1.

HYSYS Hot Keys

File
Create New Case Open Case Save Current Case Save As... Close Current Case Exit HYSYS CTRL+N CTRL+O CTRL+S CTRL+SHIFT+S CTRL+Z ALT+F4 CTRL+B CTRL+L CTRL+M F5 F7 F8 CTRL+I F9 CTRL+BREAK F11 F12 F3 F4 CTRL+K

Tools
Access Workbooks Access PFDs Toggle Move/Attach (PFD) Access Utilities Access Reports Access DataBook Access Controller FacePlates Access Help CTRL+W CTRL+P CTRL CTRL+U CTRL+R CTRL+D CTRL+F F1 CTRL+T CTRL+BREAK CTRL+Y CTRL+F4 SHIFT+F4 CTRL+F6 or CTRL+TAB CTRL+SHIFT+F6 or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB F2 F10 or ALT CTRL+SHIFT+N CTRL+SHIFT+P CTRL+X CTRL+C CTRL+V

Simulation
Go to Basis Manager Leave Current Environment (Return to Previous) Main Properties Access Optimizer Toggle Steady-State/Dyn Modes Toggle Hold/Go Calculations Access Integrator Start/Stop Integrator Stop Calculations

Column
Column Runner (Sub-Flowsheet) Stop Column Solver Dynamics Assistant

Window
Close Active Window Tile Windows Go to Next Window Go to Previous Window

Editing/General
Access Edit Bar Access Pull-Down Menus Go to Next Page Tab Go to Previous Page Tab Cut Copy Paste

Flowsheet
Add Material Stream Add Operation Access Object Navigator Show/Hide Object Palette Composition View (Workbook)

2. Starting a Simulation
1. 2. Select the New Case button. Select the Add button from the Simulation Basis Manager.

This group contains all the available Property Packages.

Filter List

Use this button to Import a Fluid Package stored on disk.

4.

Select the components for the case.

6.

Close the property view to return to the Basis Manager and press the Enter Simulation Environment button to build your simulation.

5.

Provide any additional required information inside the Fluid Package:

Parameters - pure component/property package information. Binary Coefficients - examine, supply, or estimate binaries. Stability Test - define method to be used for phase stability calculations. Reactions - attach Reaction Sets. Tabular - turn on equation-based representation of properties. Notes - document the Fluid Package.

7.

Install Streams and Operations.

For more information, refer to Section 1.3 - Starting a Simulation in the HYSYS Users Guide.

3. Installing Streams and Operations

Hot Key Object Palette Streams F11 Double click on the Material or Energy Stream Icon. Press the Add Material or Add Energy button. In the **New** cell on a Material Streams or Energy Streams Workbook page, type in the new stream name. 1.3.4 - Installing Streams in the HYSYS Users Guide Operations
F12

Summary View

Double click on the Operation Icon. Press the Add button to open the UnitOps selection dialog. In the **New** cell on an Operation Workbook page, type in the new operation name. On the default Unit Ops page, select the Add UnitOp button. 1.3.5 - Installing Operations in the HYSYS Users Guide

Summary View

UnitOps Selection Dialog

Workbook

1. Filter the list of Available Unit Operations. 2. Choose the Unit Operation from this group. 3. Add the chosen operation.

Reference Section

Object Palette
The Object Palette can be used to install streams and operations directly into HYSYS. You can open or close the Palette with the F4 Hot Key.

Installing Multiple Streams or Operations of One Type

(Use Modal Property Views must be Off under Preferences.) 1. 2. 3. 4. Click on the Lock button at the top of the Palette. With the left mouse, click on the Icon for the Stream or Operation you want to install. Select the Add button to install the stream or operation. Repeat step #3 as many times as is necessary.

Installing a Single Stream or Operation

1. or 1. 2. Click on the Icon with the primary mouse button. Click on the Add button Double click on the appropriate button.

To deactivate the chosen Object button when in the locked mode, press the Cancel button. Refer to the HYSYS Users Guide, Section 1.3.3 - Object Palette for more information.

Streams and Operations can be dragged (secondary mouse button) into the PFD; or click once in the palette and again in the PFD (primary mouse button).

4. PFD
You can open the PFD by pressing the PFD button in the Button Bar, or open the PFD for any Flowsheet (from any location) using CTRL P.

PFD Specific Buttons

The PFD contains a number of buttons.

Object Inspection Menu

PFD Inspection Menu

To access Object Inspection Menus place the mouse pointer over the object (icon or empty space in PFD) and press the secondary mouse button.

