freesteam

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 0.7.1

Notes:
An update for users of the Windows installer, primarily:

 - Added missing header files in the Windows installer (woops)
 - Added example C++ code plus Makefile/SConstruct for 
   Windows users.

Also added a significant number of new function bindings for
the ASCEND interface.

Changes:
CHANGELOG

0.7.1
Monday, 12 March 2007
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An update for users of the Windows installer, primarily:
- Added missing header files in the Windows installer (woops)
- Added example C++ code plus Makefile/SConstruct for Windows users.
Also added a significant number of new function bindings for the
ASCEND interface.

0.7
Thursday, 18 January, 2007
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Added a Windows binary installer that static library (.a) for use with 
MinGW GCC compiler, Python bindings ("from freesteam import *"), and
external functions for use with the ASCEND modelling environment.

0.6.2
Wednesday, 17 January, 2007
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Correcting the conversion factor for psi, so: Measurement(1,"bar").to("psi")
Some enhancements to the ASCEND modelling environment bindings.

0.6.1
Friday, 7 July 2006
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Removing some binary files that crept into the last release.

0.6
Friday, 7 July 2006
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Switched to the 'SCons' build tool. Autotools no longer supported.
Fixed a memory leak during two-phase calculations
Added Python bindings to allow steam calculations from Python.
Added experimental bindings to the ASCEND modelling environment.
Added 'Measurement' class to allow interfacing 'Units' class with Python.

0.5.5
Tuesday, 13 December 2005
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Fixed to compile under GCC 4.01
Fixed a very minor error in the IAPWS-95 correlation
Tightened tolerance on phir,phi0 (etc) test in IAPWS-95 correlation tests.


0.5.4
Thursday, 2 June 2005
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Minor fixes to Solver2 debug output
Minor fixes to EMSO hook library
Added diagram type p-u
Added new EMSO CalcObject for pipe friction
EMSO test models: pipe with pressure drop


0.5.3
Tuesday, 22 March 2005
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Added command line arguments to diagram.cli.cpp.
EMSO hook library can now report available methods if invalid method attemped.
EMSO test models: added pump curve, rankine cycle.


0.5.2
Saturday, 12 March 2005
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Added two-way T,h solver
Property plots with log axes where required
Minor bug fixes


0.5.1
Tuesday, 8 March 2005
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Fixed typos in EMSO integration file


0.5
Monday, 7 March 2005
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Expanded two-way solver to u,v, p,h, p,T, p,u, p,s, T,s.
Changed to a tree directory structure
Can now build on MinGW
Integration with 'EMSO' simulation software mostly complete
Preliminary integration with 'EES' solver software started
Fixed a memory leak occuring with re-thrown exceptions


0.4
Wednesday, 23 February 2005
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Expanded two-way solver to u,v (all regions), p,h, p,u
Added a 'first guess' option which can be used as a framework for integrating backwards correlations safely
Added a little CLI app (diagram.cli) to plot boundary curves on arbitrary axes via MATLAB
Made tolerance on SatCurve solver finer to correct Solver2 problems


0.3.1
Friday, 11 February 2005
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Ported to GCC 3.4: just minor changes


0.3 
Thursday, 10 February 2005
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Added two-way solver routine (u,v) and a general framework for making others
Fixed bugs in the one-way solver
const-ified many methods
Added lots more tests
Changed the saturation curve correlation for T > T_REG1_REG3


0.2
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Added support for solver routines to specify state in terms of (p,u), (p,s), (p,v), (T,u), (T,s), (T,v)
Added more tests
Added IAPWS-95 routines and comparison test for IF-97 vs 95.


0.1
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First public release