Features
Process PI is built around a modular architecture that covers a wide range of process engineering tasks.
Here’s what you can do with it:
🔢 Units & Conversions
- Consistent SI and Imperial units support.
- Built-in converters for length, pressure, temperature, time, mass, and more.
- Error-free calculations with automatic unit checking.
🧪 Components & Properties
- Library of chemical components (e.g., Acetic Acid, Water, Hydrocarbons).
- Physical and thermodynamic properties:
- Density, viscosity, heat capacity.
- Phase change data.
- Correlations for engineering use.
🔄 Pipelines & Networks
- Pressure drop calculations across pipes.
- Pipeline network solver with flow distribution.
- Ready for integration with pumps, valves, and control elements.
🌡️ Heat Transfer
- Heat flux, thermal conductivity, and temperature profiles.
- Support for common heat exchanger calculations.
- Extendable to advanced heat transfer modules.
📊 Examples & Workflows
- Worked examples for pipelines, pumps, and heat flux.
- Designed to be Jupyter-friendly for teaching and research.
- API reference for advanced customizations.
🛠️ Extensibility
- Add your own components with property data.
- Define custom equipment models.
- Flexible enough to plug into larger simulation frameworks.
👉 Browse the Examples to see ProcessPI in action.