ADaExpert software Tutorial This tutorial demonstrates all the main stes of demonstrates typical procedure of adiabatic data processing and analysis. Follow the instructions printed in bold and underlined Begin

Read this guide, then Click Open 

2. Select necessary Data Volume 1. Select necessary Folder 3. Select necessary Data Set 4. Press OK

Click Data Settings to check

1. Check and modify Units and auxiliary information 2. Press Done

Click Editing parameters to check

Check and modify parameters. If phi-factor was not calculated, then 3. Check the Rated checkbox Check and modify parameters. If phi-factor was not calculated, then 4. Click Calculator 5. Press Done

Build derivatives dT/dt & dP/dt: Select Derivatives and press Apply, confirm the results Build derivatives dT/dt & dP/dt: 1. Click Build responses

3. Click Close

Derivatives will be recalculated automatically View derivatives in Arrhenius plot: Click Log button Click S Tab to go back Observation: curves near max are too noisy. Next step – go to integrals for smoothing. Derivatives will be recalculated automatically

1. Click Smoothing Smoothing data

2. Move Marks 1 and 2(blue and green) so as to select data fragment for smoothing. Use navigation keys Smoothing data 3. Select responses to smooth 4. Select filter type (linear, parabolic, …) and define its parameter 5. Click Apply and confirm (Sometimes repeated smoothing is useful for better results) 6. Click Close to finalize

Now level of noises is acceptable Now level of noises is acceptable. Click S Tab for further processing of integrals To check quality of smoothing go back to derivative page. Click dS/dt Tab

Edit data if necessary. Example – cutting the tail. To do this: 1. Click Editing data

Example – cutting the tail. To do this: Move Marks 1 and 2(blue and green) so as to select data for deleting Click here to continue Edit data if necessary. Example – cutting the tail. To do this:

Example – cutting the tail. To do this: Edit data if necessary. Example – cutting the tail. To do this: 3. Select Cut externals 4. Click Apply.

Tail has been cut 5. Click Close.

Next step: processing pressure data Reconstruct and subtract pad gas pressure 1. Click Processing pressure

Next step: processing pressure data Reconstruct and subtract pad gas pressure 4. Select Vapor Press Tab 2. Set proper initial values 3. Click Apply and confirm

Next step: processing pressure data 2. Estimate parameters of vapor pressure, reconstruct and subtract it 5. Select data fragment for determining Pv parameters and appropriate equation 6. Click Estimate

Next step: processing pressure data 2. Estimate parameters of vapor pressure, reconstruct and subtract it Extrapolation of Pv 7. Click Apply 8. Click Close

1. Click Determining T onset Next step: determining Onset Temperature and deleting the Heat-Wait-Search data fragment

2. Set Cursor to the onset point. Use the navigation buttons 3. Click Complete Next step: determining Onset Temperature and deleting the Heat-Wait-Search data fragment

4. Click Editing Data Next step: determining Onset Temperature and deleting the Heat-Wait-Search data fragment

4. Set Mark 1 to the onset, Mark 2 on the end point. Use navigation buttons 5. Select Cut externals and click Apply 6. Click Close Next step: determining Onset Temperature and deleting the Heat-Wait-Search data fragment

Last step – calculation of Heat and Gas production responses 2. Select Calculate Q and click Apply 3. Select Calculate G Last step – calculation of Heat and Gas production responses 4. Click Apply 1. Click Build responses 5. Click Close

Data processing is complete. Now Data analysis can be implemented Click Analysis Tab Data processing is complete. Now Data analysis can be implemented

The first step in data Analysis -Kinetics evaluation Click Kinetics Click Estimate parameters The first step in data Analysis -Kinetics evaluation Click OK

The first step in data Analysis -Kinetics evaluation Click OK

Now Phi-correction and calculation of adiabatic TMR are available. Click Phi-correction Now Phi-correction and calculation of adiabatic TMR are available. 1. Phi-correction based on the advanced method

Now Phi-correction and calculation of adiabatic TMR are available. 1. Define desirable value of Phi-factor 154.86 2. Check/uncheck Tonset depending on experiment ‘s type Click Apply Now Phi-correction and calculation of adiabatic TMR are available. 1. Phi-correction based on the advances method

Now Phi-correction and calculation of adiabatic TMR are available. Click dS/dt Tab to see derivatives Now Phi-correction and calculation of adiabatic TMR are available. 1. Phi-correction based on the advances method

Click Finalize to complete Now Phi-correction and calculation of adiabatic TMR are available. 1. Phi-correction based on the advances method

Now Phi-correction and calculation of adiabatic TMR are available. Click TMR Click OK Now Phi-correction and calculation of adiabatic TMR are available. 2. Calculating adiabatic TMR

Now Phi-correction and calculation of adiabatic TMR are available. 1. Define temperature range 2. Define desirable N of points 3. Click OK Now Phi-correction and calculation of adiabatic TMR are available. 2. Calculating adiabatic TMR

Now Phi-correction and calculation of adiabatic TMR are available. 2. Calculating adiabatic TMR Copy results, export to Excel, …. 4. Click Close to complete

3. Click Synchronize Set Mark 1 on P open Set Mark 2 on P maa Click Vent Sizing 4. Select relevant method Now Phi-correction, calculation of adiabatic TMR, and vent sizing are available. 3. Vent Sizing

2. Click Properties Tab 1. Define Vessel data

3. Define Properties 4. Click Device Tab

6. Click Check to validate entries 5. Define Safety Device Parameters

All the data were defined correctly. Vent Sizing is complete. Сlick Exit 4. Click Calculate All the data were defined correctly. According to the method limitation overpressure Pmaa should be set lower. Nevertheless calculation can be made

End of the Tutorial. ADaExpert software. Now you can repeat processing of data by yourself - the same data set is available in the Demos\ADE_DEMO data volume. It will help you in mastering ADaExpert software.