Ee Getting StartedEe Workshop ‘The Getting Started module introduces you to some of the basic concepts necessary for creating simulations in Aspen HYSYS. You will use Aspen HYSYS to define three gas streams to be used as feeds to a gas plant. In addition, you will learn how to determine properties ofthese streams by using the Phase Envelope and the Property Table utilities. Learning Objectives After you have completed this module, you will be able to ‘+ Define a fluid package (property package, components, hypotheticals) © Add streams © Understand flash calculations ‘© Attach stream utilities © Customize the WorkbookRM Simulation Basis Manager Aspen HYSYS uses the concept of the fuid package to contain all necessary information for performing flash and physical property calculations. This approach allows you to define all information (property package, components, hypothetical components, interaction parameters, reactions, tabular data, etc) inside a single entity. There are four key advantages to this approach: ‘+ All associated information is defined in a single location, allowing for easy creation and modification of the information, ‘Fluid packages can be stored as completely defined entities for use in any simulation ‘© Component lists can be stored out separately from the Fluid Packages as completely defined entities for use in any simulation ‘© Multiple Fluid Packages can be used in the same simulation. However, they are all defined inside the common Basis Manager a ‘The Simulation Basis Manager isa property view thatallows yout crate and manipulate multiple fad packages or component ss inthe simation.Tore-enter the Simulation Basis Manager fom any pont in the simulation, use the Ctrt+B hot ey or dik the Basis Envirunment ico rm the ol bar {Basis Environment icon‘The opening tab of the Simulation Basis Manager is the Components tab. Here, you can create component lists that are independent of (but can be associated with) the individual fluid packages in the ease ite) The following table describes the various buttons available for the Component Lists: Eo ns View ‘Allows you to access the property view forthe selected Component Us ‘Aad ‘Allows you to create a Component ist Note: Component Lists can be added using the Fluid Package property view. Delete Removes the selected Component List em the simulation Copy Makes a copy ofthe selected Component List Import | Allows you to impor a predefined Component List ram disk ‘Component Lists have the fl extension ml Export | Allows you to expor the selected Component Listto disk. The ‘exported Component List can be retrieved nto another cate by using the Import function Refresh | Updates the pure component properties from the database,Des 5 ‘The second tab of the Simulation Basis Manager is the Fluid Pkgs tab. mn tomansine Gat Psat Nn SF = ee | ae a) ben] em The following table describes the various buttons available for the Current Fluid Packages group. Button View ‘Allows you to view the property iow forthe selected fuid package, ‘hiss only active when a fuid package exists inthe case. ‘Aad “Allows you to create and instal afd package inthe simulation c Removes the selected Fuld Package from te simulation Copy Makes a copy ofthe selected fd package. Everything is identical in ‘the copied version except the name, Thi s Useful fr modifying Nua packages. Import | Allows you to mpor a predefined fi package from disk Flu packages nave the lo extension 4pk) Export | Allows you to expor the elected fui package to a disk The exported ‘uld package can be retrieved into another case by using the Import function ‘The Fluid Pkgs tab allows you access to the fluid packages/flowsheet associations list as well as the fluid package definition. As with older versions, you can use multiple fluid packages within a single simulation by associating the fluid packages with various flowsheets and linking the flowsheets together. However, beginning with Aspen HYSYS version 3.0, you no longer need to use flowsheets to employ ‘multiple fluid packages within a single simulation. You can now use the Stream ‘Cutter operation to incorporate multiple fluid packages intoa single flowsheet.Ee Defining the Simulation Basis Add a Property Package a 1. Start now case by selecting the New Case icon. New Case icon 2. Select the Fluid Pkgs tab and create a fluid package by clicking Add. 3. On the Set Up ta, seroll down the Property Package Selection list and select the Peng-Robinson Equation of State (EOS) model ie 25 Ema Meet Spcteacn 6 exwenat te F tactoae Paroiceson Dtine & HSI CVecaPocs Maas |) © Sadat [CMtentowensTom | F UmE0S Dewy Mody Te nde I Sncon inst Dey —* ioeced ramoanane rao eres =| 4, Change the Name from the default Basis-1 to GasPlant, 5, Click the View button in the Component List Selection section. This will allow you to add components to the Component List that is now associated with the GasPlant fluid package.Des 5 Add Components ‘You can select components for your simulation using several different methods, Tous Do this. Mateh Cell 4 Choose one ofthe three name formats by selecting the corresponding option: + SimName + Full Name/Synonym + Formula 2. Enter the name ofthe component inthe Mateh input You can add a range of ‘As you type the ist wil change fo match what you have components by highlighting entered the entre range ane i chang he Al ree ‘3. When the desirec'component is highighted, ether: baton, + Press Enter. + Glek the Add Pure button + Double-click the component to adit to your simulation Component List| 1. Using te scrll bar for the main component ist, serol tvough thelist untl you find the desired component. 2, To.ald the component, ether + Pross Enter. + Click the Add Pure button + Double-click the component to adit to your simulation Fiter 71 Ensure the Match cells empty, and clek View Fite. 2, Select the Use Filter check box to deplay the various famiy rites. 3. Selec the desired family (Hyerocarbons) from the list of Family Fters to display ony that type of component 4. Use either ofthe two previous methods to select the desired componentEe 6. Sclect the following library components by clicking each component then clicking Add Pure, + Nitrogen © Butane + Hs © n-Butane + CO; © iPentane ‘© Methane © n-Pentane © Ethane © mHexane ‘= Propane + 10 ia 7. Click the Hypothetical menu item in the Add Component box to add a hypothetical component to the Fluid Package. When you cick Quick Create a Hypo Component, Aspen HYSYS ads @ hhydrocaraon class hypo by default, hn mes | It you want to add a hypo from another class, cle Hypo Manager ané thon in the view that eisplays, cick View Group. Ths will opan the Tabular Hypothetical Input where you can ade nor-hyerocarbon class hypothetical.Des 5 8 Click Quick Create a Hypo Component to create a hypothetical component A hypothetical component can be used to model non-library components, defined mixtures, undefined mixtures, or solids. You will be using a hypothetical component to model the components in the gas mixture heavier than hexane. 