Linde Engineering has engaged interfacing Linde's proprietary physical property package GMPS to commercial software with the help of the CAPE-OPEN (CO) standard. The work consists of the following major tasks:

• development of the technical concept and implementation in C++

• prototyping of an interface between GMPS and the commercial process simulator Unisim Design

• technical analysis of the feasibility of interfacing CO compatible programs with GMPS