Dyssol v1.4.0

UI:

• Allowed installation for a single user on Windows.
• In command line mode, time is written in s.ms format.

Models:

• Added residual moisture of granules to the Granulator model.
• Models from old DLL/SO files cannot be loaded in the current version (!).
• Some units were renamed: HeatExchanger -> Heat exchanger, InletFlow -> Inlet flow, OutletFlow -> Outlet flow, Screen Multi-deck -> Screen multi-deck. Old CLI scripts might be updated (!).

Models API:

• Added function CBaseUnit::AddNLVariables() to KINSOL solver to add multiple state variables.
• Added function CBaseUnit::ConfigureUnitStructures() to setup all the internal settings of the units from an existing one.
• Added another version of function CBaseUnit::GetTimePoints() to get the time points from the list of holdups and streams.
• Allowed to use CCheckBoxUnitParameter as grouping parameter (see CBaseUnit::AddParametersToGroup()).
• Added functions CBaseStream::GetAllOverallProperties()/CBaseUnit::GetAllOverallProperties() to obtain the list of all defined overall properties.
• Added function CStream::GetAccumulatedMass() to calculate the accumulated mass in the stream.
• Changed the algorithm for calculation of HEAT_CAPACITY_CP in CBaseStream::GetPhaseProperty().
• Added function CBaseStream::GetAllPhases() to obtain all defined phases.
• Added function CBaseStream::GetCompoundsNumber() to obtain the number of defined compounds.
• Added function CBaseStream::GetPhasesNumber() to get the number of defined phases.
• Added function CBaseStream::GetDistributionsNumber() to get the number of defined distributed parameters.
• Added function CNLSolver::GetSolverMaxIter() to set max iterations to NL solver.
• Added functions CPortsManager::GetInputPortsNames()/GetOutputPortsNames() to access port names.
• Added functions DiameterToMass() to calculate masses from particle diameters.
• Added function AddVector() to add a value to all entries of the vector.
• Added functions Slice() and SetSlice() to simplify extraction and setting of _vars, _ders, and _res in the solvers.
• Added functions GetDistributionMean(), GetDistributionVariance(), GetDistributionStdDev().
• Added functions to obtain limits of CDependentUnitParameter.
• Added function == to compare CChemicalReaction.
• Added function VectorContains() to check whether the vector contains a specified element.

Core:

• Drop support for Win32/x86 version.

Materials database:

• Add lactose to the default materials database.
• Added TP-dependent mass diffusion coefficient.
• Set the mass diffusion coefficient for H2O_gas in the default materials database.
• Added another power function as the correlation type.
• Added Ideal Gas function as the correlation type.
• Updated the density of Air in the default materials database to use the Ideal Gas correlation.

Fixes:

• Fixed a possible crash when saving a file in a write-protected directory.
• In some cases simulation wasn't stop after pressing the stop button.
• Fixed the work of Save Time Step setting in some cases.
• Fixed calculation of density for a mixture of compounds with the function CBaseStream::GetPhaseProperty.
• Fixed potential crash at program start.
• Defining unit parameters with the same name does not result in crash.
• Fixed possible crash when using internal streams from Initialize().
• Holdups and feeds will always have at least one time point upon creation.
• Fixed a rare bug if the Run button is double-clicked.

Other:

• Update default SUNDIALS library to v7.2.1.
• Other minor bug fixes and performance improvements.

Dyssol v1.3.0

UI:

• Fixed copy-paste in time-dependent unit parameters.

Documentation:

• New API documentation for model development.
• Update documentation for the Screen model.

Core:

• Improved performance if 'Save time step hint' is used.

Fixes:

• Fixed reading of numbers in the scientific format from the CLI scripts.

Other:

• Updates and fixes in the default materials database.
• Other minor bug fixes and performance improvements.

Dyssol v1.2.0

UI:

• Allow to copy/paste of dependent/list model parameters.
• Update links to documentation, installers, repository everywhere.
• Added tooltips to most UI elements.

