unit Ops User Defined Function 40 10 Macro Unit Ops Reactor RX IDEAS
5. ANDRITL Automation IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS M v6 0 0 Date issued March 25 2014 Revision No 1 Contact ANDRITZ Inc Division Automation Solutions 125 Clairemont Avenue Suite 570 Decatur GA 30030 USA Phone 1 404 370 1350 Fax 1 404 378 3813 Confidential document All rights reserved No duplication or disclosure to third parties permitted without the written consent of ANDRITZ AUTOMATION ANDRITL Automation Table of Contents NNO DUCTION 1 Pure cic tens sanded ounce Seas cngdececelibe teas angdade cence duns cnsdecavedes twas deadacs sande dead anadecsnetoesvebandaas dccdatteunaeduasdece 1 Installation and Uninstallation sse ener nr nnns n nnns 1 IDEAS Platform Enlancemebis 53 2 5 3 3 202403 2025463 0282468 025462208 453 260252 8552820225 2 New Stream Structure esses eene Ea aa E ANANE EA aaa sn nennen nens sn enne 2 Multi Core Processor Support enne enne nnns nnn nennen nnne r sienne nns 2 New Thermochemistry Library Interface sssssssssssssesssseseeeeneene nennen nnne 2 Worksheet Upgrade teet e EE OR e ER EN SR NM RU ee E ETUR aa e aaa Laia RaR Eaa ai 2 Developers Kit Object Upgrade ssssssssssssesesenen enne enne nnne nnne nnns 3 Enhanced Worksheet Level Options ecceceeeeseeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeseneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennees 4 Pipe Fitting Resistance and Pipe
6. Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 Page 17 of 22 ANDRITL Automation Known Compatibility Issues at Time of Release Snapshot Compatibility Most of the objects in this version IDEAS v6 0 0 will retrieve their snapshots created in IDEAS v5 0 x worksheets There are however a few objects for which seamless snapshot retrieval may not be possible For those cases the following message will be displayed when loading a snapshot file from v5 0 x x This snapshot was saved with an earlier version of IDEAS This o may create some snapshot data compatibility issues You should check the state of your model after starting from snapshot and then create new snapshots with this version of IDEAS ASAP Do you want to load the file pese peces When the snapshot is loaded the v5 0 x model upgraded to v6 0 0 may run without any problems However if any of the objects with no forward snapshot compatibility are present on the worksheet the user will see warning messages about a mismatch in the number of snapshot data in these objects lalxi START SIMULATION wovember 20 2012 11 13 06 WARNING Snapshot nor retrieved for Screen Primitive twet due to mismatch in the of snapshot dara Required 826 available 559 Either a newer version of screen Primitive is being used The reporting objects will start from its defaults while all other snapshot compatible objects will have their snapshot condit
7. e model predictive systems to automatically determine the best model for a data set Page 8 of 22 Pyrometallurgy Library ANDRITL Automation This library consists of objects used for simulating the unit operations involved in high temperature pyrometallurgical and off gas treatment plants Catalytic Converter ChemApp Thermo Analyzer Drying Tower Feed Bin Packed Bed Tower Post Combustion Quench Tower Radial Flow Scrubber Roaster IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 This object simulates the sulfur dioxide conversion reaction in a packed bed of catalyst and predicts the temperature of the system accounting for the enthalpy of the exothermic reaction Interface to ChemSage data files A gas liquid contacting tower used for modeling the gas drying process The feed storage and discharge dynamics in a feed bin can be simulated using this object A gas liquid tower for predicting the mass and heat exchange in packed towers This object is used for modeling the post combustion reaction of the unreacted species in the off gas stream of a smelter roaster or any pyrometallurgy reactors A gas liquid tower for quenching of hot gas using a liquid Scrubbing of impurities from gas using a liquid can be simulated using this object This object simulates the roasting mechanism in a fluidized bed roaster Page 9 of 22 ANDRITL Automation Excel Tool Pack Contains a s
8. et of Excel tools for worksheet interaction Model Comparison Tool to compare two models all input and output dialog variables IDEAS DBD This Design By Database tool expands the use of IDEAS to connect to 3 party databases This tool facilitates model connectivity and control via MS Excel The end user has the ability to edit all dialog inputs in every object of a model and the ability to retrieve all dialog outputs from every object of a model IDEAS OPC Bridge Mirror OPC bridge mirroring between IDEAS and any other OPC server OPC DA 2 0 compliant IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 Page 10 of 22 New Objects in Existing Libraries Object Description Centrifuge Crushers with icon options Generic Gyratory and Jaw Crushers Drier The object is a hierarchical structure built using basic IDEAS Macro objects Filters Press Disk Drum Pressure Flotation Column This object represents a flotation machine where the recoveries of individual components are calculated from the flotation kinetics data Flotation Cell Gravity Separator Heavy Media Separator The object separates the solids in the incoming stream according to the washability curves High Pressure Grinding Rolls Hydrocyclone Plitt The classification is predicted based on Plitt s model Hydrocyclone SR Separation Ratio A simplified hydrocyclone separation process where the splits of liquids are defined by the user
