Vapour Liquid Equilibrium using Java
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Ver 0.2


* What is it?
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VLE is a program written in java to simulate the thermodynamic systems
containing liquid and vapour. It can determine various system properties
like bubble point, dew point, etc. It is designed to be cross-platform
compatible and extendable.

Checkout VLE homepage at http://vle-java.sourceforge.net



* Features
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- Written in pure java and should run on platforms supported by java.

- Supports BUBL P, BUBL T, DEW P, DEW T, Flash point, Pxy diagrams and
  Txy diagrams.

- Various methods for calculations available:
    o Margule's equations and VanLaar equations for activity coefficient
      calculations.
    o Virial equation, Redlich-Kwong equation and Peng-Robinson equation
      for fugacity coefficient calculations.
    o Adding user defined methods for calculations is possible. Just
      implement the proper interface and add the class name to appropriate
      properties file. As simple as that.

- Localization support. Resource bundles are used, and anyone can
  easily localize the application without the need of recompile. Just
  make sure that the properties files are UTF-8 encoded.


* To Do
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- NRTL, UNIQUAC, UNIFAC methods will be added for activity calculations.

- Ensure proper translation of the application in Japanese language.


* License
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This application is released under GNU General Public License (GPL).
You should have received a copy of the license with this application.
If not, please refer to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.


* Acknowledgements
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- Richard Osbaldeston's BMP Library is used by this application for generating
  BMP outputs for the graphs. Please visit http://www.rosbaldeston.freeserve.co.uk/java/bmp/index.html
  for more details.

- J. David Eisenberg's PNG encoder library is used for generating PNG outputs.
  Please visit http://catcode.com/pngencoder/index.html for more details.


* Contact
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Author: Samir Vaidya ([email protected])
Copyright (c) Samir Vaidya