Dortmund Data Bank Retrieval, Display, Plot, and Calculation Tutorial and Documentation DDBSP – Dortmund Data Bank Software Package DDBST - Dortmund Data Bank Software & Separation Technology GmbH Marie-Curie-Straße 10 D-26129 Oldenburg Tel.: +49 441 361819 0 [email protected] www.ddbst.com DDBSP – Dortmund Data Bank Software Package 2020 Content 1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................................6 1.1 The XDDB (Extended Data)..................................................................................................................................7 2 Starting the Dortmund Data Bank Retrieval Program....................................................................................................8 3 Searching.......................................................................................................................................................................10 3.1 Building a Simple Systems Query........................................................................................................................10 3.2 Building a Query with Component Lists..............................................................................................................11 3.3 Examining Further Query List Functionality.......................................................................................................11 3.4 Import Aspen Components...................................................................................................................................14 3.5 Import PRO/II Components.................................................................................................................................15 3.6 Import UniSim Design Components....................................................................................................................16 3.7 Import Simulis Components.................................................................................................................................17 3.8 Searching for the Data Sets of a Reference..........................................................................................................17 3.9 Search Data Sets by Data Set or Reference Numbers..........................................................................................19 3.10 Searching Data Sets With Specified Pure Component Properties.....................................................................20 3.11 Searching Vapor-Liquid and Solid-Liquid Equilibria with Specified Temperatures and Pressures................22 3.12 Selectivity Search...............................................................................................................................................23 3.13 Search Options....................................................................................................................................................25 3.13.1 Data Banks Preselection.............................................................................................................................25 3.13.2 Pure Component Properties Preselection...................................................................................................26 3.13.3 Extended Database Properties....................................................................................................................26 3.13.4 Configurations............................................................................................................................................27 3.13.5 Other Search Options.................................................................................................................................28 3.13.5.1 Salt Solubilities – Handling of Precipitated Components.................................................................28 3.13.5.2 Demo Data Sets.................................................................................................................................28 3.13.5.3 Expand PCP Data Sets Containing Multiple Properties...................................................................28 3.13.5.4 Search Pure Component Properties in Mixture Data Banks.............................................................29 3.13.5.5 Retrieve Data Sets Marked as Dubious or Poor or Incorrect............................................................29 3.13.6 PCP Multiple Properties.............................................................................................................................29 3.13.7 Search Locations........................................................................................................................................29 4 Exploring the Data Bank – Statistics............................................................................................................................30 4.1 Set, Points, References.........................................................................................................................................30 4.2 Pure Component Properties..................................................................................................................................31 4.3 Polymer Data........................................................................................................................................................31 4.4 Data Sets per Year................................................................................................................................................32 4.5 Journals.................................................................................................................................................................32 4.6 References per Year..............................................................................................................................................33 5 A First Look at Predictions...........................................................................................................................................34 6 Using and Understanding the Query Result Window..................................................................................................37 6.1 File Menu..............................................................................................................................................................37 6.2 Edit Menu.............................................................................................................................................................40 7 Saving and Loading Data Files.....................................................................................................................................42 7.1 Open Files.............................................................................................................................................................42 7.2 Save File...............................................................................................................................................................42 7.3 Drag and Drop Files.............................................................................................................................................43 8 Exploring the Data Set List Grid..................................................................................................................................44 8.1 Data Table Context Menu....................................................................................................................................45 9 Displaying Sub Lists.....................................................................................................................................................48 10 Single Data Set Display..............................................................................................................................................50 11 Data Set Display Options............................................................................................................................................53 Dortmund Data Bank Page 2 of 161 DDBSP – Dortmund Data Bank Software Package 2020 11.1 Display Additional Information.........................................................................................................................53 11.2 Query Result Options.........................................................................................................................................56 12 Compact Data Display................................................................................................................................................58 13 Units............................................................................................................................................................................60 13.1 Mixture Data Banks – Compositions.................................................................................................................60 13.2 Mixture Data Banks – Properties.......................................................................................................................60 13.3 Pure Component Properties...............................................................................................................................61 14 Consistency Tests........................................................................................................................................................62 14.1 Point-to-Point Test..............................................................................................................................................62