Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining

Unit Operations Guide

Version Number: V7.3
March 2011
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1 Aspen HYSYS
Refining Overview

1.1 Introduction to Aspen HYSYS Refining........................................... 2

1.2 Common Property Views ................................................................ 5

1.2.1 Aspen HYSYS Refining Object Palette .......................................... 6
1.2.2 Worksheet Tab ......................................................................... 6
1.2.3 Notes Page/Tab ........................................................................ 7
1.2.4 User Variables Page/Tab .......................................................... 11

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1.1 Introduction to Aspen

HYSYS Refining
Aspen HYSYS Refining (formerly known as “RefSYS”) is based on
the flowsheet capabilities of HYSYS (use of partial information,
bi-directional of information, and so forth). Existing HYSYS
simulation cases can be leveraged in Aspen HYSYS Refining
adding petroleum assays information and specific refinery unit
operations.

In order to run Aspen HYSYS Refining features, you have to

install both Aspen HYSYS Refining and Aspen Properties, and
have the Aspen HYSYS Refining license.

For more information on The key concept of Aspen HYSYS Refining is the petroleum
the petroleum assays,
refer to Chapter 2.1 -
assay. A petroleum assay is a vector that stores physical
Introduction. properties and assay properties for a specific component list.
Physical properties include all properties used in a typical HYSYS
simulation case. Assay properties comprise refinery related
properties as cloud point, octane numbers, flash point, freeze
point, sulphur content, PONA distribution, GC data and etc. A
component list typically consists of library components (for
instance, methane to n-pentane) and pseudo-components
(hypothetical components).

Aspen HYSYS Refining is based on a flexible structure so that no

pre-defined list of pseudo-components is required. Moreover,
existing lists of pseudo-components created by the HYSYS Oil
Environment can be used in Aspen HYSYS Refining. Each
component stores a value of a physical and assay property. The
assay properties are usually imported from an assay
management system, as for instance, CrudeManager from Spiral
Software Ltd.

At the Simulation Environment, each stream may have its own

petroleum assay, that is, the physical and assay properties of
components on one stream may differ from other streams. Bulk
values for assay properties are calculated using specific lumping
rules. When process streams are mixed together on any HYSYS

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or Aspen HYSYS Refining operation, a new petroleum assay is

created and special blending rules are employed to re-calculate
the physical and assay properties. This unique architecture
allows the simulation of refinery-wide flowsheets using one
single component list - resulting in optimal speed performance
on calculations. Moreover, the propagation of those properties
allows the integration of reactor models, since the required
properties are available at the feed stream to the reactor unit.

The various components that comprise HYSYS/ HYSYS Refining

provide an extremely powerful approach to refinery simulation
modeling. At a fundamental level, the comprehensive selection
of operations and property methods allows you to model a wide
range of processes with confidence. Perhaps even more
important is how the HYSYS/ HYSYS Refining approach to
modeling maximizes your return on simulation time through
increased process understanding. The key to this is the Event
Driven operation. By using a ‘degrees of freedom’ approach,
calculations in HYSYS/ HYSYS Refining are performed
automatically. Aspen HYSYS Refining performs calculations as
soon as unit operations and property packages have enough
required information.

Any results, including passing partial information when a

complete calculation cannot be performed, is propagated bi-
directionally throughout the flowsheet. What this means is that
you can start your simulation in any location using the available
information to its greatest advantage. Since results are available
immediately - as calculations are performed - you gain the
greatest understanding of each individual aspect of your
process.

The multi-flowsheet architecture of HYSYS/ HYSYS Refining is

vital to this overall modelling approach. Although HYSYS/ HYSYS
Refining has been designed to allow the use of multiple property
packages and the creation of pre-built templates, the greatest
advantage of using multiple flowsheets is that they provide an
extremely effective way to organize large processes. By
breaking flowsheets into smaller components, you can easily
isolate any aspect for detailed analysis. Each of these sub-
processes is part of the overall simulation, automatically
calculating like any other operation.

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The design of the HYSYS/Aspen HYSYS Refining interface is

consistent, if not integral, with this approach to modelling.
Access to information is the most important aspect of successful
modelling, with accuracy and capabilities accepted as
fundamental requirements. Not only can you access whatever
information you need when you need it, but the same
information can be displayed simultaneously in a variety of
locations. Just as there is no standardized way to build a model,
there is no unique way to look at results. HYSYS/Aspen HYSYS
Refining uses a variety of methods to display process
information - individual property views, the PFD, Workbook,
Databook, graphical Performance Profiles, and Tabular
Summaries. Not only are all of these display types
simultaneously available, but through the object-oriented
design, every piece of displayed information is automatically
updated whenever conditions change.

The inherent flexibility of HYSYS/Aspen HYSYS Refining allows

for the use of third party design options and custom-built unit
operations. These can be linked to Aspen HYSYS Refining
through OLE Extensibility.

Aspen HYSYS Refining also offers an assortment of utilities

which can be attached to process streams and unit operations.
These tools interact with the process and provide additional
information.

All standard HYSYS unit operations are explained in the HYSYS

Operations Guide and Aspen HYSYS Refining unit operations
are explained in this guide. The unit operations can be used to
assemble flowsheets. By connecting the proper unit operations
and streams, you can model a wide variety of refinery
processes.

Included in the available operations are those which are

governed by thermodynamics and mass/energy balances, such
as Heat Exchangers, Separators, and Compressors, and the
logical operations like the Adjust, Set, and Recycle. A number of
operations are also included specifically for dynamic modelling,
such as the Controller, Transfer Function Block, and Selector.
The Spreadsheet is a powerful tool, which provides a link to
nearly any flowsheet variable, allowing you to model “special”

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effects not otherwise available in HYSYS/Aspen HYSYS Refining.

In modelling operations, HYSYS/Aspen HYSYS Refining uses a

Degrees of Freedom approach, which increases the flexibility
with which solutions are obtained. For most operations, you are
not constrained to provide information in a specific order, or
even to provide a specific set of information. As you provide
information to the operation, HYSYS/Aspen HYSYS Refining
calculates any unknowns that can be determined based on what
you have entered.

For instance, consider the Pump operation. If you provide a

fully-defined inlet stream to the pump, HYSYS/Aspen HYSYS
Refining immediately passes the composition and flow to the
outlet. If you then provide a percent efficiency and pressure
rise, the outlet and energy streams is fully defined. If, on the
other hand, the flowrate of the inlet stream is undefined,
HYSYS/Aspen HYSYS Refining cannot calculate any outlet
conditions until you provide three parameters, such as the
efficiency, pressure rise, and work. In the case of the Pump
operation, there are three degrees of freedom, thus, three
parameters are required to fully define the outlet stream.

All information concerning a unit operation can be found on the

tabs and pages of its property view. Each tab in the property
view contains pages which pertain to a certain aspect of the
operation, such as its stream connections or physical
parameters (for example, pressure drop and energy input).

1.2 Common Property

Views
Each operation in HYSYS contains some common information
and options. These information and options are grouped into
common tabs and pages. The following sections describe the
common tabs and pages in HYSYS operation property view.

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1.2.1 Aspen HYSYS Refining

Object Palette
The Aspen HYSYS Refining object palette enables you to add
Aspen HYSYS Refining operations to the main PFD. The Aspen
HYSYS Refining operations are:
• Assay Manipulator
• Catalytic Reformer
Refer to FCC Operation • FCC Reactor
Guide for more
information on FCC
• Hydrocracker
Reactor. • Petroleum Column
For information on the • Petroleum Feeder
HBED reactor, see the
Aspen HYSYS online help. • Petroleum Yield Shift Reactor
• Product Blender
• Isomerization Unit Operation
• HBED Reactor

To access the Aspen HYSYS Refining object palette do one of the

following:
• In the main case (Simulation) environment, press F6.
• In the main case (Simulation) environment, select
Flowsheet | RefSYS Operations command from the
menu bar.

1.2.2 Worksheet Tab

Refining object palette The Worksheet tab contains a summary of the information
contained in the stream property view for all the streams
attached to the air cooler. The Conditions and Composition
pages contain selected information from the corresponding
pages of the Worksheet tab for the stream property view.

The Properties page displays the property correlations of the

inlet and outlet streams of the unit operations. The following is a
list of the property correlations:

• Vapour / Phase Fraction • Vap. Frac. (molar basis)

• Temperature • Vap. Frac. (mass basis)

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• Pressure • Vap. Frac. (volume basis)

• Actual Vol. Flow • Molar Volume
• Mass Enthalpy • Act. Gas Flow
• Mass Entropy • Act. Liq. Flow
• Molecular Weight • Std. Liq. Flow
• Molar Density • Std. Gas Flow
• Mass Density • Watson K
• Std. Ideal Liquid Mass Density • Kinematic Viscosity
• Liquid Mass Density • Cp/Cv
• Molar Heat Capacity • Lower Heating Value
• Mass Heat Capacity • Mass Lower Heating Value
• Thermal Conductivity • Liquid Fraction
• Viscosity • Partial Pressure of CO2
• Surface Tension • Avg. Liq. Density
• Specific Heat • Heat of Vap.
• Z Factor • Mass Heat of Vap.

The Heat of Vapourisation for a stream in HYSYS is defined

as the heat required to go from saturated liquid to saturated
vapour.

The PF Specs page contains a summary of the stream property

view Dynamics tab.

The PF Specs page is relevant to dynamics cases only.

1.2.3 Notes Page/Tab

The Notes page/tab provides a text editor where you can record
any comments or information regarding the specific unit

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operation or the simulation case in general.

Figure 1.1

Adding Notes
To add a comment or information in the Notes page/tab:
1. Go to the Notes page/tab.
2. Use the options in the text editor toolbar to manipulate the
appearance of the notes.
The following table lists and describes the options available
in the text editor toolbar.

Object Icon Description

Font Type Use the drop-down list to select the text type for
the note.
Font Size Use the drop-down list to select the text size for
the note.
Font Colour Click this icon to select the text colour for the
note.
Bold Click this icon to bold the text for the note.

Italics Click this icon to italize the text for the note.

Underline Click this icon to underline the text for the note.

Align Left Click this icon to left justify the text for the note.

Centre Click this icon to center justify the text for the
note.
Align Right Click this icon to right justify the text for the note.

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Object Icon Description

Bullets Click this icon to apply bullets to the text for the
note.
Insert Object Click this icon to insert an object (for example an
image) in the note.

3. Click in the large text field and type your comments.

The date and time when you last modified the information in
the text field will appear below your comments.

The information you enter in the Notes tab or page of any

operations can also be viewed from the Notes Manager
property view.

Notes Manager
The Notes Manager lets you search for and manage notes for a
case.

To access the Notes Manager do one of the following:

• Select Notes Manager command from the Flowsheet
menu.

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• Press the CTRL G hot key.

Figure 1.2

Click the Plus

icon to expand
the tree
browser.

View/Add/Edit Notes
To view, add, or edit notes for an object, select the object in the
List of Objects group. Existing object notes appear in the Note
group.
• To add a note, type the text in the Note group. A time
and date stamp appears automatically.
• To format note text, use the text tools in the Note group
toolbar. You can also insert graphics and other objects.
• Click the Clear button to delete the entire note for the
selected object.
• Click the View button to open the property view for the
selected object.

Search Notes
The Notes Manager allows you to search notes in three ways:

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• Select the View Objects with Notes Only checkbox (in

the List of Objects group) to filter the list to show only
objects that have notes.
• Select the Search notes containing the string
checkbox, then type a search string. Only objects with
notes containing that string appear in the object list.
You can change the search option to be case sensitive by
selecting the Search is Case Sensitive checkbox.
The case sensitive search option is only available if you
are searching by string.
• Select the Search notes modified since checkbox,
then type a date.Only objects with notes modified after
this date will appear in the object list.

1.2.4 User Variables Page/Tab

The User Variables page or tab enables you to create and
implement variables in the HYSYS simulation case.

Figure 1.3

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The following table outlines options in the user variables

toolbar:

Object Icon Function

Current Variable Enables you to filter the list of variables in
Filter drop-down list the table based on the following types:
• All
• Real
• Enumeration
• Text
• Code Only
• Message
Create a New User Enables you to create a new user variable
Variable icon and access the Create a New User
Variable property view.
Edit the Selected Enables you to edit the configuration of
User Variable icon an existing user variable in the table.
You can also open the edit property view
of a user variable by double-clicking on
its name in the table.
Delete the Selected Enables you to delete the select user
User Variable icon variable in the table.
HYSYS requires confirmation before
proceeding with the deletion. If a
password has been assigned to the User
Variable, the password is requested
before proceeding with the deletion.
Sort Alphabetically Enables you to sort the user variable list
icon in ascending alphabetical order.
Sort by Execution Enables you to sort the user variable list
Order icon according to the order by which they are
executed by HYSYS.
Sorting by execution order is important if
your user variables have order
dependencies in their macro code.
Normally, you should try and avoid these
types of dependencies.
Move Selected Enables you to move the selected user
Variable Up In variable up in execution order.
Execution Order icon
Move Selected Enables you to move the selected user
Variable Down In variable down in the execution order.
Execution Order icon
Show/Hide Variable Enables you to toggle between displaying
Enabling Checkbox or hiding the Variable Enabling
icon checkboxes associated with each user
variable.
By default, the checkboxes are not
displayed.

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Add a User Variable

To add a user variable:
1. Access the User Variables page or tab in the object
property view.
2. Click the Create a New User Variable icon. The Create
New User Variable property view appears.
Create a New User
Variable icon 3. In the Name field, type in the user variable name.
4. Fill in the rest of the user variable parameters as indicated
by the figure below.

Figure 1.4

Select the data

type, dimension,
and unit type
using these drop-
down list.

These tabs
contain more
options for
configuring the
user variable.

Code field

Allows you to add

password
security to the
user variable.

You can define your own filters on the Filters tab of the user
variable editing property view.

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2 The Petroleum Assay

2.1 Introduction................................................................................... 2
2.1.1 The Centroid Point.................................................................... 4

2.2 The Petroleum Assay Manager Tab ................................................ 6

2.2.1 Adding and Editing Petroleum Assays .......................................... 7
2.2.2 About Importing Petroleum Assays ............................................. 8
2.2.3 Importing a PIMS Assay ............................................................ 8
2.2.4 Importing a CrudeManager Assay ............................................. 11
2.2.5 Importing an Assay in CSV format ............................................ 12
2.2.6 Importing an Assay in HySYS Oil Format ................................... 13
2.2.7 Characterizing an Assay Using a Macro-Cut Table........................ 17
2.2.8 Exporting Petroleum Assays..................................................... 22
2.2.9 Creating User-Defined Blending Rules ....................................... 23
2.2.10 Miscellaneous SimDist Distillation Types................................... 25
2.2.12 Improving D86 5% and D86 95% Point Prediction..................... 27

2.3 The Petroleum Assay Window ...................................................... 29

2.3.1 Setup Tab.............................................................................. 29
2.3.2 The Assay Data Tab ................................................................ 30
2.3.3 Analysis Tab .......................................................................... 40
2.3.4 Estimation Tab ....................................................................... 40
2.3.5 Notes Tab.............................................................................. 41

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2.1 Introduction
In a refinery, a typical crude oil stream consists of the following
characteristics:

• A mixture of many naturally occurring hydrocarbons with

boiling points ranging from -160°C (Methane) to more
than 1500°C.
• Heavy fractions that are not mixtures of discretely
identifiable components. These heavy fractions are often
lumped together and identified as the plus-fraction
starting from C7+ to C12+.
Each crude oil has unique molecular and chemical characteristics
and no crude oil types are identical. Assay data helps refiners to
determine whether a crude oil feedstock is compatible for use in
a particular petroleum refinery or if the crude oil could cause
yield, quality, production, environmental or other problems.

A proper description of the physical properties of the plus-

fractions is essential for reliable phase behavior calculations and
compositional modelling studies. Assay data helps refiners to
determine whether a crude oil feedstock is compatible for use in
a particular petroleum refinery or if the crude oil could cause
yield, quality, production, environmental or other problems.

Aspen HYSYS Refining contains a database, the petroleum

assay, that you can use to store and calculate the physical and
petroleum properties of the crude oil stream.

The petroleum assay is a vector that stores physical properties

and assay properties for a specific component list. Physical
properties include all properties used in a typical HYSYS
simulation case. Assay properties comprise refinery related
properties as cloud point, octane numbers, flash point, freeze
point, sulphur content, PONA distribution, GC data and etc.

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A component list typically consists of library components (for

instance, methane to n-pentane) and pseudo-components
(hypothetical components). Aspen HYSYS Refining is based on a
flexible structure so that no pre-defined list of pseudo-
components is required. Moreover, existing lists of pseudo-
components created by the HYSYS Oil Environment can be used
in Aspen HYSYS Refining. Each component stores a value of a
physical and assay property.

The assay properties are usually imported from an assay

management system, as for instance, CrudeManager(TM)-Aspen
HYSYS Refining Link from Spiral Software Ltd. At the Simulation
Environment, each stream may have its own petroleum assay,
that is, the physical and assay properties of components on one
stream may differ from other streams. Bulk values for assay
properties are calculated using specific lumping rules. When
process streams are mixed together on any HYSYS or Aspen
HYSYS Refining operation, a new petroleum assay is created and
special blending rules are employed to re-calculate the physical
and assay properties.

If you do not have the Aspen HYSYS Refining license, you

cannot create or import a petroleum assay using the options
in the Petroleum Assay Manager window.

HYSYS Refining is based upon a flexible structure that allows a

user to characterize this petroleum assay using the least
available data and using rigorous laboratory data. The user does
not need to have data in the RefSYS format mentioned above,
RefSYS can take data in different formats and transmute it into
an internal petroleum assay format. Following are the major
ways to characterize and generate a petroleum assay.

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You can create a petroleum assay using the options in the

Petroleum Assay Manager window or in the Oil Manager tab. The
differences between the petroleum assays created in Petroleum
Assay Manager and Oil Manager are listed in the following table:

Oil Manager Petroleum Assay Manager

Each installed blend has its own One component list is shared among
component list. multiple assays.
Property values are not calculated Contains blending rule equations for
based on blending rules, because more accurate calculation.
each assay has its own component
list.
Lets you modify a few petroleum Lets you modify more petroleum
properties. properties.
Simplified options to characterize a Advanced options to characterize a
petroleum assay. petroleum assay.
The normal boiling point of hypo The normal boiling point of hypo
components is the centroid components is the final boiling point.
(average) boiling point.

2.1.1 The Centroid Point

In Aspen HYSYS Refining, the centroid boiling point of the cuts,
represented by hypocomponents initial boiling points (IBPs) and
final boiling points (FBPs), and their yields are calculated by
plotting the boiling point curves of the cuts in the crude oil
stream versus their yields.

Each cut is identified by an initial and final boiling point

temperature. The centroid point is the boiling point temperature
associated with the mid percent-yield of the corresponding cut.
The mid percent-yield is the half-way % volume point between
the % volume of the initial and final boiling point.

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Refer to the figure below:

Figure 2.1

FBPn
Centroidn
Temperature

IBPn

Vol 1 Vol 2

Vol 1 = Vol 2

% Volume

The final boiling point temperature is assigned as the

hypocomponent’s boiling point temperature. The centroid
boiling point is used to estimate the physical properties of
the component.

1. Steps #2 and #3 are repeated to generate the boiling point

temperatures for all of the hypocomponents.
2. For library components, the centroid boiling temperature is
set to their normal boiling point.

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2.2 The Petroleum Assay Manager Tab

If you do not have the Aspen HYSYS Refining license, the

simulation case will not access petroleum assays.

The Petroleum Assay Manager tab lets you create, manipulate,

import, and export petroleum assays in several formats.

Figure 2.2

To access the Petroleum Assay Manager tab:

1. In the menu bar, select Basis | Basis Manager to open the

Simulation Basis Manager window.
2. Click the RefSYS Assay Manager tab.

To create a petroleum assay, you must first specify a list of

components and configure a fluid package for the case.
If you are importing a petroleum assay from a file, you do
not have to specify components or a fluid package.

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The following table lists and describes the objects in the

Petroleum Assay Manager tab:

Object Description
Petroleum Assays Displays the petroleum assays available in the
field simulation case.
View/Export Opens the Petroleum Assay window of an existing
petroleum assay. Accesses the export functions for
supported third party and .csv formats.
Add/Import Creates a blank petroleum assay, where you can
enter your own petroleum assay properties or
import other supported assay file formats.
Delete Deletes the selected petroleum assay from the
simulation case.
Copy Creates a copy of the selected petroleum assay.
Import PIMS Imports a petroleum assay or assays in PIMS
format. (PIMS files allow the presence of several
assays in one file, so you may import multiple
assays directly into the Assay Manager. For other
import formats, you first add a new assay, then
use the Properties view for that assay to import
the individual assay data.)
Export PIMS Exports the selected petroleum assay or assays to
a PIMS file.
Property Blending Lets you change the equations used to calculate
Methods table the petroleum properties.
Petroleum radio Filters the information in the Property Blending
button Methods table to display only HYSYS default
petroleum properties.
User radio button Filters the information in the Property Blending
Methods table to display only HYSYS non-default/
user created petroleum properties.
Settings Lets you set the assay initial and final boiling
points, and D2887 Options.

2.2.1 Adding and Editing Petroleum Assays

To add a new petroleum assay:
1. Click Basis > Basis Manager to open the Simulation Basis
Manager window.
2. Click the RefSYS Assay Manager tab.
3. In the Petroleum Assay Manager window click Add/Import.
Use tabs of the Petroleum Assay window to enter information
for a new assay.

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To edit an existing petroleum assay:

1. Click Basis > Basis Manager to open the Simulation Basis
Manager window.
2. Click the RefSYS Assay Manager tab.
3. In the Petroleum Assay Manager window, select the assay
you want to edit and click View. Use the tabs of the
Petroleum Assay window to edit the existing assay.

2.2.2 About Importing Petroleum Assays

You may import a petroleum assay in legacy HYSYS Oil format,
Aspen PIMS format, Spiral Ltd. CrudeManager format, macro-
cut table format, or from a text-based .CSV file.

You can also import an H/CAMS CAL-II assay by editing the CAL-
II output file as described in the section: Appendix -
Converting an H/CAMS assay to PIMS format and importing
the data as a PIMS assay.

2.2.3 Importing a PIMS Assay

Aspen PIMS is an enterprise-wide planning application which
provides optimized feedstock evaluation, product slate
optimization, plant design, and operational execution. Aspen
PIMS has its own format of petroleum assay data. Each
component and property has tags and values associated with it.
Generally this data is in macro-cut form (components with large
boiling point ranges).

Note: PIMS format allows the presence of several assys in one

file, so you may import multiple assays directly into the Assay
Manager. For other import formats, use Add/Import.

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To Import a PIMS Assay

There are two ways to import a PIMS assay file. You can import
while maintaining the component granularity available in the
PIMS format, or import using the predefined granularity in
HYSYS Refining.

General Comments:

• The Bulk property value in the PIMS assay file is not

imported (HYSYS Refining has a manipulator unit
operation to shift the bulk properties)
• Index-based properties are imported as user-properties.
• When a PIMS file with multiple assays is imported
through the Petroleum Assay form, the first assay stored
in the PIMS assay CSV file is imported.
• Standard liquid density, boiling point and composition
should be available for all the components in the PIMS
csv file, if not, HYSYS Refining will fail to import it.
• If some properties are not monotonous (e.g. Standard
liquid density vs NBP curve) HYSYS Refining will fail to
import the CSV file.

To import a PIMS assay maintaining the PIMS format

component granularity
1. In the Simulation Basis Manager, click the RefSYS Assay
Manager tab..
2. In the Refsys: Petroleum Assay Manager window click
Import PIMS.
3. In the PIMS Assay Import window, uncheck "Use Existing
Fluid Package." Click Import.
4. Use the file browser to select the input file.
5. In the Select Assay to Import window, select the
individual assays to be imported from the PIMS assay file
and optionally input a name to be used in HYSYS Refining.
Click OK.
6. Depending on the component name tag in the PIMS assay,
HYSYS Refining determines whether a given component is a
hypothetical or pure component. Use the Import PIMS

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Assay: Components window to review and confirm import

information and name the hypothetical components. Click
Next to finish.
7. Use the Import PIMS Assay: Property Mapping window
to Map PIMS properties with HYSYS Refining properties.
8. Input the units of PIMS properties to be imported.
9. Review the User Property status of the imported properties
(If the PIMS property is not available in HYSYS Refining then
the property will be imported as a User Property).
10. Check whether the property should be imported or not.
11. Click Done to finish. You are prompted to create an Aspen
Properties components list. If Yes, the wizard creates an
Aspen Properties component list and assigns properties to it.
If No, a HYSYS list is created. The PIMS assay is imported.

To Import a PIMS assay using predefined component

granularity in HYSYS Refining:
1. In the Simulation Basis Manager, click the RefSYS Assay
Manager tab.
2. In the Petroleum Assay Manager window click Import
PIMS.
3. In the PIMS Assay Import window, check "Use Existing
Fluid Package." Select a package from the drop-down list.
Click Import.
4. Use the file browser to select the input file.
5. In the Select Assay to Import window, select the individual
assays to be imported from the PIMS assay file and
optionally input a name to be used in HYSYS Refining. Click
OK.
6. Depending on the component name tag in the PIMS assay,
HYSYS Refining determines whether a given component is a
hypothetical or pure component. Use the Import PIMS
Assay: Components window to review and confirm import
information and name the hypothetical components. (Notice
that the hypothetical name can't be changed because PIMS
Hypothetical components are mapped to the existing fluid
package's Hypothetical components.) Click Next to finish.

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7. Use the Import PIMS Assay: Property Mapping window

to Map PIMS properties with HYSYS Refining properties
8. Input the units of PIMS properties to be imported
9. Review the User Property status of the imported property (If
the PIMS property is not available in HYSYS Refining then
the property will be imported as User Property.)
10. Determine whether the property should be imported or not.
11. Click Done to finish. You are prompted to create an Aspen
Properties components list. If Yes, the wizard creates an
Aspen Properties component list and assigns properties to it.
If No, a HYSYS list is created. The PIMS assay is imported.
A matrix of component names and properties is created. The
Spline extrapolation method is used to generate HYSYS Refining
properties for the existing fluid package. The following data is
used:

• "PIMS component NBP (known) vs. Property value

(known)
• "HYSYS Refining component NBP (known) vs. Property
(un-known).
Various issues are considered for this curve-fitting - such as
whether a property is monotonous or not, if minimum and
maximum value of property should be obeyed (0 and 100 for
percentage type properties). This happens for important
properties and not for all the properties.

Note: When importing PIMS assays into HYSYS Refining, it is not

possible to meet bulk properties such as Kvalue, Reid VP, or True
VP because these properties are difficult to manipulate and are
derived from physical properties.

2.2.4 Importing a CrudeManager Assay

CrudeManager is a third-party database from Spiral Software
Ltd. that provides a central source of up-to-date crude oil
information. It uses advanced statistical methods to update
existing assays and predict missing data.

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Note: Most refiners rely on a CrudeManager type of database.

Because CrudeManager has a large property database and
advanced method of property calculations this is a preferred
way.

To Import an Assay from CrudeManager

When you have set up a property package and a fluid package in
the Simulation Manager:

1. In the Simulation Basis Manager, click Extended

Simulation Basis Manager.
2. In the Refsys: Petroleum Assay Manager window click Add/
Import.
3. In the Petroleum Assay window, Click Crude Manager.
4. In the CrudeManager application, select the assay to import,
and click the Transfer to Refsys icon in the toolbar. The
CrudeManager information is imported into the new assay.

2.2.5 Importing an Assay in CSV format

The CSV file (.csv) is a comma separated value format file which
can be edited using standard text or spreadsheet editors. This
file consists of a matrix of component names (pure and
hypothetical) and property values.

To Import an Assay in CSV format

Prepare the CSV file, entering hypothetical component names
and their properties in HYSYS Refining units (for example, the
boiling point should be entered in Kelvin).

The minimum requirements are:

• Normalized composition
• boiling temperature (Kelvin)
• standard liquid density (kg/m3).

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1. In the Simulation Basis Manager, click the RefSYS Assay

Manager tab.
2. In the Refsys: Petroleum Assay Manager window click Add/
Import.
3. In the Petroleum Assay window, click CSV Format.
4. Use the file browser to select the input file.
HYSYS Refining imports the CSV file and generates a petroleum
assay. A new fluid package and component slate is created.

If an imported component name exists in the HYSYS Refining

pure component database, HYSYS will create a pure component,
otherwise a hypothetical component will be created.
Hypothetical component properties will be imported. There is no
crude-cutting occurring in this option.

Notes:

This file determines the granularity of the HYSYS Refining

component slate, so if you want granular data and you do not
have a crude-cutting tool this is not the best option.

If you have an external crude-cutting tool which can populate

the matrix in this CSV file then this option is suitable. In fact,
crude manager assay import mechanism is similar.

2.2.6 Importing an Assay in HySYS Oil

Format
HySYS Oil Manager is a legacy tool in HYSYS Refining that lets
you input assay data and characterize the assay in a proprietary
HYSYS format.

When you import a legacy HYSYS assay into Aspen HYSYS

Refining, the user properties defined in HYSYS oil should be
transferred to their corresponding Aspen HYSYS Refining
properties. However, because HYSYS names are limited to 12
characters, they will frequently not match their corresponding
Aspen HYSYS Refining names, which may be longer.

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As a workaround for this, some editing is neccessary after the

import and before the assay is used in a simulation. Aspen
HYSYS Refining is set up to recognize certain under-12 character
property names from HYSYS, and to pass their values to the
correct Aspen HYSYS Refining property names.

See the Appendix - HYSYS User Property Aliases for

Aspen HYSYS Refining in the Petroleum Methods and
Correlations chapter for a mapping table of these names and
aliases. After the HYSYS assay import, you should rename the
HYSYS user properties using the aliases in the table, so their
values will be applied to their associated Aspen HYSYS Refining
properties. The table lists the Aspen HYSYS Refining user
property names on the left, and the associated aliases on the
right.

When the HYSYS user property is renamed using the alias, and
the assay is recalculated, the imported HYSYS properties are
applied to the correct Aspen HYSYS Refining property names.

To Import an Assay in HySYS Oil Format

If you already have a HYSYS Oil assay available:

1. Create the necessary Hypothetical components in the

component list (consistent with the oil to be imported -there
should be enough Hypotheticals in a given boiling range)
2. In the Simulation Basis Manager, click the RefSYS Assay
Manager tab.
3. In the Petroleum Assay Manager window click Add/
Import.
4. In the Petroleum Assay window, click HYSYS Oil.
5. Select a HYSYS Oil assay from the drop down list in the
Available Assays field. Click OK.
The HySYS Oil assay is imported to a HYSYS Refining Petroleum
Assay.

A blend is created in the HySYS Oil Environment using the

selected HySYS oil. The "User- Range" cut method is used in
order to calculate blend composition. HYSYS Refining
Hypothetical NBPs are used to define the cut end point.

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Once the blend is calculated its hypo-composition and properties

are transferred to HYSYS Refining hypo-composition and
properties. User-properties are mapped to HYSYS Refining
properties - mapping is available elsewhere.

Notes:

This method lets you enter various distillation types in the

HySYS oil environment. Reproducibility of results using various
distillation methods is poor.

Bulk properties for non mass/mol/volume blending properties

might not match well.

Importing HYSYS Oil Assays: Component List Options

An Aspen HYSYS Refining petroleum assay contains an option
that lets you re-use assay information from old HYSYS cases
and place them into an Aspen HYSYS Refining petroleum assay.

There are two ways of importing the assay information:

• keep the original component list from the old HYSYS Oil
case.
• apply the imported assay information to a new
component list.

You cannot re-use/import the blending information from a

legacy HYSYS assay into an Aspen HYSYS Refining assay.
The blend/cut information is always recalculated during the
import process (using the predefined component list).

The imported HYSYS Oil assay does not contain any petroleum
property information. So after you have imported the HYSYS
assay into an Aspen HYSYS Refining assay, you can supply the
petroleum property data using the CrudeManager or Edit
Properties option in the Information TabXX Look for
renamed views XXX of the Petroleum Assay window.

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Keeping the Original Component List

To import the HYSYS assay information into an Aspen HYSYS
Refining petroleum assay, while keeping the existing component
list from the old case:

1. In the Petroleum Assay Manager window, click Add/

Import.
2. In the Petroleum Assay window, select the fluid package
(associated with the HYSYS Oil Characterization assay) in
the Associated Fluid Pkg drop-down list.
3. Click HYSYS Oil.
4. From the Select Assay drop-down list select the assay you
want to import.
5. Click OK.

Using a New Component List

To import the HYSYS assay information into an Aspen HYSYS
Refining petroleum assay with a new component list:

Do one of the following:

• Import a component list and create a new fluid package

to be associated to the imported component list.
• Create a new component list from scratch and create a
new fluid package to be associated to the new
component list.
• Import a fluid package containing the new component
list.
1. In the Simulation Basis Manager window, click the Oil
Manager tab.
2. From the Associated Fluid Package field select the copied
fluid package.
3. Click the RefSYS Assay Manager tab.
4. In the Petroleum Assay Manager window, click Add/
Import.
5. In the Petroleum Assay window, select the copied fluid
package in the Associated Fluid Pkg drop-down list.
6. Click HYSYS Oil.

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7. In the Available Assays window, select the assay you want to

import.
8. Click OK.

2.2.7 Characterizing an Assay Using a

Macro-Cut Table
HYSYS Refining lets you enter assay data in the Petroleum Assay
environment, and a stream's composition ply in a matrix format.
This matrix is accessible in the Aspen Simulation Workbook
environment or through OLE, so you can generate an assay
through an Excel workbook. (Note: The matrix must be attached
to a stream.)

You can enter various extrapolation options, for example, if you

want to extrapolate a property beyond the data range given or
not, you can specify whether the property is monotonous or not.
You may also enter a bulk property value.

Unlike the PIMS assay format and CSV format which let you
enter the data in TBP distillation form only, this option lets you
enter D86, D2887 and D1160 distillation curves.

Assay Characterization Using the Macro Cut Procedure

It is assumed that

• the light ends and distillation curves are in the same

basis.
• The distillation curve includes light end information.
Light end composition will be assigned to pure components as
is. The distillation curve in any basis will be converted to TBP
basis using API correlations.

The Hypo Component normal boiling point is assumed as its final

boiling point. Firstly, the hypo components composition will be
determined by performing a curve-fitting exercise: TBP
temperature (X) vs. Yield (Y) and Hypo NBP temperature
(Xcalc) vs. Hypo composition (Ycalc - ?). This curve fitting is
performed on cumulative level.

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Since it is assumed that distillation data includes light ends

information, the first hypo component (the lightest one) will
have a summation of hypo component composition and all the
lighter pure component composition. Hence, all the lighter pure
components composition will be subtracted from the first hypo
composition and will be assigned to the corresponding pure
components.

If there is any pure component which boils at a temperature

higher than the lightest hypo boiling temperature, this situation
is called "overlap between pure component and hypo
component." In Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining, this situation
is generally avoided. Instead, GC properties are used. For
example, there are two ways to model Benzene composition in
assay stream:

1. [Not Recommended] Create Benzene as a pure component.

(Boiling Temperature = 80.09 C). In this case there will be
an overlap between Benzene as a pure component and a
hypo component that boils between 80 C and 90 C.
2. [Recommended] Use GC Property - A C6 Benzene Vol Pct / A
C6 Benzene Wt Pct. This property will be non-zero for any
hypo component that boils between 80 C and 90 C.
To model case - 1, using macrocut (which assumes the
distillation contains pure component data), after performing a
curve fitting exercise, you need to remove the supplied Benzene
composition from hypo composition 80-90*. This procedure
sometimes creates the problem because a curve-fitted
composition for hypo 80-90* is an approximate composition,
and when you subtract the Benzene composition from this, the
resultant number may turn out to be negative. Hence the
accuracy of the macro cut assay is compromised - this way of
modeling a pure component is not recommended.

To model case - 2, you should further characterize a macro-cut

formulated assay in the petroleum assay environment, where
there is an option to characterize GC property data. For more
information see the Section - Characterization of GC data

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The following process is used to assign properties to

components:

1. Pure components petroleum properties are read from the

purecomponentpetroleumprops.csv file which is available in
your installation folder.
2. It is assumed that a cut - property for a given fraction is an
average property between initial boiling point and final
boiling point of the fraction.
3. The middle temperature of a fraction is determined first as
(Initial Boiling Temperature + Final Boiling Temperature) /
2.0.
4. Curve fitting is performed as Middle temperature (given) vs.
Cut Property (given) and Hypo Centroid Temperature
(given) vs. Hypo Property ( calculated ??)
5. When the bulk values are supplied, the hypo component
property curve will be shifted up and down to match the bulk
values supplied.
There are several options available for property manipulations
using the macro-cut form. This option form appears when you
double-click on a macro-cut.

To Characterize an Assay Using a Macro-Cut Table

1. In the Simulation Basis Manager, click the RefSYS Assay
Manager tab.
2. In the Petroleum Assay Manager window click Add/Import.
3. In the Petroleum Assay window, click Macro-cut Table.
4. In the MacroCut Data Window, select the Distillation type,
Distillation base and number of data point records to add,
and click "Add". The base matrix is created.
5. Specify the distillation temperature vs. yield information.
(Data is a cumulative percentage. The first data point
includes the light ends.)
6. Click Light Ends to specify light end yields and click Accept.
(Light Ends should be until C5. Anything heavier than C5 will
be accounted in Hypothetical composition. For accuracy
purposes, user should not input composition for pure
components heavier than C5.)

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7. To add a new property to the matrix, select a property from

the Property drop-down and click Add Property. (HYSYS
Refining requires full information for "Liquid Density". Any
other properties it is not necessary to have complete
information for all the cuts.)
8. Once the necessary properties are inserted, double click a
property column to enter advanced options such as whether
this property is monotonous or not, whether to extrapolate
this property or not and the bulk value of the property.
9. Click Generate Assay to generate a Petroleum Assay.
Any other distillation basis (D86, D2887 or D1160) information
is converted to TBP basis. TBP vs. property values are curve
fitted to HYSYS Refining fluid package's NBP vs. property values.
Bulk property values are shifted to given value.

Macro Cut User Property Table Options

When you add properties to the Macro Cut table, you can set
certain options to control calculations applied to them. Double
click the column header for for each column to show the options
view.

Function Description
Extrapolate When checked, property is extrapolated beyond
available cut range. On by default, but if extrapolation
generates an unreasonable number you can uncheck
the box
Monotonous When checked, extrapolation ensures the property
curve remains monotonic while curve fitting.
BulkSpec If the bulk property is specified or not.
Multiplier Shift When checked, property curve will be shifted up and
down by a common multiplication factor. If not, there
will be a common addition factor applied to the property
curve to match the given bulk value. The multiplication
option is recommended.

Characterizing an Assay using ASW

To characterize an assay using ASW:

1. Define a fluid package with suitable component list in basis

environment.
2. Create a stream in the PFD

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3. Click RefSYS Assay Library on the stream properties

Worksheet > composition tab.
4. In the Stream window, select From MacroCut and click
MacroCut Data.
5. In the Macro-Cut Data form, initialize all the data (un-check
Live Update when inputting data).
6. Export the Macro-Cut data to the HYSYS spreadsheet unit
operation.
7. Start ASW and add a variable using the browser.
8. Defines the units in the variable browser.
9. If you export these variables to an excel workbook, and
modify the values and HYSYS Refining stream assay,
composition and properties will be changed.
Note: This is the best way to specify an unknown assay into
HYSYS Refining automatically.

Converting an H/CAMS assay to PIMS format

There is no direct import for H/CAMS data. However, you can
use CAL/LINK or PIMS to generate a PIMS assay file, and then
import the PIMS file into Aspen HYSYS Refining. If you do not
license either program, you can develop a PIMS or .csv format
file in a text editor.

You must make some minor edits to the PIMS file output from
Cal-II, and create an .sdb mapping file for the PIMS to Aspen
HYSYS Refining import. Here is the workflow for creating and
converting the Cal-II output file:

In Cal-II

1. Create slate of components.

2. Identify properties of interest.
3. Generate the PIMS file from Cal-II
In a text editor:

Open the Cal-II PIMS file. Using an SPG line as an example, the
Cal-II line format looks like this:

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SPGR01;Specific Gravity;0,7405

1. Remove any lines with the property value of “na”.

2. Use search and replace to change all of the commas ( , ) to
dots, and all of the semicolons (;) to commas:
SPGR01,Specific Gravity,0.7405

3. Make sure each property name begins with the correct PIMS
tag. If there is no PIMS tag, add a PIMS tag. If there is a
PIMS tag, but it is different from that recognized by Aspen
HYSYS Refining, then replace the PIMS tag with an Aspen
HYSYS Refining PIMS tag.
Current valid PIMS tags are listed in the file

[install dir]\paks\PIMSAssay.sdb.

Usually the valid PIMS tag is the existing string with a

leading “I” added, for example:

ISPGR01;Specific Gravity;0,7405

Notable exceptions are CutTemperature with a PIMS tag of

“IFVTR”, Mass Fraction with a PIMS tag of “WBAL” and
Volume Fraction with a PIMS tag of “VBAL.”

4. Save the file with a .csv extension, and close.

You can now import the .csv file as a PIMS assay in the normal
way. See Section 2.2.5 - Importing an Assay in CSV
format.

2.2.8 Exporting Petroleum Assays

You can export assays in PIMS, CrudeManager and basic CSV
formats.

To export a petroleum assay:

1. Select Basis | Basis Manager from the main menu to open
the Simulation Basis Manager view.
2. Click the RefSYS Assay Manager tab.

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3. In the Petroleum Assay Manager view, Select the petroleum

assay you want to export from the list in the Petroleum
Assays group.
4. Click View.
5. In the Petroleum Assay view, select the file type for the
exported assay by clicking on the appropriate radio button.
• CrudeManager exports the assay as a Spiral file. The
Spiral file contains the name of the petroleum assay,
description, created date, last modified date, a list of
components available, and the molecular weight, normal
boiling point, specific gravity, and petroleum properties
of each component.
• Comma Separated Value File exports the assay as a
CSV file. The CSV file is a simple structured data file. The
file contains a table of components, and the component’s
molecular weight, normal boiling point, specific gravity,
and petroleum properties.
• PIMS Assay Format exports the selected assay as an
Aspen PIMS file.

2.2.9 Creating User-Defined Blending Rules

Aspen HYSYS Refining lets you create your own calculation
blending method for the petroleum properties. The new blending
rule method is created in the Macro Language Editor window.

To create a new blending rule method for a petroleum property:

1. Enter the Simulation Basis Environment.

2. Open the Simulation Basis Manager window.
3. Click the RefSYS Assay Manager tab. The Petroleum Assay
Manager window appears.
4. In the Property Blending Methods group, select the
Petroleum radio button.
5. In the Petroleum Property table, scroll to find the petroleum
property you want to manipulate.
6. Under the Blending Rule column, select the cell beside the
petroleum property.

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7. Click the down arrow to access the drop-down list, and

select User Macro.
8. Click the View Macro button that appears above the list.
9. In the Blending Macros window double click the selected
property to custom define a blending rule.
10. In the Editing Existing Code Of window, click the Show/
Hide Variable Details arrow to access more options in the
view.

Figure 2.3

Use the options in the Edit Existing Code of window to

configure the new petroleum property blending rule.

11. Click the OK button to accept the new petroleum assay

blending rule.
For more information, refer to the Macro Language Editor
Section in the HYSYS User Guide.

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2.2.10 Miscellaneous SimDist Distillation

Types
ASTM Distillation
Description AspenTech recommendation
Type

Aspen HYSYS
Aspen HYSYS
Petroleum Refining
ASTM D2887 Boiling range Input the data as TBP In Petroleum assay
distributions obtained Mass Basis (See more manager, settings
by this test method are details in Section 1). button select D2887
essentially equivalent option as "Use TBP
to those obtained by Mass % Curve". (See
true boiling point (TBP) More details in Section
distillation. 1)
ASTM D3710 This test method covers Input the data as TBP Input the data as TBP
the determination of Mass Basis. Mass Basis.
the boiling range
distribution of gasoline
and gasoline
components. This test
method is applicable to
petroleum products and
fractions with a final
boiling point of 500°F
(260°C) or lowers as
measured by this test
method.
ASTM D7096-05 This test method covers Input the data as TBP Input the data as TBP
the determination of (with same composition (with same composition
the boiling range basis as ASTM D7096 basis as ASTM D7096
distribution of gasoline composition basis) composition basis)
and liquid gasoline
blending components.
The distillation data
produced by this test
method are similar to
that which would be
obtained from a
cryogenic, true boiling
point (15 theoretical
plates) distillation.

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ASTM Distillation
Description AspenTech recommendation
Type
ASTM D7169 This test method Input data as TBP Mass Input data as TBP Mass
extends the basis basis
applicability of
simulated distillation to
samples that do not
elute completely from
the chromatographic
system. This test
method is used to
determine the boiling
point distribution
through a temperature
of 720C. This
temperature
corresponds to the
elution of n-C100.

2.2.11 1.ASTM D2887 (SimDist) to TBP

conversion
There are two methods to convert SimDist (SD) to TBP:

1. Treat SimDist data as TBP mass basis distillation data

The assumption that D2887 data is equivalent to TBP distillation
may not apply to high-boiling aromatic petroleum fraction.
ASTM Method D2887 includes information showing that high
boiling aromatic compounds elute early in the D2887
chromatograph relative to normal paraffins used for calibration.

2. API methods
There are two sets of API method to calculate the TBP curve
from SimDist (SD) data.

API 1994 Indirect (Ref. 1)

This method converts SimDist (SD) to ASTM D86 data first and
then the ASTM D86 data is converted to TBP data using the API
3A1.1 (Ref. 3) method.

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API 1994 Direct (Ref. 2)

This method converts SimDist (SD) to TBP directly using the API
3A3.1 method.

These API methods are applicable only to a certain range of

temperature differences for SimDist (SD) and ASTM D86 data.
Also it should be mentioned that:

• the estimation of TBP in the initial and final sections is

more error prone.
• these API methods predict the TBP data for a few key
points - 0%, 10%, 30%, 50%, 70%, 90% and 100%.
The rest of the distillation curve needs to be estimated
using curve fitting techniques.
Since the API methods are applicable to a narrow boiling range
it is not suitable for a wide range of petroleum fractions. Also,
when API methods are applied for the right boiling range, the
average absolute error is still as big as the error generated by
the assumption that SD is equivalent to TBP Mass basis data. We
recommend treating the SD data as TBP data in mass basis.

In the Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining petroleum assay

manager, when you can click the Settings button,and view a
form containing the petroleum assay settings.

In the Aspen HYSYS Oil Manager, if you input the distillation

curve for oil, you should manually select the TBP curve in Mass
basis when you have laboratory data in (ASTM D2887) SD
format.

2.2.12 Improving D86 5% and D86 95%

Point Prediction
The API method only predicts a few distillation data points - 0%,
10%, 30%, 50%, 70%, 90% and 100%. In many cases, the
laboratory has data available for the 5% and 95% cut
measurements and you would like the simulator to predict these
values. Or, you may want to use the 5% and 95% points in your
distillation characterization input in order to generate a hypo-
component composition.

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Unfortunately you have no control over non-API yield points

such as 5% and 95% – because these points are the direct
outcome of the interpolation technique used. It should also be
noted that there is a large uncertainty in the values for 0% and
100% of the TBP temperature. This error propagates to the
initial region (0-10%) and final region (90-100%) of the D86
curve.

In Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining however, you can input the

yield values for which IBP and FBP can be determined. This
impacts the D86 IBP and D86 FBP temperatures, which in turn
impacts the initial and final regions of the D86 curve.

Aspentech uses the LaGrange interpolation method to generate

a complete D86 distillation curve from 7 obtained D86
temperatures. Since this method is non-linear it can sometimes
fail to provide a consistently good approximation for the
interpolated points. This creates a problem with having non-key
points (such as 5%, 95%, 75%, etc) used in some sorts of
convergence loops (such as column specifications or in an
Adjust operation).

In this case, we recommend using a linear interpolation

technique to generate the complete distillation curve. This
option can be selected in the Petroleum Assay Manager settings.

References

1. Procedure 3A3.2, Chapter 3, API Technical Data Book, Sixth

Edition (1994).

2. Procedure 3A3.1, Chapter 3, API Technical Data Book, Sixth

Edition (1994).

3. Procedure 3A1.1, Chapter 3, API Technical Data Book, Sixth

Edition (1994).

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2.3 The Petroleum Assay Window

The Petroleum Assay window lets you add to, edit or export the
properties of an assay selected in the Petroleum Assay Manager.

Figure 2.4

The window contains:

• The Setup tab lets you import and/or create a new

petroleum assay.
• The Assay Data tab - lets you manipulate the GC data of
the petroleum assay.
• The Analysis tab - lets you view the types of calculation
errors that occur in the petroleum assay.
• The Estimation tab - lets you import certain petroleum
assay property values based on assumptions and
equations.
• The Notes tab - lets you specify information regarding
the simulation case.

2.3.1 Setup Tab

The Setup tab lets you specify the name, associated fluid
package, description, properties, and composition of the
petroleum assay. You can import information from one of
several supported formats.

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The following table lists and describes the objects available in

the Information tab:

Object Description
Name field Lets you specify the name of the petroleum assay.
Associated Fluid Pkg Lets you select the associated fluid package.
Import From Lets you import data from other assay formats.
Export To Lets you export data to other assay formats.
Reactor Type column Displays the Aspen HYSYS Refining reactor: FCC.
(If reactor is present in the flowsheet)
The FCC reactor handles petroleum assay
differently than the standard HYSYS reactors.
For more information on FCC, refer to FCC
Operation Guide.
Is Ready? column Displays whether the petroleum assay has been
configured to handle the associate reactors.
• Yes means the petroleum assay can be use
for material streams flowing through the
reactor.
• No means the petroleum assay cannot be
use for material streams flowing through the
reactor.
Make Ready? column Lets you configure/prepare the petroleum assay to
handle the associate reactor, before entering the
simulation environment.
Select the appropriate checkbox to prepare the
petroleum assay.