9. Inthe view for the hypo component you are creating, click the ID tab and in the Component Name cell type C74 mn span HYSYS always places an asterisk (*) aftr hypo name so tcan be Sstinguished fom brary LUMIFAC Stuchiee Stucture Buide. | [Ecc No Structure Available >> ‘Uses [D Tags TeaNumte Tag Tew, esp ~ Lig Volume Fractions © Mase Rowe eet ae BX — | tater oo eens oe Seal Erase Nomatze CancelEe 5. Select the Mole Fractions option in the Composition Basis group to change the basis from mass to mole fractions, 6. Enter the following compositions oe Nitrogen Hes: 02 Methane Ethane Propane PPentane -Pentane eHexane 20 or It there are values tether enter 0 or clk Normalize, The stream is ol fly defined unt al ompostion values have a 8. Close the Stream property view. 7. Click OK when all the mole fractions have been entered, wDs 5 Adding a Stream from the Workbook hj ‘To open the Workbook, ick the Workbook icon on the tool bar. Wortoook icon 1. Enter the stream name GasWell2 in the **New** cell 2. Double-click the Molar Flow cell and enter the following compositions: So mole fraction. Nitrog 0.0025; Hes 00207 co2 0.0048) Methane 0.6800) thar 01920, Propane D070 ‘Butane oons r-Butane 0.0085 Pentane 0.0036 r-Pontane 0.0021 rte 0.0008 120 0.0000 or 0.0000) 3. Click the OK button to close the Input Composition for Stream view.=> Material Seam fon (Blue) Save your ease often to avai ising information. ‘Save icon rn Adding a Stream from the Object Palette 1. Ifthe Object Palette is not open on the Desktop, press FF to open it 3. Change the name of the stream to GasWell 3 4, Double-click Molar Flow. 5. Enter the following stream compositions: eee Double-click the Material Stream icon. The Stream property view displays. Nitrogen 0.0050 Hes: ota co2 0.0205 Methane 0.5084 Ethane 0.2545 Propane 0014s Butane 0.0081 n-Butane 0.0075) Pentane 0.0028 n-Pontane 0.0037 Hexen 0.0060) 20 0.0908 oe 0.0000 6. Click OK to close the Input Composition for S 7. Click the Save icon, Enter a case name, ream: GasWell 3 window. Save your case! ‘You can use one of several different methods to save a case in Aspen HYSYS: ‘+ From the File menu, select Save to save your case with the same name. ‘+ From the File menu, select Save As to save your case in a different location or with a different name. ‘© Click the Save icon on the tool bar to save your case with the same name, 1°D2 es 5 Select a Unit Set In Aspen HYSYS, itis possible to change the unit set used to display the different variables, 1. From the Tools menu, choose Preferences 2. Click the Variables tab, mn celeixi vale Unk Sot Eaos) Fe {inc CERTECTE EE noes _ | eae 3. Select the ST unit set. 4. Close this view to return to the simulation, 20Ee Changing Units for a Specification ‘To change the units fora specification, simply type the numerical value of the specification and press the space bar or click the unit drop-down list, Choose the units for the value you are providing. Aspen HYSYS will convert the units back to the defaule units You can seal trough the unitist by starting to type Peomties the unts, by using the Compastion arr keys, of by using the KV ese ren es sero bar User Vaistles [Sete in Vol Flow in] Notee Mobs Enhay Baran) CostPeametes [sl oy LAO) eat Lg valRon @tsCondjnarr| aDs 5 Flash Calculations Aspen HYSYS can perform thee types of flash calculations on streams 2 PT Only two of these tree . sttoam parameters (Vapour Fracton, Temperature, or Freeton Terpre Once the composition of the siream and two of either temperature, pressure or vapour fraction are known, Aspen HYSYS performs a flash calculation on the stream, calculating the third parameter. you try to supply temperature, pressure, and vapour fraction, a consistency ‘error will occur. ‘With the flash capabilities of Aspen HYSYS, it is possible to perform dew and bubble point calculations. By specifying a vapour fraction of 1.0 and either the pressure or temperature of the stream, Aspen HYSYS will calculate the dew ‘temperature or pressure. To calculate the bubble temperature or pressure, a vapour faction of 0.0 and either pressure or temperature must be entered. Perform a P-T flash calculation on the stream GasWell2. Set the pressure to 7500 kPa and the temperature to 10°C. What is the vapour fraction? Perform a bubble point calculation on the stream GasWell 2. Set the pressure to 7500 kPa Whats the bubble point temperature? 2Ee Attaching Uti The ulilties available in Aspen HYSYS are a set of useful tools that interact with ‘your process. These tools provide additional information or analysis of streams or ‘operations. After itis installed, a utility becomes part ofthe flowsheet, automatically recalculating when conditions change in the stream or operation to which it is attached, ies As with the majority of objects in Aspen HYSYS, you can attach utilities to streams in a number of different ways: aor oT Menu Bar ‘+ From the Tools menu, select Utilities, + Press Ctr. ‘The Avallable Utilities view displays. Stream Property | 1. Open the Stream propery vow View 2. Onthe Attachments tab, cick te Utilities page 5. Click the Create button. ‘The Available Utilities view displays. Next, you will add a utility using each method of installation, Adding a Utility from the Stream Property View ‘The Envelope utility (in the Available Utilities lst) allows you to examine relationships between selected parameters for any stream of known compesition, ‘The Envelope can only be including streams with only one component. Vapour-Liquid Envelopes may be calculated on a cry basis plotted for the following variables: (any water lgnorec, © Pressure ~ Temperature © Pressure~ Volume Pressure ~Enthalpy © Pressure: Entropy © Temperature - Volume © Temperature — Enthalpy © Temperature ~ Entropy aDs 5 ‘An Envelope utility will be added to the stream Gas Well 2 from the Stream property view. 1. Open the Stream property view by double-clicking the stream in either the Workbook or the PFD. 2. On the Attachments tab, click Utilities. ao SS 8 Ao “Attachments _| [8teched Vitis Unt os Utes ae = “Walthest_ Attachments 4Ee 3. Click Create. The Available Utilities view displays, 4, Select Envelope. Click Add Utility. The Envelope Utility view displays. 