Welcome to ChE Links from Dr.
Bernhard Spang. Dr. Spang has brought this extensive collection of chemical
engineering links from his site at About.com. We're happy to have this collection
now available on The Chemical Engineers' Resource Page.
Chemical Engineering Softwarepop
Many programs at reasonable cost for energy conversion, fluid flow, psychrometrics, heat transfer, physical properties, and process economics.
http://www.engineering-software.com/che/
@RISK
Risk analysis and simulation add-in for Microsoft Excel or Lotus 1-2-3. Demo available for download.
http://www.palisade-europe.com/risk/default.asp
Ariane
Software for optimization of power plants. Calculates the best operating conditions of a steam/power plant depending on the energy costs.
http://www.prosim.net/en/energy/ariane.html
AutoSketch
Easy to use, $119 multi-purpose precision drawing tool for simple sketches and drawings, Windows 98/NT 4.0/Me/2000/XP.
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=2753027&siteID=123112
CadStd Lite
Basic, easy-to-use 2D CAD program for Win 9x/NT, freeware, size 1.5 MB.
http://www.cadstd.com/download.html
DeltaCad
Computer Aided Design and drawing package for Windows 9x/NT 4.0/2K/ME/XP, 45-day trial version available (3 MB).
http://www.dcad.com/
DPLOT
2D graphing utility for MS Windows, supports the most important graph types for scientific applications (linear, logarithmic, tripartite, probability, polar, and histograms), fully functional 30-day trial version available.
http://www.dplot.com/
EDGE Diagrammer
Flowcharting and diagramming software. Predefined and custom shapes and arrows. Shareware versions for Windows 3.1 and for Windows 9x/NT 4.0/2K/ME/XP. 1.7 MB to download.
http://www.pacestar.com/edge/trial.htm
EDTECH
Software for scientific-style XY-plots and other high-resolution, highly detailed black-and-white line graphics, trial version available for download. Windows 9x/NT and higher.
http://www.daoftx.com/edtech.htm#EDTdesc
Emissions Loss Spreadsheet
Spreadsheet from Esco Engineering, calculates evaporation rates from open liquid surfaces. Designed for steam and acid loss calculations from pickling tanks but the method is quite general.
http://www.mnsi.net/~pas/xcel.htm
Engineer's Aide
Commercial software from Epcon International for flowsheeting and simulation and sizing of process piping systems. Comes in a variety of configurations and prices. Demo available after registration.
http://www.epcon.com/
Engineering Power Tools
General engineering software containing over 70 programs and data tables in one integrated package. Categories included are: Math, HVAC, Mechanical, Electrical, Materials, and Structural. Restricted shareware for Windows 3.x (or later). 770 kB.
http://www.pwr-tools.com/
Excel Goodies
Fifteen useful spreadsheets from Esco Engineering for doing chemical engineering and related calculations, e.g. acid dewpoint, compressible flow, control valve sizing, orifice plate calcs for liquid and gas flow, packed tower design.
http://www.mnsi.net/~pas/brochure.htm
freeCAD
Introductory 3D CAD package with motion simulation capabilities, suitable for anyone interested in learning 3D CAD, Windows, Macintosh PPC, Linux PC and other Unix's, Sponsor supported freeware.
http://www.askoh.com/freecad/index.html
Graphmatica
An excellent equation plotter. There are versions for MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, and Windows 95/NT. Shareware.
http://www8.pair.com/ksoft/
Intergraph SmartSketch
Precision sketching, production drafting, and diagramming for Windows, previously sold as Imagineer Technical and Imagination Engineer.
http://ppo.intergraph.com/smartsketch/
lignumCAD
Free 3D CAD system for Linux.
http://lignumcad.sourceforge.net/doc/en/HTML/index.html
O-Matrix
Integrated environment for analyzing and visualizing data, Windows 98, NT, ME, 2000, or XP.
http://www.omatrix.com/overview.html
Production Scheduling and Production Planning Software
Software to automate manufacturing resource planning and production scheduling through dynamic linking to PLCs. Operates on MS SQL Server.
http://www.giraffeproductionsystems.net/gsshome.htm
Project Risk Analysis
Shareware computer program from Katmar Software for calculating the risk of possible over expenditure on capital projects, and for calculating the contingency required to reduce the risk to acceptable levels. Windows 9x, NT 4.0 and later. 761 kB.
http://www.katmarsoftware.com/pra.htm
QCad
2D drafting system for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Unix systems.
http://www.qcad.org/qcad.html
SmartDraw
Windows program for drawing flowcharts, technical drawings, business presentations... Shareware.
http://www.smartdraw.com/
Tecplot
Software for the visualization of scientific and engineering data with many advanced features, versions for various UNIX workstations and Windows, demo available after registration.
http://www.tecplot.com/products/tecplot/tecplot_main.htm
Vdraft
Affordably priced 2D drafting program for MS Windows platforms, directly reads and writes AutoCAD DWG and DXF files without translation.
http://softsource.com/vdraft.html
Visio 2003
Tool for creating schematics, process plant designs, and other 2D drawings. Available for Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 and above.
http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085798&CTT=6&Origin=ES790020011033
Welcome to ChE Links from Dr.
Bernhard Spang. Dr. Spang has brought this extensive collection of chemical
engineering links from his site at About.com. We're happy to have this collection
now available on The Chemical Engineers' Resource Page.