Move/Attach - move (not pressed) allows you to relocate operations and streams. Attach (pressed) allows you to connect streams and operations. Size Mode - allows selected objects to be sized. Break Connection - breaks the connection between a stream and an operation. Swap Connections - switches the nozzle connection points for two streams attached to the same operation. Drag Zoom - hold down the primary mouse button and drag around a region of interest to redraw the PFD showing that region only. Add Text Annotation - allows you to add text to a PFD Quick Route Mode - allows icons to be quickly manipulated about the PFD without repositioning of other streams/icons. Zoom In - zoom display in 25%. Zoom All - display entire Flowsheet in current window. Zoom Out - zoom display out 25%.

Installing Streams and Operations 1. With the left mouse button select the operation button from the Object Palette. 2. Click the left mouse button in the PFD where the new object is to be placed. Connecting Two Operations

Creating a New Stream from an Operation

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Switch to Attach* mode. Place the cursor over the desired connection point. The cursor will change to the Stream Connection Tool. Hold down the primary mouse button and drag stream to an empty place on the PFD. Release the mouse button to place the new stream icon.

1. 2.

Switch to Attach* mode. Available connection points will light up on the Icon as the mouse pointer passes over it. Place the cursor over the desired nozzle. Hold down the primary mouse button; the mouse pointer changes to the Stream Connection Tool. The type of connection (Feed, Product, etc.) is also shown. Drag the mouse towards the other connection point. When you are at an acceptable connection point, the Connection Tool appears. Release the mouse button to complete the connection.

Connecting an Operation to an Existing Stream (or vice versa)

3.

4. 5. 6.

1 - 4. Same as for Creating a New Stream from an Operation. 5. 6. When you are at an acceptable connection point the connection tool appears. Release the mouse button to complete the connection.

* To enter Attach mode, select the button, or hold down the CTRL key to temporarily toggle modes while the connection is being made.

See the HYSYS Users Guide, Chapter 3 - PFD for more information.

5. The Workbook
You can open the Workbook for the current Flowsheet by selecting the Workbook button or access the Workbook for any Flowsheet with the Hot Key CTRL W. The Workbook consists of multiple pages that display process information in a tabular format. An individual Workbook page can contain streams or operations, but only one object type per Workbook page is allowed. Shown here is the default Material Streams Workbook page.
Double click to open the stream's Property View.

Adding or Modifying a Workbook Page

You can add new pages to the Workbook as well as edit existing ones. The procedure is as follows: 1. Select the Workbook item from the Menu Bar, and select Setup. Alternatively, inspect a Workbook page and select Setup from the menu. The Setup view opens. If you want to add a new page, click on the Add button in the Workbook Pages group. To edit an existing page, simply highlight the appropriate page. If you are adding a new page, you will see the New Object Type view. Double click on a + option to access sub-options. Select the Object Type for the New Page.

2.

Double click on one of the Flow cells to open the appropriate Input Composition view. The Include SubFlowsheets button allows you to view Sub-Flowsheet streams. The Show Name Only button displays only the stream name, so that you can quickly find a specific stream.

3.

Double click on the operation name to open its Property View.

Page Tabs show the available Workbook pages.

All operations attached to the highlighted stream are listed in this box.

4.

From the Setup view, use the Use Set (4a), Add (4b) or Delete buttons to modify the Variable list.

4a
Use Set button

Defined sets are available for each Object Type. The Variables change depending on the Object Type.

HYSYS shows the variable set for the highlighted Workbook Page. Format cells indicate the precision of the variable.

4b
Add button

Set All or Specific components. Highlight the Variable to Add.

You can change the display name.

5.

Before exiting back to the Workbook, you can specify the format for the variable, change the order of the Workbook page components, change the Page Name, or Add more variables. Press the Close button to return to the Workbook.

6.

Refer to the HYSYS Users Guide, Chapter 4 - Workbook for more information.

6. Supplying Input
There are various types of input (text, numerical) that can be supplied in HYSYS, as well as various methods for each, using the mouse or keyboard.

Using the Keyboard

Selecting Cell Input from Drop Down Lists

For cells accepting a single input, the drop down list is tied directly to the cell, signified by a down arrow next to the cell. Input can be selected via the mouse or the keyboard. 1. 2. 3. Make the desired cell (Liquid Outlet) the Active location. Press the keyboard down arrow to open the drop down list. Start typing the name of the stream, and HYSYS will move the highlight to the best match, or use the keyboard down arrow to locate. Press ENTER to select the highlighted item.

Using the Mouse

4.

1. 2. 3. 4.