5. The Design tab shows the critical and maxima values for the envelope. What isthe critical temperature and pressure for the stream GasWell 2? Te. Pe. 6. Switch to the Performance tab to view the envelope, | cavelope:trveloge ity 216i x! “Daspy_ Praformance, Dele P oroes 7. Click the Table page to view the envelope data in a tabular format, caDes 5 Adding a Utility from the Menu Bar ‘The Property Table utility allows you to examine property trends over a range of ‘conditions in both tabular and graphical formats, The utility calculates dependent variables for user-specified, independent variable ranges or valus. Numerical values can be copied trom Aspen HYSYS. to Merosot Exeol using tho copy command, Cirle, in [Aspen HYSYS, ang then 1. From the Tools menu select Utilities, or press Ctrl+U. The Available Utilities view displays, ‘A Property Table utility will be added to the stream Gas Well 2 2. Sclect Property Table. 3. Click the Add Usility button. The Property Table view displays. ‘aiai2 Sebel Ste. THORP i el ictemeri| 2%Ee 4, Click the Select Stream button and sclect the stream GasWell 2 5. Click OK to return to the Design tab. 6 Inthe Independent Variable section, select Pressure as the first independent variable, 7. Use the drop-down menu bar to change the mode to State, 8. Inthe State Values matrix, enter values of 2500, 5000, 7500, and 9000 kPa. If you are using ficld units, the values will be 350, 700, 1050, and 1400 psia .o0se Temperature as the second independent variable. Ensure the mode is set to Incremental 10. Change the Lower and Upper Bounds to 0°C (32°F) and 100°C (212°F) respectively. Leave the # of Increments at the default value of 10. ‘sipixd Stream (Ga ———SCS~*~*~*~*C* tS, jlnfesern Vole [vonsbeT Presiae Mode Stole Tnctemeial | Taare ae 100 aD2 es 5 22 On the Design tab, click Dep. Prop. On the Dep. Prop. page, click Add. Choose Mass Density from the list. Click OK to accept. Click Add again, Select the Thermal Conductivity and click OK to accept, Click the Caleulate button to generate the property table Examine the property table results in either graphical or tabular format on the Performance tab. Close the Property Table.Analyzing the Results Stream Property View Within Aspen HYSYS, itis possible to view the properties ofthe individual phases for any stream. 1. Open the Stream property view for GasWell 3 by double-clicking GasWell 3 in the PFD, and view the Conditions page. 2. Add Temperature and Pressure values of -20°C (4°F) and S000 kPa (725 sia). Move the mouse arrow to the left or right side ofthe view until the arrow changes to the double-headed resizing arrows, 4, Press and hold the left mouse button and drag the edge ofthe view until all the phases can be seen as shown in the following figure. me = [ees ae ease sear 2Ds 5 5 Go to the Properties page. This page contains more detailed information about the stream, ine [fasts eer nana Mester Vecrearcg Nicer ae soiree jesus tation [fie Fes eto ede oA 20Ee Customizing the Workbook Aspen HYSYS allows you to customize the Workbook at several different levels, ‘You can add additional pages, change the variables that are displayed on the current. pages, or change the format of the values. In this exercise, a new Workbook tab containing stream properties, Cp/Cv, Heat of Vaporization, and Molar Enthalpy, will be added. 1. Open the Workbook by clicking the Workbook icon on the tool bar. Wiorrbook icon 2. From the Workbook menu, s the following figure, ect Setup. The Setup view displays as shown in me TabConents bee Nam Prosateom |e Siresd Sco | earn Yotor [——“Veisie ——“T Faso cot Vigo Fine —1 fod 5 ‘sa ‘toa aDs 5 3. Under the Workbook Tabs group, click the Add button. The New Object Type view displays. mr ‘Seam ‘Unit Operations Vese Heat Transfer Equipment Fotatng Equipment Pooing Equpnent Solids Handing Opetaions Rescter: Frebuil Cokenne Shot Cut Columns SubFlomsheets Logical Operations Enectrobte Equipment Upsteam Operations Extension Urit Operation fe 4, Select Stream and click OK, 5. Anew Workbook tab, Streams, will be listed in the Workbook Tabs group. Ensure that this new tab is highlighted, 6. Highlight the Name cell and change the name to Other Prop. 7. Inthe Variables group, click the Delete button until all the default variables are removed. 8. Click the Add button to add a new variable to the tab. 9, From the Variable lis, select Cp/Cy and click OK. 10, Repeat steps 8 and 9 to add Mass Heat of Vapourization and Molar Enthalpy as shown in the following figure 22“Tab Cortes a8 Object aa |) | Name: (Over Pieee Type 11. Exit the view when you are done to return to the Workbook, 12, The Workbook now contains the Other Prop. tab which shows the values of CpiCy, Mass Heat of Vapourization, and Molar Enthalpy as shown in the following figure. Gavel] Gavel cenper 3005 | 1502 enna 26. aia 3 os rds [cro] mpi | -SO0Z1e.008 | 17150005 = owner Props PE | Gy Include Sub Flvetets Gy Show Name ky Hosoda Tumba Hiden Objects 0 2Des 5 Printing Stream & Workbook Datasheets In Aspen HYSYS you have the ability to print Datasheets for streams, operations, and workbooks. Printing the Workbook Datasheet 1. Open the Workbook. To print all steams: 2. Right-click (object inspect) the Workbook title bar. The Print Datasheet pop-up + customize the menu displays Werkbook to contain a the stream data you want Figure 28 + Print he Workbook ‘Specshee! Gawez | —_ Gaver 3005 | 1502 Bas ia 3 gazie.004 | 17752005 = omer Prope Ty Show Name Orbs Hovconad Nat Tina o Hien OctEe 3. Sclect Print Datasheet. The Select Datablock view displays. ra SS Select Datablock(s) to Print for Workbook "Case (Mai -Avalatle Datablocks Select Al 1B Othe: Prope =_=_"L MateialSteams Invet Selection Compositions a P Leatto Fle FF Deirted| WF Eretay Steams Set Prelerences BON Une Ope Use Preferences| Checked stablocks villbe included nthe Datasheet Fema Datablocke wih baling elipses have additonal optors that SowvT evel} wil appear here when celected Pint Setup, 4. From the list, you ean choose to print or preview any of the available datasheets, Printing an Individual Stream Datasheet To print the datasheet for an individual stream, object inspect the stream property View ttle bar and follow the same procedure as with the Workbook. 