EHY2351 Aspen HYSYS Upstream

EHY2351
Modeling Heavy Oil & Gas

Production and Facilities Using
Aspen HYSYS Upstream
Course Number EHY2351.084.01
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EHY2351
Modeling Heavy Oil &
Gas Production and
Facilities Using Aspen
HYSYS Upstream
AspenTech Customer Education
Training Manual

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Modeling I-Ieavy Oil & Gas Production and Facilities Using Aspen HYSYS Upstrea111 Contents
Contents
Section
Introduction to Heavy Oil Characterization

Heavy Oil Characterization Workshop
Oil & Gas Separation Plant
Oil & Gas Separation Plant Workshop
Pipeline Simulation Using Pipe Segment
Oil and Gas Pipeline Simulation using HYSYS Pipe Segment Workshop
Aspen Hydraulics Workshop
Hydraulics in Dynamic Pigging
Model Gas Oil Separation Plant (GOSP)
Explore Conceptual Design Builder to swiftly build GOSP
Modeling Real Separators
Modeling Real Separators Workshops
Tuning Viscosity
Tw1ing Viscosity Workshop
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Using Aspen HYSYS Upstream Agenda
Modeling Heavy Oil & Gas

Production and facilities using
Disclaimer
Aspen Technology may provide information regarding possible

future product developments including new products, product
features, product interfaces, integration, design, architecture,
etc. that may be represented as "product roadmaps." Any
such information is for discussion purposes only and does not
constitute a commitment by Aspen Technology to do or deliver
anything in these product roadmaps or otherwise. Any such
commitment must be explicitly set forth in a written contract
between the customer and Aspen Technology, executed by an
authorized officer of each company.
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Course Objectives
At the end of this course you will be able to:

Use upstream PVT information to simulate component based
processes in HYSYS
Model a oil and gas separation plant
Simulate pipeline and piping networks using both the Pipe
Segment operation and Aspen Hydraulics
Simulate pipeline pigging using HYSYS Dynamics
Course Agenda Day 1
Introduction to Aspen HYSYS Upstream

Heavy Oil Characterization
Pipeline Simulation Using Pipe Segment
I Model Oil-Gas Separation Plant (OGSP)
Pipeline Simulation Using Aspen Hydraulics
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Course Agenda Day 2
Dynamic Pigging Using Aspen Hydraulics

Conceptual Design Builder
Tuning Viscosity
Class Structure
"Hands-on" learning philosophy

Brief introduction to each module, with demos as required
Learning is achieved primarily by doing workshops and
asking questions as problems are encountered, rather than
via lecture
Tell me and I forget,
Show me and I may remember,
Involve me and I understand.
Once each simulation model has been completed, attempt
to answer the challenge questions posed at the end of the
module
Discussions and requests for demonstrations are welcome
at any time

Course logistics
Morning Session
- 8:30 am to 12:00 pm
- Coffee break mid-morning
Lunch Break
- 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Afternoon Session
- 1:00pmto4:30pm
- Coffee break mid-afternoon
Emergency exits, restrooms, etc.
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Aspen HYSYS Upstream Introduction
Introduction to Aspen HYSYS Upstream

Modeling Heavy Oil & Gas Production and Facilities
Using Aspen HYSYS Upstream
lesson Objective
Introduction to the Aspen HYSYS Upstream product

Overview of key product features

Aspen HVSVS Upstream

learning the Oil and Gas language
•Black Oil •Mo/%

•GOR • Components
•Water Cut • OH Characterization
•PVT • FfowsheeUng
• Well Modeling • Equipment Sizing
• Nodal Analysis
Production Facility
Engineer Engineer
forming the foundation
Aspen HYSYS forms the foundation for AspenTech's oil and

gas process modeling vision
Oil &Gas Petroleum
Upstream Downstream
AspenHYSYS
Upstream Aspen
HYSYS
& Petroleum
Refining
Aspen HYsYS
l.Jpstream
Dynamics

Aspen HYSYS Upstrearn (1}
Aspen HYSYS Upstream - Steady State:

- Oil and Gas Thermodynamics and Methods
~ Oil and Gas Feed
~ Neotec Black Oil
- Oil and Gas Flowsheeting
- Black Oil Translation in the case of Neotec Black Oil
- Component Lumping\Delumping
- Hydraulics Subflowsheet
~ Steady state pipeline network solver
- Production Allocation Utility
- PVT Environment
Infochem Multiflash
Schlumberger DBR PVTPro
Link with Calsep's PVTSim
Aspen HYSVS Upstream
- Field Model Integration

PIPESIM-Net Link
- Black Oil, Compositional, Gas Lift
Prosper/GAP Link
Aspen HYSYS Upstream - Dynamics:
- Hydraulics Subflowsheet
• ProFES engine inside
- OLGA 2000 Runtime Interface
- Oil and Gas Feed I Black Oil Flowsheeting - Dynamics

Black Oils
Language of the
Production Fluid Upstream industry
Surface
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1
·. (oil/water/gas) - Reservoir, well, and
flowline simulators use
• black oil models
•
Reduces
computational
.1 complexity of the
problem
- Petroleum/Production
engineers have limited
information on
production fluid from
well tests
Complete
rv i compositional analyses
rarely available
Black Oil Translation
Compositional Mode
Standard ModeVntt Ops
Flow
Density
Oil and Gas Feed

Translates automatically

Black Oil Translation
Neotec Black Oil Methods Compositional Mode
Flow Cl C2
Density C3 N-C3
Black Oil Cf N-C4
Translator cs C6
C7+
PVT Environment
Resides in the basis

environment
Facilitates the work flow
between Aspen HYSYS
and third party PVT
Packages
Automatically generates
fluid packages and
component lists where
appropriate
Allows easy access to the
created fluids from the
stream level
•• I

Component lumping: lumper unit operation
Methodology for "blending"

and "grouping" components
together
Can be used to mix streams
that have different
component lists
Mainly used for hydrocarbons
- Can lump any components:
pure, hypothetical, and other
lumped components
Preserved Bulk Properties:
- Molecular weight
- Ideal liquid density
- Molar and mass flow rates
- Viscosities at two specified
temperatures
Component lumping/ Del umping
Cf
C2
C3
N-C3
C4
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PnHluction Allocation Utility
Tracks composition contribution in product streams from

desired source streams
~ReporJ
Aspen Hydraulics Steady State
Topology
- Straight Run
Convergent Branched
- Looped/Divergent
Unit Operations
- Pipe Segment (with/without Heat Transfer)
- Valve, Mixer/Tee (Calculates Flow Direction and Pressure Drop)
- Swage
Composition Tracking
- Fully Compositional Model using Equation Of State (COM Thermo)
- Black Oil
Refer to Sample files in folder "Irootl:\Prngr;un
FiL~s\l\sPenie<::IJ\l\:menJ]Y5Ys\18.4\5ilmPles\l\sPenHyclrilcr1Lc:s"

Aspen Hydraulics Transient
Topology
- Straight Run
- Convergent Branched j ·-r--,,.M,-,---,,.,r-Tt"t--c-c-1
- Looped/Divergent
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Solver Technology
- ProFES Two Phase Transient
- ProFES Three Phase Transient
- Two Phase Pigging Model
Liquid Holdup Profile During Pigging
- Slug Prediction
~ Terrain Induced
• Flow Induced
Runtime interface to OLGA 2000
field Model Integration
PIPESIM-Net
- Black Oil and Compositional
modes supported
- Gas Lilt rates
Petroleum Experts Prosper/GAP
- Black Oil
- Compositional

Aspen HYSYS Upstream Heavy Oil Characterization
lieavy Oil Characterization

lesson Objectives
Specify material streams using Oil & Gas Feed capabilities

and calculate unknown heavy oil properties
Select crude oil information from the built-in HYSYS library
of worldwide crude samples
Work with the Macro Cut table as an option for defining the
Oil & Gas Feed

Oil Characterization
Various oil characterization options are available in Aspen

HYSYS
Oil & Gas Feed
- With Oil & Gas Feed with Bulk Properties
- Oil & Gas Feed with Assay Information
HYSYS Oil Manager/Oil Environment
HYSYS Petroleum Refining (RefSYS) Assay Manager
- Macro-cut table, Import CSV file, import from HYSYS Oil
Manager
Few third party options also available such as:
- Neotec Black Oil, PVT Infochem Multiflash and DBR PVT Pro.
Oil & Gas Feed Characterization
The fundamental calculation is to mix oil fluid, gas fluid and

water fluid in an appropriate ratio to match a user-specified
Gas-To-Oil Ratio (GOR) and Water-to-Oil Ratio (WOR).
Hypo component liquid density values are adjusted in order
to match the desired stock tank density value.
Note: You can also enter the Oil Flow Target value at stock
tank conditions, and have the stream calculate its total
molar flow to match the oil flow target value specified.

Oil & Gas feed Options
The material stream property view has three options for Oil
& Gas Feed characterization:
- No Oil & Gas Feed(default): Stream is a normal process
stream and should be specified with composition & conditions
- Oil & Gas Feed with Bulk properties: Oil fluid is
characterized by bulk properties such as Watson K and bulk
density
- Oil & Gas Feed with Assay Info: Oil fluid is characterized
using data from the HYSYS Assay Library.
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Oil & Gas feed with Bulk Properties
Oil & Gas Feed with Bulk Properties needs minimum data to
define a heavy oil
After importing/ adding the components and fluid package,
Oil & Gas Feed requires the following properties at
minimum:
- Density of the oil, Watson K
- GOR, WOR ·-·
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Oil & Gas feed with Assay Info (1)
Assay information from the Assay Library

- Assays are categorized by geography
Once Assay is selected from library, it needs the following
information to be entered to characterize the Oil & Gas feed
stream: ·"1'""'"·=!0..._ ~ iiJ
- Density ·I
- GOR, WOR
- Gas composition
Also needed:
- Number of stages
- Temp & Press. of stages
Oil & Gas Feed with Assay Info (2}
View Details button allows the user to edit the assay

accessed from the library
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!,. r Condition~ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, Gas Composition ""M.
·'.'}Mole% (' Mass% _q, Vol%
Properties Prop_e_fti~s
Composition 'Volume%
Oil & Gas Feed 'Region: North America
Petroleum Assay Methane !>.0<100
· Countiy: Canada
I K Value
:Assay: Bow River He.w
£tl1ane 0.0000
User Va1iables
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Oil Gm; fe~~d with Assay Info (3)
Assay data can also be manually defined

Uses Macro Cut table for data entry
- Specify distillation data, light ends, and any known crude
properties such as density and sulfur content
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Introduction to the basics of modeling well head fluids using

Oil & Gas Feed capabilities
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Reservoir1
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Reservoir2
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Reservoir3

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Modeling Heavy Oil & Gas Production Facilities Using Aspen HYSYS Upstream Workshops
Objective
After completing this workshop, you be able to conduct the basics of modeling well head
fluids using the Aspen HYSYS Oil & Gas Feed capabilities. The workshop assumes the
user already has some familiarity with Aspen HYSYS. In this module you will learn
different ways of modeling reservoir fluids using the Oil & Gas Feed option.
Description
In order to model a produced oil and gas fluid, a computer program must faithfully
simulate the vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) and fluid property characteristics of the
fluid. There are various methods used to characterize the VLE and fluid properties of oil
in computer simulations. The choice of method depends largely on the data available to
the modeller, which may be limited to simple field data or include detailed lab analyses.
The four basic oil characterization methods available in Aspen HYSYS are:
• User Defined Hypothetical Components
• ASTM Crude Assay Characterization (part of the Crude Option which is included
in the HYSYS Upstream Option)
• PVT Characterization (part of the Upstream Option)
• Oil & Gas Feed option (V7.3 and later versions)
• Neotec Black Oil Models (a third patty software integrate with Upstream Option)
A heavy oil model is made up of three bulk phases - oil, water, and gas - and with no
detailed composition except the gas. Aspen HYSYS offers two options to handle heavy
oil. One is Oil & Gas Feed option. The other option is developed by Neotechnology
Consultants Ltd. ("Neotec").
Oil &Gas Feed:

Starting from V7.3 version, Aspen HYSYS Upstream offers its own heavy oil modeling
capability. It is called Oil & Gas Feed option. You can use it with or without any
distillation I assay data of the oil. You can also use an assay databank to choose a library
assay data. This databank is added in V7.3 version as well.
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Resulting Calculations:
Physical propetties will be calculated for each phase (for example, viscosity, surface
tension, specific enthalpy). VLE related calculations are also done (for example, solution
GOR), as are other related calculations of interest (for example, Oil Fonnation Volume
Factor).
(NOTE: literature often uses the following symbols: Rs = SGOR = solution Gas Oil
Ratio, Bo= Oil FVF =Oil Fonnation Volume Factor)
Heavy Oil Considerations When Defining Your Simulation Basis:

• Heavy Oils Input-Oil & Gas Feed requires various bulk properties: density of
the oil, GOR, WOR, and Watson K. There is a table in the Oil & Gas Feed
interface to provide gas composition.
• A Component List is Required-The internal workings of Aspen HYSYS require
that all fluid packages have both a component list and a property package.
Moreover, the bulk data of heavy oils are translated into compositions by
HYSYS. Starting with a default upstream component list, UpstreamComps.cml, is
recommended.
In these methods, PVT lab analysis or ASTM crude assays (i.e., boiling point curves,
property curves) of the production fluid are used to generate and characterize
hypothetical oil components. Whereas Black Oil infonnation is usually used to describe
upstream oil assets, PVT lab analyses are common in upstream gas and condensate
production, and crude assays are common in the downstream industry.
This module deals with Black Oil methods only. PVT and crude assay oil
characterization methods are covered in depth in other training materials.
This workshop includes the following tasks:
• Task l - Define the Simulation Basis

• Task 2 - Oil & Gas Feed Bulk Properties
• Task 3 - Oil & Gas Feed with Assay
• Task 4- Oil & Gas Feed with Macro Cut Table
Task 1 - Define the Simulation Basis
As mentioned previously, even a Black Oil property package requires a component list.
You will how to import the prebuilt upstream component list, upstreamComps.cml. It
consists of light end components that might be found in a typical gas analysis and
hypothetical components for heavier hydrocarbons.
o Statt a new case by clicking on New in the start page or by going to File menu I
New or by pressing Ctrl+N.
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Open
]New
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Open
0 In the Properties envirorunent, click the Components folder in the navigation

pane. Click on Import button and open UpstreamComps.cml file from Paks
folder.
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When you click on Import button, HYSYS opens the Paks folder by default. If it does
not, browse to the folder [root]:\Program Files\AspenTech\Aspen HYSYS (version)\Paks
and open the component list.
o Double click on Components folder to expand it. Click on Component List -1 to

view the component list.

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o Right click on the component list name, Component List-I, click on Rename and
rename it to Upstream.
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. Component Lists: ---~11 Source Databqnk: HYSYS
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o Click on the Fluid Packages folder and click on Add button to add a fluid
package. The Fluid Package view appears.
o In the Property Package Selection group, select Peng-Robinson from the list of
available property packages.
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o Right click on the fluid package name, Basis- I, click on Rename and change the
name to PR.
o Click on Simulation to go to simulation environment.
_'} Properties
o Save your case by going to the File menu and choosing Save As.
o Save your case in a convenient location (i.e. the Desktop, an accessible network
drive, or some local drive) and call it 01 Oil-Gas Basis.hsc.
Task 2 - Oil & Gas Feed Bulk Properties

Next you will create a black oil stream to model an oil and gas reservoir. In this step, the
procedure will be completed based on bulk fluid properties measured in the reservoir.
You will also customize the stream property view to show various oil and gas properties
of interest. Later in the workshop you will add additional Black Oil streams, all
characterized in different ways. These streams will be used as feed streams for the next
module.
o Add a stream to your simulation. Double click on the stream to open its property
view.
o Rename the stream to Reservoirl by typing the new stream name directly in the
Stream Name cell.
o Specify the following conditions:
In this cell ... Enter...

Name Reservoir1
Temperature 15'C (59'F)
Pressure 7500 kPa ( 1088 psi a)
Aspen HYSYS assumes all the phases are in equilibrium and automatically assigns the
same temperature and pressure to the Gas, Oil, and Water phases.
o Click on Oil & Gas Feed under Worksheet in the Stream Property view. There
are two choices in the drop down list:

o Oil & Gas Feed with Bulk Oil Properties: Choose this option if you have
no distillation I assay data for oil. You will use only bulk properties for the
oil.
o Oil & Gas Feed with Oil Assay Info: Choose this option if you want to
input assay information of the oil. There are two ways you can input assay
information.
• Choose one of the assay data sets from HYSYS assay databank.
Starting from V7.3 version, HYSYS has a databank of oil assays
for oil from all over the world. You will use one of the databank
assays for Task 3 of the workshop.
• hlput your own assay data in the Macro Cut Table. You will use
this option in Task 4.
Material Stream: Reservoir1

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Conditions
Properties
o You will create Reservoir! stream without any assay data. Choose Oil & Gas
Feed with Bulk Oil Properties from the drop down list.
o Specify the following black oil infonnation:
In this cell ... Enter ...

Std Liq Density 800 kg/m3 (49.94 lb/1!3)
Watson K 11. 1
Total GOR 120 STD m3/m3 (673.7 SCF/bbl)
Total WOR 0.1
Oil Flow Target 1000 m3/hr (1.51E+5 bbl/day)
o Specify Number Of Stages= 2. Temperature of both stages is 15 °C (59 °F).

Pressure of stage I is 7,500 kPa (1088 psia) and stage 2 is 101.3 kPa (14.7 psia).
o You will now enter composition of the gas under the Gas Composition menu of
the Oil & Gas Feed page of the stream (not in the Composition page!).
o The mole fractions are given below. Enter the following composition for each
component or copy and paste the composition from Reservoirs.xis file, which can
be found in the same folder as your course workshop files.

Component Mole Percent

Methane 80.0
Ethane 10.0
Propane 5.0
i-Butane 1.0
n-Butane 0.5
i-Pentane 0.5
n-Pentane 0.5
Hydrogen 0.5
H20 0.0
Nitrogen 0.5
co 0.5
C02 0.5
H2S 0.5
a The window should now look like the screen shot below:
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. Wo~k~he~i1i~~hii!~-;:;t;T2Y~l;;;~:J
~-----------·
Worksheet Oil & Gas Feed with Bulk Oil P1

Conditions
Properties
Composition Std Liq Density 800,0
Oil&Ga<Feed 11.10
Petroleum Ass.ay Methane
KValue Ethane
User Variables Propane
Notes I-Butane
Cost Parameters I n-Butane 0.5000
Normalized Yields1
i-Pentane 0.5000
I n-Pentane 0.5000
•
·· GOR Specification -··-·-·--- ====:::::--".:'.'.".'"'.:=::::::''
l-----------
·····-····-·-····-=·
Number Of Stages 2
·Temp Press Oil Flow TarQet 1000

