Sulsim Integration

In V9, Sulsim technology (created by Sulphur Experts) is integrated within HYSYS.

Sulsim simulates the Modified Claus Process from beginning to end by incorporating
industry knowledge and data. The SRU carries out a Modified Claus process to recover
elemental sulfur from gaseous H2S, COS, CS2, and SO2.

Sulsim incorporates empirical correlations fitted to plant data, letting you:

 Use the rigorous HYSYS simulation to accurately model the reaction furnace,
reactors, incinerator, and other related operations of the sulfur recovery plant
 Meet stringent environmental regulations and standards in flare gases,
especially H2S, COS, CS2, and SO2 emissions limits
 Optimize acid gas cleaning and sulfur recovery design and operations
 Operate reliably, avoiding shutdown by satisfying air permits during operational
changes
 Select the correct SRU equipment configuration to meet plant demands
 Minimize capital expenditures and operating expenses for SRUs to maximize
plant profitability
 Simulate what-if scenarios in order to optimize conditions and energy while
meeting sulfur removal needs

New Sulsim (Sulfur Recovery) Property Package

Sulsim integration includes a new Sulsim (Sulfur Recovery) property package. When
you add a Sulsim (Sulfur Recovery) property package to your simulation, the
component list will automatically include the required components and supported
components, allowing you to easily integrate your sulfur recovery simulation with other
gas processes.

HYSYS also features new sulfur components: S1 through S8 and Liquid Sulfur.

Note: The new Sulsim (Sulfur Recovery) property package can only be used with the
SRU subflowsheet.

Specialized SRU Subflowsheet and Reports

The new SRU subflowsheet features:

 22 new unit operations

 11 existing HYSYS unit operations supported in the SRU subflowsheet

New Models Provided by Sulphur Experts

HYSYS also features new models not previously implemented in SULSIM, which have
been developed in conjunction with Sulphur Experts:

 Incinerator kinetic correlations

 Titania catalyst model for the catalytic converter
 Five new empirical reaction furnace models
 SO2 Absorber

Sulsim Converter

AspenTech offers a new Sulsim Converter, letting you convert your existing Sulsim
cases to HYSYS cases quickly and easily.

To launch the Sulsim Converter:

 Click the Sulsim Converter icon.

-or-
 Double-click a Sulsim case with a supported extension on a machine which has
HYSYS V9 installed.

For more information about the Sulsim Converter, refer to the Sulsim Converter Help.

BLOWDOWN Technology
BLOWDOWN, industry’s proven depressurization technology developed by Doctor
Graham Saville and Professor Stephen Richardson, is now available within Aspen
HYSYS V9. Use the new BLOWDOWN Technology in Aspen HYSYS to:

1. Design an orifice for pool fire depressurization.

2. Determine the correct construction materials for cold case depressurization.
3. Assess risk to the facility based on peak pressures reached in the system during
overpressure.
BLOWDOWN Technology's predictions for system temperatures during cold-case
depressurization have been validated by many experiments, most of these at full-scale.
BLOWDOWN Technology properties offer superior predictions for fluid properties
around the critical point.

HYSYS V9 includes SingleVessel.blo - Single Vessel BLOWDOWN Template, which

is a pre-configured template that sets up the geometry and connections on the
BLOWDOWN flowsheet for a single vessel with piping.

The Single Vessel BLOWDOWN Template is comprised of the following units:

 Vessel (required)
 Restriction orifice (required)
 Inlet line (optional)
 Vapor outlet line (optional)
 Liquid outlet line (optional)
 Blowdown line (optional)
 Tail pipe (optional)
 Junction/Mixer/Tee (optional)

BLOWDOWN Technology provides you with streamlined, easy-to-understand results:

 Plots
 Major Findings
 Unit Minimum Temperatures
 Orifice Results
 Minimum Discharge Temperature

In addition, results pages are provided for individual BLOWDOWN Technology unit
operations.