2.3.2 The Assay Data Tab

The Assay Data tab lets you edit the assay composition,
component and boiling point properties, calculate bulk
properties, set up Gas Chromatography (GC) properties, and
examine properties in plot form.

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Assay Data Composition Page

The Assay Data tab Petroleum Assay Composition window lets
you modify the mole fraction of the components in the
petroleum assay.

Figure 2.5

Click Edit Composition to edit the assay composition. The

following table lists and describes the objects in the Petroleum
Assay Composition window:

Object Description
Component table Lets you specify the mole fraction of the
components in the petroleum assay.
Normalize button Lets you normalize the total composition value to
1.
Cancel button Exits the Petroleum Assay Composition window
without saving any of the changes.
Accept button Exits the Petroleum Assay Composition window
and save the changes.

The Assay Data Properties Page

The Assay Data tab properties page lets you edit component
properties, boiling point properties, and calculate bulk
properties.

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The Editing Properties Window

Click Edit Component Properties on the Assay Data tab
Properties page. The Editing Properties Window lets you
modify the property values of the petroleum assay.

The Sort By group in the left pane lets you filter the list of
properties, in the tree browser below the group, based on the
selected radio button:

• Property Name. Displays

all the properties
available (in Aspen HYSYS
Refining) in alphabetical
order.

• Group. Sorts and

categorizes the properties
based on their
characteristic (for
example,
Thermodynamic, Property
Package, Physical, User
specified, Petroleum, and
so forth).

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• Type. Sorts the properties

based on the value type
they provide (for
example, single point
value or multiple curve/
plot values).

• Modify Status. Splits the

properties between those
that have been already
modified by you, and
those that still have their
default values.

Assay Data GC Properties Page

The GC (gas chromatography) Data page lets you manipulate
the GC data values of the petroleum assay.

There are two types of GC data:

• Wide cut GC data is the value based on a lump/group of

components within the cut. You can only specify wide cut
GC data values in the GC Data Page.
• Narrow cut GC data is the value based on individual
components within the cut. HYSYS calculates the narrow
cut GC data. You cannot specify values for narrow cut
data.

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The following table lists and describes the objects in the GC

Data tab:

Object Description
GC Data Contains the PONA tree that list the wide cut GC data
Characterization available (in Aspen HYSYS Refining) for manipulation.
group To select a GC data for manipulation:
1. In the GC Data Characterization group, expand the
PONA tree browser by clicking the Plus icon.
2. Expand the branches until you find the GC data you
want to manipulate.
3. Select the checkbox beside the GC data you want to
manipulate.
GC Data Lets you enter the new values for the selected wide cut
Characterization data at the specified cut point.
table • The specified cut point is the wide cut data’s true
boiling point (TBP) or final boiling point
temperature.
• The first row only contains the ICP (Initial Cut
Point) data, you must leave the rest of the cells in
the first row <empty> or have a value of 0.
• The percentage values are based on the entire
crude and not on the cut.
When defining GC component data, if you supply
values at a component group level, you cannot define
any information in the sub level of the group, and vice
versa.
Even Distribution Distributes the specified values evenly for the narrow
radio button cuts within the wide cut GC data.
In this option, the calculation is faster and the mass
balance is fulfilled. However, the generated values are
less realistic.
Normal Distributes the specified values in a normal distribution
Distribution format for the narrow cuts within the wide cut GC data.
radio button In this option, the generated values are more realistic.
However, the calculation is slower and the mass
balance is not fulfilled automatically. You need to
manually achieve the mass balance by adjusting the
settings in the Edit Property Distribution
Parameters Window.
Characterize Applies the new GC data values to the petroleum
button assay.
GC Data radio Lets you view and enter individual GC data values in
button the GC Data Characterization table.

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Object Description
Mat Balance Lets you view the sums up all the specified by-wt and
radio button by-vol GC data values (Wt Pct Entered and Vol Pct
Entered) in the GC Data Characterization table. The
sum values indicate the amount available for the Crude
by Wt and by Vol (Total Crude Wt Pct and Total Crude
Vol Pct).
For example, if you over specified by entering more
than is available, you can click the Normalize button
to change the specified amount to the available
amount and have all the GC data changed accordingly.
Advance Settings Opens the Edit Property Distribution Parameters
button Window.
View Results Opens the Characterized GC Data Results Window,
button which displays the calculated GC data values based on
the modification.

The sum of the percentage values in each wide cut GC data

column cannot surpass 100.
An error message appears if your GC components are not in
MW order, but this error does not stop the calculation.

PONA Tree Diagram

When defining GC component data, there are several different
levels which you can supply the values. There is the group
component level, where you supply a general value applicable to
a group of components, for example Aromatics for C8. There
is the sub group component level, where you supply a specific
value for each component in the group component, for example
Aromatics for C8 m-Xylene.

The general number of component groups and sub groups are

shown in the PONA tree diagram (see Figure 2.6).

If you supply values at a component group level, you cannot

define any information in the sub group level, and vice versa.
For example, if you define N C6, you cannot define N C6 cyc-
C5 or N C6 cyc-C6. If you define a component data at sub level
you cannot define N C6.

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Abbreviations of the Wide Cut GC Data

The following table lists the abbreviations and full name of the
wide cut GC data in the GC Data tab:

Abbreviations Full Name Abbreviations Full Name

A Aromatics On Normal Olefins
N Naphthenes ON Naphthenic Olefins
O Olefins Pi Iso Paraffins
P Paraffins Pn Normal Paraffins
Oi Iso Olefins

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Figure 2.6

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Edit Property Distribution Parameters Window

Click Advanced Settings on the Assay Data tab GC Properties
page. Use the Edit Property Distribution Parameters window to
manipulate the maximum boiling point temperature and
standard deviation of the selected GC data property.

Properties such as A C6 Benzene, which represents pure

components, will have a very small standard deviation of the
order of 0.5 or lower.
Properties such as Pi C8, which has a wider boiling point
distribution will have a higher standard deviation.

Characterization of GC data
1. Enter the initial and final boiling point.
2. Select the GC components from the GC tree. (Please follow
the rules mentioned above)
3. Enter the TBP values in first column.
The first row is the Initial Cut Point. Leave the data in first
row as <empty> or zero value.

The next rows are the Final Cut Point. The summation of
GC data for all other rows should be 100.0 %.

Click the Characterize button. HYSYS will calculate the GC

property value of hypothetical components.

Note: Summation of particular GC data allocated to all the hypo

components should add up to the summation of GC data for all
the distillation ranges. (i.e. Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining
ensures mass/volume balance of GC data).

When GC data is imported from a third party tool such as Spiral

Crude Manger - Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining first populates
the GC data table as mentioned above and the Characterize
command is issued.

Characterized GC Data Results Window

Click View Results on the Assay Data tab GC Properties page.
This window displays the calculated narrow cut GC data values
based on the modifications made on the GC Properties page.

The Viewing Options group contains the following options that

manipulate the information displayed in the table:

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• By Weight radio button displays the GC data

information associated to the component's weight.
• By Volume radio button displays the GC data
information associated to the component's volume.
• User Selected Props radio button displays just the GC
data that you have manipulated.
• All Props radio button displays all the GC data.

Assay Data Plots Page

The Plots tab displays the petroleum property values in graph
format.

Figure 2.7

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2.3.3 Analysis Tab

The Analysis tab displays errors encountered when constructing
the petroleum assay.

Object Description
Warning Level Displays the error level that indicates the
column seriousness of the associate errors:
• Low indicates the error will only affect the
associate property under the Warning
Source column.
• High indicates the error will affect the
associate property under the Warning
Source column and reactors that require the
property value to perform calculation.
• Critical indicates the error will affect the
associate property under the Warning
Source column and reactors that require the
property value to perform calculation.
Warning Source Displays which petroleum assay property or
column parameter is affected or caused the error.
Warning column Displays the cause of the error and what
operations will be affected by the error.
Resolve PONA button Lets you normalize the GC data values, so that the
sum of the GC data values equal 100%.
Analyze button Lets you activate the analysis option in the
Analysis tab and view any errors in the active
petroleum assay.

2.3.4 Estimation Tab

The Estimation tab lets you import some petroleum assay
property values based on assumptions and equations. The
options in this tab is particularly useful if you do not have the
raw data and want to generate some estimate values.

A pre-selected estimation method is used for each property,

although various known estimation methods might exist.

• The Assay Properties Estimation list displays the list of

properties for which estimation is currently implemented.
• The Estimation Methods button lets you access the
Estimation Methods window.
In the Estimation Methods window, you can select
different estimation method (using the appropriate drop-
down list) for the properties in the Assay Properties
Estimation list.
• The first column in the Assay Properties Estimation table
displays the list of components in the petroleum assay.

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• The Values column displays the current component

values of the selected petroleum property. These values
are specified by you in the Information tab or imported
from the petroleum assay properties files (*.csv, *.pet,
*.xml, and Spiral).
• The Estimated column displays the component values of
the selected petroleum property if they were to be
estimated.
The Aniline Point, MON (Clear), Refractive Index, and Sulfur
Content are estimated using methods from the following
documents:
1"Useof the Refractive Index in the Estimation of Thermophysical
Properties of Hydrocarbons and Petroleum Mixtures", Mohammad
R. Riazi and Yousef A. Roomi, Chemical Engineering Department,
Kuwait University, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2001, Vol. 40, No.8.
2“Estimation
of Sulfur Content of Petroleum Products and Crude Oils”,
Mohammad R. Riazi, Nasrin Nasimi, and Yousef A. Roomi, Chemical
Engineering Department, Kuwait University, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.
1999, Vol 38, No.11.
• The Accept button lets you discard the current
component values and replace them with the estimated
values.

If the estimated value is <empty>, HYSYS was unable to

calculate an estimate value. If you tried to accept the
estimated value one of two events occur:
• If the current value is also <empty>, HYSYS leaves
the selected petroleum property value as unknown.
• If the current value is not <empty>, HYSYS leaves
the selected petroleum property value as the current
value.

2.3.5 Notes Tab

The Notes tab provides a text editor where you can record any
comments or information regarding the specific unit operation or
the simulation case in general.

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2.4 Aspen HYSYS Refining Unit Tags

Tags are case sensitive. You must use the correct name for
Aspen HYSYS Refining to recognize the unit tags in the PIMS
assay file.

In a PIMS assay file, there are commands to designate units to

the variable values. In the command, you must use the correct
unit tag name recognized by Aspen HYSYS Refining.

The following table is the Aspen HYSYS Refining unit tag along
with the description of what units the tag represent:

Tag Name = Unit Tag Name = Unit Tag Name = Unit

kPa = kilo pascals psia = pounds per bar = bar
MPa = mega pascals square inch absolute mbar = millibar
psi = pound per square N/m2 = newton per lbf/ft2 = pounds-force
inch square meter per square foot
kg/cm2 = kilogram per torr = millimeter of atm = technical
square centimeter mercury atmosphere
mmHg = millimeter of at = physical
mercury atmosphere
cmH2O(4C) = inHg(32F) = inch of MJ/h = mega joule per
centimeter of water at mercury at 32 degrees hour
4 degrees Celsius Fahrenheit kJ/min = kilo joule per
inH2O(60F) = inch of inHg(60F) = inch of minute
water at 60 degrees mercury at 60 degrees kJ/s = kilo joule per
Fahrenheit Fahrenheit second
kW = kilo watt kcal/h = kilo calories Btu/h = british thermal
MW = mega watt per hour unit per hour
cal/h = calories per MMBtu/hr = millions of
hour british thermal unit per
hour
hp = horse power Mkcal/h = mega kilo kgmole/m3 = kilogram
calories per hour mole per cubic meter
C = Celsius gmole/L = gram mole lbmole/ft3 = pound
per litre mole per cubic foot
K = Kelvin g/cm3 = gram per lb/ft3 = pound per
cubic centimeter cubic foot
F = Fahrenheit API = american SG_60/60api =
petroleum institute standard gravity
R = Rankine cP = centipoise dyne/cm = dyne per
mP = millipoise centimeter
microP = micropoise dyn/cm = dyne per
centimeter
cSt = centistokes Pa-s = pascal second lbf/ft = pound force per
foot

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Tag Name = Unit Tag Name = Unit Tag Name = Unit

kgmole/min = kilogram lbmole/hr = pound MMSCFH = million
mole per minute mole per hour standard cubic feet per
gmole/h = gram mole lbmole/h = pound mole minute
per hour per hour MMSCFD = million
standard cubic feet per
day
g/s = gram per second tonne/d = metric tonne lb/hr = pound per hour
kg/d = kilogram per per day klb/day = kilo pound
day tonne/h = metric tonne per day
per hour
tn(short)/h = short ton m3/h = cubic meter per L/d = litre per day
per hour hour
barrel/day = barrel per kbpd = thousand USGPM = US gallons
day barrels per day per minute
ft3/day = cubic fee per in = inch miles = mile
day
m = meter ft = feet km/h = kilometer per
hour
ft/s = feet per second MPH = miles per hour seconds = second
weeks = week months = month years = year
days = day hours = hour minutes = minute

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3 Assay Manipulator

3.1 Introduction................................................................................... 2

3.2 Assay Manipulator Property View .................................................. 3

3.2.1 Design Tab .............................................................................. 4
3.2.2 Assay Tab................................................................................ 6
3.2.3 Worksheet Tab ....................................................................... 11

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3.1 Introduction
The Assay Manipulator allows you to change the petroleum
assay properties of a material stream, without the need to
supply any theoretical equations or calculations to obtain the
property values.

The common reasons to change the petroleum assay property

values are:
• HYSYS does not have an operation that simulates a piece
of equipment, in the actual plant, which changes the
petroleum assay properties.
• There are no petroleum assay data that mimic the actual
petroleum assay curves.
• The output petroleum properties of a HYSYS operation
does not imitate the output petroleum properties from an
actual plant operation.
• There is a need to conduct a sensitivity analysis on the
simulation plant to see if a slight change in petroleum
properties will affect the quality of the products.

Assay Manipulator supplies two ways to modify the petroleum

assay properties:
• Change properties. In this option, you can modify values
of an individual petroleum property (for example, sulfur
content of a hypothetical component).
• Shift properties. In this option, you can specify a target
bulk value of a petroleum property in the stream (for
example, the RON of a stream), and the assay
manipulator automatically adjusts the values of all the
individual petroleum properties to meet the new bulk
value.

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3.2 Assay Manipulator

Property View
There are two methods to add an Assay Manipulator to your
simulation:
1. From the Flowsheet menu, select Add Operation [or press
F12]. The UnitOps property view appears.
2. Click the Aspen HYSYS Refining Ops radio button.
3. From the list of available unit operations, select
Manipulator.
4. Click the Add button.

OR
1. Press F6 to access the Aspen HYSYS Refining object palette.
2. Double-click the Assay Manipulator icon.

The Assay Manipulator property view appears.

Assay Manipulator icon

Figure 3.1

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There are three common objects at the bottom of the

Manipulator property view, the following table describes these
objects:

Object Description
Delete button Allows you to delete the operation.
Status bar Displays the current status of the operation (for
example, missing information or errors
encountered during calculation).
Ignored checkbox Allows you to ignore the operation during
calculations.
When the checkbox is selected, HYSYS completely
disregards the operation (and cannot calculate the
outlet stream) until you clear the checkbox.

3.2.1 Design Tab

The Design tab contains four pages:
• Connections
• Parameters
• User Variables
• Notes

Connections Page
On the Connections page, you can specify the feed and product
streams attached to the Assay Manipulator. You can change the
name of the operation in the Name field.

Figure 3.2

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Parameters Page
On the Parameters page, the following field appears. Select
Mass, Volume or Molar for transfer.

Figure 3.3

User Variables Page

For more information on The User Variables page allows you to create and implement
implementing the User
Variables, refer to variables in the HYSYS simulation case.
Section 1.2.4 - User
Variables Page/Tab.
Notes Page
For more information The Notes page provides a text editor where you can record any
refer to Section 1.2.3 -
Notes Page/Tab.
comments or information regarding the specific unit operation or
the simulation case in general.

3.2.2 Assay Tab

The Assay tab allows you to specify the changes in petroleum
properties. The options available in this tab are grouped into the
following pages:
• Options
• Change Props
• Shift Props
• Composition

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Options Page
In the Options page, you can select the petroleum property you
want to modify and select the type of modification method using
the drop-down lists in the table.

Figure 3.4

The table in the Properties/Options group contains the following:

Column Description
Property You can select the petroleum property you want to
manipulate using the drop-down list in the cells under this
column.
Options You can select the method of modification using the drop-
down list in the cells under this column. There are two
methods to choose from: Change Props and Shift Props.

You can only apply one type of modification method for each
petroleum property.

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Change Props Page

The Change Props page allows you to specify the exact value
changes to the selected petroleum property.

Figure 3.5

The following table lists and describes the objects available on

this page:

Object Description
Drop-down list You can activate the selected the petroleum property
for modification.
Table Allows you to type the modified values for the selected
petroleum property in the drop-down list.
The table also displays the selected petroleum property
values from the feed stream.
Plot Displays both the original and manipulated petroleum
property values.

The drop-down list will be blank if you had not selected

Change Props method for any of the petroleum properties in
the Options page.

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Shift Props Page

The Shift Props page allows you to specify shift value of the
selected petroleum property.

Figure 3.6

The following table lists and describes the objects available on

this page:

Object Description
Drop-down list You can activate the selected the petroleum property
for modification.
Reference Assay You can choose the base/reference point(s) for the
table selected petroleum property to be shifted by doing one
of the following:
• Select the Use Feed checkbox to use the feed
stream’s property values as the base point(s).
• Use the drop-down list in the Use Assay cell to
select the assay you want to use as the base
point(s).
You cannot select a different assay as the base point(s)
if you have selected the Use Feed checkbox.
Targets table You can type in the amount of shift for the selected
petroleum property by doing one of the following:
• Type the amount of shift for the product stream in
the Product cell.
• Type the difference amount between the product
stream and the feed stream in the Prod - Feed
cell.
Calculated Displays the calculated values based on the
Values table information entered in the Reference and Targets
tables.
Plot Displays both the original and manipulated petroleum
property values.

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The drop-down list will be blank if you had not selected Shift
Props method for any of the petroleum properties in the
Options page.

Composition Page
The Composition page enables you to manipulate the product
composition. Using this feature, you can change the distillation
curve (TBP, D86, D1160, and D2887) of a process stream in
your flowsheet.

Figure 3.7

To activate and access the options in the Composition page,

select the Manipulate Product Composition checkbox.

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The following tables lists and describes the options available in

the Composition page:

Object Description
Manipulate Product Enables you to toggle between activating or
Composition ignoring the modified variable for the product
checkbox stream composition.
Keep Feed LE If checked, feed stream light ends will be assigned
checkbox to product stream light ends as is.
Distillation radio Enables you to toggle between accessing or hiding
button the options to manipulate the temperature vs.
percent yield data.
Light Ends radio Enables you to toggle between accessing or hiding
button the options to manipulate the mass or volume
fraction of the light ends composition.
Mass/Volume drop- Enables you to select mass or volume for the
down list percent yield or composition fraction.
Right drop-down list Enables you to select between four different
temperature data that affects the percent yield.
The four options are: TBP, ASTM D86, D2887, and
D1160.
This drop-down list is only available for the Plus
Fraction option.
Yield column Enables you to specify the mass or volume percent
yield associated to the specified temperature.
This column is only available for the Plus Fraction
option.
Right column Enables you to specify the temperature of the
selected option from the Left drop-down list.
This column is only available for the Plus Fraction
option.
Fraction column Enables you to specify the mass or volume fraction
of the light ends composition.
This column is only available for the Light Ends
option.
Plot Displays the composition vs. NBP data of both feed
and product streams.

Determining Product Stream Composition

The following procedure is used to determine product stream
composition:
1. Light ends and Distillation data should be in one basis.
2. Distillation curve is assumed to include light end information
3. All other distillation will be converted in to TBP distillation

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4. TBP vs. Composition will be curve-fitted against Hypo NBP

vs. Composition
5. Very light light-end information ( C5 and lighter) will be
stored to the lightest hypo. Other pure components
composition is stored in hypo components with a similar
boiling range.
6. Light end information will be assigned to pure components
as mentioned in the Light Ends page. It will be subtracted
from the corresponding hypo component.

Notes:
If you enter light end information which is not consistent with
distillation data, it is possible to have a negative composition for
some hypothetical components.

It is not recommended to have heavier pure components (C5

onwards), instead it is recommended to use GC properties.

It is recommended that a component list be ordered by boiling

point in ascending order. Use the Sort List button in the
Components List View to move an out-of-order component to
the proper position.

3.2.3 Worksheet Tab

Refer to Section 1.2.2 - The Worksheet tab contains a summary of the information
Worksheet Tab for more
contained in the stream property view for all the streams
information.
attached to the Assay Manipulator.

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4 Catalytic Reformer

4.1 Introduction................................................................................... 3
4.1.1 Theory.................................................................................... 6

4.2 Overall Operation Structure/Environment ................................... 16

4.2.1 Main Environment .................................................................. 17
4.2.2 Catalytic Reformer Environment ............................................... 21
4.2.3 Calibration Environment .......................................................... 23

4.3 Reformer Configuration Wizard.................................................... 24

4.3.1 Configuration Page ................................................................. 26
4.3.2 Geometry Page ...................................................................... 27
4.3.3 Calibration Factors Page .......................................................... 28

4.4 Catalytic Reformer Property View ................................................ 29

4.4.1 Design Tab ............................................................................ 30
4.4.2 Reactor Section Tab ................................................................ 33
4.4.3 Stabilizer Tower Tab................................................................ 44
4.4.4 Results Tab............................................................................ 47

4.5 Feed Type Library Property View ................................................. 56

4.6 Reactor Section Property View..................................................... 58

4.6.1 Design Tab ............................................................................ 59
4.6.2 Feed Data Tab........................................................................ 61
4.6.3 Operation Tab ........................................................................ 64
4.6.4 Results Tab............................................................................ 73

4.7 Feed Type Property View ............................................................. 80

4.8 Calibration Set Library Property View .......................................... 81

4.8.1 Factor Set Property View ......................................................... 82

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4.9 Calibration Property View .............................................................86

4.9.1 Design Tab .............................................................................91
4.9.2 Feed Data Tab ........................................................................94
4.9.3 Operation Tab.........................................................................95
4.9.4 Measurement Tab..................................................................103
4.9.5 Calibration Control Tab...........................................................107
4.9.6 Analysis Tab .........................................................................109

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4.1 Introduction
The Reformer model in Aspen HYSYS Refining is a state-of-the-
art Catalytic Naphtha Reformer Unit simulation system that can
be used for modeling a CCR or Semi-regenerative reformer unit
as a standalone unit operation or as part of a refinery-wide
flowsheet.

The Catalytic Reformer operation includes feed characterization

system, reactor section, stabilizer and product mapper. The
reactor section includes reactors, heaters, compressor,
separator, and recontactor. The reactor model is based on
rigorous kinetics. The feed characterization system and product
mapper are designed to work together with the Aspen HYSYS
Refining assay system so the Reformer model can be simulated
in a refinery-wide flowsheet.

Figure 4.1

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Feed Characterization System

The Reformer within Aspen HYSYS Refining has its own set of
library and hypothetical components. The table below list the
components for the Catalytic Reformer environment:

Hydrogen Cyclopentane 24-Mpentane O8* 6N9* N12*

Methane 22-Mbutane 2-Mhexane n-Octane IP10* A12*
Ethane 23-Mbutane 3-Mhexane 5N8* n-Decane P13*
Ethylene 2-Mpentane 3-Epentane E-Benzene 5N10* N13*
Propane 3-Mpentane n-Heptane o-Xylene A10* A13*
Propene n-Hexane O7* m-Xylene 6N10* P14*
i-Butane O6* 11Mcycpentan p-Xylene IP11* N14*
n-Butane Mcyclopentan Ecyclopentan 6N8* n-C11 A14*
1-Butene Benzene Toluene IP9* 5N11*
i-Pentane Cyclohexane Mcyclohexane n-Nonane A11*
n-Pentane 22-Mpentane MBP8* 5N9* 6N11*
O5* 23-Mpentane SBP8* A9* P12*

The hypothetical component names can be interpreted by

identifying the prefix with the component type and the suffix
with the carbon number. The prefix component types are:
• O: Olefin
• MBP: Multi-branch paraffin
• SBP: Single-branch paraffin
• 6N: 6-Carbon Ring Naphthenic
• IP: Isoparaffin (no distinction on number of branches)
• 5N: 5-Carbon Ring Naphthenic
• A: Aromatic
• P: Paraffinic (no distinction on isomer type)
• N: Naphthenic (no distinction on number of carbons in
ring)

These components are either used directly in the kinetic reactor

model or they are easily mapped into the components used
within the kinetic reactor model.

The transition between the Main Environment and the

Catalytic Reformer Environment will handle the calculation
of the composition of the Reformer components. In order to do
this, however, you must specify the feed type. The feed type will
specify the ratios of various isomers within the feed to the

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Reformer. These ratios, along with the distillation and PONA data
from the attached inlet stream will be used to calculate the
Reformer component compositions.

Feed Component Ratios

• nP5 /Total C5 Ratio • N7 N5/[N5+N6 Ring] Ratio
• Normal P6 / Total P6 Ratio • Normal P8 / Total P8 Ratio
• MB P6 / Total P6 Ratio • MB P8 / Total P8 Ratio
• MCP / [MCP+CH] Ratio • N8 N5/[N5+N6 Ring] Ratio
• Normal P7 / Total P7 Ratio • iP9 / Total P9 Ratio
• MB P7 / Total P7 Ratio • N9 N5/[N5+N6 Ring] Ratio
• iP5 /Total C5 Ratio • iP10 / Total P10 Ratio
• N10 N5/[N5+N6 Ring] Ratio • N11 N5/[N5+N6 Ring] Ratio
• iP11 / Total P11 Ratio

In the Catalytic Reformer Environment, you have more

options for calculating the composition of the feed. The you can
calculate the composition based on a boiling range of an assay,
based on the specified bulk properties, or based on the specified
the kinetic lumps.
• For the assay option, you select an assay to associate
with the feed. The feed type is specified along with the
initial and final boiling point to generate a composition of
the feed.
• For the bulk properties option, you specify the feed type
along with distillation data and total naphthenics and
aromatics in the feed.
• For the kinetic lumps option, you specify the feed type
along with the composition of the components that is
desired. You may optionally input a value for N+2A or
N+3A to adjust the composition. If no value is entered
for either N+2A or N+3A, the composition entered will be
used directly.

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4.1.1 Theory
Reaction Kinetics - Components
The components used for the reaction pathways in the Reformer
model are either present in the Reformer component list, or can
be easily calculated by summing the appropriate components.
Below is a list of the components used in the reaction network:

• H2 • NP6 • O8 • IP11
• P1 • 5N6 • 5N8 • NP11
• P2 • A6 • A8 • 5N11
• O2 • 6N6 • 6N8 • A11
• P3 • MBP7 • IP9 • 6N11
• O3 • SBP7 • NP9 • P12
• P4 • NP7 • 5N9 • N12
• O4 • O7 • A9 • A12
• P5 • 5N7 • 6N9 • P13
• O5 • A7 • IP10 • N13
• 5N5 • 6N7 • NP10 • A13
• MBP6 • MBP8 • 5N10 • P14
• SBP6 • SBP8 • A10 • N14
• O6 • NP8 • 6N10 • A14

The component names can be interpreted by identifying the

prefix with the component type and the suffix with the carbon
number. The prefix component types are:
• P: Paraffinic (no distinction on isomer type)
• O: Olefin
• 5N: 5-Carbon Ring Naphthenic
• MBP: Multi-branch paraffin
• SBP: Single-branch paraffin
• NP: Normal paraffin
• 6N: 6-Carbon Ring Naphthenic
• IP: Isoparaffin (no distinction on number of branches)
• A: Aromatic
• N: Naphthenic (no distinction on number of carbons in
ring)

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The components P4, P5, and A8 are further delumped after the
reaction network. P4 and P5 are mapped into their
corresponding normal and isoparaffin components. A8 is
mapped into ethylbenzene, o-xylene, m-xylene, and p-xylene.

Reaction Kinetic - Paths

Nine fundamental reaction types are used in reformer kinetics:

Reaction Type Example

Isomerization
NP6 ⇔ SBP6
Ring Close/Open
NP6 ⇔ 5N6
Ring Expansion
5N6 ⇔ 6N6
Dehydrogenation
6N6 ⇔ A6 + 3H2
Hydrogenolysis
6N7 + H2 ⇒ 6N6 + P1
Hydrocracking
P5 + H2 ⇒ P2 + P3
Hydrodealkylation
A7 + H2 ⇒ A6 + P1
Polymerization
A7 + P5 ⇒ A12 + H2
Condensation

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The reaction paths used for C6 through C8 are shown in the

diagram below:

Figure 4.2

where:

x: carbon number from 6 to 8

nP: normal paraffins

SP: single-branch paraffins

MP: multi-branch paraffins

5N: 5-carbon ring naphthenics

6N: 6-carbon ring naphthenics

A: aromatics

As the carbon number increases beyond 8, the complexity of

the paths is reduced.

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Reaction Kinetic - Expressions

The reaction kinetic expressions for the Reformer are power law
rate expressions based on concentrations. Here the
dehydrogenation reaction is used as an example to illustrate the
reaction kinetic expressions used to model these reactions.

CycloHexane ⇔ Benzene + 3 H2
3 x
(4.1)
Rate = Activity × k f × ( [ 6N6 ] – [ A6 ] × [ H2 ] ⁄ K eq ) × PF

where:

Activity = product of catalyst activity, metal site activity, and

dehydrogenation specific activity

kf = Arrhenius form of the forward reaction rate multiplier

[6N6], [A6], [H2] = concentration of cyclohexane, benzene,

and hydrogen

Keq = Arrhenius form of the rate equilibrium factor

PFx = pressure factor, default x=0.02 for dehydrogenation

Deactivation of Reformer Catalyst

Reformer catalyst is a bifunctional catalyst, and the catalyst
activity definition used in modeling must include separate terms
for the metals and acid functions. The activity of the catalyst in
a reformer is a function of several factors, a few of these are:
1. Coke laydown on the catalyst
2. Water/Chloride environment
3. Temporary poisons such as sulfur
4. Permanent poisons such as lead, zinc, and copper
5. Catalyst surface area
6. Platinum crystal size
7. Sintering
8. Shift from gamma alumina to alpha alumina
9. Catalyst breakage

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Items #5 through #9 are basically mechanical changes in the

catalyst and occur primarily during catalyst regeneration. These
mechanical changes in the catalyst, which effect activity, can
only be accounted for through direct analysis of the catalyst or
indirectly from measurement of plant operation. Fortunately, to
predict reformer operation on an on-going basis, these changes
can be lumped together in the deactivation model and thus do
not create a problem in the reaction modeling.

Permanent catalyst poisons such as those listed in item #4 are

normally very gradual and can be handled with routine activity
model updates, using the same lump mechanism used for items
#5 through #9.
When a significant quantity of permanent poison is deposited
on the catalyst over a short period of time, the deactivation
model will need to be updated from plant operating data.
This is true provided the unit will remain in service. In most
cases where a significant quantity of a permanent poison is
deposited on the catalyst, the reformer is taken off line and
the catalyst replaced.

The changes in catalyst performance due to the factors listed in

items #4 through #9 require that the Reformer model be
updated after each catalyst regeneration of semi-regenerative
units, and every 6 to 12 months for cyclic and continuous
catalyst circulation units.

Temporary sulfur poisoning will need to be addressed in the

Reformer deactivation model. The difficult aspect of this will be
determining how much of a change in catalyst activity is due to
the temporary poison and how much is due to another
mechanism. Once the quantity of sulfur is known, the prediction
of activity recovery will be very straightforward.

The effect of coke laydown on activity creates two areas of

major concern. The first is the actual prediction of coke laydown,
and the second is estimating the impact of coke deposition on
catalyst activity. The following sections describe how these are
handled in the Aspen HYSYS Refining Reformer model.

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Coke Make Model

There are several theories on coke laydown, one or more of
them may be correct. The general concept with the greatest
acceptance is that coke is formed from the condensation of
polycyclic hydrocarbons. A second generally accepted concept is
that polycyclics are formed from an intermediate olefin created
primarily during the cyclization (and to some degree during
isomerization) of naphthenes from paraffins, and from
aromatics. The diagram below is a schematic of the coke make
mechanism.

Figure 4.3

Because the reaction rate of C6 ringed naphthenes to aromatics

is extremely high, it can be safely assumed that very little coke
is made from C6 ringed naphthenes. Also, the extremely low
concentrations of naphthenes (both C5 ringed and C6 ringed) in
the second and subsequent reactors, make it nearly impossible
to generate accurate rate data from experimental data.

Correlations of laboratory measurements of coke make and

paraffin of C5 ringed naphthene concentration are further
confused by the fact that the paraffins and naphthenes are
existing in equilibrium, and the concentrations of both species
decrease dramatically through the reactor systems. This is
particularly true of the C9 and heavier material where:
• the vast majority of the coke originates

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• both species approach zero concentration in the last

reactor where the majority of the coke is formed.

Literature reports give the reaction rates of the paraffin/

naphthene intermediate olefin in terms of the paraffin (or
paraffin and naphthene) concentration. For commercial catalytic
reformer modeling purposes, it can be assumed that the coke
make is a function primarily of the C5 ring naphthenes and
aromatics.

Coke make in the Reformer is modeled via the reaction of

paraffins, C5 ringed naphthenes, and aromatics to coke via a
first order reaction mechanism. All C5 ringed naphthenes share
a common activation energy as do the aromatics and paraffins.
The frequency factors vary by carbon number and species. Each
reactor has a coke make activity, as well as a total coke make
activity for all reactors. The reaction rate is in the general form:

–EP
------------
-
R×T
k P = A S × A RXI × F Pi × e
–EN
------------
R×T
- (4.2)
k N = A S × A RXI × F Ni × e
–EA
------------
-
R×T
k A = A S × A RXI × F Ai × e

where:

kP = rate factor of paraffins, carbon number i to coke

kN = rate factor of C5 ringed naphthenes, carbon number i to
coke

kA = rate factor of Aromatic, carbon number i to coke

AS = Coke Activity of the Reactor System

ARXI = Coke Activity of the individual Reactor

FNi, FAi = Frequency Factors for C5 ringed naphthenes and

aromatics, carbon number i

EN, EA = C5 ringed naphthenes and Aromatics activation

energies

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The rate factors are then used in the reaction equations in the
following general format:

dC
------- = ( k P [ TotalP ] + k N [ Total5N ] + k A [ TotalA ] ) × PF × H2HCF (4.3)
dt

where:

dC
------- = coke/time
dt

kP = Paraffin to coke rate factor

[TOTALP] = concentration of total paraffins

kN = C5 ringed naphthene to coke rate factor

[TOTAL5N] = concentration of total C5 ringed naphthenes

kA = Aromatics to coke rate factor

[TOTALA] = concentration of total aromatics

PF = factor to adjust for changes in pressure

H2HCF = factor to adjust for changes in H2/HC ratio

Each feed has an associated coke make multiplier. Default

values are 1.0. This allows you to put a linear weighting on
feeds with higher or lower coking tendencies than the base feed
stock. This term is a simple multiplier on the coke rate
expressions.

Catalyst Activity Model

Catalyst activity is divided into a metals activity and an acid
activity. These activities affect the reaction mechanisms as
shown in the following table:

Reaction Type Acid Metal Pressure Multiplier

Isomerization X X
Ring Closure/Open X X X
Ring Expansion X
Dehydrogenation X
Hydrogenolysis - Para X X

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Reaction Type Acid Metal Pressure Multiplier

Hydrogenolysis - Naph X X
Hydrocracking X X
Hydrodealkylation X
Polymerization X

Also shown in the table above are the reaction mechanisms that
are affected by pressure changes.

The acid and metals activities are independent functions of

carbon on catalyst (COC) expressed as percent of catalyst. The
general form for both the acid and metals activity functions is:

2
Activity = Intercept + Poly1 × COC + Poly2 × COC + (4.4)
3 4
Poly3 × COC + Poly4 × COC

System Pressure Control

The pressure points through the system are all based upon a
single specified pressure. For the Catalytic Reformer in Aspen
HYSYS Refining this is the product separator pressure. The
Catalytic Reformer uses a modified Bernoulli equation to
calculate the following pressure drops based upon the base case
pressure drops and flowing conditions and the specified flowing
conditions:
• Product Separator to last Reactor Outlet
• Last Reactor Outlet to Last Reactor Inlet
• Last Reactor Inlet Pressure to Reactor(i) Inlet Pressure
• Reactor(i) Inlet Pressure to Reactor(i+1) Inlet Pressure
• First Reactor Inlet Pressure to Compressor Discharge

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Reactor Temperature Control

The reactor inlet temperatures are calculated based upon the
delta inlet temperature entered for each reactor. In this model a
base temperature is used as a reference temperature for biasing
the individual reactor inlet temperatures.

Reactor(i) Inlet Temperature = Base Temperature

(4.5)
+ Reactor(i) Temperature Bias

This allows any one of the following to be a constant and the

severity target:
• Base Temperature
• WAIT
• WABT
• RON for C5+ or C6+
• Aromatics Production

Stabilizer Configuration
The stabilizer is a conventional rigorous tower simulation using
the HYSYS Petroleum Tower model. A vapor and liquid draw are
taken off the overhead receiver, and the reformate off the
reboiler.

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4.2 Overall Operation

Structure/Environment
In the HYSYS, the Catalytic Reformer operation appears as an
object icon in the Main environment PFD.

Figure 4.4

The Catalytic Reformer operation is actually a subflowsheet

containing the required reactor and stabilizer tower (if
applicable) that make up a catalytic reformer.

Figure 4.5

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In the Catalytic Reformer subflowsheet environment, you can

access another sublevel environment called Calibration
Environment.

Figure 4.6

4.2.1 Main Environment

In the Simulation/Main environment, the following features are
available for the Catalytic Reformer:
• create a catalytic reformer template
• create or add a catalytic reformer
• access Catalytic Reformer property view
• access Catalytic Reformer environment/subflowsheet
• delete existing catalytic reformer

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Create Catalytic Reformer Template

HYSYS enables you to create templates of catalytic reformers,
so you can import them in existing HYSYS process flowsheet
diagram (PFD).

To create a catalytic reformer template:

1. Select File | New | Catalytic Reformer Template in the
menu bar.
The Reformer Configuration Wizard property view appears.

HYSYS automatically creates a catalytic reformer fluid

package with predetermined component list for the Catalytic
Reformer template.

2. In the first page of the Reformer Configuration Wizard

property view, you can configure the reactor part of the
Catalytic Reformer.
3. Click Next.
4. In the second page of the Reformer Configuration Wizard
property view, you can specify the reactor and heater
parameters.
5. Click Next.
6. In the third and final page of the Reformer Configuration
Wizard property view, you can select or specify a set of
calibration factors.
7. Click Done.
Aspen HYSYS Refining completes the Catalytic Reformer
subflowsheet, based on the specified information from the
Reformer Configuration Wizard, and opens the Catalytic
Reformer subflowsheet environment.
8. In the Catalytic Reformer environment, you can:
• Access and modify the reactor by double-clicking the
reactor object icon in the Catalytic Reformer PFD.
• Access and modify the stabilizer tower by double-clicking
on the stabilizer tower object icon in the Catalytic
Reformer PFD.
• Access the Calibration environment and calibrate the
Reformer model.

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9. In the menu bar, select File | Save As or File | Save

command to save the Catalytic Reformer template as a *.ref
file.

Create/Add Catalytic Reformer

To add a catalytic reformer into a PFD:
1. Open the appropriate simulation case.
2. Open the UnitOps property view.
3. In the Categories group, select the Refinery Ops radio
button.
4. In the Available Unit Operations group, select Catalytic
Reformer and click Add.
The Reformer Template Option property view appears
5. In the Reformer Template Option property view, do one of
the following:
• Click Read an Existing CAT Template to add a
Catalytic Reformer operation based on an existing
template.
The Catalytic Reformer operation appears on the PFD.
• Click Configure a New Reformer Unit to add a
Catalytic Reformer operation and configure it from
scratch.
The Reformer Configuration Wizard property view
appears, and you have to configure the basic structure of
the Catalytic Reformer operation using the features
available in the Reformer Configuration Wizard. After you
have specified the minimum information required, the
Catalytic Reformer operation appears on the PFD.
6. Open the Catalytic Reformer property view and make the
necessary changes/specifications/connections for the
simulation case.

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Access Catalytic Reformer Property

View
To open the Catalytic Reformer property view, do one of the
following:
• On the PFD property view, right-click the Catalytic
Reformer operation icon and select View Properties
command from the Object Inspect menu.
• On the Workbook property view, click the Unit Ops tab,
select the Catalytic Reformer under the Name column,
and click the View UnitOp button.
• On the Object Navigator property view, select UnitOps
radio button in the Filter group, select the applicable
flowsheet in the Flowsheet group, select the Catalytic
Reformer operation in the Unit Operations group, and
click the View button.

Access Catalytic Reformer

Environment
To access the Catalytic Reformer subflowsheet environment:
1. In the Main PFD, open the Catalytic Reformer property view.
2. In the Catalytic Reformer property view, click the Reformer
Environment button.

Delete Catalytic Reformer Operation

To delete an existing Catalytic Reformer operation, do one of the
following:
• On the PFD property view, select the Catalytic Reformer
operation icon and press DELETE.
• On the PFD property view, right-click the Catalytic
Reformer operation icon and select Delete command
from the Object Inspect menu.
• On the Catalytic Reformer property view, click the
Delete button.
• On the Workbook property view, click the Unit Ops tab,
select the Catalytic Reformer under the Name column,
and click the Delete UnitOp button.

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4.2.2 Catalytic Reformer

Environment
In the Catalytic Reformer environment, the following features
are available for the Catalytic Reformer:
• access the individual operation property views that make
up the Catalytic Reformer operation
• access Reformer Configuration Wizard
• select calibration factor set
• access the Calibration Environment
• access Results property view

Access Operation Property View

1. In the Catalytic Reformer environment, open the PFD
property view.
2. On the PFD, do one of the following:
• Double-click on the operation’s icon.
• Right-click on the operation’s icon, and select View
Properties command in the object inspect menu.

Access Reformer Configuration

Wizard
To access the Reformer Configuration Wizard, do one of the
following:
• In the Catalytic Reformer environment, select Reformer
| Configuration Wizard command in the menu bar.
• Open the Reformer Reactor Section property view, click
the Design tab, select the Configuration page, and
click the Configuration Wizard button.

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Select Calibration Factor Set

To select the Calibration Factor Set for the Catalytic Reformer
operation:
1. Select Reformer | Calibration Factor command from the
menu bar.
The Calibration Factor Set property view appears.

Figure 4.7

2. Open the Select a calibration factor set to use for

simulation drop-down list and select a calibration factor
set.
You can click the Library button to open the Calibration
Set Library Property View to create, clone, and modify a
calibration factor set.

Access Calibration Environment

To access the Calibration environment:
1. In the Main environment, open the Catalytic Reformer
property view.
2. Click the Reformer Environment button to access the
Catalytic Reformer environment.
3. Select Reformer | Calibration command in the menu bar.

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4.2.3 Calibration Environment

In the Calibration environment, you can calibrate the Catalytic
Reformer operation without affecting the actual operation in the
simulation environment.

After calibrating the operation to the desired performance, you

can export the new parameter/variable values to the Catalytic
Reformer operation in the simulation environment and view the
new results.

The following features are available in the Calibration

environment:
• Calibrate the Catalytic Reformer

Calibrate the Catalytic Reformer

To calibrate the Catalytic Reformer:
1. In the Calibration environment, select Calibration |
Calibration Workbook command from the menu bar to
open the Calibration property view.
2. Open the Data Set drop-down list and select a data set to
be used on the calibration run.
The default data set is based on the current Catalytic
Reformer configuration.
The features/options available in the first three tabs are
available for you to make modifications to the existing
Catalytic Reformer, if you want/need to:
• In the Design tab, you can make any modifications to
the configuration and geometry parameters of the
reactor.
• In the Feed Data tab, you can make any modifications
to the feed stream.
• In the Operation tab, you can make any modifications
to the overall operation performance of the Catalytic
Reformer.

You can make changes to the Catalytic Reformer

configuration and save the modifications as a separate data
set.

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3. In the Operation tab, specify values for the variables that

affect the reactor performance/results.
4. In the Measurement tab, specify the reactor, compressor,
and product stream parameters.
5. In the Calibration Control tab, select and specify the
parameter and objective function values that will be used in
the calibration calculation/run.
6. Click the Run Calibration button.
• If you only have one data set, the Validation Wizard
Property View appears. Validate the data set and click
the OK button to continue with the calibration run.
• If you have more than one data set, the Select Data
Sets for Calibration Property View appears. On the
Select Data Sets for Calibration property view, select and
validate the data set you want, and click the Run
Calibration button to continue with the calibration run.
7. After the calibration run has finish, click the Analysis tab to
view the calibration calculation results.

4.3 Reformer
Configuration Wizard
The Reformer Configuration Wizard enables you to quickly set
up the Catalytic Reformer operation.

The Reformer Configuration Wizard is made up of three

sequential pages. You enter information in a page, then move on
to the next page in order.

The following table list the common buttons available at the

bottom of the Reformer Configuration Wizard property view:

Button Description
Next> Enables you to move forward to the next page.
<Prev Enables you to move backward to the previous page.
Cancel Enables you to exit the Reformer Configuration Wizard without
saving any changes or creating a catalytic reformer operation.

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Button Description
Close Enables you to exit the Reformer Configuration Wizard and keep
any specifications or changes made to the catalytic reformer
operation.
Done Enables you to exit the Reformer Configuration Wizard and
finish configuring the catalytic reformer operation.

To access the Reformer Configuration Wizard:

1. In the HYSYS desktop menu bar, select FILE | New |
Reformer command.
HYSYS automatically completes the Simulation Basis
environment specifications and then enters the Simulation
environment.
The Reformer Configuration Wizard property view appears.

or
1. In the Main Environment, press the F12 to open the
UnitOps property view.
2. In the Available Unit Operations group, select Catalytic
Reformer and click Add.
The Reformer Template Option property view appears.
3. Click the Configure a New Reformer Unit button.
The Reformer Configuration Wizard property view appears.

or
1. In the Catalytic Reformer Environment, select Reformer
| Configuration Wizard command from the menu bar.
The Reformer Configuration Wizard property view appears.

or
1. In the Reactor Section Property View, click the Design
tab and select the Configuration page.
2. Click the Configuration Wizard button.
The Reformer Configuration Wizard property view appears.

or
1. In the Calibration Environment, select Calibration |
Calibration Workbook to open the Calibration property
view.
2. Click the Design tab and select the Configuration page.

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3. Click the Configuration Wizard button.

The Reformer Configuration Wizard property view appears.

4.3.1 Configuration Page

The Configuration page 1 of the Reformer Configuration Wizard
property view, enables you to specify the basic configuration of
the Catalytic Reformer.

Figure 4.8

Object Description
Catalyst Type group Contains two radio buttons that enables you to
select the catalyst in the reactor:
• CCR
• Semi-Regen
Reaction Section Contains two radio buttons that enables you to
group select how many beds in the reactor:
• 3 Beds
• 4 Beds
Include Hydrogen Enables you to toggle between including or
Recontactor excluding a recontactor in the catalytic reformer.
checkbox
Include Stabilizer Enables you to toggle between including or
Tower checkbox excluding a stabilizer tower in the catalytic
reformer.

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4.3.2 Geometry Page

The Geometry page 2 of the Reformer Configuration Wizard
property view, enables you to specify the geometry information
for the reactors.

Figure 4.9

Object Description
Length row Enables you to specify the length of each reactor
bed.
Cat. Wt. row Enables you to specify the catalyst weight of each
reactor bed.
Void Fraction field Enables you to specify the void fraction of the
catalyst.
Catalyst Density field Enables you to specify the density of the catalyst.

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4.3.3 Calibration Factors Page

The Calibration Factors page 3 of the Reformer Configuration
Wizard property view, enables you to select or specify a
calibration factor.

Figure 4.10

Object Description
Use an existing set of Enables you to select an existing calibration factor
calibration factors set. The default selection is the default calibration
drop-down list factor set provided by HYSYS.
Library button Enables you to access the Calibration Set
Library Property View.

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4.4 Catalytic Reformer

Property View
The Catalytic Reformer property view contains features used to
manipulate the overall Catalytic Reformer operation and enable
you to enter the Catalytic Reformer environment.

To access the Catalytic Reformer property view:

1. In the Main environment, open the PFD property view.
2. In the PFD property view, double-click on the Catalytic
Reformer object icon.

Figure 4.11

The following table lists and describes the common features in

the Catalytic Reformer property view:

Object Description
Delete button Enables you to delete the Catalytic Reformer
operation.
Reformer Enables you to enter the Catalytic Reformer
Environment button Environment.

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Object Description
Status bar Displays the status of the reactor section of the
catalytic reformer operation.
Ignore checkbox Enables HYSYS to ignore the Catalytic Reformer
operation during the process flowsheet calculation.

4.4.1 Design Tab

The Design tab contains features used to configure the overall
structure of the Catalytic Reformer operation.

The features are grouped into the following pages:

• Connections
• Calibration Factors
• Notes

Connections Page
The Connections page enables you to rename the operation, and
connect/disconnect streams flowing into and out of the Catalytic
Reformer.

Figure 4.12

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Depending on the configuration of the Catalytic Reformer,

the image of the operation will vary.

Object Description
Name field Enables you to specify a name for the Catalytic
Reformer operation.
Reformer Feeds table Enables you to connect feed streams to the
Catalytic Reformer, specify the internal feed
stream names, and select the type for the feed
streams.
Products table(s) Enables you to connect product streams to the
Catalytic Reformer and specify the internal feed
stream name.
Feed Type Library Enables you to access the Feed Type Library
button Property View and modify the feed stream type
and data.