Select the down arrow next to the cell to open the drop down list. Use the Scroll Bar / Button to move through the list. Highlight the desired item. The item is placed in the cell.

Supplying Matrix Input

All input cells in a matrix use the Edit Bar to access input. In this case, the drop down list is found in the Edit Bar. You can use the mouse or the keyboard to select the desired input. The methods are the same as Supplying Cell Input except you can use the F2 key to open the Edit Bar via the keyboard.

Supplying Numerical Input

1. Fields which accept numerical input are tied to the Edit Bar.
Units for the active cell are echoed in the Unit Box. Temperature is the Active location.

2.

Your keyboard input is echoed in the Edit Bar and the default unit for the property is displayed in the Units Box. After supplying your numerical input, press the SPACE BAR to activate the Units list. Begin typing in the desired units and the best match will be highlighted. Press ENTER to accept the units. The input value is transferred back to the cell and converted to the default units.

3. 4. 5. 6.

7. Finding a Stream or Operation - Object Navigator

You can use the Object Navigator to locate and view any Flowsheet element within any Flowsheet, or enter the Build Environment for a Flowsheet. 1. You can access the Object Navigator by either:

2.

From the Flowsheets group highlight the Flowsheet which contains the desired object.

Double clicking on an empty area of the DeskTop Pressing the Navigator button on the Button Bar Using the F3 Hot Key, or Choosing the Flowsheet option from the Menu Bar, and then choosing Find Object.
Use the radio buttons to filter the list of Flowsheet Objects. Double clicking on the Object opens its Property View. Opens the property view for the highlighted object.

3.

Highlight the object in the Flowsheet Objects group.

4.

Press the View button (or double-click) to open the Property View.

Enters the Build Environment for the highlighted Flowsheet.

Opens a dialog box where you provide the name of the Object to locate.

Refer to Section 5.2.1 - Object Navigator in the HYSYS Users Guide for more information.

Variable Navigator
The Variable Navigator is used to select Process Variables, used in operations such as the PID Controller and Adjust. It uses a similar structure to the Object Navigator, but allows you to select Flowsheet, Object, Variable, and a Variable Specific simultaneously. For example, consider the situation where you wish to select the Process Variable for a PID Controller, which uses the Variable Navigator. 3 4 5 6

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Select the appropriate Navigator Scope radio button for the object. Choose a radio button to Filter the Object list. Select the Flowsheet that contains the variable. Select the Object that owns the variable. Select the desired Variable. Select a Variable Specific when appropriate. If desired supply a more descriptive Variable Description. If changing a connection, use the Disconnect button.

Refer to Section 5.2.2 - Variable Navigator in the HYSYS Users Guide for more information.

8. Printing
You can print Specsheets for Streams, Operations, Utilities, DataBook analysis tools, Fluid Packages, Components, Tabular data, Reactions, Reaction Sets, User Properties, Oil Characterization information and the PFD. You can access printing through the File menu, Object Inspection, or Reports.
The Print option applies to the Active location.

The Print Option

When you choose the Print option from the File menu, HYSYS prints the Specsheet for the active location.
Object for which the Specsheet will be printed.

Object Inspection (secondary mouse button) of the Title Bar accesses the Print Specsheet option.

You can preview the appearance of the Specsheet prior to printing.

Available Specsheets for the object.

Option to print Specsheet as a text file.

Prints a Bitmap of the Active view.

Refer to the HYSYS Users Guide, Section 6.1 - Printing in HYSYS.

Reports
You can print multiple Specsheets for streams and operations in a single Report. You can access the Report Manager with the Hot Key CTRL R or via the Reports option under Tools in the Menu Bar.
Reports currently in the case. Creates a new Report and opens the Report Builder. Sends the Report to the printer.

The Report Builder

The Report Builder is where you choose the Specsheets to include in the Report, as well as customize the appearance of the Report (Page Setup).
Any Specsheets you add are displayed here.

Number of pages in the Report.

Previews the Report.

Opens the Report Builder, so you can edit the highlighted Report.

Sends the Report to a file.

Inserts stream and operation Specsheets into the Report.

Removes the highlighted Specsheet from the Report.

Refer to Section 6.2 - Reports in the HYSYS Users Guide.

9. The DataBook
You can access the DataBook by using the CTRL D key combination. The DataBook provides access to Process Data Tables, Strip Charts, Data Recorder and Case Studies.

Strip Charts Page

Strip Charts are installed individually via the Strip Charts page.
Opens the highlighted Strip Chart.

The names of the Strip Charts (Flows and Key Variables) can be changed in the Setup view, or in the Strip Chart Name cell.

