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A Guide for Getting Started in Aspen HYSYS Lauren Sittler, Product Management Dinu Ajikutira, Aspen HYSYS Product Manager
Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 2 Scope of this Document ............................................................................................................................ 2 Overview of the New User Interface ............................................................................................................ 2 Window and Form Controls ...................................................................................................................... 3 Overview of the Ribbon ............................................................................................................................ 4 The Navigation Pane ................................................................................................................................. 5 Quick Access Toolbar ................................................................................................................................ 6 Setting Preferences ................................................................................................................................... 6 The Zoom Controls .................................................................................................................................... 7 Copy and Paste, Drag and Drop ................................................................................................................ 7 Environment Buttons ................................................................................................................................ 8 Starting a New Case ...................................................................................................................................... 8 The Properties Environment ......................................................................................................................... 9 Creating a Component List........................................................................................................................ 9 Selecting a Fluid Package ........................................................................................................................ 10 The Simulation Environment- Building the Flowsheet ............................................................................... 11 Adding Flowsheet Objects: the Model Palette ....................................................................................... 12 Add an Object from the Palette to the Flowsheet .............................................................................. 12 Specifying Flowsheet Objects the Aspen HYSYS Solver and Convergence .......................................... 12 Specify Material Streams ........................................................................................................................ 13 Specify Composition Manually............................................................................................................ 14 Define from Other Stream .................................................................................................................. 15 Specify Unit Operations .......................................................................................................................... 16 Step 1. Add Connections ..................................................................................................................... 16 Step 2. Input Parameters .................................................................................................................... 16 Flowsheet Controls ..................................................................................................................................... 17 The Flowsheet Modify Ribbon ................................................................................................................ 17 Changing Object Orientation .............................................................................................................. 17 Managing Connections ....................................................................................................................... 17 Find Object .......................................................................................................................................... 18
Flowsheet Hierarchy ........................................................................................................................... 19 Display Options ................................................................................................................................... 19 The Flowsheet Right-Mouse-Button (RMB) Menu ................................................................................. 20 Layered Products and New Integrated Capabilities.................................................................................... 20 Activated Energy and Economic Analysis ............................................................................................... 20 Energy Analysis ................................................................................................................................... 21 Economic Analysis ............................................................................................................................... 21 Autosizing Rigorous EDR Heat Exchanger Models .................................................................................. 21 Dynamics.. ......................................................................................................................... 22 Petroleum Refining (Formerly Aspen RefSYS)......................................................................................... 23 Petroleum Assays ................................................................................................................................ 23 Refining Unit Operations .................................................................................................................... 23 Aspen HYSYS Upstream: Pipeline and Hydraulics Operations .................................................................... 24 aspenONE Exchange ................................................................................................................................... 25 Additional Resources .................................................................................................................................. 26
Introduction
Aspen HYSYS is the industry leading simulation software for oil & gas, refining, and engineering processes. With an extensive array of unit operations, specialized work environments, and a robust solver, modeling in Aspen HYSYS V8 enables user to: Improve equipment design and performance Monitor safety and operational issues in the plant Optimize processing capacity and operating conditions Identify energy savings opportunities and reduce GHG emissions Perform economic evaluation to realize savings in the process design
Aspen HYSYS V8 builds upon the legacy modeling environment, adding increased value with integrated products and an improved user experience. The ease of use and flexibility of model calculations have been preserved, while new capabilities have also been added.
Figure 1. Overview of New UI The navigation pane shows the hierarchy of and provides access to all available forms. Environment buttons allow for easy navigation between case properties and simulation. Contextual ribbons bring the most commonly used commands to the surface of the workspace.
Figure 2. Tabbed Windows To manage the number of tabs, you can right-click on a tab and select Close or Close All But This. If you click and drag the tabs off of the row or right click and select Floating, they turn into freestanding forms. To create separate window groups within the workspace, place the pointer over a window tab, then hold down the left mouse button while dragging the pointer into one of the boxes superimposed on the workspace as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 4. Aspen HYSYS Home Ribbon Click any of the tabs on the ribbon to access a set of related commands. These commands are split into groups by common functionality. Some groups have a small arrow button, the dialog box launcher (Figure 4), located at the bottom right corner of the group. Clicking this button opens a dialog box with additional commands. Some of the ribbon tabs are contextual. These tabs are only shown when the commands they contain are relevant. For instance, the Flowsheet/Modify tab is only visible when the flowsheet is the active window. The environment ribbons themselves are also contextual. Switching between the Properties and Simulation environments will switch to the associated ribbon.