Calibration Factors Page

The Calibration Factors page enables you to create, edit, view,
and apply a calibration factor set to the Catalytic Reformer.

Figure 4.13

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Object Description
Calibration Factor Enables you to select and apply a calibration factor
Set drop-down list set to the Catalytic Reformer.
Initially, Aspen HYSYS Refining provides a default
calibration factor set. The calibration factors in the
default set are read only.
If you want to manipulate the factor values, you
have to create your own calibration factor set.
Calibration Factors Enables you to access the Calibration Set
Library button Library Property View.
The Calibration Set Library property view enables
you to create, import, clone, edit, export, and
delete a calibration factor set.
Calibration Factors Displays the following calibration factors:
table • Isomerization Tuning Factors
• Olefin Distribution Factor
• Equilibrium Constant Tuning Factors
• Light Ends Tuning Factors
• Kinetic Pathways Tuning Factors
• Dehydrogenation Tuning Factors
• Ring Closure Tuning Factors
• Cracking Tuning Factors
• Paraffin Isomerization Tuning Factors
• Ring Expansion Tuning Factors
• General Coke Activities
• DP Factors
• Base Heat Flux
• Pinning Coefficients
• RON Activity Factors

Notes Page
For more information The Notes page provides a text editor where you can record any
refer to Section 1.2.3 -
Notes Page/Tab. comments or information regarding the specific unit operation or
the simulation case in general.

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4.4.2 Reactor Section Tab

The Reactor Section tab contains features used to configure the
reactor in the Catalytic Reformer operation.

The features are grouped into the following pages:

• Feeds
• Reactor Control
• Catalyst
• Recontactor
• Product Heater
• Solver Options
• Solver Console
• Advanced

Feeds Page
The Feeds page enables you to modify the properties of the feed
streams entering and exiting the Catalytic Reformer.

Figure 4.14

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Object Description
Feed Enables you to modify the following properties of the feed
Conditions stream(s) entering the Catalytic Reformer:
table • volume flow rate
• mass flow rate
• standard volume flow rate
• temperature
Combined Displays the total value for each of the following columns:
row • Volume Flow
• Mass Flow
• Std Vol Flow

Reactor Control Page

The Reactor Control page enables you to modify the variables
that control the reactor in the Catalytic Reformer.

Figure 4.15

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Object Description
Reactor Temperature Enables you to specify the following variables that
Specification table control the reactor temperature:
• WAIT (weight average inlet temperature)
• WABT (weight average bed temperature)
• Reactor Inlet Reference Temperature
• Rx 1 Temperature Bias
• Rx 1 Inlet Temperature
• Rx 2 Temperature Bias
• Rx 2 Inlet Temperature
• Rx 3 Temperature Bias
• Rx 3 Inlet Temperature
• Rx 4 Temperature Bias
• Rx 4 Inlet Temperature
• C5+ RON
• C6+ RON
• Sum of Aromatics, Wt.% of Feed
Hydrogen Recycle Enables you to configure the Hydrogen recycle
table performance:
• Recycle Compressor Flow
• H2HC Ratio (mol/mol)
Product Separator Enables you to configure the product separator:
table • Product Separator Temperature
• Product Separator Pressure
Copy Data Changing specifications results in clearing and
recalculating all previously calculated values from
the Temperature matrix.
Copy Data serves as a notepad to copy the current
data from the Reactor Temperature Specification
section. This lets you change specifications (e.g.
delete WAIT and input a WABT instead) and retain
previously known values in order to compare or
restore the original values.
Recycle Gas Location Opens an input View which lets you assign a
Options fractional value and a flow rate formula for each of
the reactors for recycle gas.

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Catalyst Page
The Catalyst page enables you to specify catalyst parameters for
the reactor beds.

The features available in the Catalyst page varies depending on

which type of reactor you selected for the Catalytic Reformer:
• For the CCR reactor, you can specify the regenerator
condition, and either specify the catalyst circulation rate
or the coke on catalyst weight %.

Figure 4.16

Object Description
CatCircRate field Enables you to specify the catalyst circulation rate.
Coke on Catalyst Enables you to specify the Coke on Catalyst weight
(wt%) rows percentage for each reactor beds.
Coke Laydown Rate Enables you to specify the Coke Laydown rate for
(kg/h) rows each reactor beds.
Percent Pinning (%) Enables you to specify the Pinning percent for
rows each reactor beds.

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• For the Semi-regen reactor, you can specify the start and
end time for the reaction, the initial coke on catalyst, and
the coke on catalyst equilibrium distribution factor.

Figure 4.17

Object Description
Simulation End/Start Enables you to specify the start and end time for
Times table the simulation reaction.
COC at Start of Enables you to specify the initial coke on catalyst
Simulation table value for all the reactor beds.
Equilibrium Enables you to specify the equilibrium distribution
Distribution Factors factor of the coke on catalyst for all the reactor
table beds.
Average COC table Enables you to specify the average coke on
catalyst value for all the reactor beds.
Rate of Coke Enables you to specify the coke laydown rate for
Production table all the reactor beds.

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Recontactor Page
The Recontactor page enables you to configure the booster
compressors and recontactor drums.

If the Catalytic Reformer does not have a recontactor, the

Recontactor page appears blank.

Figure 4.18

Object Description
Outlet Pressure Enables you to specify the outlet pressure of the
row booster compressor for the following:
• low pressure
• high pressure
Inlet Stream DP Enables you to specify the inlet stream pressure
row difference of the recontactor drum for the following:
• low pressure
• high pressure
Product Enables you to specify the product stream temperature
Temperature row of the recontactor drum for the following:
• low pressure
• high pressure
Murphree Enables you to specify the Murphree efficiency of the
Efficiency row recontactor drum for the following:
• low pressure
• high pressure

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Product Heater Page

The Product Heater Page enables you to specify the temperature
or heat duty of the heater, and the outlet stream pressure or
pressure difference of the heater.

Figure 4.19

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Solver Options Page

The Solver Options page enables you to modify the calculation
variables used to determine the reaction results of the reactor.

Figure 4.20

Object Description
Convergence Contains the Residual field that enables you to specify the maximum
Tolerance group residual value allowed for the convergence calculation.
Iteration Limits Contains two fields that enable you to control the iteration range for the
group OOMF Solver performance:
• Maximum Iterations field enables you to specify the maximum
number of iterations.
• Minimum Iterations field enables you to specify the minimum number
of iterations.
Creep Step Contains three fields that enable you to configure the creep function of the
Parameters OOMF Solver:
group • On/Off Switch drop-down list. Enables you to select On (enable) or
Off (disable) option for the creep feature.
• Iterations field. Enables you to specify the number of iterations per
creep step.
• Step Size field. Enables you to specify the size of each creep step.
Completeness Contains the Override Spec Group Completeness checkbox that enables
Checking group you to toggle between:
• HYSYS overriding its normal behaviour of requiring that spec groups be
complete before solving.
• HYSYS retaining its normal behaviour of requiring that spec groups be
complete before solving.

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Object Description
SQP Hessian Contains features used to manipulate the SQP Hessian parameters:
Parameters • Initialization drop-down list. Enables you to select one of four options
group to initialize the Hessian value:
Normal (default). Hessian initialized with identity matrix. This setting
balances efficiency and robustness. It is well suited for general purpose
optimization problems. Typical applications are offline optimization and
online problems that start very far from a solution.
Aggressive. Hessian initialized with small values. This setting moves
the problem to bounds faster than the Normal mode. This setting is
preferred for highly constrained optimization problems with few Degrees
of Freedom at solution. Ideal applications are well-posed online real-
time optimization problems.
Scaled. A combination of the Aggressive and Advanced modes.
Recommended for highly constrained optimization problems with few
Degrees of Freedom at solution and a nonlinear objective function.
Advanced. Hessian initialized with 2nd order information.
Recommended for problems with many Degrees of Freedom at solution
and/or quadratic objective function. Ideal for data reconciliation
problems, both online and offline.
• Scaling factor field. Enables you to specify the scaling factor.
• Updates stored field. Enables you to specify the number of updates
stored during calculation (default value is 10).
Line Search Contains features used to configure the line search parameters:
Parameters • Algorithm drop-down list. Enables you to select one of four methods
group for the line search algorithm:
Normal (default). A proprietary line search designed to balance
robustness with efficiency.
Exact. A well-known exact penalty line search. It is too conservative for
most practical problems.
Residual. A proprietary line search designed to initially favour the
convergence of residuals over the objective function improvement.
Square. A line search designed to attempt to enforce bounds on cases
with no Degrees of Freedom. It should be used only in cases where
there are multiple solutions to a problem, and the desired solution lies
within the bounds.
• Step Control drop-down list. Enables you to select one of three options
for the step size:
Normal (default). The original method.
Aggressive. A modified method that tends to take larger steps.
Conservative. A modified method that tends to take smaller steps.
• Step Control Iterations field. Enables you to specify the number of
step iterations.
Variable Scaling Contains the On/Off Switch drop-down list that enables you to select one of
Parameter group the following options:
• On. Activates the variable scaling parameter.
• Off. Deactivates the variable scaling parameter.
Failure Recovery Enables you to select one of the following action in case of failure:
Action drop- • Do nothing.
down list • Revert to the previous results before the solve (this is the default
option).
• Revert to the default input and results.

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Solver Console Page

The Solver Console page enables you to view the solver
message generated by the reactor and run script commands.

Figure 4.21

Object Description
Simulation Engine Displays the messages and commands from the
Message and Script solver of the FCC reactor.
Commands field
Enter Script Enables you to enter the text code for a command
Command field for the solver.
Clear Message Enables you to clear the messages in the
button Simulation Engine Message and Script Commands
field.
Get Prev. Command Enables you to retrieve a previous command from
button the command history and place the text code in
the Enter Script Command field.
Get Next Command Enables you to retrieve the next command from
button the command history and place the text code in
the Enter Script Command field.
Run Command Enables you to run the command code in the Enter
button Script Command field.
Clear Command Enables you to clear the command history.
button

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Advanced Page
The Advanced page displays in detail the parameters that affect
the performance of the Catalytic Reformer.

The features in the Advanced page are intended for expert

users who have detailed knowledge on the Catalytic
Reformer.

Figure 4.22

The following table lists and describes the variables available in

the Advanced page:

Parameter Description
FOE Densities The Fuel Oil Equivalent (FOE) density of the
following components: H2, Methane, Ethane, and
Ethylene.
Heater Efficiencies The Heater efficiency variables enable you to
specify the heat transfer efficiencies of the heater
in each reactor.

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Parameter Description
General Kinetic The General Kinetic calibration factors enable you
Calibration Factors to adjust the activities for a specific reaction type
(using the activity for the reaction type) or to
adjust the reactions rates of all reactions
simultaneously (using the Global Activity).
Activity Profile The Activity Profile Constants enable you to adjust
Constants the activity profile through a reactor.
The only real valid reason for adjusting the Activity
Distribution is to match measured internal reactor
temperatures. Great care must be taken in this
effort to insure that the exact locations of internal
thermocouples are known.
It is not recommended to tune to internal
temperatures unless duplicate thermocouples are
located in the beds at the same levels but in
different quadrants of the reactor.

4.4.3 Stabilizer Tower Tab

The Stabilizer Tower tab contains features used to manipulate
the tower in the Catalytic Reformer. The features are grouped
into the following pages:
• Zone Pressures
• Specs

If the Catalytic Reformer does not contain a stabilizer tower,

the above pages are blanked.

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Zone Pressures Page

The Zone Pressures page enables you to specify the top
pressure values for the fractionator zones and the bottom
pressure of the fractionator.

Figure 4.23

Specs Page
Refer to Specs Page The Specs page enables you to specify the values of the product
section from Chapter 6 -
output streams of the fractionator. These are the values that the
Petroleum Column for
more information. Column algorithm tries to meet.

There are two specs options to choose from: TBP Cut Point or
Product Flow Fraction. Depending on which option you select in
the Spec Option group, the features available in the Specs page
varies.

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• TBP Cut Point option

Figure 4.24

• Product Flow Fraction option

Figure 4.25

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4.4.4 Results Tab

The Results tab displays the calculated simulation results of the
Catalytic Reformer.

The information are grouped in the following pages:

• Summary
• Feed Blend
• Product Yields
• Product Properties
• Reactors
• Heaters
• Recontactor
• Product Streams

Summary Page
The Summary page displays the calculated results of the
Catalytic Reformer.

Figure 4.26

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Feed Blend Page

The Feed Blend page displays the detailed characterization of
each individual feed and blended feed streams entering the
Catalytic Reformer.

Figure 4.27

Properties
• mass flowrate • components
• volume flowrate • paraffins
• standard volume flowrate • naphthenics
• moles flowrate • aromatics
• molecular weight • D86 Initial point
• specific gravity • D86 cut points
• API gravity • TBP Initial point
• TBP cut points

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Product Yields Page

The Product Yields page displays the Net Reactor yields from the
simulation.

Figure 4.28

The Grouped Yield, Detailed Yield, and Fractionated radio

buttons enables you to select how the information is displayed in
the Product Yields page.
• Grouped Yields option displays the following
properties:

Table Properties
Grouped Displays the weight% and volume% values for the following properties:
Yields
• sum of normal paraffins • sum of C4+
• sum single-branched paraffins • sum of C5+
• sum of multi-branch paraffins • sum of C6+
• sum of all paraffins • sum of C8 aromatics
• sum of Olefins • sum of C5 paraffins
• sum of 5 ring Naphtha • sum of C6 paraffins
• sum of 6 ring Naphtha • sum of C7 paraffins
• sum of all Naphtha • sum of C8 paraffins
• sum of all aromatics • sum of C9 paraffins
• sum of C10 paraffins

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Table Properties
Isomer Displays the isomer to normal weight ratios for the following components:
Weight
• C4 • C6+
Ratios
• C5 • C6+ single-branch to multi-
• C6 branch
• C7 • A8 para-xylene %
• C8 • A8 meta-xylene %
• C9 • A8 ortho-xylene %
• A8 ethyl-benzene %

• Detailed Yields option displays the following properties:

Table Properties
Detailed Displays the weight% and volume% values for the
Yields following properties:
• H2 • MBP7 • A9
• P1 • SBP7 • 6N9
• P2 • NP7 • IP10
• OL2 • O7 • NP10
• P3 • 5N7 • 5N10
• O3 • A7 • A10
• IP4 • 6N7 • 6N10
• NP4 • MBP8 • IP11
• O4 • SBP8 • NP11
• IP5 • NP8 • 5N11
• NP5 • O8 • A11
• O5 • 5N8 • 6N11
• 5N5 • ETHYLBENZENE • P12
• MBP6 • O-XYLENE • N12
• SBP6 • M-XYLENE • A12
• NP6 • P-XYLENE • P13
• O6 • 6N8 • N13
• 5N6 • IP9 • A13
• A6 • NP9 • P14
• 6N6 • 5N9 • N14
• A14

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• Fractionated option displays the following properties:

Table Properties
Vapor Displays the weight% and mole% (of net H2, Stab O/H
Streams vapor, and vent H2) for the following properties:
• MASS • 6N6 • A9
• VOLUME • MBP7 • 6N9
• H2 • SBP7 • IP10
• P1 • NP7 • NP10
• P2 • O7 • 5N10
• OL2 • 5N7 • A10
• P3 • A7 • 6N10
• O3 • 6N7 • IP11
• IP4 • MBP8 • NP11
• NP4 • SBP8 • 5N11
• O4 • NP8 • A11
• IP5 • O8 • 6N11
• NP5 • 5N8 • P12
• O5 • ETHYLBEN • N12
• 5N5 • O-XYLENE • A12
• MBP6 • M-XYLENE • P13
• SBP6 • P-XYLENE • N13
• NP6 • 6N8 • A13
• O6 • IP9 • P14
• 5N6 • NP9 • N14
• A6 • 5N9 • A14
Liquid Displays the mass, volume, and mole basis (of Stab O/H
Streams liquid and Stab btms) for the following properties:
• Flow Rate • MBP7 • 6N9
• H2 • SBP7 • IP10
• P1 • NP7 • NP10
• P2 • O7 • 5N10
• OL2 • 5N7 • A10
• P3 • A7 • 6N10
• O3 • 6N7 • IP11
• IP4 • MBP8 • NP11
• NP4 • SBP8 • 5N11
• O4 • NP8 • A11
• IP5 • O8 • 6N11
• NP5 • 5N8 • P12
• O5 • ETHYLBEN • N12
• 5N5 • O-XYLENE • A12
• MBP6 • M-XYLENE • P13
• SBP6 • P-XYLENE • N13
• NP6 • 6N8 • A13
• O6 • IP9 • P14
• 5N6 • NP9 • N14
• A6 • 5N9 • A14
• 6N6 • A9

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If the Catalytic Reformer does not contain a stabilizer tower,

the Fractionated option displays a blank page.

Product Properties Page

The Product Properties page displays the properties of the net
reactor yield from the simulation and the fractionated cuts if a
fractionator is included.

Figure 4.29

The Net Yield Properties group a table that displays the following
properties:
• C5+ RON
• C6+ RON
• sum of aromatics, weight% of feed

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If a stabilizer tower is attached, the following tables appear:

Table Properties
Stabilizer • molecular weight • specific gravity
Overhead Liquid • API gravity
Stabilizer • RON • Normal Paraffins wt%
Bottoms • MON • Total Paraffins wt%
• RVP • Total Olefins wt%
• specific gravity • 5C-Ring Naphthenics wt%
• API gravity • 6C-Ring Naphthenics wt%
• molecular weight • Total Naphthenics wt%
• Single-Branched Paraffins wt% • Total Aromatics wt%
• Multi-Branched Paraffins wt%

Reactors Page
The Reactors page displays the key simulation results of the
reactors.

Figure 4.30

The following calculated variable results are displayed for each

reactor:
• Inlet Temperature
• Outlet Temperature
• Delta T. Temperature difference between the inlet stream
and outlet stream.

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• Inlet Pressure
• Outlet Pressure
• Delta P. Pressure difference between the inlet stream and
outlet stream.
• Inlet Moles. Inlet stream flow rate in moles.
• Outlet Moles. Outlet stream flow rate in moles.
• Residence Time. The length of time the fluid stream
remains within the reactor.

Heaters Page
The Heaters page displays the calculated results of the heater
properties after the reaction.

Figure 4.31

Recontactor Page
The Recontactor page displays calculated results of the
recontactor.

If the Catalytic Reformer does not contain a recontactor,

then the Recontactor page appears blank.

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Figure 4.32

The following properties are displayed for the Booster

Compressor and Recontactors at low and high pressures:
• For Booster Compressor: inlet stream moles flow rate,
inlet stream temperature, inlet stream pressure, outlet
stream temperature, outlet stream pressure, and gas
power.
• For Recontactors: inlet vapour temperature, inlet vapour
temperature, inlet vapour delta pressure, inlet liquid
moles flow rate, inlet liquid temperature, inlet liquid
pressure, inlet liquid delta pressure, heat loss, product
temperature, product vapour fraction, Murphree
efficiency, vapor mass, vapor moles, liquid temperature,
liquid pressure, and liquid H2.

The following properties are displayed for the H2 Vent at low

pressure: H2 to vent splitter, H2 to HP recontactor drum,
fraction of H2 to HP recontactor drum, H2 Vent stream, and
fraction of H2 to Vent H2.

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Product Streams Page

The Product Streams page displays the properties of the product
stream exiting the Catalytic Reformer.

Figure 4.33

4.5 Feed Type Library

Property View
The Feed Type Library property view enables you to import,
export, delete, and configure the feed type data.

You cannot delete the default feed type provided by Aspen

HYSYS Refining.

To access the Feed Type Library property view:

1. Open the Catalytic Reformer Property View.
2. Click the Design tab and select the Connections page.
3. Click the Feed Type Library button.

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The Feed Type Library property view appears.

Figure 4.34

The following table lists and describes the options available in

the Feed Type Library property view.

Object Description
Feed Types list Displays the names of the feed type available in
the Catalytic Reformer
Import button Enables you to import feed types (from *.csv files)
into the Catalytic Reformer.
Export button Enables you to export a selected feed type, in the
Feed Types list, to a *.csv file.
Delete button Enables you to delete a selected feed type, in the
Feed Types list, from the Catalytic Reformer.
Properties of Enables you to modify the property information of
Selected Feed Type a selected feed type in the Feed Types list.
table

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4.6 Reactor Section

Property View
The Reactor Section property view enables you to configure and
modify the reactor part of the catalytic reformer operation.

To access the Reactor Section property view:

1. Enter the Catalytic Reformer subflowsheet environment.
2. Access the PFD by clicking the PFD icon.
3. On the PFD property view, right-click the Reactor Section
PFD icon object icon.
4. Select View Properties command from the object inspect
menu.

The Reformer Reactor Section property view appears.

Figure 4.35

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The following table lists and describes the common features in

the Reactor Section property view:

Object Description
Delete button Enables you to delete the reactor section.
Status bar Displays the status of the reactor section of the
catalytic reformer operation.
Ignore checkbox Enables HYSYS to ignore the reactor section
during the process flowsheet calculation.

4.6.1 Design Tab

The Design tab contains the features used to configure the
reactor section of the Catalytic Reformer operation.

These features are grouped into the following pages:

• Configuration
• Geometry
• Notes

Configuration Page
The Configuration page enables you to specify the reactor name,
and displays the reactor type, number of reactor beds, and
whether the reactor contains a recontactor.

To modify the configuration, click the Configuration Wizard

button to access the Reformer Configuration Wizard property
view.

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Figure 4.36

Geometry Page
The Geometry page enables you to specify detailed information/
structure of the reactor beds and heaters.

Figure 4.37

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Object Description
Length Enables you to specify the length of the reactor bed.
Cat. Wt. Enables you to specify the weight of the catalyst in the
reactor bed.
Void Fraction Enables you to specify the ratio/fraction between
empty space in the reactor vs. space taken by the
tubes.
Catalyst Density Enables you to specify the density of the catalyst in the
reactor beds.

Notes Page
For more information The Notes page provides a text editor where you can record any
refer to Section 1.2.3 -
Notes Page/Tab. comments or information regarding the specific unit operation or
the simulation case in general.

4.6.2 Feed Data Tab

The Feed Data tab contains features used to configure and
modify the feed stream properties entering the Reformer
Reactor Section.

The features are grouped into the following pages:

• Library
• Properties

You can also access the features in the Feed Data tab by
clicking the Feed Type Library button in the Connections
page of the Catalytic Reformer property view.

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Library Page
The Library page enables you to create, copy, modify, import,
export, and delete feed data types entering the reactor
operation.

Figure 4.38

Object Description
Feed Types Displays the list of feed data types available for the
group reactor.
Import button Enables you to import a feed data from a file. The feed
data are saved in *.csv type files.
Export button Enables you to export the selected feed data (from the
Available Feed Types group) into a *.csv file. The
exported feed data can be imported into a different
applicable operation.
Delete button Enables you to delete the selected feed data in the
Available Feed Types group.
Properties of Enables you to modify the property information of a
Selected Feed selected feed type in the Feed Types list.
Type table

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Properties Page
The Properties page enables you to specify properties for virtual
feeds. The virtual feeds are feeds not represented by internal or
external streams in the subflowsheet and flowsheet respectively.

Figure 4.39

Object Description
Feeds group Displays both real and virtual feed streams connected
to the Catalytic Reformer.
Add button Enables you to create a virtual feed stream.
Aspen HYSYS Refining automatically assigns a default
name to the virtual feed stream and treats the virtual
stream as an internal stream.
Delete button Enables you to delete the selected feed stream from
the Feeds group.
If the selected feed stream is a real stream, then both
the internal and external streams will be deleted.
Assay radio Enables you to specify assay properties of the selected
button feed type in the Feed Type list.
Bulk Properties Enables you to specify bulk properties of the selected
radio button feed type in the Feed Type list.
Kinetic Lumps Enables you to specify kinetic lumps properties of the
radio button selected feed type in the Feed Type list.

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Object Description
Use GC Data Enables you to use the GC data (from the selected feed
checkbox stream) to derived the composition.
This checkbox is only available if you select the Assay
radio button and if the selected feed stream contains
GC data.
Assay drop-down Enables you to select the assay associated to the
list selected feed type in the Feed Type list.
This drop-down list is only available if you select the
Assay radio button.
Feed Properties Contains a table that displays the list of properties
group available for you to view or modify of the selected feed
stream.
The variables available in this table varies depending
on which radio button you select in the Selected Feed
group.

4.6.3 Operation Tab

The Operation tab contains features used to manipulate the
operation parameters of the Catalytic Reformer operation.

The features are grouped into the following pages:

• Feeds
• Reactor Control
• Catalyst
• Recontactor
• Product Heater
• Solver Options
• Solver Console
• Advanced

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Feeds Page
Refer to Feeds Page The Feeds page enables you to modify the physical properties of
section for more
information. the feed streams entering and exiting the reactor section of the
Catalytic Reformer operation.

Figure 4.40

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Reactor Control Page

Refer to Reactor Control The Reactor Control page enables you to modify the variables
Page section for more
information. that control the reactor.

Figure 4.41

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Catalyst Page
Refer to Catalyst Page The Catalyst page enables you to modify the catalyst properties
section for more
information. in the reactor.

The options in the Catalyst page varies depending on which

Catalytic Reformer configuration you selected.

Figure 4.42

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Recontactor Page
Refer to Recontactor The Recontactor page enables you to configure the recontactor
Page section for more
information. in the reactor.

If the Catalytic Reformer does not contain a recontactor, the

Recontactor page will appear blank.

Figure 4.43

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Product Heater Page

The Product Heater page enables you to specify the outlet
pressure, pressure difference, outlet temperature, and/or heater
duty.

Figure 4.44

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Solver Options Page

Refer to Solver Options The Solver Options page enables you to modify the calculation
Page section for more
information. variables used to determine the reaction results of the reactor.

Figure 4.45

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Solver Console Page

Refer to Solver Console The Solver Console page enables you to view the solver
Page section for more
information. message generated by the reactor and run script commands.

Figure 4.46

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Advanced Page
Refer to Advanced Page The Advanced page enables you to view in detail the parameters
section for more
information. that affect the performance of the Catalytic Reformer.

The features in the Advanced page are intended for expert

users who have detailed knowledge on the Catalytic
Reformer.

Figure 4.47

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4.6.4 Results Tab

The Results tab enables you to view the calculated variable
results of the Catalytic Reformer.

The information are grouped into the following pages:

• Summary
• Feed Blend
• Product Yields
• Product Properties
• Reactor Section
• Heaters
• Recontactor
• Product Streams

Summary Page
The Summary page displays the calculated results of the
Catalytic Reformer.

Figure 4.48

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Feed Blend Page

The Feed Blend page displays the calculated physical properties
of the feed stream entering the reactor.

Figure 4.49

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Product Yields Page

The Product Yields page displays the calculated yield results of
the product stream exiting the reactor.

Figure 4.50

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Product Properties Page

The Product Properties page displays the calculated physical
properties of the product stream exiting the reactor.

Figure 4.51

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Reactors Page
For more information, The Reactors page displays the key simulation results of the
refer to Reactors Page
section. riser and reactor.

Figure 4.52

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Heaters Page
The Heaters page displays the calculated results of the heater
properties after the reaction.

Figure 4.53

Recontactor Page
The Recontactor page displays calculated results of the
recontactor.

If the Catalytic Reformer does not contain a recontactor,

then the Recontactor page appears blank.

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Figure 4.54

Product Streams Page

The Product Streams page displays the properties of the product
stream exiting the Catalytic Reformer.

Figure 4.55

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4.7 Feed Type Property

View
The Feed Type property view enables you to modify the selected
feed data.

Figure 4.56

Object Description
Name field Enables you to specify the name of the feed data.
Description field Enables you to provide an explanation/description
of the feed data.
Created field Displays the date and time when the feed data
was created.
Modified field Displays the date and time when the feed data
was last modified.
Kinetic Lump Weight Enables you to specify the value of the kinetic
Percents table lumps ratio in the feed data.
Normalize button Enables you to normalize the values in the Ratio
Value column so the sum of the ratio equals 1.
Delete button Enables you to delete the current feed type in the
Feed Type property view.

To access the Feed Type property view, in the Reformer Reactor

Section property view, click the Feed Data tab, select the
Library page, and click the Add button.

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4.8 Calibration Set Library

Property View
The Calibration Set Library property view enables you to
manage the calibration factor sets.

There are several methods to access the Calibration Set Library

property view:
• In the Reformer Configuration Wizard property view,
go to the Calibration Factors (3 of 3) page and click the
Library button.
• In the Catalytic Reformer Property View, select the
Design tab, select the Calibration Factors page, and
click the Calibration Factors Library button.
• In the Catalytic Reformer Environment, select
Reformer | Calibration Factor command from the
menu bar, and click the Library button in the Calibration
Factor Set property view.

Figure 4.57

The following table lists and describes the options available in

the Calibration Set Library property view:

Object Description
Available Calibration Displays all the factor sets available in the current
Factor Sets list calibration environment.
View/Edit button Enables you to view or modify the data of the
selected factor set in the Available Calibration
Factor Sets list.

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Object Description
Add button Enables you to add a new factor set and access
the Factor Set Property View.
Delete button Enables you to delete the selected factor set in the
Available Calibration Factor Sets list.
Clone button Enables you to create a copy/clone of the selected
factor set in the Available Calibration Factor
Sets list.
Import button Enables you to import a calibration factor set data
from a *.csv file.
Export button Enables you to export/save the selected factor set
(in the Available Calibration Factor Sets list) to
a file *.csv.

HYSYS provides a default calibration factor set with values in

the Calibration Set Library.
The calibration factor values, in the Default calibration factor
set, are read only.
To modify the calibration factors, you need to make a clone
of the Default Calibration Factor set, and modify the
calibration factor values in the cloned set.

4.8.1 Factor Set Property View

The Factor Set property view displays the variable values that
make up the calibration factor set. You can also edit the variable
values in the Factor Set property view.

You cannot modify the variable values of the default

calibration factor set provided by HYSYS.

To access the Factor Set property view:

1. Open the Calibration Set Library Property View.
2. Do one of the following:
• Click the Add button to create a new calibration factor
set.
• Select the calibration factor set you want to view in the
Available Calibration Factor Sets list and click the View/
Edit button.
• Select the calibration factor set you want to edit in the
Available Calibration Factor Sets list and click the Clone
button.

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The Factor Set property view appears.

Figure 4.58

The options in the Factor Set property view is grouped into three
pages:
• Reactor
• Advanced
• Stabilizer

All three pages in the Factor Set property view contains the
following common options:

Object Description
Name field Enables you to specify the name of the calibration
factor set.
Description field Enables you to provide a brief description on the
calibration factor set.

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Object Description
Date Created Displays the date and time when the calibration factor
field set was created.
Date Modified Displays the date and time when the calibration factor
field set was last modified.

Reactor Page
The Reactor page enables you to access the Reactor Factors
group and specify variable values associated to the reactor.

Figure 4.59

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Advanced Page
The Advanced page enables you to access the Advanced Factors
group and specify variable values associated to the advanced
options.

Figure 4.60

Stabilizer Page
The Stabilizer page enables you to enables you to access the
Fractionator Cuts group and specify variable values associated
to the stabilizer tower.

The Stabilizer page is blank if the Catalytic Reformer does

not contain a stabilizer tower.

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Figure 4.61

4.9 Calibration Property

View
The Calibration property view enables you to calibrate the
Catalytic Reformer.

Figure 4.62

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The Calibration property view is only accessible in the

Calibration Environment.

The following table lists and describes the common features in

the Calibration property view:

Object Description
Run Calibration Enables you to select one or more data set for the
button calibration run and access the Validation Wizard
feature.
This button is unavailable until all required data is
entered.
Data Set drop-down Enables you to select different data sets for
list entering the data or viewing the results for the
calibration or the prediction run.
Manage Data Sets Enables you to access the Data Set Manager
button Property View to manage the data set.
Push Data to Enables you to export input data from the current
Simulation button data set in the calibration property view to the
property view in the Catalytic Reformer
environment.
Any existing simulation data will be overwritten
with the current calibration data.
Pull Data from Enables you to import input data from the
Simulation button property view in the Catalytic Reformer
environment into the current data set in the
Calibration property view.
Any existing calibration data will be overwritten
with the current simulation data.
Return to Simulation Enables you to exit the Calibration environment
button and return to the Catalytic Reformer environment.
Status bar Displays the current status of the calibration/
prediction run.

Validation Wizard
When you click the Run Calibration button, HYSYS lets you
select the data set you want to use for the calibration run, and
validate the selected data set before the calibration is actually
run.

The Run Calibration button in the Calibration property view

is unavailable until all necessary calibration input is
complete.

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Depending on how many data sets are available for the

calibration run one of the following property views appears when
you click the Run Calibration button:
• Select Data Sets for Calibration property view
• Validation Wizard property view

Select Data Sets for Calibration Property

View
This property view displays status and names of data sets
available with the calibration run.

Figure 4.63

The Select Data Sets for Calibration property view appears

only when there is more than one data set for the calibration
run.

Object Description
Include column Contains a checkbox that enables you to include or
exclude the data sets for the calibration run.
When a clear checkbox is selected, the Validation
Wizard property view appears.
Data Set Name Displays the name of the data sets available for the
column calibration run.
Status column Displays the status of the associate data set.
Run Calibration Enables you to run the calibration using the selected
button data set in the Select Data Sets for Calibration group.
This button is not active until you have selected and
validated a data set.

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Object Description
Stop button Enables you to stop the calculation process during a
calibration run.
This button is only active during the calibration run
calculation.
Close button Enables you to close the Select Data Sets for
Calibration property view without performing any
calibration run.

Validation Wizard Property View

This property view displays the mass flows and hydrogen flows
of feed and product streams (derived from the input data).

Figure 4.64

If there is only one data set for the calibration run, the
Validation Wizard property view appears when you click the
Run Calibration button.

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Object Description
Feed group Displays the following properties for the feed
streams of the data set:
• stream name
• mass flowrate
• total mass flowrate
• feed hydrogen
• total hydrogen
Mass and Hydrogen Displays the mass and hydrogen closure before
Balance group and after the product masses are adjusted.
Product group Displays the following properties for the product
streams of the data set:
• stream name
• measured mass flowrate
• adjusted mass flowrate
• measured hydrogen flow rate
• adjusted hydrogen flow rate
• total measured mass flowrate
• total adjusted mass flowrate
• total measured hydrogen flow rate
• total adjusted hydrogen flow rate
You can also assign or not assign bias to the
product stream by clicking the appropriate
checkbox in the Assign Bias column.
OK button Enables you to close the Validation Wizard
property view and accept the changes made in the
property view.
Cancel button Enables you to close the Validation Wizard
property view without accepting any changes
made in the property view.

The information displayed in the Validation Wizard property view

enables you to analyse the measurement data before accepting
the data set for the calibration run.
If the total product mass rate is greater than the total feed
mass rate by about 2-3%, you should review the flow rate
and gravity information of the products.
If you think the error is acceptable, you can decide how you
would like to distribute the mass imbalance by assigning the
bias to any of the product streams (except coke). Once the
bias is assigned, the Validation Wizard adjusts the mass flow
of the selected product stream(s) to match the feed total
mass flow by re-normalization.

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Data Set Manager Property View

The Data Set Manager property view enables you to add,
modify, clone, delete, or rename the Catalytic Reformer data
sets associated to the calibration run.

Figure 4.65

Object Description
Available Data Sets Displays all the data sets available in the associate
list calibration/prediction run.
Add button Enables you to add a new data set to the
calibration/prediction run.
Delete button Enables you to delete the selected data set in the
Available Data Sets list.
Clone button Enables you to clone the selected data set in the
Available Data Sets list.
Rename button Enables you to rename the selected data set in the
Available Data Sets list.

4.9.1 Design Tab

The Design tab contains features used to configure the reactor
in the Catalytic Reformer operation. The features are grouped
into the following pages:
• Configuration
• Geometry
• Notes

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Configuration Page
The Configuration page enables you to access the Reformer
Configuration Wizard and modify reactor type, number of
reactor beds, and whether the reactor contains a recontactor.

Figure 4.66

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Geometry Page
For more information, The Geometry page enables you to specify detailed information/
refer to Geometry Page
section.
structure of the reactor beds and heaters.

Figure 4.67

Notes Page
For more information The Notes page provides a text editor where you can record any
refer to Section 1.2.3 -
Notes Page/Tab. comments or information regarding the specific unit operation or
the simulation case in general.

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4.9.2 Feed Data Tab

The Feed tab contains features used to configure and modify the
feed stream properties entering the FCC Reactor Section.

The features are grouped into the following pages:

• Library
• Properties

Library Page
For more information, The Library page enables you to create, copy, modify, import,
refer to Library Page
section.
export, and delete feed data types entering the reactor
operation.

Figure 4.68

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Properties Page
For more information, The Properties page enables you to specify properties for virtual
refer to Properties Page
section.
feeds. The virtual feeds are feeds not represented by internal or
external streams in the subflowsheet and flowsheet respectively.

Figure 4.69

4.9.3 Operation Tab

The Operation tab contains features used to manipulate the
operation parameters of the Catalytic Reformer operation.

The features are grouped into the following pages:

• Feeds
• Reactor Control
• Catalyst
• Recontactor
• Product Heater
• Stabilizer
• Solver Options
• Solver Console
• Advanced

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Feed Page
Refer to Feeds Page The Feeds page enables you to modify the physical properties of
section for more
information. the feed streams entering and exiting the reactor section of the
Catalytic Reformer operation.

Figure 4.70

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Reactor Control Page

Refer to Reactor Control The Reactor Control page enables you to modify the variables
Page section for more
information. that control the reactor.

Figure 4.71

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Catalyst Page
Refer to Catalyst Page The Catalyst page enables you to modify the catalyst properties
section for more
information. in the reactor.

Figure 4.72

Recontactor Page
Refer to Recontactor The Recontactor page enables you to configure the recontactor
Page section for more
information. in the reactor.

If the Catalytic Reformer does not contain a recontactor, the

Recontactor page will appear blank.

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Figure 4.73

Product Heater Page

The Product Heater page enables you to modify the outlet
pressure, pressure difference, outlet temperature, and/or heater
duty.

Figure 4.74

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Stabilizer Page
The Stabilizer page enables you to modify the feed temperature,
top vapour pressure, bottom pressure, and reboiler duty (if
applicable).

Figure 4.75

The Stabilizer page is blank if the Catalytic Reformer

configuration does not include a stabilizer.

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Solver Options Page

Refer to Solver Options The Solver Options page enables you to modify the calculation
Page section for more
information. variables used to determine the reaction results of the reactor.

Figure 4.76

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Solver Console Page

Refer to Solver Console The Solver Console page enables you to view the solver
Page section for more
information. message generated by the reactor and run script commands.

Figure 4.77

Advanced Page
The Advanced page enables you to view the detail parameters
that affect the performance of the Catalytic Reformer.

The information in the Advanced page are intended for

expert users who have detailed knowledge on the Catalytic
Reformer.

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Figure 4.78

4.9.4 Measurement Tab

The Measurement tab contains features used to configure the
operations, manipulate the product streams, and analyse the
production measurement results.

The features are grouped into the following pages:

• Operation
• Products
• Analysis

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Operation Page
The Operation page enables you to modify the parameters of the
reactor, compressor, and recycle stream.

Figure 4.79

The following table lists and describes the options available in

the Operation page:

Object Description
Inlet Pressure Enables you to modify the inlet pressure of the
column stream entering each reactor.
Pressure Drop Enables you to modify the pressure drop in each
column reactor.
Delta T Enables you to modify the temperature difference
in each reactor.
Discharge Pressure Enables you to modify the pressure of the stream
cell exiting the compressor.
Suction Pressure cell Enables you to modify the suction pressure of the
compressor.

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Object Description
H2 Purity of Recycle Enables you to modify the purity of hydrogen in
cell the recycle stream.
Measured Octanes Enables you to modify the RON and MON values of
group the product stream for C5+ and C6+.
If you do not have values for the measured
octanes on a C5+ and C6+ basis, the model will
estimate values from the reformate values entered
in the Products page, Measurement tab. The
estimated values are displayed on the Analysis
page, Measurement tab.

Products Page
The Products page enables you to modify the product stream
parameters.

Figure 4.80

The following table lists and describes the options available in

the Products page:

Object Description
Gas Rate row Enables you to modify the gas flow rate of the
applicable product stream.
Liquid Rate row Enables you to modify the liquid flow rate of the
applicable product stream.

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Object Description
Mass Rate row Enables you to modify the mass flow rate of the
applicable product stream.
RON row Enables you to modify the RON (research octane
number) value of the applicable product stream.
MON row Enables you to modify the MON (motor octane
number) value of the applicable product stream.
Composition row Enables you to select the basis used to specify the
composition of the product stream. There are
three options:
• percentage in moles
• percentage in weight
• percentage in volume
component rows Enables you to modify the composition of the
product streams.

Analysis Page
The Analysis page enables you to view the analysis results of the
product measurement data.

Figure 4.81

The information is split into four groups:

• The Mass and Hydrogen Balances group displays the
mass flow rate and hydrogen flow rate for the feed
stream, product stream and closure.

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• The Ring Generation group displays the flow rate for the
number of carbons in the feed and reformate stream,
and the percentage change between the two streams.
• The Light Ends Ratios group displays the molar flow rate
of the light end components in the product stream,
percentage value of the light ends in the product stream,
and the Iso to Normal butane ratio.
• The Estimated Octanes group displays octanes estimated
from the measured reformate on a C5+ and C6+ basis.

4.9.5 Calibration Control Tab

The Calibration Control tab contains features used to control the
calibration calculation.

The features are grouped into the following pages:

• Parameter
• Objective Function

Parameter Page
The Parameter page enables you to modify the initial, lower
bound, and upper bound parameter value, and select which
parameters are used in calibrating the reactor model.

Figure 4.82

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The following table lists and describes the options available in

the Parameter page:

Object Description
First column Displays the list of available calibration parameters
for you to select and/or modify.
Included column Enables you to toggle between considering or
ignoring the calibration parameter by selecting or
clearing the appropriate checkboxes.
Initial Value column Enables you to modify the initial value of the
calibration parameters.
Lower Bound column Enables you to specify the lower bound value of
the calibration parameters.
Upper Bound column Enables you to specify the upper bound value of
the calibration parameters.

HYSYS provides default factor set values for the initial values
of the parameters (in the Initial Value column).

Objective Function Page

The Objective Function page enables you to construct the
objective function for the calibration.

Figure 4.83

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The first column contains the list of available variables for the
calibration objective function and the second column enables
you to specify the sigma value for each variables.

4.9.6 Analysis Tab

The Analysis tab displays the calculated results of the
calibration.

The calibration results are grouped into the following pages:

• Calibration Factors
• Mass Balance
• Summary
• Feed Blend
• Product Yields
• Reactors
• Heater
• Recontactor
• Stabilizer
• Product Streams

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Calibration Factors Page

Refer to Section 4.9.5 - The Calibration Factors page enables you to save, export, and
Calibration Control Tab
for more information on
edit the current calibration factor set in the calibration run.
the Parameter and
Objective Function Figure 4.84
pages.

The Calibration Factors page also contains two groups:

• The Parameter group displays the whether the variable
was used as a reconciliation variable in the calibration,
the initial and final values of the variable and the upper
and lower bounds used for the reconciliation variables.
• The Objective Function group displays the sigma used for
each term in the objective function, the measured value,
the model value and the delta (model - measured) value.

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Save Calibration Factor Set

To save the current calibration factors:
1. Click the Save for Simulation button.

The Save for Simulation button is activated only when the

calibration of the current set (as indicated in the Data Set
drop-down list) is successfully completed.

The Save Calibration Factor Set property view appears.

Figure 4.85

2. Enter a name of the calibration factor set in the Set Name

field.
To export the current calibration factor set values into the
simulation environment, select the Use this set for current
simulation checkbox.
3. Click OK.

Export Calibration Factor Set

To export the calibration factor set into a file:
1. Click the Export button.

The Export button is activated only when the calibration of

the current set (as indicated in the Data Set drop-down list)
is successfully completed.

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The File selection for exporting Factor Sets property view

appears.

Figure 4.86

2. Use the Save in drop-down list to select the location and

folder for the exported calibration factor set file.
3. Enter the name of the calibration factor set file in the File
name field.
The calibration factor set data is saved as a *.csv file.
4. Click Save.

Modify Calibration Factor Set

To modify the current calibration factor set:
1. Click the Calibration Factors Library button.
The Calibration Set Library Property View appears.
2. In the Calibration Set Library property view, select the
calibration factor set you want to modify.

Aspen HYSYS Refining automatically assigns the following

name to the current calibration factor set “Set-n”, where n is
an integer number.

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3. Click the Edit button to open the Factor Set Property

View.
The Calibration Set Library also enables you to add, delete,
clone, import, and export calibration factor sets.
4. In the Factor Set property view, make the modifications and
accept the modified values by closing the property view.

Mass Balance Page

The Mass Balance page displays the calculated flow rate of the
feed and product streams, and the mass and hydrogen balance.

Figure 4.87

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Summary Page
The Summary page displays the calculated values of the WAIT,
yields and RON of the octane and reformate, recycle H2
properties, Hydrogen yield properties, and aromatic yield
properties.

Figure 4.88

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Feed Blend Page

The Feed Blend page displays the calculated physical properties
of the feed stream from the calibration run.

Figure 4.89

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Product Yields Page

The Product Yields page displays the calculated yield results of
the product stream from the calibration run.

Figure 4.90

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Reactors Page
For more information, The Reactors page displays the key simulation results of the
refer to Reactors Page
section. riser and reactor from the calibration run.

Figure 4.91

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Heater Page
The Heater page displays the calculated results of the heater
parameters from the calibration run.

Figure 4.92

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Recontactor Page
For more information, The Recontactor page displays calculated results of the
refer to Recontactor
Page section. recontactor from the calibration run.

Figure 4.93

If the Catalytic Reformer does not contain a recontactor,

then the Recontactor page appears blank.

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Stabilizer Page
The Stabilizer page displays the calculated results of the
stabilizer from the calibration run.

Figure 4.94

If the Catalytic Reformer does not contain a stabilizer, then

the Stabilizer page appears blank.

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Product Streams Page

The Product Streams page displays the properties of the product
stream from the calibration run.

Figure 4.95

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5 Hydrocracker

5.1 Introduction................................................................................... 3
5.1.1 Feed Characterization System .................................................... 3
5.1.2 Reaction Kinetics...................................................................... 6

5.2 Overall Operation Structure/Environment ................................... 17

5.2.1 Main Environment .................................................................. 18
5.2.2 HCR Environment ................................................................... 21

5.3 HCR Configuration Wizard............................................................ 23

5.3.1 Configuration Page ................................................................. 24
5.3.2 Geometry Page ...................................................................... 26
5.3.3 Calibration Factors Page .......................................................... 27

5.4 HCR Property View....................................................................... 28

5.4.1 Design Tab ............................................................................ 29
5.4.2 Reactor Section Tab ................................................................ 31
5.4.3 Fractionator Tab ..................................................................... 39
5.4.4 Results Tab............................................................................ 41

5.5 Feed Type Library Property View ................................................. 46

5.6 HCR Reactor Section Property View ............................................. 48

5.6.1 Design Tab ............................................................................ 49
5.6.2 FeedData Tab......................................................................... 51
5.6.3 Operation Tab ........................................................................ 53
5.6.4 Results Tab............................................................................ 59

5.7 Calibration Set Library Property View .......................................... 63

5.7.1 Factor Set Property View ......................................................... 64

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5.8 Results Property View ..................................................................67

5.8.1 Feed Blend Page .....................................................................67
5.8.2 Product Yields Page .................................................................68
5.8.3 Product Properties Page ...........................................................69
5.8.4 Reactor Page ..........................................................................69
5.8.5 Hydrogen System Page ............................................................70
5.8.6 Hydrogen Balance Page ...........................................................70

5.9 Calibration Property View..............................................................71

5.9.1 Design Tab............................................................................76
5.9.2 Feed Data Tab.......................................................................79
5.9.3 Operation Tab..........................................................................87
5.9.4 Operation Measure Tab .............................................................95
5.9.5 Product Measure Tab ................................................................96
5.9.6 Calibration Control Tab............................................................101
5.9.7 Analysis Tab ..........................................................................102

5.10 References................................................................................113

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5.1 Introduction
The Hydrocracker model in Aspen HYSYS Refining is a state-of-
the-art Hydrocracker Unit simulation system that can be used
for modeling a single-stage, two-stage Unicracker, or two-stage
Isocracker hydrocracker unit as a standalone unit operation or
as part of a refinery-wide flowsheet. The Hydrocracker unit
operation includes feed characterization system, reactor section,
recycle gas loop(s), product separation, and product mapper.
The reactor model is based on rigorous kinetics. The feed
characterization system and product mapper are designed to
work together with the Aspen HYSYS Refining assay system so
the Hydrocracker model can be simulated in a refinery-wide
flowsheet.

Memory Considerations: The standard 2GB of RAM is usually

sufficient, but for very large models, 4 GB of RAM may be
required to solve the simulation. Disabling the HYSYS Start
Page may also allow more memory for the Hydrocracker
process.

