1. WinSim Inc. Advanced Engineering Software
DESIGN II for Windows
WinSim Inc.
Advanced Engineering Software

2. History of DESIGN II
First developed in 1969 and marketed by ChemShare until 1995
In 1995 WinSim purchased rights to continue developing and marketing Design II
Proven product with over 30 years of successful service to the chemical processing industry

3. DESIGN II Features Designed for Windows XP, 2000, NT, ME, 98
User friendly point & click graphical interface
Data results transfer to Microsoft Excel (2000, 97, 95)
Cut and Paste between other Windows applications
Instant usability
Low Cost

4. Complete Simulation Modeling
All major unit operations
Generous thermo options
Up to 9,999 units and streams with 1000 components per simulation
Multiple Sheet Capability for large simulations
Create complete PFDs
Extensive component database

5. EASY AS 1 - 2 - 3 Draw the flowsheet
Specify the operating conditions and feed compositions
Execute the simulation
Examine the results

6. Markets Served Refining Petrochemical Gas Processing Pipelines
Refrigeration
Engineering & Construction
Chemical
Consulting

7. Typical Applications General Equipment Modeling Rating and Sizing
Reactor Modeling
Pipelines
Gas Processing
Refining

8. General Equipment Modeling
Dividers / Mixers
Flash / Multiple Flash
Multiple Phase Flash
Fired Heaters
Pumps
Compressors & Expanders
Controller (Set or Vary)
Stream Manipulator

9. Rating & Sizing
Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Rating (single and two phase)
Plate-Fin Exchanger Rating
Air Cooler Rating
Separator Sizing (Flash, Valve)
Line Pressure Drop
Line Sizing
Flow Meter
Depressurizing (relief valves)
Column Tray Sizing

10. Reactor Modeling CSTR (Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor)
Equilibrium Reactor (Gibbs free energy)
Plug Flow Reactor
Hydrotreater
Stoichiometric
CO Shift
Methanation
Primary & Secondary Reformer
Ammonia & Methanol Synthesis

11. Pipeline Applications
Line sizing and hydraulic calculations
Heat transfer to surroundings
Flow meters
Slug flow analysis
Two phase flow modeling
Hydrate prediction
Simulate complete pipeline systems from wellhead to production plant

12. Gas Processing NGL, LPG and LNG plants Ammonia plants
CO2 hydrate prediction
Single or Mixed Amine treating
Multicomponent distillation
Phase Map / Envelope
LNG Exchanger
Polytropic Compressor

13. Distillation Columns Component Splitter Shortcut Fractionator Absorber
Stripper
Fractionator
Crude (Refine)
Batch Distillation
Mixed Amine Rate-based Absorber / Regenerator

14. Refining Applications
Fast, rigorous refinery distillation modeling
Integrated calculation of column and side strippers (no recycle stream guesses)
Complete tray-by-tray calculations
Multiple feeds, sidedraws, and pumparound streams
Energy and material balances

15. DESIGN II Advanced Features
Inline Fortran - incorporate unique equations, equipment modules and properties information
Flowsheet Optimization - vary design parameters to maximize or minimize the objective function
ChemTran - separate program that provides the ability to define, regress and predict all necessary thermophysical properties
Case Studies - run several simulation cases at once to assess the sensitivity of a flowsheet to changes in variables

16. Visual Basic Interface
DESIGN II simulator kernel can be called from any Visual Basic, Visual C++ program
Can even be used by VBA in Microsoft Excel (sample spreadsheet included)
Can be used to build a custom program for your company for engineering, sales and or marketing staffs

17. Technical Support
Highly qualified professionals for product and application support
Complete training available
Help line available during normal business hours
Complete Users Guide in on-line help menu
Continued product development based on customer input

18. Benefits of Using DESIGN II
No special training required, DESIGN II is intuitive and easy to learn
Compatibility with Microsoft Word and Excel allows for easy report writing
Flexible program with many applications
Saves time and money
Headache-Free Solutions
240+ sample flowsheets

19. WinSim’s Market Position
Small Company
Low Overhead – Reasonable Prices
Focused entirely on marketing and developing DESIGN II
Proven Product, Proven Reliability

20. Summary
DESIGN II for Windows is a powerful, full-featured simulation tool
Easy to learn and use
Proven track record of reliable results
Cost effective
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