Depressuring Utility Enhancements

The following updates were made to the Depressuring Utility in HYSYS V9:

 The Heat Transfer page of the Depressuring Utility was updated in order to help
users avoid common errors when specifying the heat transfer model.
 You can now specify Valve Hysteresis options for the Relief Valve Vapor
Flow equation.
Column Analysis
The Column Hydraulic Analysis capability in HYSYS V9 represents a major upgrade to
the Tray and Packing sizing and rating functionality available in previous versions.
Column Analysis lets you analyze different column Internals configurations. The
workflow and the underlying calculations have been improved significantly.

Improvements include the following:

Hydraulic Operating Plots

 Detailed Hydraulic Plots for trays and packing

 Plots are interactively updated with changes to process flowsheet and geometry.
Tray Plot
Packing Plot

Visual Input Forms

 Auto-sectioning of columns based on feed/draw/pumparound locations

 Interactive calculation of column diameter and downcomer dimensions/locations
from column vapor-liquid traffic
 Support for rebalancing of downcomers
 Easier geometry input (for example, you can now specify Downcomer
Width or Weir Length)
 Support for Picketed/Swept-Back Weirs
 Ability to import and export templates containing predefined geometry and
design parameters

Updated and Enhanced Correlations

 Updated calculations for valve trays that account for leg length, valve material,
and valve thickness
  Support for “high capacity” tray modification. The area under the downcomers
can be treated as the active area.
 The Downcomer Relative Froth Density is now used in backup calculations.
 Weeping/dumping calculations, liquid entrainment calculations, and weir loading
calculations
 Updated correlations for Raschig packings
 Support for additional packings (Jaegerring, Intalox-A, and Raschig Pak)

Extended Results Reports

 Pressure drop reported in conventional units or as equivalent liquid head

 Detailed reporting of Hydraulic Results, including Approach
to System Limit, Height Over Weir (Aerated and Unaerated), % Downcomer
Backup (Aerated and Unaerated), FS and CS (based onNet Area and Bubbling
Area), and Downcomer Velocities
 Convenient export of simulation results to KG-Tower, SulCol, and FRI-DRP
 Informative design messages based on current geometry and process
constraints

Acid Gas Cleaning Improvements

New Acid Gas – Liquid Treating Property Package

Starting in HYSYS V9, a new Acid Gas – Liquid Treating property package is
available to model acid gas removal from LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) and NGL
(Natural Gas Liquids). Since the main hydrocarbon components are ethane and
propane and the typical process operates at low temperatures and high pressures, a
special thermodynamic package is required to properly model the liquid-liquid equilibria
involved. The same thermodynamic framework used for the Acid Gas – Chemical
Solvents package is used here, but with binary and electrolyte pair parameters
optimized for liquid-liquid applications. In addition to modeling the liquid-liquid extractor,
the package can also be used to model the regenerator. The package should not be
used to model a traditional Gas-Liquid Absorber.

The Acid Gas – Liquid Treating property package supports the following amines and
amine blends:
  MEA
 DEA
 MDEA
 DGA
 MDEA + PZ

It also supports the main LPG and NGL components (ethane and propane), other light
and heavy hydrocarbons, BTX, COS, CS2, and light mercaptans.

Acid Gas Cleaning Enhancements

HYSYS V9 offers the following enhancements for Acid Gas:

 The Acid Gas property package was renamed as Acid Gas – Chemical
Solvents to distinguish it from the Acid Gas – Liquid Treating package.
 The Acid Gas - Chemical Solvents property package was extended to support
the following amine combinations:
o MDEA + MEA
o MDEA + DEA
 You can use the new Column Analysis workflow to rate and design Acid Gas
Cleaning columns.
 The Parameters tab | Acid Gas page of Acid Gas columns has been
streamlined and improved for enhanced usability.
 The DBR Amines Converter now supports conversion of Liquid-Liquid Extractor
columns.

Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Improvements

Reactor Enhancements

Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining V9 (formerly known as RefSYS) includes the

following reactor enhancements:

 Most Aspen HYSYS Refinery Reactors now feature an Initialize

Calibration button. Once you have configured your model and specified all of the
necessary inputs, you can click the Initialize Calibration button to obtain a good
initial starting point, which is important in order to solve EO models successfully.
The Initialize Calibration button initializes all blocks in the model sequentially.
When you click the Initialize Calibration button, your model is initialized and
automatically re-solves.
 A Re-Solve button was added to each reactor, allowing you to re-solve the
reactor without the need to select and clear the Ignored check box.
 You can now opt to specify the Combined Feed Ratio for the Delayed Coker by
selecting two streams. HYSYS automatically calculates the ratio of the inlet stream
to the Fresh Feed stream by dividing the volume flow rates.
 The Hydrocracker offers new options for temperature control. In addition to the
current options, a conversion per stage is calculated. Additionally, the Weighted
Average Bed Temperature for each reactor bed is related to the WABT from the
previous bed. Both of these new additions can be used in the temperature control
scheme.
 You can connect intermediate streams to the outlet of each reactor (for the
Catalytic Reformer) or each bed (for the Hydrocracker). You use these streams in
the flowsheet for further analysis or simulation.
 You can now specify the hydrogen consumption for each reactor bed in the
Hydrocracker. You can set terms in the Objective Function in order to calibrate
against these targets.
 The Delayed Coker and Visbreaker let you define the calibration feed from a
feed stream or manually specify the calibration feed information.
 You can now calibrate to a target viscosity for the Visbreaker. You can then
transfer these values to the simulation.
 The Delayed Coker now predicts coke type (shot or sponge) and coke
properties.
 The convergence of the Delayed Coker was improved due to adjustments to the
feed adjust block.
 You can now specify Drum Volume for the Delayed Coker. After you run the
Delayed Coker, you can view the results for Fill Time.
 In the Drum Outlet P field of a Visbreaker with soaker drum, you can specify
the drum outlet pressure. Once you calibrate, HYSYS calculates the pressure drop
to meet this parameter and applies this value to the simulation.
 When you create a flowsheet based reactor model (FCC, Hydrocracker or
Reformer) with an SCD column, the SCD is now calibrated when the reactor is
calibrated. When you save the factor set and push the data to simulation, the SCD
information is updated as well.
 You can now control the Alkylation Unit to either a constant reactor outlet
temperature or a constant heat duty.
  You can now configure a Hydrocracker unit to have all treating beds, making it
function as a Hydrotreater. Previously, you needed to manually change reaction
parameters to turn off cracking beds.

HYPlan Model Utility

The new HYPlan Model Utility lets you generate and tune non-linear models that can be
exported for use in PIMS-AO.

HYPlan Models are pre-built using Aspen IQ technology from training on thousands of
simulation results generated from in-house Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining rigorous
reactor models.

HYPlan Models:

 Are nonlinear mathematical models

 Capture underlying trends in the rigorous model
 Maintain model integrity, supporting material and selected elemental balances
(Sulfur for FCC, Coker, and Visbreaker templates; Hydrogen for HCR and Reformer
templates)
 Are tunable from plant data and simulation results.

The HYPlan Model Utility provides an un-tuned template library, so you have pre-made
template configurations readily available.

The EO formulation allows direct use of these models in PIMS-AO, so you can set up
and solve HYPlan models in your planning model.

You can also choose to import the tuned model into the new HYPlan Model unit
operation in HYSYS.

New ASW Front-End for FCCs, Hydrocrackers, and Catalytic

Reformers

You can create an ASW (Aspen Simulation Workbook) Front-End to the simulation
model of Hydrocracker, FCC, and Catalytic Reformer reactor models that is easily
customizable and able to be delivered to other users.
Within the ASW Front-End, you can:

 Link to additional input/output variables from HYSYS.

 Create scenario tables to generate simulation data to support planning LP
submodel base/shift calculations.
 Rearrange variables how you like for easy integration with plant data historians,
planning models, daily reports, and so on.

New ASW Dataset Editor for Calibrating FCCs, Hydrocrackers,

and Catalytic Reformers

From the Calibration Environment of the FCC, Hydrocracker, and Reformer models, you
can create an ASW Dataset Editor that links directly to calibration variables in HYSYS,
making it easy to bulk-edit calibration data sets in HYSYS.

Within the ASW Dataset Editor, you can:

 Edit the active data set in HYSYS

 Link the active data set to other pages in Excel for easy integration with plant
data historians or other Excel-based data management tools.
 View/edit the active data set in a single column or in a layout similar to the
calibration forms in HYSYS.