5.1.1 Feed Characterization

System
For more information The Hydrocracker within Aspen HYSYS Refining has its own set
about the Hydrocracker
of library and hypothetical components. The following is the
subflowsheet, refer to
Section 5.2.2 - HCR component list for the Hydrocracker subflowsheet:
Environment.
Nitrogen C9A* MAN2HI* HNNITA2* IC9-2*

H2S C10A* HN1* HA4* NC10*

Hydrogen LTHA* HA1* C47P* NC11*

Ammonia MBNITN* MTHA2* VN1* NC12*

Methane MBNITA* HN2* VA1* NC14*

Ethane MTHN* HN3* VN2* NC16*

Propane MTHA* HN4* VN3* C10N-1*

C4* MS12* MA2NHI* VN4* C10N-2*

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C5* MNNITA* HAN* VAN* C12N*

C6P* MN3LO* MANAHI* VBNITA2N* C14N*

C6N* MANLO* HA2* VA2* C16N*

C6A* MA2LO* HAN2* VTHA2N* C12A*

C7P* MAN2LO* C26P* VAN2* C14A*

C7N* C18P* HAN3* VAN3* C16A*

C7A* MA2NLO* HA2N* VA2N* IC10*

LTH* MN1HI* HANA* VANA* IC11*

LBNIT* MA1HI* HA2N2* VA2N2* IC12*

C8P* MANALO* HA3* VA3* IC14*

C8N* MN2HI* HTHAN* VA4* IC16*

LNNIT* MN3HI* HBNITAN* VNNITA3* 12N2*

C8A* MANHI* HS28* VTHA3* 14N2*

C9N* MTHAN* HTHA2* NC9* 16N2*

LS8* MA2HI* HBNITA2* IC9-1*

Below is a legend to help you decode the meaning of the above

list:
• For components starting with C, the number beside the C
indicates the carbon number of the component. These
components end in P, N, or A indicating whether they are
paraffins, naphthenes, or aromatics.

There are two isomers for C10N.

• For components starting with NC, they are normal

paraffins. The number beside the C indicates the number
of carbon atoms.
• For components starting with IC, they are isoparaffins.
The number beside the C indicates the number of carbon
atoms.
• For components ending in N2, they are two ring
naphthenic compounds. The prefix number indicates the
number of carbon atoms.
• For components starting with L, they boil in the gasoline
range.

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• For components starting with M, they boil in the distillate

range.
For these components with LO ending, they boil toward
the beginning of the distillate temperature range.
For these components with HI ending, they boil toward
the end of the distillate temperature range.
• For components starting with H, they boil in the gas-oil
range.
• For components starting with V, they boil in the vacuum
resid range.
• A Th in the component indicates a thiophene ring.
• A BNit indicates a ring structure containing a basic
nitrogen.
• An NNit indicates a ring structure containing a non-basic
nitrogen.
• An N followed by a number indicates the number of
naphthenic rings in a component.
• An A followed by a number indicates the number of
aromatic rings in a component.
• An ANA indicates two aromatic rings separated by a
naphthenic ring.
• An S in a compound indicates a sulfidic structure followed
by a number indicating the number of carbon atoms.
• Medium (M) components ending with LO have 14 carbon
atoms, medium components ending with HI have 18
carbon atoms.
• Heavy (H) components have 21 carbon atoms.
• Vacuum Resid (V) components have 47 carbon atoms.

These components are either used directly in the kinetic reactor

model or mapped into the components used within the kinetic
reactor model.

Aspen HYSYS Refining provides a transition command between

the main flowsheet environment and the Hydrocracker
subflowsheet environment to handle the calculation of the
composition of the Hydrocracker components. In order to use
the transition command, you must specify a feed type. The feed
type will specify a base composition of components in the kinetic
reactor model basis. This base fingerprint, along with the
distillation, gravity, sulfur content, nitrogen and basic nitrogen
content, and bromine number can be used to generate the
composition of the kinetic lumps used by the model.

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In the Hydrocracker subflowsheet environment, you have more

options for calculating the composition of the feed. For example,
you can calculate the composition based on a boiling range of an
assay by specifying bulk properties or by specifying the kinetic
lumps.
• For the assay option, you can select an assay to be
associated with the feed. The feed type is specified along
with the initial and final boiling point to generate a
composition of the feed.
• For the bulk properties option, you can specify the feed
type along with distillation data, gravity, sulfur content,
nitrogen and basic nitrogen content, and bromine
number. You can optionally input data for refractive
index, viscosity, and Ca content.
• For the kinetic lumps option, you can specify the feed
type along with the composition of the components that
is desired. You can also enter a bromine number to
generate the inlet composition of olefins in the feed.

5.1.2 Reaction Kinetics

The reactor model in the Hydrocracker model in Aspen HYSYS
Refining is based on rigorous kinetics. There are 97 components
in the reaction network and 177 reaction pathways. The
components and reaction networks are consistent with typical
Hydrocracking reactions.

Components
The component slate chosen to represent the feed and the
product streams of the Hydrocracker plant is comprised of 116
components covering the full range from hydrogen to
hydrocarbons with 47 carbon atoms (B.P. 1300 C).

In the reactor model, the 19 olefin components are assumed to

be completely saturated in the first reactor bed. These olefins
are saturated in an Aspen extended reaction block before the
kinetic model for the first reactor bed. The Aspen extended
reaction block calculates the enthalpy of reaction for the olefin
saturation. This heat is distributed through the first reactor bed.
This method reduces the number of components throughout the
reactor section in order to improve the model performance.

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• The Component Slate for the Hydrocracker Reactor

Model table shows the corresponding components in the
reactor model. The total number of components in the
reactor model is 97.
• The Component Slate for Hydrocracker Model only
in the feed table shows the corresponding olefin
components in the feed but not in the reactor model.

The light ends will be defined using discrete components

through C3. For C4 to C10 hydrocarbons, one pure component is
used to represents several isomers. For example, the n-butane
represents both n-butane and iso-butane. For higher boiling
point components, only compounds with carbon number 14, 18,
26, and 47 are used to represent a wide range of boiling point
components.

The components also cover different classes of hydrocarbons

that include one-ring naphthenics to 4-ring aromatics.

The 13 sulfur components are separated into 8 groups:

thiophenes, sulfides, benzothiophenes, tetrahydro-
benzothiophenes, dibenzothiophenes, tetrahydro-
dibenzothiophenes, naphthabenzothiophenes, and tetrahydro-
naphthabenzothiophenes.

The nitrogen compounds are represented by 10 components

that include both basic and non-basic nitrogen compound.

Component Slate for the Hydrocracker Reactor Model

Component Formula Abbreviation Class

Nitrogen N2 N2
Ammonia NH3 NH3
Hydrogen Sulfide H2S H2S
Hydrogen H2 H2
Paraffins
Methane CH4 C1 CnH2n+2
Ethane C2H6 C2
Propane C3H8 C3
N-Butane C4H10_2 C4
N-pentane C5H12_2 C5

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Component Formula Abbreviation Class

2,3-dimethylbutane C6H14_2 C6P
2,3-dimethylpentane C7H16_5 C7P
2,3-dimethylhexane C8H18_6 C8P
2,6-dimethylheptane C9H20_4 C9P
2,5-dimethyloctane C10H22-1 C10P
n-tetradecane C14H30 C14P
n-octadecane C18H38 C18P
Tetracosane C26H54 C26P
C47 Paraffins C47H96 C47P
Naphthenes
Methylcyclopentane C6H12-2 C6N CnH2n
Methylcyclohexane C7H14-6 C7N
Cyclohexane, 1,4- C8H16-7 C8N
dimethyl
1-trans-3,5- C9H18-1 C9N
trimethylcyclohexane
C14-1-ring-cycloheaxane C14H28 MN1Lo
C18-1-ring-cycloheaxane C18H36 MN1Hi
C21-1-ring-cycloheaxane C21H42 HN1
C47-1-ring-cycloheaxane C47H94 VN1
Trans-decaline (two C10H18-2 C10N CnH2n-2
Ring)
C14-2-ring-cyclohexane C14H26 MN2LO
C18-2-ring-cycloheaxane C18H34 MN2HI
C21-2-ring-cycloheaxane C21H40 HN2
C47-2-ring-cycloheaxane C47H92 VN2
C14-3-ring-cyclohexane C14H24 MN3Lo CnH2n-4
C18-3-ring-cycloheaxane C18H32 MN3Hi
C21-3-ring-cycloheaxane C21H38 HN3
C47-3-ring-cycloheaxane C47H92 VN3
C21-4-ring-cycloheaxane C21H36 HN4 CnH2n-6
C47-4-ring-cycloheaxane C47H88 VN4
Aromatics
Benzene C6H6 C6A CnH2n-6
Toluene C7H8 C7A
Para Xylene C8H10_3 C8A
2-methyl-3- C8H12-3 C9A
ethylbenzene
1,2,3,4,- C10H12 C10A
tetrahydronaphthalene
n-octylbenzene C14H22 MA1Lo

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Component Formula Abbreviation Class

C18-1ring-Arom C18H30 MA1Hi
C21-1ring-Arom C21H36 HA1
C47-1ring-Arom C47H88 VA1
C14- C14H20 MANLo CnH2n-8
tetrahydronaphthalene
C18- C18H28 MANHi
tetrahydronaphthalene
C21- C21H34 HAN
tetrahydronaphthalene
C47- C47H86 VAN
tetrahydronaphthalene
C14-naphthalene C14H16 MA2Lo CnH2n-12
C18-naphthalene C18H24 MA2Hi
C21-naphthalene C21H30 HA2
C47-naphthalene C47H82 VA2
C14-1 ring-Arom-2-ring C14H18 MAN2Lo CnH2n-10
Naphthene
C18-1 ring-Arom-2-ring C18H26 MAN2Hi
Naphthene
C21-1 ring-Arom-2-ring C21H32 HAN2
Naphthene
C47-1 ring-Arom-2-ring C47H32 VAN2
Naphthene
C14-2 ring-Arom-1-ring C14H14 MA2NLO CnH2n-14
Naphthene
C18-2 ring-Arom-1-ring C18H22 MA2NHi
Naphthene
C21-2 ring-Arom-1-ring C21H28 HA2N
Naphthene
C47-2 ring-Arom-1-ring C47H80 VA2N
Naphthene
C21-3ring-Arom C21H24 HA3 CnH2n-18
C47-3ring-Arom C47H76 VA3
Fluorene, 9-methyl C14H12 MANALo CnH2n-16
C18H20 MANAHi
C21H26 HANA
C47H78 VANA
C21-4ring-Arom C21H18 HA4 CnH2n-24
C47-4ring-Arom C47H70 VA4
C21-1 ring-Arom-3-ring C21H30 HAN3 CnH2n-12
Naphthene
C47-1 ring-Arom-3-ring C47H82 VAN3
Naphthene

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Component Formula Abbreviation Class

C21-2 ring-Arom-2-ring C21H24 HA2N2 CnH2n-18
Naphthene
C47-2 ring-Arom-2-ring C47H76 VA2N2
Naphthene
Sulfur Components
Thiophene C4H4S LTH
C8-Cyclo-sulfide C8H16S LS8
C12-Cyclo-sulfide C12H24S MS12
C28-Cyclo-sulfide C28H56S HS28
Benzothiophene C8H6S LTHA
Benzothiophene, C10H10S MTHA
dimethyl-
C10-tetarhydro- C10H12S MTHN
benzothiophene
C14-trtrahydro- C14H16S MTHAN
dibenzothiophene
C21-trtrahydro- C21H30S HthAN
dibenzothiophene
C14- dibenzothiophene C14H12S MthA2
C21- dibenzothiophene C21H26S HthA2
C47-tetrahydro- C47H84S VthA2N
naphthabenzothiophene
C47- C47H72S2 VTHA3
naphthabenzothiophene
Nitrogen Components
Pyrrolidine (non-basic C4H9N LBNit
Nitrogen)
Pyrrole (basic nitrogen) C4H5N LNNit
Quinoline, 1,2,3,4- C9H11N MBNITN
tetrahydro- (non-basic)
Quinoline (basic) C9H7N MBNITA
C9H9N MNNitA
Phenanthridine, C21H33N HBNitAN
tetrahydro-
Phenanthridine C21H25N MBNitA2
Carbazole, dimethyl- C21H27N MNNitA2
C35H55N VBNitA2N
C47H73N VNNitA3

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Component Slate for Hydrocracker Model only in the feed

Component Formula Abbreviation

C6H12 C6-olef
C7H14 C7-olef
C8H16 C8_OLEF
Cumene C8H8 C8A_OLEF
C10H20 C10_OLEF
C10H16 C10N_OLE
C10H10 C10A_OLE
C14H28 C14_OLEF
C14H26 MN1Lo_OL
C14H20 MA1Lo_OL
C18H36 C18_OLEF
C18H34 MN1Hi_OL
C18H28 MA1Hi_OL
C21H40 HN1_OLEF
C21H34 HA1_OLEF
C26H52 C26_OLEF
C47H94 C47_OLEF
C47H92 VN1_OLEF
C47H86 VA1_OLEF

Reaction Paths
The Hydrocracker model in Aspen HYSYS Refining includes the
following reaction types:
• Hydrodesulfurization (HDS)
• Hydrodenitrogenation (HDN)
• Saturation of aromatics (Hydrogenation)
• Ring opening
• Ring dealkylation
• Paraffin hydrocracking
• Saturation of olefins
Saturation of olefin reaction calculations are done in a
separate Aspen extended reaction block before the
stream flows into bed 1. In the reactor bed 1, the heat of
reaction calculated for the olefin saturation reactions is
distributed through the bed.

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The Hydrocracker reaction scheme has the following important

characteristics:
• 45 reversible aromatics saturation reactions
• 19 irreversible olefins saturation reactions
• Saturation and dealkylation of non-basic nitrogen lumps
• Dealkylation and HDN for basic nitrogen lumps
• Saturation and dealkylation for hindered sulfur lumps
• Dealkylation and HDS for unhindered sulfur lumps

The figure below shows the importance of modeling aromatics

saturation reversible.

Figure 5.1
Hydrocracker Example for Aromatics Crossover

Above a certain temperature, equilibrium effects start to out-

weigh kinetic effects, and additional saturation becomes
difficult. This temperature-dependent aromatics crossover
causes the degradation of middle distillate properties - kerosene
smoke point and diesel cetane - near the end of hydrocracker
catalyst cycles.

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The figure below illustrates the importance of including both

hindered and unhindered sulfur components in the reaction
scheme.

Figure 5.2
Reaction Pathway Illustration: Sulfur-Containing Components

As discussed in recent publications:

• aliphatic sulfur compounds are relatively easy to remove
with hydroprocessing
• thiophenes, benzothiophenes, and dibenzopthiopenes
are somewhat more difficult
• substituted benzo- and dibenzothiophenes are very hard
to remove.

In the Direct Mechanism for the hydrodesulfurization of

dibenzothiophene:
• Dibenzothiophene adsorbs to the catalyst surface
• The catalyst abstracts sulfur
• Biphenyl desorbs from the catalyst surface
• Hydrogen removes sulfur from the catalyst as H2S

Alkyl substitution of dibenzothiophene at the 4-position, the 6-

position - or both - sterically hinders this pathway. Before these
hindered molecules can be desulfurized, they must first be
saturated (which converts a planar aromatic ring into a more
flexible saturated ring) or dealkylated.

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As shown in the previous figure, the reaction scheme for the

Hydrocracker in Aspen HYSYS Refining prohibits direct
desulfurization of 4,6-alkyl dibenzothiophenes. The figure below
reflects this feature of the models.

Figure 5.3
Hydrocracker Example of H2 Consumption vs. Product Sulfur

As the extent of desulfurization increases, hydrogen

consumption rises geometrically, in part because the model
requires alternative HDS pathways for substituted
dibenzothiophenes, and in part because at the higher required
temperatures other saturation and cracking reactions are
accelerated.

Reaction Kinetic Expression

Rate equations are based on the Langmiur-Hinshelwood
(adsorption-adsorption/reaction/ desorption) mechanism. H2S
inhibits HDS reactions, and both NH3 and organic nitrogen
inhibit acid-catalysed reactions. For each reaction type, an
adsorption term is calculated as a multiplier for the rate
expression. Each reaction type is first order with respect to the
hydrocarbon and each reaction type has a unique order for
hydrogen. There are also a set of activity factors that affect
various reactions based on the type of reaction and the boiling
point of the component.

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Activity Class Description

SAT Overall saturation activity
HSAT Bottoms saturation activity
MSAT Distillation saturation activity
LSAT Naphtha saturation activity
HDS Overall hydro-desulfurization activity
HHDS Bottoms hydro-desulfurization activity
MHDS Distillate hydro-desulfurization activity
LHDS Naphtha hydro-desulfurization activity
HDN Overall hydro-denitrogenation activity
HHDN Bottoms hydro-denitrogenation activity
LHDN Naphtha hydro-denitrogenation activity
PCR Overall paraffin cracking activity
HPCR Bottoms paraffin cracking activity
MPCR Distillate paraffin cracking activity
LPCR Naphtha paraffin cracking activity
RDA Overall ring dealkylation activity
HRDA Bottoms ring dealkylation activity
MRDA Distillate ring dealkylation activity
LRDA Naphtha ring dealkylation activity

For example, the rate expression for hydro-denitrogenation of

LNNIT would have the following form:

[ LNNIT ]-
d------------------------- n (5.1)
= ACT × ADS NIT × k f × [ LNNIT ] × [ H 2 ]
dt

where:

[LNNIT] = Concentration of LNNIT

ACT = Total activity for the reaction

This is a product of each activity that affects the
reaction. In this case, the activities affecting the
reaction are the HDN and LHDN.

ADSNIT = LHHW Adsorption term

[H2] = Hydrogen concentration

n = Power for H2 for denitrogenation reactions

This value is unique for each reaction type.

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Deactivation of Hydrocracker
Catalyst
The Hydrocracker model includes a deactivation model which
allows the model to predict the number of days remaining in a
catalyst cycle. The deactivation is a function of the severity, the
amount of multi-ring aromatics in the feed, and the H2 partial
pressure of the system. The user specifies the number of days in
service and the weight average boiling point (WABP) for the end
of the cycle.

System Pressure Control

For the Hydrocracker in Aspen HYSYS Refining, the user always
specifies the High Pressure Separator pressure and the pressure
for the recycle gas loop compressors. The pressures are
calculated backwards from the High Pressure Separator based
on specified pressure difference.

Reactor Temperature Control

The Hydrocracker model in Aspen HYSYS Refining allows the
user to control the severity of the reactors in a variety of ways:
• Specify the inlet temperature for each reactor bed.
• Specify the outlet temperature for each reactor bed.
• Specify the WABT (weight average bed temperature) for
each reactor bed.
• Specify the WART (weight average reactor temperature)
for each reactor and the temperature difference rise
between each bed within each reactor.
The nitrogen in the effluent from reactor 1 can be used
instead of the WART for reactor 1. Similarly, the
conversion and bottoms flow can be used instead of the
WART's for reactors 2 and 3.

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5.2 Overall Operation

Structure/Environment
In HYSYS, the Hydrocracker operation appears as an object icon
in the Main environment PFD.

Figure 5.4

The Hydrocracker operation is actually a subflowsheet (HCR

Environment) containing the required reactor and fractionator
(if applicable) that make up a hydrocracker.

Figure 5.5

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5.2.1 Main Environment

In the Simulation/Main environment, the following features are
available for the Hydrocracker:
• create a Hydrocracker template
• create or add a Hydrocracker
• access Hydrocracker (HCR) property view
• access HCR environment/subflowsheet
• delete existing Hydrocracker

Create Hydrocracker Template

HYSYS enables you to create templates of Hydrocracker
operations, so you can import them in existing HYSYS process
flowsheet diagram (PFD).

To create a Hydrocracker template:

1. Select File | New | Hydrocracker in the menu bar.
The HCR Configuration Wizard property view appears.

HYSYS automatically creates a Hydrocracker fluid package

with predetermined component list for the Hydrocracker
template.

2. In the first page of the HCR Configuration Wizard property

view, you can configure the design of the Hydrocracker.
3. Click Next.
4. In the second page of the HCR Configuration Wizard
property view, you can specify the reactor parameters.
5. Click Next.
6. In the third and final page of the HCR Configuration Wizard
property view, you can select or specify a set of calibration
factors.
7. Click Done.
Aspen HYSYS Refining completes the Hydrocracker
subflowsheet, based on the specified information from the
HCR Configuration Wizard, and opens the HCR environment.

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8. In the HCR environment, you can:

• Access and modify the reactor by double-clicking the
reactor object icon in the HCR PFD.
• Access and modify the fractionator by double-clicking on
the fractionator object icon in the HCR PFD.
• Access the Calibration environment and calibrate the
HCR model.
9. In the menu bar, select File | Save As or File | Save
command to save the Hydrocracker template as a *.hcr file.

Create/Add Hydrocracker
To add a Hydrocracker into a PFD:
1. Open the appropriate simulation case.
2. Open the UnitOps property view.
3. In the Categories group, select the Refinery Ops radio
button.
4. In the Available Unit Operations group, select HCR Reactor
and click Add.
The HCR Template Option property view appears
5. In the HCR Template Option property view, do one of the
following:
• Click Read an Existing HCR Template to add a
Hydrocracker operation based on an existing template.
The Hydrocracker operation appears on the PFD.
• Click Configure a New HCR Unit to add a Hydrocracker
operation and configure it from scratch.
The HCR Configuration Wizard property view appears,
and you have to configure the basic structure of the
Hydrocracker operation using the features available in
the HCR Configuration Wizard. After you have specified
the minimum information required, the Hydrocracker
operation appears on the PFD.
6. Open the Hydrocracker property view and make the
necessary changes/specifications/connections for the
simulation case.

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Access HCR Property View

To open the Hydrocracker (HCR) property view, do one of the
following:
• On the PFD property view, right-click the Hydrocracker
operation icon and select View Properties command
from the Object Inspect menu.
• On the Workbook property view, click the Unit Ops tab,
select the Hydrocracker under the Name column, and
click the View UnitOp button.
• On the Object Navigator property view, select UnitOps
radio button in the Filter group, select the applicable
flowsheet in the Flowsheet group, select the
Hydrocracker operation in the Unit Operations group, and
click the View button.

Access HCR Environment

To access the Hydrocracker subflowsheet (HCR environment):
1. In the Main PFD, open the HCR property view.
2. In the HCR property view, click the HCR Environment
button.

Delete Hydrocracker Operation

To delete an existing Hydrocracker operation, do one of the
following:
• On the PFD property view, select the Hydrocracker
operation icon and press DELETE.
• On the PFD property view, right-click the Hydrocracker
operation icon and select Delete command from the
Object Inspect menu.
• On the HCR property view, click the Delete button.
• On the Workbook property view, click the Unit Ops tab,
select the Hydrocracker under the Name column, and
click the Delete UnitOp button.

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5.2.2 HCR Environment

In the HCR environment, the following features are available for
the Hydrocracker:
• access the individual operation property views that make
up the Hydrocracker operation
• access HCR Configuration Wizard
• select calibration factor set
• access Results property view

Access Operation Property View

1. In the HCR environment, open the PFD property view.
2. On the PFD, do one of the following:
• Double-click on the operation’s icon.
• Right-click on the operation’s icon and select View
Properties command in the object inspect menu.

Access HCR Configuration Wizard

To access the HCR Configuration Wizard, do one of the
following:
• In the HCR environment, select HCR | Configuration
Wizard command in the menu bar.
• Open the HCR Reactor Section property view, click the
Design tab, select the Configuration page, and click
the Configuration Wizard button.

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Select Calibration Factor Set

To select the Calibration Factor Set for the Hydrocracker
operation:
1. Select HCR| Calibration Factor command from the menu
bar.
The Calibration Factor Set property view appears.

Figure 5.6

2. Open the Select a calibration factor set to use for

simulation drop-down list and select a calibration factor
set.
You can click the Library button to open the Calibration
Set Library Property View to create, clone, and modify a
calibration factor set.

Access Results Property View

To access the Results property view, select HCR | Results
command in the menu bar. The Results property view displays
the Hydrocracker simulation summary.

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5.3 HCR Configuration

Wizard
The HCR Configuration Wizard enables you to quickly set up the
Hydrocracker operation.

The HCR Configuration Wizard is made up of three sequential

pages. You are required to enter information in a page, then
move on to the next page in order.

The following table lists the common buttons available at the

bottom of the HCR Configuration Wizard property view:

Button Description
Next> Enables you to move forward to the next page.
<Prev Enables you to move backward to the previous page.
Cancel Enables you to exit the HCR Configuration Wizard without
saving any changes or creating a Hydrocracker operation.
Close Enables you to exit the HCR Configuration Wizard and keep any
specifications or changes made to the Hydrocracker operation.
Done Enables you to exit the HCR Configuration Wizard and finish
configuring the Hydrocracker operation.

To access the HCR Configuration Wizard:

1. In the HYSYS desktop menu bar, select FILE | New | HCR
command.
HYSYS automatically completes the Simulation Basis
environment specifications and then enters the Simulation
environment.
The HCR Configuration Wizard property view appears.

or
1. In the Main Environment, press the F12 to open the
UnitOps property view.
2. In the Available Unit Operations group, select Hydrocracker
and click Add.
The HCR Template Option property view appears.
3. Click the Configure a New HCR Unit button.

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The HCR Configuration Wizard property view appears.

or
1. In the HCR Environment, select HCR | Configuration
Wizard command from the menu bar.
The HCR Configuration Wizard property view appears.

or
1. In the HCR Reactor Section Property View, click the
Design tab and select the Configuration page.
2. Click the Configuration Wizard button.
The HCR Configuration Wizard property view appears.

5.3.1 Configuration Page

The Configuration page (first page) of the HCR Configuration
Wizard property view enables you to specify the configuration of
the Hydrocracker.

Object Description
Basic Configuration Contains two radio buttons that enables you to
group select a single or two stage Hydrocracker unit
operation.
Number of Reactors Enables you to select the number of reactors per
drop-down list stage in the Hydrocracker.
Number of Treating Enables you to select the number of treating beds
Beds drop-down list per stage in the Hydrocracker.
Number of beds row Enables you to select the number of beds per
reactor in the Hydrocracker.
Number of high Enables you to select the number of separators in
pressure separators the Hydrocracker.
drop-down list
Include amine Enables you to toggle between including or
scrubber checkbox excluding amine scrubber to the separator in the
Hydrocracker.
Naphtha Cuts drop- Enables you to select the number of naphtha cuts
down list in the separator.
Distillation Cuts Enables you to select the number of distillation
drop-down list cuts in the separator.
Cut column Displays and enables you to modify the names of
the cuts in the separator.
Recycle column Enables you to toggle between including or
excluding a recycle stream to the cut.

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Object Description
PA column Enables you to toggle between including or
excluding a pump around to the cut.
Side Stripper column Enables you to toggle between adding or removing
a side stripper to the cut.
Energy column Enables you to select the type of heat transfer
method (reboiled or steam stripped) used in the
side stripper.
The drop-down list is only available in this column
for cuts with side stripper.

Figure 5.7

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5.3.2 Geometry Page

The Geometry page (second page) of the HCR Configuration
Wizard property view enables you to specify the internal
diameter, catalyst load, catalyst density, and bed voidage for the
beds in each reactor.

Figure 5.8

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5.3.3 Calibration Factors Page

The Calibration Factors page (third page) of the HCR
Configuration Wizard property view enables you to select or
specify a calibration factor.

Figure 5.9

Object Description
Use an existing set of Enables you to activate the feature used to select
calibration factors an existing calibration factor set.
radio button
Drop-down list Enables you to select an existing calibration factor
set. The default selection is the default calibration
factor set provided by HYSYS.
Library button Enables you to access the Calibration Set
Library Property View.

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5.4 HCR Property View

The Hydrocracker (HCR) property view contains features used to
manipulate the overall Hydrocracker operation and enable you
to enter the HCR environment.

To access the HCR property view:

1. In the Main environment, open the PFD property view.
2. In the PFD property view, double-click on the Hydrocracker
object icon.

Figure 5.10

The following table lists and describes the common features in

the HCR property view:

Object Description
Delete button Enables you to delete the Hydrocracker operation.
HCR Environment Enables you to enter the HCR Environment.
button
Status bar Displays the status of the Hydrocracker operation.
Ignore checkbox Enables HYSYS to ignore the Hydrocracker
operation during the process flowsheet calculation.

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5.4.1 Design Tab

The Design tab contains features used to configure the overall
structure of the Hydrocracker operation.

The features are grouped into the following pages:

• Connections
• Tuning Factors
• Notes

Connections Page
The Connections page enables you to configure the stream
flowing into and out of the Hydrocracker and specify the name of
the Hydrocracker unit operation.

Figure 5.11

Object Description
Hydrogen Enables you to select or specify the hydrogen makeup
Makeup table stream flowing into the stages of the Hydrocracker.
Fractionated Enables you to specify or connect the product stream
Products table from the Hydrocracker subflowsheet to the external
product streams of the main flowsheet.
This table is only available if the Hydrocracker
operation contains a fractionator.

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Object Description
Reactor Effluent Enables you to specify or connect the reactor effluent
table stream from the Hydrocracker subflowsheet to an
external stream in the main flowsheet.
This table is not available if the Hydrocracker contains
a fractionator.
Name field Enables you to modify the name of the Hydrocracker
unit operation.
Feed Type Enables you to access the Feed Type Library
Library button Property View and modify the feed type available for
the Hydrocracker.
Feeds table Enables you to select or specify the feed stream
flowing into the Hydrocracker. You can also select the
feed type of the feed stream.
Recycle Gas Enables you to specify or connect the purge stream
Purge table from the hydrocracker subflowsheet to the external
purge streams of the main flowsheet.

Tuning Factors Page

The Tuning Factors page enables you to create, edit, view, and
apply a calibration factor set to the Hydrocracker.

Figure 5.12

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Object Description
Calibration Factor Enables you to select and apply a calibration factor
Set drop-down list set to the Hydrocracker.
Initially, Aspen HYSYS Refining provides a default
calibration factor set. The calibration factors in the
default set are read only.
If you want to manipulate the factor values, you
have to create your own calibration factor set.
Calibration Factors Enables you to access the Calibration Set
Library button Library Property View.
The Calibration Set Library property view enables
you to create, import, clone, edit, export, and
delete a calibration factor set.
Reactor Section table Displays the following calibration factors:
• Global activity
• HDS activity
• HDN activity
• SAT activity
• Cracking activity
• Ring opening activity
• Light gas tuning factors
• Catalyst deactivation
• Reactor pressure drop factors
Fractionator Key Displays the top and bottom index of the zones in
Parameters table the fractionator.
This table does not appear if the Hydrocracker
does not contain a fractionator.

Notes Page
For more information The Notes page provides a text editor where you can record any
refer to Section 1.2.3 -
Notes Page/Tab. comments or information regarding the specific unit operation or
the simulation case in general.

5.4.2 Reactor Section Tab

The Reactor Section tab contains features used to configure the
reactor in the Hydrocracker operation.

The features are grouped into the following pages:

• Feed
• Specification
• Recycle Gas Loop
• Catalyst Deactivation

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• Solver Options
• Solver Console

Feed Page
The Feed page enables you to modify the properties of the feed
streams entering and exiting the Hydrocracker.

Figure 5.13

Object Description
Feed Enables you to modify the following properties of the feed
Conditions stream(s) entering the Hydrocracker:
table • volume flow rate
• mass flow rate
• temperature
• pressure
• entry location
If you select Split option, the Select Feed Location
Property View appears and enables you to specify
the feed stream flow ratio between the reactors.
Total Feed Enables you to modify the following properties of the
table reactors:
• total feed preheat duty
• total feed pressure
• gas to oil ratio

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Select Feed Location Property View

The Select Feed Location property view enables you to select the
entry location of the feed stream and (if applicable) specify the
fraction of the feed stream entering each reactor.

Figure 5.14

Displays the selected

feed stream.

Object Description
Reactor radio Enables you to select the reactor for feed stream
buttons to enter.
Split radio button Enables you to activate the split option.
Split table Enables you to specify the fraction of the feed
stream entering each reactor.
Normalize button Enables you to normalize the sum of the feed
fraction to equal 1.
Accept button Enables you to apply the specifications in the
Select Feed Location property view to the
Hydrocracker and close the Select Feed Location
property view.
Cancel button Enables you to exit the Select Feed Location
property view without accepting the specifications.

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Specification Page
The Specification page enables you to modify the temperature of
the beds in each reactor of the Hydrocracker.

Figure 5.15

Recycle Gas Loop Page

The Recycle Gas Loop page enables you to configure the
parameters of the Hydrogen makeup and recycle gas streams.

Figure 5.16

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Object Description
HPS and Enables you to modify the following properties of the
Recycle Gas recycle gas loops:
Compressor • stream temperature
table • stream pressure
• outlet pressure of the stream exiting the compressor
• pressure difference between the stream and the
reactor stage
Product Enables you to modify the following properties of the
Heater table heater:
• temperature of exiting stream
• duty
• pressure of exiting stream
• pressure difference in heater
Hydrogen Enables you to modify the following properties of the
Makeup hydrogen makeup stream:
Stream table • mole flow rate
• temperature
• pressure
• composition
• hydrogen purge fraction

Catalyst Deactivation Page

The Catalyst Deactivation page enables you to modify two
catalyst deactivation parameters: weight average bed
temperature at the end of a cycle and Day on Stream.

Figure 5.17

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Solver Options Page

The Solver Options page enables you to modify the calculation
variables used to determine the reaction results of the reactor.

Figure 5.18

Object Description
Convergence Contains the Residual field that enables you to specify the maximum
Tolerance group residual value allowed for the convergence calculation.
Iteration Limits Contains two fields that enable you to control the iteration range for the
group OOMF Solver performance:
• Maximum Iterations field enables you to specify the maximum
number of iterations.
• Minimum Iterations field enables you to specify the minimum number
of iterations.
Creep Step Contains three fields that enable you to configure the creep function of the
Parameters OOMF Solver:
group • On/Off Switch drop-down list. Enables you to select On (enable) or
Off (disable) option for the creep feature.
• Iterations field. Enables you to specify the number of iterations per
creep step.
• Step Size field. Enables you to specify the size of each creep step.
Completeness Contains the Override Spec Group Completeness checkbox that enables
Checking group you to toggle between:
• Overriding the normal calculation behaviour.
• Retaining the normal calculation behaviour.
The normal calculation behaviour requires the spec groups be completed
before solving the unit operation.

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Object Description
SQP Hessian Contains features used to manipulate the SQP Hessian parameters:
Parameters • Initialization drop-down list. Enables you to select one of four options
group to initialize the Hessian value:
Normal (default). Hessian initialized with identity matrix. This setting
balances efficiency and robustness. It is well suited for general purpose
optimization problems. Typical applications are offline optimization and
online problems that start very far from a solution.
Aggressive. Hessian initialized with small values. This setting moves
the problem to bounds faster than the Normal mode. This setting is
preferred for highly constrained optimization problems with few Degrees
of Freedom at solution. Ideal applications are well-posed online real-
time optimization problems.
Scaled. A combination of the Aggressive and Advanced modes. This
setting is recommended for highly constrained optimization problems
with few Degrees of Freedom at solution and a nonlinear objective
function.
Advanced. Hessian initialized with 2nd order information. This setting is
recommended for problems with many Degrees of Freedom at solution
and/or quadratic objective function. Ideal for data reconciliation
problems, both online and offline.
• Scaling factor field. Enables you to specify the scaling factor.
• Updates stored field. Enables you to specify the number of updates
stored during calculation (default value is 10).
Line Search Contains features used to configure the line search parameters:
Parameters • Algorithm drop-down list. Enables you to select one of four methods
group for the line search algorithm:
Normal (default). A proprietary line search designed to balance
robustness with efficiency.
Exact. A well-known exact penalty line search. It is too conservative for
most practical problems.
Residual. A proprietary line search designed to initially favour the
convergence of residuals over the objective function improvement.
Square. A line search designed to attempt to enforce bounds on cases
with no Degrees of Freedom. It should be used only in cases where
there are multiple solutions to a problem, and the desired solution lies
within the bounds.
• Step Control drop-down list. Enables you to select one of three options
for the step size:
Normal (default). The original method.
Aggressive. A modified method that tends to take larger steps.
Conservative. A modified method that tends to take smaller steps.
• Step Control Iterations field. Enables you to specify the number of
step iterations.
Variable Scaling Contains the On/Off Switch drop-down list that enables you to select one of
Parameter group the following options:
• On. Activates the variable scaling parameter.
• Off. Deactivates the variable scaling parameter.
Failure Recovery Enables you to select one of the following action in case of failure:
Action drop- • Do nothing.
down list • Revert to the previous results before the solve (this is the default
option).
• Revert to the default input and results.

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Solver Console Page

The Solver Console page enables you to view the solver
message generated by the reactor and run script commands.

Figure 5.19

Object Description
Simulation Engine Displays the messages and commands from the
Message and Script solver of the FCC reactor.
Commands field
Enter Script Enables you to enter the text code for a command
Command field for the solver.
Clear Message Enables you to clear the messages in the
button Simulation Engine Message and Script Commands
field.
Get Prev. Command Enables you to retrieve a previous command from
button the command history and place the text code in
the Enter Script Command field.
Get Next Command Enables you to retrieve the next command from
button the command history and place the text code in
the Enter Script Command field.
Run Command Enables you to run the command code in the Enter
button Script Command field.
Clear Command Enables you to clear the command history.
button

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5.4.3 Fractionator Tab

The Fractionator tab contains options for the fractionator in the
Hydrocracker. The options are split into the following pages:
• Zone Pressures
• Specs

If the Hydrocracker does not contain a fractionator the above

pages appear blank.

Zone Pressures Page

The Zone Pressures page enables you to specify the top
pressure values for the fractionator zones and the bottom
pressure of the fractionator.

Figure 5.20

Specs Page
Refer to Specs Page The Specs page enables you to specify the values of the product
section from Chapter 6 -
output streams of the fractionator. These are the values that the
Petroleum Column for
more information. Column algorithm tries to meet.

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There are two specs options to choose from: TBP Cut Point or
Product Flow Fraction. Depending on which option you select in
the Spec Option group, the features available in the Specs page
varies.
• TBP Cut Point option

Figure 5.21

• Product Flow Fraction option

Figure 5.22

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5.4.4 Results Tab

The Results tab displays the calculated simulation results of the
Hydrocracker.

The information is grouped in the following pages:

• Feed Blend
• Product Yields
• Product Properties
• Reactor
• Hydrogen System
• Fractionator
• Hydrogen Balance

Feed Blend Page

The Feed Blend page displays the detailed characterization of
each individual feed and the blend of feeds going to each
reactor.

Figure 5.23

If there is more than one reactor, there will be a drop-down list

that allows you to select the reactor and view the values
corresponding to the selected reactor.

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Product Yields Page

The Product Yields page displays the standard cut yields from
the simulation.

Figure 5.24

If the Hydrocracker contains a fractionator, there will be two

radio buttons: Standard Cut Products and Fractionated Products.
Depending on the radio button selected, the Yields group
displays the yields for standard cuts or the fractionated yields.

The liquid product cuts for the Fractionated Products option

correspond to those specified in the Specs Page of the
Fractionator tab.

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Product Properties Page

The Product Properties page displays the properties of liquid
cuts from the simulation.

Figure 5.25

If the Hydrocracker contains a fractionator, there will be two

radio buttons: Standard Cut Products and Fractionated Products.
Depending on the radio button selected, the Product Properties
group displays the properties for standard cuts or the properties
for the fractionated products.

The liquid product cuts for the Fractionated Products option

correspond to those specified in the Specs Page of the
Fractionator tab.

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Reactor Page
The Reactor page displays the calculated parameter results of
the reactors in the Hydrocracker operation.

Figure 5.26

Hydrogen System Page

The Hydrogen System page displays the calculated results of the
hydrogen makeup stream and recycle gas stream.

Figure 5.27

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Fractionator Page
The fractionator page displays the calculated results of the
product stream cut points from the fractionator.

Figure 5.28

If the Hydrocracker does not contain a fractionator, this

page is blank.

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Hydrogen Balance Page

The Hydrogen Balance page displays the calculated results of
the hydrogen balance and hydrogen consumption.

Figure 5.29

5.5 Feed Type Library

Property View
The Feed Type Library property view enables you to import,
export, delete, and configure the feed type data.

You cannot delete the default feed type provided by Aspen

HYSYS Refining.

To access the Feed Type Library property view:

1. Open the HCR Property View.
2. Click the Design tab and select the Connections page.
3. Click the Feed Type Library button.

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The Feed Type Library property view appears.

Figure 5.30

The following table lists and describes the options available in

the Feed Type Library property view.

Object Description
Feed Types list Displays the names of the feed type available in
the Hydrocracker
Import button Enables you to import feed types (from *.csv files)
into the Hydrocracker.
Export button Enables you to export a selected feed type, in the
Feed Types list, to a *.csv file.
Delete button Enables you to delete a selected feed type, in the
Feed Types list, from the Hydrocracker.
Properties of Enables you to modify the property information of
Selected Feed Type a selected feed type in the Feed Types list.
table
Lump Weight Enables you to modify the percent lump weight
Percents radio value of the selected feed type.
button
Biases radio button Enables you to modify the following properties of
the selected feed type:
• light, medium, and heavy WABP
• light, medium, and heavy WABP bias
• Light and heavy cut point bias
• total Ca and Cn bias

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5.6 HCR Reactor Section

Property View
The HCR Reactor Section property view enables you to configure
and modify the reactor part of the Hydrocracker operation.

To access the HCR Reactor Section property view:

1. Enter the HCR environment.
2. Access the PFD by clicking the PFD icon.
3. On the PFD property view, right-click the Reactor Section
PFD icon object icon.
4. Select View Properties command from the object inspect
menu.

The HCR Reactor Section property view appears.

Figure 5.31

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The following table lists and describes the common features in

the HCR Reactor Section property view:

Object Description
Delete button Enables you to delete the reactor section.
Status bar Displays the status of the reactor section of the
Hydrocracker operation.
Ignore checkbox Enables HYSYS to ignore the reactor section during the
process flowsheet calculation.

5.6.1 Design Tab

The Design tab contains the features used to configure the
reactor section of the Hydrocracker operation.

These features are grouped into the following pages:

• Configuration
• Geometry
• Notes

Configuration Page
The Configuration page enables you to specify the reactor name,
and displays the reactor type and number of reactor beds.

Figure 5.32

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To modify the configuration, click the Configuration Wizard

button to access the HCR Configuration Wizard property
view.

Geometry Page
The Geometry page enables you to specify the following
parameters of each reactor beds:
• internal diameter
• catalyst loading
• catalyst density
• bed voidage

Figure 5.33

Notes Page
For more information The Notes page provides a text editor where you can record any
refer to Section 1.2.3 -
Notes Page/Tab. comments or information regarding the specific unit operation or
the simulation case in general.

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5.6.2 FeedData Tab

The FeedData tab contains features used to configure and
modify the feed stream properties entering the HCR Reactor
Section.

The features are grouped into the following pages:

• Library
• Properties

Library Page
The Library page enables you to modify, import, export, and
delete feed data types entering the reactor operation.

Figure 5.34

Object Description
Feed Types Displays the list of feed data types available for the
group reactor.
Import button Enables you to import a feed data from a file. The feed
data are saved in *.csv type files.
Export button Enables you to export the selected feed data (from the
Available Feed Types group) into a *.csv file. The
exported feed data can be imported into a different
applicable operation.

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Object Description
Delete button Enables you to delete the selected feed data in the
Available Feed Types group.
Properties of Enables you to modify the property information of a
Selected Feed selected feed type in the Feed Types list.
Type table

You can also access the features in the Library page by

clicking the Feed Type Library button in the Connections
page of the HCR property view.

Properties Page
The Properties page enables you to specify properties for virtual
feeds. The virtual feeds are feeds not represented by internal or
external streams in the subflowsheet and flowsheet respectively.

Figure 5.35

Object Description
Feeds group Displays both real and virtual feed streams connected
to the Hydrocracker.
Add button Enables you to create a virtual feed stream.
Aspen HYSYS Refining automatically assigns a default
name to the virtual feed stream and treats the virtual
stream as an internal stream.
Delete button Enables you to delete the selected feed stream from
the Feeds group.
If the selected feed stream is a real stream, then both
the internal and external streams will be deleted.

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Object Description
Assay radio Enables you to specify assay properties of the selected
button feed type in the Feed Type list.
Bulk Properties Enables you to specify bulk properties of the selected
radio button feed type in the Feed Type list.
Kinetic Lumps Enables you to specify kinetic lumps properties of the
radio button selected feed type in the Feed Type list.
Assay drop-down Enables you to select the assay associated to the
list selected feed type in the Feed Type list.
This drop-down list is only available if you select the
Assay radio button.
Feed Properties Contains a table that displays the list of properties
group available for you to view or modify of the selected feed
stream.
The variables available in this table vary depending on
which radio button you select in the Selected Feed
group.

5.6.3 Operation Tab

The Operation tab contains features used to manipulate the
operation parameters of the Hydrocracker operation.

The features are grouped into the following pages:

• Feeds
• Specifications
• Recycle Gas Loop
• Catalyst Deactivation
• Solver Options
• Solver Console

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Feeds Page
Refer to Feed Page The Feeds page enables you to modify the physical properties of
section for more
information. the feed streams entering and exiting the reactor section of the
Hydrocracker operation.

Figure 5.36

Specifications Page
The Specifications page enables you to modify the reactor bed
parameters of the Hydrocracker operation.

Figure 5.37

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Recycle Gas Loop Page

Refer to Recycle Gas The Recycle Gas Loop page enables you to modify the recycle
Loop Page section for
more information. gas parameters of the Hydrocracker operation.

Figure 5.38

Catalyst Deactivation Page

Refer to Catalyst The Catalyst Deactivation page enables you to modify the
Deactivation Page
section for more catalyst parameters of the Hydrocracker operation.
information.
Figure 5.39

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Solver Options Page

The Solver Options page enables you to modify the calculation
variables used to determine the reaction results of the reactor.

Figure 5.40

Object Description
Convergence Contains the Residual field that enables you to specify the maximum
Tolerance group residual value allowed for the convergence calculation.
Iteration Limits Contains two fields that enable you to control the iteration range for the
group OOMF Solver performance:
• Maximum Iterations field enables you to specify the maximum
number of iterations.
• Minimum Iterations field enables you to specify the minimum number
of iterations.
Creep Step Contains three fields that enable you to configure the creep function of the
Parameters OOMF Solver:
group • On/Off Switch drop-down list. Enables you to select On (enable) or
Off (disable) option for the creep feature.
• Iterations field. Enables you to specify the number of iterations per
creep step.
• Step Size field. Enables you to specify the size of each creep step.
Completeness Contains the Override Spec Group Completeness checkbox that enables
Checking group you to toggle between:
• Overriding the normal calculation behaviour.
• Retaining the normal calculation behaviour.
The normal calculation behaviour requires the spec groups be completed
before solving.

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Object Description
SQP Hessian Contains features used to manipulate the SQP Hessian parameters:
Parameters • Initialization drop-down list. Enables you to select one of four options
group to initialize the Hessian value:
Normal (default). Hessian initialized with identity matrix. This setting
balances efficiency and robustness. It is well suited for general purpose
optimization problems. Typical applications are offline optimization and
online problems that start very far from a solution.
Aggressive. Hessian initialized with small values. This setting moves
the problem to bounds faster than the Normal mode. This setting is
preferred for highly constrained optimization problems with few Degrees
of Freedom at solution. Ideal applications are well-posed online real-
time optimization problems.
Scaled. A combination of the Aggressive and Advanced modes. This
setting is recommended for highly constrained optimization problems
with few Degrees of Freedom at solution and a nonlinear objective
function.
Advanced. Hessian initialized with 2nd order information. This setting is
recommended for problems with many Degrees of Freedom at solution
and/or quadratic objective function. Ideal for data reconciliation
problems, both online and offline.
• Scaling factor field. Enables you to specify the scaling factor.
• Updates stored field. Enables you to specify the number of updates
stored during calculation (default value is 10).
Line Search Contains features used to configure the line search parameters:
Parameters • Algorithm drop-down list. Enables you to select one of four methods
group for the line search algorithm:
Normal (default). A proprietary line search designed to balance
robustness with efficiency.
Exact. A well-known exact penalty line search. It is too conservative for
most practical problems.
Residual. A proprietary line search designed to initially favour the
convergence of residuals over the objective function improvement.
Square. A line search designed to attempt to enforce bounds on cases
with no Degrees of Freedom. It should be used only in cases where
there are multiple solutions to a problem, and the desired solution lies
within the bounds.
• Step Control drop-down list. Enables you to select one of three options
for the step size:
Normal (default). The original method.
Aggressive. A modified method that tends to take larger steps.
Conservative. A modified method that tends to take smaller steps.
• Step Control Iterations field. Enables you to specify the number of
step iterations.
Variable Scaling Contains the On/Off Switch drop-down list that enables you to select one of
Parameter group the following options:
• On. Activates the variable scaling parameter.
• Off. Deactivates the variable scaling parameter.
Failure Recovery Enables you to select one of the following action in case of failure:
Action drop- • Do nothing.
down list • Revert to the previous results before the solve (this is the default
option).
• Revert to the default input and results.

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Solver Console Page

The Solver Console page enables you to view the solver
message generated by the reactor and run script commands.

Figure 5.41

Object Description
Simulation Engine Displays the messages and commands from the
Message and Script solver of the FCC reactor.
Commands field
Enter Script Enables you to enter the text code for a command
Command field for the solver.
Clear Message Enables you to clear the messages in the
button Simulation Engine Message and Script Commands
field.
Get Prev. Command Enables you to retrieve a previous command from
button the command history and place the text code in
the Enter Script Command field.
Get Next Command Enables you to retrieve the next command from
button the command history and place the text code in
the Enter Script Command field.
Run Command Enables you to run the command code in the Enter
button Script Command field.
Clear Command Enables you to clear the command history.
button

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5.6.4 Results Tab

The Results tab enables you to view the calculated variable
results of the Hydrocracker.

The information is grouped into the following pages:

• Feed Blend
• Product Yields
• Product Properties
• Reactor
• Hydrogen System
• Hydrogen Balance

Feed Blend Page

The Feed Blend page displays the calculated physical properties
of the feed stream entering the reactor.

Figure 5.42

For multiple reactors, use the drop-down list to view the feed
blend properties in each reactor.

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Product Yields Page

The Product Yields page displays the calculated yield results of
the product streams exiting the Hydrocracker.

Figure 5.43

Product Properties Page

The Product Properties page displays the calculated physical
properties of the product streams exiting the Hydrocracker.

Figure 5.44

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Reactor Page
The Reactors page displays the key simulation results of the
reactor (s) in the Hydrocracker.

