1. 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

2. Read this guide, then Click Open

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

4. Click Data Settings to check

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

6. Click Editing parameters to check

7. 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

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

9. 3. Click Close

10. 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

11. 1. Click Smoothing
Smoothing data

12. 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

13. 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

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

15. 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:

16. 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.

17. Tail has been cut
5. Click Close.

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

19. 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

20. 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

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

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

23. 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

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

25. 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

26. 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

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

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

29. The first step in data Analysis -Kinetics evaluation
Click OK

30. 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

31. Now Phi-correction and calculation of adiabatic TMR are available.
1. Define desirable value of Phi-factor
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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

32. 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

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

34. 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

35. 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

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

37. 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

38. 2. Click Properties Tab
1. Define Vessel data

39. 3. Define Properties
4. Click Device Tab

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

41. 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

42. 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.