Prode Properties is a highly specialized thermodynamic software library engineered to calculate the physical properties of pure fluids and chemical mixtures. Developed by Prode—an engineering software company based in Milan, Italy—this software acts as a core computational engine for chemical engineers, process designers, and industrial automation systems.
Unlike standalone software packages, Prode Properties operates primarily as a dynamic link library (DLL). It integrates seamlessly into standard desktop tools, programming environments, and distributed control systems (DCS) to deliver real-time mathematical modeling of fluid behavior. Core Computational Capabilities
The platform uses rigorous thermodynamic models to predict the states of matter—gas, vapor, liquid, and solid—across highly diverse chemical formulations.
Physical Property Calculations: Instantly derives critical metrics including density, viscosity, thermal conductivity, speed of sound, and heat capacity (
Phase Equilibria Separation: Solves flash calculations and phase separations, mapping precise dew points, bubble points, and full phase envelopes.
Flow & Pipeline Simulation: Models multiphase flow behavior, polytropic compressor performance, and real-time heat transfer across industrial pipelines.
Flow Safety Calculations: Computes critical flow dynamics for safety valves using standardized Homogeneous Equilibrium Models (HEM).
Flow Assurance Engineering: Maps complex solid-phase formations, allowing engineers to forecast and mitigate hydrate curves, asphaltene, wax, and multi-phase equilibria. Direct Software Integration
One of Prode Properties’ greatest strengths is its cross-platform architecture and its capability to link directly with external applications without needing separate middleware pipelines.
Microsoft Excel: Broadly utilized by engineers via custom Excel VBA scripting. Users map custom chemical stream variables, input composition fractions via formulas, and extract real-time thermodynamic properties straight into worksheets.
Programming Languages: Seamlessly exports callable methods to native development environments including C++, .NET (VB and C#), Fortran, and Java.
Mathematical Software: Connects natively with engineering analysis tools like Matlab, Mathcad, and SMath Studio.
Cross-Platform OS Support: Runs multi-threaded instances natively across Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS environments. Industrial Automation and Digital Twins
Beyond desktop engineering calculations, the Prode Industrial Process Interface scales the library into plant floor production. Utilizing OPC UA and Modbus protocols, the system hooks directly into plant DCS and physical devices.
It continuously captures raw field data (such as temperature, line pressure, and composition), passes the values into the Prode Properties engine, and returns exact fluid states instantly. This real-time processing provides the operational foundation required to run modern industrial digital twins and process optimization workflows.
Fluid Properties, phase equilibria software, process simulation