Figure 5.45

Hydrogen System Page

The Hydrogen System page displays the calculated results of the
Hydrogen make-up streams and Hydrogen recycled gas.

Figure 5.46

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Hydrogen Balance Page

The Hydrogen System page displays the calculated results of the
Hydrogen consumption in the reactor(s) and Hydrogen balance
in each streams.

Figure 5.47

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5.7 Calibration Set Library

Property View
The Calibration Set Library property view enables you to
manage the calibration factor sets.

There are several methods to access the Calibration Set Library

property view:
• In the HCR Configuration Wizard property view, go to
the Calibration Factors (3 of 3) page and click the
Library button.
• In the HCR Property View, select the Design tab,
select the Calibration Factors page, and click the
Calibration Factors Library button.
• In the HCR Environment, select HCR | Calibration
Factor command from the menu bar, and click the
Library button in the Calibration Factor Set property
view.

Figure 5.48

The following table lists and describes the options available in

the Calibration Set Library property view:

Object Description
Available Calibration Displays all the factor sets available in the current
Factor Sets list calibration environment.
View/Edit button Enables you to view or modify the data of the
selected factor set in the Available Calibration
Factor Sets list.

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Object Description
Add button Enables you to add a new factor set and access
the Factor Set Property View.
Delete button Enables you to delete the selected factor set in the
Available Calibration Factor Sets list.
Clone button Enables you to create a copy/clone of the selected
factor set in the Available Calibration Factor
Sets list.
Import button Enables you to import a calibration factor set data
from a *.csv file.
Export button Enables you to export/save the selected factor set
(in the Available Calibration Factor Sets list) to
a file *.csv.

HYSYS provides a default calibration factor set with values in

the Calibration Set Library.
The calibration factor values, in the Default calibration factor
set, are read only.
To modify the calibration factors, you need to make a clone
of the Default Calibration Factor set, and modify the
calibration factor values in the cloned set.

5.7.1 Factor Set Property View

The Factor Set property view displays the variable values that
make up the calibration factor set. You can also edit the variable
values in the Factor Set property view.

You cannot modify the variable values of the default

calibration factor set provided by HYSYS.

To access the Factor Set property view:

1. Open the Calibration Set Library Property View.
2. Do one of the following:
• Click the Add button to create a new calibration factor
set.
• Select the calibration factor set you want to view in the
Available Calibration Factor Sets list and click the View/
Edit button.
• Select the calibration factor set you want to edit in the
Available Calibration Factor Sets list and click the Clone
button.

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The Factor Set property view appears.

Figure 5.49

The options in the Factor Set property view is grouped into two
pages:
• Reactor
• Fractionator

Both pages in the Factor Set property view contain the following
common options:

Object Description
Name field Enables you to specify the name of the calibration
factor set.
Description field Enables you to provide a brief description on the
calibration factor set.
Date Created Displays the date and time when the calibration factor
field set was created.
Date Modified Displays the date and time when the calibration factor
field set was last modified.

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Reactor Page
The Reactor page enables you to access the Reactor Factors
group and specify variable values associated to the reactor.

Figure 5.50

Fractionator Page
The Fractionator page enables you to access the Fractionator
Cuts group and specify variable values associated to the
stabilizer tower.

Figure 5.51

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The Fractionator page is blank if the Hydrocracker does not

contain a fractionator.

5.8 Results Property View

The Results property view contains and displays the same
information in the Results Tab of the HCR Reactor Section
Property View.

To access the Results property view:

1. Access HCR Environment.
2. Select HCR | Results in the menu bar.
The Results property view appears.

The information displayed in the Results property view will

appear blank, if the Hydrocracker unit operation is not
solved or completed.

5.8.1 Feed Blend Page

The Feed Blend page displays the calculated physical properties
of the feed stream entering the reactor.

Figure 5.52

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For multiple reactors, use the drop-down list to view the feed
blend properties in each reactor.

5.8.2 Product Yields Page

The Product Yields page displays the calculated yield results of
the product streams exiting the Hydrocracker.

Figure 5.53

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5.8.3 Product Properties Page

The Product Properties page displays the calculated physical
properties of the product streams exiting the Hydrocracker.

Figure 5.54

5.8.4 Reactor Page

The Reactors page displays the key simulation results of the
reactor (s) in the Hydrocracker.

Figure 5.55

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5.8.5 Hydrogen System Page

The Hydrogen System page displays the calculated results of the
Hydrogen make-up streams and Hydrogen recycled gas.

Figure 5.56

5.8.6 Hydrogen Balance Page

The Hydrogen System page displays the calculated results of the
Hydrogen consumption in the reactor(s) and Hydrogen balance
in each streams.

Figure 5.57

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5.9 Calibration Property

View
The calibration property view allows you to:
• Specify feeds, catalyst, operating conditions and
measurements for a calibration run.
• Perform a calibration run.
• Save the calculated Calibration Factors for use in the
simulation run.
• Push data from a calibration run to the HCR Reactor
Section property view.
• Pull data from the HCR Reactor property view to the
Calibration property view.

Figure 5.58

To access Calibration property view:

1. Access the HCR environment
2. Select HCR | Calibration command in the menu bar.
The Calibration view of the active HCR operation appears.

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Note: When you access the Calibration view, you also enter the
Calibration Environment.

The HCR Calibration view contains the following objects below

the tabs:

Object Description
Run Calibration Enables you to select one or more data set for the
Button calibration run and access the Validation Wizard
property view. This button is unavailable until all
necessary input data is complete.
Run Prediction Enables you to select one or more data set for the
button prediction run and access the Specification
Wizard property view. This button is unavailable
until all necessary input data is complete.
Data Set Enables you to select different data sets for
drop-down list entering the data or viewing the results for the
calibration or the prediction run.
Manage Data Sets Enables you to access the Data Set Manager
button Property View to manage the data set.
Push Data to Enables you to export input data from the current
Simulation button data set in the calibration property view to the
property view in the HCR environment.
Any existing simulation data will be overwritten
with the current calibration data.
Pull Data from Enables you to import data from the property view
Simulation button in the HDC environment into the current data set in
the Calibration property view.
Any existing calibration data will be over written
with the current simulation data.
Return to Enables you to exit the Calibration environment
Simulation and return to the HCR environment.
Status Bar Displays the current status of the calibration run.

Validation Wizard
When you click the Run Calibration button, Aspen HYSYS
Refining lets you select the data set you want to use for the
calibration run, and validate the selected data set before the
calibration is actually run.

Note: The Run Calibration button in the Calibration view is

unavailable until all necessary calibration input is complete.

The Select Data Sets for Calibration view displays status and
names of data sets available with the calibration run.

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This view will appear only when there is more than one data set.
If there’s only one data set, Validation Wizard view will appear
instead.

Object Description
Run Calibration Enables you to run the calibration using the
selected data set in the Select Data Sets for
Calibration group.
Stop Enables you to stop the calculation process during a
calibration run. This button is only active during the
calibration run calculation.
Close Enables you to close the Select Data Sets for
Calibration view without performing any calibration
run.

Select the appropriate checkbox under the Include column to

select the data set you want to use in the calibration run. When
you select the checkbox, the Validation Wizard view of the
selected data set appears.

The Validation Wizard property view displays the mass flows of

feed and product streams (derived from the input data), and
coke flow and wt% hydrogen in coke (calculated using air rate
and flue gas analysis).

The information displayed enables you to analyse the

measurement data before accepting the data set for the
calibration run.
• If the total product mass rate is greater than the total
feed mass rate by about 2-3%, you should review the
flow rate and gravity information of the products. If you
think the error is acceptable, you can decide how you
would like to distribute the mass imbalance by assigning
the bias to any of the product streams (except coke).
Once the bias is assigned, the Validation Wizard adjusts
the mass flow of the selected product stream(s) to match
the feed total mass by re-normalization.
• If the coke flow and wt% hydrogen in code values are not
reasonable, the air rate measurement and flue gas
analysis should be reviewed before calibration is run.

In the Coke and Sulfur Balance group, you must specify the
following values for the Calibration of coke and sulfur balance:
• Wt% feed sulfur in code (default = 5%)
• Wt% coke from stripper (default = 15%)
• Stripper efficiency (default = 75%)

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When all the information in the Validation Wizard view appears

satisfactory, click the OK button to accept the values in the
selected data set. The Validation Wizard view closes and you
return to the Select Data Sets for Calibration view.

Note: You can click the Cancel button to close the Validation
Wizard View without saving/accepting any changes made in the
view.

Once the data set has been selected and validated, you can click
the Run Calibration button on the Select Data Sets for
Calibration view to start the Calibration run.

Specification Wizard
When you click the Run Prediction button, Aspen HYSYS
Refining lets you select a calibration factor set, and select data
set you want to use for prediction calculation.

Note: The Run Prediction button in the Calibration view is

unavailable until all necessary input is complete.

The Select Data Sets for Prediction view displays status and
names of data sets available with the calibration run. The
following table lists and describes the options in the Select Data
Sets for Prediction view:

Object Description
Select Calibration Enables you to select a calibration factor set to use
Factor Set to Use for in the prediction calculation.
Prediction
drop-down list.
Library button Enables you to access the Calibration Set Library
view to manage the calibration factor set.
Run Prediction Enables you to run the prediction calculation using
button the selected calibration factor set for data sets
included in the Select Data Sets for Prediction
group. The button is not active until you have
selected and validated a data set.
Stop button Enables you to stop the process during a prediction
calculation.
Close button Enables you to close the Select Data Sets for
Prediction view without performing any prediction
calculation.

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Select the appropriate checkbox under the Include column to

select the data set you want to use in the prediction. When you
select the checkbox, the Specification Wizard view of the
selected data set appears.
• The Specification Wizard property view enables you to
select the variable(s) that is specified for the prediction
calculation, the rest of the variables will be calculated.
• In the Regenerator group, select the appropriate
checkbox of the variable you want the prediction
calculation to accept the specified value, while the rest of
the variables are calculated based on the specified value.
• If a fractionator is included into HCR, then the TBP cut
point specs appears in the Specification Wizard view. you
can modify the values in the Specify TBP Cut Points
group and the new data will be used in the prediction
run.
• Click the OK button to close the Specification Wizard
view and accept the modification/selections.
• Click the Cancel button to close the Specification Wizard
view and not accept the modification/selections.

Data Set Manager Property View

The Data Set Manager property view enables you to add,
modify, clone, delete, or rename the calibration data sets
associate to the calibration run.

The following table lists and describes the options in the Data
Set Manager view:

Object Description
Available Data Sets Displays all the data sets available in the associate
list calibration/prediction run.
Add button Enables you to add a new data set to the
calibration/prediction run.
Delete button Enables you to delete the selected data set in the
Available Data Sets list.
Clone button Enables you to clone the selected data set in the
Available Data Sets list.
Rename button Enables you to rename the selected data set in the
Available Data Sets list.

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5.9.1 Design Tab

The Design tab is the same as the Design tab in the HCR Reactor
Section property view. This tab enables you to enter specific
information about the HCR unit you are modeling. This
information is used in a calibration run.

Figure 5.59

Use the Design tab to view the following types of information

about the HCR:

Use this page to

Configuration View the configuration of the HCR
Geometry View the geometry of the following elements of the
HCR:
• Internal Diameter
• Catalyst Loading
• Catalyst Density
• Bed Voidage
Notes Enter notes about calibration

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Configuration Page
The Configuration page on the Design tab of the Calibration
property view is a read-only page.

This page displays the flowsheet configuration information:

• The number of reactors
• The number of HPS
• The type AMINE Scrubber
• The presence and type of fractionator
• The number of beds

Note: To change configuration specifications, you need to go

back to the HCR environment.

Figure 5.60

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Geometry Page
The Geometry page on the Design tab of the Calibration
property view displays the flowsheet geometry information.

Figure 5.61

Note: If you selected the Allow Midpoint Injection option on

the HCR Configuration Wizard Configuration Page (page 1),
Aspen HYSYS Refining displays the Injection Point in the
Reactor group.

The groups in the Geometry page contains the following

information:

Group[ Description
Internal Diameter The internal diameter of the reactor.
Catalyst Loading The loading KG of the reactor.
Catalyst Density The density of the reactor.
Bed Voidage The Bed Voidage of the reactor.

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If mid-point injection is allowed, then:

Field Description
Total Length The total length of the riser.
Top Section The diameter of the top section of the riser (from
Diameter injection point to riser top).
Bottom Section The diameter of the bottom section riser (from riser
Diameter bottom to injection point).
Injection Point Location of injection point from the bottom of the
riser.

Notes Page
For more information Use the Notes page to make any notes about the calibration of
refer to Section 1.2.3 -
Notes Page/Tab. the HCR and related matters. Notes can be useful for informing
other people working with your case about changes and
assumptions you have made. You can:
• Enter notes in the Notes window
• Add objects, for example, a formatted Word document,
in the Notes window.

5.9.2 Feed Data Tab

Use the Feed Data tab on the Calibration property view to enter
specific information about the feed(s) to the HCR unit you are
modeling. This information is used in a calibration run.

The following table lists and describes the pages in the Feed
Data tab view:

Use this page to

Library Specify Feed Data information for a calibration run.
Properties Specify properties for virtual feeds, which is to say
feeds that are not represented by an internal and
external stream in the subflowsheet and flowsheet
respectively.

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Library Page
Use the Library page on the Feed Data tab of the Calibration
property view to manage the Feed Type Library.

Figure 5.62

A library of feed types is provided in the HCR/Feed Library sub

folder on your installation folder. You can import one or more of
them to your simulation.

The following table lists and describes the options in the Library
page:

Objects Description
Feed Types Displays the type of feeds associated with the HCR
operation.
Properties of Displays the following information:
Selected Feed Types • Lump Weight Percents
• Biases
Import button Enables you to import a feed type from a file in the
HCR operation.

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Objects Description
Export button Enables you to export a selected feed type (from
the Feed Types list) into a separate file. The
exported feed type can be imported into a different
HCR operation.
Delete button Enables you to delete a selected field type in the
Feed Types list.

Properties Page
Use the Properties page on the Feed Data tab of the Calibration
property view to specify properties for virtual feeds, which is to
say feeds that are not represented by an internal and external
stream in the subflowsheet and flowsheet respectively. The real
feed streams also appear here, but there are restrictions.

Figure 5.63

The following table lists and describes the common features in

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the Properties page:

Object Description
Feeds List Displays the feed stream associated with the HCR
operation.
Add button Enables you to create/add a new virtual feed
stream and assign it a default name as if it were an
internal stream.
Clone button Enables you to create a copy of the selected feed
stream in the feed list.
If the selected feed stream is a real stream, the
copy is flagged as a virtual feed.
Delete button Enables you to delete the selected field stream in
the feed list.
If the selected feed stream is a real stream, then
both the internal and external streams will be
deleted.
Selected Feed group Contains three radio buttons that enables you to
select different methods to manipulate the selected
feed stream in the Feeds list.
The HCR model uses these feed types and Feed
Type properties to generate kinetic lumps of the
feed for the simulation.
Feed Properties Displays all the properties of the selected feed
Group stream in the Feeds list.
Various stream properties can be modified,
depending on the method you selected in the Feed
Properties group.

• If you selected the Assay radio button:

The feed properties calculated from the assay and the cut points
are displayed.

Field Description
Feed Type The feed type. Select the feed type from the drop-
down list. The feed types available are those in the
Feed Types list on the Library page of the Feed
Data tab.
Assay The name of the assay.
Initial Point Initial point of the distillation.
Final Point [C] Final point of the distillation.
API Gravity The API gravity of the feed.
Specific Gravity The specific gravity of the feed.
(60F/60F)

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Field Description
Distillation Type • TBP
• D86
• D1160
• D2887
0% Point [C] 0% point of the distillation.
5% Point [C] 5% point of the distillation.
10% Point [C] 10% point of the distillation.
30% Point [C] 30% point of the distillation.
50% Point [C] 50% point of the distillation.
70% Point [C] 70% point of the distillation.
90% Point [C] 90% point of the distillation.
95% Point [C] 95% point of the distillation.
100% Point [C] 100% point of the distillation.
Total Nitrogen Total Nitrogen content in the feed, ppmwt.
[ppmwt]
Basic Nitrogen Basic Nitrogen content in the feed, ppmwt.
[ppmwt]
Total/Basic Ratio of total basic nitrogen content.
Nitrogen Ration
Sulfur Content% Sulfur content in the feed, wt%

• If you selected the Bulk Properties radio button:

Field Description
Name The name of the feed.
Feed Type The feed type. Select the feed type from the drop-
down list. The feed types available are those in the
Feed Types list on the Library page of the Feed
Data tab.
API Gravity The API gravity of the feed.
Specific Gravity The specific gravity of the feed.
(60F/60F)
Distillation Type • TBP
• D86
• D1160
• D2887
0% Point [C] 0% point of the distillation.
5% Point [C] 5% point of the distillation.
10% Point [C] 10% point of the distillation.
30% Point [C] 30% point of the distillation.
50% Point [C] 50% point of the distillation.
70% Point [C] 70% point of the distillation.
90% Point [C] 90% point of the distillation.

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Field Description
95% Point [C] 95% point of the distillation.
Total Nitrogen Total Nitrogen content in the feed, ppmwt.
[ppmwt]
Basic Nitrogen Basic Nitrogen content in the feed, ppmwt.
[ppmwt]
Total/Basic Ratio of total basic nitrogen content.
Nitrogen Ratio
Sulfur Content% Sulfur content in the feed, wt%

• If you selected the Kinetic Lumps radio button:

If the feed is connected to an external stream, then you cannot

choose a Property Method. You can only change the feed name
and the feed type.

Operation Tab
The Operation tab in the Calibration property view is the same
as the Operation tab in the HCR Reactor Section property view.

The Operation tab contains features used to manipulate the

operation parameters of the Hydrocracker operation.

Feeds Page
The Feeds page of the Operation tab of the Calibration property
displays the calculated physical properties of the feed stream
entering the reactor. This data is used for calibration runs.

The following table lists and describes the options in the Feed
page view:

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Object Description
Feed Enables you to modify the following properties of the feed
Conditions stream(s) entering the Hydrocracker:
• volume flow rate
• mass flow rate
• temperature
• pressure
• entry location
If you select Split option, the Select Feed Location
Property View appears and enables you to specify
the feed stream flow ratio between the reactors.
Total Feed Enables you to modify the following properties of the
reactors:
• total feed preheat duty
• total feed pressure
• gas to oil ratio

Specification Page
The Specification page on the Operation tab of the Calibration
property enables you to modify the reactor bed parameters of
the Hydrocracker operation.

Figure 5.64

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Recycle Gas Loop Page

The Recycle Gas Loop page on the Operation tab of the
Calibration property view enables you to modify the recycle gas
parameters of the Hydrocracker operation.

Figure 5.65

The Recycle Gas Loop page contains the following groups:

Group Description
HPS and Enables you to modify the following properties of the
Recycle Gas recycle gas loops:
Compressor • stream temperature
• stream pressure
• outlet pressure of the stream exiting the compressor
• pressure difference between the stream and the
reactor stage

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Group Description
Product Enables you to modify the following properties of the
Heater heater:
• temperature of exiting stream
• duty
• pressure of exiting stream
• pressure difference in heater
Hydrogen Enables you to modify the following properties of the
Makeup hydrogen makeup stream:
Stream • mole flow rate
• temperature
• pressure
• composition
• hydrogen purge fraction

Catalyst Deactivation Page

The Catalyst Deactivation page enables you to modify the
catalyst parameters of the hydrocraker operation.

Figure 5.66

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Fractionator Page
The Fractionator tab contains options for the fractionator in the
Hydrocracker. The options are split into the following pages:
• Zone Pressures
• Specs

If the Hydrocracker does not contain a fractionator the

above pages appear blank.

Solver Options Page

The Solver Options page on the Operation tab of the Calibration
property view enables you to modify the calculation variable
used to determine the reaction results of the reactor.

Figure 5.67

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The Solver Option page contains the following information:

Object Description
Convergence Contains the Residual field that enables you to specify the maximum
Tolerance residual value allowed for the convergence calculation.
Iteration Limits Contains two fields that enable you to control the iteration range for the
OOMF Solver performance:
• Maximum Iterations field enables you to specify the maximum
number of iterations.
• Minimum Iterations field enables you to specify the minimum number
of iterations.
Creep Step Contains three fields that enable you to configure the creep function of the
Parameters OOMF Solver:
• On/Off Switch drop-down list. Enables you to select On (enable) or
Off (disable) option for the creep feature.
• Iterations field. Enables you to specify the number of iterations per
creep step.
• Step Size field. Enables you to specify the size of each creep step.
Completeness Contains the Override Spec Group Completeness checkbox that enables
Checking you to toggle between:
• Overriding the normal calculation behaviour.
• Retaining the normal calculation behaviour.
The normal calculation behaviour requires the spec groups be completed
before solving.
SQP Hessian Contains features used to manipulate the SQP Hessian parameters:
Parameters • Initialization drop-down list. Enables you to select one of four options
to initialize the Hessian value:
Normal (default). Hessian initialized with identity matrix. This setting
balances efficiency and robustness. It is well suited for general purpose
optimization problems. Typical applications are offline optimization and
online problems that start very far from a solution.
Aggressive. Hessian initialized with small values. This setting moves
the problem to bounds faster than the Normal mode. This setting is
preferred for highly constrained optimization problems with few Degrees
of Freedom at solution. Ideal applications are well-posed online real-
time optimization problems.
Scaled. A combination of the Aggressive and Advanced modes. This
setting is recommended for highly constrained optimization problems
with few Degrees of Freedom at solution and a nonlinear objective
function.
Advanced. Hessian initialized with 2nd order information. This setting is
recommended for problems with many Degrees of Freedom at solution
and/or quadratic objective function. Ideal for data reconciliation
problems, both online and offline.
• Scaling factor field. Enables you to specify the scaling factor.
• Updates stored field. Enables you to specify the number of updates
stored during calculation (default value is 10).

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Object Description
Line Search Contains features used to configure the line search parameters:
Parameters • Algorithm drop-down list. Enables you to select one of four methods
for the line search algorithm:
Normal (default). A proprietary line search designed to balance
robustness with efficiency.
Exact. A well-known exact penalty line search. It is too conservative for
most practical problems.
Residual. A proprietary line search designed to initially favour the
convergence of residuals over the objective function improvement.
Square. A line search designed to attempt to enforce bounds on cases
with no Degrees of Freedom. It should be used only in cases where
there are multiple solutions to a problem, and the desired solution lies
within the bounds.
• Step Control drop-down list. Enables you to select one of three options
for the step size:
Normal (default). The original method.
Aggressive. A modified method that tends to take larger steps.
Conservative. A modified method that tends to take smaller steps.
• Step Control Iterations field. Enables you to specify the number of
step iterations.
Variable Scaling Contains the On/Off Switch drop-down list that enables you to select one of
Parameter the following options:
• On. Activates the variable scaling parameter.
• Off. Deactivates the variable scaling parameter.
Failure Recovery Enables you to select one of the following action in case of failure:
Action drop- • Do nothing.
down list • Revert to the previous results before the solve (this is the default
option).
• Revert to the default input and results.

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Solver Console Page

The Solver Console page on the Operation tab of the Calibration
property view enables you to view the solver message
generated by the reaction and run script commands.

Figure 5.68

The Solver Console page displays the following information:

Object Description
Simulation Engine Displays the messages and commands from the
Message and Script solver of the FCC reactor.
Commands field
Enter Script Enables you to enter the text code for a command
Command field for the solver.
Clear Message Enables you to clear the messages in the
button Simulation Engine Message and Script Commands
field.
Get Prev. Command Enables you to retrieve a previous command from
button the command history and place the text code in
the Enter Script Command field.
Get Next Command Enables you to retrieve the next command from
button the command history and place the text code in
the Enter Script Command field.

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Object Description
Run Command Enables you to run the command code in the Enter
button Script Command field.
Clear Command Enables you to clear the command history.
button

5.9.3 Operation Measure Tab

The Operation Measures tab contains the following pages:
• Temp./Press. Page
• Flow

Temp./Press. Page
The Operation Measure tab in the Calibration property view
allows you to input the temperature measurement that will be
used in the objection function for calibration.

Figure 5.69

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The Temperature page contains the following two groups:

Object Description
Temperature Rise The rise in temperature.
Pressure Drop The degree of pressure dropped.

Note: The number of columns depends on the number of

reactors. The number of rows is the maximum number of beds
among all reactors. The filed will be locked as a blank if the
particular bed does not exist in the specific reactor.

For example, if there are three reactors and there are two beds
in Reactor 1, three beds in Reactor 2 and two beds in Reactor 3,
then there will be rows for Bed 1, Bed 2 and Bed 3. However, the
cells for data in Bed 3 of Reactor 1 and Reactor 3 will be blank
and locked.

Flow Page
Use the Flow page on the Operation Measure tab of the
Calibration property view to input flow measurements in the
recycle loop that will be used in the objection function for

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calibration.

Figure 5.70

5.9.4 Product Measure Tab

The Product Measure tab contains the options that enable you to
manipulate the cuts, light ends and heavy ends in the calibration
calculation.

Cuts Page
The Cuts page on the Product Measure tab of the Calibration
property view enables you to specify the number of GC analyses

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and liquid product cuts.

Figure 5.71

The cuts available vary depending on whether the HCR has a

fractionator.
• If the HCR has a fractionator:
The naphtha cuts, LCO cuts and Bottom cuts are those
you specified on the HCR Configuration Wizard.
• If the HCR does not include a fractionator, then you must
specify the number of liquid cuts, which correspond to
the number of liquid product measurements you have.

Name of analysis or
What/how many you can specify
cut
Number of fuel gas up to 5
analyses
Number of LPG up to 4
analyses
Number of naphtha up to 3
cuts
Number of Distillate up to 2
Cuts
Bottom cuts • Bottoms
• HCO and Bottoms

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Light Ends Page

Use the Light Ends page on the Product Measure tab of the
Calibration property view to specify the GC data for:
• Fuel Gases
• LPGs
• Naphthas

Figure 5.72

The table that appears in the Light Ends page enables you to
input measurement data and is based on the number of fuel
gas, LPC analyses and Naptha cuts specified on the Cuts Page.
For example, the Heavy Naphtha column appears only if the
configuration has a Heavy Naphtha draw.

For each type of cut (each cut is represented by a column) you

can enter the flow rate and composition in the appropriate cell.

Notes:
• You only need to enter the Naphthenes, Olefins and
Aromatics data for the naphtha cuts. The HCR model
then extrapolates the curves to the regions where you
did not specify data.

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• For Fuel Gas columns, Liquid Rate variable is not

available and for the other columns, Gas Rate variable is
not available.
• When you enter a value for a composition, the Input
Composition for GC Analysis dialog appears on which
to enter the data.

Heavy Liquids Page

Use the Heavy Liquids page on the Product Measure tab of the
Calibration property view to specify measured data for
fractionated streams, including flows and properties. Aspen
HYSYS Refining calculates the TBP cut for reactor
parameterization.

Figure 5.73

Note: You only need to enter the Naphthenes, Olefins and

Aromatics data for the naphtha cuts. The HCR model adjusts the
reference curve for Naphthenes, Olefins and Aromatics to match
the measurements specified. The model then extrapolates the
curves to the regions where you did not specify data.

The streams on the Heavy Liquids page correspond to the

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fractionated draws that you specified:

• on the HCR Configuration Wizard
• on the Cuts Page if the HCR does not have a fractionator

The Olefins, Naphthenes and Aromatics in naphtha cut(s) are

required input. Those for other liquid cuts are optional.

The temperature and pressure are used for fractionator

calibration.

Note: The Heavy Naphtha and Light Naphtha flows appear

both on the Light Ends Page and in the Heavy Liquids Page.

5.9.5 Calibration Control Tab

Use the Calibration Control tab of the Calibration property view
to specify the reactor settings for:
• Parameter
• Object Function

Parameters Page
The Parameters page on the Calibration Control tab of the
Calibration property view displays a list of parameters and a
checkbox for each parameter to allow you to select which

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parameters to be used in calibrating the reactor model.

Figure 5.74

This page contains several columns. The first column displays a

list of parameters. The second column is the initial values of the
parameters and the third column is a checkbox. The initial
values of the parameters are from the default factor set but you
can modify them.

Object Function Page

The Object Function page on the Calibration Control tab of the
Calibration property view allows the user to construct the
objective function for the calibration. This page contains a
matrix of two columns. The first column is the name of the

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variables, the second is the sigma values for the variable.

Figure 5.75

5.9.6 Analysis Tab

The Analysis tab of the Calibration property view displays the
view populated with the results of a calibration run.

Note: Pages on the Analysis tab, except the Worksheet page,

display the calibration results of the current data set. You can
select the current data set from the Data Set drop-down list.

Calibration Summary Page

The Calibrations Summary page on the Analysis tab of the
Calibration property view displays the calculated calibration
factors. You can save these Calibration Factors as a named set
that can then be used in calibration runs. you can also export

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the calibration factors to a file.

Figure 5.76

There are four buttons located on the top of the Calibration

Factor page and two groups. The following table outlines the
buttons:

Button Action
Save for Simulation Save the calibration factors for a simulation run,
by clicking Save for Simulation.
In the normal workflow, after running the
calibration and reviewing the results, you will save
the calculated calibration factors. Therefore, if you
return to the Simulation environment, the system
prompts you with the following question:
Do you want to make the newly calculated
calibration factors available for simulation?
• If you select Yes - Aspen HYSYS Refining
proceeds as if you had clicked Save for
Simulation.
• If you select No - the calibration property
view closes.
• If you select Cancel - the Calibration
property view remains open.
Export Export the calibration factors as a file.

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Button Action
Calibration Factors View the Calibration Set Library view.
Library
Re-initialize

The factors are split into two read-only groups.

• The Calibration Factors group displays all calculated
reactor and (if it exists) fractionator calibration factors:

Factors Default Calibration Factor set

Global Activity
Reactor 1- Bed 1 0.7000
Reactor 1- Bed 2 0.7000
Reactor 2- Bed 1 0.7000
Reactor 2- Bed 2 0.7000
Overall HDS Activity
Treating Bed 9.761-eOC
Treating Bed to 0.6336
Cracking Bed Ration
430- HDS Activity
Treating Bed 1.000
Treating Bed to 1.000
Cracking Bed Ration
430-950 HDS
Activity
Treating Bed 0.7581
Treating Bed to 1.000
Cracking Bed Ration
950+ HDS Activity
Treating Bed 1.000
Treating Bed to 1.000
Cracking Bed Ration
Overall HDN Activity
Treating Bed 0.2508
Treating Bed to 0.8342
Cracking Bed Ration
430- HDN Activity
Treating Bed 1.217
Treating Bed to 1.000
Cracking Bed Ration
950+ HDN Activity
Treating Bed 1.665
Treating Bed to 1.000
Cracking Bed Ration

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Factors Default Calibration Factor set

Overall SAT Activity
Treating Bed 7.000e-OC
Treating Bed to 1.035
Cracking Bed Ration
430- SAT Activity
Treating Bed 1.000
Treating Bed to 1.000
Cracking Bed Ration
430-950 SAT
Activity
Treating Bed 0.9032
Treating Bed to 1.000
Cracking Bed Ration
950+ SAT Activity
Treating Bed 0.9182
Treating Bed to 1.000
Cracking Bed Ration
Overall Cracking
Activity
Treating Bed 0.1679
Treating Bed to 1.000e-OC
Cracking Bed Ration
430- Cracking
Activity
Treating Bed 2.200
Treating Bed to 1.000
Cracking Bed Ration
430-950 Cracking
Activity
Treating Bed 2.498
Treating Bed to 1.000
Cracking Bed Ration
950+ Cracking
Activity
Treating Bed 0.8000
Treating Bed to 1.000
Cracking Bed Ration
Overall Ring
Opening Activity
Treating Bed 5.000e-OC
Treating Bed to 1.000e-OC
Cracking Bed Ration
430- Ring Opening
Activity
Treating Bed 1.000

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Factors Default Calibration Factor set

Treating Bed to 1.000
Cracking Bed Ration
430-950 Ring
Opening Activity
Treating Bed 1.000
Treating Bed to 1.000
Cracking Bed Ration
950+ Ring Opening
Activity
Treating Bed 1.000
Treating Bed to 1.000
Cracking Bed Ration
Light Gas Tuning
Factors
C1 8.900
C2 5.000
C3 1.000
C4 0.1000
Catalyst
Deactivation
Initial Deactivation Included
Constant (Initial Value and Final Value will display if
present.
Long Term Included
Deactivation Constant (Initial Value and Final Value will display if
present.
Activation Energy Included
(Initial Value and Final Value will display if
present.
WABT Bias Included
(Initial Value and Final Value will display if
present.
Reactor Pressure
Drop Factor
Reactor 1- Bed 1 Included
(Initial Value and Final Value will display if
present.
Reactor 1- Bed 2 Included
(Initial Value and Final Value will display if
present.

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Factors Default Calibration Factor set

Reactor 2- Bed 1 Included
(Initial Value and Final Value will display if
present.
Reactor 2- Bed 2 Included
(Initial Value and Final Value will display if
present.

• The Objective Function group displays the following

information:

Factors Default Calibration Factor set

Temperature Rise
RIBI Temperature Rise [C] 1.000
RIB2 Temperature Rise [C] 1.000
R2BI Temperature Rise [C] 1.000
R2B2 Temperature Rise [C] 1.000
Recycle Quench Throws
Reactor 1
Bed 1 [STD_m3/h] 720.0
Bed 1 [STD_m3/h] 720.0
Reactor 2
Bed 1 [STD_m3/h] 720.0
Bed 2 [STD_m3/h] 720.0
Purge Gas Flow - Loop 1 36.00
[STD_m3/h]
H2 Makeup 1 rate - Loop 1 36.00
[STD_m3/h]
H2 Consumption 1.000
[STD_m3/m3]
Product Flow and
Properties
Naphtha C6-430F Vol. Flow 1.000
[m3/h]
Diesel 430F-700F Vol. Flow 1.000
[m3/h]
Bottoms 700-1000F Vol. 1.000
Flow [m3/h]
Resid 1000F + Vol. Flow 1.000
[m3/h]
C1C2 Yield [%] 1.00
C3 Yield [%] 1.00
C4 Yield [%] 1.00

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Factors Default Calibration Factor set

Sulfur in Bottom 700+F 10.00
[ppmwt]
Nitrogen in Bottom 700+F 10.00
[ppmwt]

Mass Balance Page

The Mass Balance page reports the errors in the mass flow
rates. The page also reports the adjusted mass flows that are
used in the calibration, based on how you have decided to
distribute the error in the Validation Wizard.

Figure 5.77

The following table list and describes the groups in the Mass
Balance page:

Section Displays data on

Feed Group • Stream Name
• Mass Flow [kg/h]
• Hydrogen Flow [kg/h]
Material Balance • Closures (Measured/Adjusted)

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Section Displays data on

Product Group • Stream name (Measured Mass Flow/Adjusted
Mass Flow and Ass. Bias)
Chemical Hydrogen • Consumption

Feed Blend Page

The Feed Blend page on the Analysis tab of the Calibration
property view displays the detailed characterization of each
individual feed and the blend of feeds going to each riser
location.

Figure 5.78

Note:
• If there are two reactors, or there is a feed mid-point
injection, you can use the Blend Properties at
Selected Reactor Location list to choose the location
to display.

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Product Yields Page

The Product Yields page on the Analysis tab of the Calibration
property view displays the standard Cut yields from the
simulation.

Figure 5.79

If the Hydrocracker contains a fractionator, there will be two

radio buttons: Standard Cut Products and Fractionated Products.
Depending on the radio button selected, the Yields group
displays the yields for standard cuts or the fractionated yields.

The liquid product cuts for the Fractionated Products option

correspond to those specified in the Specs Page of the
Fractionator tab.

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Product Properties Page

The Product Properties page on the Analysis tab of the
Calibration view displays the calculated physical properties of
the product streams exiting the Hydrocracker.

Figure 5.80

The Product Properties group displays the following values for

each of the stream(s) listed:
• API Gravity
• Specific Gravity
• Sulfur [%]
• Total Nitrogen [ppmwt]
• Basic Nitrogen [ppmwt]
• Paraffins [%]
• Naphthenes [%]
• Aromatics [%]
• RON
• MON
• Smoke Point [mm}
• Freeze Point [C]
• Flash Point [C]

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• Cetane Index
• Four Point [C]
• Watson K
• Viscosity @ 100F [cP]

If the Hydrocracker contains a fractionator, there will be two

radio buttons: Standard Cut Products and Fractionated Products.
Depending on the radio button selected, the Product Properties
group displays the properties for standard cuts or the properties
for the fractionated products.

The liquid product cuts for the Fractionated Products option

correspond to those specified in the Specs Page of the
Fractionator tab.

Reactor Page
The Reactor page on the Analysis tab of the Calibration property
view displays the key simulation results of the reactor. The
results displayed depend on the configuration of the HCR.

Figure 5.81

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Hydrogen System Page

The Hydrogen System page displays the calculated results of the
Hydrogen make-up streams and Hydrogen recycled gas.

Figure 5.82

Fractionator Page
The Fractionator page on the Analysis tab of the Calibration
property view displays the fractionator solver tuning
parameters.

The Section-based solver tuning parameters group displays for

each zone:
• Top Index
• Bottom Index
• Top R2
• Bottom R2

The TBP Cut Points group displays the calculated cut point to
match the specified flow rate of each zone.

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Hydrogen Balance Page

The Hydrogen Balance page on the Analysis tab of the
Calibration property view displays key hydrogen balance
information and hydrogen-balance-related information.

Figure 5.83

The Hydrogen balance page reports the following data:

Group Displays data on

H2 Consumption • Bed 1 [STD-m3/h]
• Bed 2 [STD-m3/h]
• Sum [STD-m3/h]
H2 Balance • H2 Flow in Makeup 1 [STD-m3/h]
• H2 Flow in Makeup 2 [STD-m3/h]
• H2 Flow in Total Makeup [STD-m3/h]
• H2 Makeup per Feed Flow [STD-m3/m3]
• H2 Flow in Purge [STD-m3/h]
• H2 Purge per Feed Flow [STD-m3/m3]
• Total H2 Consumption [STD-m3/h]
• Total H2 Consumption per Feed Flow [STD-
m3/h]
• Total H2 Losses [STD-m3/h]
• H2 Losses per Feed Flow [STD-m3/m3]

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Worksheet Page
The Worksheet page on the Advanced tab of the Calibration
property view displays the summary of the calibration results.

Each row in the table corresponds to each variable from every

other Analysis page, and each column for every included data
sets in the calibration run.

Figure 5.84

5.10 References
1
"The Lower It Goes, The Tougher It Gets," Bradford L. Bjorklund, Neil
Howard, Timothy Heckel, David Lindsay, and Dave Piasecki,
presented at presented at the NPRA 2000 Annual Meeting, Paper
No. AM-00-16, March 26-28, 2000.
2 "Improve Refinery Margins and Produce Low-Sulfur Fuels," Scott W.
Shorey, David A. Lomas, and William H. Keesom, World Refining
Special Edition: Sulfur 2000, Summer 1999, p. 41.

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6 Petroleum Column

6.1 Introduction................................................................................... 2

6.1.1 Petroleum Column Conventions .................................................. 3

6.2 Petroleum Column Theory.............................................................. 4

6.2.1 Petroleum Column Example ....................................................... 4
6.2.2 Water Handling ........................................................................ 7
6.2.3 Condenser Handling.................................................................. 7
6.2.4 TBP Cut Points ......................................................................... 8

6.3 Petroleum Column Installation .................................................... 10

6.4 Petroleum Distillation Column Property View .............................. 11

6.4.1 Design Tab ............................................................................ 11
6.4.2 Worksheet Tab ....................................................................... 13
6.4.3 Performance Tab .................................................................... 13
6.4.4 Calibration Tab....................................................................... 17

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6.1 Introduction
The Petroleum Column operation lets you model petroleum
distillation columns in a refinery. The Petroleum Column is
specifically designed to help with solving the following problems:
• Simulating a petroleum column for a wide range of crude
oils within an optimization or gradient generation
scenario. In these situations, the column needs to be
simulated over and over again, and the column should
converge quickly and consistently in all scenarios.
• Manually calibrating the Petroleum Column from plant
data.

If you require significant internal details of the column such

as vapor-liquid traffic or temperature profiles matching very
closely to plant data, or if you are interested in extreme
flexibility in the specifications or the topology of the column,
you should use the standard HYSYS column subflowsheet.

The focus of the Petroleum Column is to model the imperfect

separation of crude and other feeds that occur in the refining
industry as accurately as possible. The modeling of imperfect
fractionation plays a very important role in refinery economics.
Conversely the focus is not to use the tool as a detailed design
tool.

The Petroleum Column model has the following capabilities:

• Allows one feed.
• Allows you to specify the flow-ratio of each product with
respect to the feed, or the TBP cut-point of a product
with respect to the feed.
• Calculates the composition, distillation curves,
temperature and flow for each of the products.
• Calculates the petroleum properties for each of the
products of the Petroleum Column.

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6.1.1 Petroleum Column

Conventions
Column Tray Sections, Overhead Condensers, and Bottom
Reboilers are each defined as separate, individual unit
operations. Condensers and Reboilers are not numbered stages,
as they are considered to be separate from the Tray Section.

By making the individual components of the column separate

pieces of equipment, there is easier access to equipment
information, as well as the streams connecting them.

The following are some of the conventions, definitions, and

descriptions of the basic columns:

Column
Description
Component
Tray Section A HYSYS unit operation that represents the series of
equilibrium trays in a Column.
Stages Stages are numbered from the top down or from the
bottom up, depending on your preference. The top tray is
1, and the bottom tray is N for the top-down numbering
scheme. The stage numbering preference can be selected
on the Connections page of the Design tab on the Column
property view.
Overhead The overhead vapour product is the vapour leaving the
Vapor Product top tray of the Tray Section in simple Absorbers and
Reboiled Absorbers. In Refluxed Absorbers and
Distillation Towers, the overhead vapour product is the
vapour leaving the Condenser.
Overhead The overhead liquid product is the Distillate leaving the
Liquid Product Condenser in Refluxed Absorbers and Distillation Towers.
There is no top liquid product in simple Absorbers and
Reboiled Absorbers.
Bottom Liquid The bottom liquid product is the liquid leaving the bottom
Product tray of the Tray Section in simple Absorbers and Refluxed
Absorbers. In Reboiled Absorbers and Distillation
Columns, the bottom liquid product is the liquid leaving
the Reboiler.
Overhead An Overhead Condenser represents a combined Cooler
Condenser and separation stage, and is not given a stage number.

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6.2 Petroleum Column

Theory
The solution strategy is based on fractionation indices and has
the following features:
• Applicable over a very wide range of feeds.
• Consistent between simulation and calibration.
• Moderately accurate beyond the region of calibration.

6.2.1 Petroleum Column

Example
Consider a simple distillation column with one feed and two
products only. For near ideal systems such as hydrocarbon
systems, it is possible to correlate the distillate and bottoms
flow as shown in the figure below:

Figure 6.1

If one plots the quantity ln(Di/Bi) vs. NBPi for each component i,
the plot is typically bilinear.

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where:

Di = molar component flow of component i in the distillate

Bi = molar component flow of component flow of component i

in the bottoms

NBP = normal boiling point of the component

The slope of the curve signifies the extent of imperfect

fractionation. As S tends to zero, there is virtually no separation,
and inversely as S tends to negative infinity, the separation is
almost perfect. The position of the curve horizontally is decided
by the overall distillate and bottoms flow distribution.

HYSYS assume that the slopes of the curves drawn above are
only a characteristic of the structure of the column, and are
independent of the feed or the pressure or other operating
conditions. This assumption enables HYSYS to calculate the
product composition of the distillate and bottoms streams, for a
wide range of feed conditions. Furthermore, HYSYS assume that
all Petroleum Columns are in indirect sequence of simple
columns.

Based on these assumptions the composition of the streams

coming out of each sections of the column can be calculated
using the following equations described below:
• For each section:

d N, i –1
ln ⎛ ---------⎞ = ------------ ( NBP i ) + K D, N If d i > b i for all i
⎝ b N, i⎠ φ D, N
(6.1)
–1
= ⎛⎝ ----------- ( NBP i ) + K B, N⎞⎠ If d i < b i for all i
φ B, N

f N, i = d N, i + b N, i for all i (6.2)

DN = ∑ d N, i (6.3)
i

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BN = ∑ b N, i (6.4)
i

F N = DN + B N (6.5)

• For two consecutive sections:

FN – 1 = DN (6.6)

where:

N = section in the column

fN,i = i component flow rate in feed for section N

dN,i = i component flow rate in distillate for section N

bN,i = i component flow rate in bottoms for section N

φ D, N = fractionation index for the distillate section N

φ B, N = fractionation index for the bottom section N

KD,N = intercept for the distillate section N

KB,N = intercept for the bottom section N

DN = total distillate flow for section N

BN = total bottom flow for section N

FN = total feed flow for section N

You are required to specify fractionation indices for each

section, pressure for each section, and product flow fractions
for each product coming out of the column including the
condenser.
The sections are numbered from bottom of the column to the
top of the column.

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The above system of equations is then solved for dN,i, bN,i, fN,i,
KD,N, and KB,N.

6.2.2 Water Handling

The above equations assume a water-free basis. As a result, the
quantity of water calculated through the equations is zero.
Water from the feed and stripping steam is allocated to the
water draw stream.

6.2.3 Condenser Handling

The equations in the preceeding Theory section generate the
composition of each product stream coming out of the
petroleum column. It is assumed that each liquid product of the
petroleum column is at its bubble temperature and each vapor
product is at its dew temperature. With this assumption and a
specified pressure, you can flash a product stream and calculate
its temperature. Condenser duty is calculated such that energy
balance around the petroleum column is satisfied:

Condensor Duty = Energy Out - Energy In = Product

Enthalpies - Feed Enthalpies - Reboiler Duties

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6.2.4 TBP Cut Points

The petroleum column uses the TBP cut point specification to
determine the quality of the product streams. The TBP cut point
can be best described using the example in the figure below:

Figure 6.2

Overhead Naphtha Kero Gas Oil Residue

100°C 250°C 280°C 320°C 500°C

In the above case, the intention is to inform the column to split

the crude oil into five product streams.

The five product streams will have the following qualities:

• top product is cut from the initial boiling point of the
crude up to 100°C
• naphtha product is cut between 100°C and 250°C
• kero product is cut between 250°C and 280°C
• gasoline product is cut between 280°C and 320°C
• residue product is cut from 320°C to the final boiling
point of the crude

These cut points are translated into molar flow fractions of the
feed.

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The figure below displays an example of the cut points

translated into molar flow fractions:

Figure 6.3

In a crude column, there are no degrees of freedom to exactly

achieve the specified cut points at both ends of the column.
Furthermore, the column achieves perfect separation only at an
infinite number of stages.

Aspen HYSYS Refining can model imperfect separation and

therefore achieve the separation as shown in the figure below:

Figure 6.4

Portion of Naphtha in
Overhead
Portion of Overhead
in Naphtha.

Overhead Naphtha

Individual cut

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6.3 Petroleum Column

Installation
There are two ways to install a Petroleum Column to your
simulation:
1. In the Flowsheet menu, click Add Operation. The UnitOps
property view appears.
2. Click the Refininery Ops radio button.
3. From the list of available unit operations, select Petroleum
Distillation.
4. Click the Add button.

OR
1. Press F6 to access the Aspen HYSYS Refining object palette.
2. Double-click the Petroleum Distillation icon: .

3. Use the first-time setup view to select the feed stream, enter
a total number of stages and specify the feed stream stage.
It is recommended to specifiy a sufficient number of stages -
the default is 10.

4. Click OK. You can now use the Petroleum Column Property
View Specs page to configure the column.

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6.4 Petroleum Distillation

Column Property View
The Petroleum Distillation Column property view is sectioned
into tabs containing pages with information pertaining to the
column.

Figure 6.5

6.4.1 Design Tab

The Design tab contains all the options required to configure the
Petroleum Column. The options are grouped into the following
pages:
Specs
Advanced
Notes

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Specs Page
The specs page configures the petroleum column. The following
table lists and describes the common objects at the Petroleum
Column Specs page.

Object Description
Column Enter column name
Name
Specification Specify column as either ECP (Effective Cut Point) or Yield
Type specification
Basis Specify the basis of yield (Molar, Mass or volume)
Separate if checked, Overhead vapor stream will not have any hypo
Pure compositions.
Component
Product Cut
Product Info Specify product name, its draw stage, ECP, Yield
Matrix specification, SI TOP, SI BOT and ECP Offset
SITOP - Represents the separation co-efficient of the top
section. This is normally the scaled value of slope of curve
NBP vs. Ln(Di/Bi) where NBP is Normal Boiling Point of
components and Di is Molar flow in top section and Bi is
molar flow in bottom section. Specifically,
SI top = -1/slope of curve NBP vs. Ln(Di/Bi)
SIBOTTOM - Represents the separation co-efficient of the
bottom section. This is normally the scaled value of slope of
curve NBP vs. Ln(Di/Bi) where NBP is Normal Boiling Point
of components and Di is Molar flow in top section and Bi is
molar flow in bottom section.
ECP - Represents the intersection point of two lines NBP vs.
Ln(Di/Bi) for top section and for bottom section
ECP Offset - Represents the offset applied to the ECP
(Effective Cut Point) with respect to its relation to the NBP
(Normal Boiling Point). This has units of Temperature.
Cuts - Product streams.
DrawStage - It does not have physical meaning in
petroleum column calculation. But it determines the column
section whether the product is heavy or light.
Feed Info Specify feed stream for petroleum column
Add Product Add product stream. (Formerly Side Stripper fuction.)
Remove Remove the selected product stream
Product
Import SCD Import an SCD file
Save SCD Start a wizard to save an SCD file from the petroleum
column
Run Start column calculations to converge the column. The
button hides when column convergence calculation is in
progress.

