Summary: “The current status of CAPE-OPEN support in KBC software products is reviewed and new developments are described. KBC’s views and priorities regarding current and proposed CAPE-OPEN initiatives are discussed. The topics covered include CAPE-OPEN Thermo, COBIA, self-certification of CAPE-OPEN compliance and Flowsheet Monitoring.”
Highlights
- Deprecating Thermo 1.0: KBC is supportive. Will continue to support the Thermo 1.0 interface in Multiflash.
- New thermo specification: listed derivatives of phase equilibrium calculations and multiple points calculation as progress directions.
- COBIA: KBC considers this as a very important project for the future of CAPE-OPEN.
- Self-certification: welcomed initiative but needs to be defined in details.
- Flowsheet Monitoring: may prove expensive to implement in PetroSim.
- Petroleum Fractions: close to key business of KBCAT.
- Persistence COBIA proposal: attractive
- Type library installers: not used at KBC.
- COLTT: not used currently.