TAPP 2.1 Demo Documentation

Introduction
Thank you for downloading the demonstration copy of TAPP v2.1.  In case you
don't know already, TAPP is a database of thermophysical properties of
chemical compounds.  

This demonstration copy is a complete working version of TAPP except that:
o Add/Edit features have been disabled.
o The demo database is limited to a few compounds and phase diagrams
  containing Al, Fe, Si, C, H, and O.

System Requirements (for Windows version):
o Windows 3.1 running on your system
o 4MB of RAM

Program Installation Procedure:
o Start Windows
o Run the install program
o Install the TAPP and TAPP Mono fonts

Font installation (after running the install program)
o Double click on the Fonts icon on the Control Panel
o Click on the ADD button of the fonts dialog box.
o Select the TAPP regular font in the Windows System directory.
o Click OK.
o Click on the ADD button of the fonts dialog box
o Select the TAPP mono font in the Windows System directory.
o Click OK.

Additional notes:
  - Some users have reported problems installing and running TAPP on systems
    which use a Mach 32 Driver.  To run TAPP on these systems, you need to use
    a video driver that came with Windows.  To use TAPP on these systems:
     1) Choose a video driver that came with Windows.
        a) Run WINDOWS SETUP found in the group MAIN,
        b) Choose the FILE/CHANGE SYSTEM SETTINGS menuitem,
        c) Choose from among the available video drivers.
     2) Install the program.

  - TAPP also uses the Arial font that comes with Windows 3.1.

  - Users wishing to view the large screen version of the demo should
    do the following:
    1) Install the small screen version of the demo according to
       the documentation provided.
    2) Copy the file tapp.sta in the tappdemo\lrgscrn directory into
       the tappdemo directory


To run the demo, double click on the TAPP Demo icon.


Using TAPP
To view data for a particular compound or phase diagram, you must specify the 
criteria that describe this compound or diagram.  For the most part, this is 
done via the two major elements on the first screen, the Periodic Table and
the Search Sentence.

I'm sure you know what the Periodic Table looks like.  Select elements from
the table by clicking on them.  Click again to deselect them.  The Search
Sentence can be a little less clear.  This element of the interface is a
sentence made up of text and pop-up menus that describes what you want TAPP
to search for.  Below is the sentence, with all the menu options laid out.

Display   Solid     Compounds            containing   Exactly    (Elements)
	  Liquid    Solutions                         At Most
	  Gas       Phase Diagrams                    At Least
	  Aqueous   Element Properties                Anything

Hopefully, all of this is straightforward except perhaps the following:

Exactly:  Compound contains all the selected elements and no others.
At Most:  Compound contains one or more of the selected elements, but no
	  others.
At Least: Compound contains all of the selected elements, along with any
	  others.
Anything: No restrictions are placed on the elements.  Property criteria is
	  chosen instead.

To narrow the search even further, you can enter the name or partial name
of the compound and/or the number of Carbon atoms (if you've specified an
organic).  By clicking on the button labeled Property Criteria, you can
enter maximum and minimum property values such as melting point, density,
or thermal conductivity.

Once you've set your search criteria, click the Retrieve button, and TAPP
will generate a list of compounds matching your criteria.  Select a compound,
and click one of the property buttons on the navigation palette to bring up
the data screen.  Changing the values in the Temperature field of most
property screens causes TAPP to recalculate the displayed properties at the
new temperature.  

If you're viewing a phase diagram, click on the Crosshair button and then
click on various parts of the diagram to display the Temperature and Atomic
and Weight percents of each component.

At any point in this process, clicking on the Periodic Table button will
return you to the Periodic Table screen.

If this is still a bit unclear, below are listed a few examples of what you
can do with this demo, and exactly how to do it. The examples begin with a
description of the Search Sentence.


Examples:
(1) Display Solid Element Properties containing Exactly Si.

Click the Retrieve button to view the Element Properties screen. Return to
the Periodic Table screen by clicking the Periodic Table button.


(2) Display  Solid  Compounds  containing  Exactly  Al O.

Click the Retrieve button. Return to the Periodic Table and try replacing
Exactly with At Least and At Most. On the Compound Selection screen click
on the Corundum (alpha) form of Al2O3 and click the Phys button to display
physical properties. You can enter data or select options in fields with a
yellow background. Either replace the field value or make a choice from a
pop-up menu that appears when you click on the field. The functions of the
buttons are summarized on the next page. Try them.


(3) Display  Liquid  Compounds  containing  At Least  C H.

Name contains ethan.
Contains 1 to 2 Carbon Atoms.

The compound search criteria now requires that the compound contain one or
two carbon atoms plus hydrogen and contain the text fragment "ethan" somewhere
in the name. Click Retrieve. Select a liquid compound and view the property
screens.


(4) Display  Gas Compounds containing Exactly C O.

Click the Retrieve button, select CO2 , and and view the Properties screens.
Note that you can enter both temperature and pressure for property
recalculations.


(5) Display  Liquid  Solutions containing Exactly Al.

Click on the Retrieve button. Select liquid Al as one component of the
solution. Click on the SolnŐs button to view a list of all liquid binary
solutions with Al as one of the components. Select a solution and click
the Thermo button. Enter temperature and mole fraction in the appropriate
fields. 


(6) Display Aqueous Solutions containing Exactly Al.


(7) Display Phase Diagrams containing At Least Al. 

Click the Retrieve button. Double click on the Al-Si diagram to display it.
Click the Crosshair button to change the cursor into a crosshair. Select a
point within the phase diagram and click to display the temperature and
composition at this point. Click again on the Crosshair button to deactivate
it.  Click the Select button to return to the list of diagrams. Select and
view some additional diagrams.



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