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Object Description
Reset Reset all calculated values in the column to the default
values. The button hides when the column convergence
calculation is in progress.
Stop Stop the column calculation before column convergence.
The button is only available when the column convergence
is in progress.
Status Display the status of the petroleum column
Ignore Toggle between ignoring or considering the petroleum
column during process flowsheet calculations.

Advanced Page
The advanced page configures the advanced options in a
petroleum column, such as pressure and reboiler duty.

Figure 6.6

6.4.2 Worksheet Tab

The Worksheet tab presents summary pages of the information
contained in the stream property view for all the streams
attached to the unit operation.

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6.4.3 Performance Tab

On the Performance tab, you can view the results of a converged
column on the Summary page, Column Profiles page, and
Feeds/Products page. You can also view the graphical and
tabular presentation of the column profile on the Plots page.

Summary Page
The Summary page gives a tabular summary of the feed or
product stream properties. Select the appropriate radio button
to display the information you want to see.

Energy Balance Page

The Energy Balance page displays the energy flow of any
Reboilers and condenser within the Petroleum Column.

Plots Page
The volume interchange plot displays two types of information:
Cumulative and Incremental. You can toggle between
Cumulative and Incremental by selecting the appropriate radio
button in the Volume Interchange group.

Cumulative Volume Interchange Plot

In the Cumulative plot, the complete picture of stream
separation in the entire column appears. The distilled volume
percent values (of all the feed and product streams) with
respect to temperature appear as curves on the plot.

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Each curve shows the live boiling point behavior for each
stream. The curves from the product streams are normalized
with respect to the feed stream, and the curves are arranged in
increasing order of heaviness.

Figure 6.7

The volume interchange curves on the plot allows you to

interpret the amount of material from the feed stream that is
exiting each product stream. For example, a product curve
which starts boiling at 10% and ends at 30% implies that 20%
of the material from the feed stream is allocated to this product
curve. The product curve also implies that 10% of the feed
stream material has been allocated to the lighter product
curves, and 70% of the feed stream material has been allocated
to the heavier product curves.

The temperature associated to the volume interchange curves

indicates the temperature of when the material in a stream
curve starts and finishes boiling. The greater the overlap of
temperature between the product and feed curve, the better the
separation and vice versa.

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An overlap in temperature between two adjacent product curves

indicates that some material from the light product stream will
enter the heavy product stream and vice versa. This overlap is
referred to as "tails".

Incremental Volume Interchange Plot

In the Incremental plot, the derivative curve of the cumulative
volume interchange plot appears. The volume rate values (of all
product streams) with respect to temperature appear as curves
on the plot. The area under a product curve in the Incremental
plot equals the flow rate of the product stream..

Figure 6.8

The degree of imperfect fractionation appears more clearly in

the Incremental plot. The overlaps in the plot, as shown in the
figure above, indicate the imperfect separation between the two
adjacent product streams.

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The spikes in the product curves are the result of the discrete
nature of the HYSYS modeling of crude oil thermodynamics. A
crude, which typically has several thousand components, is
modelled using only 50 to 80 lumps (where each lump represent
a group of components with similar characteristics). This
lumping of components causes the spikes in the Increment plot.

6.4.4 Calibration Tab

The Calibration tab contains calibration options that enables you
to calculate the parameters (fractionation indices) of the
Zoneby- zone model. The calculated parameter values can be
use to configure the column in the simulation case.

The required input values of the calibration option are:

• Feed temperature
• Product temperature, pressure, flow rate, and
composition

To converge the column based on calibration calculation:

1. On the Feeds page, specify the required feed stream
information.
2. On the Products page, specify the required product stream
information.
3. On the Tables page, select the solver (Rigorous Optimization
or Short-cut). If the Rigorous Optimization solver is choosen
then solver settings and calibration weight factors can be
adjusted from "Calibration Parameter View" (this can be
opened by clicking Parameters button).
4. Click the Tables page Calibrate button.

After Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining has completed the

calculations, you can see results:

Tables page:
• Tuning Parameters table displays the calculated values of
ECP, SI ToP, SI BOT and ECP Offset
• Feed Composition table displays the calculated value of
reconstituted feed.
• Rigorous Calibration Results view displays the calculated
and supplied values of calibration parameters (Product
yields and TBPs).

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Plots page:
• When rigorous optimization option is chosen, this page
displays the plot of calculated and supplied TBP
distillation curve.
• When short-cut (graphical) method is chosen , this page
displays three different types of plots (1) Slope results
(2) Supplied vs. Calculated TBP curve (3) Feed curve

Feeds Page
The Feeds page lets you to calibrate the feed stream entering
the Petroleum Column..

Figure 6.9

The following table lists and describes the objects available in

the Feeds page:

Object Description
Number of Displays the number of zones available in the Petroleum
Zones Column.
Feed Enables you to specify the temperature of the feed stream
Temperature entering the petroleum column.

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Products Page
Use the Products page to enter the product flows, properties and
distillation information necessary for petroleum column
calibration.

Figure 6.10

The following table lists and describes the objects available in

the Products page:

Object Description
Product Select the product for which calibration data is entered
Enumeration
Temperature Specify the temperature of product
cell
Pressure cell Specify the pressure of product
Flow cell Specify the flow rate of product
Density cell Specify the density of product
Distillation Specify the type of distillation data provided
Curve cell
Light Ends Toggle between activating or deactivating the option to
checkbox specify lightends composition for selected product
No of Points to Specify the number of additional points to add in product
Add distillation data

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Product’s Flow Specify whether supplied product flow rate is dry basis or
Basis Radio wet basis
button
Distillation Specify whether supplied distillation data is Molar, Mass
Basis Radio or Liquid volume basis
button
Yield Matrix Specify the yield information corresponding to supplied
distillation temperatures
Temperature Specify the distillation temperature information.
Matrix
Component View the light end component name
Name Matrix
Yield Fraction Specify the light end composition
Matrix
NBP Matrix Specify the light end normal boiling point
Clear Product Clear all the supplied distillation and light end
Data Button compositions
Clear Empty Remove all the supplied distillation entries with empty
Points Button values
Add More Data Add more data points (specified in No of Points to Add
Points Button cell)
Generate Generate calibration data from either short-cut column or
Calibration from rigorous column.
Data Button

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Tables Page:
The tables page shows the calibrated parameters and calibrated
feed composition. This page also lets you select which algorithm
to choose for calibration.

Figure 6.11

The following table lists and describes the objects available in

the Tables page.

Object Description
Tuning Parameters View the calibrated tuning parameters for petroleum
Table column (ECP, SI TOP, SI BOT, ECP Offset)
Feed Composition View the calibrated feed composition
Table
Calibration Select either Rigorous Optimization or Short-Cut
Algorithm Radio (Graphical) method for petroleum column calibration
button
Initialization Active if Advanced Initialization is checked in
Button Calibration Parameters View. Opens the Calibration
Initialization View buttons and table.
Parameters Button Active only if Rigorous Optimization radio button is
selected. Opens Calibration Parameters View for
rigorous optimization parameters.
Results Button Active only if Rigorous Optimization radio button is
selected. Opens a window to view the calculated and
supplied TBP distillation curves.

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Calibrate Button Start calibration

Transfer Tuning Transfer the tuning parameters from Calibration
Parameters Button page to Simulation page.

Calibration Parameter View

Use the Calibration Parameter View to set the iteration and step
simulation controls, and to activate advanced initialization
settings.

Figure 6.12

The view has the following fields:

Control Function
Convergence Tolerance Enter Residual Value
Iteration Links Set Min and Max iterations
Creep Step Parameters Set Creep Step Parameters On or Off, Set
iterations and step size.
Failure Recovery Action Set Option if convergence fails:
• Do Nothing
• Revert to the Previous results
• Revert to the Short-Cut (Graphical
Method)
• Short-Cut (Graphical Method)
Weight Factors table Set simulation weight factors for
parameters.

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Control Function
Advanced Initialization Enable Initialization button and functions
checkbox on Calibration Table page.
Reset Default button Clear all changes and reset to default
values.

Calibration Initialization Views

Use the Calibration Initialization Views to see and select initial
calibration parameters. The View displays the Calibration
Parameter initial values depending on input from the Calibration
Initialization View buttons.

To show the view,

1. Click Initialization on the Distillation Column Calibration
tab \ Tables Page. (Advanced Initialization must be
checked in the Tables \ Parameters View.)
2. In the Calibration Initialization view, click View Initial
Values.

Figure 6.13

The buttons perform the following functions:

Button Function
View Initial Values Shows current initial values and bounds for
ECP, SI TOP, SI BOTTOM and ECP Offset
Update Initial Values Saves initial values for calibration as
updated from the last converged solution.

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Button Function
Initialize From Seq. Initival values for ECP, SI TOP, SI BOTTOM
Calibration and ECP Offset are generated from
sequential (short-cut) calibration method.
Initialize Default ECP values are initialized from sequential
calibration, ECP Offset is initialized as 0.0
and SI TOP and SI BOTTOM are initialized
using default program value.

Plots Page
The Plots page displays the calculated calibration results in plot
format.

Figure 6.14

The following table lists and describes the object available in the
Plotted Results page:

Object Description
Plotted Results drop- Enables you to select the product stream zone you
down list want to view in the plot.
Manual Tuning Available only if the Slope Results radio button is
button selected.
Enables you to manually enter tuning-parameter
slope values.
Slope Results radio Enables you to display the tuning parameter slope
button values on the plot.

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Object Description
Plant vs. Calculated Enables you to display the plant data and
radio button calculated calibration results data on the plot.
Feed Curve radio Enables you to display the feed curve on the plot.
button The feed curve is the plotted values of distilled
volume percent values from the feed stream with
respect to temperature.

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7 Petroleum Feeder

7.1 Introduction................................................................................... 2

7.2 Petroleum Feeder Property View ................................................... 2

7.2.1 Connections Tab....................................................................... 4
7.2.2 Parameters Tab ........................................................................ 5
7.2.3 Worksheet Tab ......................................................................... 6
7.2.4 User Variables Tab .................................................................... 6

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7.1 Introduction
The Petroleum Feeder is a logical unit operation that allows
flexibility over how the crude proportions are defined and allows
you to mix petroleum assays from the Basis Environment with
assays from other streams in the flowsheet. In addition, you can
setup feeds as blends and/or cuts of petroleum assays. Streams
can also be setup to represent spiked or partial crudes.

7.2 Petroleum Feeder

Property View
There are two methods to add a Petroleum Feeder to your
simulation:
1. From the Flowsheet menu, select Add Operation [or press
F12]. The UnitOps property view appears.
2. Click the Aspen HYSYS Refining Ops radio button.
3. From the list of available unit operations, select Petroleum
Feeder.
4. Click the Add button.

OR
1. Press F6 to access the Aspen HYSYS Refining Object Palette.
2. Double-click the Petroleum Feeder icon.

Petroleum Feeder icon

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The Petroleum Feeder property view appears.

Figure 7.1

There are three common objects at the bottom of the Feeder

property view, the following table describes these objects:

Object Description
Delete button Allows you to delete the operation.
Status bar Displays the current status of the operation (for
example, missing information or errors
encountered during calculation).
Ignored checkbox Allows you to ignore the operation during
calculations.
When the checkbox is selected, HYSYS completely
disregards the operation (and cannot calculate the
outlet stream) until you clear the checkbox.

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7.2.1 Connections Tab

The Connections tab contains the following pages:
• Connections
• Notes

Connections Page
On the Connections page, you can specify the assays, feed
streams, and product stream attached to the Petroleum Feeder.
You can change the name of the operation in the Name field,
and the fluid package associated to the operation in the Fluid
Package drop-down list.

Figure 7.2

Notes Page
For more information The Notes page provides a text editor where you can record any
refer to Section 1.2.3 -
Notes Page/Tab. comments or information regarding the specific unit operation or
the simulation case in general.

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7.2.2 Parameters Tab

The Parameters tab contains one page, the Parameters page.
This page allows you to specify the feed ratio of assays and
streams entering the product stream.

The Petroleum Feeder does not consider the temperature,

pressure, or flow rate of any material streams connected to
the unit operation. The Petroleum Feeder only considers the
petroleum properties and composition from the associated
petroleum assays and material streams.

Parameters Page
The Parameters page contains a drop-down list and one or two
tables depending on your selection of feed type entering the
Petroleum Feeder.

Figure 7.3

The Balance Type drop-down list allows you to select the unit
basis for the specified values. There are three types of unit for
you to choose from mole, mass, and volume.

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The table in the Flow Ratio and Boiling Range group contains the
following:

Column Description
First column Displays the names of the assays and feed streams
connected to the Petroleum Feeder.
Ratio You can specify the flow ratio of the petroleum assay(s) and
stream assay(s) that makes up the petroleum feeder
product stream.
For example, if you selected Mole as the unit basis of the
flow ratio, and you specify the Arab assay to have a ratio of
0.25. Then 25% of the product stream's mole composition
is from the Arab assay.
The sum values under the Ratio column must equal 1.
IBP You can specify a different initial boiling point temperature
for the Petroleum Feeder blending calculation.
You cannot specify values lower than the HYSYS default
temperature.
The default values of the IBP and FBP are the boiling
temperature of the lightest and heaviest components in the
component list, respectively. These are not the initial and
final points of the TBP curve of the assay.
FBP You can specify a different final boiling point temperature
for the Petroleum Feeder blending calculation.
You cannot specify values higher than the HYSYS default
temperature.

7.2.3 Worksheet Tab

Refer to Section 1.2.2 - The Worksheet tab contains a summary of the information
Worksheet Tab for more
information.
contained in the stream property view for all the streams
attached to the Petroleum Feeder.

You must specify the temperature, pressure, and flow rate of

the product stream exiting the Petroleum Feeder. You can
specify these values in the Worksheet tab or the product
stream’s property view.

7.2.4 User Variables Tab

For more information on
implementing the User The User Variables tab contains the User Vars page. This page
Variables, refer to allows you to create and implement variables in the HYSYS
Section 1.2.4 - User simulation case.
Variables Page/Tab.

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8 Petroleum Yield Shift

Reactor

8.1 Introduction................................................................................... 2
8.1.1 Theory.................................................................................... 2

8.2 Petroleum Yield Shift Reactor Property View ................................. 3

8.2.1 Design Tab .............................................................................. 4
8.2.2 Product Specs Tab .................................................................... 7
8.2.3 Worksheet Tab ....................................................................... 11

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8.1 Introduction
If you do not have the Aspen HYSYS Refining license, you
cannot add a Petroleum Yield Shift Reactor.

The Petroleum Yield Shift reactor unit operation supports

efficient modeling of reactors by using data tables to perform
shift calculations. The operation can be used for complex
reactors where no analytical model is available, or where models
that are too computationally expensive.

8.1.1 Theory
Shift reactor models are empirical models representing the
response of the output of a reactor to changes in its operating
conditions. These models are not based upon the underlying
scientific theory for the reactor, or upon the chemistry of the
reaction, but simply upon an observation of how the output
responds to certain stimuli. The models are generally linear and
are only applicable within a fairly tight range of a particular base
condition.

The petroleum yield shift unit operation calculates the flow rates
of a defined set of product streams based upon the difference
between the current value of an independent variable and a
supplied base value. Dependent variables other than the flow
rates can also be specified.

The following general equations are used for the calculation of a

dependent variable yk:

Δy k 0
dyk ,j = -------- ⋅ ( x j – x j ) (8.1)
Δx j

0
yk = yk + ∑ dyk ,j (8.2)
j=0

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where:

dyk,j = shift for dependent variable yk with respect to

independent variable xj

0
y k = base value for dependent variable yk at base conditions

of the independent variables x0

Δ
-----y- = rate of change of dependent variable yk with respect to
Δx
unit change in independent variable xj

xj = current value of independent variable

8.2 Petroleum Yield Shift

Reactor Property View
There are two methods to add a Petroleum Yield Shift Reactor to
your simulation:
1. From the Flowsheet menu, select Add Operation [or press
F12]. The UnitOps property view appears.
2. Click the Aspen HYSYS Refining Ops radio button.
3. From the list of available unit operations, select Petroleum
Shift Reactor.
4. Click the Add button.

or
1. Press F6 to access the Aspen HYSYS Refining Object Palette.
2. Double-click the Petroleum Shift Reactor icon.

The Petroleum Yield Shift Reactor property view appears.

Petroleum Shift Reactor
icon

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Figure 8.1

There are three common objects at the bottom of the Petroleum

Yield Shift Reactor property view, the following table describes
these objects:

Object Description
Delete button Lets you delete the operation.
Status bar Displays the current status of the operation (for
example, missing information or errors encountered
during calculation).
Ignored Lets you ignore the operation during calculations.
checkbox When the checkbox is selected, HYSYS disregards the
operation (and cannot calculate the outlet stream)
until you clear the checkbox.

8.2.1 Design Tab

Use the Design tab to configure the Petroleum Yield Shift
reactor. The options are grouped in the following pages:
• Connections
• Model Data
• User Variables
(Lets you create and implement your own variables for
the current operation)
• Notes
(Lets you add comments which are exclusively
associated with the unit operation)

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Connections Page
The Connections page (Figure 8.1) lets you configure the
material and energy streams flowing in and out of the reactor.
The following table describes the objects in the Connections
page:

Object Description
Name field Modify the name of the reactor.
Fluid Pkg field Select the fluid package associated with the
reactor.
Main Feed field Specify or select the main petroleum feed flowing
into the reactor. This stream is split into the cuts
specified in the Cuts table.
Energy Stream field Connect or create an energy stream if one is
(optional) required for the operation.
Calculated Feeds Specify or select feed streams that need to be
table (optional) calculated by the reactor. E.g. Hydrogen
consumption in Hydrocracking is usually calculated
by the model itself. The calculated feed will not
influence the product streams calculation.
Supplementary Specify or select additional feed streams to the
Feeds table reactor. The total flow rate of the product streams
(optional) is determined from the sum of all feed streams
into the reactor.
Cuts table Specify or select the product streams to associate
with the cuts of the main feed.
Supplementary Specify or select product streams that are not cuts
Products table of the main petroleum feed.
(optional)
Load - Save PIMS Import or Export an smc or cme model to or from
Submodel icons the petroleum shift reactor. This option is available
only after an smc/cme model is loaded into the
petroleum shift reactor.
You can adjust the model’s smc/cme coefficients
before exporting it.

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Model Data Page

Use the Model Data page to enter the base yield flow rates,
define the independent parameters of the model, and specifiy
the parameters base and shift values..

Figure 8.2

The parameters are optional and you do not have to supply

any parameter information to get the reactor to solve.

The following table lists and describes the options available in

the Model Data page:

Object Description
Specify Independent Lets you add an existing Hysys simulation variable
Variable button as a new independent variable, or edit an existing
independent variable, or delete an independent
variable.
Specify Parameter Lets you add/edit/delete an independent variable
button that does not exist in Hysys simulation- e.g. age of
catalyst, reactor temperature.

Base Yield Flow Specifies the base yield flow rates, i.e. product
Rates Column flow rates when the independent variables (if
defined) are at the base values.

Independent All remaining columns in the table. The values in

Variable / Parameter these columns (except the first row) define the
Columns rate at which the yield flow rates change with
respect to the changes in the independent variable
/parameter

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Object Description
Property Base row The first row in the table. These values are the
base values of the independent variables/
parameters.
Yield Basis field Option to specify the product yields either on a
flow rate basis or on a feed flow fraction basis
Yield Fraction Basis Visible only if the Yield Basis is selected as Flow
Fraction. It lets you select the yield basis type as
mass, molar, or volume.

User Variables Page

For more information on The User Variables page lets you create and implement variables
implementing the User
Variables, refer to
in the HYSYS simulation case.
Section 1.2.4 - User

Notes Page
Variables Page/Tab.

For more information Use the Notes tab record any comments or information
refer to Section 1.2.3 -
Notes Page/Tab.
regarding the specific unit operation or the simulation case in
general.

8.2.2 Product Specs Tab

The Product Specs view allows the user to enter the product and
calculated feed information required by the model. The available
options are categorized into following pages.
• Product Cuts
• Assay Properties
• Property Shift
• TBP Curves
• Results

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Figure 8.3

Product Cuts page

Use the Product Cuts page to specify the temperature, initial
boiling point and final boiling point of the product streams and
calculated feed streams.

Assay Properties Page

use the Assay Properties page to select product properties which
are to be calculated by the model. This page view can be
categorized into two groups.

Assay Properties Selection group

Assay properties to be calculated can be selected using the
options in the Assay Properties Selection table. The table lists
the available product streams. Clicking in a cell in a column lets
you select an assay property that you want to manipulate for
that stream.

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Assay Properties Definition group

The Assay Properties Definition group lets you specify an assay
(either feed assay or an assay from the list available in the case)
for each of the selected product properties.You can also enter
the base values for the properties, e.g. property values, when
the independent variables are at base values.

Object Description
Cut Select the cut stream containing the assay
property that you want to manipulate.
Assay Properties Select the assay property for which you want to
specify a base value. Only properties selected for
the cut stream in the Assay Properties
Selection table are available.
Base Value Specify the base value for the assay property. This
is the value of property that the reactor would
produce at the condition represented by the base
values of the independent variables.
Use Feed Toggle between using or ignoring the assay
property values from the feed stream.
Use Assay Open a drop-down list and select the assay
property values from a petroleum assay.

Property Shift Page

Use the Property Shift page to edit the base and shift values for
each of the product properties with respect to each of the
independent variables..

Figure 8.4

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TBP Curves Page

The TBP Curves page lets you manipulate the product
composition. Referencing a user-provided TBP profile for the
product stream(s), Aspen HYSYS Refining can characterize the
outlet stream composition based on the entered boiling point
curve data.

Figure 8.5

The following table lists and describes the options available in

the TBP Curves page:

Object Description
Stream drop-down list Select the product stream associated to the
available TBP curve data.
Distillation/ Light Ends Distillation option allows calculating hypo
option composition based on TBP points. Light Ends
option lets you specify desired light end
composition.
Distillation type drop- Select the appropriate distillation curve type
down list i.e. TBP, ASTM D86, etc.
Composition basis drop- Select the appropriate composition basis i.e.
down list mass, volume or molar.
Volumetric Yield column Specify the volume percent yield associated to
the specified temperature for the product
stream.
TBP column Specify the TBP associated with the
volumetric yield.

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Object Description
Insert button Add a volumetric yield between 0% and 100%
and corresponding TBP data to the table.
Delete button Remove a selected volumetric yield and
corresponding TBP data from the table.
You cannot remove the default data set of 0%
and 100%.

Results Page
The results page provides a summary of all the variables
calculated by the petroleum shift reactor. The table on the left
shows all the product flow rates calculated by the model, and
the table on the right shows all the product properties calculated
by the model.

Figure 8.6

8.2.3 Worksheet Tab

Refer to Section 1.2.2 - The Worksheet tab contains a summary of the information
Worksheet Tab for more
information. contained in the stream property view for all the streams
attached to the Petroleum Yield Shift Reactor.

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8.3 About PIMS Submodel

Calculator
The PIMS Submodel can be added into the Aspen HYSYS
Refining Petroleum Yield Shift Reactor either manual or by
importing a file.

Currently Aspen HYSYS Refining does not have all the necessary
models to fully simulate a refinery. With this new feature, Aspen
HYSYS Refining users will be able to create the missing models
as needed. users can take the equivalent PIMS model’s dat (in
the form of a smc file) and import it either manually or
automatically into a Petroleum Yield Shift Reactor (PYS Reactor).

The PYS Reactor will behave as a simplified version of refinery

reactors such as a hyrdrotreater. Another purpose of this feature
is to allow the Aspen HYSYS Refining user to simplify and speed
up some parts of the plant simulation. For areas where a reigour
model is not needed, the user can use a simplified version
imported in from PIMS to represent the rigorous model instead.
This feature is intended to help bridge the gap between refinery
planning and engineering/operations. PIMS Models are
ubiquitous within the refining customer base, this project will
provide a way for re-use of these models to the benefit of
planners and engineers.

8.3.1 Importing PIMS

Submodel Calculator File
In Aspen HYSYS Refining you can add an PIMS Submodel
Calculator by importing it from another source.

To import a PIMS Submodel Calculator:

1. Add a Petroleum Yield Shift Reactor to the flowsheet.
2. Click Load Pims SMC.
3. Select the smc file and click OK.

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The PIMS Submodel Unit/Mapping view will appear. In this

view, all the weight and volume balance rows will be listed in
the Streams matrix. All the PIMS properties retrieved from
the equality rows will be listed in he Properties matrix.
4. Map the PIMS properties to the Aspen HYSYS Refining
properties by selecting the items from the drop-down list.
5. Note: Not all PIMS properties will have corresponding Aspen
HYSYS Refining properties. These properties are ignored.
6. Map the PIMS streams to the Aspen HYSYS Refining
Streams. use the drop-down list to select existing streams or
create a new stream.
7. Select a stream type. The available stream types are: Feed,
Upper Cut, Bottom Cut, Supplementary Feed and
supplementary Product. Only one bottom cut is allowed.
8. Click OK.

Note: Mapped streams will be populated in the Connections view

in the Petroleum Yield Shift Reactor. Additional information such
as Feed stream etc. must be supplied if it was not supplied in
froms PIMS.

The mapped properties and values will display in the MOdel Data
view in the Petroleum Yield Shift Reactor.

Fill in the Cut point information.

8.3.2 Manually Enter PIMS

Submodel Calculator File
1. Add a Petroleum Yield Shift Reactor to the flowsheet.
2. In the Connections page, create a corresponding Aspen
HYSYS Refining stream. Add the streams as Cuts, Bottom
Cut and Feed. In the PIMS table, the column SXXXFFF
(where XXX is smc model name) which has a value 1 in
corresponding VBALFFF is a feed stream FFF. The remaining
VBALPPP rows correspond to product streams PPP of the
Petroleum Shift Reactor (PSR).
3. Click Model Data view. All the Product streams are shown
as rows.

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4. Click Insert Independent Var.

The Select Associated Object and Variable page appears.
5. Navigate through the variable list and click Calculator
properties.
6. Click Ok. A new column is added to the matrix. Rename the
column.
7. Once all the Independent Variables have been added, fill in
their base values and the base yields and shifted values. The
base value of the independent variable YYY is the value in
the cell (EYYYXXX, SXXXFFF). The base yields are the values
in column Balance corresponding to rows VBALPPP. For the
shifted values take the property values under Column
SXXXYYY for each of the WBALZZZ or VBALZZZ rows and
multiple by -1 and then divided by value under the same
column for Row EYYYXXX. Take these values and enter it into
the Stream and Property cell of PSR's model data.
• The -ve sign in PIMS means production. IN Aspen HYSYS
Refining, the +ve sign means production. Take the values
from the BAS column and multiply by -1.
• -999 represent 0
8. Fill in the Base yields, shifted values, cut information and
property base values.

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9 Product Blender

9.1 Introduction................................................................................... 2

9.2 Theory ........................................................................................... 3

9.2.1 Simulation Calculation Mode ...................................................... 3
9.2.2 Optimization Calculation Mode ................................................... 3

9.3 Product Blender Property View ...................................................... 5

9.3.1 Connections Tab....................................................................... 7
9.3.2 Parameters Tab ........................................................................ 8
9.3.3 Optimization Tab .................................................................... 10
9.3.4 Worksheet Tab ....................................................................... 26
9.3.5 User Variables Tab .................................................................. 26

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9.1 Introduction
The Product Blender allows you to mix several streams together,
and calculate a blended property value or optimize the
properties in the product stream by back calculation and
determine the optimum mix ratios for the inlet streams.

This unit operation is like a “black box” consisting of splitters

and mixers. Each inlet stream enters a Tee or splitter, which
splits the stream based on the specified flow ratio. Then the split
streams enter the appropriate mixer. Each mixer represents the
blended product stream. The Product Blender also has a surplus
stream that is used to maintain mass balance in the unit
operation system.

For example, consider the figure below of a Product Blender with

three inlet streams, two product streams, and one surplus
stream.

Figure 9.1

Product streams E and D are a mixture of inlet streams C, B,

and A as indicated by the colored lines. The surplus stream
provides an exit flow for left over fluid from the inlet streams, as
shown in the above figure for inlet streams A, C, and B.

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9.2 Theory
The Product Blender has two different calculation mode to
determine the flow rate in the product streams: Simulation and
Optimization.

9.2.1 Simulation Calculation

Mode
In the Simulation calculation mode, the inlet streams entering
the Product Blender must be completely solved, in other words
the status bar at the bottom of the Material Stream property
view must read OK.

Refer to Section 9.3.2 - The characteristics of the product and surplus streams are
Parameters Tab for
more information. based on the specified flow ratio from the inlet streams and the
automatic pressure assignment option.

9.2.2 Optimization Calculation

Mode
In the Optimization calculation mode, the Aspen HYSYS SQP
optimizer is used to determine the optimum values required to
achieve the specified objective functions.

For more information The Aspen HYSYS SQP is a sequential quadratic programming
about the SQP
optimization calculation (SQP) algorithm incorporating an L1-merit function and a BFGS
refer to Chapter 7 - approximation to the Hessian of the Lagrangian. The algorithm
Optimizer Operation in features step size restriction, decision variable and objective
the HYSYS Operations
Guide. function scaling, a basic watchdog method, and a problem-
independent and scale-independent relative convergence test.
The algorithm also ensures that the model is evaluated only at
points feasible with respect to the variable bounds.

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Switching from Simulation to

Optimization
When you switch from Simulation to Optimization calculation
mode, HYSYS automatically places a stream cutter between the
Product Blender outlet streams and the connected downstream
operations.

The figure below displays a Product Blender in Simulation mode

with a valve connected to the product stream C. When the
Product Blender switches to Optimization mode, a stream cutter
is added to stream C.

Figure 9.2

The cutter is added to reduce the calculation time required

during the PFD calculation process. If all the operations and
streams in the PFD needed to be recalculated every time the
optimizer generated a possible solution, then the calculation
would take too long or lose information required for the PFD to
solve. So HYSYS places a cutter that will temporarily separate
the Product Blender from the rest of the PFD during the
optimization calculations. When the optimum value is found, the
value is propagated back into the PFD.

The stream cutter is inactive only during the optimization

calculation process in the Product Blender. Before and after the

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calculation process, the stream cutter is active and allows

information from the Product Blender’s output streams to flow to
the rest of the process flowsheet diagram.

The stream cutter is only placed when there is an operation

downstream to the Product Blender (in other words, an
operation connected to the outlet streams of the Product
Blender).

9.3 Product Blender

Property View
There are two methods to add a Product Blender to your
simulation:
1. From the Flowsheet menu, select Add Operation [or press
F12]. The UnitOps property view appears.
2. Click the Aspen HYSYS Refining Ops radio button.
3. From the list of available unit operations, select Product
Blender.
4. Click the Add button. The Product Blender property view
appears.

OR
1. Press F6 to access the Aspen HYSYS Refining Object Palette.
2. Double-click the Product Blender icon.

Product Blender icon

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The Product Blender property view appears.

Figure 9.3

There are four common objects at the bottom of the Product

Blender property view, the following table describes these
objects:

Object Description
Status bar Displays the current status of the operation (for example,
missing information or errors encountered during
calculation).
Delete Allows you to delete the operation.
button
Refer to Section 9.2 - Calculation Allows you to toggle between simulation and
Theory for more Mode drop- optimization calculation modes.
information. down list If you select the optimization mode without first adding any
variables (optimization variable, process constraints, or
objective functions), HYSYS will auto generate derivatives
and optimizer for optimum product flow rate with inlet
stream flow ratios as the optimization variables.
If you select the optimization mode after adding any
variables (optimization variable, process constraints, or
objective functions), HYSYS will keep the previous variable
values.
Ignored Allows you to ignore the operation during calculations.
checkbox When the checkbox is selected, HYSYS completely
disregards the operation (and cannot calculate the outlet
stream) until you clear the checkbox.

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9.3.1 Connections Tab

The Design tab contains the following pages:
• Connections
• Notes

Connections Page
On the Connections page, you can specify the feed and product
streams attached to the Product Blender. You can change the
name of the operation in the Name field, and the fluid package
associated to the operation in the Fluid Package drop-down list.

Figure 9.4

Notes Page
For more information The Notes page provides a text editor where you can record any
refer to Section 1.2.3 -
comments or information regarding the specific unit operation or
Notes Page/Tab.
the simulation case in general.

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9.3.2 Parameters Tab

The Parameters tab contains the Parameters page. This page
allows you to specify the inlet streams split ratio among the
product streams, and select the type of automatic pressure
assignment option.

Parameters Page
Figure 9.5

Feed Stream Flow Ratios

To specify the inlet stream split ratio, type in the split ratio value
(of the inlet stream) in the appropriate cell where both the inlet
stream row and product stream column intersect.

For example, consider a Product Blender with inlet streams A

and B, and product streams C, D, and Surplus.

Figure 9.6

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If 50% of stream A is entering stream C and 25% of stream A is

entering stream D. Type 0.50 in the cell along row A and under
column C, and type 0.25 in the cell along row A and under
column D. HYSYS automatically calculates the amount of stream
ratio left for stream A, which is 25%, and sends the amount to
the Surplus stream.

The values in the rows of the Flow Ratio table represent split
ratios of the inlet streams, so the sum of values along each
row must equal 1.

Automatic Pressure Assignment

To select the automatic pressure assignment, click the
appropriate radio button in the Automatic Pressure Assignment
group.
• The default is Set Outlet to Lowest Inlet, HYSYS assigns
the lowest inlet pressure to all the outlet stream
pressures.
• If you specify Equalize All, HYSYS gives all attached
streams the same pressure.

If you are uncertain of which pressure assignment to use,

choose Set Outlet to Lowest Inlet.

Only use Equalize All if you are completely sure that all the
attached streams should have the same pressure.

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9.3.3 Optimization Tab

For more information on You must be in Optimization calculation mode, in order to
the optimizer used by apply any of the options in the Optimization tab.
Product Blender, refer to
Chapter 7 - Optimizer
Operation in the HYSYS
Operations Guide. The Optimization tab contains a tree browser that lets you
access the following pages:
• Variables Configuration Page. This page allows you to
modify initial values of the optimization variables used in
the optimization calculation.
• Variables Inputs Page. This page allows you to
configure the optimization variables in the optimization
calculation.
• Variables Results Page. This page displays the
calculated results of the optimization variables from the
optimization calculation.
• Constraints Configuration Page. This page allows you
to modify the initial values of the constraints in the
optimization calculation.
• Constraints Inputs Page. This page allows you to
configure the constraints in the optimization calculation.
• Constraints Results Page. This page displays the
calculated results of the constraints from the
optimization calculation.
• Objectives Page. This page allows you to configure the
goals of the optimization calculation.
• Optimizer Configuration Page. This page allows you
to configure the calculation process of the optimization
calculation.
• Optimizer Results Page. This page displays the results
of the calculation process from the optimization
calculation.

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The following table describes the four common objects at the

bottom of the Optimization tab:

Object Description
Create Derivative Util Allows you to add derivative utilities or generate
button default derivative utilities.
The default utilities are:
• The flow ratios between the inlet and product
streams for the optimization variables.
• The flow ratios between the inlet and surplus
streams for the process constraints.
• The actual volume flow rates of the product
streams for the objective functions.
Refer to Chapter 14 - View Derivative Allows you to access the Derivative Utility property
Utilities in the HYSYS Utility button view. The Derivative Utility property view contains
Operations Guide for detailed information and option on the variables
more information on the and constraints.
Derivative Utility property
Create Optimizer Allows you to create an optimizer with default
view.
button optimizer parameter settings.
Refer to Chapter 7 -
View Optimizer Allows you to access the Optimizer property view.
Optimizer Operation in
button The Optimizer property view contains detailed
the HYSYS Operations
information and options on the optimizer
Guide for more configuration.
information on the
Optimizer property view. Add button Allows you to add optimization variables,
constraints, or objectives for the optimization
calculation.
The type of optimizer parameters you can add,
depends on what is selected in the drop-down list.
Types of Parameters Allows you to select the type of optimizer
drop-down list parameter to add to the optimization calculation.
You have three choices: optimization variable,
constraint, or objective.

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Variables Configuration Page

The Variables Configuration page allows you to specify the name
and initial value of the optimization variables. The optimization
variables are variables that will be modified to achieve the
specified goal in the optimization calculation.

Figure 9.7

To access the Variables Configuration page, expand the

Variables branch in the tree browser and select Config.

To expand a tree browser, click the Plus icon . To shrink a

tree browser, click the Minus icon .

The table in the Variables Configuration page contains the

following information:

Column Description
Opt Variable Allows you to change the name of the optimization variable.
You can access the Optimization Object Property View
of the variable by double-clicking on the variable name.
Hooked Displays the object associated to the optimization variable.
Object
Hooked Displays the property associated to the optimization
Property variable.

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Column Description
Current Allows you to change the current optimization variable
Value value.
Use Allows you to toggle between using or ignoring the
checkbox optimization variable during optimization calculation.
A selected checkbox indicates the variable is being used in
the calculation.

To remove a optimization variable, select the variable under the

Opt Variable column and press DELETE.

Variables Inputs Page

The Variables Inputs page allows you to specify the range of
values allowed for each optimization variable during the
optimization calculation.

Figure 9.8

To access the Variables Inputs page, expand the Variables

branch in the tree browser and select Inputs.

To expand a tree browser, click the Plus icon . To shrink a

tree browser, click the Minus icon .

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The table in the Variables Inputs page contains the following

information:

Column Description
Minimum Allows you to specify the lower bound property for the
variable during the optimization process.
This value might be different from its global minimum, if
the change in the variable is restricted to its allowed
amount, set by the maximum rate of change, during the
period in the optimization process.
Current Allows you to specify the current variable value before
Value optimization calculation.
Maximum Allows you to specify the upper bound property for the
variable during the optimization process.
This value might be different from its global maximum, if
the change in the variable is restricted to its allowed
amount, set by the maximum rate of change, during the
period in the optimization process.
Range Allows you to specify an alternative for the span.
The purpose of the range is to scale the gradients of the
cost function and constraints, to give similar gradient
magnitude for each variable. The gradients of the objective
function (and constraints) vary inversely with the variable
ranges.
Global Min. Allows you to specify the absolute minimum value for which
the variable is operated.
Global Max. Allows you to specify the absolute maximum value for
which the variable is operated.

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Variables Results Page

The Variables Results page displays the optimum values of the
optimization variables used to achieve the goals you specified.

Figure 9.9

To access the Variables Results page, expand the Variables

branch in the tree browser and select Results.

To expand a tree browser, click the Plus icon . To shrink a

tree browser, click the Minus icon .

The table in the Variables Results page contains the following

information:

Column Description
Start Value Displays the initial value of the variable before optimization
calculation.
Current Allows you to specify the current variable value before
Value optimization calculation.

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Column Description
Status Displays the current status of the variable, which is
calculated by the Optimizer. Unlike constraints, opt.
variables are not allowed to move out of their bounds. The
Status property is set to one of:
• Not Evaluated. Status of the variable is not
evaluated by the Optimizer.
• Inactive. Variable Output property lies between the
Minimum and Maximum properties, but not on one of
the bounds.
• Equality. Maximum and minimum properties of the
variable, Minimum and Maximum, are equal, and the
Output property has the same value as well.
• Active Low. Variable Output property value is equal
to that of the Minimum.
• Active High. Variable Output property value is equal
to that of the Maximum.
Price Displays the shadow price (Lagrange multiplier) for the
given opt. variable, calculated by the Optimizer. The
shadow price is used to estimate the effect which small
changes to variable bounds have on the plant cost function.
Span Displays the difference between the Global Minimum and
Global Maximum values for the variable and is calculated by
the variable set-up.
The role of the span is to convert every variable into the
range (0, 1), to use uniform numerical perturbations and
convergence tests.
Output Displays the current value of the variable in the plant
model. The output value is determined by the optimizer
during the optimization process.

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Constraints Configuration Page

The Constraints Configuration page allows you to specify the
name and initial value of the constraints. The constraints are
variables used to simulate real life limitations to the optimization
calculation.

Figure 9.10

To access the Constraints Configuration page, expand the

Constraints branch in the tree browser and select Config.

To expand a tree browser, click the Plus icon . To shrink a

tree browser, click the Minus icon .

The table in the Constraints Configuration page contains the

following information:

Column Description
Constraints Allows you to change the name of the constraint variable.
You can access the Optimization Object Property View
of the constraint by double-clicking on the variable name.
Hooked Displays the object associated to the constraint.
Object
Hooked Displays the property associated to the constraint.
Property

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Column Description
Current Displays the current value of the constraint.
Value
Use Allows you to toggle between using or ignoring the
checkbox constraint variable during optimization calculation.
A selected checkbox indicates the constraint is being used
in the calculation.

To remove a constraint, select the constraint under the

Constraint column and press DELETE.

Constraints Inputs Page

The Constraints Inputs page allows you to specify the amount of
deviation allowed for each constraint during the optimization
calculation.

Figure 9.11

To access the Constraints Inputs page, expand the Constraints

branch in the tree browser and select Inputs.

To expand a tree browser, click the Plus icon . To shrink a

tree browser, click the Minus icon .

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The table in the Constraints Inputs page contains the following

information:

Column Description
Minimum Allows you to specify the lower bound of the constraint
value.
Current Displays the current constraint value.
Value
Maximum Allows you to specify the upper bound of the constraint
value.
Scale Allows you to specify the number scale on which the
feasibility of the constraint is measured. This property is
used in conjunction with the Optimizer Zeta property, which
is a relative feasibility tolerance.
In general, a constraint is said to be feasible if:

Minimum – Scale × Zeta ≤ Current ≤ Maximum + Scale × Zeta

where:
Minimum = lower bound properties of the constraint
Maximum = upper bound properties of the constraint
Current = current constraint value (equivalent to
Hooked Property for constraints, which have the
Use checkbox selected)
Min Chi^2 Displays whether or not a chi-square test is done for the
constraint.

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Constraints Results Page

The Constraints Results page displays the constraint values after
optimization calculation.

Figure 9.12

To access the Constraints Results page, expand the Constraints

branch in the tree browser and select Results.

To expand a tree browser, click the Plus icon . To shrink a

tree browser, click the Minus icon .

The table in the Constraints Results page contains the following

information:

Column Description
Current Value Displays the current value of the constraint.
Status Displays the current status of the constraint, which is calculated by the
Optimizer. The Status property is set to one of the following:
• Not Evaluated. The status of the constraint has not been evaluated by
the Optimizer.
• Inactive. The constraint current property lies between the Minimum
and Maximum properties, but is neither Active High nor Active Low.
• Violated Low. The constraint current property is less than Minimum -
Scale x Zeta, where Scale is the constraint Scale property and Zeta is
the Optimizer Zeta tolerance property.
• Violated High. The current property is greater than Maximum + Scale
x Zeta.
• Active Low. The constraint current property is less than Minimum +
Scale x Zeta, but greater than Minimum - Scale x Zeta.
• Active High. Constraint current property is greater than Maximum -
Scale x Zeta, but less than Maximum + Scale x Zeta.

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Column Description
Normalization When the Jacobian matrix is first calculated (first pass evaluation) the
Normalization property for the constraint is set to be the largest Jacobian
entry in the row (Sparse Row) of the Jacobian matrix corresponding to this
constraint. This number is used to normalize the rest of the given Jacobian
row, for all remaining Optimizer search steps (in other words, it is not
recalculated).
Base Value When calculating the gradient of a given constraint with respect to each
variable, the internal scaled variable is perturbed away from the current point
by adding the number specified in the Optimizer Perturbation property. The
new value of the constraint is found corresponding to the new variable value,
and the change in constraint, divided by the change in the variable, is the
corresponding Jacobian element.
The constraint Base property stores the pre-perturbation value of the
constraint. Under certain circumstances, however, the Base property itself
can change during the Jacobian calculation. This is due to the fact that
removing a perturbation from a perturbed variable, and re-running the plant
model, will not reproduce the previous Base property within the constraint
Current property; this is due to noise in the model arising from non-zero
convergence tolerances (in other words, the de-perturbed constraint Current
differs slightly from the pre-perturbed Current).
Therefore, under certain circumstances (when the Pert_Reset flag property of
the Optimizer is checked) the Optimizer will remove the perturbation from
the variable, rerun the plant model, and then re-set the Base property of the
constraint to match the re-calculated Current property. This eliminates
associated noise from the Jacobian matrix.
Price Displays the shadow price (Lagrange multiplier) for the given constraint,
calculated by the Optimizer.
If a feasible solution is found by the Optimizer, then a simple interpretation of
the Lagrange multiplier is that it gives the gradient of the cost function along
the corresponding constraint normal. Thus, the shadow price indicates the
approximate change to the objective function when increasing (in other
words, relaxing) the given active bound by a unit amount.

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Objectives Page
The Objectives page allows you to specify the name and price of
the objectives. The objectives are the goals you specified for the
optimization calculation.

Figure 9.13

To access the Objectives page, select Objectives branch from

the tree browser.

The table in the Objectives page contains the following

information:

Column Description
Objective Allows you to change the name of the objective.
You can access the Optimization Object Property View
of the objective by double-clicking on the variable name.
Hooked Displays the object associated to the objective.
Object
Hooked Prop Displays the property associated to the objective.
Current Displays the current value of the objective.
Value
Weighted Displays the difference between the previous objective
Value value and the new optimized objective value.
Price Allows you to specify the price value. The objective function
value is calculated using the following equation and price
value:
Objective Function Value = Price Value × Current Value
For minimum objective value, price value = 1.
For maximum objective value, price value = -1.

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To remove an objective, select the objective under the Objective

column and press DELETE.

Optimizer Configuration Page

The Optimizer Configuration page allows you to configure the
optimization calculation process and assumptions.

Figure 9.14

To access the Optimizer Configuration page, expand the

Optimizer branch in the tree browser and select Config.

The following table describes the objects in the Optimizer

Configuration page:

Object Description
Maximum Allows you to specify the maximum number of major
Iteration field iterations. A major iteration consists of a sequence of
minor iterations that minimize a linearly constrained
sub-problem.
Objective Scaling Allows you to scale the objective function. Positive
Factor field values are used as-is, negative values use the factor
abs(scale*F) (where F is the initial objective function
value) and a value of 0.0 a factor is generated
automatically.

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Object Description
Gradient Specifies what type of differences are being used when
Calculation constructing gradient approximations. 1-sided causes
Method drop- forward differences to be used. 2-sided causes central
down list differences to be used.
For speed improvements you can choose one-sided
gradients. However, these may give less accurate
results, and may also result in the constraint bounds
being exceeded. Two-sided gradients require twice as
many function evaluations at a given solution, but can
provide a more accurate estimate of the constraint and
objective gradients, particularly for highly non-linear
problems or problems featuring large amounts of
noise.
Diagnostic Print Allows you to select the amount of information to
Level drop-down include in the Optimizer diagnostic file.
list
Accuracy A relative accuracy tolerance used in the test for
Tolerance field convergence. The following convergence test is used,

ConvergenceSum ≤ OptimalityTolerance × max ( F ( x ) , 1.0 )

where:
M
r
ConvergenceSum = ∇F ( x ) d + ∑ uj Cj ( x )
j=1

The ConvergenceSum is a weighted sum of possible

objective function improvement and constraint
violations, and has the same units as the objective
function. This allows the same tolerance parameter to
be used for different problems, and makes the
convergence test independent of objective function
scaling.
Step Restriction A line search step-size restriction factor used during
field the first 3 iterations. Values greater than 1.0 result in
no step restriction. Set the factor to 1.0, 10-1, 10-2,
etc. to impose larger restrictions.
Perturbation Size The change in size of the scaled variables is used in
field gradient evaluation. Individual variables are scaled
according to the variable Minimum and Maximum
properties (or the Range property if the Fix Variable
Spans property checkbox is selected).
Maximum If the Optimizer algorithm is set to MDC_SQP /
Feasible Points MDC_SLP, this parameter gives the maximum number
field of Optimizer iterations allowed to find the first feasible
solution.
If the Optimizer algorithm is set to NAG_SQP, this
parameter gives the maximum number of minor
iterations. A minor iteration in this case represents a
sequence of local improvements to the linearized
problem within a major iteration.

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Optimizer Results Page

The Optimizer Results page displays the optimization calculation
results.

Figure 9.15

The following table describes the display fields in the Optimizer

Results page:

Field Description
Starting Displays the starting objective function value before
Objective Value optimization calculation.
Final Objective Displays the current objective function value as
Value calculated by the Optimizer.
Termination Displays the termination status of the Optimizer.
Reason Values include Running, Step convergence,
Unbounded, Impossible, Not run, and Stopped.
Feasible Point Displays the number of minor iterations since the last
Iterations major iteration.
Solution Phase Displays the current phase of the Optimizer algorithm.
Values include Initialize, Setup, OPT Deriv, OPT Search,
and Results.
Gradient Reports the number of gradient evaluations performed
Evaluations during the course of the optimization.
Actual Optimizer Displays the number of major iterations.
Model Reports the number of model evaluations performed
Evaluations during the course of the optimization.
Code Version The version of Optimizer.
Total CPU Time Reports the time taken to solve the optimization
problem.

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Optimization Object Property View

Refer to Section 5.9 - The Optimization Object property view contains the following
Optimization Objects in
the HYSYS.RTO
three tabs:
Reference Guide for • Connection tab. Displays the connections of the
more information. optimization object to the flowsheet Object name.
• Properties tab. Displays the properties of the
optimization object.
• Transfer tab. Displays the transfer options/flags of the
optimization object.

9.3.4 Worksheet Tab

Refer to Section 1.2.2 - The Worksheet tab contains a summary of the information
Worksheet Tab for more
information.
contained in the stream property view for all the streams
attached to the operation.

9.3.5 User Variables Tab

For more information on The User Variables tab contains the User Vars page. This page
implementing the User
Variables, refer to
allows you to create and implement variables in the HYSYS
Section 1.2.4 - User simulation case.
Variables Page/Tab.