Models API:

• New type of model parameters: CDependentUnitParameter.
• New constant STEFAN_BOLTZMANN_CONSTANT.
• Breaking change: CDAEModel::AddDAEVariables() returns vector<size_t> (indices of all added variables) instead of size_t (index of a last added variable).
• Added versions of Get*TimePoints() functions for the whole interval in CBaseUnit.
• Added CBaseStream::GetCompoundsMasses(), CStream::GetCompoundsMassFlows() functions to obtain mass flows of all defined compounds.
• Added CBaseStream::AreEqual() for comparison of time points.
• Added CDAEModel::GetUserData() to obtain pointer to the corresponding model.
• Added CUnitParametersManager::GetAllTimePoints() for the whole interval.
• Added V2E() functions to convert numeric values to enumerator identifiers.
• Added Slice() function to retrieve a vector from a raw array by indices.
• Added AddVectors(), MultVector() functions for easier vector operations.
• Added Clamp()/ClampL()/ClampR() functions to limit input value from any side.

Core:

• Update vapor pressure for some materials in default materials database.

Fixes:

• Paths to models and materials database were not stored in some cases.
• Setting functional distributions in holdups editor now correctly works for all combinations of function types and PSD types.
• Fixed some rare crashes during plotting.
• Fixed loading of Auto flag in tear streams editor.
• Fixed convergence issues when end simulation time was comparable with the size of initial time window.
• Fixed algorithm of CBaseStream::Set/GetCompoundMolFraction() functions.

Other:

• VCProject renamed to ModelsCreatorSDK.
• Windows installer now supplies documentation in html format.
• Add settings for Windows installer project to select architecture, documentation, SDK.
• Default version of ModelsCreatorSDK is now with pre-built libraries.
• Rework and update documentation for CBaseUnit.
• Update default zlib library for Windows: 1.2.13 -> 1.3.

Dyssol v1.1.1

fixes:

• In some cases, tear streams were not properly initialized

Dyssol v1.1.0

Models:

• Replace Cyclone2 with more rigorous CycloneMuschelknautz model

Models API:

• Overload of AddComboParameter() for enum classes
• Overload of AddParametersToGroup() for pointers to parameters

Core:

• Fix bug in Holdups Editor when more than 2 distributed parameters are defined
• Simplify and improve performance of DAE solver

Other:

• Add support for SUNDIALS 6
• Update default external libraries for Windows:
  -- zlib 1.2.12 -> 1.2.13
  -- sundials 5.6.1 -> 6.4.1
  -- hdf5 1.12.0 -> 1.12.2
  -- graphviz 2.49.3 -> 7.0.4

Dyssol v1.0.5

• Add Simple Batch Granulator model
• New documentation for GUI and CLI
• Fix CBaseStream::SetCompoundMolFraction
• Other minor fixes and stability improvements

Dyssol v1.0.4

• Fix work with paths to files in different contexts
• Add script files for CLI in new format to Installer
• Various minor fixes

Dyssol v1.0.2

• Add heat capacity and equilibrium moisture content TPD parameters to MDB
• Add Milk, Al2O3, Cellets, FCC materials to MDB
• Add DISTR_MOISTURE distributed parameter
• Crusher: Output the name of the input stream if the crusher is empty
• Bunker: Fix constant model outflow problem
• Put back path to opened file in window title
• Add function to simplify conversion of enum vectors
• Print unit name on wrong compound parameter error

Dyssol v1.0.0.0

• Redesigned units API.
• New command line interface.
• Visualize flowsheet as a graph.
• Move units creator to Visual Studio 2019.
• Move documentation online.
• Fully functional Linux version.
• Allow different grids in different units.
• Add multi-deck screen.
• Add Simple Shift model to Time Delay unit.
• Add Const Output model to Solids Bunker unit.
• Possibility to use custom kernel in agglomeration solvers.
• Extend settings of non-linear solver.
• Allow continuous logging from units with long blocking Simulate function.
• Add new types of unit parameters: reactions, lists, MDB compounds.
• Add Sutherands's law correlation to MDB.
• Allow copy/paste to tables of Holdups Editor.

Dyssol v0.10.0.2

• Change default values of all properties for new materials to 0.
• Remove reactivity type from default set of parameters.
• Fix Unicode issue in visualization of units.
• Fix in SetDistribution function in case of 2-D distribution.
• Update links to installers and documentation.
• Add license name to license file.