Rule Manager

Use this command to create a rule set in the flowsheet. User can create multiple rule sets. While using the conditional formatting feature, only the active rule set is considered. All the rule sets and the associated rules are specific to the current simulation. The rules are saved in the backup.sfd file and stored in the prz file. This command provides an Export/Import functionality to re-use the rules defined in one simulation to another in xml format.

Usage

To create a rule set:

Select the Rule Manager item from the Tools menu to display the DEW.(Another path to this feature is the Display Rule Manager command on the Output toolbar.)
Click the New icon on the left pane and enter a desired name for the rule.
Click the New rule toolbar to create a rule. The rule consists of five attributes, namely: Rule number, State, Condition, Format, and Comments. Rule number is the sequence number of the rule created. The attribute State displays ON/OFF. The rules that are turned ON are evaluated. Users can create multiple rules in a given rule set. The rule number determines the order of precedence.
Click the Condition cell to specify the condition. A pop-up appears to accept the inputs provided.

The pop-up consists of the following fields:

Attribute : PRO/II object attribute name.
Operator : The operator for the condition.
Value : The comparison value.
UOM : The Unit of Measurement (UOM) value.

For example, to specify a condition as Temperature>100 F. Enter the data as shown below

Note: The conditional formatting feature supports the properties in the table listed below.

Click the Format cell to specify the format. A pop-up appears as shown below. Select the appropriate Color, Style and Width of the stream that applies to the rule. The Preview field provides the width and style of the stream. Click OK to confirm change

Click OK to save the rule.

Stream Properties List :

