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Hysys Assay Management Petroleum
Hysys Assay Management Petroleum
Petroleum Refining
A Brief Tutorial (and supplement to training and online documentation)
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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Scope of this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Example Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Assay Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Adding a New Assay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Manually Creating an Assay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Characterizing Assays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Molecular Characterization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Reporting Assay Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Reporting Individual Assay Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Plotting Assay Comparison Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Exporting Assay Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Assays in the Simulation Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Attaching an Existing Assay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Creating a New Assay on a Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Additional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Introduction
The new Assay Management features in Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining allow users to utilize the same assay
library and tools previously only available to Aspen PIMS users. These new features make crude characterization and
management consistent across Aspen HYSYS and Aspen PIMS, maximizing opportunities for optimization. Assay
Management allows users to:
• Use the same assays in Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining and Aspen PIMS
• Get better results for crude modeling using the improved characterization and property calculations of Aspen Assay
Management
• Access an extensive database of crudes and crude properties with the new assay library, and easily import data
from other sources
These features are now part of Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining, allowing users to seamlessly integrate it with existing
Aspen HYSYS models for refinery simulation, as well as the planning capabilities of Aspen PIMS.
• AspenTech knowledgebase items, training, and sample models available in aspenONE® Exchange
• AspenTech Computer Based Training modules available from within Aspen HYSYS
• AspenTech support website (support.aspentech.com)
• AspenTech courseware available in on-line and in-person versions
• AspenTech Business Consultants
Knowledge of Aspen HYSYS V8 is assumed for this guide. Aspen HYSYS V8.4 needs to be installed for access to the
functionality. If you do not know how to build a flowsheet in Aspen HYSYS, you should first consult reference material on
this subject. We recommend the following:
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Example Cases
A sample Assay Management case named “REFSYS CDU DEMO BACKBLENDED ASSAY.hsc” is available in the Samples
folder within Aspen HYSYS V8.4 and should be used for evaluating assay data. For this Jump Start Guide, we will be
creating a HYSYS Petroleum Refining model from the beginning and adding the crude assay.
Assay Setup
When setting up a refining case in Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining, the first step is to select and characterize crude
assays. This is done within the HYSYS Properties Environment and will determine the characteristics of the incoming
crude feeds before they can be used in the Simulation Environment. If a user has not defined a complete property package
before creating a new assay, a default component list with hypothetical components and the Peng-Robinson fluid package
will automatically be created and attached to the newly created assay.
Figure 1: The Petroleum Assays button, located in the Home tab in the Properties Environment
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Once the Assay Library has opened, there will be a large number of assays to select from and multiple ways to filter the
results. In this example, we will import an existing assay from the Assay Library called Bachaquero crude. To find the
specific crude to use in this case, type the name “Bachaquero” under “Assay name” and select the correct crude from
the list, which will then be highlighted in yellow. To finalize the selection, click “OK” in the bottom-right corner, as shown
in Figure 3. After the assay has been imported, you can verify stream properties by checking the “Input Assay” and
“Conventional Results” plys in the left-hand Navigation Pane under the Assay name.
Figure 3: The window for selecting crudes from the assay library
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• Multi Cut Properties – This is ideal if you have data for specific assay cuts that you wish to enter, such as Cut Yields.
Here, you can set the number of cuts from your data and enter the boiling point ranges in the table provided.
• Single-stream Properties – This option is ideal if you want to evaluate an assay from distillation data and bulk
(whole crude) properties to create a single-stream for your model.
• Backblending – This will open a custom form designed specifically for users who have data from product streams
and wish to simulate a backblended feed by entering pure component, distillation, and property data for specific
products.
Characterizing Assays
Under the Assay Management tab, there are also options for different assay characterizations using the “Characterize”
button. The options include matching assay cut properties and whole crude properties, and molecular characterization, as
shown in Figure 5.
The default option to characterize when clicking the characterize button will be to match the Whole Crude properties
given in the Input Assay table, which means matching the bulk values that have been given by the user will take
precedence over matching values for specific cuts.
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Figure 5: Different options for assay characterization, including matching assay cut properties
The tables shown under “Input Assay” can be customized with additional rows for other crude properties for each
specified cut, as shown in Figure 6. The columns can also be customized, with new columns added for more custom cuts.
Figure 6: Option to include additional crude properties by adding rows to the Input Assay data table
Molecular Characterization
When Molecular Characterization is selected, the user is given a list of hydrocarbon molecules present in the crude and
is shown three editable columns: weight percent (Wt %), and the alpha and beta coefficients (Figure 7). In addition,
viscosity coefficients are also available. These three variables can be modified prior to the molecular characterization
step. Once they are selected, you can click the “Run Evaluation” button to characterize the assay using this data. After
the assay has been characterized using Molecular Characterization, the user can change the characterization method by
unchecking the “Molecular Characterization” box and using the “Characterize” button.
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Figure 9: The option to add more assays to a plot is possible using the “Select Assays” button, highlighted
When the additional assay is included in the plot, you can compare the properties—in this case the distillation curve of
both assays side-by-side, as shown in Figure 10.
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Figure 10: Plot showing the comparison between the Distillation curve for Bachaquero and Shengli
Figure 11: Form showing how to Export assays from a HYSYS Petroleum Refining case
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If the assay will be modeled as a single-stream, you can typically attach it to a material stream in the flowsheet. First,
add a material stream to the flowsheet using the model palette. Then, open up the stream view by double-clicking the
newly created stream and click on the “Petroleum Assay” option in the Worksheet tab. Once in the Assay form, select the
Attach Existing option which will show a dropdown list where the previously created assay can be selected as shown in
Figure 12. Once a characterized assay is attached, it will define the composition and the properties of the stream so that
the user just has to enter the conditions of the stream for it to be fully defined.
If more than one assay will be used or if the assay will be mixed with another stream, they can be added to a Petroleum
Feeder, shown in the palette in Figure 13. In the Feeder, you can select input feed streams and feed assays (as well as
mixing specifications including a fluid package) and Aspen HYSYS will calculate a product stream that can be used in the
flowsheet.
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Figure 14: Image showing the assay table in the Simulation Environment
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