Every chemical you can simulate
You're not limited to ethanol and water. MaximaLabs ships thousands of components — the CoolProp base set, a 2,000+ open-data databank, and petroleum cuts — and there are three simple ways to add one to your flowsheet.
Three ways to add a chemical
Pick whichever fits — they all reach the same component set.
Type it into a feed
Click a feed on the canvas to open its parameters. In the Composition (mole frac) editor, use the “add a component” box — type a name (e.g. propane), pick it from the databank autocomplete, and set its mole fraction. You are not limited to ethanol/water; the fractions should sum to 1.
Define a reusable Fluid
Simulation ▸ Fluids… lets you define a named fluid (its component list + thermodynamic package) once, then reference it from any feed. Ideal when several feeds share the same mixture — edit it in one place.
Ask the AI copilot
Type a plain-English request like “simulate a propane/butane column” into the copilot. It builds the whole flowsheet, selects the right components and thermodynamic package, and runs it — the fastest path for a brand-new process.
Molecule not in the databank? Use the Property Estimator (Joback / Ambrose-Walton) in Thermo Tools to add any molecule from its functional groups, look one up by CAS number, or upload your own component data — it then resolves on every solve.
Search the component databank
Ready to simulate your own mixture?
Open a feed, add your components, set the conditions, and hit Run — or just describe the process to the copilot.