Distillation Designer is a small and free Mac software application that offers the simple McCabe-Thiele method for designing binary distillation systems.
Distillation Designer supports:
· Boiling Point Graph showing Vapour-Liquid Compositions.
· q-Line calculation from component thermodynamic properties.
· Manually defining the minimum reflux ratio.
· Loading of Data files.
· Plot of Reflux versus stages to help determine the optimal value.
NOTE: Distillation Designer can only be purchased via the Mac App Store (the buy link redirects you to its App Store page). To purchase/download applications via the App Store an Apple account is required.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· New data file format to allow extra data to be inputted.
· Ability to generate VLE data from constant relative volatility.
· Available on the Mac App Store.
· Ability to enter weight/weight distillate compositions.
· Ethanol/Water composition entered as a getting 'started' composition.
· Handles more (optional) component data.
· Exporting of all entered data into simple text based data files.
· Trackpad support for zooming.
· Data file repository to allow users to share their inputted binary compositions.