The Variables for all DataBook analysis tools are added in one location.

This accesses the Variable Navigator for adding variables. SeeSection 5.2.2 - Variable Navigator in the Users Guide.

Accesses the Strip Chart Setup view.

Check Boxes allow you to target which variables will be Active on the highlighted Strip Chart.

The Strip Chart View

The Strip Chart Configuration View

The Configuration view contains three tabs, each of which modifies some part of the Chart's appearance. The General tab is shown below.
Visibility of axes activated via check boxes. Plot appearance options activated via check boxes.

Each variable has its own Y scale, and the min and max values for each can be set independently.

Object inspect the chart and select Graph Control to access the Configuration view.. The last three tabs contain formatting options for the curves and axes for the strip chart. You can set the Time Span for the chart on the Overall Chart Properties page of the Setup view. Opens the Databook Opens the Logger Setup view.

X-Axis is always Time.

Refer to the HYSYS Users Guide, Chapter 5.3.3 - Strip Charts Tab.

Process Data Tables

Process Data Tables allow you to view key process variables. You can leave the view open to continuously monitor their values.

Data Recorder
The Data Recorder allows you to store snap shots of your process by grouping key process variables into different Scenarios.

Enter a descriptive name for the Process Data Table here.

When you select the View button, the highlighted Process Data Table will be displayed.

Select the View button to display either a Table or Graph of the highlighted Scenario.

Case Studies
The Case Study tool allows you to monitor the steady-state response of key process variables to changes in your process. You can specify lower and upper bounds, as well as step sizes; HYSYS varies the independent variables one at a time, and with each change, the dependent variables are calculated and a new State is defined.
Select View to open the Setup View.

Access the Setup view for the highlighted Case Study. The number of states is automatically updated as you enter the bounds and step size. Select Results to display the table or graph.

Toggles between tabular and graphical format.

View the Table or Graph for the highlighted Case Study.

Refer to Section 5.3 - DataBook in the HYSYS Users Guide for more information on any of the DataBook Analysis tools.

10. Face Plates

The Face Plate displays all pertinent information about the controller when the simulation is running. You can access Face Plates with the Hot Key CTRL F. From the Flowsheets group, select the Flowsheet containing the Controller(s) whose Face Plate you want to open. The Dynamic Operations group displays all the Controllers in the highlighted Flowsheet. Select the Controller Face Plate(s) you want to open and press the Open button. You can select multiple Face Plates at a time.
The Dynamic Operations group lists all of the controllers in the selected Flowsheet. Select the Open button to view the highlighted controllers.

Object Inspection of Face Plates

You can Object Inspect Face Plates by clicking with the secondary mouse button on the Face Plate view. The Object Inspection drop down menu for a Fixed Size Face Plate is shown here. The options associated with this menu are: Turn Off - turns the Controller Off. Auto Tune - one of three controller modes (the other two being Manual and Cascade). Tuning - opens the Monitor page of the Controller property view. Connections - opens the Connections page of the Controller property view. Parameters - opens the Parameters page of the Controller property view.

To locate a specific controller by name, select the Find button and enter the name of the controller you wish to display.

Face Plate Description

The Set Point is shown as a red pointer, and the actual value of the Process Variable is displayed in the current default unit. Output is always displayed as a percentage of the span you defined on the Valve page. Also note that you may change the mode of the Controller by opening the drop down list at the bottom left corner of the Face Plate. The mode choices are the same as those available on the Parameters page of the Controller property view. You can select the Tuning button on the Face Plate to quickly return to the Tuning page of the Controller property view.

You may change the SP or OP of the Controller on the Face Plate. To change the OP or SP for the controller, the procedure is as follows:
Position the mouse pointer near the SP indicator, and the doubleended arrow will appear. Hold the primary mouse button, and the dialog box will appear, showing the current value of the SP .

SP dialog box

While holding the primary mouse button, drag the arrow to the new SP location.

This red pointer is the Set Point Indicator. Release the mouse button and the SP indicator will move to the new SP. Indicates the current Controller Mode. Select this button to return to the Controller Tuning Page.

Refer to Section 7.7.1 - Face Plates in the HYSYS Users Guide.

11. Hyprotech Technical Support

There are several ways in which you can contact Hyprotech Technical Support. If you cannot find the answer to your question in the manuals, you should visit our Website at www.hyprotech.com, where a variety of information is available to you, including: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Example Cases and OLE Applications Product Information Technical Papers News Bulletins Hotlink to Support E-mail

Technical Support Centres

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