Aspen Assay Management Improvements

Assay properties and characterization methods in HYSYS Petroleum Assays have been
enhanced to improve accuracy and consistency.

Characterization

 Characterization results match more closely to input data.

 In the previous releases, yields and properties shown in the assay in the
Properties environment and those shown on the associated stream sometimes
differed, especially when there were many pure components in the component list.
This inconsistency has been corrected.
 In an effort to match the possible input data of a property for all available cuts as
closely as possible, a new algorithm was used. However, if there are overlapping
cuts, the property curve can become non-monotonic or irregular. An overlapping cut
 is one that encompasses two or more other cuts. Non-monotonic curves does not
indicate incorrect property representation, but may be undesirable for some users or
applications. Therefore, a Characterization option drop-down list was added to the
assay’s Option tab, allowing you to control this behavior. By default, data for all cuts
will be matched as closely as possible. However, you can select Match non-
overlapping cuts to only match non-overlapping cuts. This will result in a smoother
property curve and a good match for non-overlapping cuts, but the results for
overlapping cuts may not match as closely.
 For the cold properties Freeze Point, Cloud Point, and Pour Point, a general rule
of thumb is that Freeze Point > Cloud Point > Pour Point temperature. By default,
the characterization will attempt to match any given input data, but provides a
warning if the rule is violated. To enforce the Freeze Point > Cloud Point > Pour
Point rule during characterization, on the Option tab for the Assay, select
theEnforce Freeze Point check box.
 You can change the default pure component (GC) distribution ratio used in
characterization on the assay's Option tab. This option can be used to control the
distribution of GC component types (for example, iso vs. normal C5 paraffins) when
experimental GC data is not available for the assay.
 After characterization, the results will be highlighted in yellow if they deviate
from the input values more than the specified threshold. You can control the
deviation threshold using the Warning thresholdfield on the Options tab for the
assay.

Properties and Component Lists

 In previous versions of Aspen HYSYS, user properties were managed in the

Properties Environment from two locations:
o The Property Library button on the Customize ribbon
o The User Properties form on the navigation pane
This can cause inconsistency and confusion. In V9, user properties are managed
using the User Properties form on the navigation pane exclusively.
 The user properties are now properly updated when a template with different
user properties is imported into the case.
 When a property of an assay is changed in the Properties environment, the case
study now allows the characterization of the assay (triggered by the input change) to
complete before resuming calculations, preventing potential errors in the results.
 New PONA and Composition group properties were added.
  All properties that are available for an assay in the Properties environment are
now available in the Simulation environment.
 When you add a petroleum assay to a case without a component list, you can
now easily select from a list of predefined component lists.
 When you add and configure or import an FCC Reactor with a component list
that is not FCC Ready, the Component List Not Ready dialog box appears,
allowing you to add the necessary components quickly and easily.

Molecular Modeling

The following new molecular classes were added to enable predictions of olefins and
metals:

 Olefins
 Nickel Porphyrins
 Vanadium Porphyrins

The model compounds for other classes have also been significantly expanded to
provide more meaningful distribution of compound types. Advances in analytical
measurements provide detailed data related to distributions of different compound
classes (aromatics, thiothenes, basic nitrogen, and so on) as functions of ring numbers
and carbon numbers. These data have been used to improve the distribution function
parameters, resulting in more meaningful molecular profiles. A new set of molecular
profiles has been optimized based on the new information, resulting in more meaningful
molecule distribution and improved accuracy of elemental properties, such as sulfur
content and nitrogen content. These profiles have been added to the assay library.

The molecular components used to represent the assay data can also be reviewed
using the Molecular Information button accessible from the Molecular Methods group
on the Assay Managementribbon. The form shows the compounds, their mole
fractions, and other properties, such as Molecular Weight and Carbon Content.

Molecular properties, such as aromatic-1RingByWt, obtained with molecular

characterization are also available in the Conventional Characterization Results.
These properties can be selected using theMolecular Properties button on
the Results Summary form.