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10 Aspen HYSYS
Refining Utilities

10.1 Introduction................................................................................. 2

10.2 Petroleum Assay Utility................................................................ 3

10.2.1 Design Tab ............................................................................ 5
10.2.2 Results Tab ............................................................................ 7
10.2.3 Dynamics Tab ...................................................................... 10

10.3 Swing Cut Utility ........................................................................ 11

10.3.1 Specification Tab .................................................................. 13
10.3.2 Light Ends Tab ..................................................................... 16
10.3.3 Assay Table Tab.................................................................... 17
10.3.4 PIMS Format Tab .................................................................. 19

10.4 PIMS Support Utility .................................................................. 21

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10.1 Introduction
The utility commands are a set of tools, which interact with a
process by providing additional information or analysis of
streams or operations. Similar to the HYSYS utilities, the Aspen
HYSYS Refining utilities become a permanent part of the
Flowsheet and are calculated automatically when appropriate.
They can also be used as target objects for Adjust operations.

Aspen HYSYS Refining utilities can be added through the

Available Utilities property view or the Utilities page on the
Attachments tab of a stream's property view.

Figure 10.1

A utility added through either route is automatically updated in

the other location. For example, if you attach an Envelope utility
to a stream using the Available Utilities property view, the
Envelope utility automatically appears on the Utilities page of
the Attachments tab in the property view of the stream to which
it was attached.

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10.2 Petroleum Assay

Utility
The Petroleum Assay utility is only available for use when
you have added a petroleum assay in the simulation
environment.
When there is a petroleum assay in the simulation
environment, the Boiling Point Curves utility is unavailable.

The Petroleum Assay utility, which is used in conjunction with

characterized assays from the Petroleum Assay, allows you to
obtain the results of a laboratory style analysis for your
simulation streams. Simulated distillation data including TBP,
ASTM D86, D2887, and D1160(Atm), as well as petroleum
properties for each cut point are calculated. The data can be
viewed in a tabular format or graphically.

The object for the analysis can be a material stream, a stream

phase in any stage of a tray section, a stream phase in a
separator, a stream phase in a condenser, or a stream phase in a
reboiler.

Figure 10.2

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10-4 Petroleum Assay Utility

To ignore this utility during calculations, select the Ignored

checkbox on the utility’s property view. HYSYS disregards the
utility entirely until you restore it to an active state by clearing
the checkbox.

Adding a Petroleum Assay Utility

1. In the Tools menu, click the Utilities command. The
Available Utilities property view appears.
You can also access the Available Utilities property view by
pressing CTRL U.
2. From the list of available utilities, in the right pane, select
the Petroleum Assay utility.
3. Click the Add Utility button. The Petroleum Assay utility
property view appears.

Editing a Petroleum Assay Utility

1. In the Tools menu, click the Utilities command. The
Available Utilities property view appears.
2. From the list of installed utilities, in the left pane, select the
Petroleum Assay utility you want to view.
3. Click the View Utility button. The selected utility’s property
view appears. From here, you can modify any of the utility’s
properties.

Deleting a Petroleum Assay Utility

1. In the Tools menu, click the Utilities command. The
Available Utilities property view appears.
2. From the list of installed utilities, in the left pane, select the
Petroleum Assay utility you want to delete.
3. Click the Delete Utility button. HYSYS will ask you to
confirm the deletion.
You can also delete a utility by clicking the Delete button on
the utility’s property view.

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10.2.1 Design Tab

The Design tab contains two pages:
• Connections
• Notes

Connections Page
On the Connections page, you can select the parameters for the
Petroleum Assay utility.

Figure 10.3

To set the Petroleum Assay utility parameters:

1. On the Connections page of the Design tab, change the
Name of the utility, if desired.
2. From the Object Type drop-down list, select the object type
you want. The options are Stream, Tray Section, Separator,
Condenser, or Reboiler.
For a tray section, the petroleum assay properties can be
accessed on the Profiles tab of the Column Runner.

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3. Click the Select Object button, the Select (object type)

property view appears.

Figure 10.4

The title of the Select (object type) property view depends

on the object type you selected. For example, if you select
the condenser, the Select Condenser property view appears.
4. Choose the appropriate object from the Object list, and click
the OK button to add the selected object to the utility.
The Object list can be filtered by selecting one of the radio
buttons in the Object Filter group.
5. For all object types except the Stream selection, from the
Phase drop-down list you can select the phase for the
analysis as either Vapour or Liquid.
6. If the Object Type which you have selected is a Tray Section,
from the Stage drop-down list select a stage.

Notes Page
For more information The Notes page provides a text editor, where you can record any
refer to Section 1.2.3 -
Notes Page/Tab.
comments or information regarding the utility, or to your
simulation case in general.

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10.2.2 Results Tab

The Results tab contains three pages:
• Boiling Curves
• Properties
• Plots

Boiling Curves Page

You can view the results of the boiling point curve calculations in
tabular format on the Boiling Curves page.

Figure 10.5

Simulated distillation profiles are provided for the following

assay types:
• TBP
• ASTM D86
• ASTM D2887
• ASTM D1160 (Atm.)

The ASTM D86 boiling point curve corresponds to the true

boiling points of the oil, which assumes no cracking has
occurred.

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When the oil is characterized by a ASTM D86 distillation assay

with no cracking option, the ASTM D86 boiling point curve
corresponds to raw lab data, with no cracking correction applied.

When the oil is characterized by a ASTM D86 distillation assay

with cracking option, the ASTM D86 boiling point curve
corresponds to the assay input data.

Note: For best results it is recommended that a component list

be ordered by boiling point in ascending order. Use the Sort List
button in the Components List View to move an out-of-order
component to the proper position.

Properties Page
The Properties page displays the petroleum assay properties.

Figure 10.6

Plots Page
The Plots page displays the plots of the boiling point curves,
molecular weight, standard liquid density, and the petroleum
properties in graphical form. Examine the plot of your choice by
making a selection from the Property drop-down list.

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You can customize a plot by right-clicking in the plot area, and

Refer to Section 10.4 -
Graph Control in the selecting Graph Control from the object inspect menu.
HYSYS User Guide for
details concerning the The figure below shows an example of the Plots page.
customization of plots.

Figure 10.7

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10.2.3 Dynamics Tab

The Dynamics tab allows you to control how often the utility
gets calculated when running in Dynamic mode.

Figure 10.8

The Control Period field is used to specify the frequency that the
utility is calculated. A value of 10 indicates that the utility be
recalculated every 10th pressure flow step. This can help speed
up your dynamic simulation since utilities can require some time
to calculate.

The Use Default Periods checkbox allows you to set the control
period of one utility to equal the control period of any other
utilities that you have in the simulation. For example, if you
have five utilities, and require them all to have a control period
of 5 and currently the value is 8, with this checkbox selected if
you change the value in one utility all the other utilities change.
Alternatively, if you want all the utilities to have different values
you would clear this checkbox.

The Enable in Dynamics checkbox is used to activate this

feature for use in Dynamic mode.

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10.3 Swing Cut Utility

The Swing Cut utility, which is used in conjunction with the
Petroleum Distillation column and the rigorous HYSYS distillation
column, allows you to generate and export assay tables with
user-specified swing cuts in PIMS format.

Aspen PIMS (Process Industry Modeling System) is a production

planning and optimization tool that is widely used in the refinery
industry. It allows you to determine the best operating
conditions at minimum cost using Linear Programming (LP) and
simplified assumptions. The Swing Cut utility provides tighter
integration between Aspen Aspen HYSYS Refining and Aspen
PIMS to achieve a wider refinery modeling solution.

LP crude assays consist of yields and properties of heart cuts

and swing cuts. Heart cuts refer to material that must always be
allocated to a given refinery stream. For example, the kerosene
heart cut is material that will always be taken from the crude
column kerosene draw. Swing cuts represent material that can
be allocated to two adjacent crude column draws.

For example, the naphtha/kerosene swing cut is material that

can be drawn out of the crude column with the naphtha stream,
or kerosene stream. The allocation of the swing cut is
determined by the cut point on the actual crude column; this is
set by specifying the TBPs.

Adding a Swing Cut Utility

1. In the Tools menu, click the Utilities command. The
Available Utilities property view appears.
You can also access the Available Utilities property view by
pressing CTRL U.
2. From the list of available utilities, shown in the right pane,
select the Swing Cut Utility.
3. Click the Add Utility button. The Swing Cut utility property
view appears.

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Editing a Swing Cut Utility

1. In the Tools menu, click the Utilities command. The
Available Utilities property view appears.
2. From the list of installed utilities, shown in the left pane,
select the Swing Cut utility you want to view.
3. Click the View Utility button. The selected utility’s property
view appears. From here, you can modify any of the utility’s
properties.

Deleting a Swing Cut Utility

1. In the Tools menu, click the Utilities command. The
Available Utilities property view appears.
2. From the list of installed utilities, shown in the left pane,
select the Swing Cut utility you want to delete.
3. Click the Delete Utility button. HYSYS will ask you to
confirm the deletion.
You can also delete a utility by clicking the Delete button on
the utility’s property view.

Exporting Assay Properties from

Swing Cut Utility
You can only export assay properties after you have run the
Swing Cut calculation option.

1. Open the Swing Cut Utility property view.

2. Scope the appropriate objects.
3. Select the light end components for the Swing Cut
calculation.
4. Select the assay properties for the Swing Cut calculation.
5. Specify a tag name in the Crude tag field.
6. Click the Run button.
7. Click the Export Assay Table button to export the
calculated assay properties data to a *csv file.

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10.3.1 Specification Tab

The Specification tab allows you to specify the heart and swing
cuts that you want to calculate in the Petroleum Distillation
column.

Figure 10.9

The following table lists and describes the objects available in

the Specifications tab:

Object Description
Name field Name of the Swing Cut utility.
Scope Objects Select a Petroleum Distillation column to be attached
button to the Swing Cut utility by opening the Target
Objects Property View.
Calculation Basis Select Volume Basis or Mass Basis for your
drop-down list calculations.
Map Column Map rigorous column specifications with a cut name
Specifications

Once you have connected the Swing Cut utility to a Petroleum

Distillation column, the product streams of the column are
shown in the Heart and Swing Cut table.

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10-14 Swing Cut Utility

You can select the products you want to include in the printed
report in the Swing Cut utility by selecting their corresponding
checkboxes in the Include column.

The TBP Cut data for each product stream are retrieved from the
column. You need to specify a maximum TBP cut temperature to
define a swing cut. The maximum TBP Cut must be a
temperature value in between two adjacent product streams
and it must satisfy the following condition:

( T2 – T1 )
T 1 + 1.0 < TBP < T 1 + ------------------------ (10.1)
2

T2 > T1 (10.2)

where:

T1, T2 = temperature values for product stream 1 and 2

TBP = maximum TBP cut for the product stream 1

Since there is no specific TBP cut point for the last product
stream, the last maximum TBP cut must satisfy the following
condition:

T 1 + 1.0 < TBPLast < T 1 + 50.0 (10.3)

where:

T1 = temperature of the product stream before the last

product stream

TBPLast = swing cut TBP for the last product stream

You will not be allowed to enter a value if the value is out of

range.

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Map Column Specifications View

You can use the Swing cut utility in conjunction with rigorous
HYSYS distillation columns. To do this, generate active column
draw specifications for each of the products in the distillation
column. You can then use the Rigorous Column Configuration
view to map these active column draw specifications to cut
streams. .

Figure 10.10

To open the Rigorous Column Configuration view, click "Map

Column Specifications" on the swing cut utility view.

Use "Select Feed Stream" dialog box to select the feed stream
for the calculation. Flow and Swing flow are calculated using the
boiling curve of the selected feed stream and specified TBP cut/
Swing Cut temperatures. When the swing cut utility is executed,
the rigorous column is solved with the different flow
specifications.

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10.3.2 Light Ends Tab

The Light Ends tab contains a table that displays the petroleum
light ends properties (yield by weight and volume, NBP,
molecular weight, and SG) of the components in the selected/
scoped objects.

You can select or clear the checkboxes under the Include

column to consider or ignore the component properties
during calculation.

Figure 10.11

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10.3.3 Assay Table Tab

The Assay Table tab allows you to select and view the assay
properties from the product stream used in the calculation.

Figure 10.12

• Calculation Basis drop-down list enables you to select

Volume Basis or Mass Basis for your calculations.
• Crude Tag field enables you to specify a PIMS tag for
the assay table.
• Run button enables you to run the Swing Cut calculation
option.
• Export Assay Table button enables you to export the
calculated assay properties data into a *.csv format file.

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Selecting an Assay Property

To select an assay property for a product stream:
1. Under the Assay Property column, place the mouse cursor
over an empty cell.
The down arrow icon appears in the cell as shown.

Figure 10.13

2. Click the down arrow icon to open the drop-down list and
select an assay property.

Property Calculation for Swing Cuts

After you have selected the desired cut properties for each
product stream, click on the Run button to run the utility.
Swing Cuts utility generates assay tables with user-specified
swing cuts. For each individual crude, the column will run once
using the default product cut points, and once again using the
maximum cut point for each product, where a swing cut was
selected.

For instance, in a Kero-LGO swing, the column will run with Kero
cut point set to maximum Kero TBP cut, and then the following
formulas are used to calculate properties (Ps) of Kero-LGO
swing.

From LGO:

Vs ⋅ Ps + V1 ⋅ P1 = ( Vs + V1 ) ⋅ P2 (10.4)

[(V + V ) ⋅ P – V ⋅ P ]
s 1 2 1 1 (10.5)
P = ----------------------------------------------------------------
s V
s

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where:

V = volume (or weight)

P = property

s = swing cut

1, 2 = state (low, high cut point)

The Swing Cut utility is available in steady state mode. You can
perform the calculations on the petroleum distillation column
without propagation of the perturbation to other unit operations.
The utility will be available within the subflowsheet environment
as well as at the main flowsheet level. Each instance of the
utility will be independent. There may be several instances of
the utility active in a flowsheet.

10.3.4 PIMS Format Tab

The PIMS Format tab allows you to associate a unique PIMS tag
for each product stream and cut property. When you export the
assay tables, these PIMS tags are used to represent the product
streams and cut properties in the csv file. You can type directly
in the cell to specify a PIMS tag.

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Figure 10.14

Comma Separated Values (csv) file is a simple structured data

file. The file contains a table of product streams and their
corresponding properties data. The data in the file can be
accessed through Microsoft Excel application. Aspen Aspen
HYSYS Refining uses csv files to contain petroleum properties of
individual assays.

The following describes the general layout of the csv file:

• In the first column, the PIMS tags for the product
streams and cut properties are displayed in combination.
• In the second column, the full name of the product
stream and the associated cut property are displayed.
• The third column displays the numerical data
information.
• The crude tag is displayed in the first cell of the third
column. You can have multiple crude data displayed on
the same spreadsheet.

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10.4 PIMS Support Utility

The PIMS Support Utility generates a Common Model
Environment (CME) model from a set of dependent and
independent HYSYS variables. The generated model is a linear
or a multi-linear model built around the "delta–base shift"
concept in PIMS.

To open the PIMS Support Utility:

1. From the Main Menu, click Tools > Utilities.
2. In the Available Utilities dialog box, select the PIMS
Support Utility and click Add Utility.

For complete help on the PIMS Support Utility, see the HYSYS
Online documentation. (From the PIMS Support Utility View,
press F1.)

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11 Isomerization Unit
Operation

11.1 The Isomerization Unit Operation ................................................ 2

11.2 Theory ......................................................................................... 2

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11.1 The Isomerization

Unit Operation
The Isomerization Unit Operation is a detailed kinetic model of
the isomerization unit. It models isomerization, hydrocracking,
ring-opening, saturation, and heavy reactions. The model uses
the same component slate as Refining Reformer, although only a
subset of approximately 25 components are used for the
reaction scheme. Since a typical isomerization feed would have
no olefins or C8 and above material, any olefins are mapped into
their corresponding paraffins, and all C8 components and above
are mapped into the C8 6-ring naphthenic component.

11.2 Theory
The reactor is modeled using the Aspen EORXR model. The rate
expression for each reaction class has been coded to match
literature data. The isomerization and hydrogenation reactions
are considered to be reversible, and the other reaction classes
are all considered to be irreversible. Each reaction class is first
order with respect to the primary reactant. Each reaction class
also has a denominator term following typical LHHW.

Before placing an isomerization unit in a flowsheet, the user

should first define an appropriate component slate. From the
Basis environment, the user can import the file CatRefIsom.cml.
This file is located in your HYSYS install directory under the paks
directory. The fluid package should be defined as SRK or Peng
Robinson. Alternatively, the user can use Aspen Properties and
use the file catref.aprbkp to define the components and the fluid
package. This file is located in your HYSYS install directory
under refsys\refreactor directory. If the correct component slate
has not been defined for the part of the flowsheet in which the
isom unit op is placed, the model will still initialize; however, the
model will not be able to execute until a basis with an
appropriate component slate is selected.

Once an appropriate component slate and fluid package have

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been created for the isom model, the user can go into the
simulation environment and place an isom unit operation in the
flowsheet. The user may add this to the flowsheet either by
using the Refining unit operation palette (F6), or by adding a
unit operation (F12) and selecting the isom unit op from the list
of unit operations. It will take a short while after the block has
been placed to initialize the block.

Please see the online documentation for the latest instructions

on this unit operation.

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12 Refining Transition
Unit Operations

12 Refining Transition Unit Operations ................................................ 1

12.1 Petroleum Transition .................................................................. 2
12.2 HCR Product Transition............................................................... 4
12.3 FCC Feed Adjust........................................................................ 4
12.4 Reactor Transitions .................................................................... 6

12.4.3 Reference:............................................................................. 9

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Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining has the following types of

transition operations:
• Petroleum Transition
• HCR Product Transition
• FCC Feed Adjust
• Reactor Transitions

12.1 Petroleum Transition

The Petroleum transition unit operation is used to convert one
petroleum stream to another petroleum stream with a different
basis.

This option is available in the following places:

• Any flowsheet where a fluid package transition is
required with assays.
• An FCC product transition from product lumps to assay
lumps
• A Reformer product transition from reformer lumps to
assay lumps
• A Hydrocracker product transition from hydrocracker
lumps to assay lumps

12.1.1 Basic Theory

For shared components, common property vectors are
transferred as is from the feed fluid package to the product fluid
package. If any of the feed or product property package is an
Aspen Properties Property Package, then only Molecular Weight,
Liquid Density and all petroleum property vectors are
transferred.

For hypo components in a product stream having only one pure/

hypo component of feed, common property vectors are
transferred as is from feed fluid package to the product fluid
package. If any of the feed or product property packages is an
Aspen Properties Property Package then only Molecular Weight,
Liquid Density and all petroleum property vectors are
transferred.

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For product stream hypo components defined by more than one

feed component, average properties are calculated according to
following rule:
1. Molecular weight is mixed by mole fraction.
2. 1/ Density is mixed by the mass blending rule.
3. Heat of formation and Heat of combustion is calculated by
the mass blending rule.
4. Ideal enthalpy coefficients are mixed by the mass blending
rule.
5. Critical Temperature and Critical Pressure is mixed by a
special mixing rule (See Reference 1 and 2)
6. Acentricity is mixed by the mole blending rule
7. Feed Hypo component viscosity is calculated at 100 F and
210 F, Bulk MolWt and Bulk Density is calculated
Product Hypo components ThetaA and ThetaB are
calculated such that bulk viscosity at two temperature is
matched
Product Hypo components characteristic volume is
calculated such that bulk density is matched
8. Remaining properties are calculated with the default
estimation methods provided in the hypo component view.
9. Petroleum properties are blended by mass/mole/volume.
Special cases are
Cloud Point (Cloud Point Index)
Flash Point (Flash Point Index)
Freeze Point (Freeze Point Index)
Pour Point (Pour Point Index)
RVP Property (RVP Index)
RON - Clear(Healy Method)
MON - Clear (Healy Method)

Steps (3) to (9) will not be performed if the feed or product

property package is an Aspen Properties package.

If the feed or product stream uses an Aspen Properties property

package then the remaining physical properties are estimated
using molecular weight, density and boiling point.

"The following Petroleum Properties are shifted to feed bulk

values:
• Cloud Point

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• Flash Point
• Pour Point
• MON (Clear)
• RON (Clear)
• MON (Leaded)
• RON (Leaded)

12.2 HCR Product

Transition
This transition increases the granularity of the component list
used in the "HCRSRK" fluid package to achieve better results in
subsequent separation unit operations. This transition is used to
convert the HCRSRK fluid package (with HCR.cml component
list) stream to HCRSRKEXT fluid package (With the
HCR_extended.cml component list) HCR stream and vice versa.

This transition is available on stream cutter as well as

Hydrocracker flowsheet product transition drop-down menu.

12.3 FCC Feed Adjust

This transition converts an assay stream composition to FCC
kinetic lumps information. This transition is hidden in the sense
that it is only used internally inside the FCC unit operation to
characterize the FCC feed.

The feed characterization methods are designed to provide the

21-lump model with the feed composition based on the 21-
lumps. Although high resolution analyses can provide a fairly
detailed resolution of the types of molecules in the feed, even
this is an approximation. The feed characterization requires
inspection properties for its analysis, so this data is not suitable
as a basis for error analysis.

The properties that are used in FCC Feed Adjust are:

Minimum: Fingerprints (Feed Types) Distillation (TBP,
D2887, D86, D1160..), Suphur, Gravity

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Optional: Viscosity, Refractive Index, and Refractive Index

Temperature.

In general, the feed adjust model works by adjusting the

concentration of the pseudo components to match the feed
properties. This is done by calculating the values of various
multipliers for different pseudo component types. Following is a
list of multipliers:
Light Ratio - All light components
Medium Ratio - All medium components
Heavy Ratio - All heavy components
Ca Ratio - All aromatic compounds that do not have a hetero
atom.

Fingerprints are 21-lump representations of the feeds based on

the inspection data and the high-resolution data. These
fingerprints can be calculated in calibration environment and
simulation environment. Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining has
data for a wide range of feeds that have been converted to a
fingerprint database. When a feed such as VGO, hydrocracked
resid or other type of feed is used in the model, it is necessary
to select the appropriate fingerprint for the feed. If there are
multiple feeds then the appropriate fingerprint for each feed
should be used.

For the FCC model, the inspection properties are used to adjust
the fingerprint to the current feed data. Distillation curves show
the distributions of boiling points for the molecules in the feed.
Therefore, in the FCC feed characterization, the current
distillation and the reference distillation are used to adjust the
amount of material in the boiling ranges <430 F, 430 F to 650 F,
650 F to 950 F, and >950 F. Changing distillation curves also
changes the weight average boiling point (WABP) of the boiling
range. The 1,2, and 3 ring composition is adjusted to account
for these shifts in WABP. As WABP increases, typically we expect
more large rings and as it decreases, we typically expect
smaller rings. In addition, the inspection properties are used to
adjust the overall aromatic content. From the analyses of
several types of feeds, the feeds used to establish the library of
fingerprints; it is observable that the series formed from the

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molecular types form typical distributions. The molecular types

are paraffin, napthenics, 1-ring, 2-ring and 3-ring aromatics. It
is the reliance on this fact that is the primary assumption in the
feed characterization model. Associated with this assumption is
the application of a correlation for aromaticity based on the
inspection properties.

Therefore, with respect to the specific types of feeds listed in the

question, there is not an assumption that all coker gasoils have
the same aromatic breakdown. There is the assumption that
provided a fingerprint of a coker gasoil for a reference, the
inspection properties and distillation for another gas oil will shift
the aromatics in the correct direction. This same principle
applies to any other type of feed as long as there is a
representative fingerprint available.

12.4 Reactor Transitions

There are two types of reactor transition available in Aspen
HYSYS Petroleum Refining:
a. Hydrocracker Feed Adjust
b. Reformer Transition

12.4.1 Hydrocracker Feed

Adjust
This transition was developed to convert a feed stream with any
composition and properties into Hydrocracker kinetic lumps.
This transition is available on the stream cutter as well as the
Hydrocracker flowsheet environment feed data page.

The properties that are used in Hydrocracker feed adjust are:

Minimum: Distillation (TBP, D2887, D1160 .. etc), Sulphur,
Gravity, Nitrogen and Basic Nitrogen Content
Optional: Bromin Number, Viscosity, Refractive Index, and
Refractive Index Temperature

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Bromine Number is used to calculate olefin content of the feed

stock and thereafter it is assumed that all the olefins are
saturated to Paraffin lumps.

The feed adjust model works by adjusting the concentrations of

the pseudo components to match the feed properties. This is
done by calculating the values of various multipliers for different
pseudo component types. Following is a list of multipliers:
Light Ratio - All light components
Medium Ratio - All medium components
Heavy Ratio - All heavy components
Sulfur Ratio - All sulfur components
Nitrogen Ratio - All neutral nitrogen components
Basic Nitrogen Ratio - All basic nitrogen components
Ca Ratio - All aromatic compounds that do not have a
heteroatom
Cn Ratio - All naphthenic and hydroaromatic components
that do not have a heteroatom

There is also some relative adjustment of the relative number of

rings for aromatics and sulfur compounds based upon changes
of the WABPs. Note that the Ca ratio and Cn ratio are raised to a
power equal to the fraction of aromatic carbons and the fraction
of napthenic carbons for a given compound. This means that
compounds which are more highly aromatic are more greatly
affected than compounds that are less aromatic.

12.4.2 Reformer Transition

This transition was developed to convert a feed stream with any
composition and properties into Reformer kinetic lumps. This
transition is available on the stream cutter as well as the
Reformer feed characterization page.

There are two ways to characterize the Reformer feed:

1. Specify Feed composition directly as Reformer kinetic lumps
2. Use properties to characterize Reformer kinetic lumps

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In option 1, there is no calculation required.

In option 2, the following properties are required:

Minimum: Distillation, Paraffin Content (P), Naphthenic
Content (N), Aromatic Content (A)
Optional: Detailed GC analysis

It is also possible to characterize the Reformer feed from an

assay where a user just needs to specify the initial and final
boiling points of the naphtha fraction of that assay. In this case
properties will be generated from the assay. When a process
stream is used in a reformer transition, the stream properties
are used.

The PNA breakdown is used to ensure that the right amount of

paraffins, naphthenics, and aromatics are in the feed. The
distillation is used to break down each of the paraffins,
naphthenics, and aromatics by carbon number. The feed type is
used to set the various isomer ratios for the feed. Currently,
there is only a default feed type. If a you would like a ratio
different from the default you can create your own feed type
and use that instead.

To create a new feed type, you can go to Library ply of the Feed
Data tab in the reformer environment (similar applies to FCC
and Hydrocracker environment). You can type new values for
any of the ratios in the area entitled "Properties of Selected Feed
Type." You can export the feed type using the export button or
import a feed type using the import button. Note that if the
reformer is already completely specified, you should put HYSYS
in holding mode to change multiple values in the feed type.

Following is a description of each of the feed type properties:

Feed Type Properties

IP5/Total C5 Fraction of C5's that are isopentane
nP5/Total C5 Fraction of C5's that are n-pentane
22-Dimethyl-butane/ Fraction of C6 paraffins that are 22-dimethyl-
Total P6 butane
23-Dimethyl-butane/ Fraction of C6 paraffins that are 23-dimethyl-
Total P6 butane
2-Methyl-pentane/Total Fraction of C6 paraffins that are 2-methyl-
P6 pentane

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3-Methyl-pentane/Total Fraction of C6 paraffins that are 3-methyl-

P6 pentane
Methyl-cyclopentane/ Fraction of C6 naphthenes that are methyl-
[Methyl- cyclopentane
cyclopentane+Cyclohexa
ne]
22-Dimethyl-pentane/ Fraction of C7 paraffins that are 22-dimethyl-
Total P7 pentane
23-Dimethyl-pentane/ Fraction of C7 paraffins that are 23-dimethyl-
Total P7 pentane
24-Dimethyl-pentane/ Fraction of C7 paraffins that are 24-dimethyl-
Total P7 pentane
33-Dimethyl-pentane/ Fraction of C7 paraffins that are 33-dimethyl-
Total P7 pentane
223-Trimethyl-pentane/ Fraction of C7 paraffins that are 223-trimethyl-
Total P7 butane
2-Methyl-hexane/Total P7 Fraction of C7 paraffins that are 2-methyl-
hexane
3-Methyl-hexane/Total P7 Fraction of C7 paraffins that are 3-methyl-
hexane
Ethyl-pentane/Total P7 Fraction of C7 paraffins that are Ethyl-pentane
Dimethyl-cyclopentane/ Fraction of C7 naphthenes that are dimethyl-
Total N7 cyclopentane
Ethyl-cyclopentane/Total Fraction of C7 naphthenes that are ethyl-
N7 cyclopentane
Normal P8/Total P8 Fraction of C8 paraffins that are n-octane
MB P8/Total P8 Fraction of C8 paraffins with multiple branches
N8 N5/[N5+N6 Ring] Fraction of C8 naphthenes with a 5 carbon ring
structure
IP9/Total P5 Fraction of C9 paraffins that are branched
N9 N5/[N5+N6 Ring] Fraction of C9 naphthenes with a 5 carbon ring
structure
IP10/Total P10 Fraction of C10 paraffins that are branched
N10 N5/[N5+N6 Ring] Fraction of C10 naphthenes with a 5 carbon
ring structure
IP11/Total P11 Fraction of C11 paraffins that are branched
N11 N5/[N5+N6 Ring] Fraction of C11 naphthenes with a 5 carbon
ring structure

12.4.3 Reference:
1. Leibovici, C.F. 1993. A consistent procedure for the estimation
of properties associated to lumped systems, Fluid Phase
Equilibria 87, 1993, 189-197.

2.Reid R.C., Prausnitz J.M., and Poling B.E., 1987. The properties
of gases and liquids, 4th Ed., McGraw Hill Book Company, p. 83.)

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 Petroleum Methods & Correlations A-1

A Petroleum Methods &

Correlations

A.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 2

A.2 Physical Property Calculation ........................................................ 2

A.2.1 Calculation for Molecular Weight................................................. 3
A.2.2 Calculation for Centroid Boiling Point........................................... 4
A.2.3 Calculation for Specific Gravity................................................... 4
A.2.4 Heat of Formation .................................................................... 5

A.3 Petroleum Property Calculation ..................................................... 5

A.3.1 Mass Blend.............................................................................. 6
A.3.2 Mole Blend .............................................................................. 7
A.3.3 Volume Blend .......................................................................... 7
A.3.4 Healy Method for RON and MON ................................................. 8
A.3.5 Component Level Calculations.................................................... 9
A.3.6 Stream Level Calculations ....................................................... 16

A.4 Comma Separated Value Files...................................................... 43

A.4.1 Format of CSV Files ................................................................ 43

A.5 Spiral Files ................................................................................... 51

A.6 References................................................................................... 52

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A-2 Introduction

A.1 Introduction
This appendix is contains the blending rules of the physical and
petroleum properties in petroleum assays, the definition of a
Comma Separated Value (CSV) file, and the format of an XML
file containing a petroleum assay data.

If you do not have the Aspen HYSYS Refining license, you

will not be able to access the petroleum properties.

A.2 Physical Property

Calculation
For more information on All the physical properties of a stream with petroleum assays
physical property
calculations, refer to are calculated/estimated based on three critical information:
Appendix A - Property molecular weight, centroid boiling point, and specific gravity.
Methods & Calculations These three property values are often provided with the
in the HYSYS
Simulation Basis guide. petroleum properties values of a petroleum assay.

If the three critical property values are not provided,

estimated values are calculated based on blending the
components’ property values. The components considered
are the components that are active in the petroleum assay.

When two petroleum assays are blended together, their physical

properties are recalculated/re-estimated using the blended
value of the molecular weight, centroid boiling point, specific
gravity, and heat of formation.

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Notes on Research Octane Number (RON)

The Research Octane Number reported in Aspen HYSYS is
determined based on a proprietary correlation. It considers the
percentages of aromatics, paraffinics in the mixture and uses
D86 data at 10%, 30%, 50%, 70% and 90%. This correlation is
generalized for mixtures of hydrocarbons - more specifically,
mixtures of alkanes. It might be heavily biased toward highly
naphthenic mixtures. The only apparent limitation on
applicability of the correlation is that the D86(50%) temperature
be <=220C.

Aspen HYSYS also provides a more sophisticated simulation tool

through Aspen RefSYS for accurate simulations of refinery
processes. The Research Octane Number reported in Aspen
RefSYS is determined by inputting or generating a RON for each
cut of the assay. This value is then blended into an overall RON
using one the of the following blending methods: Healy, mass,
mole and volume (user specific methods can also be used). This
allows, for an accurate representation of RON especially when
the system involves a lot of components other than alkanes.

A.2.1 Calculation for Molecular

Weight
The following equation is used to calculate the blended
molecular weight value:

∑ MFlowS × MW S
S = stream
---------------------------------------------------------------
MW blend = (A.1)
∑ MFlow S
S = stream

where:

MWblend = mixed molecular weight

MFlow = mass flow rate of stream S

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MW = molecular weight in each stream

A.2.2 Calculation for Centroid

Boiling Point
The following equation is used to calculate the blended centroid
boiling point value:

∑ VFlow S × CBP S
CBP blend = S-----------------------------------------------------------------
= streams - (A.2)
∑ VFlow S
S = streams

where:

CBPblend = mixed centroid boiling point

VFlow = volumetric flow rate of stream S

CBP = centroid boiling point in each stream

A.2.3 Calculation for Specific

Gravity
The following equation is used to calculate the blended liquid
density/specific gravity value:

∑ MFlow S
S---------------------------------------------
= streams -
SG blend = (A.3)
∑ VFlow S
S = streams

where:

SGblend = mixed specific gravity

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VFlow = volumetric flow rate of stream S

The volumetric flow conditions is at standard 60°F.

MFlow = mass flow rate of stream S

A.2.4 Heat of Formation

The following equation is used to calculate the blended heat of
formation value:

∑ MolFlow S × HofF S
HofF blend = S = stream
------------------------------------------------------------------------ (A.4)

∑ MolFlow S
S = stream

where:

HofFblend = mixed heat of formation

MolFlow = molar flow rate of stream S

HofF = heat of formation in each stream

A.3 Petroleum Property

Calculation
In Aspen HYSYS Refining there are two levels of calculation for
the petroleum properties:
• Component Level. In this calculation method, individual
component properties in a stream are used to calculate
the petroleum property.

Component level blending occurs in all situations when two

or more streams enter a unit operation. For example, in
mixers, separators, and distillation columns with two or
more feeds.

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For example, consider the streams mixing in the figure

below. To calculate the blended Aniline Point for
component B in stream 3, the Component Level method
uses the B component property from stream 1 and 2.
You can also select the type of blending rule (mass,
mole, or volume) to calculate the new Aniline Point.

Figure A.1

• Stream Level. In this calculation method, the overall

stream properties are used to calculate the petroleum
property.
For example, consider the streams mixing in the figure
above. To calculate the blended Aniline Point for stream
3, the Stream Level method uses the petroleum property
from component A, B, and C. In the case of Stream Level
there is only one type of blending equation available.

There are three main blending calculations that most of the

petroleum properties use: Mass, Mole, and Volume.

A.3.1 Mass Blend

This blending rule4 is used to blend properties based on mass
fraction using the following relation:

∑ MFlow S × prop S
Mixprop = S = streams
------------------------------------------------------------------- (A.5)
∑ MFlowS
S = streams

where:

MFlow = mass flow rate of stream S

prop = property to be blended in each stream

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Mixprop = mixed value of the targeted property

A.3.2 Mole Blend

The Mole Blend rule4 is used to blend properties based on mole
fraction using the following relation:

∑ MolFlow S × prop S
S = streams
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mixprop = (A.6)
∑ MolFlow S
S = streams

where:

MolFlow = molar flow rate of stream S

prop = property to be blended in each stream

Mixprop = mixed value of the targeted property

A.3.3 Volume Blend

The Volume Blend rule4 is used to blend properties based on
volume fraction using the following relation:

∑ VFlow S × prop S
Mixprop = S-----------------------------------------------------------------
= streams - (A.7)
∑ VFlow S
S = streams

where:

VFlow = volumetric flow rate of stream S

prop = property to be blended in each stream

Mixprop = mixed value of the targeted property

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A.3.4 Healy Method for RON

and MON
The Healy Method9 blending rules for RON and MON are:

RON = RON sum + 0.05411 ( ΔRONMON 1 – RON sum × ΔRONMON )

2 2 (A.8)
+ 0.00098 ( Olfsum2 – Olf sum ) – 0.00074 ( Arom sum2 – Arom sum )

MON = MON sum + 0.03908 ( ΔRONMON 2 – MON sum × ΔRONMON )

–7 2 2 (A.9)
– 7.03 × 10 ( Arom sum2 – Arom sum )

where:

RON sum = ∑ RONi × Vi

i

MON sum = ∑ MONi × Vi

i

Olfsum = ∑ Olfi × Vi
i

2
Olfsum2 = ∑ Olfi × Vi
i

Arom sum = ∑ Aromi × Vi

i

2
Arom sum2 = ∑ Aromi × Vi
i

ΔRONMON = ∑ ( RONi – MONi ) × Vi

i

ΔRONMON 1 = ∑ RONi ( RONi – MONi ) × Vi

i

ΔRONMON 2 = ∑ MONi ( RONi – MONi ) × Vi

i

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Vi = Volume Fraction

For stream level blending:

Volume flow i
VolFrac= -------------------------------------------------------
-
volume flow of stream

For component level blending:

Volume flow of component i in stream

VolFrac = ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total volume flow of component in all streams

See Also: Notes on Research Octane Number (RON) on

page 3.

A.3.5 Component Level

Calculations
The following sections describe the Blend rules and equations at
Component Level calculation for the assay properties in Aspen
HYSYS Refining.

Aniline Point
The Aniline Point16,6 is calculated using the following blending
rules:
• Mass Blend
• Mole Blend
• Volume Blend

Aromatics By Volume
The Aromatics By Volume6 is calculated using Volume Blend.

Aromatics By Weight
The Aromatics By Weight16 is calculated using Mass Blend.

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Asphaltene Content
The Asphaltene Content3 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Basic Nitrogen Content

The Basic Nitrogen Content3 is calculated using Mass Blend.

C To H Ratio
The C to H Ratio is calculated using Mass Blend.

Cloud Point
The mass, mole, and volume blending calculations are also
available.

Cloud Point Blending6,16 is calculated using the following

equations:

n
( ∑ v i × CI i )
(A.10)
CIB i = ---------------------------------
1.8

1
---
n (A.11)
CI i = ( 1.8 × C i )

where:

CIBi = Cloud Point of the blended component i

CIi = Cloud Point index of individual components

vi = Volume fraction of individual components

Ci = Cloud Point of individual components

n = default constant value of 0.55, for heavier cut point

HYSYS recommends 0.6

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Conradson Carbon Content

The Conradson Carbon Content3 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Copper Content
The Copper Content6 is calculated using Mass Blend. The Copper
Content value reported on the stream property page is in units
of wt%.

Flash Point
The mass, mole, and volume blending calculations are also
available.

Flash Point Blending6,10,16 is calculated using the following

equations:

– 0.6
( ∑ v i × FIi ) (A.12)
FIB i = --------------------------------------
1.8

– 1-
------ (A.13)
0.6
FI i = ( 1.8 × F i )

where:

FIBi = Flash Point of the blended component i

FIi = Flash Point index of individual components

vi = Volume fraction of individual components

Fi = Flash Point of individual components

Freeze Point (Temperature)

The Freeze Point6,16 is calculated using the following blending
methods:
• Mass Blend

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• Mole Blend
• Volume Blend

Molecular Weight
The Molecular Weight is calculated using Mass Blend.

MON Clear
The MON Clear6 is calculated using Healy Method for RON and
MON.

Naphthenes By Volume
The Naphthenes By Volume6 is calculated using Volume Blend.

Naphthenes By Weight
The Naphthenes By Weight3,16 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Ni Content
The Ni Content6 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Nitrogen Content
The Nitrogen Content6 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Olefins By Volume
The Olefins By Volume is calculated using Volume Blend.

Olefins By Weight
The Olefins By Weight3 is calculated using Mass Blend.

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Paraffins By Volume
The Paraffins By Volume6 is calculated using Volume Blend.

Paraffins By Weight
The Paraffins By Weight3,16 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Pour Point
The mass, mole, and volume blending calculations are also
available.

Pour Point Blending6,16 is calculated using the following

equations:

PI i = exp ( 73.0883 + 12.885 × In ( P i × 1.8 ) ) (A.14)

⎛ ln ( ∑ PI i × V i ) – 73.0883⎞
exp ⎜ --------------------------------------------------------------⎟ (A.15)
⎝ 12.885 ⎠
PIB i = -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.8

where:

Pi = Pour Point of individual components

PIi = Pour Point index of individual components

Vi = Volume fraction of individual components

PIBi = Pour Point of the blended component i

Refractive Index
The Refractive Index is calculated using the following blending
rules:
• Mass Blend
• Mole Blend
• Volume Blend

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RON Clear
The RON Clear6 is calculated using the Healy Method for RON and
MON.

RON Leaded
The RON Leaded calculated using the following blending rules:
• Mass Blend
• Mole Blend
• Volume Blend

Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP)

The mass, mole, and volume blending calculations are also
available.

RVP Blending1,8,14,15 is calculated using the following equations:

0.8
( ∑ V i × RVPI i )
RVPB = --------------------------------------- (A.16)
0.145

RVPI i = ( RVP i × 0.145 )

1.25 (A.17)

where:

RVPi = RVP of individual components

RVPIi = RVP index of individual components

Vi = Volume fraction of individual components

RVPB = RVP of the blended component i

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SG (60/60F)
The SG (60/60°F)7 is calculated using Volume Blend.

Smoke Point
The Smoke Point2 calculated using the following blending rules:
• Mass Blend
• Mole Blend
• Volume Blend

Sulfur Content
The Sulfur Content12 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Vanadium Content
The Vanadium Content6 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Viscosity
The Viscosity is calculated using an indexing method, and there
are two methods available. One method uses 0.8 as the
parameter constant and the second method uses 0.08 as the
parameter constant.

10Vmix (A.18)
U b = 10 –c

U mix = ∑ xi × log ( log [ Vi + c ] ) (A.19)

where:

Ub = viscosity of blend

Ui = viscosity of component i

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Xi = composition fraction of component i

C = parameter constant

Wax Content
The Wax Content6 is calculated using Mass Blend.

A.3.6 Stream Level

Calculations
The following sections contains the Blend rules and equations at
Stream Level calculation for the assay properties in Aspen
HYSYS Refining.

Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining calculates distillation

properties using the hypothetical component NBP as the final
boiling point. For each hypothetical component, the centroid
boiling temperature is also reported on the Edit Property page.

For Aspen HYSYS cases, the hypothetical component NBP is

defined as the centroid boiling temperature. In these cases, the
centroid boiling temperature is not reported on the Edit
Property page. Do not apply Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining
correlations for these cases or it will report the properties using
incorrect assumptions. You should convert a Aspen HYSYS case
to an Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining case by creating a
petroleum assay.

Acetaldehyde (toxic emission)

Toxic emissions from Acetaldehyde11 is calculated using the
following equations:

Acet B ( T 1 – B1 ) ( T2 – B2 )
ToxEmi Acet = -------------- ( 0.444e + 0.556e ) (A.20)
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10

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where:

T 1 = 0.0002631 ( Sulf T ) + 0.039786 ( RVP T ) – 0.012157 ( E300 T )

– 0.005525 ( Arom T ) – 0.009594 ( MTBE T ) + 0.31658 ( ETBE T )
+ 0.24925 ( Ethanol T )

B 1 = 0.0002631 ( Sulf B ) + 0.039786 ( RVP B ) – 0.012157 ( E300 B )

– 0.005525 ( Arom B ) – 0.009594 ( MTBE B ) + 0.31658 ( ETBE B )
+ 0.24925 ( Ethanol B )

T 2 = 0.0002627 ( Sulf T ) – 0.012157 ( E300 T ) – 0.005548 ( Arom T )

– 0.05598 ( MTBET ) + 0.3164665 ( ETBE T ) + 0.2493259 ( Ethanol T )

B 2 = 0.0002627 ( Sulf B ) – 0.012157 ( E300 B ) – 0.005548 ( Arom B )

– 0.05598 ( MTBEB ) + 0.3164665 ( ETBE B ) + 0.2493259 ( Ethanol B )

SulfT = sulfur content, range 0 to 500

AromT = aromatics content, range 0 to 50

RVP T = Reid Vapor Pressure × 0.145

MTBET = ∑ 34.7 ( Mass of componenti )

i

ETBE T = ∑ 34.7 ( Mass of componenti )

i

Ethanol T = ∑ 34.7 ( Mass of componenti )

i

AcetB = 7.25 for winter, 4.44 for summer

SultB = 338.0 for winter, 339.0 for summer

RVPB = 11.5 for winter, 8.7 for summer

E300B = 83.0 for winter, 83.0 for summer

AromB = 26.4 for winter, 32.0 for summer

Aniline Point
The Aniline Point6,16 is calculated using Volume Blend.

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Note: AP values in HYSYS are computed in K. Because some

components may be missing AP values, Σx i ≠ 1 . That means
AP ( @K ) ≠ AP ( @C ) + 273.15

Aromatics By Volume
The Aromatics By Volume6 is calculated using Volume Blend.

Aromatics By Weight
The Aromatics By Weight16 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Asphaltene Content
The Asphaltene Content3 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Basic Nitrogen Content

The Basic Nitrogen Content3 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Benzene (toxic exhaust emission)

Toxic emissions from Benzene11 is calculated using the following
equations:

ExBenz B ( T1 – B1 ) ( T2 – B2 )
ToxEmi ExBenz = ---------------------- ( 0.444e + 0.556e ) (A.21)
6
10

where:

T 1 = 0.0006197 ( Sulf T ) – 0.003376 ( E200 T ) + 0.02655 ( Arom T )

+ 0.22239 ( Benz T )

B 1 = 0.0006197 ( Sulf B ) – 0.003376 ( E200 B ) + 0.02655 ( Arom B )

+ 0.22239 ( Benz B )

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T 2 = 0.000337 ( Sulf T ) + 0.011251 ( E300 T ) + 0.011882 ( Arom T )

+ 0.222318 ( Benz T ) – 0.096047 ( OxyT )

B 2 = 0.000337 ( Sulf B ) + 0.011251 ( E300 B ) + 0.011882 ( Arom B )

+ 0.222318 ( Benz B ) – 0.096047 ( Oxy B )

SulfT = sulfur content in ppm weight, range 0 to 500

AromT = aromatics content, in volume percent, range 0 to 50

OxyT = oxygen content in terms of weight percent.

= Σ i (wt frac. of Oxygen in Compi) (MassCompi),

where i = Ethanol, MTBE, ETBE, TAME.

BenzT = benzene content in volume percent.

EXBenzB = 77.62 for winter, 53.54 for summer

SulfB = 338.0 for winter, 339.0 for summer

E200B = 50.0 for winter., 41.0 for summer

AromB = 26.4 for winter, 32.0 for summer

BenzB = 1.53 for winter, 1.64 for summer

E300B = 83.0 for winter, 83.0 for summer

OxyB = 0.0 for winter, 0.0 for summer

Benzene (toxic non-exhaust

emission)
Toxic non-exhaust emissions from Benzene11 is calculated using
the following equations:

ToxEmi NonExBenz = BenzE HotS + BenzE Diu

(A.22)
+ BenzE RunLos + BenzE Reful

where:

BenzEHotS = 10 ( Benz T × VOC HotS )

× ( 1.4448 – 0.0342 [ MTBE T ] – 0.080274 [ RVP T ] )

BenzEDiu = 10 ( Benz T × VOC Diu )

× ( 1.3758 – 0.029 [ MTBE T ] – 0.080274 [ RVP T ] )

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BenzERunLos = 10 ( Benz T × VOC RunLos )

× ( 1.4448 – 0.0342 [ MTBE T ] – 0.080274 [ RVP T ] )

BenzEReful = 10 ( Benz T × VOC Reful )

× ( 1.3974 – 0.0296 [ MTBE T ] – 0.081507 [ RVP T ] )

Region 1:

VOC HotS = 1000 ( 0.006654 [ RVP 2 ] – 0.08009 [ RVP T ] + 0.2846 )

VOC Diu = 1000 ( 0.007385 [ RVP 2 ] – 0.08981 [ RVP T ] + 0.3158 )

VOC RunLos = 1000 ( 0.017768 [ RVP 2 ] – 0.18746 [ RVP T ] + 0.6146 )

VOC Reful = 1000 ( 0.0004767 [ RVP T ] + 0.011859 )

Region 2:

VOC HotS = 1000 ( 0.006078 [ RVP 2 ] – 0.07474 [ RVP T ] + 0.27117 )

VOC Diu = 1000 ( 0.004775 [ RVP 2 ] – 0.05872 [ RVP T ] + 0.21306 )

VOC RunLos = 1000 ( 0.016169 [ RVP 2 ] – 0.17206 [ RVP T ] + 0.56724 )

VOC Reful = 1000 ( 0.004767 [ RVP T ] + 0.011859 )

RVP T = Reid Vapor Pressure × 0.145

2
RVP 2 = ( RVP T )

Benz T = ∑ 34.7 ( Mass of componenti )

i

MTBET = ∑ 34.7 ( Mass of componenti )

i

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Butadiene (toxic emission)

Toxic emissions from Butadiene11 is calculated using the
following equations:

But B (T – B ) (T – B )
- ( 0.444e 1 1 + 0.556e 2 2 )
ToxEmi But = ----------- (A.23)
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10

where:

T 1 = 0.0001552 ( Sulf T ) – 0.007253 ( E200 T ) – 0.014866 ( E300 T )

– 0.004005 ( Arom T ) + 0.028235 ( Olef T )

B 1 = 0.0001552 ( Sulf B ) – 0.007253 ( E200 B ) – 0.014866 ( E300 B )

– 0.004005 ( Arom B ) + 0.028235 ( Olef B )

T 2 = 0.043696 ( Olef T ) – 0.060771 ( OxyT ) – 0.007311 ( E200 T )

– 0.008058 ( E300 T ) – 0.004005 ( Arom T )

B 2 = 0.043696 ( Olef B ) – 0.060771 ( Oxy B ) – 0.007311 ( E200 B )

– 0.008058 ( E300 B ) – 0.004005 ( Arom B )

SulfT = sulfur content, range 0 to 500

AromT = aromatics content, range 0 to 50

OlefT = olefins content, range 0 to 25

Oxy T = ∑ 34.7 ( Mass of componenti )

i

ButB = 15.84 for winter, 9.38 for summer

SulfB = 338.0 for winter, 339.0 for summer

E200B = 50.0 for winter, 41.0 for summer

E300B = 83.0 for winter, 83.0 for summer

AromB = 26.4 for winter, 32.0 for summer

OlefB = 11.9 for winter, 9.2 for summer

OxyB = 0.0 for winter, 0.0 for summer

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C To H Ratio
The C to H Ratio is calculated using Mass Blend.