Category	Attribute	Description	Sample UOM Text in ENGLISH Units
Total Stream Properties	TotalMolarRate	Total Molar Rate	LB-MOL/HR
Total Stream Properties	Temperature	Temperature	F
Total Stream Properties	Pressure	Pressure	PSIA
Total Stream Properties	BulkMwOfPhase	Total Molecular Weight	No Units
Total Stream Properties	LiquidFraction	Total Liquid Mole Fraction	No Units
Total Stream Properties	TotalLiqWtFrac	Liquid Weight Fraction	No Units
Total Stream Properties	VaporFraction	Vapor Mole Fraction	No Units
Total Stream Properties	SolidFraction	Solid Mole Fraction	No Units
Total Stream Properties	BulkCritTemp	Total Crit. Temperature (Kay's Rule)	F
Total Stream Properties	BulkCritPres	Total Crit. Pressure (Kay's Rule)	PSIA
Total Stream Properties	BulkAccenFactor	Total Acentric Factor	No Units
Total Stream Properties	BulkUOPKvalue	Total UOP K factor	No Units
Total Stream Properties	BulkDensityStd	Total Std. Liq. Sp. Gravity	No Units
Total Stream Properties	BulkDensityAct	Total Actual Density	LB/FT3
Total Stream Properties	BulkTrueVapPres	True Vapor Pressure	PSIA
Total Stream Properties	TVP	True Vapor Pressure (Dry)	PSIA
Total Stream Properties	BulkReidVapPresN	Total RVP (API NAPHTHA)	No Units
Total Stream Properties	BulkReidVapPresC	Total RVP (API CRUDE)	No Units
Total Stream Properties	BulkReidVapPres3	Total RVP (ASTM D323-73)	No Units
Total Stream Properties	BulkReidVapPres8	Total RVP (ASTM D323-82)	No Units
Total Stream Properties	BulkReidVapPres4	Total RVP (ASTM D323-94)	No Units
Total Stream Properties	BulkReidVapPres5	Total RVP (ASTM D4953-91)	No Units
Total Stream Properties	BulkReidVapPres6	Total RVP (ASTM D5191-91)	No Units
Total Stream Properties	FVP	Boiling Point Pressure at Stream T	PSIA
Total Stream Properties	BoilPointFixedPres	Boiling Point Temperature at Stream P	F
Total Stream Properties	DewPointFixedTemp	Dew Point Pressure at Stream T	PSIA
Total Stream Properties	DewPointFixedPres	Dew Point Temperature at Stream P	F
Total Stream Properties	BulkLatentHeat	Latent Heat	BTU/LB
Stream Vapor Phase Properties	VapMwOfPhase	Vapor Molecular Weight	No Units
Stream Vapor Phase Properties	VaporZFmKVal	Vapor Z (from k)	No Units
Stream Vapor Phase Properties	VaporZFmDensity	Vapor Z (from density)	No Units
Stream Vapor Phase Properties	VapUOPKvalue	Vapor UOP K factor	No Units
Stream Vapor Phase Properties	VapDensityStd	Vapor Std. Density	API
Stream Vapor Phase Properties	VapDensityAct	Vapor Act. Density	API
Stream Vapor Phase Properties	VapCP	Vapor CP	BTU/LB-F
Stream Vapor Phase Properties	VapViscosity	Vapor Viscosity	CP
Stream Vapor Phase Properties	VapThermalCond	Vapor Therm. Cond.	BTU/HR-FT-F
Stream Vapor Phase Properties	VapCPCVRatio	Vapor CP/CV Ratio	No Units
Stream Vapor Phase Properties	VapStdVapRate	Vapor Std. Vol. Rate	FT3/HR
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	LiqMwOfPhase	Liquid Molecular Weight	No Units
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	LiquidZFmKVal	Liquid Z (from k-value)	No Units
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	LiquidZFmDensity	Liquid Z (from density)	No Units
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	LiqUOPKvalue	Liquid UOP K factor	No Units
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	LiqCP	Liquid CP	BTU/LB-F
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	LiqDensityStd	Liquid Std. Sp. Gr.	No Units
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	LiqDensityAct	Liquid Act. Density	LB/FT3
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	LiqViscosity	Liquid Viscosity	CP
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	LiqThermalCond	Liquid Therm. Cond.	BTU/HR-FT-F
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	LiqSurfTension	Liquid Surface Tension.	DYNE/CM
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	LiquidKinVisc	Liquid Kinematic Viscosity	CST
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	KinViscAt50C Kin.	Visc. at KVT1	CST
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	KinViscAt100C Kin.	Visc. at KVT2	CST
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	LiqPH	Liquid pH	No Units
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	LiqIonicStrength	Liquid Ionic Strength	No Units
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	TotLiqActWtRate	Liquid Act. Rate (wt)	FT3/HR
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	ActLiqVolRate	Liquid Act. Rate (vol)	FT3/HR
Stream Liquid Phase Properties	LiqStdVolRate	Liquid Std Rate (vol)	FT3/HR
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCTotMolarRate	Dry Total Molar Rate	LB-MOL/HR
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCTotUOPKvalue	Dry Total UOP K factor	No Units
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCTotDensityStd	Dry Total Std. Liquid Sp. Gravity	No Units
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCTotDensityAct	Dry Total Act. Density	LB/FT3
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCTotAccenFactor	Dry Total Acentric Factor	No Units
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCLiqMoleFracOfTot	Total Mole Fraction Dry Liquid	No Units
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapMoleFracOfTot	Total Mole Fraction Dry Vapor	No Units
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCTotCritTemp Dry	Total Crit. Temperature (Kay's Rule)	F
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCTotCritPres Dry	Total Crit. Pressure (Kay's Rule)	PSIA
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapMwOfPhase	Dry Vapor Molecular Weight	No Units
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapUOPKvalue	Dry Vapor UOP K factor	No Units
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapDensityStd	Dry Vapor Std. Density	API
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapDensityAct	Dry Vapor Act. Density	API
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapCP	Dry Vapor CP	BTU/LB-F
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapViscosity	Dry Vapor Viscosity	CP
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapThermalCond	Dry Vapor Therm. Cond.	BTU/HR-FT-F
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapVolMolRate	Dry Vapor Actual Rate	FT3/HR
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapStdVapMolRate	Dry Vapor Std Vap Rate	FT3/HR
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapC2Plus	Dry Vapor C2+	No Units
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapC3Plus	Dry Vapor C3+	No Units
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapEnthPerTime	Dry Vapor Enthalpy	*10^6 BTU/HR
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapEntropy	Dry Vapor Entropy (molar)	No Units
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapCritTemp	Dry Vapor Crit. Temperature	F
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapCritPres	Dry Vapor Crit. Pressure	PSIA
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCVapEnthWtRate	Dry Vapor Sp. Enthalpy	BTU/LB
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCLiqMwOfPhase	Dry Liquid Molecular Weight	No Units
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCLiqUOPKvalue	Dry Liquid UOP K factor	No Units
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCLiqDensityAct	Dry Liquid Act. Density	LB/FT3
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCLiqEnthPerTime	Dry Liquid Enthalpy	*10^6 BTU/HR
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCLiqCP	Dry Liquid CP	BTU/LB-F
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCLiqViscosity	Dry Liquid Viscosity	CP
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCLiqThermalCond	Dry Liquid Therm. Cond.	BTU/HR-FT-F
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCLiqSurfTension	Dry Liquid Surface Tension	DYNE/CM
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCLiqMolVapVolRate	Dry Liquid Actual Rate	FT3/HR
Total Dry Stream Properties	HCLiqVolRate	Dry Liquid Std LV Rate	FT3/HR

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