Object-oriented framework for chemical-process-development decision-support applications

Abstract

An object oriented framework provides a set of objects that perform chemical-process-development decision-support functioning and that permit a framework user to add extensions for specific processing features, thereby producing an application program that supports decision-making during chemical development activities. The framework includes a Chemical Process Definition Document category of classes for defining the chemical process, an Entity Creation category of classes for creating entities in the Chemical Process Definition Document, an Entity Validation category of classes for validating entities in the Chemical Process Definition, a Control category of classes for providing document control of the Chemical Process Definition Document, an Experimental Design category of classes for creating experimental designs, a Statistical Analysis category of classes for analyzing the results of designed experiments, and a Reporting category of classes for creating reports and analyses from the Chemical Process Definition Document. These classes provide the base framework upon which chemical-process-development decision-support application program is developed by the framework user.