Cetane Index (D976)

Cetane Index (D976)17 is calculated using the following
equation:

2
CetIdx 976 = – 420.34 + 0.016 ( API ) + 0.192 ( API ) log 10 ( D86T50F ) (A.24)
2 2
+ 65.01 ( log [ D86T50F ] ) – 0.0001809 ( D86T50F )

where:

D86T50F = D86 value in F at 50% volume

Cetane Index (D4737)

Cetane Index (D4737)17 is calculated using the following
equation:

CetIdx 4737 =
45.2 + 0.0892 ( T10Dif ) + ( 0.131 + 0.901 [ SG Corr ] ) × T50Dif
+ ( 0.0523 – 0.42 [ SG Corr ] ) × T90Dif (A.25)
2 2
+ 0.00049 ( [ T10Dif ] – [ T90Dif ] ) + 107.0 ( SG Corr )
2
+ 60.0 ( SG Corr )

where:

SG Corr = exp ( – 3.5 [ SG – 0.85 ] ) – 1.0

T10Dif = D86T10 - 215.0

D86T10 = D86 value in C at 10% volume

T50Dif = D86T50 - 260.0

D86T50 = D86 value in C at 50% volume

T90Dif = D86T90 - 310.0

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D86T90 = D86 value in C at 90% volume

Cetane Number
Cetane Number17 is calculated using the following equation:

2 (A.26)
Cetane Number = 5.28 + 0.371 ( CetIdx 4737 ) + 0.0112 ( CetIdx 4737 )

where:

CetIdx4737 = Cetane Index (4737), see Equation (A.25)

Cloud Point
Cloud Point Blending6,16 uses two options:

The Aspen HYSYS Refining Indexing Method uses the following

equations:

0.55
( ∑ vi × Ci ) (A.27)
CIB = ------------------------------------
1.8

1
---------- (A.28)
0.55
CI = ( 1.8 × CIB )

where:

CIB = Blended Cloud Point index

CI = Cloud Point index of stream in F

vi = Volume fraction of individual components

Ci = Cloud Point of individual components in K

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The Crude Manager Indexing Method for Cloud Point uses the
following equations:

CIB = Σ ( V i exp ( 0.035 × C i ) ) (A.29)

CI = log (---------------
CIB )- (A.30)
0.035

There is also a backup method equation:

0.315
– 7.41 + 5.49 log 10 ( BP i ) – 0.712 ( BP i ) – 0.133 ( SG i ) (A.31)
CIB i = 10.0

where:

BP = average boiling point (° R)

SG = specific gravity

Conradson Carbon Content

The Conradson Carbon Content3 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Copper Content
The Copper Content6 is calculated using Mass Blend.

DON (Clear)
DON is calculated at the Aspen HYSYS Refining stream level
using the following formula:

RON + MON
DON ( Clear ) = --------------------------------- (A.32)
2

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Driveability Index
The driveability index is calculated at the Aspen HYSYS Refining
stream level using the following formula:

DI = 1.5 × TBP10F + 3.0 × TBP50F + TBP90F (A.33)

where:

DI = Driveability Index

TBP10 = 10 vol % TBP F

TBP50 = 50 vol % TBP F

TBP90 = 90 vol % TBP F

Flash Point
Flash Point Blending6,10,16 is calculated using the following
methods:

Flash Point: Indexing Method:

– 0.6

FIB =
∑ ( v i × FIi )
--------------------------------------- (A.34)
1.8

–1
-------
0.6 (A.35)
FI = ( 1.8 × F i )

where:

FIB = Blended Flash Point

FIi = Flash Point of component i in K

vi = Volume fraction of component i

FI = Flash Point of stream in K

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Flash Point: API2B7.1 Method

1
FP = ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (A.36)
2.84947
– 0.024209 + ------------------------------ + 3.4254e-3 × log ( d86temp10 )
D86temp10

where:

FP = Flash point in K

D86temp10 = 10 vol% D86 temperature in K

This is also a back up method for calculating the flash point

when the indexing method fails (due to not having the Flash
point of individual components).

Flash Point: Riazi Cuts Method

This method calculates the Flash point of individual component

by following equation

1
FP i = --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.84947 (A.37)
– 0.024209 + ------------------
- + 3.4254e-3 × log ( NBP i )
NBP i

where:

NBPi = Normal boiling point of component i in K

FPi = Flash point of component i in K

It then blends the flash point of individual components using the

Wickey18 method.

– 6.1188 + 2414.0
Flash Point Index = ⎛⎝ pow ⎛⎝ 10.0, ⎛⎝ -------------------------------------------⎞⎠ ⎞⎠ (A.38)
FP i + 230.56

2414.0 (A.39)
FP = --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- – 230.56
( 6.1188 + log 10 ( FlashPointIndex ) )

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where:

FP = Flash point of stream in K

Flash Point: Linear D86 Based Method

The Linear D86 based method uses a simple correlation:

FP = param1 + param2 × D86_IBP + param3 × D86_5 (A.40)

where:

D86_IBP = D86 IBP in C,

D86_5 = 5 vol % D86 in C

FP = Flash point of stream in C

Param1, param2, param3 and D86 IBP can be specified from the
correlation manager.

Freeze Point (Temperature)

Freeze Point temperature6,16 is calculated using the following
methods:

Freeze Point: Aspen HYSYS Refining Indexing Method

1
---
3 (A.41)
FP = ( Vf max ) × ( F max – F min ) + F max

where:

Fmax = maximum freeze point of all components in K

Fmin = minimum freeze point of all components in K

Vfmax = maximum volume fraction among all components

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Freeze Point: CrudeManager Indexing Method

FIB i = exp ( 2.35 + 0.03638 × FI i )

(A.42)
FI = ( Ln ( FIB ) – 2.35 ) ⁄ 0.03638

where:

FIi = Freeze Point of component i in F

FIBi = Freeze Point Index for component i

FI = Freeze Point of stream in F

Formaldehyde (toxic emission)

Toxic emissions from Formaldehyde11 is calculated using the
following equations:

Form B (T – B ) (T – B )
- ( 0.444e 1 1 + 0.556e 2 2 )
ToxEmi Form = ---------------- (A.43)
6
10

where:

T 1 = – 0.010226 ( E300 T ) – 0.007166 ( Arom T ) + 0.0462131 ( MTBE T )

B 1 = – 0.010226 ( E300 B ) – 0.007166 ( Arom B ) + 0.0462131 ( MTBE B )

T 2 = – 0.10226 ( E300 T ) – 0.007166 ( Arom T ) + 0.0462131 ( MTBE T )

– 0.031352 ( Olef T )

B 2 = – 0.10226 ( E300 B ) – 0.007166 ( Arom B ) + 0.0462131 ( MTBE B )

– 0.031352 ( Olef B )

AromT = aromatics content, range 0 to 50

OlefT = olefins content, range 0 to 25

MTBET = ∑ 34.7 ( Mass of componenti )

i

FormB = 15.34 for winter, 9.7 for summer

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E300B = 83.0 for winter, 83.0 for summer

AromB = 26.4 for winter, 32.0 for summer

OlefB = 11.9 for winter, 9.2 for summer

Kinematic Viscosity @ X C
Kinematic viscosity is calculated for the liquid phase. The value
for temperature can be specified in the correlation manager.
(The default value is 37.78 C (100 F)). First, pressure is
determined using TV flash (vapor fraction = 0) and then the
kinematic viscosity is determined at this condition.

Sometimes HYSYS TV flash returns two liquid phases and one

happens to be a very heavy liquid. The resulting viscosity for
this case is generally higher than than that of a single liquid
phase. If you are not expecting two liquid phases, you should
modify the maximum number of phase settings in the basis
environment.

Luminometer Number
The Luminometer Number is calculated using the following
formula:

L = – 12.03 + 3.009 ( Smoke ) – 0.0104 ( Smoke )

2 (A.44)

where:

L = The Luminometer Number

Smoke = the smoke point in mm.

Mean Average Boiling Point:

The following is the formula used to calculate the Mean Average
Boiling Point:
MeABP = 0.5 * (MABP + CBP)

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where:

MABP = Σ (Xmol * CentroidBP)

CBP =(Σ(Xvol*( CentoridBP)))^3

Xmol = Mole Fraction

Xvol = Volume Fraction

CentroidBP = Centroid Boiling Temperature in Kelvin

MeABP = Mean Average Boiling Point in Kelvin

Note: this correlation uses the Centroid Boiling Temperature

point property shown on the stream page. If this property is
missing than this property is calculated by following formula:
CentroidBPi = 0.5 * (NormalBPi + NormalBPi-1)

where:

NormalBPi = Normal (Final) Boiling Point of component i (in

Kelvin)

NormalBPi-1= Normal (Final) Boiling Point of component i-1

(in Kelvin)

CentroidBPi = Calculated Centroid Boiling Point (in Kelvin)

For good results, it is important to have the component list

ordered by boiling point in ascending order.

Molecular Weight
The Molecular Weight is calculated using Mass Blend.

MON Clear
The MON Clear is calculated using Volume Blend.

Naphthenes By Volume
The Naphthenes By Volume6 is calculated using Volume Blend.

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Naphthenes By Weight
The Naphthenes By Weight6,16 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Ni Content
The Ni Content6 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Nitrogen Content
The Nitrogen Content6 is calculated using Mass Blend.

NOx (emission)
Emissions from NOx11 is calculated using the following
equations:

NOx B ( T1 – B1 ) ( T2 – B2 )
NOx = -------------- ( 0.738e + 0.262e ) (A.45)
6
10

where:

T 1 = 0.0018571 ( Oxy T ) + 0.0006921 ( Sulf T ) + 0.0090744 ( RVP T )

+ 0.000931 ( E200 T ) + 0.00846 ( E300 T ) + 0.0083632 ( Arom T )
–7 2 2
– 0.002774 ( Olef T ) – 6.63 × 10 ( Sulf T ) – 0.000119 ( Arom T )
2
+ 0.0003665 ( Olef T )

B 1 = 0.0018571 ( Oxy B ) + 0.0006921 ( Sulf B ) + 0.0090744 ( RVP B )

+ 0.000931 ( E200 B ) + 0.00846 ( E300 B ) + 0.0083632 ( Arom B )
–7 2 2
– 0.002774 ( Olef B ) – 6.63 × 10 ( Sulf B ) – 0.000119 ( Arom B )
2
+ 0.0003665 ( Olef B )

T 2 = 0.000252 ( Sulf T ) – 0.00913 ( Oxy T ) – 0.01397 ( RVP T )

+ 0.000931 ( E200 T ) – 0.00401 ( E300 T ) + 0.007097 ( Arom T )
–5 2 2
– 0.00276 ( Olef T ) – 7.995 × 10 ( Arom T ) + 0.0003665 ( Olef T )

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B 2 = 0.000252 ( Sulf B ) – 0.00913 ( Oxy B ) – 0.01397 ( RVP B )

+ 0.000931 ( E200 B ) – 0.00401 ( E300 B ) + 0.007097 ( Arom B )
–5 2 2
– 0.00276 ( Olef B ) – 7.995 × 10 ( Arom B ) + 0.0003665 ( Olef B )

SulfT = Sulphur content, range 0 to 500

AromT = Aromatics content, range 0 to 50

OlefT = Olefins content, range 0 to 25

OxyT = Oxy mod × mass component × 100 (For ethanol Oxymod =

0.347, MTBE Oxymod = 0.187, ETBE Oxymod = 0.157,
and TAME Oxymod = 0.157)

RVPT = 8.7 for winter, RVP × 0.145 for summer

If you do not specify a Reid Vapor Pressure value, Aspen

HYSYS Refining automatically use 8.7 (the Winter value).

NOxB = 1540.0 for winter, 1340.0 for summer

RVPB = 8.7

OxyB = 0.0

SulfB = 338.0 for winter, 339.0 for summer

E200B = 50.0 for winter, 41.0 for summer

E300B = 83.0

AromB = 26.4 for winter, 32.0 for summer

OlefB = 11.9 for winter, 9.2 for summer

Olefins By Volume
The Olefins By Volume is calculated using Volume Blend.

Olefins By Weight
The Olefins By Weight3 is calculated using Mass Blend.

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Paraffins By Volume
The Paraffins By Volume6 is calculated using Volume Blend.

Paraffins By Weight
The Paraffins By Weight3,16 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Polycyclic (toxic emission)

Toxic emissions from Polycyclic11 is calculated using the
following equations:

0.003355- T1 – B1 T2 – B2
ToxEmi Poly = --------------------- ( 0.444e + 0.556e ) (A.46)
6
10

where:

T 1 = 0.0005219 ( Sulf T ) – 0.0003641 ( Oxy T ) + 0.0289749 ( RVP T )

2
+ 0.01447 ( E200 T ) + 0.0001072 ( E200 T ) – 0.068624 ( E300 T )
2
+ 0.0004087 ( E300 T ) + 0.0323712 ( Arom T ) – 0.002858 ( Olef T )
– 0.0003481 ( Arom T × E300 T )

B 1 = 0.0005219 ( Sulf B ) – 0.0003641 ( Oxy B ) + 0.0289749 ( RVP B )

2
– 0.01447 ( E200 B ) + 0.0001072 ( E200 B ) – 0.068624 ( E300 B )
2
+ 0.0004087 ( E300 B ) + 0.0323712 ( Arom B ) – 0.002858 ( Olef B )
– 0.0003481 ( Arom B × E300 B )

T 2 = 0.043295 ( RVP T ) – 0.003626 ( Oxy T ) – 0.000054 ( Sulf T )

– 0.013504 ( E200 T ) – 0.062327 ( E300 T ) + 0.0282042 ( Arom T )
2 2
– 0.002858 ( Olef T ) + 0.000106 ( E200 T ) + 0.000408 ( E300 T )
– 0.000287 ( Arom T × E300 T )

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B 2 = 0.043295 ( RVP B ) – 0.003626 ( Oxy B ) – 0.000054 ( Sulf B )

– 0.013504 ( E200 B ) – 0.062327 ( E300 B ) + 0.0282042 ( Arom B )
2 2
– 0.002858 ( Olef B ) + 0.000106 ( E200 B ) + 0.000408 ( E300 B )
– 0.000287 ( Arom B × E300 B )

SulfT = sulfur content, range 0 to 500

AromT = aromatics content, range 0 to 50

OlefT = olefins content, range 0 to 25

OxyT = ∑ 34.7 ( Mass of componenti )

i

RVP T = Reid Vapor Pressure × 0.145

PolyB = 4.5 for winter, 3.04 for summer

SulfB = 338.0 for winter, 339.0 for summer

RVPB = 11.5 for winter, 8.7 for summer

E200B = 50.0 for winter, 41.0 for summer

E300B = 83.0

AromB = 26.4 for winter, 32.0 for summer

OlefB = 11.9 for winter, 9.2 for summer

OxyB = 0.0

Pour Point
The Pour Point6,16 of a stream may be calculated using either of
two methods:

Method 1 (Default)

PPidx = Σ ( Vol i × ( exp ( 73.0883 + 12.885 × log ( PP i × 1.8 ) ) ) (A.47)

⎛ log PPidx – 73.0883⎞

-------------------------------------------------
⎝ 12.885 ⎠ (A.48)
PP = exp -------------------------------------------------------
1.8

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where:

PPidx = Pour Point index

Voli = Volume Fraction of component i

PPi = Pour point of component i in K

PP = Pour point of component i in K

Method 2.

PPidx = Vol i × exp ( PP i × 0.03 ) (A.49)

log ( PPidx ) (A.50)

PP = -----------------------------
0.03

where:

PPi = Pour Point of component i in F

Voli = Volume Fraction of component i

PPidx = Pour point index

PP = Pour point of stream in F

Refractive Index
The Refractive Index13 is calculated using Volume Blend

Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP)

For Flash at 37.5°C, RVP is assumed to be the saturation
pressure.

RVP Blending1,3,8,14,15 is calculated using the following

equations:

pow ( ∑ V i × RVP i ,0.8 )

(A.51)
RVPB = ---------------------------------------------------------
0.145

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RVPI i = pow ( [ RVP i × 0.145 ] ,1.25 ) (A.52)

where:

RVPi = RVP of individual components in kPa

RVPIi = RVP index of individual components in kPa

Vi = Volume fraction of individual components

RVPB = RVP of the blended component i

As a backup, RVP calculations reference the API 5B1.1 method

RON Clear
The RON Clear6 may be calculated using the following methods:

RON Clear: Indexing Method

RON - Index (RONidxi) is calculated from following equation:

RONidx i = a + b ( RON iC ) (A.53)

The values of parameters a, b and c are dependent upon the

value of RONi.

RONidx blends by volume and the RON of the blend are

calculated using the following reverse formula:

RON = exp (d,Log ( RONidx – e ) ÷ f) (A.54)

The values of parameters d, e and f are dependent upon the

value of RONidx.

where:

RONi = RON of component i

RONidxi = RON Index for component i

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RON = RON of blend

RONidx = RON Index for blend

a, b, c, d, e and f = Parameters

RON Clear: see Volume Blend

RON Clear: see Healy Method for RON and MON.

RON Leaded
The RON Leaded is calculated using Volume Blend.

SG (60/60F)
The SG (60/60°F)7 is calculated using Volume Blend.

Smoke Point
The Smoke Point2 is calculated using the following blend index:i

1
SPidx = Σ ⎛ Vol i × ⎛ -------- ⎞ ⎞ (A.55)
⎝ ⎝ SP i ⎠ ⎠

1 (A.56)
SP = ---------------
SPidx

where:

SPi =Smoke Point of Component i

Voli =Liquid Volume Fraction of Component i

SPidx = Smoke Point Index of Stream

SP = Smoke Point of Stream

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Standard Liquid Density

Standard Liquid Density is calculated using following equation:

moleFrac i × MW i (A.57)
SLD = Σ ( moleFrac i × MW i ) ÷ Σ ⎛ ---------------------------------------------⎞
⎝ Den i ⎠

where:

moleFraci = Mole Fraction of component i

MWi = Molecular Weight of component i

Deni = Density of component i in kg/m3

SLD = Standard liquid density of stream in kg/m3

Sulfur Content
Sulfur Content12 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Total Toxic Emission

Total toxic emission11 is calculated using the following equation:

ToxEmi Total = ToxEmi NonExBenz + ToxEmi Poly + ToxEmi But

(A.58)
+ ToxEmi Acet + ToxEmi Form + ToxEmi ExBenz

where:

ToxEmiNonExBenz = toxic emission from non-exhaust Benzene,

see Equation (A.22)

ToxEmiPoly = toxic emission from Polycyclic, see Equation

(A.46)

ToxEmiBut = toxic emission from Butadiene, see Equation

(A.23)

ToxEmiAcet = toxic emission from Acetaldehyde, see

Equation (A.20)

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ToxEmiForm = toxic emission from Formaldehyde, see

Equation (A.43)

ToxEmiExBenz = toxic emission from exhaust Benzene, see

Equation (A.21)

Vanadium Content
Vanadium Content6 is calculated using Mass Blend.

Viscosity
Viscosity is calculated using standard HYSYS methods. (See The
Aspen HySYS Simulation Basis Reference Guide)

VOC (exhaust)
Exhaust from VOC11 is calculated using the following equations:

ExVOC B ( T 1 – B1 ) ( T 2 – B2 )
ExVOC = ---------------------- ( 0.444e + 0.556e ) (A.59)
6
10

where:

T 1 = 0.0005219 ( Sulf T ) – 0.0003641 ( Oxy T ) + 0.0289749 ( RVP T )

2
+ 0.01447 ( E200 T ) + 0.0001072 ( E200 T ) – 0.068624 ( E300 T )
2
+ 0.0004087 ( E300 T ) + 0.0323712 ( Arom T ) – 0.002858 ( Olef T )
– 0.0003481 ( Arom T × E300 T )

B 1 = 0.0005219 ( Sulf B ) – 0.0003641 ( Oxy B ) + 0.0289749 ( RVP B )

2
– 0.01447 ( E200 B ) + 0.0001072 ( E200 B ) – 0.068624 ( E300 B )
2
+ 0.0004087 ( E300 B ) + 0.0323712 ( Arom B ) – 0.002858 ( Olef B )
– 0.0003481 ( Arom B × E300 B )

T 2 = 0.043295 ( RVP T ) – 0.003626 ( Oxy T ) – 0.000054 ( Sulf T )

– 0.013504 ( E200 T ) – 0.062327 ( E300 T ) + 0.0282042 ( Arom T )
2 2
– 0.002858 ( Olef T ) + 0.000106 ( E200 T ) + 0.000408 ( E300 T )
– 0.000287 ( Arom T × E300 T )

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B 2 = 0.043295 ( RVP B ) – 0.003626 ( Oxy B ) – 0.000054 ( Sulf b )

– 0.013504 ( E200 B ) – 0.062327 ( E300 B ) + 0.0282042 ( Arom B )
2 2
– 0.002858 ( Olef B ) + 0.000106 ( E200 B ) + 0.000408 ( E300 B )
– 0.000287 ( Arom B × E300 B )

SulfT = Sulphur content, range 0 to 500

AromT = Aromatics content, range 0 to 50

OlefT = Olefins content, range 0 to 25

OxyT = Oxy mod × mass component × 100 (For ethanol Oxymod =

0.347, MTBE Oxymod = 0.187, ETBE Oxymod = 0.157,
and TAME Oxymod = 0.157)

E200 T ≤ 65.52

E300 T ≤ 79.75 + 0.385 ( Arom T )

RVPT = 8.7 for winter, RVP × 0.145 for summer

If you do not specify a Reid Vapor Pressure value, Aspen

HYSYS Refining automatically use 8.7 (the Winter value).

ExVOCB = 1341.0 for winter, 907.0 for summer

RVPB = 8.7

OxyB = 0.0

SulfB = 338.0 for winter, 339.0 for summer

E200B = 50.0 for winter, 41.0 for summer

E300B = 83.0

AromB = 26.4 for winter, 32.0 for summer

OlefB = 11.9 for winter, 9.2 for summer

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VOC (total non-exhaust)

Total non-exhaust from VOC11 is calculated using the following
equations:

NonExVOC total = VOC HotS + VOC Diu + VOC RunLos + VOC Reful (A.60)

where:
RVP T = Reid Vapor Pressure × 0.145

2
RVP 2 = ( RVP T )

Region 1:

0.031807 ( RVP 2 ) – 0.3568833 ( RVP T ) + 1.226859

NonExVOC total = --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1000

[ 0.006654 ( RVP 2 ) – 0.08009 ( RVP T ) + 0.2846 ]

VOC HotS = -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1000

[ 0.007385 ( RVP 2 ) – 0.08981 ( RVP T ) + 0.3158 ]

VOC Diu = -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1000

[ 0.017768 ( RVP2 ) – 0.18746 ( RVP T ) + 0.6146 ]

VOC RunLos = -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1000

[ 0.0004767 ( RVP T ) + 0.011859 ]

VOC Reful = -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1000

Region 2:

0.027022 ( RVP 2 ) – 0.300753 ( RVP T ) + 1.063329

NonExVOC total = -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1000

[ 0.006078 ( RVP 2 ) – 0.07474 ( RVP T ) + 0.27117 ]

VOC HotS = ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1000

[ 0.004775 ( RVP 2 ) – 0.05872 ( RVP T ) + 0.21306 ]

VOC Diu = ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1000

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[ 0.016169 ( RVP2 ) – 0.17206 ( RVP T ) + 0.56724 ]

VOC RunLos = ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1000

[ 0.004767 ( RVP T ) + 0.011859 ]

VOC Reful = ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1000

VOC (total)
Total VOC11 is calculated using the following equations:

VOC total = ExVOC + NonExVOC total (for Summer)

(A.61)
= ExVOC (for Winter)

Watson K
The Watson characterization factor, K, is defined by the
equation:

( MABP )1 ⁄ 3 (A.62)
K = --------------------------------
Sp.Gr.

where:

MABP = the mean average boiling point in degrees Rankine

Sp.Gr. = the specific gravity ay 60 degrees f.

MoABP + CABP
MABP = ------------------------------------------
2
MoABP = the molar average boiling point

= ΣXT i i b

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CABP = Cubic Average Boiling Point=

Where xi is the mole fraction of component i and xvi is the

volume fraction of component i.

Wax Content
The Wax Content6 is calculated using Mass Blend.

A.4 Comma Separated

Value Files
Comma Separated Values (CSV) files are simple structured data
files. The files contain a table of components, and the
component’s molecular weight, normal boiling point, specific
gravity, and petroleum properties. The data in the file can be
accessed through Microsoft Excel application. Aspen HYSYS
Refining uses CSV files to contain petroleum properties of
individual assays.

A.4.1 Format of CSV Files

For Aspen HYSYS Refining to properly read and interpret the
data in a CSV file, there are some simple format rules that need
to be followed. These include the correct format, precise spelling
of component names, and the required units for the properties.

The following describes the general layout of a .csv file for an

assay:

The first three lines of csv assay file contain name and date
information related to the file. For example:

Name,Assay-4

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Created,19/07/2007 10:59:07
Modified,19/07/2007 11:00:03

The fourth row defines the table heading. The first column has
the heading Cpt (Component), followed by the property names
listed in sequence, separated by commas.

The remaining rows contain the corresponding component

names and property values in sequence, separated by commas:

Methane,n1,n2,n3,n4,etc,etc.

The correct case and spelling of the properties are required for
Aspen HYSYS Refining to properly import the assay values. Any
change in spelling results in Aspen HYSYS Refining reading the
in properties as user properties, and the property values will be
displayed in the UserProp column, instead of in the correct
property name column. Below are the proper designations for
Aspen HYSYS Refining properties:
Acidity, Aniline Point, Aromatics By Volume, Aromatics By
Weight, Asphaltene Content, Basic Nitrogen Content, Boiling
Temperature, C to H Ratio, C5 Mass, C5 Vol, Cloud Point,
Conradson Carbon Content, Copper Content, Copper/Iron
Content, Flash Point, Freeze Point, Mercaptan Sulfur
Content, Molecular Weight, MON (Clear), MON (Leaded),
Naphthenes By Volume, Naphthenes By Weight, Nickel
Content, Nitrogen Content, Olefins By Volume, Olefins By
Weight, Paraffins By Volume, Paraffins By Weight, Pour Point,
Refractive Index, Reid Vapour Pressure, RON (Clear), RON
(Leaded), Smoke Point, Sodium Content, Standard Liquid
Density, Sulfur Content, True Vapour Pressure, Vanadium
Content, Wax Content, Viscosity @ 50C, Benzene Content By
Volume, Benzene Content By Weight, Toluene Content By
Weight, Toluene Content By Volume, Isoparaffin By Weight
and Isoparaffin By Volume.

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Property Units in CSV Files

The table below displays some of the properties in the Comma
Separated Valued (CSV) file and their corresponding units:

Property Unit
Acidity Wt/Wt
Aniline Point Kelvin
Aromatics by Volume Vol %
Aromatics by Weight Weight %
Asphaltene Content Weight %
Boiling Temperature Kelvin
C to H Ratio No Units
Centroid Boiling Temperature Kelvin
Cloud Point Kelvin
Composition Mole Fraction
Conradson Carbon Content Weight %
Copper Content ppmWt
Copper/Iron Content ppmWt
Flash Point Kelvin
Freeze Point Kelvin
Iron Content ppmWt
IsoParaffins by Volume Volume %
Luminometer Number No Units
Mercaptan Sulfur Content Weight %
Molecular Weight No Units
MON (Clear) No Units. Octane Number
MON (Leaded) No Units
Naphthenes by Volume Volume %
Naphthenes by Weight Weight %
Nickel Content ppmWt
Nitrogen Content ppmWt
Olefins by Volume Volume %
Olefins by Weight Weight %
Paraffins by Volume Volume %
Paraffins by Weight Weight %
Pour Point Kelvin
Refractive Index No Units
Reid Vapor Pressure Kilo Pascal (kPa)
RON (Clear) No Units
RON (Leaded) No Units

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Property Unit
Smoke Point Millimeters
Sodium Content Weight %
Standard Liquid Density Kg/m3
Sulfur Content Weight %
True Vapor Pressure Kilo Pascal (kPa)
Vanadium Content ppmWt
Viscosity @ 100°C CentiStokes (cSt)
Viscosity @ 50°C CentiStokes (cSt)
Wax Content Weight %

You must use the correct/required units while specifying the

property values in the CSV file for Aspen HYSYS Refining to
interpret the values correctly.

Aspen HYSYS Refining imports the following information from

the CSV file:
• List of components.
• Three critical physical properties: molecular weight,
centroid boiling point, and specific gravity. The rest of the
physical properties are calculated based on the three
critical properties.
• All petroleum properties.

A.4.2 File Versions

The first level branch of the petroleum assay XML file displays
the file version, as shown in the figure below.

Figure A.2

You have to click the Plus icon to expand the Version branch
to view the second level branch.

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A.4.3 File Types

The second level branch of the petroleum assay XML file displays
the file type, that indicates whether the file was created,
exported, imported, and so on.

Figure A.3

You have to click the Plus icon to expand the Type branch to
view the third level branch.

A.4.4 Crude and Component

Information
The third level branch of the petroleum assay XML file displays
the following:
• Name of the petroleum assay
• Description of the petroleum assay
• Date of when the petroleum assay was created
• Date of when the petroleum assay was last modified

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• List of components in the petroleum assay

Figure A.4

You have to click the Plus icon to expand the Crude and
Component branch to view the information in each branch.

In the Component branch, each individual component has a

Y or N value for the active state.
• The Y indicates the component is being used in the
petroleum assay.
• The N indicates the component is not being used in
the petroleum assay.

In the Component branch, the list of components are split into

two types:
• Library components. These are the standard and default
components provided by Aspen HYSYS Refining. Each
library component branch contains the name of the
component and indicator on active state.
• Hypothetical components. These are the non-standard
crude oil components. Each hypothetical component
branch contains the name of the component, indicator on
active state, indicator on the component type (in other
words, is it a hypocomponent? Yes or No), final boiling
point temperature (in Kelvin), and initial boiling point
temperature.

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A.4.5 Individual Component

Information
The forth level branch displays all the physical and petroleum
properties of each individual component.

Figure A.5

You have to click the Plus icon to expand the Individual

Component branch to view the property information in each
branch.

Each Property branch contains the name of the property and

the property may or may not have a value. You can specify or
modify the value of a property by clicking in between the two
quotation marks and typing in the new value.

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HYSYS User Property Aliases for

Aspen HYSYS Refining
When you import a HYSYS assay into Aspen HYSYS Refining, the
user properties defined in the HYSYS oil environment should be
transferred to their corresponding Aspen HYSYS Refining
properties. However, because HYSYS names are limited to 12
characters, they will frequently not match their corresponding
Aspen HYSYS Refining names, which may be longer.

As a workaround for this, Aspen HYSYS Refining is set up to

recognize certain under-12 character property names from
HYSYS, and to pass their values to the correct Aspen HYSYS
Refining property names.

After the HYSYS assay import, you should rename the HYSYS
user properties using the aliases shown below, so their values
will be applied to their associated Aspen HYSYS Refining
properties. The table lists the Aspen HYSYS Refining user
property names on the left, and the associated aliases on the
right.

When the HYSYS user property is renamed using the alias, and
the assay is recalculated, the imported HYSYS properties are
applied to the correct Aspen HYSYS Refining property names.

Target Aspen HYSYS

Use this HYSYS Alias
Refining Property
Acidity Acidity W
Aniline Point Aniline Pt
Assay - Aromatics Vol Pct Aromatics V
Assay - Aromatics Wt Pct Aromatics W
Asphaltene Content Asphaltene
Basic Nitrogen Content Basic N2
C to H Ratio C/H Ratio
Cloud Point Cloud Pt
Conradson Carbon Content Conradson C
Copper Content Copper
Cetane Number Cetane No
Flash Point Flash Pt
Freeze Point Freeze Pt

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Target Aspen HYSYS

Use this HYSYS Alias
Refining Property
MON (Clear) MON-Clear
MON (Leaded) MON-Leaded
Assay - Naphthenes Vol Pct Naphthene V
Assay - Naphthenes Wt Pct Naphthene W
Nickel Content Nickel
Nitrogen Content Nitrogen
Assay - Olefins Vol Pct Olefins V
Assay - Olefins Wt Pct Olefins W
Assay - Paraffins Vol Pct Paraffins V
Assay - Paraffins Wt Pct Paraffins W
Pour Point Pour Pt
Refractive Index Ref Idx
Reid Vapour Pressure RVP
RON (Clear) RON-Clear
RON (Leaded) RON-Leaded
Smoke Point Smoke Point
Sulfur Content Sulfur
Mercaptan Sulfur Content Mercaptan S
Sodium Content Na
True Vapour Pressure TVP
Vanadium Content Vanadium
Iron Content Iron
Luminometer Number Lumino No
C5 Mass C5 W
C5 Vol C5 V
Viscosity @ 38C Visc @ 38C
Viscosity @ 50C Visc @ 50C
Viscosity @ 60C Visc @ 60C
Viscosity @ 100C Visc @ 100C
Wax Content Wax

A.5 Spiral Files

The Spiral file contains the exact same information as the CSV
and XML file. The only difference is that the format and layout of
the information is structured so the information can be read by
the Crude Manager software. Refer to the Crude Manager help
system for more information.

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Aspen HYSYS Refining imports the following information from

the Spiral file:
• List of components.
• Three critical physical properties: molecular weight,
centroid boiling point, and specific gravity. The rest of the
physical properties are calculated based on the three
critical properties.
• All petroleum properties.

A.6 References
1
“31.0 API Iranian Heavy Crude Oil”, Chevron Oil Trading Company,
1971.
2
Albahri, T.A., Riazi, M.R., and Algattan, A.A., 2003, “Analysis of
Quality of Petroleum Fuels”, Energy & Fuels, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp.
689-693.
3
Aspen Physical Property System 12.1 Physical Property Data,
AspenTech Support, Aspen Technology Inc., viewed: 21 April 2006,
http://support.aspentech.com/CustomerSupport/Documents/
Engineering/AES%2012.1%20Product%20Documentation/
AprSystem%2012.1/
APRSYS%20121%20Physical%20Property%20Data.pdf
4
Auckland, M.H.T., and Charnock, D.J., “The Development of Linear
Blending Indices for Petroleum Properties”, J. Institute Petroleum,
Vol. 55, No. 545 (September 1969), pp. 322-329.
5
Baird, Cud Thomas IV, 1989, Guide to Petroleum Product Blending,
HPI Consultants Inc., Texas.
6
Crude Name: Sample Assay PTI Assay IF: SMP.01.2002, 2003,
Specializing In Crude Assay Information, PetroTech intel, viewed:
21 April 2006, http://www.petrotechintel.com/pti.data/
components/std_assay.pdf
7
DIADEM 2004, version 2.3.0, DIPPR Information and Data Evaluation
Manager for the Design Institute for Physical Properties, BYU DIPPR
Lab, e-mail: [email protected].
8
Fasullo, P.A., “Rvp Reductions Would Harm U.S. Gas-Processing
Industry”, Oil Gas Journal, Vol. 86, No. 5 (February 1, 1988), pp.
51-56.
9
Healy, W.C., Maassen, C.W., and Peterson, R.T., “A New Approach to
Blending Octanes”. API Midyear Meeting, Division of Refining, New
York (May 27, 1959).

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10
Hu, J., and Burns, A.B., “New Method Predicts Cloud, Pour, Flash
Points of Distillate Blends”, Hydrocarbon Processing, Vol. 49, No. 11
(November 1970), pp. 213-216.
11
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives, 2001 CFR Title 29, Volume 8,
National Archives and Records Administration, Code of Federal
Regulations,viewed: 21 April 2006, http://www.access.gpo.gov/
nara/cfr/waisidx_01/40cfr80_o1.html
12
Riazi, M.R., Nasimi, N., and Roomi, Y.A., 1999, “Estimation of Sulfur
Content of Petroleum Products and Crude Oils”, Ind. Eng. Chem.
Res., Vol. 38, no. 11, pp. 4507-4512
13Riazi,
Mohammad R., and Roomi, Yousef A., 2001, “Use of Refractive
Index in the Estimation of Thermophysical Properties of
Hydrocarbons and Petroleum Mixtures:, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol.
40, No. 8, pp. 1975-1984
14Stewart,
W.E., “More About Figuring RVP of Blends”, Petroleum
Refiner, Vol. 40, No. 10 (October 1960), p. 109.
15
Stewart, W. E., “Predict RVP of Blends Accurately”, Petroleum Refiner,
Vol. 38, No. 6 (June 1959), p. 231.
16Strategic
Petroleum Reserve Crude Oil Assay Manual, 2nd ed.,
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Crude Oil Assays, U.S. Department of
Energy, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Strategic Petroleum
Reserve Headquarters, viewed: 21 April 2006, http://
www.spr.doe.gov/reports/docs/crudeoilassaymanual.pdf
17Technical
Data Book: Petroleum Refining, American Petroleum
Institute, Vol 1 - III, May 1985.
18
R.O.Wickey, D.H. Chittenden, Hydrocarbon Processing, 42, 6, 1963,
157-158.

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 Index
A coke laydown 4-104
configure reactor 4-92
access Calibration environment 4-22
control variables 4-107
access Catalytic Reformer environment 4-20
data set 4-87
access Hydrocracker environment 5-20
design reactor 4-91
access Hydrocracker sub operations 5-21
feed blend results 4-115
access Hydrocracker Wizard 5-21
feed condition 4-96
access Reformer Configuration Wizard 4-21
feed data 4-94
access Results property view 5-22
feed properties 4-95
Assay Manipulator 3-2
feed type 4-94
add 3-3
heater temperatures 4-106
assay tab 3-6
initial parameter value 4-107
change props page 3-7
manage data set 4-87, 4-91
composition page 3-9
objective function 4-108
connections page 3-4
operation measurement 4-103
create 3-3
operation variables 4-95
design tab 3-4
overall results 4-121
notes page 3-5
parameter 4-107
options page 3-6
pinning percent 4-104
parameters page 3-5
product property results 4-110
property view 3-3
product yield results 4-116
shift props page 3-8
property view 4-86
user variables page 3-5
reactor control 4-97
worksheet tab 3-11
reactor geometry 4-93
B reactor pressure 4-105
reactor results 4-117
Blend recontactor 4-98
centroid boiling point A-4 recontactor results 4-119
heat of formation A-5 results 4-109
liquid density A-4 run 4-87
molecular weight A-3 select data set 4-88
physical properties A-2 sigma values 4-108
specific gravity A-4 solver commands 4-102
Blending Rules 2-7 solver console 4-102
user define 2-23 solver options 4-101
Blends solver scripts 4-102
Healy method A-8 summary results 4-120
mass A-6 validation wizard 4-89
mole A-7 Calibration Set Library
MON A-8 add set 4-82, 5-64
RON A-8 clone set 4-82, 5-64
volume A-7 delete set 4-82, 5-64
C edit set 4-81, 5-63
export set 4-82, 5-64
Calibration import set 4-82, 5-64
advanced options 4-102 property view 4-81, 5-63
catalyst 4-98 Catalytic Reformer 4-3
catalyst results 4-118 add 4-19
catalyst weight 4-104 advanced options 4-43

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calibration 4-23, 4-86 recontactor results 4-54

calibration environment 4-23 reformer configuration wizard 4-24
calibration factor set 4-81 results 4-47
calibration factors page 4-31 solve commands 4-42
calibration run 4-23, 4-87 solver console 4-42
catalyst 4-36 solver options 4-40
catalyst activity model 4-13 solver scripts 4-42
catalyst results 4-54 summary results 4-47
catalytic reformer environment 4-21 system pressure control 4-14
coke make model 4-11 template 4-18
components 4-6 theory 4-6
configure reactor 4-59 zone pressure 4-45
connections page 4-30 Characterized GC Data Results
create 4-19 property view 2-38
deactivate catalyst 4-9 Comma Separated Value File See CSV File
delete 4-20 component level
design 4-30 Aniline Point A-9
environments 4-16 aromatics A-9
export calibration factors to file 4-111 asphaltene A-10
factor set 4-82 basic nitrogen A-10
feed 4-33 C to H ratio A-10
feed blend results 4-48 Cloud Point A-10
feed characterization 4-4 Conradson carbon A-11
feed type library 4-56 copper A-11
feed type property view 4-80 Flash Point A-11
fractionator 4-44 Freeze Point A-11
fractionator specs 4-45 molecular weight A-12
main environment 4-17 MON Clear A-12
modify calibration factor set 4-112 naphthenes A-12
notes page 4-32 Ni A-12
product property results 4-52 Nitrogen A-12
product yield results 4-49 olefins A-12
property view 4-29 paraffins A-13
push calibration factors to simulation 4- Pour Point A-13
111 refractive index A-13
reaction expressions 4-9 Reid Vapor Pressure A-14
reaction paths 4-7 RON Clear A-14
reactor control 4-34 RON Leaded A-14
reactor design 4-59 rvp A-14
reactor feed 4-61 sg A-15
reactor feed condition 4-65 Smoke Point A-15
reactor feed properties 4-63 specific gravity A-15
reactor feed type 4-62 sulfur A-15
reactor geometry 4-60 vanadium A-15
reactor operation 4-64 viscosity A-15
reactor results 4-53 wax content A-16
reactor section 4-33, 4-58 CSV File A-43
reactor temperature control 4-15 format A-43
recontactor 4-38 layout A-43

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property units A-44 results tab 5-59

solver console page 5-58
D
solver options page 5-56
Data Set Manager specifications page 5-54
add data set 4-91 Hydrocracker 5-3
clone data set 4-91 add 5-19
delete data set 4-91 calibration factor set 5-22
property view 4-87, 4-91 Calibration Set Library 5-63
rename data set 4-91 catalyst deactivation page 5-35
components 5-6
E connections page 5-29
Edit Property Distribution Parameters create 5-19
property view 2-38 deactivation of catalyst 5-16
Editing Properties delete 5-20
property view 2-32 design tab 5-29
environments 5-17
F Factor Set 5-64
Factor Set feed blend page 5-41
fractionator page 5-66 feed characterization 5-3
property view 4-82, 5-64 feed page 5-32
reactor page 5-66 feed type library 5-46
Flowsheet Menu fractionator page 5-45
notes manager 1-9 fractionator tab 5-39
HCR configuration wizard 5-23
H HCR environment 5-21
HCR Configuration Wizard 5-23 HCR reactor section 5-48
calibration factors 5-27 hydrogen balance page 5-46
configuration 5-24 hydrogen system page 5-44
geometry 5-26 main environment 5-18
HCR Reactor Section notes page 5-31
catalyst deactivation page 5-55 product properties page 5-43
configuration page 5-49 product yields page 5-42
design tab 5-49 property view 5-20, 5-28
feed blend page 5-59 reaction kinetic expression 5-14
feed data tab 5-51 reaction kinetics 5-6
feeds page 5-54 reaction paths 5-11
geometry page 5-50 reactor page 5-44
hydrogen balance page 5-62 reactor section tab 5-31
hydrogen system page 5-61 reactor temperature control 5-16
library page 5-51 recycle gas loop page 5-34
notes page 5-50 Results 5-67
operation tab 5-53 results tab 5-41
product properties page 5-60 solver console page 5-38
product yields page 5-60 solver options page 5-36
properties page 5-52 specification page 5-34
property view 5-48 specs page 5-39
reactor page 5-61 system pressure control 5-16
recycle gas loop page 5-55 template 5-18
tuning factors page 5-30

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zone pressures page 5-39 Petroleum Assays 2-2

Spiral file 2-23
I
Petroleum Assays Utility
ISOM Unit Operation theory 11-2 notes page 10-6
Isomerization Unit Operation 11-2 Petroleum Column 6-2
add 6-10
N condenser handling 6-7
Notes conventions 6-3
add 1-8 create 6-10
Notes Manager 1-9 installation 6-10
add 1-10 plotted results page 6-24
edit 1-10 property view 6-11
search 1-10 tbp cut points 6-8
view 1-10 theory 6-4
Notes page 1-7 water handling 6-7
Notes tab 1-7 Petroleum Distillation Column 6-2
property view 6-11
O Petroleum Feeder 7-2
Optimization Object add 7-2
property view 9-26 connections page 7-4
connections tab 7-4
P notes page 7-4
Petroleum Assay parameters page 7-5
analysis tab 2-40 parameters tab 7-5
blending rules 2-23 property view 7-2
centroid point 2-4 user variables tab 7-6
edit properties 2-32 worksheet tab 7-6
estimation tab 2-40 Petroleum Properties A-5
export 2-22 component level A-5, A-9
gas chromatography 2-33 Healy method A-8
GC data results 2-38 mass blend A-6
gc data tab 2-33 mole blend A-7
import 2-8 MON blend A-8
notes tab 2-41 RON blend A-8
PONA tree diagram 2-35 stream level A-6, A-16
property view 2-29 volume blend A-7
Petroleum Assay Utility 10-3 Petroleum Yield Shift Reactor 8-2
add 10-4 base shift page 8-9
boiling curves page 10-7 connections page 8-5
connections page 10-5 design tab 8-4
create 10-4 notes page 8-7
delete 10-4 product spec tab 8-7
design tab 10-5 property view 8-3
dynamics tab 10-10 reactor params page 8-6
edit 10-4 tbp curves page 8-10
plots page 10-8 theory 8-2
properties page 10-8 user variables page 8-7
results tab 10-7 worksheet tab 8-11
PIMS Support Utility 10-21

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Prediction variables configuration page 9-12

advanced options 4-102 variables inputs page 9-13
catalyst 4-98 variables results page 9-15
catalyst weight 4-104 worksheet tab 9-26
coke laydown 4-104
R
configure reactor 4-92
design reactor 4-91 Reactor Section
feed condition 4-96 advanced options 4-72
feed data 4-94 catalyst 4-67
feed properties 4-95 catalyst results 4-78
feed type 4-94 configuration 4-59
heater temperatures 4-106 control 4-66
operation measurement 4-103 design 4-59
operation variables 4-95 feed blend 4-74
pinning percent 4-104 feed condition 4-65
reactor control 4-97 feed data 4-61
reactor geometry 4-93 feed properties 4-63
reactor pressure 4-105 feed type 4-62
recontactor 4-98 geometry 4-60
solver commands 4-102 notes page 4-61
solver console 4-102 operation 4-64
solver options 4-101 product properties 4-76
solver scripts 4-102 product yields 4-75
Product Blender 9-2 property view 4-58
add 9-5 reactor results 4-77
automatic pressure assignment 9-9 recontactor 4-68
connections page 9-7 recontactor results 4-78
connections tab 9-7 results 4-73
constraints configuration page 9-17 solver commands 4-71
constraints inputs page 9-18 solver console 4-71
constraints results page 9-20 solver options 4-70
create 9-5 solver scripts 4-71
inlet flow ratios 9-8 summary results 4-73
notes page 9-7 RefSYS
objectives page 9-22 common property views 1-5
optimization calculation mode 9-3 utilities 10-2
optimization tab 9-10 RefSYS Object Palette 1-6
optimizer configuration page 9-23 RefSYS Options 1-2
optimizer results page 9-25 Results
parameters page 9-8 feed blend page 5-67
parameters tab 9-8 hydrogen balance page 5-70
pressure 9-9 hydrogen system page 5-70
property view 9-5 product properties page 5-69
simulation calculation 9-8 product yields page 5-68
simulation calculation mode 9-3 property view 5-67
switching between simulation and reactor page 5-69
optimization 9-4
theory 9-3 S
user variables tab 9-26 Select Feed Location

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property view 5-33 VOC total non-exhaust A-40

Spiral file A-51 wax content A-42
stream level Swing Cut Utility 10-11
acetaldehyde toxic emission A-16 add 10-11
Aniline Point A-17 assay table tab 10-17
aromatics A-18 create 10-11
asphaltene A-18 delete 10-12
basic nitrogen A-18 edit 10-12
benzene toxic emission A-19 export assay properties 10-12
benzene toxic exhaust emission A-18 light ends tab 10-16
butadiene toxic emission A-20 pims formate tab 10-19
C to H ratio A-21 property calculation 10-18
Cetane Index 4737 A-22 select assay property 10-18
Cetane index 967 A-21 specification tab 10-13
Cetane Number A-22
T
Cloud Point A-23
Conradson carbon A-24 TBP Cut Points 6-8
copper A-24
DON(Clear) A-24 U
Driveability Index A-24 User Variable
Flash Point A-24 add 1-13
formaldehyde toxic emission A-27 User Variables page 1-11
Freeze Point A-26 User Variables tab 1-11
Luminometer Number A-28 utility
molecular weight A-30 petroleum assay 10-3
MON Clear A-30 PIMS Support 10-21
naphthenes A-30 swing cut 10-11
Ni A-30
nitrogen A-30 W
NOx emission A-30 Worksheet tab 1-6
olefins A-32
paraffins A-32 X
polycyclic toxic emission A-32 XML file
Pour Point A-33 component A-47
refractive index A-34 crude A-47
Reid Vapor Pressure A-35 first branch A-46
RON Clear A-35 forth branch A-49
RON Leaded A-36 individual component A-49
rvp A-35 second branch A-47
sg A-36 third branch A-47
Smoke Point A-36 type A-47
specific gravity A-36 version A-46
Standard Liquid Density A-37
sulfur A-37
total toxic emission A-38
vanadium A-38
viscosity A-38
VOC exhaust A-39
VOC total A-41

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