Key Features


SimDis Expert® Software Version
"Lite" "Advanced" "Multi-Channel" "MS"
Simulated Distillation Methods X X X X
ASTM D2887 (low, extended and high temperature) X X X X
ASTM D3710 X X X X
ASTM D5307 X X X X
ASTM D5399 X X X X
ASTM D6352 X X X X
ASTM D7096 X X X X
ASTM D7169 X X X X
ASTM D7213 X X X X
ASTM D7398 X X X X
ASTM D7500 X X X X
ASTM D2425 X X X X
ASTM D7807 X X X X
DIN 51435 X X X X
IP 406 X X X X
IP 480 X X X X
IP 507 X X X X
IP 545 X X X X
ISO 3924 X X X X
EN 15199-1 X X X X
EN 15199-2 X X X X
EN 15199-3 (proposed method) X X X X
LUBE X X X X
Crude by External Standard (low, extended and high temperature) X X X X
 
Key Software Capabilities        
Cut points can be defined by user X X X X
ASTM D-86 and D-1160 correlations can be optimized for D-2887 and D3710 X X X X
Liquid/Vapor Ratio (D-3710) X X X X
Reid Vapor Pressure (D-3710) X X X X
Gases (D-3710) X X X X
Motor Oil Volatility (MOV) (LUBE) X X X X
Recovery (all methods ) X X X X
On screen peak identification – allows the user to visually verify and correct time calibrations if needed; the retention time chromatogram is displayed with component names at the apex of each identified peak.Typing is not required to make corrections X X X X
On-screen sample analysis – sample chromatograms, calculations and plots are all displayed on the same screen X X X X
Printed reports can be customized X X X X
User access levels can be defined for enhanced security X X X X
Multiple stored reports can be compared on screen or on paper; and compared to sample being analyzed   X X X
Several chromatograms can be overlaid for comparative purposes X X X X
Calculations and plots are automatically updated when the start and/or end of the elution mark is changed by the operator ‘on-screen’ X X X X
The elution detection algorithm is automatically adjusted (it ‘learns’) based on user defined elution marks X X X X
A ‘blank’ chromatogram can be changed or removed during sample analysis X X X X
The boiling point table can be customized.Any ‘percent off’ value can be added to or removed from the table. X X X X
Resolution points can be customized X X X X
Expanded integration parameters are available X X X X
Enhanced baseline algorithm; this option enhances the shape of the blank signal before it is subtracted from the sample chromatogram X X X X
An alternate algorithm can be used for samples with slow elution instead of the standard ASTM procedure X X X X
End of the sample can be established based on the retention time of the last carbon in the calibration X X X X
The signal can be zeroed and/or chromatogram shift can be defined when negative time slices are encountered X X X X
Correlation points can be added and optimized by the user X X X X
Carbon numbers can be used to define cut points X X X X
Carbon number vs. percent off can be plotted X X X X
Volume calculations are available for crude samples X X X X
ASCII reports are available and fully customizable for use with other software applications X X X X
Report comparisons can be exported to ASCII or Excel X X X X
Screen/user interface layout color can be modified to suit the user X X X X
English and Spanish language support X X X X
Multiple channels can be monitored during the same analytical run     X X
Carbon     X X
Sulfur     X X
Nitrogen     X X
Hydrogen     X X
Other (can be defined)     X X
Sample blending simulation(s) can be performed   X X X
Boiling point correction by Detailed Hydrocarbon Analysis (DHA)   X X X
Average and percent standard deviation calculations are available when comparing results, reports X X X X
Ratios are available for comparative purposes X X X X
Multiple cut point tables can be generated   X X X
Cut points can be individually labeled X X X X
Graphic view (bar and line charts) of the cut point tables X X X X
"Views" can be sent to clipboard or Windows Enhanced Metafiles for use with other software programs X X X X
Baseline signal can be viewed along with the sample signal X X X X
Special procedure(s)/programs can be automatically executed if there’s a QC failure   X X X
Results can be automatically exported to Microsoft Excel X X X X
Built in peak integrator (not forced to use the one the GC manufacturer provides with their data acquisition software ex. ChemStation) X X X X
The distillation is 'interactive'.That is, the percent distilled and temperature can be noted at any point during the ongoing sample analysis X X X X
NOACK volatility calculation per DIN 51581-2 X X X X
The ‘skewness’ associated with multiple peaks is measured X X X X
The response factors for multiple components is measured X X X X
CETANE Index is determined per ASTM-D976 or ASTM D-4737 X X X X
Calculated Flash Point X X X X
Available distillation chart depicting temperature and time along the X axis X X X X
Built in e-mail system; does not require MS Outlook (or other) software to be installed   X X X
‘Reverse baseline subtraction’; an option which can be activated in the parameter file to instruct the software to hold off sample processing until a blank has been acquired.This is useful in high temperature methods when using a blank after the sample has been analyzed is often preferred and not the one run prior to the sample. X X X X
Automatic detection of ‘quenching window’; When this option is activated in the parameter file, an algorithm is automatically used to identify the beginning and end of the solvent peak X X X X
Manual/graphical adjustment of the ‘quenching window’.The markers denoting the beginning and end of the solvent peak can be adjusted on-screen by the user X X X X
Y-axis added to the retention time signal X X X X
Components reported as gases (per D-7096) can be selected X X X X
The sample name is included when exporting a comparison table X X X X
Multiple reports can be combined into a single .pdf file   X X X
Ability to analyze saturated and aromatic compounds by MS       X