Stg No Total GOR 120.0
[CJ [kPa]
~;~~~~:_pensity ____ ~~o;~-

0
1 15.00 7500
2 15.00 101.3

Modeling Heavy Oil & Gas Production Facilities Using Aspen HYSYS Upstrea1n Workshops
o Review Conditions and Composition pages on the Worksheet tab:
Mati!rial Stream: Rciffloirl
WorhheetT ~·~t:i_,_~rn~~_[py~!-~~~i
r--·- --------·- --------------
!~~;:~r ~~~ae1e frachon
Worhhed ReseEV<:>irl Vapour Plia1e liquid Phaoe Aqueous Phase
Conditions 00621 0.0621 0.6354 0.3026
Propert'es ITemperaturf [CJ 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00
Compo;jtion Pre> sure fkPaJ 7500 7500 7500 7500
~~~~.=~:F:-=~.,, IMolar Flow {kgmole/t.] 1.885e+004 1170 1198:.... 004 570<
Material Stieam: R~rvcir1 r.::

Worksheet [~!~~~~:~~ J~PJ-~i~~J
Worksheet Mole Fractions liq1.1id Phase Aque.
Vapoor Phase
Conditions co 0.0014 0.0013
0.0098
Properties
C02 0.0014 0.0025 0.0019
Composition
Oil & Gas Feed
H2S 0.0014 o.oo:o 0,0021
C6-C10* 0.4155 0.0004 0.6539
Petroleum Ass:ay
c10-c1s· 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
KVa!u.e
C15-C20' 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Us<!r Variables
Noles c20-c2s· 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Cost Parameters C2S-C30' 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
NorfT'alized Yields_ I C30-C35' 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
(35-(40' 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
I c4-0 .. • Q,0000 0.0000 0.0000
The Properties page of each material stream shows various physical properties
/correlations at the current stream conditions. This listing of properties can be
customized by the user. You will use the following procedure to customize your
Properties page for the Rese1voirl stream.
i~•'
o Go to the Properties page. Click on the Remove All Correlations icon ( «;)( )
near the bottom. This will clear all correlations from the Properties page.
·Matrir Stte<imi 'Retrvoiri

-~V~;k~h-~~l-[~i~-~~n-~] Dynamic~...]
Worksheet Stream Name Reservoir!
·~~Conditions -~
!
!
Properties
Composition
Oil & Gas Feed
Petroleum AS5<rj
'I KValue
User Variables
Notes
•
Cost Parameters
Normalized Yields
- Property Corre!at1on Controls -
[C.t_Bll • • 1!
1· I •

o Now you will add only a few prope11ies of interest. Click on the Append New
Correlation icon ( i:{1> ).
o Select the Oil Gas Feed category and the Oil FVF correlation. Click on the
Apply button.
GC
User
-------·-·---·--·-·-·-·---·--··-·-·-·-----·-----·-··---·-··---·--·-····-
Plot YI
El I_·_ _ _ _ _R_e_se_rv_o_ir_l_ _ _ _ ~J
[ Apply "----C_l.o'-s~'--'-~J ~
o Do the same to add Soln GOR and Soln WOR.
o Now select the Standard set and add Mass Density and Viscosity.
'Mat~al St;~. Risew6ir1 .

-w~~h~~-;tT_~~~:;,i-~n~]Pi~~~!~1
Worksheet Vapour Phase liquid Phase Aqueous Phij~e
Cond;tions Oil FVf!OGF] [STD_m3/m3] 1.200 <empty> <empty> '<empty>

Properili!s i So!n GOR{OGf) [STO_m3/m3J 27A3 <empty> <empt(' <empty>
Compnsition
Oil & Gas Feed
! So!n WOR[OGFJ 9.888e-002 <empty> <empty> <empty.>
! Mass Cv !li:J/~9-CJ 2.171 1.715 1.450 3.779
Petroleum AsSff/
i MMs Density {k9/m31 623.1 63.40 734.2 1017
I( V3lue
User Varillbles IVi<co~ity [cP) <empty> 1.321e-002 0.'B90 1,1:~6
Notes
Oil Formation Volume Factor (FVF)-The Oil FVF is equal to the ratio of the
volume of oil and solution gas at the given process conditions to the volume of dead oil at
stock tank conditions.
Solution Gas Oil Ratio (GOR)-The Solution GOR is a measure.,ofthe amount of gas
dissolved in the oil at current process conditions. It is calculated as the standard volume
of gas (such as the volume of gas at standard conditions) contained in one volume of oil
(for example, SCF/bbl or STDm3/m3). At high pressures, where all of the gas is
dissolved in the oil, this ratio will be nearly equal to the Produced GOR; at low pressures,
the Solution GOR will near zero.
WOR- A ratio of the water volumetric flow to the oil volumetric flow.
o Save your case as 01 _Oil-Gas Feedl.hsc.

Task 3 - Oil & Gas Feed with Assay

In this portion of the workshop, you will create another reservoir stream, this time by
making use of oil assay data. Your assay data will come from a built-in library within
Aspen HYSYS of various assay samples worldwide.
o Add a new stream and name it as Reservoir2.

o Select Oil & Gas Feed with Oil Assay Info in Oil & Gas Feed from the drop
down list.
o Define the stream with the following infonnation:
In this cell... Enter ...

Worksheet.
Temperature 20°C (68°F)
Pressure 7000 kPa (1015 psia)
Target Oil Flow 1000 m3/h (1.51E+5 bbl/day)
Std Liq Density I Stock 900 kg/m3 (56.19 lb/ft3)
tank density
GOR 180 STD_m3/m3 (1011 SCF/bbl)
WOR 0.1
Compo$ltlon (mole percent) Av<1ilable In Reservoir corrtposition.xlsx file
Methane 70.0
Ethane 20.0
Propane 5.0
i-Butane 1.0
n-Butane 0.5
i-Pentane 0.5
n-Pentane 0.5
Hydrogen 0.5
H20 0.0
Nitrogen 0.5
co 0.5
C02 0.5
H2S 0.5

o Specify Number Of Stages= 2. Temperature of stage I is 20 °C (68 °F) and

temperature of stage 2 is 15 °C (59 °F). Pressure of stage I is 7,500 kPa (1088
psia) stage 2 is 200 kPa (29.01 psia).
o Click the Select Assay button.
o Select North America for the region and USA for the country. Select the West
Texas Intermediate assay and click Import Selected Assay.
o The stream should be solved. Review its conditions, properties and composition
pages. You may want to customize the properties page.
,_ -''"'""'"
M..terl~fl>t~eaifl: Res~nioitt
W~rksheet IAttach;;;;·::'~ts::-::'j".:~Dy::'..'::~n=.~=·,;;-=ic=·;=J==··=·=·::::···::::...:::..·::::···::::.. ·::::·::::

Worksheet i-Oil & Gas Feed with Oil Assav I Y; ~ Gas Composition ·"··---·----------
Conditions Mole% 1 :1 Mass% 1i:j'1 Vol%
Properties · ,9!1 prop,<'rties
Com pos.ition Volume%
Oil & Gas Feed Region : North America ,
Petroleum Assay Methane 70.0000
Country : USA
KValue Ethane 20.0000
[ As5ay ; West Texas Inte
User Var'1ables Propane 5.0000
Notes i-Butane 1.0000
Cost Paran1eters
n-Butane 0.5000
Normalized Yietds;
i-Pentane 0.5000
Vi~Det~ils
n-Pent~ne 0.5000
~GO R Sp-etification -·--·------·-- -
Number Of Stages 2
Temp Press Oil FlowTaraet 1000

Stg No Total GOR 180.0
[CJ [kPa]
1 20.00 7500 Total WOR 0.1000
Stock Tank Densitv 900.0
2 15.00 200.0
Note: The Oil Flow Target and Stock Tank Density fields may clear out after
selecting the databank assay. If so just re-enter the values provided earlier and the
stream should calculate.
o From the Tools menu, choose Preferences.

o Click the Variables tab and select the SI unit set.
o Save the file as 01 Oil-Gas Feed2.hsc.

Task 4 - Oil & Gas Feed with Macro Cut Table

Next, you will install a Reservoir3 stream with all conditions the same as Reservoir2,
except for the assay data. You will input your own assay data manually using a tool
called the Macro Cut Table. The Macro Cut table is a feature that allows for greater
flexibility than the standard HY SYS Oil Environment for the specification of crude oil
assays. It is also used with the Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining functionality.
You can utilize the Reservoirs.xis file included with the course workshop files as the
source of your assay data.
o Create a new stream and call it Reservoir3.

o Provide the following inputs for the stream (same that were used for Reservoir2):

Worl<shijijt . ·. .· .. .
Temperature 20°c (68°F)

Pressure 7000 kPa (1015 psia)
Target Oil Flow 1000 m3/h (1.51 E+5 bbl/day)
Std Liq Density I Stock 900 kg/m3 (56.19 lb/ft3)
tank density
GOR 180 STD_m3/m3 (1011 SCF/bbl)
WOR 0.1
" -:--,
,,, '' ' , ,, __ : ,: . ' '
Composition (mole percent) Available in Reservoir composition.xlsx file
, "
Methane 70.0
Ethane 20.0
Propane 5.0
i-Butane 1.0
n-Butane 0.5
i-Pentane 0.5
n-Pentane 0.5
Hydrogen 0.5
H20 0.0
Nitrogen 0.5
co 0.5
C02 0.5
H2S 0.5

o Specify Number Of Stages= 2. Temperature of stage I is 20 °C (68 °f) and

temperature of stage 2 is 15 °C (59 °f). Pressure of stage I is 7,500 kPa (1088
psia) stage 2 is 200 kPa (29.01 psia).
o To access the Macro Cut table input, click the View Details button on the Oil &
Gas Feed page.
lhc:.OCuto..to1 Sin~ ·RU~

Spec•~cohon ! Settmg; j Note• I
Sptt1flullon
I As.,,y Property
l•ght fod<
1·011 & Ga• Fee<!:
Q.,t.llat o~
I 0 ,i.1;,11on Type AnllinePaint
Import/Export
'-"'"!~_':!.~~~- L ·--~.?.2.~~......J }Autc-uku!ote

wher.ever "I'"' ch•ng"'
o Open the provided Reservoirs.xis file and review the data. Note that there are
eight cuts listed in the table.
o Type 8 into the Add Dist Data field to account for eight cuts in the Macro Cut
Table.
o Click the Add button.
- -- ----- - [- --
_ Oistil!ation Type TBP ~i Yield Basis liquid Volume Amlin<! Point ., Add
Cut Width Distil'alion Temp Dist1lfation Yi~!d

(Cl (Cl (\1011.>me %)
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Add Dist Data 0 ~1

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Modeling 1-Ieavy Oil & Gas Production Facilities Using Aspen HYSYS Upstreatn Workshops
o Change the Yield Basis to Liquid Volume. This matches up with the data
provided in the Excel spreadsheet.
o Select Liquid Density from the Petroleum Property drop down list (near top
right corner) and click the Add button next to it.
o Add the remaining properties the same way. Maintain the order of the prope11ies
the same as in the Excel file for convenience. The table now looks like the
following figure:
... .,...,. ...

·~ ..,.., .
.......,..,,
-·· ·~
.. ..,,
,.,,
.. ..,,... •A•
,
--.... ...
o Now you can enter the data from the Excel file by copying and pasting into the
table. To copy, highlight the green part of the table (Distillation temperature
through Aniline Point) and press Ctrl+C. To paste, click on first cell under
Distillation Temp and press Ctrl +V.
o Select the Light Ends fonn and uncheck the Input option. This will maintain the
inputs from the Oil & Gas Feed page.
o The assay should be solved. Review and conditions or properties of interest.
o Select Tools> Workbooks and view the HYSYS Workbook. Use this to
compare the conditions, properties, and compositions of the three Reservoir
streams.
o Save your case as 01_0il-Gas Feed3.hsc.

Aspen HYSYS Upstream Pipeline Simulation Using Pipe Segment
Pipeline Simulation Using

Pipe Segment
lesson Objectives
Add and connect a Pipe Segment to build a flowsheet in

Explore pipe segment results and flow assurances
Workshop: Use the Pipe Segment to simulate a pipeline

Summary of Available Pipe Options (1)
Pipe Segment
- Standard feature in HYSYS
- Optional add-on license to use OLGA 2-phase, or 3-phase
correlations
Compressible Gas Pipe
Pipe included in Valve (shortcut option for Dynamics)
- Requires HYSYS Dynamics license
PIPESYS
- Requires separate PIPESYS license from SPT Group
Links to Pipesim and Prosper/Gap
- Requires HYSYS Upstream license and separate license from
Schlumberger
Summary of Available Pipe Options (2}
Aspen Hydraulics
- Requires HYSYS Upstream in Steady State and Aspen
Hydraulics license in Dynamics
Link to OLGA
- Requires HYSYS Upstream from AspenTech and OLGA license
from Neotec

Aspen HYS YS Upstream Pipeline Simulation Using Pipe Segment
HYSYS Pipe Segment
PIPE-100
Production To
Fluid BaUery
Part of standard HYSYS Steady State & Dynamics for modeling

process piping and transport pipelines
Needs feed and product streams, plus an Energy stream
Represents "multi-segment" single line
Segments can be pipes (different lengths, elevations,
diameters) or fittings
r:,
9
6
2 __
3 ____.,,
~========::::1x1 L4
HYSYS Pipe Segment
Limited network capabilities

For a single pipe you can specify two out of P; 0 , Pout & Flow
Rate
Alternatively, give all 3 (P; 0 , Pout & Flow) and it will calculate
pipe length (for single segment only)
For a single branched system of 3 pipes specify, for example,
Pl & the inlet flows
Calculates P2
Set mixer to equalize pressures, therefore P3 = P2
Calculates P4 and then PS
P1 P2

HYSYS Pipe Segnient
Limited network capabilities

A typical gathering network will have well flows that depend
on the back pressure of the network and a discharge
pressure.
Limited network models can be done with Adjust blocks to
balance pressures (use Simultaneous Adjusts)
A network that gathers more than five wells is usually slow
to solve
- Could have more wells with some flows fixed
HYSVS Pipe Segment
Can model single phase and

multiphase
- Wide choice of multi phase ..,......,_ ........
correlations (see documentation '"""";'""l•~-·l,.,•"'""'''"'"'"".... ;~lc.,.;..;
for details) ...... ·-~·/
Can model heat loss in detail
Can estimate heat transfer
coefficient with fluid + metal +
1 layer of insulation
Ambient medium can be Air,
Ground or Water
- Alternatively enter a coefficient
for pipe, or for each segment
- Or, specify heat loss (duty)

Aspen HYS YS Upstream Pipeline Simulation Using Pipe Segment
HVSYS Pipe Segment
Runs in dynamics, but does

not consider phase slip
Option to use OLGA 2-phase
or 3-phase correlations in
Pipe Segment p~~ ~1'5'Hro ..
The pipe model -"'"!-' -ru,,_"9_r...-.""'h..1_ff-..f.,,.,.~rf"',:""-..,~~ro:,....,,..,.

can predict Coe::'"' l~~~j~~''°p",(o"'~'""
typical slug length ~:::.'.::
( , •'«t·<>'f'poH;,,(c.. ... >l>O
and frequency ;..:;::
Not«
•.• rn.fu\S lP ~
i ·QlGAS lP
HVSYS Pipe Segment Improvements
Improved flexibility in assigning pipe flow correlations

- Can now assign different pipe flow correlations to different segment
orientations (vertical, horizontal, inclined)
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(·-"~""""'
; ''"""'~'
I;;:::,:_~,
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""''° "''

Pressure Drop Correlations and Usage
Model Horizontal Flow 11£MIJM&&Jl£MM&IJ&!M&

Aziz, Govlf)r & Fogarasl Yo; Yes
Baxendell & Thomas
N•
Use with Care "'
y" No N•
BegQs'&.Brlll (1973) v.. v.. Yo$ Yes
Beggs&: Brill (1979) Yes y.,
Di,ins&ROS No
y"
"'
Gregory, Aziz, Mandhane
y"
No "' "'
Hagedorn &'Bi"oWn' "'
No Yes
"'
y., "'
No
HTFS Homogeneous Yes No No
HTFS liquid, $1ij> y"
"'
y,. Y.s No
OLGAS 2-Phase y,. y., Yes Yes
OlGAS 3-Phase v.. y., Yes
Orklsewskl No "' Yes
P0ettinali 'a ca'rpei1tet No
"'
v.. "'
No No
Tulsa 99 No y" Yes
"'
New f1.111ctio11ality for Pipeline Modeling

Available starting from V7.3 CP1
Flow Assurance
- C02 corrosion rate profile
- Erosion velocity profile
- Hydrate formation profile
- Slug flow
- Wax deposition
Emulsion Viscosity Models
- Several options for calculating viscosity of combined oil and
water phase
Tulsa Unified Model Correlation
- New correlation for HYSYS pipe and Aspen Hydraulics
~aspfl!'\lech <f2014~nTe<llnolO\JY,ln<..AlltlQl\l::<uSl'ro;o!d I 12 ~NJE.

flow Assurance
Ensure successful and economical flow of multiphase fluids
from reservoir to point of sale
Often dynamic modeling techniques employed
Unstable flow
(•lugging) Wax/Hydrate tormauon Asphaltenes
• Instability of waves at •Precipitate to block •Deposition of high

gas~Uquld interface pipe molecular
caused by •Temperature components
hydrodynamic factors maintenance •Most common In
or terrain • Remediation often heavy olls
•Create significant requires production
pressure fluctuations stoppage so need to
•Disturb minimize frequency
receiving/separation and length
facllltres
~
~
•
In oil/gas industry, lost production cost can dwarf Installation cost
"
flow Assurance
New Flow Assurance tab on HYSYS pipe, Hydraulics pipe,

and Hydraulics complex pipe
Analysis tools
available on flow
assurance tab
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flow Assurance Analysis Tools
Hydrates
(>" \'•eW pre>~t~
j
,fy·n'"'"·'.·~::'.~~:r::~) Slug Analysis
Wax Deposition
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'"""·~"'~~""'"'
ilf,fj '•
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.:90
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Emulsion Viscosity Models Available to

Properly Account for Oil-Water Mixtures
User has options for how viscosity is calculated for emulsions in

HYSYS Pipe Segment and Hydraulics subflowsheet
Methods Available ~!':i~i~!!:T~~-~_!TI~~~!:-~i.ifi?i~J __ _

- Simple Volume ! De>_Jg_n _ :·Emul>"><>Vi><oo;jylJe<i'.xl
Weighted 1 • (00.necnons
~.
- HYSYS
Ret Vosrn5'~/= l + H *VJ+ n 'Vf'2 ~ K3 • V/'3
- Brinkman
Vf = Ois;>Etsed f'ha<e Vol- FrgcMrt
Notes
- Guth and Simha
! Kl 2.~00 "'i
- Levinton and Leighton Iu 1.410 I
- Barnea and Mizrahi 1~ _o~ .. 1
- General Polynomial ·a_Si!Oii' 1

rulsa University fluid flow Project (TU ff P)
AspenTech joined the TUFFP in 2011 to gain access to the latest

multiphase pipeline flow research and collaborate with leading
researchers in both industry and academia
Cooperative industry-university research group for 35+ years
Major deliverables
- Software for different multiphase flow applications
- Experimental data and analyses
- Access to facilities for possible contract projects
- Platform to exchange information and Ideas on multiphase flow practices
- Personnel training through resident education and short courses
Member companies/organizations:
- AspenTech, Baker Atlas, BP Exploration, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil,
GE Oil & Gas, JOGMEG, Kuwait Oil Co., Marathon Oil, Petrobras, Schlumberger,
Shell Global Solutions, SPT, Total
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE)
New Tulsa Unified Correlations in HYSYS
Compared against field operational data from

European company
No significant differences between Tulsa and OLGAS .J
correlations
Mixing correlations for vertical and horizontal
orientation is useful to match plant data
Interesting tuning discovery - use wax deposition
thickness to tune the pipeline pressure drop
(assuming wax deposition is likely)
Plant Data ModelO~U
Pipe from
Well1 Well2 We111 WeH2 Well2
~Perlment
w"
Pre,.ure
w"
Pressure
W"
Pres.sure
w"
Pressure Waxlaver
Commeab
mm
'" 30.18 '" 43.5 '" 30.39
30.34
'" 36.01
38.5
olruLSA 3P
OloLGAS 3P
30.18 43.5
n
30.18 43.5 33.6 42.05 OITIJL5A for Vertical, HTFS for horizontal & In dined
-- 30.1 43.5 33.6 41.6 4ITTJL5A for Vertical, HTFS for horizontal & Inclined
H.27 43.S 30.06 33.45 OhiH5A3P
33.27 43.S 29.84 34.39 OinLGAS 3P
" 33.2
H.2
43.S
43.S
32.82
32.82
37.81
43.42
1thiJL5A for Vertical, HTFS for horizontal & Inclined
17.S hiJL5A for Ver\l<al HTFS for horizontal & Inclined

Pipe Segment Workshop
Model a combined well flow through a pipeline using the

Aspen HYSYS Pipe Segment Model
Discover the new Flow Assurance capabilities in HYSYS
Reservoir1
PIPE-100
Production Fluid To Battery

MIX-100
Plpe-Q
Reservoir2
©2014 AspenTech. All Rights Reserved. IO Aspen Technology, Inc.

Pipeline Simulation using HYSYS Pipe

Segment Workshop
aspen·
Pipeline Simulation using HYSYS Pipe

Segment Workshop
Objective
In this module, the Oil & Gas Feed streams produced from the first two oil and gas
reservoirs are blended into one production feed stream. The blended production stream is
then fed through a pipeline. You will model the pipeline using the HYSYS Pipe Segment
unit operation. You will explore the various results, including flow assurance
calculations.
Description
The Aspen HYSYS Pipe Segment is the standard unit operation for single and multi-
phase flow calculations in Aspen HYSYS and HY SYS Upstream. It is best suited
towards single pipe models, or small-scope networks. Larger piping networks will be
better modelled by the Aspen Hydraulics sub-flowsheet - which you will leam about later
in the course.
The Pipe Segment consists of various multi-phase correlations that can be employed for
different directions of flow (beginning with HYSYS V7.3). It allows for a multi-
segment construction easily facilitating the inclusion of fittings and custom piping
arrangements. You can also specify heat transfer parameters in varying degrees of detail.
• Task I - Install the Mixer

• Task 2 - Build the Pipe Segment
• Task 3 - Results and Flow Assurance

Task 1 - Install the Mixer
You will make use of the Oil & Gas Feed streams you built in the previous workshop for
this exercise. The first two streams, Reservoir! and Reservoir2, will be combined and
studied in the Pipe Segment.
o Open the case 01_0il-Gas Feed2.hsc.

o Use the Save As c01mnand from the File menu to save the case under a new
name: 02_Oil-Gas Pipeline Starter.hsc.
o As with streams, there are a variety of methods to add unit operations in Aspen
HYSYS:
0
o To Use... o Do this ...
o Menu Bar o From the Flowsheet menu, select Add Operation
or Press F12.
o The UnitOps view appears.
o Workbook o Open the Workbook and go to the UnitOps page,
then click the Add UnitOp button.
o The UnitOps view appears.
o Object Palette o From the Flowsheet menu, select Open Object
Palette, or press F4. Double-click the icon of the
unit operation you want to add. For Upstream Unit
Operations use Shift+F6
o PFD/Object o Using the right mouse button, drag and drop the
Palette icon from the Object Palette to the PFD.
You will begin building the flowsheet by first adding a Mixer operation to combine
the flows of Reservoir! and Reservoir2.
o Add a Mixer operation to the PFD in your preferred mode.
! !Parnrnet~rs
User Variables:
---.D,...______. .
'Notes
Inlets Outlet
<:<:Str~~m>>

o Select Reservoirl and Reservoir2 as the Inlet streams.

o Type Production Fluid into the field for the Outlet stream. Since Aspen HYSYS
recognizes that there is no existing stream with this name it will create a new
stream with the name you have supplied.
M'i)('er. Mix-loo
c--Cksi9tl--~ti~I\i;;rb.~~l~~-~-~J.
Design Name MIX-100
· Connections
Parameter~
User Variables:
Note~
Inlets Outlet
Reservoir! Production Fluid

Reservoir2
<<Stream>> Fluid Package
o The Mixer is now completely defined. Click the Parameters page.

o Leave the Automatic Pressure Assignment at its default setting of Set Outlet to
Lowest Inlet. In this case, lowest inlet pressure is 7000 kPa, so the outlet stream
is set at 7000 kPa.
Note: The alternate approach, Equalize All, would set all streams to the same
pressure. Therefore if two streams are specified with different pressures a
consistency error would be generated. Only use this approach ifyou have only
specified one stream pressure.
o To view the calculated outlet stream, click the Worksheet tab and select the
Conditions page:
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!Conditions i Vapour 0.0621 0.3410 0.1992
' Properties ! Temperature (Cl 15.00 20.00 19.40
Composition I Pressure {kPa] 7500 7000 7000
PF Specs j
Molar Flow [kgmole/h} 1.88Se+004 1.690e+004 3.57Se+004
Mass Flow [kg/h} L011e+006 1.135e+006 2.146e+006
Std !deal liq Vol Flow [rn3/h} 1415 1543 2958
Molar Enthalpy [kJ/kgmo!e] ·2.079e+005 -2.406e+005 -2.233e+OOS
Molar Entropy (kJ/kgmole-C] 83.71 145,l 113<9
Heat Flow [k.J/h] -3.919e+009 -4.066e+009 -7.985e..i- 009

Task 2 - Build the Pipe Segment
The Pipe Segment is used to simulate a wide variety of piping situations ranging from
single/multiphase plant piping with rigorous heat transfer estimation, to large capacity
long pipeline problems. You can choose from common pressure drop c01Telations
including those developed by Gregory, Aziz, and Mandhane, and Beggs and Brill, as well
as a large number of specialty pressure drop correlations. The OLGAS correlations
(licensed separately) are also available as a gradient method. Consult the online help and
the manual for more information on these methods.
To solve the pipe, you must supply enough information to completely define both the
material balance and energy balance. The pipe segment offers four hydraulic calculation
modes: Pressure Drop, Flow, Pipe Length and Pipe Diameter; the appropriate mode will
automatically be selected depending on the information supplied. There are four levels of
complexity in the estimation of heat transfer, allowing you to find a solution as rigorously
as required while also allowing for quick generalized solutions to well-known problems.
Each pipe segment can represent a single continuous branch of pipe and may contain
multiple sub-segments to represent the various elevation rises and drops that occur over
the length of that pipe.
CJ Add a Pipe Segment from the Object Palette. Double click on the Pipe Segment.
The Pipe Segment property view appears.
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o On the Parameters page you can select the gradient method that will be used for
two-phase (VL) flow calculations. For this exercise, select the Beggs and Brill
(1979) correlation for all directions of flow.
Note: The pressure drop for the pipe can be supplied on the Parameters page. In this
example, it will be left empty and be calculated.
o Select the Rating tab and view the Sizing page.
Note: On the Sizing page, you construct the length-elevation profile for the Pipe
Segment. Each pipe section and fitting is labeled as a segment. To fully define the
pipe sections segments, you must also specifY pipe schedule, diameters, pipe material,
and a number of increments.
o For this pipeline, there is only one segment. Add a segment to the pipe unit
operation by clicking the Append Segment button. Specify the following
information for the segment:

Fitting/Pipe Pipe
Length 500 m (1640 ft)
Elevation Change 0
Nominal Diameter 508 mm (20.0 in)
Schedule 40
o To access the nominal diameter and pipe schedule inputs, click the View Segment
button.

~ Pipe Info: Pipe Segment' PIPE-100 = @] ~
Pipe Parameters
i Pipe Schedule -------s~;~a~1e40·1
i Nominal Di<1meter 508.0000 .
!Inner Diameter 477.8248

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! Pipe Material
iRoughness JI
i Pi_pe W~JI Conduc_~-~ity 45.000
Available Nominal Diameters
25.40 152.4 406.4

38.10 203.2 4572
50.80 254.0
508.0 ~ -~~-~--1
76.20 304.8 609.6
101.6 355.6
o Select Schedule 40 as the Pipe Schedule.

o Select the nominal pipe diameter as 508.0 mm (20 inch). Click on the Specify
button.
o Use the default Pipe Material, Mild Steel and the default Roughness, 4.572e-5 m
(0.0018 inch). Leave the Pipe Wall Conductivity as default at 45.00 W/m-K.
o Close the Pipe Info view.
o When the segment has been added and defined, the view should look like this:
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Elevation Change 0.0000
I Outer Di<imeter
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o Click the Append Segment button twice to add two more segments. Define them
as follows:
Segment 2
Fitting/Pipe Elbow: 90 Std
Length
Elevation Change 0
Outer Diameter 508 mm (20 in)
Inner Diameter 477.82 mm (18.81 in)
Segment 3
Fitting/Pipe Pipe
Length 500 m (1640 fl)
Elevation Change 10 m (32.81 fl)

Nominal Diameter 508 mm (20 in)
Schedule 40
The Pipe Segment is not yet able to solve because we have not specified any information
about the heat transfer properties of the pipe.
On this page, you select the method that Aspen HYSYS will use for the heat transfer
calculations. You have the option of specifying the heat transfer information by segment
or overall. The following are the four available methods:
Heat Loss Specified - If the Overall heat duty of the segment is known, the energy
balance can be calculated inunediately. Each increment is assumed to have the same
heat loss.
Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient (HTC) Specified - If the overall HTC and
ambient temperature are known, then rigorous heat transfer calculations are
performed on each increment of the pipe.
Segment HTC Specified - You specify the ambient temperature and HTC for each
segment that was created on the Dimensions page.
Estimate HTC - The overall HTC can be found from its component patts.
o Inside Film Convection (Inner HTC)
o Outside Conduction/Convection (Outer HTC)
o Conduction through Pipe Wall and Insulation

o Click the Heat Transfer page.

o Select the Overall HTC radio button and enter an ambient temperature of
15.555°C (60°F) and an overall heat transfer coefficient of 1022 kJ/h-m2-C (50
Btu/hr-ft2-F).
o The pipeline is now completely defined and should solve.
o Save the case as 02_Oil-Gas Pipeliue.hsc.
Task 3 - Results and Flow Assurance

In this section of the workshop you will review some of the standard HY SYS Pipe
Segment Results, such as pressure and velocity profiles. You will also look at the Flow
Assurance options within the Pipe Segment, which are used to calculate items such as
erosional velocity, hydrate fonnation, and slug flow.
o Go to the Performance tab and click on View Profile button. The table is shown
partly in the following figure. Scroll to the right to view more profile results.
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The HYSYS V7.3 CPI and newer versions contain many new improvements for the
modeling of pipeline hydraulics, including substantial improvements in solution speed for
steady-state flow networks, support of flexible boundary conditions, and new flexibility
to model shut-in branches of a flow network. More information can be found on these
improvements in solution 131579.
Flow Assurance Calculations are available in the Aspen HYSYS Pipe Segment Model
and the Aspen Hydraulics Pipe and Complex Pipe Models.
The Pipe Segment model in HYSYS and the pipe and complex pipe models in Aspen
Hydraulics can now check for a variety of potential flow assurance issues.
These new features can be found on the new Flow Assurance tab within the pipe models.
C02 Corrosion - The presence of C02 in a hydrocarbon pipeline can cause an

undesirable deterioration of the pipe wall, and may ultimately lead to a catastrophic
failure of the pipe. It is therefore necessary to predict the pipe wall corrosion rate caused
by the presence of C02 in a hydrocarbon pipeline.
The corrosion rate for a set of conditions can only be estimated by correlations. V7.3
CPI and newer versions include three C02 corrosion correlations:
I. NORSOK Standard M-506 correlation developed with the support of the

Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF) and the Federation of Norwegian
Manufacturing hldustries (TBL).
2. de Waard Model 1995 correlation
3. de Waard Model 1991 correlation
