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Basics of HYSYS

Starting a New HYSYS case1


Adding Components to the simulation.1
Selecting a Fluid Package.1
Specifying Reactions3
Entering the Simulation5
Re-Entering the Simulation Basis Manager.5
Accidentally Closing the PFD..........5
Placing Material and Energy Streams..5
Renaming Streams6
Placing Units.6
Accidentally Closing the Simulation Toolbar..6
Specifying a Material Stream7
Simple Data Checks .8
Workbook..8
Printing .9
Initial Setup of a New HYSYS Case
Before any simulation can occur, HYSYS needs to undergo an initial setup. During an initial
setup, the components that will be used and the fluids package will be selected.
Starting a New Case in HYSYS
Start HYSYS, and click on the New Case button to open up the Simulation Basis
Manager which is where all of the components and their properties can be specified.
Adding Components to the Simulation
1. To add components to the simulation, click on the Add button in the Simulation Basis
Manager.

2. Clicking on Add will bring up the Component List View which is a list of all the
components available in HYSYS. Type in the name of the desired component in the Match
window and click on Add Pure to add it to the simulation. Close the Component List View
when all of the components are selected.
Note: The Full Name/Synonym option makes finding components the easiest. To enter
components by HYSYSs simulation names, or by chemical composition, select Sim Name or
Formula respectively.
Selecting a Fluids Package
1. In the Simulation Basis Manager, click on the Add button to specify a fluids package.
Doing so will bring you to a list off all the different equations of state HYSYS uses.

2. Pick the appropriate fluid package for the system you wish to distill. To select the
appropriate package, double click on the text that is displayed. See the figure below for some
general guidelines on picking the appropriate fluids packages.
Specifying Reactions
If the simulation is going to have any kind of reactions during it, the reactions need to be
specified in the Simulation Basis Manager. For this case the combustion of Methane will be
specified.
1. Click on the Reactions tab, and then click on Add Reaction

2. Doing so brings up a window where the type of reaction is specified. For this case select
Conversion, and then click Add Reaction

3. Now the components of the reaction must be specified. Click on the arrow on one of the tabs
to bring up a list of the components for this case. Select all of the components that are
present for the combustion of methane.

4. Now the stoichiometric coefficients must be entered. Enter in educated guesses for the
coefficients, keeping in mind that the coefficients for the reactants have to be negative, and
the coefficients for the products positive. Then click balance to have HYSYS automatically
balance the reaction.
5. Since this is a conversion reaction, click on the Basis tab to specify the conversion of this
reaction. Click on the tab next to Co and enter in the desired conversion of the reaction.
Make sure you enter the conversion in percentage form, not decimal form. In other words,
enter in 95 rather then .95. After entering in the conversion the reaction becomes ready after
this step. Close the Rxn-1 window, and return to the Simulation Basis Manager.

6. Since the reaction has been correctly setup, it must be added to a reaction set, and then have
that set added to a Fluid Package. Click on Add Set and then add Rxn 1 to the Active
List, and then close the window.

7. Now the Reaction set must be added to the Fluid Package. Click Add to FP, select the
appropriate reaction set, and then click Add Set to Fluid Package on the new window.
After doing so, the reaction is completely ready to go.
Entering the Simulation
Once the components, fluids package and applicable reactions are selected, the Simulation is
ready to be run. Click on Enter Simulation Environment in the Simulation Basis Manager
window.

Working in the PFD


Re-Entering the Simulation Basis Manager
When the basis of the simulation has to be changed, the Simulation Basis Manager needs to be
re-entered. Simply click on the icon on the top toolbar to re-enter it.
Accidentally Closing the PFD
Sometimes, people accidentally click the X on the PFD. To get it back, simply go to Tools >
PFDs, make sure Case is selected, then click View
Placing Material and Energy Streams
1. Material Streams are used to transport the material components from process units in the
simulation. To place a material stream, click the Blue arrow on the simulation toolbar and
then click somewhere on the turquoise simulation window.
2. Energy streams are used to specify how much energy a process unit such as a pump or
compressor needs. To place an energy stream, click on the red arrow on the simulation
toolbar, and then place it on the simulation window.

Renaming Streams
In order to make the simulation easy to follow, the streams need to be renamed. Double click on
the arrow to bring up the properties window for stream 1. To rename it, click on the tab next to
Stream Name and simply type in the appropriate name for it.

Placing Units
To place process units, simply select them from the Simulation Toolbar, and place them on the
PFD.
Note: If the cursor hovers over an item on the toolbar, a text box appears; telling which item is
going to be selected.

Accidentally Closing the Simulation Tool bar


Sometimes, people will accidentally click the small X on the Simulation Toolbar. To get it back

click on the button to bring it back.


Specifying a Material Stream
1. In all chemical processes, a number of properties or degrees of freedom must be
specified. To specify properties a stream, double click on it to open up the specification
menu. Select the appropriate column and simply type in the values of the specification.
Note: HYSYS allows you to enter in any unit you wish. To specify the unit of the number
that is being entered in, simply click on the arrow next to the unit to bring down a menu.
Simply select the desired unit to input.

2. Just specifying the flowrate, temperature and pressure is not enough to fully specify the
properties of the stream, thus no calculations can occur on it. To fully specify the stream,
click on the text labeled Composition. To enter in the compositions Click on the box that
says <empty> and enter in .7.

3. Doing so will bring up a new window called Input Composition for Stream: Feed. Enter in
the remaining compositions of the stream; keeping in mind that the total fractions must add
up to 1 otherwise an error will result. Note that different composition basis can be selected
on the right. After entering in the composition, the stream color will turn from turquoise to a
dark blue.
Viewing and Printing Necessary Data From the HYSYS Simulation
Simple Data Checks
To perform simple and quick checks of the properties of 1 stream, simply double click on the
stream to bring up its specification menu. Instead of specifying properties, HYSYS displays the
properties that it has solved for, and those numbers are in black. Click on the tabs on the left to
get different and more specific properties of the stream.

Workbooks
1. To get a more in-depth, printable view the stream properties, HYSYS can create a workbook.
To create a workbook, clicking Tools > Workbooks will bring up the workbook
selector. Double click on Case to bring up a summary of all the properties on the process
and energy streams.
2. To add additional properties not displayed by default, click on Workbook > Setup in the
main tool bar. Once there, click on Add under the Variables section and scroll down until
the desired property is located. Close the Setup window and the workbook is now updated
with the desired properties.
Note: The Workbook option in the main tool bar will only be present if the workbook is
open.
Printing
To print the workbook, leave it open and go to File > Print in the main toolbar. If the entire
workbook doesnt need to be printed, click on the + and deselect the undesired sections, and
then click Print.

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