9. evel library with the following dynamic high fidelity objects Dissolver Draft Tube Crystallizer Forced Circulation Crystallizer Open Chamber Crystallizer IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 The Dissolver accepts the inlet flow containing solvent and soluble solids crystals and performs the solubility calculations based on the stream s composition and temperature This is a Macro object It provides a crystallizer configuration with a draft tube in the settling zone running from the top of the compaction zone to the top of the settling zone This crystallizer object has a feature that allows recirculation of slurry containing crystals from the settling zone to the zone of supersaturated liquid for further growth This crystallizer object has two chambers one of which is maintained at vacuum and the other chamber is open to atmosphere The brine overflows from this second chamber Page 6 of 22 ANDRITL Automation Chemical Unit Ops Library Mass and heat transfer processes involved in multiphase systems can be modeled using the objects in this library Feed Side draw Tray This object is used for simulating a single distillation tray with feed and side draw ports This object requires VMG thermodynamic package Tray Tower Enriching stripping sections can be simulated using this object This object requires VMG thermodynamic package Distillation Column A dynamic object used fo
10. ions fully restored IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 Page 18 of 22 Below is the list of v6 0 0 objects that will not retrieve their snapshots Object Description Phase Mixer Node Separator Node 2 in 3 out Transmitter Approx pH Screen Primitive Conveyor MP Converter Thermo Compressor Library Nodes Nodes Nodes Transmitters Separation G Material Transport G Material Properties Pumps amp Compressors IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 ANDRITL Automation Page 19 of 22 ANDRI Automation Screen Primitive Connectors Names Changed The new Screen Primitive object from Separation G 600 lix has three outlet connectors instead of two in v5 0 0 and the connectors names have been changed Due to this change any Stream Number objects assigned the outlet streams will report an error as follows l 1 ERROR Please review messages File Edit Font Window START SIMULATION November 20 2012 14 41 06 INPUT CHECK WARNING SN object BN 481 is assigned to a connector that does not exist INPUT CHECK WARNING SN object BN 480 is assigned to a connector that does not exist The user should reconnect the SN object manually by clicking on the connector name field and selecting the proper connector name from the pull down menu OversizeOut for previously used Con1Out and UndersizeOut for Con2out MJ 481 Stream Number Executi
11. lti Core Processor Support Parallel computing option in Pressure Flow network solver New Thermochemistry Library Interface Interface to high temperature thermodynamic package ChemSage which can be used to predict phase equilibrium calculations in high temperature mining unit operations such as smelting ChemSage dat and cst thermochemical data files are required for IDEAS ChemApp interface functionality ChemSage cst files can be generated using FactSage Equilib moduleChemApp which provides calculation capabilities of the ChemSage Gibbs free energy minimizer It consists of a rich set of subroutines which provides all the necessary tools for the calculation of complex multicomponent multiphase equilibrium and the determination of associated thermodynamic properties of the system its phases and their constituents Interface to VMG OLI HSC are available similar to the previous IDEAS version All third party data files are now located in the App Path Component Records Databanks folder Worksheet Upgrade Worksheets saved with IDEAS v5 0 x can be opened in IDEAS v6 0 0 following the instructions provided in the document Upgrading v500 worksheet to v600 R2 If upgrading v4 worksheets the user will have to first upgrade the worksheet to v5 0 0 and then open it in v6 0 0 Snapshots from v5 0 x with a few exceptions are supported in this version of IDEAS as described later on in this document IDEAS Release Note
12. neral Processing B Mineral Processing B Macro Unit Ops Material Properties Material Properties Optimization Separation G Separation G Material Transport G Material Transport G Material Transport G Material Transport G Pipes amp Valves Tanks Dynamic Page 12 of 22 ANDRTZ Automation Object Description Library Equation It offers a generic framework for defining a system of equations with Tools multiple inputs and outputs IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 Page 13 of 22 Enhanced Objects in Existing Libraries Object Description Tank Incompressible Conical pyramidal and spherical bottoms with the corresponding icons Screen Added SPILL connector and the feature to block outlet flows if connected to a blocked Chute object Added on off connector for Motor Vibrator Added Bulk Density correction for O S and U S streams Hydrocyclone Added Lynch model to calculate PSD splits Thickener Option to capture selected component by settling solids Slurry Pipe Object Added two generic slurry flow models Thomas Camp model and Thomas Wasp model Stream Exporter Added an option to insert new sheets into existing spreadsheets Option to define region for selecting stream number objects MP Assembler Allowed component names starting with any character and component names and formulas each being up to 28 characters long HX Shell amp Tube Option to reset defaults d
13. r simulating a complete distillation column It simultaneously solves the feed enriching and stripping sections lon Exchange A distributed system model of lon Exchange which accounts for the mass transfer effects of ionic species in the liquid and the reaction kinetics for ion and solid resin interaction Gas Liquid contactor A generic object used for simulating the gas liquid mass transfer operations such as absorption and gas cooling IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 Page 7 of 22 Advanced Math Library ANDRITL Automation Applied mathematical formulations and numerical methods provided in this library serve as an advanced process analytic tool Kalman Filter 4D Interpolation Model Finder IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 A linear algebra tool for predicting the state variables of a system based on the field measurements The object operates recursively on streams of noisy input data to produce statistically optimal estimate of underlying system state The Kalman Filter is a widely applied concept in time series analysis in signal processing and econometrics and can be used in Real Time model predictive systems This tool is used for interpolation among four variables constrained by two degrees of freedom This tool is used for searching the best fit model from a set of pre defined models in a least square manner This object can be used in Real Tim