36Des 5 Finishing the Simulation ‘The final step inthis section isto add the stream information necessary for the case to be used in future modules. Add the following temperature, pressure, and flowrate to the streams: ture Pressure Flowrate Gaswenrt | 40rc (rose) | atasPaceoo | 425 kamal sia) (35 bmoler) Gaswen2 | asc (13°F) | 9450KPa (600 | 75 kqmoiom sia) (@25 mala) Gaswatls | 450 (15) 575 kgmolamh (1270 fomoaine) Save your case 28Ee Exploring the Simulation Exercise Phase Behavior and Hydrate Prediction 1. Use the Phase Envelope to find the following points: (Critical Point for GasWell 1. Cricondenbar (maximum pressure) for GasWell I. Bubble Point temperature for GasWell3 at 6000 KPa. Dew Point temperature for GasWell 1 at 4000 kPa. GasWell I temperature for 50% quality at 8000 kPa Hydrate Formation temperature for GasWell2at 7500 KPa. 2. Us c the Workbook to find the following values: Bubble Point temperature for GasWell 3 at 6000 kPa. C2? Dew Point temperature for GasWell 1 at 4000 kPa. we GasWell 1 temperature for $0% quality at 8000 kPa 3. Use the Hydrate Formation Utility to find the hydrate formation temperature for GasWell | and GasWell 2 = Gee ee Gaswll 5000 (728) Gaswal 7500 (1090) aswel? 5000 (725) aswel? 7500 (1090) aDes 5 Challenge ‘The phase envelope utility is only capable of performing the flash calculations on a ‘dry basis; it will always ignore any water present inthe stream, ‘The composition of GasWell 3 contains some water. You have been asked to perform a number of Dew and Bubble Point calculations on the stream at various pressures. Knowing that you cannot accurately prediet these points on the Phase Envelope (because of the water), you start to do the calculations in the Workbook Afr about 30 minutes of doing flashes and writing down the pressure- temperature ‘values, your colleague comes in and tells you the wonders of the Property Table. After learning about the Property Table, you are done in about five minutes. ‘Using your colleague's advice, set up a Property Table to generate a Bubble Point ‘and Dew Point curve from 100 to 10000 kPa, Note: Make sure the temperature and pressure fa page 36, the streams are as given on 28errr Propane Refrigeration LoopEe Workshop Reffigeration systems are commonly found in the natural gas processing industry and in processes related to the petroleum refining, petrochemical, and chemical industries. Refrigeration is used to cool gas to meet a hydrocarbon dewpoint specification and to produce a marketable liquid. In this module you will construct, nun, analyze, and manipulate a propane refrigeration loop simulation. You will convert the completed simulation to a template, making it available to connect to other simulations, Learning Objectives ‘After you have completed this module, you willbe able to: + Add and connect operations to build a flowsheet + Use the graphical interface to manipulate flowsheets in Aspen HYSYS + Understand forward-backward information propagation in Aspen HYSYS Convert simulation cases to templates Prerequisites Before beginning this module, you need to know how to: © Define a fluid package ‘© Define streams ‘© Navigate the Workbook interfacesan) sasuapuo5, TPT, - t- te MAIAIBAQ SS8901gEn Building the Simulation The first step in building any simulation is defining the fluid package. A brief recap ‘on how to define a fluid package and instal streams is described here. [For a ‘complete description, see the previous module (Section — Getting Started)] Defining the Simulation Basis 1. Create a New Case and add a fluid package 2. Enter the following values in the specified fluid package view: On this Select Property Package Peng-Robinson| Components Propane’ 3. Click the Enter Simulation Environment button to stat building the simulation. Installing a Stream the ‘There are several ways to create streams, (For a complete description, previous module.) ‘© Press FIL. The Stream property view displays. ‘Double-click the Stream icon in the Object Palette.Defining Necessary Streams Add a stream with the following values, Name 1 Vapour Fraction 00 Temperature 50°C (720°F)| Composition 63-100% Add a second stream with the following properties: Name 3 ‘Vapour Fraction 10 Temperature 20° (4F) What is the pressure of Stream 1?oy Adding Unit Operations to a Flowsheet ‘As with streams, there are a variety of ways to add unit operations in Aspen HY Tou Do this. Menu Bar From the Flowsheet menu, select Add Operation or Press F12. ‘The UnitOps view displays. Workbook ‘Open the Werkbook and goto the UnltOps page, then click the Add UnitOp button, ‘The UnitOps viow displays. Object Palate From the Flowsheet menu, salact Palette, or press 4, Double-elik he icon ofthe uit operation you want to ade PFO/Object Palette | Using the right mouse button, drag and érop the icon from the Object Palette tothe PFO. The propane refrigeration loop consists of four operations: + Valve + chiller * Compressor + Condenser In this exercise, you will add each operation using a different method of installation Adding a J-T Valve The J-T Valve is modeled using the Valve operation in Aspen HYSYS. The inlet to the valve comes from the condenser outlet. The condenser outlet is at its bubble point ‘The valve will be added using the F12 hot key.You can fiter the Available Unit Operations lst by selecting an appropriate Catagory In this case, Piping Equipment would fiter the Isto Include the Valve operation, Drop-down ists, such as forthe Food and Product streams, conan ite of available steams that can be connected othe operation 1, Press F12, The UnitOps view displays: © AllUnt Ops C Verse © Heat Tranter Eeuicment © Rotating Eqatment Motels Aspen Hyxkoulcs SubFlev Sesehreing er © Rewer = © Pru Clune BECO Tso © Short Cut Columns Boolean And © Sushonstece Boake Canon cn © Logicats Boolean Latch Mision! Beas OID © ow Ope © Elechiolte Equipment be © Relrey Opn ee © Upitean Ope Cee et mam 1 2. Select Valve from the Available Unit Operations list. 3. Click Add. The Valve property view displays. supply the inlet and outlet connections as shown in the following figure: asst ™ pesion [Reng Twatahontoy Adding a Chiller The Chiller operation in the propane loop is modeled in Aspen HYSYS using a Heater operation, The outlet ofthe Chiller will be at its dewpoint, To add a heater: 1. Open the Workbook and click the Unit Ops tab. 2. Click Add UnitOp. The UnitOps view displ 3. Select Heat Transfer Equipment from the Catego es group, 4. Sclect Heater from the Available Unit Operations list. ie Rees SLL ae es Fed H © Heat Transfer Equipment Perl Rotating Equipment Piping Eaupment Solds Handing Reactors rebut Columns ‘Short Cut Columns SubFoucheets Logis Extensions User Ope Electahie Equipment Reinery Ope Upstieam Ops Click the Add button or double click Heater, The Heater property view displays.rr 6. On the Connections page, figure: enter the information as shown in the following me) eno © Chiles a ony 506056 kh PrssureDrep | 7000 Ws 7. Goto the Parameters page. 8. Enter a Delta P value of 7.0 kPa (1 psi) and a Duty value of 1.00e+006 ki/h (1.00e+06 Brwhr) for the Chiller. Figure 5 the Parameters page wil baconmanto mest unt nix) Seer an certain ! amet sues te Data Epon an Stoney Conectons Parameter: DetaP tw Us Vetie froma —oy " 9. Close the property view. What is the molar flowrate of propane? What is the pressure drop across the J-T valve? Whats the temperature ofthe valve outlet (stream 2)? Adding a Compressor The Compressor operation is used to increase the pressure of an inlet gas stream Placing tho mouse arrow fon a button in the Object To add a compressor: Pre wl sy .by ‘description for the button. 