Assay Library Update

The built-in assay library now covers 700 unique assays that have been characterized
using lab assay data licensed from PennEnergy and Eni S.p.A. This library update adds
82 new and updated assays – greatly expanding the collection of assay data on crudes
from North America, Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa. The geographic and age
distribution of the available assays is as follows:

Case Study Improvements

The Case Study has been redesigned and significantly enhanced in HYSYS V9. The
Case Study lets you monitor the steady state response of key variables to changes in
your process. From a list of all variables in the case, you designate the independent and
dependent variables for each case study. The Case Study utility has been enhanced to
easily manage hundreds of independent and dependent variables. Now it also allows
you to add and re-order numerous variables simultaneously.

In V9, in addition to the Nested and Discrete options, you can now select the following
case study types:

 Sensitivity: An isolated variable study which examines one variable at a time.

For example, Variable A changes independently from the other variables. Once the
analysis of Variable A is complete, Variable B begins perturbing.
 Base & Shift: Lets you set a number of base cases and shifts off of the base
cases for each independent variable. This new type of case study replaces the
PIMS Support Utility, which is discontinued in this release.

Variable Navigator Improvements

The Variable Navigator features an improved user interface for HYSYS V9. You can
now:

 Search for variables using a search bar.

 Filter to view only Input or Output variables.
 Filter to view variables by a specific type (for
example, Temperature or Pressure).
 Add multiple variables at the same time.

Safety Analysis Improvements

In the Safety Analysis environment, all defaults can now be set using the Preferences
Manager, and you can save and load sets of default values.

You can copy and paste relief devices from the navigation pane.

When performing line sizing for PSVs, there are now three options for the Flow Rate
Method, similar to options available for rupture disks. You can choose to:
  Use the Required flow from the scenario.
 Use the Rated flow based on the selected and required orifice area from the
scenario.
-or-
 Manually type in a value use to calculate the pressure drop and other line
parameters.

Upstream Oil and Gas Feed Enhancements

Updated Oil & Gas Feed Page

The Worksheet tab | Oil & Gas Feed page for material streams was updated for
improved usability in HYSYS V9. In addition, you can now:

 Specify a Water Cut value

 Specify viscosity information for the oil, including the temperature and value of
the viscosity curve

Improved Characterization Algorithm

In HYSYS V9, the characterization algorithm for the Oil & Gas Feed was improved so
that the Actual Volume Flow for the Liquid Phase calculated by HYSYS more
accurately matches the Oil Flow Target.

PVT Analysis
 DBR PVTPro: DBR PVTPro was updated to the newest version of the PVT
analysis engine.
 PVTSim: The PVTSim database text file import now supports importing the
Peneloux volume translation constant. This leads to much better consistency
between PVTSim and HYSYS flash and property calculations. To further improve
consistency between HYSYS and PVTSim, the default setting of the importing tool
was modified.

Mercury Partitioning
Mercury is a contaminant that poses a major risk when present in a process. It has the
potential to cause equipment failures and accumulate in the system; it is also very toxic.
HYSYS V9 contains improvements that enable accurate calculations of mercury phase
equilibria in the mixture with water, hydrocarbons, methanol and glycols. Interaction with
hypothetical components is also considered.

New Binary Interaction Parameters for Mercury

New binary interaction parameters for mercury with water, hydrocarbons, methanol and
glycols have been implemented in HYSYS V9 for the Peng-Robinson, SRK,
and CPA property packages. These binary parameters are used automatically when
these packages are selected.

Free Mercury Stream Analysis

Mercury can form a separate pure liquid phase when present in a stream containing
hydrocarbons and water. This phase is the fourth phase if the vapor, hydrocarbon, and
aqueous phases are also present. Since HYSYS stream flash can handle only three
fluid phases, a new Free Mercury Stream Analysis was added, enabling you to monitor
the fourth pure mercury phase. The analysis also allows you to analyze mercury
partitioning among the other fluid phases.

You can use the Free Mercury Stream Analysis to:

 Learn where mercury accumulation may occur in the mercury-contaminated

process.
 Understand more about the conditions that cause the formation of a free
mercury phase.
 Understand how mercury is distributed among the different co-existing phases.

