A visual solution that adheres to the systematic approach can be time taking. TEST provides a way to store the solution by generating a few lines of macros, called the TEST-Codes, which can be used at a later session to restart the solution from the point where it was left off. Unlike most computer programs, TEST-Codes simply summarizes what is given in a problem and is highly readable. Users can collaborate on a thermodynamic project through the use of TEST-Codes. Educators can use TEST-Codes to jump start a complex cycle for the purpose of parametric studies in the classroom.
TEST is built ground up in an object-oriented manner.
States are manipulated as objects and can be loaded as the inlet or exit states of a device object, or the begin and finish states of a process object. The library of TEST-Codes compiled in the Archive section also comes in handy in this regard. TEST is universally accessible. Wherever a web browser is available, TEST can be run over the net. Because mirroring is encouraged, any change in the TEST web site is immediately reflected everywhere ensuring that everyone accesses the same version.