The dropdown menu below the environment heading allows you to sort contents in the Navigation Pane by Status or Object Type to easily identify objects, unit operations, and streams of interest (Figure 6). Objects include unit operations, streams, analyses, charts, tables, and flowsheets. Sorting by object type will group objects by common function; for example, some headings might be Vessels, Heat Transfer Equipment, and Logical Operations. Sorting objects by Status will help to identify which objects are not solved and contain warnings or errors. Figure 6. Sort the Navigation Pane
Setting Preferences
To set preferences, open the File menu and click on Options in the bottom right corner as shown in Figure 8 (in the old user interface global preferences were set from the Tools).
Environment Buttons
Aspen HYSYS has two user environments: Properties and Simulation. The environments have specialized user interfaces for performing different tasks. The Properties environment displays all of the tasks related to configuring the underlying physical properties associated with a model. This environment includes workflows related to finding property data, regressing and estimating property data, and customizing the methods and models used to calculate properties. The Simulation environment is focused on tasks related to building and using process models. It includes everything you need to create and edit a process flowsheet, analyze a process, etc. Each environment has a unique subset of contextual ribbons. When switching between the two environments, the state of each is preserved, including the active ribbon tab and any forms, plots, and other windows that may be open. Some of the forms and folders in the Properties environment have been reorganized for easier access. Find more information on the Properties and Simulation environments in the following sections.
On a Windows 7 machine, we recommend that you pin Aspen HYSYS to the Start Menu by right clicking on the Aspen HYSYS item from the All Programs list and choosing Pin to Start Menu. This will make it easy to access Aspen HYSYS directly the next time you want to open it.
When Aspen HYSYS opens, you will see the Start Page as well as Recent Cases and Get Started Materials. To create a new case click on New in the top left box, or File > New.
Figure 11. Select a Component List Type Now use the search form to select which type of components to add to the list. When you type in the Search For box, Aspen HYSYS will automatically populate matches in the grid below. Hitting Enter or clicking Add will add the selected component to the list. You can use the shift and control keys to add multiple components at a time and you can reorder the list by dragging and dropping cells (Figure 12).
Figure 13. Select a Database for the Fluid Package By default the fluid package created will be of the Aspen HYSYS type. Use the Selection dropdown box to choose another list. In the Property Package Selection box click on the fluid package that you want to use to complete this property package setup (Figure 14).
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Figure 14. Choose a Fluid Package Type To specify another fluid package, click on the folder from the navigation pane or the icon on the ribbon.
Figure 15. Simulation Environment Button You will see the object palette appear on top of a blank flowsheet. You can start by adding either a material stream or a unit operation from the palette.
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Figure 17. Visual Indicators Color indicators for flowsheet objects are as follows: Red The object is missing a basic requirement (such as a stream connection), or the object contains errors. Yellow All connections are complete but the block is underspecified or contains warnings. Green This unit has solved without errors. If a stream is over-specified you will likely see a dialogue box that reports a consistency error. If a unit is over-specified you will see a warning appear in the status bar.
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Figure 21. Add Connections from the Input Form Add Connections on the Flowsheet Click the blue arrow on the palette to select it. Click on the flowsheet in the location you want to place the stream. Deselect objects by clicking on a blank area of the flowsheet. Now, view attachment ports by either holding down the control key or clicking the Attach icon on the Flowsheet/Modify ribbon. Click on one of the ports, drag the mouse and release over the inlet port of a unit operation or another stream (Figure 22). Figure 22. Add Connections from the Flowsheet
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complete. You must specify enough parameters so that the flowsheet has zero degrees of freedom and can solve.
Flowsheet Controls
While you are building your flowsheet you may find it helpful to use the controls provided on the Flowsheet/Modify ribbon and the right-mouse-button menu of flowsheet objects (Figure 23). We will cover some of the most commonly used functions here.
Managing Connections
Attach Mode Using attach mode is the equivalent to holding down the control key; all available object ports will be displayed as you move the mouse on the flowsheet. Auto Attach When auto attach is selected you can do the following: (1) Make sure all other objects are deselected and add a unit operation. When the operation is added to the flowsheet new streams will be defined for the input and output, of that object. (2) Select a stream or object that you would like to connect to a unit that you will add. The stream will automatically be connected as the input to that operation. For a connected object a 17
dialogue box will appear asking which stream from the first object you would like to connect to the newly added one. This is particularly useful if you have many streams as the input to a new object such as a mixer.
