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Aspen HYSYS Certified Expert User Program (Expert User Certification Exam Preparation)

Training Mode :  Online Courses  
Duration :  30 Hours   Fee :  600 USD  

Objectives

  • Learn how to use and apply advanced modeling techniques to enhance new and existing Aspen HYSYS flowsheets.
  • Learn the efficient use of different Hysys functions to build steady state process simulations

Audience

  • Process engineers who need advanced skills for more complex modeling tasks.
  • Current HYSYS users looking to build upon their knowledge of basic steady-state procedures in Aspen HYSYS.
  • Engineers preparing for the Aspen HYSYS Expert User Certification exam.

Benefits
 
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Build and optimize steady state simulation models
  • Perform complex calculations and analysis using the Spreadsheet operation and Case Study tool
  • Create custom column configurations.
  • Model pipeline networks and mitigate the risk for flow assurance issues
  • Design, revamp and debottleneck process equipment
  • Troubleshoot common convergence problems and use best practices
Pre-requisites
Previously attend ACU101 Aspen HYSYS Certified User Program training course, or Familiarity with basic Aspen HYSYS steady-state process modeling techniques.

 

Key Features

  • Live, online expert-led sessions, hands-on workshops and interactive online discussion
  • Get internationally recognized certificate
  • Life time access to video recording and study material

Agenda

Midstream applications in Aspen HYSYS

 

Acid Gas Process Overview & Workflow

 

  • Identify the components supported by Acid Gas Fluid Packages
  • Identify the characteristics of the Acid Gas Fluid Packages 
  • Demonstrate the key differences between the available Acid Gas Column calculation options and illustrate how to set up the column for these calculations. 
  • Locate result forms exclusive to the Acid Gas columns
  • Troubleshoot common acid gas column convergence issues. 
  • Summarize the most commonly used unit operations in acid gas cleaning processes. 
  • Configure case studies using variables from the acid gas unit operations 
  • Demonstrate how to configure acid gas makeup blocks
  • Perform detailed sizing and rating calculations using the Column Analysis workflow for your acid gas column.

 

Gas Dehydration Process Overview & Workflow

 

  • Recognize which Fluid Packages are suitable for gas dehydration systems 
  • Review methods for saturating a hydrocarbon stream with water in Aspen HYSYS 
  • Identify the workflow to calculate Water Dew Point of a stream
  • Utilize the Hydrate Formation Analysis to calculate hydrate formation temperatures and pressures
  • Identify the supported hydrate inhibitors in Aspen HYSYS 
  • Set up the necessary unit operations to model a typical gas dehydration unit and study gas saturation. 
  • Analyze and display the results to further optimize the dehydration process.
 

Sulfur Recovery (SULSIM) Process Overview & Workflow

 

  • Identify the characteristics for the Sulsim Fluid Package
  • Explore the unit operations that conform different stages involved in sulfur recovery process.
  • Configure the thermal and catalytic stages process units available in Sulsim.
  • Specify Reaction Furnace Parameters and select an Empirical Furnace Model appropriate for your feed conditions.
  • Define Degasser and Tail Gas Treating Section unit operations. 
  • Create or import Sulfur Recovery Unit (SRU) sub-flowsheets.
  • Review the performance summary form to explore the various production and efficiency values for the trains and stages.
  • Specify an Air Demand Analyzer and how to set up and run it. 
  • Build the SRU flowsheet using Add Combinations group to add a group of unit operations organized in pre-configured topologies for the thermal, catalytic and tail gas treating sections.

 

Sour Water Process Overview & Workflow

 

  • Recognize which Fluid Packages are suitable for systems with acid water 
  • Identify the characteristics of the Sour Water Fluid Packages
  • Identify the phenomena on the components and ions in Sour Water systems
  • Identify the key differences between the available calculation options and illustrate how to set up the Sour Water Stripping Column Parameters.

 

Upstream applications in Aspen HYSYS

 

Aspen HYSYS Pipe Segments

  • Identify the different pipe models available in Aspen HYSYS and their respective applications 
  • Summarize the available pressure drop correlations and the workflow to adjust it in a pipe segment 
  • Locate the different result sections available in the pipe segment operation 
  • Identify the available heat transfer calculations to calculate heat loss in a pipe and recognize the workflow to configure each 
  • Summarize the available flow assurance analysis on the pipe operation and the steps to configure them

 

Lines Sizing Utility

  • Illustrate the functionality of the Line Sizing utility 
  • Summarize the workflow to run this analysis
 

Hydraulics

 

  • Distinguish between the key differences of Aspen HYSYS Pipe Segment and Aspen Hydraulics
  • Identify the types of systems that can be best represented using Aspen Hydraulics
  • Recognize the supported fluid packages in Aspen Hydraulics and the workflow to change the default model 
  • Identify the available heat transfer calculations to calculate heat loss in a pipe and recognize the workflow to configure each 
  • Summarize the available flow assurance analysis on the pipe operation and the steps to configure them
  • Configure the flowsheet constraints in an Aspen Hydraulics Model

 

Safety Analysis in Aspen HYSYS

 

General

  • Illustrate the workflow and steps required to create and configure a PSV

Scenarios

  • Illustrate the steps that should be followed to configure a scenario 
  • Recognize the scenarios that allow relieving flow calculations
  • Identify the application of each sizing method based on scenario conditions

Fire Scenarios

  • Illustrate the steps that should be followed to configure a fire scenario 
  • Identify the available flow calculation methods for vessels with Liquid, Vapor and Supercritical fluids 
  • Illustrate how to obtain the relieving composition for fire scenarios

Multiple relief devices

  • Recognize when it is required to use multiple relieving devices to protect an equipment
  • Illustrate the workflow to add and configure multiple valves for an equipment

Line Sizing

  • Illustrate how to use the Rating and Design Line Sizing section

PSV Datasheets

  • Illustrate the workflow to create a PSV Datasheet 

 

Column Models in Aspen HYSYS

Column Operations in Aspen HYSYS

  • Identify the information and workflow required to build a Column operation in Aspen HYSYS 
  • Summarize the method to modify stage efficiencies and the different efficiency types available in Aspen HYSYS 
  • Locate all the available forms to read column results, both for product streams and for the column internal profiles

Troubleshoot Columns

  • Summarize the different convergence algorithms available for Columns and the workflow to control it
  • Identify troubleshooting parameters and tips to allow columns to converge

Modeling External Unit Operations for Columns

  • Recognize the different methods to model a column condenser/reboiler without using the default operations 
  • Export stage internal data outside of the column environment and identify which streams are appropriate to model an external condenser/reboiler

Column Internals in Aspen HYSYS

  • Identify the workflow required to add tray/packing information to an Aspen HYSYS column 
  • Summarize the specifications for internal trays and packing for each column section
  • Visualize internal results, both for overall sections and tray by tray 
  • Identify hydraulic plots and identify common errors/warnings 
  • Identify what results can be sent back to the column specs and the workflow to perform this

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