The Excel add-in is designed to give access to the calculations and databases in VLXE Blend from within Excel.
All that is needed is to install the required files, database files and load the Excel add-in and you are ready to go.
The databases are the same as the one used in the full version of VLXE and can be placed on a server.
Below is shown an example of output. A flash calculations was perform and the output is given in 2D format.
In addition to these files the database files are also needed. If VLXE is already installed on your current system just use the existing databases.
The add-in allows you to define a new project by:
•Define a new system by typing the numbers manually
•Load an existing VLXE XML file into Excel. (Note only version 3.4 and higher of VLXE support this function)
•Use the database to define a new system
The add-in allows you to perform several types of calculations by using function calls
•VLE, LLE, VLLE flash calculations
•VLE, LLE cloud point calculations
•Txy/Pxy curves
•Phase envelope related calculations
•Spinodal/critical points
•SLE calculations
•Fit pure component parameters
•Fit binary parameters (kij's)
•Generate distributions of pseudo components
•Properties
•Link calculations in order to perform simulation of a part of a plant