14. s IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 Page 2 of 22 ANDRITL Automation Developers Kit Object Upgrade Some function calls have been modified in this version of IDEAS Follow instructions outlined in IDEAS v600 Boundary Dev Kit Manual R3 and IDEAS v600 PF Developers Kit Manual R4 to update the code and recompile v5 0 0 Boundary Developers Kit objects and PF Developers Kit objects respectively IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 Page 3 of 22 ANDRITL Automation Enhanced Worksheet Level Options Pipe Fitting Resistance and Pipe Selection Tool Option to specify fittings number and type of elbows bends etc for K value estimation Option to define Pipe Schedules instead of diameters Tyler Mesh Numbers for Particle Size Distribution Calculations Option to use Tyler Mesh numbers for defining particle sizes in objects with Particle Size Distribution handling capabilities Bulk Density in Solids Modeling Use of bulk density in streams with dry particulate solids Boiling Point Elevation Additional model to compute global BPE which integrates molality of dissolved solids User Experience Database table containing version details block numbers etc of all blocks used in the worksheet is created on opening a worksheet Database table contains three previous states which is helpful in restoring previous state data during troubleshooting where state is a
15. the solids splits either are defined or are calculated in the object from the separation function Magnetic Separator Mills with icon options SAG Ball Rod Tower and ISA mill IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 ANDRITL Automation Library Mineral Processing B Mineral Processing B Mineral Processing B Mineral Processing B Mineral Processing B Mineral Processing B Mineral Processing B Mineral Processing B Mineral Processing B Mineral Processing B Mineral Processing B Mineral Processing B Mineral Processing B Page 11 of 22 Object Description Spiral Classifier Spiral Separator Distributor A new object to represent an open tank distributor Bulk Density Assign A new object to assign PSD and or Bulk Density to any stream of dry particulate solid materials Froth Density Assign Option to select froth volume factor provided Global Optimizer An optimization based on Simulated Annealing algorithm Centrifuge Decanter Dynamic object for dewatering solids Dissolved Air Floatation Bucket Conveyor Chute A new dynamic object with throughput limit and plugging Drag Conveyor Screw Conveyor Pipe w Reaction Feature for performing reactions in the pipe is provided Tank w Reaction Feature for performing reactions in the Multiphase Tank is provided IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 ANDRITL Automation Library Mi
16. uring simulation Pipe w HX Option to prevent vapor formation PSD Transmitter Option to view PSD and d50 values for all solids in the stream in one display table Display Stream Number of displayed rows increased to 10 Multiple Scalar 10 The user can define local values to be sent in the output array IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 ANDRITL Automation Library Tanks Dynamic Separation Separation Separation Material Transport Dynamic Data Exchange Material Properties Heat Exchangers Heat Exchangers Transmitters Transmitters Tools Page 14 of 22 Object Description Pump Centrifugal w Motor New animated field to indicate that the pump is deadheaded Flow Set Standard Actual Normal volumetric flow definitions added for setting the gas phase flow rate Transmitter Humidity Extended the wet bulb temperature calculation range for gas temperature more than 100 C Worksheet Inspector Option for searching inside multiple sub level h blocks provided IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 ANDRITA Automation Library Pumps amp Compressors Macro Primitives Transmitter Tools Utilities Page 15 of 22 ANDRITL Automation Objects Removed from v6 0 0 The following objects have been removed from IDEAS v6 0 0 Worksheets created in an older version of IDEAS containing these objects will still open and run however the
17. ves 6007 nl B Lok cancer Objects Links Always Required Parent BN 97 Parent Conn Name Con2out Oversizeout Undersizeout Hyperlinks in Help Documents chm PDF files hyperlinked in chm may not open in IE 10 or higher IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 Page 20 of 22 References R1 IDEAS Installation Instructions R2 Upgrading v500 worksheet to v600 R3 IDEAS v600 Boundary Dev Kit Manual R4 IDEAS v600 PF Developers Kit Manual R5 IDEAS User Manual R6 IDEAS Steady State Mineral Processing Tutorial R7 IDEAS Dynamic Tutorial IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 ANDRITL Automation Page 21 of 22 ANDRITL Automation Contact Us For more information contact ANDRITZ Inc Product Sales Brett Schug 1 800 567 IDEA 4332 US amp Canada only 1 678 266 1907 Outside US amp Canada brett schug andritz com Software Training amp Support Renee Roesel 1 678 266 1925 simulation support andritz com IDEAS Product Site Modeling Projects and Simulators Bob Harris 1 360 714 0795 bob harris andritz com User Group IDEAS LinkedIn User group IDEAS Release Notes IDEAS v6 0 0 March 25 2014 Revision 1 Page 22 of 22
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