Chemstations Lectureship Award
Our own Fred Justice attended the recent (ASEE) American Society for Engineering Education 2010 Annual Conference and Exposition to help present the 2010 Chemstations Lectureship Award. Fred had a...
View ArticleGreat article on Heat Integration in CEP
The December 2010 issue of CEP (Chemical Engineering Progress) has a good article on heat integration. Disclaimer, I am a friend of the author (Alan Rossiter). Rossiter's article is a very...
View ArticleChemical Engineering Hero: Ben Horwitz
You’ve probably caught on to the fact that we here at Chemstations are pretty proud of the chemical engineering profession. Well, I’d like to take this opportunity to recognize someone who has made...
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An interesting presentation at 2011 AIChE National meeting
I’m privileged to be able to regularly attend the AIChE Spring and National (fall) meetings. I attend presentations, meet with customers and prospects, and attend division dinners. Chemstations has...
View ArticleBooks you should own if you read this blog
Since childhood, I have been a voracious reader. In my youth I would typically read six books at the same time, during school. I'm always excited when I visit a bookstore, browse Amazon, or see a flyer...
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The greatest (chemical industry) show on Earth!
Have you ever visited a European city on the river with 167,000 members of industry and academia?Welcome to ACHEMA! Every three years the city of Frankfurt hosts this week-long chemical industry show,...
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Competitive Comparison - A Rebuttal
Quick summary: Recently, a document being circulated by our competitors purporting to compare CHEMCAD to Aspen Plus came to my attention. I'm going to address the document in general, and then correct...
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Happy Halloween! (a hint at CHEMCAD version 7.0)
Aaron, our resident mad scientist, hard at work on version 7.0!Great news: we're in limited beta testing for the new version. Our focus has been the flowsheeting tools (symbols, streams, look and...
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A New Blog Series: Did you know . . . ?
We’re starting a new series of topics here on the blog, which will highlight some of the more useful applications and features of CHEMCAD. Some of these will be high-level, powerful ways to use the...
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Did you know that CHEMCAD is an OPC Server?
As you probably know, OPC (see more at the OPC Foundation, here) is a standard for exchanging data in industrial automation. Commonly used in the process industries by DCS, SCADA, and data historian...
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Did you know that you don’t have to commit to a long-term contract for CHEMCAD?
Think process simulation is only available on long-term contracts? Well, depending on your particular situation, you may only need CHEMCAD for a short duration, so a multi-year contract may not be...
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Did you know that CHEMCAD is great for modeling utilities?
Steam. Cooling water. Thermal fluids.Air. Nitrogen. Fuel. Almost every facility has them, and they can represent a great opportunity to improve your processes’ efficiency and reduce costs. Knowing if...
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Did you know that CHEMCAD has offered embedded rigorous heat exchanger...
CHEMCAD's CC-THERM module has offered embedded rigorous modeling of heat exchangers for many years. Why is this a valuable tool?In many cases, general heat transfer calculations for exchangers are...
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Did you know you can perform an optimization in CHEMCAD?
Your process (or process design) is probably not fully optimized. Of course, you know that, and you own a simulator to improve your process. For example, you may make a relatively simple calculation...
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Did you know you can model a vessel reactor in CHEMCAD?
Do you have an existing vessel reactor in your process? Often, we hear from customers that they have an existing operating procedure, but they aren't sure exactly how much time the reaction actually...
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Did you know you can model aqueous electrolyte systems in CHEMCAD?
Water. It's in almost every plant and system . . . if it's not in your process streams, it's likely in your utilities. If your process is defined by aqueous electrolytes, you've probably already been...
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Did you know CHEMCAD has flexible licensing options for individuals, groups,...
Worrying about a license for your process simulator is probably not how you want to spend your time. We get it. You just want CHEMCAD to be available when you need it--so we try to make our licensing...
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Congratulations to Trevor Rice, Outstanding Young Professional!
Our own Trevor Rice has been awarded the South Texas Section AIChE’s Outstanding Young Professional Award for 2013!Trevor is a valued member of the development team here at Chemstations, and we've seen...
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Do we need more chemical engineers? Do we need more heroes?
Someone recently forwarded me a link to ExxonMobil's perspectives blog on the subject of engineers in the United States. You can take a look here to see Ken Cohen's take on addressing the need to...
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Did you know you can quickly make property calculations in CHEMCAD?
Quick, what's the bubble point of the process stream entering one of your columns? What's the viscosity of the stream entering your heat exchanger? You may find yourself needing answers to these types...
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