Online Courses

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

 Course Detail

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.