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SIMOPT CAPE-OPEN Standard

AspenTech has been involved in the definition of the CAPE-OPEN standard from the beginning and continues to work actively with the CO-LaN (CAPE-OPEN Laboratories Network) organization which now maintains the standard. AspenTech is an Associate Member of CO-LaN.

AspenTech supports the CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation and Thermodynamics standards in its flagship simulation products Aspen Plus 2006.5 and Aspen HYSYS 2006.5 The CAPE-OPEN standard makes it possible to develop Unit Operations and Thermodynamics Packages that can be used by these AspenTech simulation products and by any other CAPE-OPEN compliant Simulation tool. AspenTech has developed Wizard-style tools to help develop these types of software component more efficiently and both tools are available for download from this page. 

The CAPE-OPEN Laboratories Network website:

• www.CO-LaN.org

Fast-track to the software development kits:

Use the CAPE-OPEN Thermo Wizard to create CAPE-OPEN compliant Thermodynamic Packages

• AspenTech CAPE-OPEN Thermo Wizard
• Also downloadable from www.CO-LaN.org

Use the CAPE-OPEN Unit Op Wizard to create CAPE-OPEN compliant Unit Operations

• AspenTech CAPE-OPEN Unit Op Wizard
• Also downloadable from www.CO-LaN.org

Simulation and Optimization Product Highlights:

Aspen Plus 2006.5 version 1.0 CAPE-OPEN Interfaces Support

• CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation Socket – sequential modular
  • Allows any CAPE-OPEN Unit to be used in an Aspen Plus Simulation
• CAPE-OPEN extension Unit Operation Socket – equation oriented
  • Allows any equation-oriented CAPE-OPEN Unit to run in Aspen Plus EO mode
• CAPE-OPEN Thermodynamics Socket
  • Allows CAPE-OPEN Property Packages to be used to provide property calculations in Aspen Plus simulations.
• CAPE-OPEN Reactions Interfaces
  • A partial implementation to allow Unit Operations to access Reaction schemes

Aspen HYSYS 2006.5 version 1.1 CAPE-OPEN Interfaces Support

• CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation Socket – sequential modular
  • Allows any CAPE-OPEN Unit to be used in a Aspen HYSYS Simulation
• CAPE-OPEN Thermodynamics Socket - via COMThermo
  • Allows CAPE-OPEN Property Packages to be used to provide property calculations in Aspen HYSYS simulations.