Find Object
The Find Object button, located in the Tools group of the Flowsheet/Modify tab, can be used both to locate any object on a large flowsheet and to directly open any object form. Click on the icon from the Flowsheet ribbon to open the Object Navigator. The choices on the Object Navigator are as follows: Find: Open the form for any object or group of objects. For single objects type in the full object name. For a group of objects type an asterisk, a common character, and another asterisk. For instance, to open the forms for all exchangers with a number in the 300s, click Find and type *e3* (Figure 24). View: Open the form for the selected object in the Unit Operations list. Locate: Navigate to the selected Unit Operation in the flowsheet. This command will move the flowsheet within the visible area to the location of the selected object.
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Flowsheet Hierarchy
In large complex flowsheets, such as the LNG plant in Figure 25, it is often useful to organize processes into smaller stages. In this case blocks represent a particular group of operations. If you double-click on any of these blocks you will be able to enter the sub-flowsheet environment using a button at the bottom of the form. You can also right-click on the block and use the Open subflowsheet as new tab selection. Inside the subflowsheet you will see only objects related to that particular part of the process. If any changes are made in this environment they will not be passed to the main flowsheet until you navigate back to the parent, this may cause some objects in the subflowsheet to be temporarily unsolved. Use the View Parent Ribbon button to navigate back to the main flowsheet.
Display Options
Use the features in this category to change the color schemes for the process flowsheet and workbook tables and to hide or display objects and tables. An example of one of the PFD color schemes, Temperature, is shown in Figure 26.
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Energy Analysis
Activated energy analysis can be used to calculate current energy costs and potential savings; it can also automatically generate suggestions to improve the heat exchanger network design for the flowsheet. In the Energy Analysis Environment, you can view details of the current heat exchanger network and create custom scenarios for energy saving designs.
Economic Analysis
The Activated Economic Analysis pane displays the relative capital cost and utility cost for the process. The reported values are based on calculations from Aspen Process Economic Analyzer.
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Dynamics
Dynamic simulation mode addresses non-steady-state processes such as plant start-up and shut-down (Figure 30). It can be used to test control systems, monitor safety considerations, and assess performance problems. In Aspen HYSYS Dynamics V8, controls are located on the Dynamics contextual ribbon. Converting your model from steady-state to dynamic requires additional input on the unit operation forms. Refer to Additional Resources for more information.
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You can open a pipe form to perform flow assurance analysis - analyze hydrates formation and corrosion or erosion rates in the pipeline. An overview of some of the capabilities is captured in Figure 34.
aspenONE Exchange
aspenONE Exchange provides access to an engineering content marketplace from within Aspen HYSYS. Click on the Exchange button (Figure 35) to open aspenONE Exchange. Type queries into the search bar to find equipment selection tools, existing flowsheets and models, training and tech tips from AspenTechs extensive knowledgebase, and more. See Additional Resources for more information.
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Additional Resources
Aspentech Public Website http://www.aspentech.com/products/aspen-hysys.aspx HYSYS Online Training Center Click on the training icon from the HYSYS Get Started ribbon. Online training contains Computer Based Training modules (CBTs), and additional video tutorials on best practices, multi-product integration, and new features. Video Tutorials Introduction to Aspen HYSYS V8 https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/intro-hysys-v8 Exchanger Design & Rating Integration in Aspen HYSYS V8 https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/edr-integration-hysys Autosizing Shell & Tube Exchangers in Aspen HYSYS V8 https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/autosize-shell-tube-HYSYS 26
Aspen Plate Fin Exchanger Models in Aspen HYSYS https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/ExchangerModels Crude Fired Heater Modeling in Aspen HYSYS with Aspen Fired Heater https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/AspenFiredHeater Activated Analysis in Aspen HYSYS https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/activation-hysys Activated Energy Analysis in Aspen HYSYS https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/activated-energy-hysys Create Excel Reports from Aspen HYSYS https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/excel-hysys Aspen HYSYS V8 Whats New https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/Aspen_HYSYS_V8 Activated Economics in Aspen HYSYS V8 https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/activated-econ-hysys-overview Compare Plant and Model data in real time using Plant View in HYSYS V8 https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/Intro_Plant_View_Aspen_HYSYS/ Aspen HYSYS Computer Based Training https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/HYSYS-CBT-Promo JumpStart Guides Jump Start with Activation in Aspen HYSYS (V8) http://www.aspentech.com/ActivationAspenHYSYS/ Jump Start with HYSYS Dynamics (V7.3) http://www.aspentech.com/HYSYSDynamicsJumpStart2/ Jump Start with aspenONE Exchange http://www.aspentech.com/jump-start-exchange/ Getting Started with Aspen Simulation Workbook with Aspen HYSYS http://www.aspentech.com/ASW_Getting_Started
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