o Go to the Flow Assurance tab of the pipe segment. Select C02 Corrosion.
o Check the box Do Corrosion Cale. Leave corrosion inhibitor and pH values as
default.
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Erosion - In multiphase flow through pipelines, the continuous impact of particles

(liquids or solids) on the pipe wall surface can cause potential erosion problems. It is
therefore imperative that erosion effects are considered when sizing and designing
pipelines.
The maximum fluid velocity in a pipeline to prevent erosion is given by:
V1nax -- c * (Pm) .Q.5
Where Pm is the mixture density and C is an empirical constant based on the correlation
chosen. Correlations supported in V7.3 CPI and newer versions include:
1. API-RP-14E Report- suggests a value ofC=lOO for solid free cmrnsive and
continuous flow, and C= 125 for noncontinuous flow
2. Salama & Venkatesh ( 1983) - suggests a value of C=JOO
The prediction of the erosion rate is suppo1ted in both the pipe models in Aspen
Hydraulics and the HYSYS pipe segment model.
o Select the Erosion page and click the Do Erosion Cale checkbox. Keep the
default API-14E Continuous service option.
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characteristics through the line, reducing the capacity of the pipeline or significantly
increasing the pressure drop.
V7.3 CP 1 and newer versions have the ability to predict hydrate formation throughout the
pipeline, using the same capabilities that have been available within the HYSYS Hydrate

Formation Utility for streams. The prediction of the hydrate fonnation is supported in
both the pipe models in Aspen Hydraulics and the HYSYS pipe segment model.
o Go to the Hydrates page and check the Do Hydrate Profile Calculation box.
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Slug Analysis - Pipelines transporting multiphase fluids (vapor and one or more liquid
phases) can experience slugging behavior, especially when the pipeline's elevation varies
significantly over its length. Under certain conditions, slugs of liquid can form in
predicts slug properties for horizontal and inclined two-phase flows in each pipe segment.
In V7.3 CPI and newer versions, the slug analysis functionality available under the Flow
Assurance tab. The form has been redesigned to provide both the slug analysis tool
options and results on a single fonn.
o Go to the Slug Analysis page and check the Do Slug Calculations box. Once
finished you can click the View Cell Plot button to view a detailed slug flow
profile.

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Wax Deposition - Wax deposits can form on pipeline wall surfaces, restricting the
flowrate and increasing the pressure drop through the pipeline.
In V7.3 CPI and newer versions, the wax deposition functionality available under the
Flow Assurance tab. The form has been redesigned to provide both the wax deposition
input options and results on a single form.
o Choose Profes as designated correlation. Type 0 Int Dep Thick (Initial Deposit
Thickness) for the whole pipe length. Leave everything leave everything else as
default.
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Aspen HYSYS Upstream Model Gas Oil Separation Plant
Model Oil-Gas Separ·ation Plant

using Aspen HYSYS Upstream
learning Objectives
Build a flowsheet based on Oil & Gas Feed inputs

Review HYSYS process modeling using separators, heat
transfer equipment, rotating equipment, etc.
Add an HC Dewpoint calculation to a stream through the
Correlation Manager
Use the Adjust operation to meet a desired process
specification

Aspen HYSYS Upstream Model Gas Oil Separation Plant
Process Overview
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Oil-Gas Separation Plant Workshop
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Oil-Gas Separation Plant Workshop
Objective
This module is a continuation of the Oil and Gas Feed simulation and Pipeline by Pipe
Segment modules. You will model a two-stage oil-gas separation plant used to separate
the gas, crnde oil, and water contained in the streams produced from the reservoirs. Each
separation train consists of a 3-phase separator followed by some additional gas
processing (a low temperature separator and compressor). The lean, dry gas produced
must meet a pipeline hydrocarbon dew point specification before it is delivered to the gas
plant for further processing. The crude oil extracted from the separation process is
exported for refining. The water produced is collected for reinsertion to the wells, where
it is used to pressurize the reservoir to enhance the recovery of remaining oil and gas
deposits.
Description
The standard Aspen HYSYS unit operations such as separators, heat transfer equipment,
and rotating equipment items can also be employed in an upstream model. This Oil-Gas
Separation model is a simulation of a standard-type processing unit. The model will also
attempt to meet ce1iain product specifications and this is made possible by using certain
logical (or mathematical) operations in HYSYS.
• Task I - Open Starter & Inlet Separator

• Task 2 - Finish the Model
• Task 3 - Dew Point Control

Task 1 - Open Starter & Inlet Separator

You will use the case created in the Pipeline module as the base for building this module.
o Open the case 02_Oil-Gas Pipeline.hsc.

o Save this case as 03_ OGSP Starter.hsc.
Note: The Oil-Gas separation plant will be built with only streams 'Reservoir I' and
'Reservoir2 '.
The oil and gas production from reservoirs 1 and 2 enter the separation plant at a
controlled pressure and proceed to a 3-phase separator. This separates the gas, crude oil,
and water phases into three different streams. Overhead gas from the 3-phase separator is
then passed through a cooler where heavier hydrocarbons condense. These hydrocarbon
liquids are separated from the cooled gas in a Low-Temperature Separator. A compressor
raises the pressure of the dry, cold gas up to the operating conditions of the pipeline. The
condensed liquids from the low temperature separator are mixed with the crude oil from
the 3-phase separator. The combined liquid stream then proceeds to the secondary
separation train.
An inlet valve is added to reduce the pressure of the pipeline before the production fluid
enters the 3-phase Separator.
o Add a Valve operation and specify the Connections page as follows:
Valv<:t VLV-100
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Parameters
User Variables!
Notes '
Inlet
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Fluid Package
o View the Parameters page and specify a Delta P of700 kPa (101.526 psi).
o Add a 3-phase Separator to the flowsheet. The 3-phase Separator view appears.

o On the Design tab, Connections page, attach To Sep 1 as the inlet to the 3-phase
Separator.
o Create the three outlet streams as follows:

Vapor Gas 10
Light Liquid Oil 10
Heavy Liquid Water 10
o Click the Parameters page. The default inlet and outlet Delta P of zero is
acceptable for this example. The Volume, Liquid Volume, and Liquid Level
(which generally apply only to vessels operating in dynamic mode or with
reactions attached) are also acceptable at their default values.
o To view the calculated outlet stream data, move to the Worksheet tab and select
the Conditions page. The table appearing on this page is shown in the following
figure:
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To Sep 1 Oil 10 G11'1'10 Water 10

Conditions V<1pour 0.2221 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000
i Properties Temperature [CJ 17.68 17.68 17.68 17.68
Compo~ition;
P(essure [kPaJ 5776 5776 5776 5776
PF Specs
Molar Flow [kgmole/h] 3,575e+004 1.654e+004 7941 1.127e+004
Mass Flow [kg/hj 2.146e+006 1.80Se+006 1385e .. oos 2.031e+OOS
Std Idea! Liq Vo! Flow {m3/hJ 2958 2317 438.1 20.lS
Molar Enthalpy (kJ/kgmolej ·2.235e+005 -2.507e+OOS -7,715e+004 -2.867e+005
Molar Entropy (kJ/kgmole-CJ 114.0 139A 149.4 51.73
Heat Flo~·1 {kJfhJ -7.990e-.009 -4.147e+009 -6.126e+008 -3.23le+009
o After the inlet separator calculates, save your case as 03_ OGSP Separator.hsc.
After saving, move on and build the remainder of the plant.

Task 2 - Finish the Model
This portion of the workshop is focused on building the remainder of the Oil-Gas
Separation Plant model. Resume by adding another valve to reduce the pressure of the
overhead gas stream from the 3-phase Separator.
o Specify a new valve operation with the following information:

Inlet Gas 10
Outlet Gas 11
Delta P 3000 kPa (435.1 psi)
o The overhead gas stream is cooled with a Cooler operation. Add Cooler and
connect it as follows:
Cooler. r~too
. Oesign"'[.~-t~_g_J_wcrb~eet !_ l'erfor'.1la~eJ '90i~!!ti:<:~J

De.-ign Name E-100
Corme-ctiom
P~ran1ete~
lJ•er Va~abi,.,!
Inlet fr erg)'
Not,.•
Gas 11 Chiller 1-Q
--------~ GM 12 ~!
] Ignored
o Click the Parameters page. Specify a Delta P of 50 kPa (7.25 psi).

o On the Worksheet page, specify an outlet temperature of -5°C (23°F).

The next separator, the Low-Temperature Separator separates the Gas 12 stream into its
vapor and liquid phases, knocking out any condensed water or hydrocarbon liquids.
o Double-click the Separator icon on the Object Palette. The Separator view
appears.
o Name the Separator as LTS-1 and specify the Connections page as follows:

Inlet Gas 12
Vapour Outlet Gas 13
Liquid Outlet Liq 1
o Add a Compressor to the flowsheet and call it Comp 1.

o Specify the Connections page as follows:

Inlet Gas 13
Outlet Gas 14
Energy Comp 1-HP
At this point, the Compressor has one degree of freedom. To fix this remaining degree of
freedom you can specify either the Compressor outlet pressure or the horsepower of the
Compressor. In this example, we will set the pressure indirectly when we specify a Mixer
in the next step.
o Add a Mixer operation with the following information:
Inlets
Outlet
Automatic Pressure Assignment Equalize All
To Gas Plant, Pressure (kPa) 5500 kPa (797. 7 psia)
After you specify the pressure for the To Gas Plant stream, Aspen HYSYS can perfonn a
flash calculation on the Gas 14 stream. Now, the Mixer and the Compressor operation
should all be completely calculated.
o Save your file as 03 OGSP-Gas.hsc.

The cmde oil extracted from the first separator mixes with the condensed gas liquids
collected from LTS-1. The combined stream is fed to a second 3-phase Separator to
further separate the remaining gas, crude oil, and water components. The separated gas
then goes through low temperature separation and compression before it combines with
the gas stream from the first separation train. The combined gas stream is then fed to the
pipeline (for delivery to customers or to a gas plant for further processing). The crude oil
stream produced from the secondary separation train is fed to the stock tank for crude
exp01t. As previously described, the water extracted from the production fluid will be
reinse1ted to the production wells.
o Install a Valve with the following specifications:

Con.nectioris.flage ;
Inlets Oil 10
Outlet Oil 11
· Parameters Page
Delta P . I Unspecified
o Add a Mixer with the following infonnation:
In this cell... Enter...
Inlets Oil 11
Liq 1
Outlet To Sep 2
Par~rrietel's F>age • •
Automatic Pressure Equalize All
Assignment
o Add a 3-phase Separator with the following infonnation:

'"" ' " "
,,,'" '',, ::·, :_ -, -_::-,: " i

Inlets To Sep2
Vapour Gas 20
Light Liquid Oil 20
Heavy Liquid Water 20
Parameters Pafile
Delta P, Inlet 700 kPa (101.5 psi)

o A pressure drop for a separator can be entered on the Design > Parameters page.
Refer to the figure shown below:
3 PhaS~ Sejiaiator. V-101

Desi9-~---Th;~tio~~~LRati~~~[Wo~~~~l-[!?Ynami~-~ J
Design
Connections Delta P
.•.•...•...•..•....•..
P.,r<1meters
ln!et lkPa] --100.0· 1
User Variable;
Notes
[.Vapour outlet-·-·-·{kPal.
--- ·-····· . 00000..J
Volume
li<:juid Votume
'''
t 50.00 %
Type
I c:-, Separator '§' 3 Phase Sep ()Tank
o Add a Valve with the following information:
Gas20
Gas 21
Delta P I 350 kPa (50. 76 psi)
o Add a Cooler with the following inf01mation:
Inlets Gas 21
Outlet Gas22
Energy Chiller 2-Q
Delta P 100 kPa (14.5 psi)
Outlet temperature -22°C (-7°F)

Modeling Heavy Oil & Gas Production Facilities Using Aspen HYSYS Upstrca1n Workshops
o Install a Separator with the following information:

Connections Page
Name LTS-2
Inlets Gas22
Vapour Outlet Gas 23
Liquid Outlet Liq 2
o Install a Compressor named Comp 2 with the following information:

Connections Page
' " ,', '
..
Inlet Gas23
Outlet Gas24
Energy Comp 2-Q
o Connect Gas 24 as one of the inlets to MIX-101 and it should calculate due to the
"Equalize All" pressure assignment in MIX-I 0 I.
Now you will combine the crude oil streams collected from the two-stage separation and
export it to the stock tank at atmospheric pressure.
o Add a Mixer operation with the following information:
co11nectiolls ~ag~ '

Inlets Liq 2
Oil20
Outlet Oil 21
o Add a Valve operation with the following information:

connections Page
Inlet Oil 21
Outlet To Stock Tank
o Specify a pressure of 101.3 kPa (14.70 psia) for the To Stock Tank stream.

a Double-click the Tank icon on the Object Palette. The Tank property view
appears.
a Click the Design tab. Type Stock Tank in the Name field and specify the
Connections page as follows.
Tank:Slod:Taiil:
De•'9n [~1-~$~[Ra~i~-fW~~~;~~-i~J:i:;-~~~l
Oesi9n Nome Stock Tank
<:wmK!JOl\S Inlet<
Parnmete"
To Stock lank
u,erVariabl~<
Notes ~< Strnam >> \lapcu1 Outlet
j_v~-~
I
- - - - - - c... ~t-l~-:"-,:-~-·tl;-~:- .,- - _,._____
. _
fo~rg\I (Opfio~aQ
L 0
; "''"· ::;II'11"11"11'·11....ll,ll.1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 :-, lgnQiffl
a Add a Mixer operation with the following information:
M'oo!ri MiX-104
Desi9~-""[~~~]~~~~~~i~l~_a~-i~i1
Design Name MIX-104
Connections
Paramet<'rs
' User Vilfiables
Notes
Inlets Outlet
Wate<lOl !.. !.?..~~~!_~-~~~~~-

Wate..-20
<<Stream>> Fluid Pad::age
I~---
i
Review the production from this model and answer the following questions:
1. What is the Gas flow to the Gas Pla11t a11d Oil prod11ctio11fro111 tlte Stock Tank?
1. How does this co111pare to the reservoir data that we e11teredfor the two reseri•oirs?
3. How do you account/or any differences?
a Save your case as 03_ OGSP .hsc.

Modeling Heavy Oil & Gas Production Facilities Using Aspen I-IYSYS Upstream Workshops
Task 3 - Dew Point Control
Produced gas must meet a meet a Hydrocarbon Dew Point temperature specification at
the pipeline flowing pressure to ensure that no free hydrocarbon liquids accumulate in the
transmission line. A typical pipeline dew point specification of-10°C, 5516 kPa (15°F at
800 psia) will be applied to the To Gas Plant stream in this case.
The current dew point can be viewed by adding the HC Dew Point gas property
con-elation to the To Gas Plant stream.
o Double-click the To Gas Plant material stream.

o Select the Properties page from the Worksheet tab.
o Click the Append New Correlation button at the bottom of the table.
o From the Gas grouping select the HC Dew Point con-elation and click Apply to
add it to the stream.
: BlackOil
! Electrolyte
-' Gas
C02E-AR4
C02E-SAR
C02E-US
HC Dew Point
HHV Mass Basis
HHV Molar Basis
HHV Vol. Basis
LHV Mas5 Basis
LHV Mo!.:ir Basis .. .!
LHV Vol. Basis
I
I
Mass Density (Std. Cond)
Water Content
j Water Dew Point
l___,___ {)_,.~.~~-~~~e·I-~~-~~--.,--------
--,
........ A~ely. . J Close .. J
fV!tat is tlze HC Dew Point of tile To Gas Plant streani at current co11ditio11s?
Note: HC Dewpoint has been added to the bottom of the list on the Properties page; there
are various ways of customizing the property list for this stream using the local property
controls. Be aware that we have added HC Dew Point as a local property only; it will
only be viewable from this stream.
Property pages can also be customized globally so that every stream in your simulation is
changed in the same way. Ask your instructor or refer to the help topic "Correlation
Manager" for more details.
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The current HC Dew Point is just a bit out of our required range. To set the HC Dew
Point to a desired value, you will use the HYSYS Adjust block. This will allow you to
set the HC Dew Point to a desired value by manipulating some independent variable.
Which variables in the OGSP process 111ight iuj111e11ce this HC Dew Point?
The Adjust operation is a Logical Operation, meaning it is a mathematical operation

rather than a physical operation. It will vary the value of one stream variable (the
independent variable) to meet a required value or specification (the dependent variable)
in another stream or operation.
In this example, an Adjust operation is used to adjust the duty of the chiller in the first
separation train until the To Gas Plant dew point is within a few degrees of the pipeline
specification. In effect, this increases the heating value of the gas, while still satisfying
the dew point criteria.
o Add an Adjust operation to your flowsheet and double-click the icon. The Adjust
property view appears:
ADJ-1
Connectlons Adju~t Name AOJ-1
Notes ·Adjusted Variable
: Object:
j Va.table: J
Target Variable I
Object: ~----------~ [ ___-___S_~:-~_t_.Y~r_"'__
~I
I ~~n~~~e~--- L ________________________________ ~~-----~~-]
!
, Target Vatue
Source
O' User Supplied Specified Target Value
Another Object
CJ Ignored
""'''
o Click the Select Var button in the Adjusted Variable group. The Select Adjusted
Variable view appears.

The chiller duty, Chiller 1-Q, should be adjusted in some way to meet the required target.
An adjustable variable for the Chiller 1-Q must now be selected from the Select Adjusted
Variable view. As we have not directly specified the chiller duty, we need to select the
variable that directly affects this duty, in this case the outlet temperature from the chiller.
o From the Object list, select Gas 12. From the Variable list which is now visible,
select Temperature.
~ Select Adjusted Variable For ADJ-1
Flowsheet Object Variable

[ ___ OK~- -
Case (Milin) Chiller 1-Q Feed ,\'o:;:!e El.:-rntion
f Ch:!ler 2-Q L"q Vol Flow -@:•Std Cond
! Comp 1 Macrowl Assay Data : ; -Object Filter
Comp 1·HP :a MoucCur Data ! '9, AH
Comp2 Macron.«/ Gm Cof>'positio'l
MacroCut lighrEnd; Streams
Ccmp2-HP
Crnde Expod MMs F/o.v ,, Unil0p$
E-100 Mo/or Entliaipy · logicals
E-101 Melo~ F1'11'1
' ·:Utilities
FeedffB:'cck_ Reser, o pHv'a!ue
FeederBlock_f?esero<o Pressure '_! Co!umnOps
GaslO Prodvrt No:::zle Eit:><otion
'fCustom
Std fdeo/ E7 Vol F!twl
5td Uq Vol Flc>'I Spn:
si!y r, i-
j Custom... J
Gos 1.f Temprro!we
G.n20
Gos 21 Total WOR
Gos 22 Uso·r Vorioblt:'s
Vapour Frortirm
Variable ~scription Temperature
o Click the OK button to accept the variable and return to the Adjust property view.
o Click the Select Var button in the Target Variable group. The Selected Target
Variable view appears.
o Specify the following:
In this list... Select...

Object To Gas Plant
Variable Calculator
Variable Specifics HC Dew Point (Gas)
o Click the OK button to close the Selected Target Variable view.
Note: Any variable that has been added to the Properties Page using property
correlations such as HC Dew Point must be accessed through the "Calculator" variable
when using a variable navigator.
The next step is to provide a value for the target variable, which in this case is the dew
point temperature. The pipeline specification to which we must adhere is to keep the HC
Dew Point temperature at or below -14 °F (-25.5 °C). You will allow for a I °C safety
margin in your specification, however.

o Enter a value of-25°C (-13°F) in the Specified Target Value box. The completed
Connections tab is shown below:
(011nection< Adju~t Name ADJ-1

Connedions
Nates -Aclju. ste'J Varia.b!<
Objut ~~~~--~---- Select Vl11...
!Vanabfe:
1
lf~;;;p.,~·~;~;;,~-;~~·--------------~---1
Target Variable
Object. ~o-Ga, Pian!
Vanab!e. f~~~~-~~C D'.'_"':'._~_~int[C:i_~---------------------------

,-- Target V<1lue ············ ·················· ·· ·············· ·············
I Source
Specified Target Value
; :q- UserSuppl1ed
i ') A1'o!~er Object
-15.0000 (
) SpreadS~eetCel! Object
o Select the Parameters tab.

o Replace the default Tolerance and Step Size with 0.2°C (0.5°F) and 5°C,
respectively. No values will be entered in the Minimum and Maximum fields
(these are optional parameters).
Parameters - Solving Parameters ---------------·-----------
Parameters
Options [] Simultaneous Solutinn
Method Secant
Tolerance 0.20000 C
Step Size 5.0000 C
Minimum (Optional} <Unbauf1ded>-
l~~;~_;;;~~~;.;_~-----------·- _._ ______:_u_''_·b_°"_"_d·-~-~-
[] Optimizer Controlled
o Go to the Monitor tab; this will allow you to view the progress of the Adjust as it
rnns.

AOJ-1
1-c~~~~i~-~~]~Pa~;~~t;;-1 M~~i;~;-l-U~~-;v~;i~-bi~~--1
Monitor -rteratlon History
Tables
Iterations 6
Plots
Adjusted Value Target Value Residual

Iter
[CJ !CI [CJ
1 -5.000 -18.766 6.234
2 -4.315 -18.023 6.977
3 -4.677 -18.415 6.585
4 -9.673 -23.788 1.212
5 -14.720 -29.080 -4.080
6 -10.828 -25.015 -1.450e-002
o From the Monitor we can see that the To Gas Plant stream now has an HC dew
point temperature of approximately -25°C (- l 3°F). This specification is within the
acceptable range set forth by our tolerance.
How 11111ch was the te111perature/or strea111Gas12 adjusted?
Did this have a sig11ijica11t effect 011 your gas and oil production rates?
o Save your file as 03_0GSP Adjnst.hsc

Aspen HYSYS Upstream Pipeline Simulation Using Aspen Hydraulics
Pipeline Simulation Using

Aspen Hydraulics
Lesson Ob_jectives
Identify and explain the Aspen Hydraulic sub-flowsheet and

unit operations
Compare and contrast the HYSYS Pipe Segment calculations
with Aspen Hydraulics
Use Aspen Hydraulics in Steady State mode to model a
pipeline network

Aspen Hydraulics Unit Operations
Aspen Hydraulics unit operation

models include:
- Pipes, junctions, mixers, splitters,
swages and valves
Aspen Hydraulics simulations can be Piping
solved in:
Steady State mode, or
Dynamic mode on a single network,
- with the ability to switch between the
two modes and also switch between
solvers
Pipe segment
- Standard feature in HYSYS
- Optional add-on license to use OLGA 2-phase, or 3-phase
correlations in the Pipe unit
Compressible Gas Pipe
Pipe included in Valve (shortcut option for Dynamics)
- Requires HYSYS Dynamics license
PIPE SYS
- Requires separate PIPESYS license from SPT Group

Links to Pipesim and Prosper/Gap

- Requires HYSYS Upstream license and separate licence from
Schlumberger
Aspen Hydraulics
- Requires HYSYS Upstream in Steady State and Aspen
Hydraulics license in Dynamics
Link to OLGA
- Requires HYSYS Upstream from AspenTech and OLGA license
from Neotec
Capabilities
Three main capability differentiators

- Steady State vs. Dynamic modeling (SS / DYN)
- Single line piping vs. Network modeling (SL or NET)
- Single phase vs. Multiphase modeling (SP or MP)
Assess your needs in terms of these capabilities
- See table on next slide

Capability Overview
Operation S~SUSP SSIBUMP S~NET/SP ssmETIMP DYNIBUSP DYNISLJMP DYNINETIBP DY~NET/MP
Pipe segment x x x x
Compressible Gas Pipe(') x x x
Pioe included in Valve x x
Pioesvs x x
Link to Pioesim, Prosper/Gap x x x x
Aspen Hvdraulics x x x x x x x x
Link lo OLGA x x x x x x x x
(') Only gas phase calculat1ons
Aspen Hydraulics
Requires an additional license

- HYSYS Upstream in Steady State and
- Aspen Hydraulics license in Dynamics
Aimed at modeling pipelines and pipeline networks
- Limited choice of fittings (valve, swage) in earlier version to
V7.3
- Full range of fittings available in V7 .3 and newer versions.
Can model heat loss in detail

- Fluid + metal + multiple layers of insulation
2 and 3 phase transient analysis
Pipeline cool down calculation for shut in pipe

Pipeline Modeling Options in HYSYS
Options
HYSYS Pipe Segment model - part of Aspen HYSYS
Aspen Hydraulics Sub-Flowsheet - part of Aspen HYSYS Upstream
-- - ., --- - .-
,,,,.~.-T'
~ito TEE-1
7-~·
TEE-ID!
"'E-101
7---~------;-,;':,
I' -~-" ~--- • i"

PIPE-W•
~.O< - - -,;:,
'"C' 0-102 $··~··•00 ~ ~,
Single Pfpeline Steady-State Flow Network Steady-State Dynamic Solver

Solver Solver
HYSYS Pipe
Segment
Aspen Hydraulics
Sub-Flowsheet
Aspen Hydraulics Steady State
Topology
Straight Run
- Convergent Branched
- Looped/Divergent
Unit Operations
- Pipe Segment (with/without Heat Transfer)
Valve
- Mixer/Tee (Calculates Flow Direction and Pressure Drop)
- Swage
- Full range of fittings in V7 .3 and newer versions
Composition Tracking
- Fully Compositional Model using an Equation Of State
- Black Oil/Oil & Gas Feed

Topology
Straight Run ...
Convergent Branched
Looped/Divergent ~"
·!,
-
Solver Technology
ProFES Two Phase Transient
ProFES Three Phase
·-
Atio!Ois!a1>te{m)
Transient
Two Phase Pigging Model Liquid Holdup Profile During Pigging
Slug Prediction
Terrain Induced
Flow Induced
Dynamic Solver Options

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'. ~~,.,,.;d_~f~-i_~~?"~j DJ"'"" 1~~"'.'~J y..,.¥<, ! 1/0!"':'!-!<~_i Tr""~''°'' j ~°".. '

A""'"k">"'""'"°"Co~p-..,;o,~.c"'">''"'''''!o\,. •Acto'""""'S"""'"'I•·•~••
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!.._,.,,..,,_,,,d.0"'~'~>¥""-'PO,·o•"'~;,,:...,.';>
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;-,,,,foffi\Nop°"'""''°"'"'"'p~"G 00000
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A•1"tl><:k<e'l'~°"''ti»'1<><< ,,~Mtj<O'!"O< .. ot
p.,.,.co..-., •.,..,_,.,,,,"'0·
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·I

Building a Model in Aspen Hydraulics (1)
Use Flowsheet > Upstream Operations .... To display the

Upstream palette
Select the Aspen Hydraulics icon
,.. Palette = @l '
OliflX
I+ II"*" I
Custom Dynamics
This creates a sub-flowsheet for the Aspen Hydraulics

calculations
Along with a palette of unit ops allowed in Aspen Hydraulics
;.;..'!t.....,fJ>-:.;..o.,,.;_.;. ,-,.1;,:-~
'V•"'<•> •'Y", '-~>-.~~i o,-~ I '«~,.,,..J ,·~_.. j ,, ...;, ....!.«~<.,, : .,... '
G3S> ,_ ) - - - - - - -

p
p
specified
calculated
.. '"
!""' !••
"....,, -~-..., ""'"
'
. ;;-_,
~"""
Reference Conditions
Reference Conditions must be specified by the user to

define the fluid enthalpy of the stream that will be used as a
feed specification
The stream will be flashed at these conditions to determine
the enthalpy
- Note: These reference conditions will only be used if the Molar
Enthalpy of the stream as shown on the Worksheet tab
Conditions page is undefined
- If the Aspen Hydraulics stream is not a flow specification and
the enthalpy has been calculated by the container flowsheet,
then the Reference Data is not required
- If the stream has a known mass flow rate, then a pressure
must be defined for these reference conditions; otherwise, if
the stream has a known pressure, that pressure will be used

Aspen Hydraulics Ste<~dy~State Solver in V7 .c~
• V7 .3 steady-state solver can be

up to 10 times faster than V7 .2
Substantial
improvement in the
speed and efficiency
in how pipeline
• Improved boundary conditions models and
• Ignore unit operations scenarios can be
developed and
tested in Aspen
Hydraulics V7.3 and
newer versions
• Internal pipe fittings
• Improved heat transfer
specifications
Steady-State Solver Boundary Conditions
Pipeline Pressure-Flow
Behavior Inlet Pressure
Pipe Outlet Pressure
Three variables characterize flow Mass Flow
1. Inlet Pressure
2. Outlet Pressure
3. Mass Flow
• . .
By specifying two variables as :1 Calculated _Specified Sp~~i~,d~
boundary conditions, third 1'"2
unknown can be calculated with 3
:sp~c·~fecr . Specified Calculated
Specified ca1cU1Qtec:t .SPecmeci
mass and energy balance
A,Spen Hydraulics V7 .2 Aspen Hydraulics V7.3 and up
• Supports scenario 1 •Supports all three scenarios

Ignore Hydraulic Unit Operations
Individual unit
operations can be
ignored in Aspen
Hydraulics sub-
flowsheet
Useful to quickly
implement
scenarios where
...
section of field is
shut-in Ignoring this pip:· ignores
associated network branch
th~ ,Q:i 11 ~ 1 A:; ~ .!l
but allows the rest of the
sub-flowsheet to solve
Options in Hydraulics Pipe Operation
Internal_ fittings available in ..________[C:

Hydraulics pipe segment ·'
- Equivalent length is calculated
for pipe
- Models pressure drop impact
of fittings without having to
add additional unit operations
to sub-flowsheet
;..,,.;.-,,~;.....,.;,-~.;.;;;.;;-,
i "''"" ;!"'r~J \'f~"':';.\fR~•~!".'!f.i

New heat transfer options 1-,,,v::,. :~.,,., ,.0-,-.•-,.,,.,,..-.-,_-:::>
- Overall heat loss from pipe
I ....,,........i "'"'".''"'°"~'"~'
can be specified ~= !6..,,.,1.~, ..;..;,- - -~...,,
- Outlet temperature can be

specified
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Aspen'Tech provides a comprehensive

pipeline modeling solution
Summary of HYSYS's Capabilities for Pipeline Modeling

Feature Functlonal1tv HYSYS Pipe Aspen Hydraulics
Pipe Correlations Multiple options ./ New options ln V7.3
Allows different correlations for
different segment orientations
./ New In V7.3
Flow Network Can solve flow networks ./

Boundary Condlllons Calculate pipe diameter ./
Calculate pressures and flowrates ./ ./
Fluid Properties Options for emulsion viscosity method New In \17.3 New In \17.3
Unit Operations Pumps, compressors, healers, coolers,
fittings, etc. ./
Heal nanMer Specify heat flow ./ New In \17.3
Specify outlet temper..ture ./ New In V7.3
Specify heat transfer coefficients ./ ./
Flow Assurance C02 Corrosion New In \17.3 New ln\17.3
Hydrate Formation New In V7.3 New lnV7.3
Wax Oeposltlon ./
Erosion Utility New In V7.3 New tn VJ.3
Pigging Rigorous Dynamics
Slugging Analysis ./
Dynamic Slmufatlon Support of dynamic modeUng .fcsrmple) .f (Rigorous)
Aspen Hydrm.1lks Workshop
Model steady state gas-condensate gathering network using

Aspen Hydraulics
Discover how to properly specify boundary and reference
conditions
