Online Courses

Key Training Objectives

• Develop the skills to build, navigate, and optimize process simulations using Aspen HYSYS.
• Gain proficiency in efficient HYSYS functions to model a wide range of process systems.
• Learn and apply industry best practices for troubleshooting, revamping, and optimizing process units.
• Master advanced and complex modeling techniques, including dynamic simulation, to solve real-world engineering challenges.
• Earn an Internationally Recognized Certificate, demonstrating your expertise to employers worldwide.

Benefits

By participating in the Certified Process Simulation Expert (CPSE) training, you will:

• Master Aspen HYSYS for building, navigating, and optimizing both steady-state and dynamic simulations.
• Enhance problem-solving skills by learning how to troubleshoot convergence issues and apply best practices in simulation.
• Gain confidence in process modeling, even if you are already strong in theory and calculations but not yet proficient in software usage.
• Improve design and operational decision-making by simulating and analyzing real industrial processes.
• Boost professional growth with an internationally recognized certification, demonstrating your expertise to employers and peers.
• Collaborate more effectively with multidisciplinary teams by speaking the common “language” of process simulation.

Course Detail

Module 1 – Process Simulation Fundamentals

• Introduction To Process Simulation
• Properties Environment Interface And Navigation
• Selection Of Fluid Packages
• Component Selection And Hypothetical Component Generation
• Petroleum Assay Management And Crude Oil Characterization
• Workshop: Build A Basic Flowsheet (Propane Refrigeration Loop)

Module 2 – Simulation Environment And Logical Operations

• Unit Sets And Customization
• Stream Manipulation And Flowsheet Connections
• Logical Operations (Adjust, Set, Balance, Recycle)
• Sensitivity Analysis & Optimization Basics

• Workshop: Gas Dehydration Model (Hydrate Formation + Inhibitors + Dew Point)

Module 3 – Core Unit Operations

• Separation: 2-Phase Separator, 3-Phase Separator, Splitter

• Heat Transfer: Heaters, Coolers, Air Cooler, Shell And Tube Exchanger, Plate And Frame Exchanger, LNG Exchanger, Aspen Exchanger Design And Rating (EDR) Link
• Column Operations: Column Templates, Specs, DOF Analysis, Shortcut Vs Rigorous Models, Side Operations.

• Workshop: LNG And LPG Recovery Process simulations
• Workshop: Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Column

Module 4 – Rotating Equipment And Stream Analysis

• Pump, Compressor, Expander
• Pump And Compressor curves
• Stream Analysis (Phase Envelope, Properties)
• Equipment Design Basics (Pipe Sizing, Vessel Sizing, Column Sizing)
• Workshop: Two-Stage Compression With Recycle Option

Module 5 – Advanced Unit Operations And Troubleshooting

• Case Study Types And Setup
• Workbook Customization, Excel Integration
• Report Manager, Data Tables, Correlation Manager
• Convergence Issues: Tips, Consistency Error
• Troubleshooting Best Practices (Step-By-Step Method)
• Workshop: Troubleshoot Multiple Aspen Hysys Models

Module 6 – Midstream Applications

Acid Gas Treatment:

• • Fluid Packages, Acid Gas Columns, Convergence Issues
  • Case Studies & Makeup Block
  • Column Analysis Workflow For Detailed Sizing
  • Workshop: Optimization Of Acid Gas Sweetening Process

Sulfur Recovery (SULSIM):

• • Thermal + Catalytic Stages, Tail Gas Treatment
  • Reaction Furnace Models, SRU Flowsheet, Air Demand Analyzer

Sour Water Stripping:

• • Fluid Package And Simulation Setup

Module 7 – Upstream Applications

• Pipe Segment (Correlations, Pressure Drop, Heat Transfer)
• Flow Assurance (Slugging, Hydrate Risk, Erosion)
• Aspen Hydraulics Vs Pipe Segments: Difference And Application
• Flowsheet Constraints In Hydraulics Models

Module 8 – Safety Analysis Environment

• Relief Valve Sizing
• Scenarios Study: Blocked Outlet, Fire, Control Failures, Cooling Water Failure
• Fire Case Methodology
• Multiple Relief Devices And Flare Modeling
• Line Sizing For Relief Systems

Module 9 – Advanced Column Modeling

• Modifying Stage Efficiencies (Types & Workflows)
• Reading Detailed Column Profiles (Temperature, Composition)
• Troubleshooting Columns (Convergence Algorithms And Tips)
• Modeling External Reboilers And Condensers
• Column internals: Trays, Packing, Hydraulics Plots
• Common Errors And Best Practices

Module 10 – Dynamic Simulation Fundamentals

• Introduction To Dynamic Simulation
• Transition From Steady State To Dynamic Simulation
• Compressor Dynamic Surge Analysis
• Dynamic Depressurization
• Blowdown Analysis

Module 11 – Certification Preparation & Capstone Project

• Real Time Industrial Project
• Review Of Aspen Hysys User & Expert Exam Requirements
• Mock Exams (Case Study + Troubleshooting Challenges)
• Final Q&A + Certification Readiness Check