1. Press F4. The Object Palette displays. Bw 2. Double he Compress ican on he Oj Peto. The Compressor a property view displays. On the Conne following figure: \S page, enter the stream information as shown in the ae Hore [Faxon Comp HP Compressor "2 Ss Coole icon 4, Complete the Parameters page as shown: ie Pomene Eee Adding the Condenser ‘The Condenser operation completes the propane refrigeration loop. Itis placed between the Compressor and the Valve and is modeled as a Cooler operation. Working with a graphical representation, you can build your flowsheet in the PFD using the mouse to install and connect objects. This procedure describes how to install and connect the Cooler using the Object Palette drag and drop technique. Using Drag and Drop in the PFD 1. Click the Cooler ican on the Object Palette 2. Move the cursor to the PED. The cursor will change toa special cursor with a box and a plus (#) symbol attached to it, The box indicates the size and location of the Cooler icon. 3. Click again to drop the cooler onto the PED.conga Condenser ‘Gondncer Pressure Diop | 3600 ia Hirt Clone a unt sot and sot the Power top unis 8 ‘There are two ways to connect the operation to a stream on the PFD; Attach Mode toggle ia) Press the Attach Mode togle button. Place the cursor over the operation. The Feed Stream conection pontishighighod in dark Bue, Move the cursor over the stream you want to connect. Press and hale the lft mouse button Move the cursor tothe operation icon and release the mouse button, ct koy Press and hold the Ctrl key and pass the cursor over the ‘operation 2, Place the cursor over the steam you want connect. 3, Press and hala the lft mouse button Move the cursr tothe operation icon and ‘mouse button and the Gt key. sae the 4, From the PED, connect stream 4 to the Condenser inlet and connect the Condenser outlet to stream 1 5. Double-click the Condenser 6. On the Parameters page, enter a Delta P of 38 kPa (5 psi) LS -i5ixi) Whats the compressor energy in hp? Save your case! 2rr Manipulating the PFD ‘The PFD is designed to be used with the mouse and/or keyboard, In many instances, either the mouse or the keyboard can be used to perform the same function. One very important PFD function for which the keyboard cannot be used is object inspection. You can perform many of the tasks and manipulations on the icons in the PED by using object inspection by right-clicking the icon you want to inspect. An appropriate ‘menu is produced depending upon the icon selected (Stream, Operation, Column, ot Text Annotation). A list ofthe objects that you can object inspect is shown in the following table with the corresponding menus, Se ede Select Objects Reveal Hiden Objects. Choose Label Variable CutiPaste Objects Dyna Isat Ipcort Object. eny Pane Te lstoord en ro Pipe Se. piu PFO Tore ‘Add Workbook TableUnit Operations WA Dote Exchange. Change Flud Packaoe, CupfPaste Objects > DynanicIntiateion tide x Deete Show Table Foxmet Label . Movelsce Label Gs Transform > Change icon. Auto*ostien Draw We Frame Publish Lnit Operation, Streams (Dspencing on where onthe steam you cick, ether of these two menus ‘il cisplay. To se the long menu, Fight-oick the stream leon. To S68 the short ment, aight-cik the stream line) ‘Yew Broperties.. Print Datasheet, ML Data Exchange. Change FludPacksae, CutiPaste Objects > Dynamic Intakaation > ‘Show Table Fermat Label . MovelSze Label G» Trenstarm > Change leon.» Auto Position Drew Ye Fem row Thick Streankine Publsh stream... 6ro coo Wien Properties. Print Datasheet. Break Connection Manual Route: Workbook Tables Hide Change Columns... Change Bort Change Colour. Unit Operation Tables: View Properties. Hide Table Change Eont Change Cobur.. “Text Annotations Wien Froperties.. see % Doles IQs trancorn > ‘Change Eont... change Cob To9ie Une Breaks. ‘To customize the PFD: 1. Add a Title: Propane Refrigeration Loop. 2. Add a Workbook Table for the material streams in the simulation 3. Add a Table for stream 4, Save your case!oy Saving the Simulation as a Template A template is a complete flowsheet that has been stored to disk and contains ‘additional information pertaining to attaching the flowshect as a sub-flowsheet ‘operation, ‘Typically, a template is representative of a plant process module or portion of a process module. The stored template can subsequently be read from disk and cfficiently installed as a complete sub-flowshect operation any number of times into any number of different simulations. Some of the advantages of using templates are: cy provide a mechanism by which two or more cases ean be linked together. ‘+ They employ a different property package than the main case to which itis attached ‘© They provide a convenient method for breaking large simulations into smaller, easily managed components ‘© They are created once and can be installed in multiple eases. Bofore you convert the case toa template, make it generic so it can be used with gas plants of various flowrates. In this ease, the Chiller Duty dictates the flowrate of propane required. wry 1. Delete the Ct ler Duty value. 