Review the result reporting and calculation capabilities in
the Hydraulics sub-flowsheet
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aspen.
Objective
This module will provide a different perspective of piping calculations in Aspen HYSYS.
Rather than using the standard HYSYS piping operation, the Pipe Segment, you will be
using the Aspen Hydraulics sub-flowsheet option of HYSYS Upstream. Aspen
Hydraulics enhances pipe and pipeline simulations by allowing for flexibility when
calculating both single pipe and network-type applications. Certain boundary conditions
can be specified around the sub-flowsheet, allowing for flexible calculation of unknown
boundary conditions. Aspen Hydraulics supports both steady-state and dynamic
calculations - while this workshop will only involve steady-state.
Description
A gathering system located on varied terrain is simulated using the Aspen Hydraulics
capabilities of Aspen HYSYS Upstream. The following figure shows the physical
configuration of this system superimposed on a topographic map. The system consists of
four wells distributed over an area of approximately 2.0 square km, connected to a gas
plant by a network of pipelines.
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Modeling Heavy Oil & Gas Production Facilities Using Aspen I-IYSYS Upstream Workshops
The fluid in this case is varied; both sour and sweet gases are being combined in the
pipeline, as well as a gas condensate mixture. Various piping connections combine all of
the incoming gas streams from the outlying wells into one common header. Flow lines
extending from this central site to each of the individual wells are modeled in Aspen
HYSYS Upstream using the Pipe and Complex Pipe operations available in Aspen
Hydraulics. Since the plant is located in an area with mixed terrain, the elevation changes
must be accounted for.
Aspen Hydraulics Mixer operations are used to model mixing points where flows from
remote wells are combined in common lines.
Pipe Diameters for each of the branches are:
Pipe Branch Diameter

Branch 1 76.2 mm (3")
Branch 2 101.6 mm (4")
Branch 3 76.2 mm (3")
Branch 4 101.6 mm (4")
Branch 5 152 mm (6")
Branch 6 76.2 mm (3")
Branch 7 152 mm (6")
Schedule 40 steel pipe is used throughout and all branches are buried in Dry Peat at a
depth of 1 m (3 ft) with an ambient temperature of 12°C. All pipes are uninsulated.
Elevation data for each of the branches are provided in the following table. Branches that
traverse undulating terrain have been subdivided into a number of segments with
elevation points assigned at locations where there is a significant slope change. Such
locations in the network are labelled on the schematic diagram with the elevation value in
italics.

1
2
Branch
2
Branch GasWell3
3
1 648 (2125)
2 634 (2080)
3 205 (670) 633 (2077)
Branch .B.ranchf<'l,2 .sa1..(i!g~o>···•
4
1 633 (2077)
Branch
5
Branch
6
1 625 (2050) -7.5 (-25)
2 617 (2025) -8 (-25)
Branch .Brnnc!i 5..&. 6...
7
1 340 (1115) 604 (1980) -13 (-45)
• Task I - Define Simulation Basis

• Task 2 -Add Hydraulics Sub-Flowsheet
• Task 3 - Build the Piping Network
• Task 4 - Boundary Conditions and Results
• Task 5 -Heat Transfer Contributions

Task 1 - Define Simulation Basis
The gas gathering field will be modeled using the Peng-Robinson equation of state. The
fluid package needs to contain the components shown below. It is important to know that
Aspen Hydraulics will always use a COM Thenno fluid package for its calculations. If
the fluid package of the main flowsheet is not a COM Thenno fluid package, Aspen
Hydraulics will create a new COM Thenno fluid Package that uses a default Peng-
Robinson equation of state and the component list of the main flowsheet fluid package.
To maintain control over the fluid package being used, it is advisable to set up the
Simulation Basis with a COM Thenno fluid package in the main flowsheet.
Rather than adding the components data from scratch, you will import a provided
component list file (.cml). It will contain the following components:
Nitrogen 11-Pe11ta11e
H2S 11-Hexa11e
C02 Cr+*
Methane H20
Ethane NBP[0/92*
Propane NBP[0/171*
i-Butane NBP[0/243*
11-B11ta11e NBP[0/322*
i-Pe11ta11e NBP[0/432*
o Open Aspen HYSYS and begin with a New Case.

o From the Components tab, click the Import button.
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o Browse to the folder 04_Aspen Hydraulics in the course workshop folder and
select the file titled Hydraulics Comps.cm!.

o The component list should now be available. To review it, double click on the
Component Lists folder and then click on Component List-1.
o Click on Fluid Packages folder.
o Click on the drop down button by the Add button and select COMThermo.
o To define the property package, you must select a package for both the vapor and
liquid phases. First, select HysysPR for the vapor phase.
o Choose the Liquid radio button and select HysysPR again for the liquid phase.
The yellow status bar will show "Vapor: HysysPR Liquid: HysysPR"
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o In the Model Options section on the right-hand side of the view, scroll down until
you see the Molar Volume and Molar Density calculation options. Change these
from the default Peng-Robinson option to the Costald Molar Volume and
Costald Molar Density options.
Note: When in the COM Thermo environment, use this "Model Options" section to
customize any physical property calculations for the selected property package. Similar
modifications can be made when using the standard HYSYS packages as well.
o Save this case as 04_Hydraulics Basis.hsc.

Task 2 - Add Hydraulics Sub-Flowsheet

Aspen Hydraulics can be used to simulate a wide variety of piping situations ranging
from single/multiphase plant piping with rigorous heat transfer estimation, to large-
capacity, looped pipeline problems. It offers the pressure drop correlations developed by
HTFS and the commonly used Beggs and Brill. The heat transfer can be estimated in
detail including multiple layers of insulation both inside and outside the pipe.
By default in steady-state, Aspen Hydraulics works with specified inlet flow rates and a
specified back pressure. In this simulation we will be using some of the common unit
operations available inside Aspen Hydraulics: Pipe, Complex Pipe, and Mixer.
The standard mode of calculation used by Aspen Hydraulics means that the feed
pressures will be calculated and therefore should be left unspecified. However, Aspen
Hydraulics does need to know the thermodynamic state of the feed streams and there are
two ways of achieving this:
I. Install a unit operation between a completely specified feed stream that results in
a stream with a known mass enthalpy and an unknown pressure. For example, you
can add Valve, without specifying pressure drop. The valve will pass the
Enthalpy, Flow and Composition infonnation from inlet to the outlet.
2. Provide a reference condition for each feed stream inside Aspen Hydraulics
flowsheet.
In this workshop, we will use the second method.
o Click Simulation to view the HYSYS PFD.
o Add four material streams to the PFD and define them as follows:
GasWell 1 GasWell 2 GasWell 3 GasWell 4

Temperature 'C ('F) 40 (105) 45 (115) 45(115) 35 (95)
Pressure kPa (psia) 4000 (600) 3500 (500) 3800 (520) 4000 (600)
Flow kgmole/h 425 (935) 375 (825) 575 (1270) 545 (1200)
(lbmole/hr)

o For the stream compositions, open the provided Excel spreadsheet (Gas Well
Comps.xis) in the course workshops folder. You can copy the compositional data
from the Excel spreadsheet and paste it into HYSYS.
o At this point all required streams should be defined. Now you can add the Aspen
Hydraulics sub-flowsheet. Click on Upstream group in the object palette.
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o Click on the Aspen Hydraulics icon and then click on the PFD where you want
to place the hydraulics subflowsheet.
Aspen Hydraulics operation opens automatically. If it is not open, double click on the
hydraulics subflowsheet icon to open it.
o Select GasWelll under External Stream in the Connections page. Select rest of
the three streams one after another.
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Inlet Connections to Sub-Flowsheet
Internal Stream External Stream

GasWelll GasWelll
GasWel!2 GasWellZ
GasWe113 GasWell3
GasWe!l4 GasWelf4
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o Click on the Show Flowsheet button. This is where you will construct your
piping network.
o Press F4 to open Hydraulics object palette. Alternatively, you could go to
Flowsheet/Modify ribbon and click on Models and Streams Palette.

Task 3 - Build the Piping Network

Aspen Hydraulics is very strict when it comes to connecting various pieces of equipment.
The following three rules that need to be respected:
Inlet and outlet streams need to be connected to a pipe or complex pipe segment
You cannot have two fitting type objects (Swage, Tee, Mixer) in series, there
needs to be a pipe in between
You cannot connect two pipe or complex pipe models with different inside diameters.
You must use a swage to model the change in diameter.
Pipes can be modeled using either the regular Pipe or the Complex Pipe operation. The
Complex Pipe allows for multiple piping segments, much like the HYSYS Pipe Segment
operation, while the regular Pipe just allows for one segment. The Complex Pipe will be
used for Branches 1, 3, and 6 while the regular Pipe will be used for all other piping
branches in the network.
o Add an Aspen Hydraulics Complex Pipe from the Hydraulics object Palette.
o Double click on the complex pipe.
o On the cotmections page, connect Gas Well! as the inlet, Bl-Out as the outlet, and
also add a duty stream Bl-Q. Rename the Complex Pipe-100 to Branch 1.
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Branch 1
Data
Heat Tran5fer
Notes Feed Product
GasWelll

o Go to the Data page and enter the following infonnation

Internal Diameter 76.2 mm (3")
Elevation Change 6m(15ft)
o Use the default Pipe Material, Mild Steel, and the default Roughness, 4.572E- 5
m (0.0018 inch).
o Do not change the heat transfer options yet! Calculations using heat transfer are
significantly slower and we will first solve this problem without accounting for
the heat loss.
o The number of pipe cells can be left at 5. As a rule of thumb the number of Pipe
Cells needs to be such that the pressure drop over one cell is less than 10% of the
inlet pressure of that cell.
o Two more segments are needed to complete the branch. Click the Append
Segment button twice to add them, the diameter of the first segment is
automatically copied to the new segments.
In this cell ... Enter ... Enter ...

Segment 2 3
Internal Diameter 76.2 mm (3 inch) 76.2 mm (3 inch)
Length 125 m (410 ft) 100 m (325 ft)
Elevation Change -6.5 m (-21 ft) 0.5 m (1 ft)
o The Data from should like this:
A<pui i-tyd<aiilk5 climpiex "Pipe Segment: Branch 1

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! , 1-fMt T<"Mfer 76.20mm HO.Ont 6.000 m Miid Slee! 4.512e·005 m N<>HeatT~

! Nct0< 76.20 mm ns.o m -6.SOOm Mil<lSt~"! 4_571.,.()0S m tlnHtdllr1
76.2(}mm lOOJ}m 05000m Mild Steel 4.sn.,-005 m No HeJITl
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o Leave the Calculation, Friction Factor, etc. with the default settings. These are
reasonable for a first-pass, conservative calculation.
o Continue by adding the remaining piping operations. Note that Aspen Hydraulics
will not solve as you build the network. You will need to account for the system
boundary conditions before the model will calculate.
o Add an Aspen Hydraulics Pipe with the following values:

Name Branch 2
Inlet GasWe112
Outlet B2-0ut
Energy B2-Q
Oata
Length 200 m (655 fl)
Elevation 23 m (75 fl)
Internal Diameter 101.6 mm (4 in)
o Keep all other inputs for Branch 2 at their defaults.

o For the mixing of various streams, Aspen Hydraulics uses the T-Junction Mixer.
I Piping
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D!J~~)[S1J
Add a T-Junction Mixer to the PFD and define it as follows:
Name Junction 1
Feed/Side-Arm B1-0ut, B2-0ut
Product J1-0ut
.Pata
Angles Leave the default values (90, 0, 0)
Calculation Method Static Pressure Balance (default)
At low velocities there is little difference
between the different methods.
o Add a Complex Pipe with the following values:

Name Branch 3
Inlet GasWell3
Outlet B3-0ut
Energy B3-Q
Segment 1
Elevation 12.5 m (40 ft)
Segment2
Elevation -14 m (-45 ft)
Segment3
Elevation -1 m (-3ft)
o Add an Aspen Hydraulics Pipe to your case with the values provided below:
Name Branch 4
Inlet J1-0ut
Outlet B4-0ut
Energy B4-Q
Segment 1

o Add a second T-Junction Mixer to your case.
Name Junction 2
Feed/Side Arm 84-0ut, B3-0ut
Product J2-0ut
Data
o Add a Complex Pipe to your case with the values provided in the following table.
Name Branch 6
Inlet GasWell4
Outlet 86-0ut
Energy 86-Q
1>1m11.r\1110.ns
Segment 1
Elevation -7.5 m (-25 ft)
Segment 2
o Add an Aspen Hydraulics Pipe to your case, using the following data:
Name Branch 5
Inlet J2-0ut
Outlet B5-0ut


o Add the third and final T-Junction Mixer to the simulation, set up with the
following specifications:
Name Junction 3
Feed/Side Arm B5-0ut, B6-0ut
Outlet J3-0ut

o Add one final Aspen Hydraulics Pipe to the simulation with the following
values:
Name Branch 7
Inlet J3-0ut
Outlet B7-0ut
Energy B7-Q
.Pimensions..
Length 340m(1115ft)
o The piping network should now be fully built. Check your against the image
below:

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o Note that the network is still not calculating. You will need to define the proper
boundary conditions and data transfers to the main PFD. Do this in the next task.
o Save your case as 04_Hydraulics Network.hsc.
Task 4 - Boundary Conditions and Results

Before the model will calculate, you need to define the proper boundary conditions for
the model. In this case, the inlet flow rates and outlet (87-0ut) pressure will be fixed.
That will allow Aspen Hydraulics to back-calculate the required inlet pressures.
o Go to View ribbon and click on Flowsheet to go to main PFD.
Econom,:;k•' _.:;,i;;;• Piping Network Flowsheet/Modify

Z). Zoom &!jZoom to Fit
~Zoomln •.::P1-;1;;,\'plti'
(~ Zoorn Out
Flowsht>et Model
P;ilette
Notes
Manaqet
Start
Paqe
Pl<1nt
View l;~~t L.;~·;_t~~1 i i' tP1T
Zoom Show layout r~ I Window
Simulation I V-ie-w Flows.Ji.etot

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o In the Connections tab and show B7-0ut as an outlet external stream. Just type
87-0ut under External Stream corresponding B7-0ut internal stream.
B6-Q <empty>
BS-Q <empty>
B7-0ut 87-0ut
87-Q <empty>
·~ N€'\V *~ <empty>
_ _ _ _ _l_n,_0~1plete
o Remove the defined pressures from the four Gas Well streams in the main PFD.
These pressures will be calculated.

o Go to the prope1ty view for B7-0ut (either in the main PFD or sub-flowsheet)
and define a pressure of 1800 kPa (261. l psia). This fixes the outlet pressure
from the system.
o Go to the Transfer Basis tab for the Hydraulics sub-flowsheet and set the
Transfer Basis for all material streams as a T-P Flash.
o Go to Home ribbon and tum the solver on.
~' '{f Process Utility Manager

~place ~Copy• ~Unit Sets ~Correlation Manager 1"11M!lf!I!:;: i-~31
Workbook
~J ~,, ~=~:::~;~
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;,;.;,,..... c•.•• Clip_board_j Units Simulation 1~ Solver r. Sumn1aries:
At this point the flowsheet should calculate. If it doesn't, make sure that the Gas Well
streams in the sub-flowsheet are showing an "OK" status. If not, they may require some
reference conditions. In our case, the reference conditions should be defined from the
main PFD data.
o To view the calculation results for the sub-flowsheet, select the Performance tab.
o The Boundaries page shows the calculated boundary conditions. What are the
pressure ofGasWelll, 2, 3 and 4? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
o What is the temperature of B7-0ut? _ _ _ __
o The Pipes page shows tabular data for each pipe, while the Profiles page allows
you to build plots for the pipes in your network.
o On the Profiles page, click the Add button.
o Create a profile for Branch 3 by highlighting Branch 3 and clicking Add. Then
click OK.
~ Profile Editor
Selected Unit Op~ Available Unit Ops

Branch 3 Branch 1
Branch 2
L Add ,,, ,,,,,, J
Branch 3
Branch 4
Branch 6 .....,.... ,
Brandi 5 Delete j
Branch 7
OK
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o This creates a new results profile, which you can view in tabular fonnat by
clicking Table, or in a graphical fonnat by clicking Plot.

Profilei - flJot
Plot Variables I Pressure vs Axial Di.stance H

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Temperature vs Axial Distanc

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7000
Velocity vs Axial Distance
'- Density vs Axial Distance
6500
Vapour fraction vs Axial Distance
6000
. Liquid Holdup vs Axial Distance
~ 5500 . Mass Flow vs Axial Distance
,._,, S-000 Elevation vs Horizontal Distance
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~ 4500
. '-....
£. 4000
. ..........
3500
. ........
3000
2500 . . ... . .. . . .......
, ..
0.000 500.0 1000 1500 2000 2500
Axial Distance (m)
o Add a new results profile showing Branches 1, 4, 5, and 7 in series. Compare

your pressure profile to the one below:
Plot Variables Pressure vs Axial Distance
Pressure vs Axial Distance

3450
........ I
3400
........ ~-i..IDistanc •1ml""3 9
3350
. ...... ....
Pretsure.(kP< ) ..... . .. 3 02
(ti' 3300
. .........
'lz 3250
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l!1
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3150 .
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3050 .
........
3-000
2950 . . . . '
0.000 5000 100.0 150J) 200.0 250.0 300.IJ 3SIJ.O 400.0
Axial Distance (m)
o Save your case as 04_Hydraulics Profiles.hsc.

Modeling Heavy Oil & Gas Production facilities Using Aspen HYSYS Upstrean1 Workshops
Task 5 - Heat Transfer Contributions

The heat loss parameters to be used are as follows. Pipes buried in Dry Peat at a depth of
1 m with an ambient temperature of l 2°C. There is no insulation on the pipes. The pipe
thickness is defined by the Pipe Schedule (Schedule 40).
For simplicity we have used the nominal pipe diameters up till now, we now need to use
the col1'ect inside and outside diameters. Below is a list of the required sizes for our pipes:
Nominal Size Inside Wall

Diameter Thickness
3" (76.2 mm) 77.93 mm 5.5mm
4" (101.6 mm) 102.3 mm 6.0mm
6" (152.0 mm) 154.1 mm 7.1 mm
Note: Before you start doing these modifications, click the ignore checkbox of the Aspen
Hydraulics operation. This will prevent the operation for solving each time you change an
input. Heat transfer calculations in Aspen Hydraulics take a bit of time to complete, so we
will wait until all details are provided before calculating.
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o Make sure the Hydraulics sub-flowsheet is Ignored as shown above.

o Go to the subflowsheet environment by clicking on Show Flowsheet button.
o Update the seven piping operations in the sub-flowsheet with the diameters Go to
Data fonn to define diameter.
o Go to the Heat Transfer fonn of each pipe and complex pipe. Make sure Mild
Steel is selected as material in each case. Define the thickness. For simple pipe,
check Estimate HTC radio button to define thickness in Heat Transfer form.
o For each pipe and complex pipe, use the Heat Transfer fonn to enter the required
heat transfer parameters. Shown below are the forms for a complex pipe and a
pipe.
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[kgiml]
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o After you define the heat transfer considerations for each branch, Go to View
ribbon and click on Flowsheet. Choose Yes to the solver message.
o Un-check the Ingored box for the Hydraulics sub-flowsheet. The model should
calculate once again.
o Did the temperature profile change significantly? What is the new B7-0ut
temperature?
o Save your case as 04_Hydraulics HeatTransfer.hsc.

Aspen HYSYS Upstream Dynamic Pig Launching Using Aspen Hydraulics
Dynamic Pigging Using Aspen

Hydraulics
lesson Objectives
Convert a steady state Aspen Hydraulics model into

dynamics
Setup Aspen Hydraulics pipeline operations for pig modeling
Review how to merge Aspen Hydraulics sub-flowsheets with
fully-defined Aspen HYSYS Dynamics files
Model pigging using a Microsoft Excel interface to plot the
liquid profile along the pipeline

Aspen HYSYS Upstream Dynamic Pig La1mching Using Aspen Hydraulics
Aspen liydraulks in Dynamics
The Aspen Hydraulics (Dynamic) Pipeline Solver

- Is a means for modeling transient multiphase hydrocarbon
flows in wells, pipelines, and other process components
- Solves mass, momentum and energy equations for each phase
using a one-dimensional finite difference scheme
Appropriate flow pattern maps and constitutive relationships
are provided for wall and interfacial friction and heat
transfer, and a model for multi-component phase-change is
included
Dynamic Initialization
Dynamic Initialization allows you to define how the network

simulation will initialize when switching to dynamics mode
In order to obtain accurate results, and prevent movements
in the model and pressure-flow convergence error, it is
critical to properly set up the cold-start initialization
configuration before switching to dynamics mode
Both the two-phase and three-phase dynamic solvers can
perform a "cold start"
The three-phase dynamic solver must only be used from a
cold start scenario.
Note: Cold-start initialization refers to a scenario when the
initial pressure, temperature, phase velocities, and phase
fractions are all set to their cold start-up conditions.

What is Multiphase Pipe Flow?
Petroleum production pipelines often Downstream

include multiple phases (oil, water, gas) Pressure
- Sometimes also include solids like sand
Key characteristics/parameters of
multiphase flow
- Pressure drop across pipe
- Flow-rate through pipe
- Flow geometry
- Flow patterns can vary
Upstream
Pressure
Why is Multiphase Pipe flow Important?
Design - Accurate prediction of pipeline pressure drops

critical to meet production targets for a new production field
- Account for ~29% of CAPEX costs ($24B/year in 2012') for
deepwater production fields
- Bad design can cost billions of $$ in lost production over the
life of a field
Operations - Troubleshoot operational problems as
oil/water/gas mixture changes as field ages
- Extend economic life of the production field
ln deepwater, pressure drop

across riser can be 1OOOs of psi
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Aspen HYSYS Upstream Dynamic Pig Law1ching Using Aspen Hydraulics
Challenges of Modeling Multiphase Flow
Large number of variables affect pressure drop

- Thermodynamic properties
- Interaction of different phases, e.g. interfacial tension
- Piping material and dimensions
Multiphase mixture is compressible
Fluid slip
- Large difference between densities of liquid and gas phases
cause gas to overtake or "slip by" liquid phase
Flow patterns
- Fluid phases can spatially arrange in different manner
Stratified
Bubble Mist
Using Pipe flow Correlations
,•Fit experimental
data uslng
Empirical dimensionless
para mete ts
'•Develop equatlohs
Mechanistic : to model particular
flow pattern
•Large choice of correlations available

•None perform across all conditions because developed using
specific set of experimental data
•Errors in measured data
•Many correlations developed for two-phase flow

Topology
Liquid Fraction V$ Axial Distance
Straight Run
Convergent Branched . ·. .
Looped/Divergent
Solver Technology . \. __
ProFES Two Phase . \ •
Transient .
ProFES Three Phase
Transient
Two Phase Pigging Model
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Liquid Holdup Profile During Pigging
Slug Prediction
Terrain Induced
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Dynamic Solver Options
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Dynamic Pigging Workshop
Familiarize yourself with the setup of a dynamic problem in

Aspen Hydraulics
Set up a pigging operation and illustrate how to integrate
this information with an Aspen HYSYS model
Review strategies for linking/associating an Aspen
Hydraulics model with a pre-build HYSYS Dynamics
simulation
Utilize Microsoft Excel for enhanced reporting and review of
the pigging model

··aspen
Objective
After completing this workshop, you will be able to provide sufficient information to
fully configure and use the pigging operations within an Aspen Hydraulics sub-flowsheet.
You will also get an opportunity to use dynamic modeling capabilities of Aspen HYSYS
and review some of the basics of the HYSYS Dynamics package.
Description
Aspen Hydraulics is intended for use within the Aspen HYSYS® Oil & Gas option and in
particular with the Dynamic Pipeline Solver embedded within Aspen Hydraulics. The
Dynamic Pipeline Solver is designed for modeling transient multiphase hydrocarbon
flows in wells, pipelines, and process equipment. The Dynamic Pipeline Solver solves
mass, momentum and energy equations for each phase using a one-dimensional finite
difference scheme. Appropriate flow pattern maps and constitutive relationships are
provided for wall and interfacial friction, heat transfer, and a model for multi-component
phase-change is included.
You have learned about using the Aspen Hydraulics sub-flowsheet in the previous
module. The purpose of this module is to set up a pigging operation in the dynamic mode
of HYSYS and illustrate how to integrate this infonnation with a piping network model.
• Task 1 - Review the Base Hydraulics Case

• Task 2 - Transition from Steady State to Dynamics
• Task 3 - Setup Pipeline Hydraulics for Pig Modeling
• Task 4 - Merge Aspen Hydraulics with the HYSYS Dynamics Case File
• Task 5 - Use Microsoft Excel to Enhance Pigging Study

Task 1 - Review the Base Hydraulics Case

In this section, we are going to inspect and run the Aspen Hydraulics model that is
included with the course files. We will configure a pigging operation and observe how it
affects the liquid holdup and other variables in the piping network.
o Open the supplied case file 05_HydroPigging_base.hsc in Aspen HYSYS.

o Right click on the hydraulics operation AH-100 and click on Open Flowsheet as
New Tab. to reveal the sub-flowsheet.
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o Within the hydraulics sub-flowsheet view the pressure profile across the process
by using the keyboard combination Shift-P. Notice that three incoming flows
(Alpha-2, Bravo-2, and Charlie-2) merge into a single downstream source (108).
Press Shift-N to show the stream names once again.
o Inspect the elevation profile for the piping network by navigating to the Design I
Data page for each pipe. Pay particular attention to Pipe-104. You should see
that Pipe-102 declines 60 111 and Pipe-105 exhibits a 60 111 increase in elevation.
All other pipes have no elevation change.
o We can review the liquid hold up for each pipe in the network. This is done by
navigating to the Performance I Profiles page for each pipe and selecting the
Plot button toward the lower left of the window. After clicking on the Plot
button, the plot window appears. Use the pull down list at the top to select the
Plot Variables as Liquid Holdup vs. Axial Distance. Compare the liquid holdup
for Pipe-104 vs. Pipe-102 and Pipe-105. You should see that the liquid hold-up
for Pipe-104 increases with axial distance. Close all the plot windows when you
are satisfied.
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Task 2 - Transition from Steady State to Dynamics

In this part of the workshop, you will convert the steady state file into a dynamic file.
Please note that this course is not intended to serve as full instrnction of HYSYS
Dynamics. Separate training on HYSYS Dynamics is recommended if you wish for a full
overview and introduction into that product. In this module we will learn minimum
infonnation needed to convert this particular steady state file into dynamics, particularly
smrnunding the pigging of a pipeline.
o HYSYS Dynamics requires a dynamic pressure or flow specification all boundary

streams (i.e. inlets/outlets). Change the color scheme to Dynamic P/F Specs. To
do this, go to Flowhsheet/Modify ribbon. In the Display Options group, change
the Color Scheme to Dynamic P/F Scheme. This will make it easier to see which
streams have a dynamic pressure or flow specification in place.
o If the Dynamic P/F Specs is not listed in the drop down list: click on the icon
before the field to add the color scheme.
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o The color of a stream indicates what type of dynamic specification it has.

Green - Pressure specification
Yellow - Flow specification
Red - Both pressure and flow specifications (over specified).
Blue - No dynamic specification.
o In the main PFD, double click on the Alpha-2 stream. Go to the Dynamics tab.
Make sure only flow is checked. Uncheck pressure. Do the same thing for Bravo-
2 and Charlie-2 streams.
Spec'i ·Pressure Specification --

Stripchart
Pressure
Flow Specification
-~; Mofar <--i Mass <! __ ;Ideal UqVol Std. LiqVol
olar Flow Active

1.000e+004 kgmole/h f;i'
o Make sure pressure is the dynamic specification for the outlet stream (ABCD).
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o Go to Dynamics ribbon. Click on the Dynamics mode icon(~::~;" ) to move into
HYSYS Dynamics. Aspen HYSYS Dynamics does not prefer flow rate
specifications (it would rather use pressure specifications) - that's why you will
get the following message:
. r',lllWf•
-------------------~----
A•pen HYSYS
