Get started

Here you will get an overview of the first steps required to use Dyssol, including installation and running first simulations.


Installation

Windows

The latest Windows installer is available on GitHub. Download it, run and follow the instructions.

After installation, you can find the following folders and files in the installation directory, by default C:\Program Files\Dyssol\:

  • Dyssol.exe: Main executable file of Dyssol with a graphical user interface. See also: Graphical user interfaced.

  • DyssolC.exe: Command line version of Dyssol. See also: Command line interface.

  • Materials.dmdb: Default materials database. See also: Material database.

  • Example flowsheets: Preconfigured flowsheet examples as *.dflw files that can be run in GUI mode. See also: Files.

  • Example scripts: Preconfigured flowsheet examples as *.txt scripts for command line mode. Assumes Dyssol is installed in C:\Program Files\Dyssol\. See also: Files, Command line interface.

  • Example units: Source code in C++ and project files for Visual Studio of selected units. See also: For models developers, Models API.

  • Example solvers: Source code in C++ and project files for Visual Studio of selected solvers. See also: For models developers, Models API.

  • Units: Dynamic libraries with units’ models.

  • Solvers: Dynamic libraries with solvers’ models.

  • Help: Additional documentation files as *.pdf files.

  • ModelsCreatorSDK: Template Microsoft Visual Studio project for development of new models. See also: For models developers.

  • Licenses: Licenses of used libraries and tools.

  • LICENSE: Dyssol license agreement.

  • unins000.exe, unins000.dat: Dyssol uninstaller.

  • platforms, styles, *.dll, config6: Libraries required for graphical user interface.


Linux

To use Dyssol on Linux, you need to build it from source, as described in Linux.


Files

The following files are used and created by Dyssol:

  • *.dflw: Dyssol flowsheets

    • Flowsheet structure

    • Flowsheet settings

    • Simulation results

  • *.dmdb: Dyssol materials databases. See also: Material database.

    • Compounds

    • Properties of compounds

  • *.dll/*.so: Shared libraries with Dyssol models

  • *.txt: Script files for command line mode. See also: Command line interface.


Run your first simulation

Here you can find a detailed guide for creating and running the screen process.

A flowsheet of this example is shown below with all stream names.

flowsheet.png

Follow these steps to complete the simulation and analyze the result.

  1. Add units to the flowsheet and give them names:

    1.1. Add 4 units.

    1.2. Rename them by double-clicking or pressing F2. Set names to:

    • Feed

    • Screen

    • Out coarse

    • Out fine

    step01_1.png

  2. Add streams to the flowsheet and give them names:

    2.1. Add 3 streams to the flowsheet

    2.2. Rename them by double-clicking or pressing F2. Set names to:

    • In

    • Coarse

    • Fine

    step02_1.png

  3. Select a model for each unit on the flowsheet:

    3.1. Select a unit

    3.2. Select a model from the list:

    • Feed : InletFlow

    • Screen : Screen Plitt

    • Out coarse : OutletFlow

    • Out fine : OutletFlow

    step03_1.png

  4. Connect ports of each unit to the streams:

    4.1. Select a unit

    4.2. Connect a stream to each port:

    • Feed : InletMaterial - In

    • Screen : Input - In, Coarse - Coarse, Fines - Fine

    • Out coarse : In - Coarse

    • Out fine : In - Fine

    step04_1.png

  5. Setup parameters of units:

    5.1. Select the Screen unit

    5.2. Set Xcut parameter to 0.002 m

    5.3. Select Alpha parameter

    5.4. Add 2 time points

    5.5. Set time values to 0, 60, 180 s

    5.6. Set Alpha values to 10, 9, 8

    step05_1.png

  6. Add compounds to the flowsheet:

    6.1. Open Compounds editor

    6.2. Select Sand

    6.3. Add Sand to the flowsheet

    6.4. Apply and close Compounds editor

    step06_1.png

  7. Add phases to the flowsheet:

    7.1. Open Phases editor

    7.2. Add a new phase

    7.3. Select Solid phase

    7.4. Rename the phase to ‘Solid phase’

    7.5. Apply and close Phases editor

    step07_1.png

  8. Specify grids for distributed parameters of solids:

    8.1. Open Grid editor

    8.2. Add a new grid

    8.3. Select Size distribution

    8.4. Set 100 classes

    8.5. Select Equidistant grid type

    8.6. Set grid limits: min - 0 mm, max - 4 mm

    8.7. Apply and close Grid editor

    step08_1.png

  9. Setup feeds of inlets and holdups of units:

    9.1. Open Holdups editor

    9.2. Select Feed units

    9.3. Select InputMaterial holdup

    9.4. Add a new time point

    9.5. Set Mass flow to 10 kg/s

    9.6. Select Phase fractions tab

    9.7. Set Solid phase fraction to 1

    9.8. Select Solid phase tab

    9.9. Set mass fraction of sand to 1

    9.10. Select compound Sand

    9.11. Select Size as a distribution in rows

    9.12. Open Distributions editor

    9.13. Setup Normal distribution with D50 = 0.002 m and Standard deviation = 0.0002 m and press Ok to apply

    9.14. Apply and close Holdups editor

    step09_1.png step09_2.png step09_3.png

  10. Specify simulation time:

    10.1. Open Simulator tab

    10.2. Set End simulation time to 240 s

    step10_1.png

  11. Run the simulation:

    11.1. Run the simulation by pressing button Start simulation

    11.2. Wait until the simulation is finished

    step11_1.png

  12. Analyze the results:

    12.1. Switch to Streams tab

    12.2. Select all 3 streams

    12.3. Select the Mass parameter

    12.4. Check the results

    12.5. Select the Solid distribution parameter

    12.6. Switch to Plot view

    12.7. Move the time slider to the right position to show last state

    12.8. Check the results

    step12_1.png step12_2.png