Aspen Hydraulics
In HYSYS V9, when running an Aspen Hydraulics subflowsheet in Dynamics, if you
click the Analyze Model button on the Dynamics tab of the Aspen Hydraulics Sub-
Flowsheet, you can access theDynamics Analysis form. The Dynamics
Analysis form indicates potential issues that may cause problems with the dynamic
simulation, allowing you to adjust your model accordingly. Since improper discretization
can lead to solver failure, HYSYS performs a pipeline spatial discretization check.

Updated OLGA Link

The HYSYS OLGA Link has been updated to support OLGA 2014.2.0 and newer
releases. With the new link, communication occurs through the OLGA OPC server
interface rather than the TCP/IP interface.

HYSYS Properties Improvements

Aspen Flash Method Available for HYSYS Property Packages

Starting in V9, the Aspen Flash method is available for the following HYSYS property
packages and equations of state: BWRS, CPA, GCEOS, Glycol Package, Kabadi-
Danner, Lee-Kesler-Plocker,MBWR, Peng-Robinson, PR-Twu, PRSV, SRK, Sour
PR, Sour SRK, SRK-Twu, Twu-Sim-Tassone, and Zudkevitch-Joffee. HYSYS
Flash continues to be used as the default flash method and is very reliable. However,
there may be situations where HYSYS flash does not converge or converges to the
wrong solution. In that case, Aspen Flash, which is used in Aspen Plus, provides you
with an excellent alternative that may help overcome the issue.

For the property packages that support it, the Aspen Flash option can be selected from
the Stability Test Parameters group on the StabTest tab. When this option is
selected, valid phases, flash convergences, and other parameters are available and can
be changed if needed.

Note: For CPA, we recommend that you always use Aspen Flash.

Modified TRAPP Viscosity Model

A new Use Modified TRAPP Viscosity Model check box was added to let you
customize the TRAPP model.
On the Fluid Packages Set Up tab, in the Options section, if you
select HYSYS Viscosity from the Indexed Viscosity drop-down list, a new Use
Modified TRAPP Viscosity Model check box is available. By default, this check box is
cleared, allowing you to replicate results from previous versions of Aspen HYSYS.
Under certain conditions, the existing liquid viscosity model can calculate results that
are discontinuous due to the inherent model limitation. The new option is provided to
smooth out the results. The modified model is only applicable to the following property
packages:

 Peng-Robinson
 PR-Twu
 Sour SRK
 Sour PR
 SRK-Twu
 Twu-Sim-Tassone

New Smooth Water Alpha Function

On the Fluid Packages Set Up tab, in the Options section, if you select the Peng-
Robinson Options field, a new Smooth Water Alpha Function check box is available.
This check box is applicable only for Peng-Robinson and Sour PR property packages
and is cleared by default, allowing you to replicate results from previous versions of
Aspen HYSYS.

The Peng-Robinson and Sour PR property packages use special alpha functions for
water in order to closely match vapor pressures calculated by steam table correlations.
Two alpha functions were required for reduced temperature (Tr) < 0.85 and Tr >= 0.85.
Unfortunately, the two alpha functions are not continuous at Tr = 0.85. This can cause
the water dew point curve to become discontinuous if the stream temperature
corresponds to Tr = 0.85, as shown in the figure below.
To avoid this problem, the alpha functions can be formulated to remove the
discontinuity. When the Smooth Water Alpha Function check box is selected,
continuous dew point curve is obtained, as shown below.

Improved Calculations for Water Content of Glycol Package

In HYSYS V8.8 and earlier, the Glycol Package underestimated the water content. In
HYSYS V9, a new set of Kijs for water-hydrocarbon (C1 - C8) were set and regressed
to resolve this issue. Aij, Aji, Bij, and Bji were also regressed for water-hydrocarbon (C6,
C7, and C8).

Improved Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Results for Peng-Robinson

and Sour PR Packages

In HYSYS V9, the binary parameters for H2O-Phenol in the Peng-Robinson and Sour
PR packages were re-regressed. This change has improved the Vapor-Liquid
Equilibrium results for systems containing these two components.