........... . -···· -- - - --- •
-A The dynamics assi>tant identified i!Em• which neEd attenhon,

'Qt Would you like to re<olve thee in <teady <t~te first and not •witch to
dynamin?
y., J( No J]
o Click on No to ignore the assistant.
Note: The Dynamics Assistant is a tool that checks for any improper dynamic
specifications within your model. It is intended to aid you with your transition from
steady state into dynamics.
o The file is now in dynamic mode. However, the Dynamic Integrator (i.e. time) is
CT
on hold. Click the green light to tum the Integrator on.
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Home View Custon1ize Get Started
L~~ Dynan1ic Initialization
k(b Integrator
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o The Assistant will come back with the same message. Choose No again.
o It may take few seconds before dynamic solver starts solving. Click on Integrator
(it is at the left of the run button shown above). The shortcut command to go to
integrator is Ctr!+I. You can view the current time there. The current time is
shown at the left hand side bottom of the HYSYS file as well.
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D Save the file as OS_HydroPigging_Dynamic.hsc

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Task 3 - Setup Pipeline Hydraulics for Pig Modeling

o Double click on the Hydraulics sub-flowsheet, AH-100. Click on the Dynamics
tab.
o Select the View Pig Options button near the middle of the window. This will
open a new window for configuring dynamic pig modeling.
o Remove the pig already installed by clicking the Delete Pig button.
o Click on the Add Pig button to add a new pig. A set of default settings will
appear in the first column of the Pig Modeling window.
. """"""""'""
OynamiC.~ Pig Modemtig A1>pen Hyd~a~ik.f-~ub-~heet' AH-100
Name
Mode! Pig moves with gall vel·
EntJY Pipe
Entiy lm:ation 0.0000 m
b:.t Pipe
Exit location 0.0000 m
Leakage 0.010
IStatus
Velocity O.OOOOm/s
Not Specified
IIPig Position
(tJrrent Pig Segment
O.OOOOm
'I SJtJg Fmnt Position O.OOOOm
Tran~itTime 000:00:0.00 seconds
Position Reference Current Segment Orlgir
L__ -
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o In the Model row, use the pull down list and select Pig moves with constant
velocity.
o In the Entry Pipe row, use the pull down list and select Pipe-104.
o In the Entry Location row, enter a value of 0 m. This value implies the entrance
of the pipe.
o In the Exit Pipe row, use the pull down list and select Pipe-104.
o In the Exit Location row, enter a value of 100 m (328.1 ft). This means the pig
will travel a length of 100 m within Pipe-I 04.
o In the Leakage row, accept the default value of 0.010.
o In the Velocity row, enter a value of0.4 mis (1.312 ft/s) for the pig velocity.

o The pig is now configured to launch once the integrator starts. The input data
window should look like the following:
f-N-~·~~ . PJG-1
1Model Pig moves with constar
Entry Pipe Pipe-104
Entry Location 0.0000 m
Exit Pipe Pipe-104
Exit Location 100.0 m
Leakage 0.010
Velocity Q4000tn/s
Status Ready to launch
Current Pig Segment
Pig Position o.oooom
Stug front Position o.oooom
Transit Time 000:00:0.00 seconds
Position Reference Current Segment Origh
The pig is ready to launch. However, we need to add a Strip Chart to view the liquid
holdup changes with respect to time. First, you need to add the variables in the strip chart.
Then you can create and format the strip chart. Note that strip charts are the most
common means of view model data in a dynamic simulation in HYSYS. They allow for
the convenient tracking of any desired process or control variable with respect to time.
o Click on Strip Charts folder in the navigation pane. Click on the Add button to
add a strip chart.
o Change the name from DataLoggerl to Waves. Change the logger size(#
Sample) from 300 to 3000.
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o Click on Edit button to build the strip chart.
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o Click on Add button to add variables.
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o Double click on Case (Main) under Flowsheet list. Select AH-100. Select Pipe-
104 as the object, Profile Liquid Holdup as the variable and Profile Liquid
Holdup_l under Variable Specifics. If you can't find the Profile Liquid Holdup,
you probably selected stream I 04 instead of Pipe- I 04.
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o Click the Add button.

o Staying in the Variable Navigator, select the Profile Liquid Holdup_2 and click
the Add button. Do the same for rest of the list. Once you are done with all six
of them, close the window.
o Once you are done with adding the variable(s), the Variables tab should like the
following.

--- ---------·--·----~-------
Object Variable Active

Pipe-104 Profile Liquid Holdup {Profile Liquid Holdup_ P-
Pipe-104 Profile Liquid Hofdup (Profile Liquid Ho!dup_ P"
Plpe-104 Profile Liquid Hofdup (Profile Liquid Holdup_ P
Pipe-104 Profile Liquid Holdup (Profile Liquid Holdup_ P:
Pipe-104 Profile liquid Holdup (Profile liquid Hotdup_ 17
_ _ _ _ _ _ _Pipe-104 Profi~e li~':"_i~ __Hold~(Profi!e Liquid Holdup l\1
Delete Edit
o Click on the Display button (last button at the bottom) to view the strip chart.
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o Make the window bigger or smaller, depending on your preferences. You may
close the Waves (strip chart setup) window.
o Click on Flowsheet Main tab to view the flowsheet and the strip chart.

:!SJ Waves ___ ,
CJ Start the Integrator (click the green light under Home ribbon or Run button
under Dynamics ribbon) to resume the dynamic calculations.
CJ Now, go back to the Dynamic Pig Modeling window (double click on the
hydraulics subflowsheet I Dynamics I View Pig Options button).
CJ Click on the Launch Pig button and observe the system behavior in the Waves
window,
~I Dynamics Pig Modelling Aspen Hydraulics Sub-flowsheet: AH- HJO
Name PIG-1
Mode! Pig moves with conrta1
Entry Pipe Pipe-104
Entry location O..OOOOm
Exit Pipe Pipe-104
fx>t location lOO.Om
Leakage 0.010
Velocity O.COOOm/5
Statu'i Ready to launch
Current Pig Segment
Pig Position O.OOOOm
Slug Front Position O.COOOm
Transit Time 000:00;0,00 >econd>
Position Reference Cuffent Segment Origh
r Add Pig I < launch Pig ) r Delete Pig ~--

Close -J
CJ As the integrator runs observe the liquid holdup curves for Pipe-104 along with
the Pig Position, and try to rationalize the observed behavior.
CJ If the curves are not filling up the majority of the strip chart area, right click on
anywhere in the chart area and click on AutoScale All Axes,
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o The Status row in the Dynamic Pig Modeling window will indicate when the
pigging operation is finished. When done, click the Reset button to reset the pig.
The Reset button takes the pig to initial state and sets zero velocity. If you want to
launch the pig again you must provide a new velocity. Experiment with different
speeds and different spans of the pigging operation. Observe the different
situations and interpret the results. You may track any other variables you wish
via your Strip Charts.
o Tum the integrator I solver off.
o Save the file as 05_ HydroPigging_Dynamic Final.hsc

Task 4 - Merge Aspen Hydraulics with the Aspen HYSYS

Dynamics Case File
Our next task is to merge the Aspen Hydraulics sub-flowsheet with an Aspen HYSYS
Dynamics case file.
o Close the strip chart and pig modeling window.

o With the main PFD view open, use the mouse and select all items in the
flowsheet. Right click on it and click Copy.
o Open the case 05_ TEG.hsc
o Right click on the main PFD view of05_TEG.hsc and select Paste. The Aspen
Hydraulics elements should appear in the lower right of the PFD window.
o Run the Integrator for a short time. If you get any message, choose OK or NO.
Note that it may take a few seconds before the integrator starts while the PVT
table processing takes place. You can monitor the messages in the lower left
window, or use Integrator (Ctrl+I) to see that it is actually running. Stop the
.mtegrator ( lffia~·H;;1cil
' ··).
o Break the ToSep stream connection with the HPSep flash.
o Highlight and delete all operations from the Alpha, Charlie, and Bravo feeds
through the ToSep stream.
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o Now, highlight and drag and bring the newly pasted flowsheet in place of the
deleted portion.
o Connect the ABCD stream to HPSep as the feed.
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Alpha-2
HP\
!
Bravo-2
ABCD
AH-100
Charlie-2
o Note that the color of ABCD stream is green. ABCD is not a boundary stream
anymore. We don't want a dynamic pressure specification in this stream. Double
click the stream (ABCD). Go to the Dynamics tab and un-check the pressure spec.
Now the stream color is blue.
o Start the integrator and the combined simulation should run.
o Please note that the strip chart from the other PFD is not pasted in this PFD. You
need to recreate the waves strip chart if you want to run pigging in this file.
o Feel free to experiment with any other process variables you wish in this fully
integrated model.
o Stop the Integrator and save the file as 05_HydroPigging Merged.hsc

Task 5 - Launch Pig from excel to plot the liquid profile

along the pipeline
Aspen Simulation Workbook can be used to establish a live connection between Aspen
HYSYS (including Dynamics) and Microsoft Excel. You will investigate a simple
modeling case in this task where you will use a prebuilt ASW interface with a HYSYS
Dynamics model for launching a pig. The case aims to show how far you can go in
building a custom interface in ASW to show something complex like a pigging model in
a more straightforward manner.
The HYSYS file models a flow line with following details.
Internal Diameter Length Elevation Change Wall Surface Roughness

Complex Pipe-lCJO: 1 200.0mm lOOOm -20.00m Mild Steel 4.572e-OOS m
Complex Pipe-100: 2 200.0mm 2000m O.OOOOm Mild Steel t.572e-005 m
Complex Pipe-100: 3 200.0mm 100.0m 25.00m Mild Steel .572e-005 m
Complex Pipe-100: 4 200.0mm 25.00m 25.00m Mild Steel 4.572e-005 m
Pipe-100: 200.0mm 5.000m O.OOOOm Mild Steel .572e-005 m
The flow line is connected to a separator, the pressure and level are controlled.
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In this workshop, we are going to watch the liquid profile across the plot for flow line
displayed below.
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o Open Excel file 05_ ASW_Upstream_Dynamics_pig.xis.

o Select the Aspen ASW ribbon at the top of the Excel window. This contains
many of the Aspen Simulation Workbook command buttons.
o In the Simulations menu of the ribbon, make sure ASW is pointing towards the
PIGGING RESPONSE.hsc file. It should be in the same folder as the HYSYS
files provided for the course.
o Click the Active button.
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i'J Create Table
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Organizer ~
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Design r. S1m1Jlation5 r; Run
o Click the Start button on the Excel spreadsheet.

o After staiting the case, observe that the "Updates" cell is set at 8 seconds. If you
want the case to run faster, you can increase that setting to 15 or 20 seconds and
the case will nm faster, but you will see less detail. You can use that setting to
make the case stabilize and after that bring it back down to observe the pigging
operation. You can change the liquid valve Cv to 60 to avoid bad control on the
level.
o The pipeline in Excel plots the liquid holdup after pressing Start.
o For the first pig launch you can leave everything as it is, just stait the Integrator
and when the process conditions have more or less stabilized, launch the first pig.

o Click on the launch button to launch first pig and see how it affects level control
and if you lift the relief valves. You should be able to create a situation where
they lift by having a fairly high liquid level to start with.
o Observe the level and the pressure and also if there is any venting going on. Some
venting should be happening.
o Next change the set point of the pressure controller to a lower value, for example
27.5 bar. Does that prevent venting during a pig launch?
Assuming that 27.5 bar is the lowest you can go in pressure, is there something else you
could try to prevent venting? (Possible Answer: if you run the autotuner on the pressure
controller and accept the results and increase the LIC proportional gain from 1 to 10, you
can prevent venting.)
o Refer to the screen shot below. All the three pigs were launched.
i!'J Dynamics Pig Modelling Aspen Hydtauli~s !iill:l:'~!ll\I.

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Aspen HYSYS Upstream Conceptual Design Builder: Gas Oil Separation Plant (GOSP)
Conceptual Design Builder:

Gas Oil Separation Plant (GOSP)
Lesson Objectives
Understand the capabilities and options in the Aspen HYSYS

Conceptual Design Builder
Use the Conceptual Design Builder to quickly build a HYSYS
model of a Gas Oil Separation Plant (GOSP)
Review results in built-in report formats

Gas Plant Flow Diagram
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LEGEND·
Looalod al gas W<lls '"•hli Loc:rt•d In gas processing plant

f<«l lndi¢"1es lir.al soles producls 81•;., lnd•c•I~~ oplton•I unit processes .,,.,lable
Condens..te is also called n>lural g>Soline or caslngh~•d guolin~
Penhnes + are penhnes plus heavier hydroc.rbons <ind also called n->l<.Jral gasoline
l\cid gasH are hydrogen sulfide and carbon d10:.ide
Sw.olening processes remove mercaphns from th~ NOL prnduch
PSP. is Prusure S"'1n11 /ldsorplion
• HGL Is thlural G.s liquids
Appraisal of Assets -
Evaluate and Rank Development Scenarios
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LEGEND
• """ Loc>t•d >t 11» ""II> ,.,,._, Locot•d 1n g•s proco.s;ngpl>nl Auto~enerate "first pass"
R-'d lndicole> Hml >>lo> pro<luc!< 81u~ lndlc>los opli<>n•I unH prooe»e> •Y•il•blo
• Condonsi>!o 1• ol<o <>llod n.tural g•soline or ca<lnghe•cl ga><fo•o HYSYS flowsheet with basic
•
•
P•nhr>0< • ate P"''hne< plus hO>l'if hydr0<arbon> •nd •l<o c>lled n>lur>I ll"Olino
Acid g><es oce hydrogffi ><JI!< do •nd evbon d<oxido
Information using Conceptual
• S~elening pcoco»•> romov• m@reopl•n< from the NOL produds Design Builder (CDB)
• PSI\ isp,..,._...s,.;,,g Mso.-pllon
• NGL<> N>lcx•I Gos Uquids

Aspen HYSYS Upstream V7.3:

Oil & Gas Conceptual Design Builder
( _______________________ _:-~:~ ~~~: ~

Simple Menu for
Options '""'
Minutes to Evaluate Options! Gas lift ratio?
Conceptual Design Builder - GOSP Model:

Design Preferences (1)
r
-~~fine Separation Pro~-~-~~. ·:;;~~~-
~
desired operating conditions*
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Conceptual Design Builder - GOSP Model:

Design Preferences (2}
Define Gas Sweetening and Gas Dehydration Process with its specifications*
C02 I H2S Rrmoval

[] R:goro'J5 Conlador i) Trayed o·· Packed
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,,,,_y
Am;ne Lcading{SCF/bbl H·~«i l.l~cte Qe~;' fc"-"''""-il 'lOfX"-''>
Gai Dehydrat>cm
These conditions are used to
~::JR gore.is Cor>tactor \ Tta1ed "'f Packed build the HYSYS model of the
GOSP plant. The model can be
optimized by the process
Goycol Type L!~~- _____-;_] engineer at a later stage.
G:ycol Ma5s ?ercentage
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24-9712
HYSYS Models of GOSP facility
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Export_Oil
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GC_Oli_Tee
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HYSYS models in
[ minutes

Introduction to Conceptual Design Builder
Reference the following Knowledge Base solutions (via

support.aspentech.com):
Solution ID 131601
Solution ID 133226
Com::eptual Design Builder Workshop
Learn how to define and run the Conceptual Design Builder

Generate an Aspen HYSYS simulation via the Conceptual
Design Builder
Review resource and process modeling data via built-in
report formats
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Conceptual Design Builder Workshop
..
aspen·
Conceptual Design Builder: Gas-Oil

Separator Plant (GOSP) Workshop
Objective
After completing this workshop, you will be able to provide sufficient information to
specify and build a Gas-Oil Separation Plant (GOSP) model using the Conceptual Design
Builder tool in Aspen HYSYS.
Description
The Conceptual Design Builder is new V7.3 feature that provides a method for entering
information to specify and build an Aspen HYSYS Gas-Oil Separation Plant) GOSP
simulation model. Based on inputs the user provides in the Conceptual Design Builder
tool, Aspen HYSYS builds a simulation model incorporating those user inputs.
The purpose of this module is to use the Conceptual Design Builder to enter the basic
input requirements needed to generate a simulation model.
• Task 1 - Project Setup Data

• Task 2 - Enter Project Specifications
• Task 3 - Enter Design Preferences
• Task 4 - Run Design Case and Review Model Build Results
• Task 5 - Create Excel Reports and Review Data
Task 1 - Project Setup Data

To access the Conceptual Design Builder, you only need to open the Aspen HYSYS
window. You do not need to create a new case or open an existing case. This section of
the workshop will help you start off with the Conceptual Design Builder and provide
some basis information for the proposed project.
o Open a new session of Aspen HYSYS, but do not start a new case or open an
existing case.

o Click on Conceptual Design Builder in Customize ribbon.
Customize Resources:
I 11
OJ
Script Macro language Macros- Register Conceptual Destgn
~1anager Editor Extension BuHder
Tools
You will begin on the first tab of the Conceptual Design Builder and work your way
across throughout the workshop. The first tab, the Project Setup tab, provides a high
level description of the project. To enter data for the Project Setup tab:
o Enter a name in the Project Name field- This will be used for information
documentation purposes only.
o You may enter any project description you like in the Description field. This is
optional.
o Define where you wish to save the project on your disk/computer using the
Project Location on Disk field. It is suggested to save the project somewhere
you'll be able to access with ease.
o Select North America as the Asset Location.
Note: Entry of an Asset Location will limit the menu choices for the types of crudes
available to define the feed conditions on the Project Specification tab.
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Proi~<ll<Xobon On Disk cw .....\kh•nmd I Re<ervuir Pre<«;re !kl'•9! <empty' Oil £..,or! Meth.xi ; l'ipeUn~ • J
C""cept lY~~i~~-:--~~;J Re<ervmr l<n9th [ml Oi"""'" foC1l fxF"rl ['1'} <empty>
ruset loc•~on rN~;;i,~~ri"" :J Re,. Not< W>dth \ml <empty> Ga; &port Meiho<l [ Pj::~~_!_~
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fo,.;1onm<ntal Sen"tN,ty r~w;~;;;-- - -- •: Am bent Condi I"'"

Arnb•ent Temperature lC! <emp!f•
Popu'a1·00 De<0<;!y (ii~_~;;,~ •; S..a Wate<Temp•r~tv.-e lCl <empty•
Poht:cal R;<lc ~e,,,.it-v1!y ['t/.;d~;;; •
Wat.t Deptil [ml <omp!J''
0.1 P"<• !Cost!bbll «mp~f"
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The rest of the entries on this tab are only used for documentation purposes, and will not
be used in this workshop.

o Confom and validate your selections and navigate to the Project Specification
tab.
Task 2 - Enter Project Specifications

The Project Specification tab defines the feed and design conditions for the project.
Default values are provided for all input data, but these will usually be overridden with
the actual feed conditions for the proposed asset field.
The feed conditions can be defined directly on the form (From Input option) or using data
from the crude assay database provided with Aspen HYSYS Upstream.
o View the Project Specification tab.

o For the Feed conditions, select the From Crude radio button option.
o The choices displayed are limited based on the Asset Location chosen on the
Project Setup tab in Step 1. For this workshop, select United States of America,
West Texas Intermediate, Cushing, Oklahoma crude.
o Define a Production Rate of 665 m3/h (100,000 barrels per day).

o For the GOR, specify 150 STD_m3/m3, and for the WOR enter 0.1.
o Enter Molar Gas Composition as required. In this workshop, we will use the
default values.
Basic Design Conditions, such as the inlet pressure for the first gas-oil separator,
design and quality specifications for the gas and oil export pipelines, and gas lift and
reinjection requirements are also defined on this Project Specification tab.
In this workshop, we will use the default values for all design conditions and
specifications.

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Ii food Cond,ttam
I From lo!>'"! Q From Crude C..-..de Se:" ton
r_~·~;'ii_<l'}t;;';.;·;·i:-;-:;;, h! Sepa<Mor -~''"''"'" l~P•gl 4E98.'Yl
01! &port Pressuie [tPag) 5695.68
01IF1eld
Ool hportTemper>tu'~ IC]
lnlo! Pre>wre ikPagJ 4~98 53 "
8598.68
;;;.
lnl>: h!>'pefOt\Jra (CJ

Pro<ludiM Rate [barreVdayJ "
100000
N1lr<>gen'.%]
CO.If%! " Ga• lifl P1ew,,., [kPag)
Ga; L!t RequHment l~"'3ihJ

:>898.63
Des.gn M•'S'" [%] H2S 1%1

EOR ISTO_mJ/1nJJ
''° M~!h.one ro1;J " Gas !nJechon Pre«ute {kPag) 2~89B.7
WCR [voVvo!J
'·' Ethaner;i;J "'
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G~s Jnj«fon Requirement [Nm3/hj
Produced WMerPre«titO [l:P.-g] -0.02~

011 Oen<•~/ (~g!n,3] 633 Pr:>pane 1%!
SJ~d Ccn!ent l%J
1-e~ta~(%J
'·' Gas QuaMy for Export
"' C02 rro:.,_ pe«e-"t {%]
n·Butane (%] 0]
°'
Task 3 - Enter Design Preferences Tab Data

The Design Preferences tab defines the unit operation preferences for the proposed gas-
oil separation process. The choices made will be used to build a specific Aspen HYSYS
model based on these user-defined design preferences.
o Select the Design Preferences tab.

o Select 3 Stages for the number of separation stages.
o For the MultiTrain Setup, keep the default of 1 Train@ 100%.
o Only the HP Separator should be three phase, so uncheck the 3 Phase options
for both the LP and MP Separators.
o You will not include a Stabilizer Column so keep the default, un-checked option
there.
o Jn the Export Gas Compression section, keep the defaults everywhere.
o Use a Rigorous Contactor, in a Packed setup, for C02/H2S Removal.
o Similarly include a packed Regenerator.
o Keep the defaults for the remaining C02/H2S Removal settings.
o For the Gas Dehydration, use both Packed Rigorous Contactor and
Regenerator.
o Keep the defaults for Glycol Type and settings.
o Maintain the default settings for the Gas Lift Compression and Gas Injection
Compression sections.
o When finished, the Design Preferences should look like this:

Unit OF'"'"<icn Pr~ereCr<e•
Sep;irafrJn "''••mo"< GM Lft Comorerno.-.

Nurnbe• of St"'9•<
MultiTraonSet~p
Model foch GOSP Tro'~

·, 1 Stoge
S~plr•le!y
U<e HP hcha<>ger@ Temperoture {CJ 35

© gorcos(o~ta<tcr
lude Re;ier•e•tor
a_,,,;~. Type
Atrnc,e Ma., Perce~tage
Trayed O'Pac<e<l
Trayed ,0 P•clc«d
IMOE.<\ - .:-:.I
>S
Ma>omum CcfT'p'""'on Rato
~nterrool<r hit Tempe<~l\Jte
l>1te<eooler Pr=w• O<op l>P~f .g;

Compre«Ol on .... r Type
!C lS
L~~;
., ., .
AAw·.e Loading [~gmolofm3J
18.&75
Ac~•at-;ir Ma" Per<entage
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, U<e MP E~ch•ngor@Temp<"<'l~te [CJ 35 goroc" ( ontu1or • TrorM 'l Pock.,d MIDtimum Co"'P'""icn Rato
i' 3 Pha<e HP Sep•ratc(j)Phooe LI' Sep•'•l@haoe ~P '>epacolor

clAe Re;ie~uolor 'T<0yed Q P~c<ed Interceder Exit Temper Mure {C 3~
GJyoo: Typ~ !nter<0<>lu Pr~;our., Drop {kPa~ -S'
Gl)«OI Ma» Percentage Compce"or DrWecType I~
NumberOIStage>
fop Pre,.ure jkPagl 18675 E<pC<I Pipef,ne>
Pre.,ur~ drop fof e;;portO:l {kl'a/m] D.1
E>q»rt Ga< Ce<rpte;,'01
MulhfrainSe\up
Moxim~mCompre.,on Ra~o
l~ter<C>OI...- Ei..t Ten1pera!Ure ICJ 35

hterrnolet Pre,..ure Drop {kPa9) -8132~
Com pr.,«>< Onvet Type

M:xle! Each Trai" S..porat~:y
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o You can save your Conceptual Design Builder case if you like. Click the Aspen
Leaf button in the top left comer and choose Save As.
'
~-/ Open
I I :sa..e
n
o Save your case as 06_ GOSP Concept.cdb.

Task 4 - Run Design Case and Review Model Build

Results
Once you are pleased with your settings and preferences in the Conceptual Design
Builder, you can nm the case. This step will create the Aspen HYSYS model
representing your preferences from the Design Builder file.
o Click the Run Design Case button in the top left comer of the Design Builder
window.
-J Production Rate(fud) ;;- Ene

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.:/ Export f'u-ds Rotl~5-
./ GORIWOR.CGPJWGR
,;; GH•
·..t Gas
, 'J Reveflue
_R_eo_o~ Proflte P101
I: Unit Operation Preferences
o Maximize the HYSYS interface. Watch as the tool builds the flowsheet
automatically. This should take 1-3 minutes, depending on the specifications.
01l_To_M1x
GC_Cond Pump Export_ Oil

c 1 Oil_Cond_MiK
- GC_Corid_Pump_Duly GC_Cond_To_MIX
Produced_Water
GC_Out_Tee
Sw
Inlet
oo So cc
Gas TEG Dehydration Gas
Swee!enmg
F-6
o Different sections of the process are built in different subflowsheet. Right click
on each subflowsheet and select Open Flowsheet as New Tab.
Change Jeon ...

Draw Wire Frame

o Go to the Flowsheet TPLl tab (GOSP_1 sub-flowsheet) to view the details of the
Separation section. Note that three-stage separation process model that is built,
with water being removed from the first high-pressure stage only.
o Go to the Flowsheet TPL2 tab (Gas_Compression sub-flowsheet) to view the

details of the Gas compression section. Note that four compressors are needed to
meet the gas pressure specifications.
o Go to the Flowsheet TPL3 tab (Gas Sweetening subflowsheet) to view the details
of the Gas sweetening section. Note that full rigorous HYSYS column models
are used for the absorber and regenerator units. The recycling of the amine
solution is also accounted for.
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•
:ET r-F"iF-1l1___,.,.~
SET-2
__ Absorber
F-301
F-101
MDEA_IN
X-100
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Amine
Ctrl
Q-100
0-101
SET-1
F-13
G0>
Sweetening R ·2
Tnlel F·9 Regenerntor
F·7
'----------,-!--------.....
F-4
:J--Crn§
HExchanger
F-8 Pump
Q-201

o Go to the Flowsheet TPL4 (TEG Dehydration subflowsheet) to view details of

the gas dehydration section. As in the gas sweetening section, rigorous column
models are used for regeneration and absorption, and the solvent (in this case
TEG) is recycled back to the absorber.
o You now have a fully integrated GOSP model that can be further manipulated to
your requirements.
o Save the HYSYS file with the default name (06_ GOSP
Concept_DesignCase.hsc ).

Task 5 - Create Excel Reports and Review Data

The Conceptual Design Builder can generate detailed Excel reports of both the input
parameters and selected outputs from the HYSYS model. Let's take a brief look at some
of these reports.
o From the Conceptual Design Builder main window, select the Excel Report
button to create rep01ts.
v v
~
.,_. Run Design Case Production Rate(feed} Energy
Run Se'eded Profi'e Cases •../ GOM'VOR,CGRAVGR

Export f1u.ds Rates
" Gas
:-../
GHG E1
lift
Excel
Report .. .J Reverive
HY5YS Model Design Engir.eerfng Reports Report Profi'e Plots
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Jj Unit Operation Preferences
:· Separation
'··I
ii Number of Stages \ 1 Stage · 2 Stages -PJ 3 Stage>
ii
II MultiTrain Setup [lfui~3-·-·- . -··-·-~)
i•
o Select the Design Case Reports option from the drop down to generate the
reports.
o Two Excel files will be generated. The first, shown below, contains an input
summary from the Design Builder as well as some overall design results.
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2.:
3 Production Rate
': Oil Production Rate[m3/d] Gas Production Rate{m3/d_{gas)J Water Productlon Rate{m3/d_(gas)J
2568330.29
Conden:>ate Flow Ra
0.010927957
2.1890.94115 2895436.76
I 1
'Energy Consumption
Cool mg Energy Cons
7 Total Compressor Energy Consumption[kW] Total Pump Energy Con5l.lmpt1on[kWJ Heating Energy Comumption{kW!
I: 8591.355635
: GHG Emission
10 :rotal C02£-US Production{kg/hJ
.U40.469443
Total C02E-SAR ProducUon[kg/hJ

28070.9776
Total C02£-AR4 Productlon{kg/h)

0
Utility Name
11 1558472.164 1558472.164 1854913.296 Power
12 ;Export Product
13 -Reid VP at 37.8 C of Export Oi![kPagj True VP at 37.8 C of Uport OH[kPag] C02 Mole fraction of E~port Gas HlS Mole Fraction o
14 :-92.6244S632. 11.8&$41386 0.070243477 0.01748102
is. losses of Amines and Glycols
16 ;Amines In Sweet Gas[m3/d_{gas)J Glyrnls in Ory Gas[m3/d_{gas)] Amines In Regenerator Gas Prnduct{m3/d_{gas)] Glycols in Regenern!
17 ·4.904575129 76.99342182 0.000509095 0.021802436

o Save this repmt file as Design Report.xlsx
o The other spreadsheet is a dump of the Workbook data from the generated
HYSYS file. It contains infonnation such as stream conditions and compositions.
o Save this second report file as Detail Report.xlsx

Aspen HYSYS Upstream Modeling Real Separators

lesson Objectives
Model separators to include carryover so that your

simulation better matches real process data
Predict the effect of exit devices on mitigating carryover

Real Separators (N<>n-Ideal Separation}
In real separators, liquid droplets can be entrained in the gas

exiting the separator water can be entrained in oil phase, oil
can be entrained in water phase, etc.
This has some practical consequences:
- Rotating equipment (compressors/expanders) can be damaged
by liquid droplets
- Contaminants can be carried over
- Mass balance around a separator may not match your simulation