2. From the Simulation menu, select Main Properties. The view displays as shown in the following figure. mulation Case Figure 9 ‘Object Status Seve Status Mossoges | Cob veh Nets | Waodet “lick Convert to Template, 4, Click Yes to convert the simulation case to a template 5, Answer No to the question, “Do you want to save the si ulation case?” 6. Gotothe ile menu and Save the template as C3Loop.tplTo setup the printer, soect Printer Setup from tne File mon, then select ether the Graphic Printer or the Report Printer, Th allows you to set the printer Eontigration and paper trentation, size, ang CChocsing the Print command when the PFD is the active view wil print the PD, There are no datasheets avaiable fr the PFO. are ors 8 Analyzing the Results ‘This section describes how to retrieve and print unit operation results Printing Datasheets for Unit Operations In Aspen HYSYS you can print results chrough + Themenu bar + Object inspection of unit operations The Report Manager Printing Using the Menu Bar ‘Choose one ofthe following options from the File menu: ‘© Print lists the available Datasheets for the active unit operation, You ean highlight a Datasheet and either preview or print it, Figure 10 = Design Select 3 FZ Rating —__ FP tea toFie 8% Wokihest Irwvet Selection a FF Petiomance —— #2 Dynanice Set Foterences Preview, F Notes Use Preferences| Checked stablocks vill be included nthe Datasheet Fema. Dalablocks with tating elipses have addtional optors that wil appear here when celected Pint Setup, ‘+ Print Window Snapshot prints a bitmap of the active Aspen HYSYS view. 1°Ey 20 coo Printing Using Object Inspection Object inspect the Title Bar of the Unit Operation property view and select Print Datasheet. A list of available Datablocks is displayed for the object. Printing Using Report Manager 1. Open the Tools menu, Select Reports. The Report Manager view displays as shown in the following figure. ten Tr Tea gie feEE 2. Click the Create button fo add a new report. The Report Builder view displays as shown in the following figure. [S nepore Ouider Report alati| a Si: DPae Feet Ps _ba_| F Tete e — fama. rete a Pov 3. Click the Insert Datasheet button to add datasheets to your report. You can add single or multiple unit operation Datasheets to a report, Figure ios CPA NGinaiNind CPasinatd nmin |= Fan a —— Mi net £m tsa [SFr | sesecen| || Rise eewiweinsesel a2 coo Adding Unit Operation Data to the Workbook Each WorkBook has a UnitOps page that displays all the unit operations and their connections in the simulation, You can add additional pages for specific unit ‘operations to the WorkBook. For example, you can add a page to the Workbook 10 contain only compressors in the simulation. Adding a Unit Operation Tab to the WorkBook 1. Open the WorkBook 2. Open the WorkBook menu, Select Setup, The Setup view displays 3. Click Add inthe Workbook Tabs group. The New Object Type view displays 4, Select Rotating Equipment and expand the list. Select Compressor as shown, ten et Ut Gpratins Vesieh toa Tarte Eadpnat Fairy Eade rea Pe Hav tauae Sols Honing Cpetatne Rewtae be cog twa Pena ke SuoFowibests Losical Operations ola Eminmand ot OK. A new page, Compressors, containing only compressor information is added to the WorkBook 6. Close this view. 2EE Adding Unit Operation Data to the PFD For each unit operation, you can display a Property Table on the PFD. The Property ‘Table contains certain default information about the unit operation, Adding Unit Operation information to the PFD 1. Open the PFD, Remember you can Object 2, Inspect an abject by selecting t ard then ‘king wth the right 3. Object Inspect the unit operation. ‘mouse button, Select the unit operation for which you want to add the Property Table. 4, Open the Show Table menu. 5. After the table has been added, you can move it by selecting it and dragging it with the mouse, 6. Ifyou Object Inspect the table, you can change its properties and appearance. You can also specify which variables the table will show. a24 4 Advanced Modeling ‘One of the key design aspects of Aspen HYSYS is how Modular Operations are ‘combined with a Non-Sequential solution algorithm. Not only is information processed as you supply i, but the results of any calculation are automatically propagated throughout the flowsheet, both forwards and backwards. The modular structure of the operations means that they can calculate in either direction, using information in an outlet stream to calculate inlet conditions. This design aspect is illustrated using the Propane Refrigeration Loop. Initially, the only information supplied in the ease is the temperature and vapour fraction for streams | and 3 and the composition of stream 1, Since the temperature, ‘vapour fraction, and composition of stream 1 are known, Aspen HYSYS will ‘automatically perform a flash calculation and determine the remaining properties (pressure, intensive enthalpy, density, and so on) which are independent of flow. ‘When streams 1 and 2 are attached to the valve J-T, Aspen HYSYS first determines ‘what information is known in either the input or output stream, Ie will then assign these values to the other stream. In this case, since no valve pressure drop was specified, only the composition and intensive enthalpy of stream I will be passed to stream 2, By attaching stream 2 and 3 tothe heater operation, Chiller, the composition of stream 2 is passed to stream 3 (100% C3). Aspen HYSYS can now perform a flash calculation on stream 3 and determine the remaining properties which are independent of flow, such as pressure and enthalpy. Using the calculated pressure of stream 3 and the specified pressure drop across the heater, Aspen HYSYS back calculates the pressure of stream 2, Since the pressure, ‘composition, and intensive enthalpy of stream 2 are now known (the valve is, isenthalpic), Aspen HYSYS can calculate the temperature of stream 2 In addition, Aspen ITYSYS uses the specified heater duty and the intensive enthalpy ‘of streams ? and 3 to calculate the flowrate, which i then passed on to streams 1,2, and 3 Next, the Compressor is added to the simulation. Since all ofthe inlet information is known, the compressor has only 2 degrees of freedom remaining, Parameters such as Efficiency, Duty, or Outlet Pressure can satisfy one degree of freedom, The second degree of freedom comes from the Condenser. The Condenser connects the Compressor outlet to the Valve inlet (which is ‘completely defined), The user supplies the Condenser pressure drop, and Aspen HYSYS calculates the inlet pressure, which is also the Compressor outlet pressure (the second degree of freedom for the Compressor).Es Exploring the Simulation Use your saved case (not the template) forthe following exercises. Exercise 1: Design vs. Rating Scenarios In the plant, you are unable to accurately measure or calculate the chiller duty. You do, however, know that the compressor is rated for 250 hp and that itis running at o> 90% of maximum and 72% efficiency. Ce) Whats he chiller duty? ‘The Chiller Gas Flow meter has finslly been calibrated and you can determine the chiller duty. It has been decided to increase the chiller duty to 1.5 MMBTU! hr. > TWh the compresior running