Improvements to Binary Parameters for Sulfur Compounds

In V9, the HYSYS databank was updated with newly regressed values using published
experimental data for CPA, PR, and PR binary parameters for the following:

 Ethane with Methyl mercaptan, Ethyl mercaptan, Carbonyl sulfide, or Carbon

disulfide
 Propane with Methyl mercaptan, Ethyl mercaptan, Carbonyl sulfide, or Carbon
disulfide
 Butane with Methyl mercaptan, Ethyl mercaptan, Carbonyl sulfide, or Carbon
disulfide
 Isobutane with Methyl mercaptan

Using Custom Models in Aspen HYSYS

It is now much easier to use Aspen Custom Modeler (ACM) models inside Aspen
HYSYS, and these models have the following additional features:

 Custom models and structures created in ACM are now exported without the
need for Visual Studio to be installed. The only exception is for custom reactions,
which still need the Visual Studio compiler for V9.
 Exported ACM models and reactions are packaged in the new ATMLZ file type,
which can now be installed on the model user’s system without requiring
administrative rights.
 Custom Help for an ACM model can be created in ACM and viewable in Aspen
HYSYS.
 ACM models exported from V9 now persist in the Aspen HYSYS compound
case files (.hscz) and are automatically installed when the case is opened on
another user’s system.
 ACM models exported from earlier releases are fully supported (without the new
features) and work alongside the new V9 models.

General HYSYS Improvements

New Optimizer Solvers

For the Optimizer, you can now select DMO (Dynamic Matrix
Optimizer), LSSQP (Large-scale Sparse Successive Quadratic Programming
algorithm), and BOBYQA (Bound Optimization BY Quadratic Approximation) solvers.

 The DMO and LSSQP solvers implement a variant of the successive quadratic
programming (SQP) algorithm to solve small or large-scale optimization problems.
Both perform the optimization by solving a sequence of quadratic programming sub-
problems.
 BOBYQA is a derivative free optimization method to solve constraint
optimization problems. It offers a robust alternative for cases where derivative based
method fail due to numerical problems.

New Screw Compressor Model

HYSYS V9 features a new Screw Compressor model, which also accounts for the oil
feed. Similar to the Reciprocating Compressor, it is a positive displacement machine.
Based on geometric inputs, the volumetric efficiency is evaluated for calculation of gas
molar flow rate. It supports both Steady State and Dynamic modes.

Enhancements to Regulatory Blocks

HYSYS V9 offers an improved implementation of anti-reset windup or dynamic reset

feedback for the signal selector, allowing for seamless transition between different
signals. Dynamic reset feedback was also implemented in cascade control.

HEM Method for Calculation of Relief Valve Flow Rate

In HYSYS V9, the HEM method was implemented for the calculation of relief valve flow
rate in both Steady State and Dynamics mode. The HEM method is more accurate and
conservative for modeling two-phase flow through a relief valve.

Ability to Improve Startup Time by 50% Using Turbo Start

In HYSYS V9, you can select the Turbo Start option on the Simulation Options form
(accessed by clicking File | Options). When you select this new option, HYSYS is
preloaded when you login, resulting in a 50% or greater improvement in startup time on
a typical machine.

HYSYS Extensions

Ability to Register HYSYS Extensions without Administrative

Permissions

Starting in HYSYS V9, you can register HYSYS extensions without administrative
permissions, including:

 Unit operation extensions

 Property package extensions
 Kinetic reaction extensions
 Exchanger design extensions
 Pressure drop correlation extensions
 Carry-over extensions
 Pipe deposition correlation extensions
  Transition extensions

Note: When using non-administrative registration, the extension is registered only for
the individual user, rather than for all users on the machine.

Registering extensions with administrative privileges remains the same as in previous

versions.

HYSYS Automation

New Segments Collection in the Automation PipeSegment

Starting in HYSYS V9, a new Segments collection in the automation PipeSegment

provides access to all of the PipeSegSegments within the pipe segment. The collection
can append or insert new segments, clone existing segments, and remove segments.
Segments can be created with a given FittingType, such as a swage or an elbow. The
PipeSegSegment interface provides access to the Swage Angle, diameters, VH and FT
Factors, and other properties of each individual segment, as opposed to the running
RealFlexVariables for the PipeSegment interface.