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Function Summary

The Multiflash Interface for MATLAB Version-7 comprises 31 functions:

VB Interface Functions

mfdcmp Return Component Names from Component Serial Numbers.
mfdcms Return the names of all active components.
mfdems Obtain messages for Multiflash error/warning codes.
mfderr Return error/warning codes from the Multiflash Workspace.
mfdfes Return all component amounts.
mfdfl1 Calculate and store for retrieval the properties of a single‑phase mixture.
mfdfla Carry out a phase or chemical equilibrium (flash) calculation.
mfdpds Return the names of all Phase Descriptors.
mfdpdt Return the property constants of an Active Component.
mfdphn Calculate a locus of temperature/pressure points at a constraint..
mfdprp Return properties from the most recent flash (phase equilibrium) or mixture property calculation.
mfdptf Returns temperature-dependent properties for an individual component.
mfdun Return the units of measurement for a physical property.
mfend Close Multiflash database files, clear Multiflash’s internal workspace, release the interface license.
mffile Execute commands from a Multiflash Command File.
mfin Input individual commands into Multiflash.
mfout Obtain Multiflash output in text mode.
mfstrt Load Multiflash and start the Multiflash Command Processor.

Programmer's Interface Functions

mfaxfl01 Flash at fixed pressure and temperature.
mfaxfluv Flash at fixed total internal energy and total volume.
mfaxgtst Get Phase Descriptor Load Numbers and Component Serial Numbers for a specific Stream.
mfaxnst Return all Stream Load Numbers.
mfayavmw Return the mean Relative Molecular Mass of a mixture.
mfaycvw Return the isochoric heat capacity and speed of sound for a single phase.
mfaymix Return thermodynamic properties of a mixture.
mfaynpd Return all Phase Descriptor Load Numbers.
mfaysurf Return the surface tension of a single-phase mixture.
mfaytcnd Return the thermal conductivity of a single-phase mixture.
mfayvisc Return the dynamic viscosity of a single phase.
mfconf Consolidate and return the current Multiflash configuration.
mfrdfl Load and initialise Multiflash and read and process a command file.

 

Details of these functions  and others may be obtained by downloading the complete document: 'The Multiflash Interface for MATLAB, User's Guide'.

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