atthe same horsepower (225 hp, what i the best chiller @) ‘ouilet temperature you can achieve (and thas maximize cooling forthe process) while still ‘running the compressor ata reasonable operating point? Exercise 2: Refrigerant Composition A local propane dealer arrives at your plant selling a 95/5 (mole) Propane! Ethane blend @ What effech fan, doc this new composton have on the reftigeration lop? iy Use the base ease Coeerrrs) Flow, kgmote/h ‘Condenser a, ran ‘Compressor a, hp caEy coo eee Challenge: Adding an Economizer Create a two stage refrigeration loop by adding an Economizer. ‘What is the met compression in hp? “caer Add the following specifications to the refrigeration loop: See w=00 Chiter Pressure Drop = 7 KPa 2 =1.00+08 kith Streams T= 206 w=10 ‘Stream 4 P= 625 0a Mixer Equalize All Pressures Condenser Pressure Drop = 35 «Pa Save your case! Convert your case to a template and save!Pere ry o High Pressure and JT SeparatorsJ Hoh Pressure and st Separators | Workshop In this example, @ recombination of test separator data creates a crude oil stream that is mixed with a light ends stream to recreate the source production fluid. This fluid is then sent to two stages of separators so that the gas and liquids are separated at two different pressure levels. This example will also demonstrate the use of the Spreadsheet operation and Case Study tool Learning Objectives After you have completed this section, you will be able to + Understand the Oil Characterization process + Use the Spreadsheet operation Use the Case Study too! NOTE: Further exercises related to Oil Characterization can be found in the training ‘course “Process Modeling using Aspen HYSYS (Refining Focus).” These are ‘mentioned briefly in the Advanced Modeling section of this workshop. Prerequisites Before beginning this section you nced to know how to: © Create a fluid package © Add streams © Add unit operationsMAIAIBAQ SS8901gEs Introduction Characterizing Oils using Aspen HYSYS In order to model @ produced oil and gas fluid, a computer program must faithfully simulate the vapour-liquid equilibrium (VLE) and fluid property characteristics of the fluid. There are various characterization methods used to reproduce the VLE and fluid properties of ol in computer simulations. The choice of method depends largely on the data available to the modeler, which may be limited to simple field data or may include detailed lab analyses. There are two broad approaches: 1. Comporent-based modeling fractions of the oil ‘reate hypothetical components to represent Black Oil modeling - Methods that predict the bulk properties of both the oil and associated gas without modeling composition In component-based modeling, Aspen HYSYS will, following well-established ‘mathematical correlations, convert laboratory analysis ofa petroleum liquid into series of diserete hypothetical components. Aspen HYSYS can produce a complete set of physical and critical properties forthe petroleum hypo components with a ‘minimal amount of information, However, the more base information that you provide about the fluid the more accurate these estimated properties will be, and the better Aspen HYSYS will be able to predict the fluid’s actual behaviour. ‘The component-based oil characterization methods available in Aspen HYSYS. include: + User Defined Hypothetical Components (using Hypo Manager!) + ASTM Crude Assay Characterization (using Oil Manager) ‘| PVT’ Characterization (using PVT Environment’) * Black Oil Translation into components (using the Translator operation”? ‘The focus of this taining module will be on the ASTM Crude Assay method, which is predominant in modelling downstream operations and has some limited application for upstream models. For the modelling of upstream production and ‘facilities, we recommend the user consider use of the Aspen HYSYS Upstream ‘option for PVT Characterization or Black Oil Translation. Core feature of HYSYS. Ifyou ate interested in using Hypo Manager, refer tothe bypo component example presented in workshop 07 Getting Started. * Requires HYSYS Crude option, * Require HYSYS Upstream option; training for these methods covered in the HYSYS Upstream option couseASTM Crude Assay Characterization ASTM crude assay characterization is a 3-step process 1. Inputtng the assay and thereby generating intemal working curves 2. Generating hypothetical oil components (required) and blending assays (optional) 3. Installing the characterized oil in the flowsheet Inputting the Assay Each assay will include all ofthe petroleum laboratory data for a sample of the oil: boiling point curves, bulk physical properties, light ends information, and property ‘curves (for molecular weight, density, viscosity), Aspen HYSYS uses the supplied assay data to generate internal curves for TBP, molecular weight, density and Viscosity, These intemal curves are referred to as “working curves.” ‘The working curves represent the VLE behaviour (bling point curve) and basie physiol property characteristics (molecular weight, density, viscosity) of the ui this is suficient information to derive (trough established ASTM correlations) all of the other physical properties ofthe fluid’ Ata minimum Aspen HYSYS requires two ofthe following: ‘+ Distillation assay data (Aspen HYSYS accepts several Assay Data Types*) ‘© Bulk Molecular Weight or MW curve Bulk Density or Density curve © Watson K Factor NOTE: If distillation data is not provided, the bulk data will be used together with ‘correlations to generate all ofthe working curves.° When distillation and property ‘curves are not available, please review the results with care. ‘A full description of all assay characterization options can be found in the Reference section of this document. * Details are provided in the documentation; see Documentation Overview in the Reference Section atthe end ofthis chapter * List and details provided in the roference section and product documentation; see the Reference Section atthe end of this chapter © The Whitson paper referred to in Appendix B of the Simulation Basis guide gives the dotals for generating BP curve from bulk data; soe the Reference Section at the ‘end of this chapter,J High Pressure and st Separators 7 | Generating Hypothetical Oil Components and Blending Assays To generate the hypothetical oil components, the working curves are cut into segments based on boiling point, These segments are each represented by a hypothetical component; ASTM correlations are used to generate the properties for ‘each of these hypothetical components.” The components will