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A Guide for Getting Started in Aspen HYSYS
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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:
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.
We encourage you to take advantage of our full range of training resources including:
Floating forms, flowsheets, the model palette, and other objects can now be docked inside of a window,
or tabbed as a separate window as shown in Figure 1.
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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.
Multiple tabs can be open at once; clicking on a tab will make it the active window and will reveal
contextual ribbons and objects. Each tab displays the name of the form it contains. Sub-forms, such as a
column subflowsheets, also display the name of the parent folder or object (Figure 2).
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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.
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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.
You can double-click on a folder in the navigation pane to open its form in the
active window tab. Alternatively, you can right-click an item and select “Open
in new tab.” The navigation pane also shows the status of each form. When
input is incomplete, the circle below the folder is red and half-filled. When
input is complete, a blue circle with a white checkmark is visible.
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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”).
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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.
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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.
Aspen HYSYS supports components both from its own databank and Aspen Properties.
To create an Aspen HYSYS component list, click on the Add Button at the bottom of the grid. To create a
component list from Aspen Properties, click on the dropdown arrow and choose “Aspen Properties”
(Figure 11).
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).
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Click on the Add button to add an Aspen HYSYS fluid package. Next, click on the dropdown arrow for the
additional options of Aspen Properties and COM Thermo (Figure 13).
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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To specify another fluid package, click on the folder from the navigation pane or the icon on the ribbon.
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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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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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
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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.
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 300’s, 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.
EDR models for Plate Fin and FiredHeater can also be embedded inside a HYSYS simulation. To utilize
EDR design, choose EDR – PlateFin or EDR – FiredHeater from the Model Selection dropdown list on the
exchanger Parameters form.
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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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When the Hydraulics flowsheet is active (tab is selected) you will see the Piping Network ribbon tab and
hydraulics palette, which you can use to add piping parts to the subflowsheet.
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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
AspenTech’s 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
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
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Crude Fired Heater Modeling in Aspen HYSYS with Aspen Fired Heater
https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/AspenFiredHeater
Compare Plant and Model data in real time using Plant View in HYSYS V8
https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/Intro_Plant_View_Aspen_HYSYS/
JumpStart Guides
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