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PRO/II 8.3 Release Notes1 Important: Read First Release Notes for PRO/II 8.3 Welcome to the release of PRO/II 8.3. These Release Notessupplement and supersede the corresponding sections in all PRO/II8.3 documentation supplied with this release. Contents New Features of PRO/II 8.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Important Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Known issues in PRO/II 8.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3What is new/changed in PRO/II 8.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3What is new/changed in PRO/II 8.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Default changes in PRO/II v8.0: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Installation Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Known Defects and Constraints using SIM4ME Reports. . . . . . . 11Known Defects and Constraints using SIM4ME Portal. . . . . . . . 14Switching Security Types for PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18UAS/PDTS Capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Where to Find PRO/II 8.3 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Printed Documentation Included with this Package . . . . . . . . . . 25Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Summary of Defects Fixed in PRO/II 8.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Summary of Defects Fixed in PRO/II 8.2 Patches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Summary of Open Defects in PRO/II 8.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44License and Copyright Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 2New Features of PRO/II 8.3 New Features of PRO/II 8.3 The following enhancements have been made to PRO/II 8.3: New FeatureDescription Component andThermo UpgradesUpdate to SIM4ME Thermo 3.3New Correlations for some property calculationsComponent Specific Databank Search OrderCascading Pure Component Search OrderAllows properties to aggregate from multiple databanksChoose Component From List UpgradeDynamically populated - can pick components from userlibrariesGUI Support for Method Specific Fixed ComponentPropertiesCustomizableLanguage ModuleJapanese Language Add-onImproveContainerization ofSimulation FilesInclude more working files in .prz “container”.SIM4ME PortalPhase II IntegrationCase Studies, Input Assay Support, Multiple SimulationsMore GUI supportfor KW-only featuresUpstream Unit Operation, Dryer Unit Operation, Rotary DrumFilterRATEFRACImprovementsReactive distillation calculations with non-VLE segmentsElectrolytes Integration- Brings OLI electrolyte thermo into RATEFRAC- Requires OLI v7- Aqueous or MSE OLI modelsHTRI InterfaceImprovementsSpeed Improvements in HTRI via HXRIG- Average of 23% reduction in time required- Primarily achieved by reducing the number of PRO/II-HTRIiterations for pressure balance- Property grid enhancements for phase changesPRO/II Column HTRI Thermosiphon Reboiler linkage forRecycle Flowrate updatingAir as Utility Streamfor ACEAir as Utility Stream for ACECAPE-OPENEnhancementsSpecification/Vary/Define Support for Unit Operations PRO/II 8.3 Release Notes3 Important Notices Compatibility with Earlier Versions of PRO/II PRO/II 4.1x, PRO/II 5.0x, PRO/II 5.1x, 5.5x, 5.6x, 6.0x, 7.x, 8.0x ,8.1x, and 8.2x database files will automatically be converted intoPRO/II 8.3 files as they are opened. The srcinal file will be savedusing an alternate file name. Known issues in PRO/II 8.3 1.PRO/II 8.3 to Romeo 5.1 translator pops up errors and fails.Changing the EdlibName in Translator.ini file in Romeo 5.1 installto “ROMeo_5.1” works fine.2.In Residue Curves, when a new workbook is created, the toolbargets deactivated for all open workbooks. This is EXCEL behavior.For this reason we cannot have a warning message on a work-book basis.3.Previously, distillation columns in recycle loops recalculated inevery recycle iteration. Now, improved logic tests a solved col-umn to determine if it needs to resolve. When no changes aredetected in the feeds, column operating conditions, or options,nothing affects the solution. In each iteration where this isfound, the column calculations are skipped so they are notrepeated.Previously, restarting a solved column began calculations at thesolved state. In many cases, the results drifted due to the differ-ent starting point. Now, restarted columns always restart usingsrcinal initial conditions. This eliminates any drift in results inmost cases. What is new/changed in PRO/II 8.3 Default changes ➤ Replace BK10 from the most commonly used thermo list withSRKM Residue Curve MapUtilityEntirely driven through ExcelFull User ControlCharts and Data are well arranged and ready for further usein MS-Office applications New FeatureDescription 4Important Notices ➤ New Output Report Defaults:1. “Include Thermodynamic Input Parameters will be turned onby default2. Include Overall Flowsheet Mass Balance will be turned on bydefault3. Print Calculation Sequence Map in the Output' will be turnedon by default Aromatics extraction NRTL library for use with the Sulfolane® BTXextraction process (Sulfolane is a trademark of Shell International) A new NRTL parameter databank containing literature sourced inter-action parameters for 11 components have been added to the thermolibrary. All binary combinations are available. The componentsinclude:WaterSulfolane (Tetrahydrothiophene-1,1-dioxide)N-HexaneN-HeptaneN-OctaneBenzeneTolueneP-XyleneM-XyleneO-XyleneEthylbenzene Improvements to SimSci Heavy Oil Viscosity PRO/II 8.2.2 contains an update to the SimSci heavy oil liquid viscos-ity method. Bitumens and heavy oils can be orders of magnitudemore viscous than conventional sweet light crude. The conventionalAPI method for viscosity prediction significantly underperforms onprediction of heavy oils viscosity. The SimSci heavy oil liquid vis-cosity method originally released in PRO/II 8.2 has been improvedthe based on data received from SimSci-Esscor's Heavy Oils Con-