The amount that is entrained can depend on process
conditions (i.e. increasing the flow through a separator may
increase carry-over as it reduces the settling time available
for liquid droplets)
Modeling Non-Ideal Separation
Aspen HYSYS "Ideal" Separator

- By default the separator unit ops are an ideal, equilibrium
separation
Accounting for Carry Over
- Aspen HYSYS separators now have two fixed specification
options and a third that allows correlations to be used in order
to calculate carry over
Carry over is calculated in the separator only (streams can not
"remember" carryover droplet distributions)
Carry over shows up in the separator product streams as a
separate phase; for example, resulting vapor product stream
will have some free liquid (vapor fraction will be < 1.0) and the
liquid flow rate in the vapor stream will be equal to the
calculated carry over

Cal'ry Over Options
Specify how much is carried over into each phase

- Feed-Based Specifications
- Product-Based Specifications
Calculate the carry over based on appropriate correlations
- Generic Correlations
- Horizontal Correlations
- Profes ProSeparator Correlations
Correlation Based Carry Over
Steps for setting up correlation-based carry over in Aspen

HYSYS:
Define carry over option (correlation-based)
Enter vessel internals (separator dimensions)
Specify nozzle calculations (nozzle locations)

Correlation Calculation Method
1. Calculate initial phase dispersion based on feed: Rossin

Rammler distribution
2. Calculate phase carryover after primary (gravity)
separation
Light Liq -7 Gas
Heavy Liq -7 Gas
Etc ...
3. Include effect of any secondary separation device

(i.e., vane pack, demister pad)
Inlet Dispersion
Inlet Dispersion is based on:

User-specified Rossin-Rammler parameters for Generic and
Horizontal correlations
Rossin-Rammler parameters calculated from inlet conditions
(i.e., flow, nozzle diameter) for Profes ProSeparator
correlation
Rossin-Rammler Distribution:
- F =exp ((-d/dm)')

Primary Separation
Primary Separation is based on:

Critical Droplet Size (Generic)
- User specified
Settling Velocities and Residence Time (Horizontal)
Critical Droplet Size (ProSeparator)
- Calculated from inlet velocities
- Valid only for entrainment in the gas phase
Secondary Separation
Exit Device calculations based on:

User-specified Critical Drop Size (Horizontal Vessel)
Device specific correlations (ProSeparator)
Internals are used to mitigate carry-over

- Exit Devices slow down the exiting vapor and provide a surface
for droplets to coalesce; i.e., mesh pads, vanes
- Weirs are used to increase settling time for the liquid phases
I For Aspen HYSYS "exit device"::::: gas exit only I
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Real Separators Workshop
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Real Separator Workshop
Open the Real Separator Starter.hsc file to begin workshop

Follow the Real Separators workshop instructions
Begin from an ideal separator and progress through by
specifying and then calculating carryover

Modeling Real Separators Workshop
aspen
Modeling Real Separators Workshop
Objective
The Aspen HYSYS Separator nnit operation nonnally assumes perfect phase separation,
but it can also be configured to model imperfect separation by using the Real Separator
capabilities. The real separator offers the user a number of advantages, including
carryover definition so that your model matches your process mass balance or separator
design specifications as well as implementation of exit devices for mitigation of
carryover.
The workshop will focus on using the Aspen HYSYS Real Separator capabilities to
model imperfect separation in a 3-phase oil-water-gas separator. This workshop also
includes an exercise where a demister pad is added to the model as a secondary
separation device to reduce liquid carryover into the gas product.
Description
In real world separators, separation is not perfect: liquid can become entrained in the gas
phase and each liquid phase may include entrained gas or entrained droplets of the other
liquid phase. Recent years have seen increasing use of vessel internals (for example,
mesh pads, vane packs, weirs) to reduce the carryover of entrained liquids or gases. This
workshop will cover some of the following applications of real separators in Aspen
HYSYS.
Carryover Optio11
As with many other unit operations, Aspen HYSYS allows you to increase the fidelity of
your separator model to account for non-ideal effects. Aspen HYSYS has introduced Real
Separator capabilities like the carryover option. This option can be used to model
imperfect separation in both steady state and dynamic simulation. Gas and liquid
carryover can be specified or calculated (three different correlations are available for this
purpose).
Vessel /11ter11a/s
Internals used to reduce carryover can be included in your separator model with some of
the provided carryover correlations. Internals used to reduce liquid carryover in the gas
product are termed "exit devices." Weirs are used to improve heavy liquid - light liquid
separation in horizontal vessels.

Nozzle Calculations
Included with the carryover correlations are calculation methods for inlet and outlet
nozzle pressure drop. Inlet and outlet devices can be included in these calculations. The
user can also specify pressure drop if the carryover option is not in use.
Dynamic Models of Real Separators
The dynamic model of a separator must account for changing pressure and flow due to
liquid levels, nozzle pressure drop, and heat effects. As such, vessel geometry, including
internals and nozzle geometry and heat loss parameters need to be specified. Modeling
imperfect separation with the carryover option and a specifiable PV work term are also
available. Level taps can also be set for monitoring the relative levels of the different
liquid phases. All of these items can be set up using the Rating tab.
Limitations oftlte carryover option
As droplet distribution is not a stream property, this information is not passed onto the
product streams. While droplet disttibution is not passed on, product streams containing
carryover will contain multiple phases with the phase flow rates equal to that predicted by
the carryover calculations.
SpeciJYing Carryover
The Aspen HYSYS separator allows the user to directly specify what fraction of each of
the feed phases is entrained in the other phases. Product-based specifications are also
allowed. This gives you a simple method to match your material balance to your design
assumptions or your real world separator.
Calculating Carryover
There are three sets of correlations available to calculate phase dispersion and carryover.
A detailed description of each method is given below. All three follow the same basic
calculation sequence:
I. Calculate the initial phase dispersion based on the inlet feed. All three
methods assume the dispersion follows a Rossin Rammler distribution.
2. Calculate the ca1Tyover after the primary separation (gravity settling) of
each phase in every other phase; specifically:
• Light Liquid entrained in Gas
• Heavy Liquid entrained in Gas
• Gas entrained in Light Liquid
• Gas entrained in Heavy Liquid
• Light Liquid entrained in Heavy Liquid
• Heavy Liquid entrained in Light Liquid

3. Based on the exit dispersion from step 2, calculate the effect of any
installed secondary separation device (for example, demister pad or vanes)
on the liquid carryover into the vapor product. (This is not applicable to
the Generic correlations.)
Correlation Details
Three different correlation models are provided: Generic, Horizontal Vessel, and
ProSeparator™.
Generic Correlation
The generic correlation should be used when your only criterion for separation is
specifying a critical droplet size. Inlet phase dispersion is calculated using a generic
method that ignores vessel geometry- the user specifies inlet splits and Rossin Rammler
parameters and these are used to calculate the inlet dispersion. Carryover is calculated by
assuming that all droplets smaller than a user-specified critical droplet size are carried
over.
Horizontal Vessel Correlation
The Horizontal Vessel correlation is designed with the horizontal 3-phase Separator in
mind. Inlet phase dispersion is calculated using inlet device efficiency (rather than
specified splits) and user-supplied Rossin Rammler parameters. Primary separation is
calculated based on settling velocities rather than critical drop size. Each phase has a
residence time in the vessel. A droplet will be carried over if it does not travel far enough
(back to its parent bulk phase) in the time allowed.
ProSeparator Correlation
The ProSeparator correlations are rigorous but are limited to calculating liquid carryover
into gas. Both light liquid and heavy liquid entraimnent is calculated, so 3-phase
separators are also suppo1ted, but no carryover calculations are done for the liquid phases.
Inlet phase dispersion is calculated based on inlet flow conditions and inlet pipe size.
(ProSeparator calculates its own Rossin Rammler parameters using this infonnation.)
Primary separation is based on critical droplet size; however, the critical droplet size is
not user-specified, rather calculated using gas velocity through the vessel.
Secondary separations accomplished by exit devices (for example, a demisting pad) can
be calculated by specifying a critical drop size (Horizontal Vessel) or through the use of
device specific correlations (ProSeparator). Inlet flow regime, Nozzle Pressure Drop, and
Exit Device Sizing can also be calculated using one of the various Horizontal Vessel
correlations.
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Rossin Ramm/er Parameters
Rossin Rammler distributions are defined by:
F = exp(-d/dm)z)
where:
F = fraction of droplets larger than d
dm is related to d95
x=RRindex
d95 = 95% of droplets are smaller than this diameter for the specified dispersion
RR Index = exponent used in the RR equation (also known as the "spread
parameter")
Real Separators i11 Aspell HYS YS Using S11b-calculatio11s
If desired, the user can use a different correlation for each of the calculation steps. In this
case, a correlation is specified for each sub-calculation, rather than specifying an overall
correlation. Only those parts of the correlation that apply to the particular sub-calculation
will be used. Sub-calculations will not be used in this workshop.
For example, ifthe Generic correlation is used for the Inlet device and ProSeparator is
used for primary L-L and G-L separation calculations, then the user-supplied data for the
generic inlet calculations (that is, inlet split and Rossin Rammler parameters) will be used
to generate the inlet droplet dispersion. The ProSeparator primary separation calculations
will then be perfonned using this inlet dispersion. As ProSeparator correlations will not
be used to calculate the inlet conditions, any ProSeparator inlet seh1p data is ignored.
Likewise, any critical droplet sizes entered in the Generic correlation will be ignored as
the ProSeparator is being used for the primary separation calculations.
• Task I - Build an Ideal Separator

• Task 2 - Specify Carryover
• Task 3 - Use Carryover Correlations

Task 1 - Build an Ideal Separator
You will use a pre-defined HYSYS case as a basis for your separator calculations.
o Open the case 07_Real Separator Starter.hsc.
The starter case is a model of a two stage compression train. The feed hydrocarbon
stream is mixed with the recycle of the first compression stage and sent to a low pressure
separator. It is this low pressure separator that you will model using the real separator
capabilities of Aspen HYSYS.
o Create a material stream and call it To LP Sep Clone.

o Double-click the To LP Sep Clone stream.
o The stream property view appears. Click the Define from Other Stream button
at the bottom of the window.
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Worksheet . [M.;_s!lrni~!'_J_Di_Y!'_:~~~L=======-=~·=:::c::::c=:==· -==~-======·==========

Worksheet Stream Name To lP Sep Clone
Conditions
Properties
·-·1 Vapour I Phase Fraction
Temperature fF]
<empty>
<empty>
Composition Pressure [psia] <empty>
Oil &Gas Feed
Molar Flow [lbmole/hr] <empty>
Petroleum Assay
Mass Flow [lb/hrj <empty>
K Value
User Variables: Std Ideal Liq Vol Flow [barrel/day] <empty>
Notes Molar Enthalpy [Btu/lbmole] <empty>
Cost Parameters Molar Entropy [Btu/lbmole-Fl <empty>
Norn1alized Yields: Heat Flow {Btu/hr] <empty>
Liq Vol Flow @Std Cond [barrel/day] <empty>
fluid Package Basis~l
Utility Type
...~---------------------~ L-------------------..-.-_-_-__-_-
___-_-_-::_-::_-::_- ------==----------_-__-::_-_-_-_-_-_·_.•-·.::::··---------
..-..
o Jn the Available Streams list, select To LP Sep.

o In the Copy Stream Conditions group, keep the default conditions and click OK.

~ Spec Stream As = @] ni
. -Available Streams -Chosen S-tre.am Conditions
, 'RCY-1 Out
; ! RCY-2 Out
[~:~:~=~~;·;;;;~ . .. . ----- . . o;~:~
Stage 1 Out Pressure 435.11

i
IMolar Flow
J 19765
!Mas'> Flow 6.2885e+005
1. Std Ideal Liq Vol Flow 9.936e+004
Copy Stream Conditions Molar Enthalpy -4.386e+004
1--~~~:_~~!!.:iEt._____ 34.331
'Vapour Fraction Mclar Er.tha!py
[./]Temperature Mol;u fnlropy

- -----------------
Fll Pressure Mole Fractions
f:l] Composition [_;/] Correlations C02

Nitrogen
Methane
0.008318
0.010738
0.519104
[;II Flow Fil Cost Parameters Ethane 0.176629 I
Flow Basis
'!.))Molar
Propane
I-Butane
0.075154
0.050819
i"I
1-
i
n-Butane 0.050831
:·Mass
i-Pentane 0.044065
' ) Liquid Volume 11
t_ _'.
n-Pentane 0.033891
n-Hexane 0.030450
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( 0.-2
o Create a new stream called Water and specify the following conditions:

Temperature Same as To LP Sep Clone
Pressure Same as To LP Sep Clone
Mass Flow 4000 kg/hr (8818 lb/hr)
Composition 100% Water
o a
Add- Mixer and provide the following information:
In this cell ... Enter...

Connections
Name MIX-100
Inlet streams To LP Sep Clone
Water
Outlet stream Feed
Parameters
Automatic Pressure Assignment Set Outlet to Lowest Inlet
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o Add a 3-phase Separator and specify it with the following information:

Connections
Name V-101
Inlet stream Feed
Vapor stream Vapor
Light Liquid stream LLiquid
Heavy Liquid stream HLiquid
o The separator should calculate. Open the separator unit operation and select the
Worksheet tab.
o What is the vapor fraction of the vapor product stream? What is its molar low
rate?
o What is the molar flow rate of the LLiquid stream? HLiquid?
o Save your case as 07_Ideal Separator.hsc.
Task 2 - Specify Carryover

As a hypothetical exercise, say that we know (from a plant mass balance or as a design
assumption) that approximately 800 kg/hr of liquid is entrained in the vapor product of
our separator. How do we specify this in our model and ensure an accurate mass balance?
o Select and open the V-101 separator you just created.

o Select the Rating tab.
o Click the C.Over Setup page to bring up the carryover models, and choose
Product Basis as the active model.
o Select Specification By: Flow and set the Basis = Mass.
o Enter 800 kg/h (1764 lb/hr) for Light liquid in gas.

Modeling lleavy Oil & Gas Production Facilities Using Aspen HYSYS Upstrea1n Workshops
Sizing c) None ! Feed Basis

Nozzles
Peat loss
· · · :,;:;0o~hp;~;· ~-----___
Specificat10n By
; Level Taps
'O
C.Over Setup
f
i
I light liquid m gas
i Heavy liquid m gas
C:: soo.o:)
6.&w I
I Gas in fight liqufd O.COGO
. Heavy hquid in light liquid 0.0000
Gas in heavy liquid 0.0000
1
[. ~ig_ht liq~id in heav_y _liqu_id 0.0000
fi] Use 0.0 as product spec if phase feed flow is zero
l~! Carry over to zero f!ow streams [C] Use PH fla~h for product streams
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • l~l Ignored
o Examine the product streams and the C.Over Results page and compare to the
ideal separation case.
o What is the vapor fraction of the Vapor product stream?
o What is the liquid flow rate in the vapor product stream?
o Save your case as 07_ Carryover-Spec.hsc.
Task 3 - Use Carryover Correlations

As an alternative to specifying the carryover, we can use correlations to predict the
carryover:
o Return to the C.Over Setup page and change the model selection to Correlation
Based. For the next few steps, select the appropriate radio button.
o Using the Correlation Setup radio button, go to the Overall Correlation menu
and select the Profes ProSeparator correlation.

Phas,'Separator:·\f.1{Jf
J···o~~;g·~·--r·R~.~·~t.!~~~JR;;ii~~ l-~P-~-~~~~1-Prrl_~_f11_,_,_s
Rating 1 C<1rry Over Mode!
Sizing ·J None -::··Feed Basis <> Product Basis ·-Q; Correlation Based
Nozzles
Heat loss ix' Correlation Setup ' Dimensions Setup -:-· i DP I Ncnzlf': Setup
level Taps
Options Correlation Setup
C.Over Setup
COver Results
Correlation Calculation Type ·CJ' Overall Correlation Sub Calculations
o Click the View Correlation button to enter inlet and separation parameters.
o In this case, the Inlet setup page can be left as is. The ProSeparator correlations
will calculate the inlet dispersion without the need for further information.
o On the Yap. Exit Device page, we could define some secondary separation device
for the vapour outlet. Since we do not have an exit device in the current
calculation, we will set this accordingly for the Pro Separator correlation. Select
Mesh Pad; enter thickness = 0.0.
PrQfes 'cafiY.OV'er Corhr~l~ri <.. V.,f&,i

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Setup : Select Vapour Exit Device ·
Vane Pack C'§r Mesh Paj)
ap. Exit Device
Mesh Pad Method c~ Loffter/Muh!) ;;·) Carpenter/Othmer/Stairmand
Pad thickness[~~]·-·-·-·--·-···-··"- ....-..... "C:""''"o"'."'oo"'o.....

"'O>
Wire diameter Imm] 1.000
Pad voldage 0.9COO
Specific ~urface area [m2/m3J 0.1000
~ffler/~_u_hc_b_e_to_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _1~
o Close the View Correlation window.

o Choose the Dimensions Setup radio button.
o Enter the vessel dimensions as length 8.0 m, diameter 3.0 m, light liquid level 1.5
m.
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Rating Carry Over Model
iSizing '.None Feed Basis (_-~ Product Basis ,j;, Correlation Based
· Nozzles
Heat Loss ··> Correlation Setup ,. ~' DP I Nozzle Setup
Level Taps
Options - Dimensions Setup
C.Over Setup
Vess-el Orientation
COv,;,r Results!
[Vessel length [m] [J Has Weir
IVessel diameter [ml [{] Has Boot
IWeir height [m] ~PrJ"'!"
IWeir distance from feed [m] <:empty>
iBoot diameter [m] 1.000
iBoot height jm]
I Light liquid level [m]
[_r::.~-~.:Y.~.'~-~-i~. .~.::".:_t_ J_rl_1 l ... t~.a~;zi I
f"] Carry over to zefo flow streams f'""J Use PH flash for product streams
o Choose the DP I Nozzle Setup radio button.

o Enter the following values for nozzle location (this is the horizontal or radial
distance from the feed location): Feed 0.0 m, Vapor 6.0 m. Keep the default
values for nozzle diameter and height.
L_D-~~~~~1~~~~~-~~] Rating T_~O!~~e_e~_J-~~~~~:;--1 ______ _

Rating I Carry Over Model
I1 Sizing I None ·, Feed Basis 'Product Basis -~! Correlation Based
Nozzles
Heat LOH Ci Correlation Setup ( ' Dimensions Setup '~J DP I Nozzle Setup
Level Taps
Options Pressure Drop I Nozzle Setup
C.Over Setup Active
C.Over Results
i --r "1
<Not Set>
_ _ _ _ _ _ _<Not Set> J ,~I_j
~ Distance from feed end or side of vessel
i:.:.J Cany over to zeto flow streams [_J U~e PH flash for product streams
[]Ignored
o There are several pages where useful results are displayed. First, open the
Worksheet tab.

o What is the vapor fraction of the Vapor product stream?
o Open the Rating tab and select the C.Over Results page. To view the carryover
details, click the View Dispersion Results button.
o Select the Gas Product radio button on the left and you should see results similar
to this:
M.assflow
Droplet Diam.
Internal F!ow
Imm] JkglhJ
"·, Ga5 Feed 4.5&ie-003 6.620e-002 L252e-002 1.920e-003
:• Light liquid Feed 9A25e-003 0.8187 2.530e-002 2374e-002
· : ' Heavy liquid Feed L478e-002 7.366 3.967e-002 0.2136
2.080e-002 38.15 5.584e-002 0.6657
ev1ce
2,758e-002 157.3 7.403e-002 O.DOOO
'Q.• Gas Pfoduct
·· light liquid Product
3.520e-002 440.8 9.450e-002 OJJOOO I
4378e-002 984.7 0-1175 0,0000 ;ci
Heavy liquid Product 5.343e-002 2038 0.1434 0.0000 I
I
6A28e-002 3810 0.1726 0.0000 i
7.650e-002 6420 0.2053 0.0000
9.024e-002 792.6 02422 0.0000
0.1057 O.OC(JO 0.2837 0.0000
0,1231 0.0000 0.3304 0.0000
0.1426 0.0000 03829 0.0000
0.1646 -0.0000 0.4420 0,0000
I
Total Carr; Over
_0,_1~94 0.0000 0.5084
Total Carry Over
Q.<JOOO
1A69e+004 kg/h 0.9050 kg/h
Dispersion Plol
-
t r lgt In Gas To Exit
-
CJ
' lgtln Gas Feed
Hvy.Jn Gos feed
'""
[ Gas Jn lgt.Liq.feed scoo
[J Hvy.ln Lgtliq.Feed
I
[.-: Hvy In Gas lo Exit
i:--:f Lgt.!n Gas Product lWO
CJ KV';.ln Gas Product

I I J Gas In Lgtliq Product moo
I
~
Hv>;.In Lgtliq Product
;i
Gas In Hvy.tiq.Pre<luct
Lgt In Hvyliq.Product
CL COO
MOO S_QC0..-002
.. -
0.1000
~
0.1500
. -
02000
~ ~
Oiameter(mm}

o We need to eliminate all droplets larger than 50 microns (0.05 mm) in the Gas
Product. Do we need an exit device to do secondary separation?
o Open the Rating tab and select the C.Over Setup page.
o Select the Correlation Setup radio button.
o Click the View Correlatiou button and make sure the Setup tab is showing.
o Select the Yap. Exit Device page; select Mesh Pad and enter a thickness of 100.0
mm.
Setup Results
Setup .Select Vapour Exit Device ~
l.i.!.ljlj;l.--...o1.._ I ' ' Vane Pack :0;~ Mesh Pad

'
Mesh Pad Method .9: Loffler/Muhr (~J Carpenter/Othmer/Stairmand
Pad thickness {mmI

Wire dia;n1eter [mm]
Pad vaidage 0,%00
Specific suriace area [m2!m3] 0,101)0
Loffler/Muhr beta 1
o Return to the C.Over Results page and view the Dispersion Results.
o How efficient is this mesh pad at removing droplets larger than 50 microns?
o Save your case as 07_ Carryover-Calc.hsc.
It is expected that the inlet hydrocarbon flow to the separator may vary by up to 25%.
Anticipating that the separator may not be able to handle this increased flow, the detailed
design engineer decides to model the new conditions in the separator and design a
demister pad to remove the larger droplets.
o Increase the flow rate of the To LP Sep Clone stream by 25%.

o Select the C.Over Results page, and then click the View Dispersion Results
button.
o What is the Total Carryover with no mesh pad?
o What is the Total Carryover with a 100 mm thick mesh pad? Is this sufficient for
removing droplets larger than 50 microns?
o Can you think of a way to detennine the mesh pad thickness such that the flow of
droplets larger than 50 microns is sufficiently small? Are there any tools in
HYSYS that will help you make this detennination?
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Aspen HYSYS Upstream Tuning Viscosity
Tuning Viscosity
lesson Objectives
Introduce the basics of modeling fluid properties for

different oil-type fluids using the capabilities of Aspen
HYSYS Upstream
Use Aspen HYSYS to model fluid properties using various
features built inside Aspen HYSYS
Tune viscosity calculations to match measured or desired
viscosities

Aspen HYSYS Upstream Tlming Viscosity
Tuning Viscosity
Viscosity calculations are tuned based on the following:

Library and Hypothetical components
- Directly editing the viscosity index
- Using Tabular properties
Assay data entered through Oil Manager
- Providing viscosity curve
Assay data entered through RefSYS Assay Manager
- Providing viscosity curve on Macro Cut table
Indexed Blended liquid Viscosity
The Indexed Viscosity option enables you to toggle between

two methods/rules used to calculate the blended liquid
viscosity
Aspen HYSYS Viscosity: Provides an estimate of the
apparent liquid viscosity of an immiscible hydrocarbon
liquid-aqueous mixture using only the viscosity and the
volume fraction of the hydrocarbon phase
Indexed Viscosity: Uses a linearized viscosity equation from
Twu and Bulls
- Note: The viscosity index option is only available for the

following property packages: Peng-Robinson, PR-Twu, Sour PR,
Sour SRK, SRK, SRK-Twu, and Twu-Sim-Tassone

Pure Component Viscosity
Aspen HYSYS calculates the viscosity of a pure compound

based on the
- component class designation
- the phase in which the component is present
- temperature range
HYSYS selects the appropriate model using the following
criteria:
Sy'!item Vapor Liquid

Light HCs (NBP<l55F) Modified Ely and Hanley Ely and Hanely
Heavy HCs Modified Ely and Hanley Twu
Non-Ideal Chemicals Modified El v and Han I ev Modified Letsou-Stiel
liquid-Aqueous Apparent Viscosity
Aspen HYSYS Viscosity provides an estimate of the apparent

liquid viscosity of
- an immiscible hydrocarbon liquid-aqueous mixture using only
the viscosity and
- the volume fraction of the hydrocarbon phase.
The estimates of the apparent liquid phase viscosity of
immiscible Hydrocarbon Liquid - Aqueous mixtures are
calculated using the following "mixing rules":
Volume fraction of HC phase >= 3_6\ l - v.,, 1J

05 ~1~11 = ~Lo;1e
Volums frad1on of HC phase <

0.33 ~'cf/= I + 2.5v oili
(Pot/+ OA~tH
1
Ol] ~ln,o
[ \ ~ 1 otl + ~ 1 H2 0 · -
The effed•'{{! viscosity for combined l1qurd phase

O 33< Volume fraction of HC
is calculated using a weighted average be1W1len ab()lla two
phase <05
e uation

Hypothetical Component Viscosity (1)
The viscosity coefficients of A and Bare first estimated,

based on the initial specifications from the Hypo Group
property view
If you want to calculate these coefficients, you can override
the estimation by clicking the Edit Vise Curve button
- This allows you to enter a set of data points of temperature
versus dynamic viscosity
Hypothetical Component Viscosity (2)
Aspen HYSYS will recalculate the values of the viscosity

coefficients based on the data points you entered
- Note: The values of the viscosity coefficients A and B will then
change from blue to black indicating that they are calculated
values
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Editing Viscosity Using Tabular Properties ( 1)
Tabular Package calculations are based on mathematical

expressions that represent the pure component property as
a function of temperature
The values of the property for each component at the
process temperature are then combined, using the stream
composition and mixing rule that you specify
The Tabular Package can regress the experimental data for
select thermophysical properties such that a fit is obtained
for a chosen mathematical expression
Editing Viscosity Using Tabular Properties (2)
~ PropCUNe: LiqVisccv;tty~NBptlJ229'
Wt FiKlor
20.0000 110.8001) 101.3150 LOOO

40.0000 40.7900 101.315(} 1.000
50.00W 28.3700 101.3250 LOOO
<empty> <~mpty>
Pe~ding Tabu'ar [nput

Tune Macro Cut Viscosity Data
In the Settings tab of the Macro Cut table you can edit the
viscosity index parameters
Tuning Viscosity Workshop
Begin by adjusting calculated viscosity by tuning the

Viscosity Index and Viscosity Coefficients for a component
View how to tune calculated viscosity by utilizing Tabular
Properties
Modify crude oil assay data to tune viscosity by working
with the Macro Cut table options

'aspen
Objective
In order to model pressure drop or to calculate heat transfer area, the transport fluid
properties must faithfully be calculated. There are various methods used to calculate
transport properties of oil in flowsheet simulators. The choice of method depends largely
on the data available to the modeller, which may be limited to simple field data or include
detailed lab analyses.
In this workshop you will explore possible procedures for modeling fluid transport
properties, namely for process streams defined using the built-in Aspen HYSYS
Upstream Oil & Gas Feed option. Note that other 3'a party applications can be associated
with Aspen HYSYS for the purpose of modelling oil & gas fluids properties. As an
option, these approaches may be covered as pa11 of separate training on Aspen HYSYS
Upstream.
Description
This workshop will introduce the user to the basics of modeling fluid properties for
different oil-type fluids using the capabilities of Aspen HYSYS Upstream. It assumes that
the user already has familiarity with the Aspen HYSYS user interface. In this module,
you will use Aspen HYSYS to model fluid properties using various features built inside
Aspen HYSYS.
In Aspen HYSYS Upstream V7.3 you will be able to select different methods to calculate
the fluid properties for the reservoir fluid on a process stream. The fundamental
calculation is to mix oil, gas and water in an appropriate ratio to match user-specified
transport properties. Hypo component liquid viscosity values are adjusted in order to
match the desired viscosity value.
Transport Properties (Viscosity) Details
In Aspen HYSYS, bulk viscosity can be calculated in two separate ways. The Viscosity
option appears on the Parameters tab when the Peng-Robinson package is selected
Note: The viscosity index option is only available for the following property packages:
Peng-Robinson, PR-Twu, Sour PR, Sour SRK, SRK, SRK-Twu, and Twu-Sim-Tassone

Package Type! HYSYS Con1ponent List Selection
Property Package Selection Options. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Parameters

Enthalpy Property Padc;g-; EOS ----]
Antoine
ASMESteam Densit>; Costald i
Braun K10 Modify Tc, Pc for Hl, He
i
'1
BWRS
ChaoSeader Indexed Viscosity HYSYS Vi5cosity
Chien Null
- · I
[·--~~exed Viscosity---~-~--------
ifil"ill'k~::,~~
Peng-Robinson Options
Clean Fuel.s Pkg
Essa Tabular EOS Solution Methods I
Extended NRTL Phase Identification De-fault
GCEOS
Genera/ NRTL Surface Tens.ion Method HYSVS Method
Glycol Package Thermal Conductivity API 12A3.2-1 Method
Gray5ofl Streed
Kabadi-Danner
Lee-Kes!er-Plocker
Margules
MBl/IR
NBS Stearn
NRTL
PRSV
<:;"'u<::R!(