be automatically ‘generated and are available tothe user through the hypothetical component library At the user’s option, multiple assays can be blended together before generating the hypothetical components." Installing the Oil in the Flowsheet ‘Tose the defined oil in your model, it must be installed in a simulation flow sheet asa stream. In this installation process: ‘© The hypothetical components are added to the fluid package of the flow sheet ‘© A stream is ereated which has a composition that allows the stream’s properties to match the original working curves for the ol. 7 Again, details are provided in the HYSYS documentation; see Documentation Overview in the Reference Section atthe end of this chapter. * Advice on the modelling blends and the use of this feature is provided in the course Process Modeling using HYSYS - Refining FocusWe Building the Simulation — Part 1 Defining the Simulation Basis The characterized oil will need to be added to a fluid package, so the first step is to create one, 1, Create a fluid package, Choose Peng-Ro son as its property package. 2. Create a component list associated with this fluid package. Add the non-oil components (H20, Cl, C2, C3, i-C4, n-C4, 1-C5, n-C5), Note these components should include any light ends that will be defined as part of the oil characterization process 3. Click the Oil Manager tab, Here, you can select the fluid package that will provide the light end components to be considered in the characterization process. 4. Click Enter the Oil Environment. The Oil Characterization view displays. The first tab is the Assay tab, rie [SCI laid ‘voile Aas Asay Ilion oo (Giiearcerces] Oye Sena Belin one ForenJ von Pressure and st Separators 8 | Inputting the Assay Data In this example, samples were taken fom test separator that produced both oil and gas. As a result, the lab analysis ofthe oil sample was done exclusive of light ends, ‘The oil assay includes a TBP Distillation Curve and a Bulk Standard Density. We also nced a separate analysis of the gas product from the test separator. To model the source petroleum fluid, we will recombine the oil and gas samples in the Aspen HYSYS flow sheet Table 1 - Oil Assay Bulk Propertios Eis arr Note: Ensure that you are using the corect Assay ‘Basis! nthe example, is Ligue var Go to the Assay tab and click Add to add an assay. On the Input Data tab, select Used from the Bulk Properties drop-down list and TBP from the Assay Data Type drop-down list, Leave the Light Ends setting at Ignore since they were not included in the oil assay. Your screen will now look like this: are Maecanva Gare [WaUed =] Dendy ne [died =] Vices Cine [Hates a] TIP Opto mrs Ended banana tons | gana, ed Click the Distillation radio button on the right-hand side. Click Edit Assay and enter in the TBP data from Table 2 Click the Bulk Props radio button and enter in @ Bulk Standard Density of 56.19 Ibif3. Click Calculate, The status bar will show Assay Was Calculated.Ee 10. Go to the Working Curves tab. The intemal curves calculated by Aspen HYSYS for the characterized assay are shown, 11. Go to the Plots tab. Here you can view a plot of your input data, init Input TBP Distillation - Assay-1 Toubas | coniwonbeiat | Wolrguaes Mow [Comcn_] Datte_| tow Fart "2 Generating the Hypothetical Components When generating hypothetical components, you have three options for Cut Option Selection: ‘© Auto Cut ~ Aspen HYSYS cuts the assay based on internal values: ao cuts 37.78—~425°C (100-797°F) | 28(4 per 37.78°C/100°F) 425~ B50°O(797 -1202°F) | 8 (2pera7.7CNOO'F) e50—a71"o(1202- te00'F) | 41 pera7-7eCHO0'F) User Points — You specify the number of hypocomponents requited. Aspen ny proportions the cuts according to an internal weighting scheme: Cutpoint Ran Intornal Weighting IBP -425°O(BP -787°F) 4 per 37.78°C/100"F 425 650-0797 -1202°F) | 2perS7.7E°CII00F 50°C FBP(I202F- FBP) _| per S7.78°C/00°F ‘© User Ranges ~ You specify the boiling point ranges and the number of cuts, per range. In this example we will use the Autocut option. 12, Go to the Cut/Blend tab. Click Add to add a new blend. A Blend view will open. 13. On the Data tab, click Add to add the defined assay to your new Blend. We won't specify a flow rate, Specifying a flow rate is optional if there is only one assay inthe blend, 14. Leave the Cut Option Selection at the default of Autocut.rer 3 15. View the generated components: Go to the Tables tab. Displayed here are the hypothetical components generated by Oil Manager and their properties. Note: Naming convention for components ineludes the normal boiling point (NBP) of the cut, Listed are the main properties and the other critical properties that are needed for modelling using an equation of state. Deniy | Vecoait Vice tes) ous 0.0m De. aaa nse 16. Validate the hypothetical component properties generated: go to the Composite Plot tab and see how well the input (assay) and calculated (hypothetical components) data matches. eH aia ee TEP Dicilation- iond-1 [=a—a|| = a a a = abn i ae | ie ap Se ghee a coca oe See Tate] Comatons [Taties | FrosntyFa J Damian bt Composte Plot [ FatSunmay | Nace ae ae fest 2rr Installing the Oil 17. Close the Cut/Blend view. On the Oil Characterization view, select the Install Oil tab, 18, Blend-1 appears in the Oil Install Information group. For Blend-1, enter @ Stream Name of Crude Liquid. 19. Click Return to Basis Environment, Viewing the Results View the resulting changes tothe Simulation Basis Go to the Hypotheticals tab. Here, you can sce the Hypothetical Group and hypothetical components that were generated when you performed the cuvvblend ‘operation (step 14). Notice that they have an index number (0). If there are miultiple blends in your ease, each set of hypothetical components will have its own unique index number. Go to the Fluid Package tab. Ifyou open your fluid package, you can see the hypothetical components were added to it as well, This happened when you installed the oil (step 18). Finally, Aspen HYSYS has ereated a stream with an appropriate composition to represent the ol: 20, Click Enter Simulation Environment. The installed stream will be in the PFD. 21. Open the Crude Liquid stream. Ensure that the installed stream has a composition. The light ends components will be set to 0.0 because we ignored light ends in our assay, but the hypothetical oil components should have a fractional composition. If there is no composition, return to the Oil Manager, go to the Install Oil tab, and click Caleulate AUL This will force a re-caleulation of the oil Save your case!