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Different versions of Thermoptim
Last modified:
03/28/2012 07:40 PM
Different versions of Thermoptim
This page explains the differences between the Thermoptim versions that are distributed.
Versions are firstly characterized by a label that defines the features, detailed below:
and secondly by a serial number (1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 or 2.5, 2.6 or 2.7), which represents the chronological development of the software.
Numbers 1.3 to 1.7 are Thermoptim versions using old Java libraries (JRE or JDK 1.1.8) while numbers 2.5 to 2.7 are Thermoptim versions requiring Java 2 libraries (JRE or JDK 1.3 to 1.6).
The change in Java environment is indeed a necessity because the old libraries are no longer maintained and are not available for all operating systems. For example, the Mac OS X does not provide them.
The development of the new versions, which we call Thermoptim 2 to distinguish them from the previous ones, is well advanced, but since they have not yet been systematically tested, their reliability is not as good as the former. They are distributed as test versions.
The "phenomenological" version officially distributed are versions 1.5 and 2.5.
Versions 1.6 and 2.6 are under development. They provide access to the editor of productive structures which, among other things, allows one to automate the establishment of exergy balances.
Versions 1.7 and 2.7, also under development, are those that include technological design tools and off-design features .
Demo Version
A Thermoptim demo version is freely distributed to allow you to view existing projects and diagrams, and to build small ones in order to familiarize yourelves with the tools. Of course it does not provide access to all the software features.
Although it enables the loading of a project of a size exceeding the limits below, the number of points or processes that can be created is limited to 10 and that of nodes to 5.
The charts can only be used to passively view the cycles constructed in the simulator, because their interactivity and access to the cycle editor are removed.
Diagnostic tools, monitoring of the automatic recalculation (and the set pressures), sensitivity analysis and optimization are not available, and only certain substances are available.
In addition, it does not allow you to save projects or diagrams, nor the output result files.
Education Classroom Version
The Thermoptim Education Classroom version allows you to view existing projects and diagrams, and to build them. It does not give access to all the software features.
Although it enables the loading of a project of a size exceeding the limits below, the number of points or processes that can be created is limited to 30 and that of nodes to 10.
The charts can only be used to passively view the cycles constructed in the simulator, because their interactivity is removed and access to the cycle editor is limited.
Diagnostic tools, monitoring of the automatic recalculation (and the set pressures), sensitivity analysis and optimization are not available, and only certain substances are available (see list below).
Unlike the trial / demo version, it allows you to save the projects, diagrams and output result files.
Vapors
Pure ideal gas
Standard Version
Full version with 100 points and processes, 50 nodes, without the systemic optimization method
Vapors
Pure ideal gas
Professional Version
Full version with 100 points and processes, 50 nodes, with the systemic optimization method
Industrial Version
Full version with 1000 points and processes, 500 , with the systemic optimization method
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