The Indexed Viscosity option enables you to toggle between two methods/rules used to
calculate the blended liquid viscosity.
Description
Provides an estimate of the apparent liquid viscosity
of an immiscible hydrocarbon liquid-aqueous mixture
Aspen HYSYS Viscosity
using only the viscosity and the volume fraction of the
hydrocarbon phase
Uses a linearized viscosity equation from Twu and
Indexed Viscosity
Bulls
Pure Component Viscosity

Aspen HYSYS calculates the viscosity of a pure compound based on the component class
designation as well as the phase in which the component is present as well as a
temperature range.
HYSYS automatically selects the model best suited for predicting the phase viscosities of
the system under study. The model selected is from one of the three available in HYSYS:
a modification of the NBS method (Ely and Hanley), Twu's model, or a modification of
the Letsou-Stiel correlation. HYSYS selects the appropriate model using the following
criteria:
System Vapor Liquid

Modified Ely and Hanley Ely and Hanely
Light HCs (NBP<155F)

Heavy HCs Modified Ely and Hanley Twu

Non-Ideal Chemicals Modified Ely and Hanley Modified Letsou-Stiel
Note: Twu method is known to do a better job of predicting the viscosity of heavy
hydrocarbon liquids. The Twu model is also based on the corresponding states principle
and uses a viscosity correlation for n-alkanes as its reference fluid instead of methane.
Liquid-Aqueous apparent Viscosity
Aspen HYSYS Viscosity provides an estimate of the apparent liquid viscosity of an

immiscible hydrocarbon liquid-aqueous mixture using only the viscosity and the volume
fraction of the hydrocarbon phase.
The apparent liquid viscosity calculation in Aspen HYSYS for an innniscible oil-water
mixture assumes an oil-water emulsion to be present. 1 This is important to note.
Emulsions usually result in higher viscosity and more conservative (i.e., larger) pressure
drop calculations; in many cases it is appropriate to take this conservative approach. In
scenarios where greater accuracy is required, it is advisable to use lab analysis to confirm
if an emulsion is present or not.
The estimates of the apparent liquid phase viscosity of immiscible Hydrocarbon Liquid -
Aqueous mixtures are calculated using the following "mixing rules":
System Effective Viscosity
Volume fraction of HG phase>=

0.5
Volume fraction of HG phase <

0.33
The effective viscosity for combined liquid phase

0.33< Volume fraction of HG
is calculated using a weighted average between above two
phase< 0.5
e uation
Where:
µeff = apparent viscosity; µ 0 i1 =viscosity of Hydrocarbon phase
µH2 0 =viscosity of Aqueous phase; VoiJ =volume fraction of Hydrocarbon phase
Liquid emulsion viscosity options in the HYSYS pipe segment model
1
An adaptation of Woelflin method (for oil-like emulsions) and Gambill (for water-like emulsions) is detailed in Appendix
A.5.4 of the Simulation Basis manual.

In Aspen HYSYS V7.3 CPI, the Levinton/Leighton, Guth/Simha, Bamea/Mizrahi, and

Brinkman models have been added as emulsion viscosity options in the HYSYS pipe
segment model. These models are extensions of Einstein's and Taylor's models for
higher concentrations.
Pipe Segment PIPE'100
D~-~"i~~[j~~j~h~~[~~~-~~~~~~~~I~~~rf?!.~-~-~~~-~l~Y-~~~~±~E:~~~~<l})i~.a~~~~'J . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Design ··Emulsion Viscosity Method -
i Connections
i Parameters
Brinkman
i Notes Guth and Simha
levinton and Leighton
Barnea and Mizrahi Gen. Exponential
General Polynomial
Hypothetical Component Viscosity Coefficient

Estimations for viscosity can be further improved over internal estimation routines by
supplying the experimental viscosity for a hypothetical component. Experimental
viscosity curves can be supplied via hypothetical properties or user data in Aspen
HYSYS directly by mapping the library component as a hypothetical.
The Thermodynamic & Physical Properties property view displays the Thennodynamic
and Physical properties for the Hypo. Aspen HYSYS estimates these values, based on the
base property data entered and the selected estimation methods.

~ C6-Clo•
ro L~!!c_a1 _[~~il-~±~~-U~~p~~p 1-TyJXl J_ ________

1-Component Ide11tific.,tion
i Component Name
i Family I Class
(6.(10"
Hydrocarbon
I
, ; Chem Formu!3 ~ Edit Viscosity Curve = @]
i !10 Number 21)(.'()0 I

I1 ,_; -~1nemahc
-Visc~sityType ---·
1 i Group Name l-fypoGroup2 i '9' Dynamic
! [£~~~~".1-~~-~ - ...... I I
Temperature Dynamic Vise
, · UNIFAC Structure ICJ I . -·
50.00 0.9000
80.00 0.7000
..t:<-c No 5tnietureAvai!ob/e >->~ 100.0 0.6000
150.0 0.4000
User ID Tags . e~~tt:_ ----- ------ -- __ :_~~E!r>__
...................
Tag Number Tag Te)(t

1 <empty> Not Spec'd
f"---- Oe!eti::
....... <l• . . J)
The viscosity coefficients of A and B are first estimated by Aspen HYSYS based on the
initial specifications from the Hypo Group property view. If you want to calculate these
coefficients, you can ovetTide the estimation by clicking the Edit Vise Curve button. This
allows you to enter a set of data points of temperature versus dynamic viscosity.
Aspen HYSYS will recalculate the values of the viscosity coefficients based on the data
points you just entered. The values of the viscosity coefficients A and B will then change
from red to black indicating that they are calculated values.

Indexed Viscosity
Indexed Viscosity used to calculate the blended liquid viscosity. Indexed Viscosity uses
a linearized viscosity equation from Twu and Bulls. In the Viscosity Index Parameters
group, you specify the value for each of the three parameters used in the linearized
viscosity calculation. The equation below displays how each parameter is used in the
Twu and Bulls (1981) calculation.
loglO [(loglO)(v+0.7)] = mloglOT+b

Where:
T = absolute temperature 0 R and v =kinematic viscosity in cSt
The above equation can be simplified to obtain the following expression for the viscosity
index:
A log!O [(log!O)( v +c)] + b
Where:
a = constant at a fixed temperature; v = kinematic viscosity in cSt
c =adjustable parameter; b =constant
The mixture kinematic viscosity is calculated from the equation below:
loglO(loglO(v + c)) = L:-')loglO(log:lO(v;+ c)))

i
Where:
v = kinematic viscosity of the mixture in cSt;
v; =the kinematic viscosity of pure component i ; c =adjustable parameter
You can specify the values of the parameters (Parameter A, Parameter B, and Parameter
C cells) used to calculate the blended liquid viscosity.
• Task 1 - Tune the Viscosity Index

• Task 2 - Utilize Tabular Properties
• Task 3 - Tune Macro Cut Viscosity Data
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Task 1 - Tune the Viscosity Index
In this workshop, you will leam how to tune the viscosity index parameters to achieve
desired viscosity value for the process stream. A hypothetical component is created to
mimic the behavior of polystyrene both as a pure component and solution. The objective
is to get the polystyrene solution viscosity and mass density closer to actual measured
values. You will tune various constants to meet these values.
o Open Aspen HYSYS and load the file: 08_Polystyrene Starter.
'----~S~tyre"n,•,_ _ __,
Viscosity I . 0.1295 I cP
Mass Flow I 13607.?-'!.. J.~~.'.~-
Styrene
E-Benz.ene Mixer-Outlet
MIXER Mixer-Outlet
Polystyrene viscosity 3-446 cP

Polystyrene
Viscosity 3.774e+006 cP
Mass Flow 29483.81 kg/h
o Click the Properties environment.

o Go to the Components folder and view Component List - 1.
o Double click on Polystyrene* hypothetical component.
~ Polystyrene•
11o·r<:;;;;~~ 1 l~iit~iii.~il'J]Jii~!~l'liYI'~] _
Base Propertl es
Molecular Weight 2.000e+OOS

Normal Boiling Pt [CJ 704.4
Ideal Liq Density [kg/m3] 1121
,-Critical Properties
I
I, ~-;,;~p~rature
[
865.2
[CJ
Pressure [kPa] 792.9
I Volume [m3/kgmole] 199.8
i Acentricity 1.371
I_ -------------------~

l
o Click the Critical tab. Check the properties of Polystyrene*. Do the same for the
library component Styrene. Compare the two using the following table:
o Click the Point tab for the Polystyrene* component. Note the values for the
Viscosity Coeff A and Viscosity Coeff B.
~ Polystyrene* l ~l ~ -~
ID.I Critical I Point I TDep I UserProp I Type I

- Additional Point Properties
@ Thermodynamic and Physica l Props

0 Property Package Molecular Props
Dipole Moment [Debye] O.OoOoO

Radius of Gyration [Angstrom] 179.65451
COSTALD (SRK) Acentricity 1.25000
COSTALD Volume [rn3/kgmole] 845.84448
Viscosity Coeff A 2.00000
Viscosity Coeff B 0.30000
Cavett Heat of Vap Coeff A 0.22806
Cavett Heat of \lap Coeff B 0.00000
Heat of Form (25 C) [lcJ/kgmole] -l .<J00e+007
Heat of Comb (25 C) (kJ/kgmole] <empty>
Enthalpy Basis Offset (lcJ/kgmole) -3.B96e+ 007
Rackett Parameter Zra 0.26000
o Using the following table, track the calculated stream viscosities as you alter the
A and B coefficients for the polystyrene hypothetical component. Use the A and
B values shown in the left-side column and note the calculated viscosities for each
set.
Coefficients Stream: Polystyrene Stream: Mixer-outlet

Viscosity, cP Viscosity, cP
A= 0.5, B=0.3
A=1 .0, B=0.3
A= 1.5, B=0.3
A= 2, B=0.3

CJ Make sure the A and B parameters for polystyrene are back at their defaults of A
= 2.0 and B = 0.3.
Now we will try working with the Indexed Viscosity option to tune the flowsheet mixture
viscosity.
CJ Select the Fluid Packages folder. View the existing fluid package.
CJ Click the Parameters tab. Change option hldexed Viscosity from HYSYS
Viscosity to Indexed Viscosity.
Pt<>pertie> 51_...1 P•9~ , PR +
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~ Prop•.ty P•d•9< S•lcchon Option<

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CiiiMNv!i :rns >otut1on M<lhotl• A• 1oglO(l<>gl0(1;1n>»<(i) + C)) + O
Clrn~ Fu<!> Pl:-j ·Ph•" ld<nllfic•11an o ..i.ufl
: EH~ Tcbula'
Exl~-~JN Nll:'ll.
Surioa Ten•ion Method HY5YS MetOOd
;GCE05 Tfi«mol Conduc\O/;cy
:.:;,,,~,,_,;11:in
! Glr<o: Pa,l:age
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CJ Try adjusting the Index Parameter "C" and note the effect on the Mixer-Outlet
stream viscosity in the main flowsheet. Use the following table in your analysis:
Parameter "C'' Stream: Mixer-Outlet; Viscosity, cP

C=0.8 (default)
C=1.4
C=2.0
C=2.6
C=3.2
C=3.8
C=4.4
CJ We would ideally like to get the Mixer-Outlet stream viscosity to equal 1000 cP.
Which parameter gets us closest to the desired viscosity?
CJ Save this case as 08_ Polystyrene.hsc.
Note: The Oil-Gas separation plant will be built with only streams 'Reservoir 1 'and
'Reservoir 2 '.

The oil and gas production from reservoirs I and 2 enter the separation plant at a
controlled pressure and proceed to a 3-phase separator. This separates the gas, crude oil,
and water phases
Task 2: Utilize Tabular Properties

The Tabular Package can regress from experimental data for select thermophysical
prope1ties such that a fit is obtained for a chosen mathematical expression. The Tabular
Package is utilized in conjunction with one of the Aspen HYSYS property methods. Your
targeted properties are then calculated as replacements for whatever procedure the
associated property method would have used.
Although the Tabular Package can be used for calculating every property for all
components in the case, it is best used for matching a specific aspect of your process. A
typical example would be in the calculation of viscosities for chemical systems, where
the Tabular Package will often provide better results.
Tabular Package calculations are based on mathematical expressions that represent the
pure component property as a function of temperature. The values of the property for
each component at the process temperature are then combined, using the stream
composition and mixing rule that you specify.
The Tabular Package provides access to a comprehensive regression package. This

allows you to supply experimental data for your components and have Aspen HYSYS
regress the data to a selected expression. Essentially, an unlimited number of expressions
are available to represent your property data. There are 32 basic equation shapes, 32 Y
tenn shapes, and 29 X term shapes, as well as Y and X power functions. The Tabular
Package provides plotting capabilities to examine how well the selected expression
predicts the property. You are not restricted to the use of a single expression for each
property. Each component can be represented using the best expression.
You may not need to supply experimental data to use the Tabular Package. If you have
access to a mathematical representation for a component/property pair, you can simply
select the correct equation shape and supply the coefficients directly.
In this portion of the workshop, you will be asked to convert your heavy black oil stream
to an Oil & Gas Feed stream. The main purpose is to get the same viscosity between two
methods. You will provide the assay viscosity data to a light oil to correct the overall
viscosity. For the heavy oil, tabular method for black oil will be employed to achieve the
desired behavior.
o Open Aspen HYSYS and load the file: 08_BO Starter.hsc.

o Double click on the streams: Bow River Heavy Well A and Bow River Heavy
Well B to view their data.
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IWor:h:,:·l-:;~-~~n~L:~:7- Bow River Heavy Well, Ga< o., Water

I: eam1t10tn Temperatu1e !C! 40.00 40.CO 40.00 <000
1,' 1' Propert,e< : PEe«.Ufe [kPdg] 0.0000 C.IJOOO o.ooco o.ro;o
g~,~~::7;: " 0
Spe«fic G, 0-,;ty(Std. D•w»ty {@<tc) «:mpt/> () 7642 SG_re•_to_~ir 21.98API_60 6.171APJ_60
I Petroleun> A«ay Volu'Ylelric Flo# IJl<tc) 3345e+OOS rn3/d 1311e+005 SlD_rn3/d J400m31d 0.0000 m3/d
K Value Mo« Fk"~ (@•kl fkglh] lA24e•005 1289e•004 129Se•OOS oro;o
U<erVatiable. Mo-. Ent~alpy [k!ikg) 114 7 5:'.4.4 74.IJ.1 <emptj>
Not..s Fluid ilad~ge e~,is-I
Co;t Paf3me1"r<
NorrMhed y,eldo:
Bulk Properties
: Produced GOR: 97.38 Water(ut ~ 0
: Oil Phase Spe<:ifa Propertie•
ISurface Ten•ion; 19.62 Watso~ K: 12.09
M~teml Slrii~-tii; ~ !Uvtr f{f;aiy Wtu a·
! Worhhet _~~~~~~~~l~-~T_ic!J__
Wofk""""t "'""'Nome Bow Rlv~r Heavy Well I o,,
Corn:Hion< Temperatu•e [Cl 90.00 90.00 90.00
Properties 840.0
Ga< Ccmpo<atio"
[Pro>sure[l<.Pag] 8400 840.0
Spe<<fic Gravity/Std. Demit; (@stc) <empty> 0.7642 SG_reU<>_aEr l9.85Af'l_60 6.111 APl_60
01l&Gasfe..d
Volvmetr;c FJ0>.v [@stc) 137Se~006 m3fd 1370e•006 STO_m3/d 6788 m3/d 1401 m3/d
Petroleum Ass.ay
K Value Mass Flow (@:s1c) !kgfh] 3.78Ee+OOS 5.J31e+004 2.657e+OOS 5984e+004
User '/~liable• Ma.< Enthalpy {k!/kg] 277.3 6221 173.5 434.7
Note• Fluid Pa•kage Bo•~·l
Cmt Param'"t'"r<
Noimal1zed Yield•
Blolk Prnperi~•
Produced GOR; 101.8 IWater Cot 17.l
Ot! Phase Specific Properties
Surface Tension 22.M Wat'°n K: 12.08
CJ Review the data for the two streams and verify it with the table below:
840
22.98 18.85
6.271 6.271
97.38 201.8
Water Cut 0 17. 1
Watson K 12.08 12.09
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C02 0.0028 0.0028

Nitroaen 0.0053 0.0053
Methane 0.7875 0.7875
Ethane 0.0825 0.0825
Propane 0.068 0.068
i-Butane 0.0099 0.0099
n-Butane 0.023 0.023
i-Pentane 0.0055 0.0055
n-Pentane 0.0074 0.0074
n-Hexane 0.0049 0.0049
n-Heptane 0.0019 0.0019
n-Octane 0.0012 0.0012
o Return to the Components folder and Copy the existing Component List twice.
o Name the first copied list Well A and the second copied list Well B.
o Navigate to the Fluid Packages folder.
o Create two new fluid packages, one titled PR-Well A and another called PR-Well B.
o PR-Well A should be using the Peng Robinson property package with component list
Well A.
o PR-Well B should be using the Peng Robinson property package with component list
Well B.
o Check yours versus the images below:
~·~. ~~ge l'K·Wri1' • • "'!"
set Up : ~;,,oryco"u1; J St;b_T~t"} P~!~.~-Ofd~l-T_.b~1~.J.N?1«.,

• '-::?.;Componm!L1si;
CJ Component l•>I · l
; ; Pachg• ~;P·"' - - - ~SYS (ompon•nl Ld Selection C:Su~ !.~~~ ..Oa,i~_w..Ja:>- ----------- ---
[~$WellA
C<i.WellB Op~~n< Par>mrters
-- - - ---~--P<OJ'•rlyP~~Ei:JS-- 1
• c:"j Fluid Padag., . I Enthalpy
<N•'P
_!ii Ba>i•-1 ;1,-,-,MPirg Oe11>1fy
<GPR-W~llA:;) A~IG-i?e ModifyT<, p, for HI, Ho Mod<fytc, P< for HJ, He
Ci>PrtroleumAm1y> ASMESt<~m
s,a.,~ KJ(I HVSVS Vf"Wty
8Wl1'5 . Pmg-Robinrnn Op!ioo• HY5V5
• I:.~ Reacticns ChooSnC<•
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1:4 U1er Properli« Ci"Mfoti>HJ : Pha•• kfontdicol<on Oef.... lt I
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1
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sg uP- :~~:~_o_df~ l s_t_•-~I!>!_[~~-"1~~·:.!J j~~d!!~~_]
~h Component li>I l Pdck•ge T~P"' HVSVS
____·i
~.ii Well A
~~'Nell B Prop My Package S..l&tion (lp_tion<_
,;:; flutd Package• fothalpy ·p;~;:typ;-~-[05 ';
Ami•>ePlg Oomi!y (O<tili i
Antoi~< Modify Tc, Pc for Hl, He Modlfy Tc. Pc for H2, He
A5Mf51<o'r.
"
C,~ Petroleum As<ay·s
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lndox•d V1>eo.,ty HYSYSVis<:osity
CQ 011 Manager Pong-Robimon Option> HVSYS

ChaoSeader
• CJ Roacticms Chi•~ /\/uli
EOS Solu~ion fl.M~ods Cubk EO.S Anatytlcal Method
[,~ Ccmpcnen! Map< Ci.an Fu<i< Ptg Defa!,lft
E"oT~bu~ar
1:ci U>or Prctperttes Surface Ten<100 Mtlhcd HYSYS Method
I Cxl:cndtdNRrL
'GCWS
~e;ma1_:_~-~~~~'.::~:~.-.----- --~,.----- APl~~!_:_~-~M_•<_"""
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o Go to the Home ribbon while you are in Properties environment and any folder
but Oil Manager. Click on Associate Fluid Package available in oil group.
o Select PR-Well A from the Associated Fluid Package drop down list.
o Check the box under Associate to associate it with Case (Main).
er 1-typothe!icol "-1.n•qer
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J!1 Fluid Package A.>ooaled with 011 Manager
11. [;'&Fluid Padagn

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I
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fluid Pack<>ge and the a••ociatN Property Pad:.oge
(':.Petroleum "'""Y"
LJ 0;1 Monager
must N able to h~ndle Hypo Comp~en\s .1
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o Close the Fluid Package Associated with Oil Manager window.
o Double click on the Oil Manager folder in the navigation pane to expand the
folder.
o Double click on Input Assay and then click on Well A assay.
o Review the Bulk Properties data to ensure the standard density is 22.98 API_60
and the Watson K is 12.09.
o Click the Calculate button to ensure the oil is calculated.

Ar.~'] Def;nition Input D.aW
r~::~:~~:~;:~:~~t ----~-- 22.9:~7i~~ ··1

Bull: Properfes
Ass.ay Datil Type None Watson UOPK 12.09

Viscosity Tjrpe Dynamic
V;scosity 1 Temp 20.00 c
Viscosity 1
IV'.>cosity2Temp
<empty>
so.ooc I
l_~-~~~~itr_~------ ---------~~e!!~ I
I.
Mo!e<dar Weight pf lightest compon,,nt
o Expand Output Blend folder.

o Select User Points cut option and set the number of cuts to 5.
Cut Ranges
Cut Option Selection
Number of Cuts: 5
o Add a new Blend and select Well A to be added to the blend.

o Rename it as Blend-Well A by doing right click on the Blend-1 on the Navigation
Pane.
o Click on the Install Oil button.
A<<a~ Solection •nd 01llnform•M~

Odflo..,lnfom>•t·o~
flow Un;!• flow Rate

Nurn~r~f(u"
W•U A tiqu1J V<i! ~emi>ty>

o Type the stream name for the blend as PR Well A.

o Set the Flowsheet to Case (Main).
o Click on Install button.
tt;.:,~ B!end-1; Install Oil - I =l@l
Install cancel
o Go back to the Simulation environment and click Yes on the message to replace
the property package.
o Open the stream PR Well A and review that there is composition data. In the Oil
& Gas Feed form, select Oil & Gas Feed with Bulk Oil Properties.
o Input the following values: Std Liq Density, 22.98 API; Watson K,12.09; Total
GOR, 97.38; Total WOR, 0. Number of stages is I. Temperature and pressure of
stage number 1 are 15 C and 0 kPag respectively.
rWarksheet l~!t~~h~~rn,.,ts,.,..,,,.,Dy<,,n,,•,,.m,,i_c,,s,i,,,====='1
1 Worksheet Oil & Gas Fe~ with Bulk Oif P1 •
Conditions
Properties · Oil Properties ······· ············· · · · ··· · ·
I~~.~~: ~.~,~-~---,.---~~~~-_!
Composit_ion I
Oil & Gas Feed '
Petroleun1 Assay \
K Value
User Variables
Notes
Cost Parameters '
Normalized Yields;
o Click on the small grey arrow on top of the Gas composition section as seen on
the image below:
·Gas Composition -------------
--~] Mote 0/o :~J Mass% Vol%
Mole%
C02 0.0000
Nitrogen 0.0000 -1
Methane 0.0000
Ethane 0.0000
SJ
Propane 0.0000
i-Butane 0.0000
n-Butane 0.0000

o Introduce the composition for the Gas as the same of the stream Bow River Heavy
Well A:
Bow River Heavy Well A

Gas component Mole%
0 28
Nitroaen 0.53
Methane 78.75
Ethane 8.25
Prooane 6.80
i-Butane 0.99
n-Butane 2.30
i-Pentane 0.55
n-Pentane 0.74
n-Hexane 0.49
n-Heotane 0.19
n-Octane 0.12
o On the Conditions page, specify the Temperature, Pressure and total Mass
Flow as 40 C, 0 kPag and 142389.54 kg/h.
o Add a three phase separator to the flowsheet and feed the PR Well A stream into
it. Connect new streams for the vapor, light liquid, and heavy liquid products as
well.
o Record the stream mixture viscosity values for both PR Well A and Bow River
Heavy Well A. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
o Save your case as 08_PR Well A.hsc.
o Go to Condition page in Bow River Heavy Well A and click Viscosity Mtd
button. The resulting window shows the viscosity data used by the Black Oil
definition.

~ Black Oil Viscosity Method Selection
ASTM Equation
-~~-- ------~
Method Options:
l_~!'cifv two or more visc~_sitv ~oints •
Viscosity Temperature
110.8 20.00
40.79 40.00
28.37 50.00
-- ---~-~ITil'_~'.'. ________________________________________________<_~~!'-~:>____ _
Next, we will put this data into the Tabular option in the Properties environment to
improve the prediction of viscosity.
o Return to the Properties environment and go to PR-Well A in the Fluid

Packages folder.
o Select the Tabular tab in the fluid package view.
o Check the option Enable Tabular Properties.
Properties -<
~~--lte_m_:___~-----~-"-'!.
Cci Component Lists Tabular P.Kkage -Global Tabular Calculation Options
A Ca Fluid Packages ------~-----.----
Configµration
1
~ Basis-1
;[{/,PR-Well A r ,,. Options:
All Properties
: F;t:J Enable Cate. On Active Property
I [.~] Enable Tabular Prop-ertie!>
Wi) PR-Well B i, Physical
Thermodynamic Basis For Tab. Enthalpy (ideal gas)
!~Petroleum Assays
Information «Q: H = 0 at 0 K (HYSIM Basis)
L~ Oil Manager II Notes
I~ Reactions ) H = Heat of Formation at 25C
Cd, Component Maps
C~ User Propertieo;
i
ii
H
o Expand the Options at the left, and select the Physical menu item.
o Check Viscosity (L) in the Use HYSYS column. For the Comp. Basis, choose
Volume instead of Mole.
All Items
{:s_~_ 'Jp J_ ~i-~JY.f ?~_f!~ .l.§t.,.P!~~--LP.~-~-~~.9~~~-r_fTu~I~;- L~~-t-~
C& Component Li,U
-
·,---2:~~ra~:9e 1 !-_. Pro~ertyT;;~-~-,--:"u;;HvsYS
l
_,, LO Fluid Packages Use PPOS - Comp. Basis Mixing Param.
f.2; Basl~-1 ,. Options i Viscosrty(V) r r
C~PR-Wel!A ! All Propertie~ ; Viscosrty(l) f;T r Volume 033
Cl! PR-Well B j j Physkal , Thermal Cond(V) r r
ii Thermodyn.,mic
C;,1 Petroleum Assays
C& Oil Manager iI " Information The<mal Cond(L) r r
r~-~ O--->=--- I. Viscos1ty(l) Surface Tension r r

o In the Information menu item, select the Viscosity (L) form.

o Scroll over to the first hypothetical component, and select any cell in its
column. Then click the Comp. Prop. Detail button.
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o In PropCurve view, select the Table tab.

o Clear the existing data by clicking Clear Data button. Change the temperature
units from K to C. Input the data you found in the Black Oil stream (Bow River
Heavy Well A) into the table.
o Set a pressure of 101.325 kPa for all three data points.
·;lJ PropCurve: UqViscosity_N8P{l]229~
1.-~~;~~i~~:-i-c;~~T 1ab1e P~:~~L~?~~~:i_
,:m'"''"'~]
Q Wt Factor
I v
20.0000 110.8000 101.3250 1.000
40.0000 40.7900 101.3250 1.000
50.0000 28.370-0 101.3250 1.000
<empty> <empty> <empty> <empty>
Press Regress button to update the equation cQeff:cienl:s after table i11put
[ ____ _ Regress
o Click the Regress button.

o Repeat this procedure of entering the viscosity data for each hypothetical
component associated with the PR-Well A fluid package.
o Reh1m to the flowsheet and compare the calculated viscosity values at the
following temperatures for the two oil streams mentioned.

Temperature, C Viscosity in Bow River Viscosity in Well A, cP

Heavy Well A, cP
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
Through this approach, all oil hypo components should have the same viscosity data. The
stream viscosity will only change with temperature and pressure.
o Save your case as OS_Tabular Viscosity Well A.hsc.
For the stream Bow River Heavy Well B, we have the viscosity data as follow
'1 Black Oil Viscosity Me.thod Sel<0<ti~ri. I= §I ?:s
ASTM Equation
Metho<l Options: Specifv two or more viscositv points
Viscosity Temperature
1134 20.00
29.44 90.00
_ _ _".':fll!'ty_:____________<efllp_~>__
o Repeat the same procedure as used with the Well A stream to create a new stream
Well B, and enter the above viscosities as tabular properties for the PR-Well B fluid
package.
o Save your case as OS_Tabular Viscosity Well B.hsc.

Task 3: Tune Macro Cut Viscosity Data
Starting from HYSYS V7 .3, the user can input viscosity at four different temperatures
for each hypothetical component (38, 50, 60 and 100 °C). When using HYSYS-based
viscosity calculations, two parameters, ThetaA and ThetaB, will be calculated internally
based upon input viscosity at the four different temperatures. In earlier versions, if the
hypo boiling point was less than 300 °C (the cut off temperature) then only the viscosity
values at 38, 50 and 60 °C was used, whereas for higher boiling hypos, viscosity at values
50, 60 and 100 °C were used.
With V7.3 and later versions, these viscosity settings can be configured in the Petroleum
Assay Manager Settings page. You can specify the cut off temperature as well as whether
all viscosity data for each hypo is used without any cut-off temperature.
MauoCutOata: Str'eam •Siad( OffStream
Spec_ific_~_ti~-?~~] .......................
-Input Datil -
Pro~uct Cut Distil!ation
~, Bulk Pro~rties Afld Distillation '- ! Available 9.• Not Available

Only Bulk Properties I
I
Input Viscosity Settings

Assay Source Info
~r Dynamic ' · Kinematic
Region North America
Viscosity Temp A 19(

Country Canada
Viscosity Temp B BOC Assay Name Cold Lake blend [Edmonton]
Viscosity Temp C 60( Assay ID COLOF008
Viscosity Temp D 100(

Dislil!ation fitting Fa.dor
-Viscosity Cakulation Method

Fitting Factor J
·9' Refutas · HYSYS
Refutas A lJ.47
Refutas B 23.10
Refutas C 0.8
You can use the Macro Cut view, Settings tab to set the Input Viscosity Settings to your
preference. Enter viscosity data in Kinematic or Dynamic form. This data can be entered
at four temperahires; Viscosity Temp A, B, C and D (enter the temperatures in ascending
order).
Viscosity Calculation method:

• Refutas based method (Indexed viscosity)

• HYSYS Viscosity (uses EOS mixing).
If Refutas Viscosity Method is selected, enter index parameters Refutas A, Refutas B,
Refutas C.
The material stream bulk Viscosity is calculated using an indexing method and there are
two methods available. One method uses 0.8 as the parameter constant and the second
method uses 0.08 as the parameter constant.
&'mix= L,x1 xlog(log[\lj+C]}

Ythere:
Ub = viscosity of blend
U/ = viscosity of component I
XI = composition fraction of component I
C = parameter constant
In this workshop, we will take advantage of the Macro Cut table options. We adjust
viscosity in the Oil and Gas Feed option using the Macro Cut table. In this workshop, a
black oil stream has been converted into Oil & Gas Feed. Instead of using bulk
properties in the Oil & Gas Feed, a predefined oil assay has been selected.
o Open Aspen HYSYS and load the file: 08_MacroCnt Starter.hsc.
o Double-click the Black Oil Stream and select Oil & Gas Feed. Choose the Oil
& Gas Feed with Oil Assay Info option.
Ethane 0.0000
Prq:a1"~ 0.01100
i-Bulane 0.(10(10
Co•I Patamet•" n-Butane O.(IU(JO
Normaliied Y;eld•
0.0000
; i n-Pentane 0.0000 ., ;
i_L-------~----..i
GOR Spedic3lion
N'1mber Of Stage>
, . Temp Pres. Q,I fle>w Tarqet <emply> i

519 No i [CJ {kPagj TotalGOR <emptv> i
Total WOR <HTI1>tv:> i
l Stock Tank Oernitv <.emptv> i

o Click the Select Assay button.

o Select North America as the region, Canada as the country, and choose the Cold
Lake blend assay.
o Click the Import Selected Assay button.
~
~
! r:·:i @]
Sel&tffisaylolm,port:______________________________________________________ •____________________ _
Se led A!. say To Import

~ - -
_I
l.J.e 'f 'f4tt4!.buta

I Cold lake, Albert•
i red&d!EJ t!g/lfond Medium, Alberto
Gvlf Alberto, L&f{ A!Derto
Rainbow light .:ind Medwm, Alberta
Ron9e/a11d-South l&M, Alberto
Wointm"ght·Kin£e11o. Alberta
Uoyd1T'if'ster, A!bi!rta and Soskofchewa11
H1bemio, Cot'oda
[' ] Show All ru~ys
C ImPQrt Seled~ Ass.ay :J> I ~an1:d
o Use the following screenshot to set up the remaining data for the Oil & Gas Feed
input:
Materlal strea~l B~c'k 6i1' siieiiih G]t§:il!tiJ
---r
Worksheet
--r-~-----
-~t:til<:~~~~ts- . .9¥~1:i,:ii~~-.J-
Worksheet [~n & Gas Fe~-~~~_oji'A~:~-! _=-:
Co11ditions
Oil Properties
Gas Composition
0 Mo!e% Mass% Vol%
"'
Properhes
Compcsltion
011' & Gas Feerl
Petroreum Assay
I Region
Country :
North America
Canada
Methane
Mole%
94.0000
I;5•
:i
KValue
User Variables I ""'Y • Cold l~< Alb<
Ethane
Propane
2.0000
1.0000
Notes
Cost Pararneler5
i i-Butane 1.0000
Normalized Yields
I I i-Pentane
n-Botoo• 1.0000
II I
1.0000
( GOR Specification
n-Pentane
~~~,__:J
1
Number Of Stages
StgNo
Temp Press iro,J Flow Taraet
[CJ {kPag] ii Total GOil -,.m_p_..,
___ '_ -
100.0 ·1;
TotalWOR 0.0100
15.00 0.0000
ii ~~O:Cl.:_!il_n_~_P:~r.s_;tv_ 981~0
I
-~--___::_--_
___J_I
I ~] c=·-..---p~~--r~~~--~~;-s~~~~-::· ··-~=--~ r ·+;1.+1

o What is the viscosity of the stream: Oil l? ;I.ft ~ if
o Two viscosity data points are known form a laboratory analysis. They are as
follows:
Temperature, C Viscosity, cP
19.0 2099.00 JJ.JJ)
80.0 39.66 tit~ l
o Click the View Details button on the Oil & Gas Feed form to enter the MacroCut
Data View.
o In the Settings tab of MacroCut table, change the temperatures to 19 °C and 80
°C for viscosity Temp A and Temp B. Change the viscosity type to Dynamic
instead of Kinematic.
MacroCUt Oata: Stream •;81~ck Oil Stfeam

J
-Sp~itJcaJion I Settings ,_.r:i
~·,_ct_
te~s~.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
! Input Data ... Product Cut Distillation ...._ ....................__ ....... ..........................._.
I
(0\ Bulk Properties And Distillation ID Available @ Not Available
{:) Only Bulk, Properties
lln:~:::i:y Setti:sK :~::t;: -·

1 · --- -----1 .. Assay Source Info ----------·------------..---·---!
Region North America

I! Viscosity Temp A 19 C
Country Canada
I Viscosity Temp B 80 C Assay Name Cold lake blend [Edmonton]

I . .
i Viscosity Temp c -60-c -- ·······~ I As~y lQ COLOF008
--··---·-····-· -· ---·· --·· - I
Viscosity Temp D 100 C !
L-------------------------------------··----------------------J
r Viscosity Calculation Method ................................._ ..-----·-1
- Distillation Fitting Factor ~
........................................................... l
I I Fitting Factor 3
@ Refutas
Refu tas A
\{) HYSYS
33.47 I
'~·-----------------------·
l
Refutas B 23..10 I
o Go back to the Specifications tab and select the Petroleum Property pulldown l.
menu in the top-right. Select Dyn Vise@ 19.00 C and click Add.
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(C) :Cl fteeze Po!nt ("' '?.) ippm"•)
~ul~ 'I•'+< <ee1µ!J> Sm<tke Polnl 22.60
'·~
<e<11p\)'• <emplp
1(,,t;j ISP C~ 1!~ \C) ,..,,r!>" 11~0 ;K~'!!e·1f':t:-:FNtBlF?Jl amply~ ~.700.,.-001 <empty>
(Cvt2J 115 '" 29'; (C)
120-11 1 g5_0 I °>'"Vise o ao.o~ c"l.}. :Jl.l9 1.010 «mptp:
°'<"VI« @160.0~ c
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I l}yn Yh< @ l 00.00 C
((u!J) 3•3fo J05(CI 51 ~7 405.0
!.O.ddlty «tnply> <emply> ;•
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~JOTo S6'i(C/ 0>00 565.0 i C !oHl!.otfo <empty> «rnply> 6G.OO
S6'i To SI~ (CI l Hydrogen
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815.6 0.4000
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"-ddD,<t Dot. IMt1! Ce!et.c::·O.!o!~Ali.j 5<>n_] ln>p<><!Ft<>YI bp~<tfo
'''"~-"''""'"•
o Dyn Vise @ 19.00 will show up in Assay property table. Specify the bulk value
as 2099 cP.
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""""''" .,oct ·:Oonq<•
o Repeat the above procedure to add Dyn Vise@ 80.00 C. Specify the bulk value
for that one as 39.66 cP.
o Return to the main PFD. What is the viscosity of the stream Oil I now? g(,g ,!
o To adjust the calculated Oil! viscosity, you will tune the Dyn Vise@ 19.00 C by
continually making adjustments in the Macro Cut table input. The goal to match
the Oil I calculated viscosity to 2099 cP. Use the table below entering different
values for the Dyn Vise@ 19.00 C and recording the subsequent calculated
viscosities for stream Oil I .

Dyn Vise@ 19.00 Viscosity in stream Oil1 , cP

2099.0
2500.0 AA-~
2800.0 Af{j
3000.0 ;\~l
3010.0 ;ti~,G
3020.0 )J;fO
l
o Save your case as 08_MacroCut Visc.hsc.
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Black Oil Translation

Neotec Black Oil Methods Compositional Mode

Resides in the basis

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Component lumping: lumper unit operation

Methodology for "blending"

Component lumping/ Del umping

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PnHluction Allocation Utility

Tracks composition contribution in product streams from

Aspen Hydraulics Steady State

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Aspen Hydraulics Transient

field Model Integration

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lieavy Oil Characterization

Specify material streams using Oil & Gas Feed capabilities

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Various oil characterization options are available in Aspen

Oil & Gas Feed Characterization

The fundamental calculation is to mix oil fluid, gas fluid and

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Oil & Gas feed Options

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