UniSim Design Automation Example - Set Compressor Curve Data

Used in chapter 7 of training course 4528 - Dynamic Modeling using UniSim Design
Speed
2488 rpm
Flow
Head
Efficiency
ACT_m3/h m
%
3373.9
665.1
81.84734
3794.7
632.7
82.45015
4215.4
596.5
82.64101
4325.5
586.1
82.56824
4636.2
555.0
82.13257
5056.9
509.7
81.02223
5477.7
459.1
78.97281
5898.5
404.5
75.92351
6319.2
347.0
71.79539
6740.0
286.2
66.12071
7160.7
221.2
58.07434
7581.5
152.0
46.42816
8002.2
78.2
28.74136
8400
0
1.1

Speed
3733 rpm
Flow
Head
Efficiency
ACT_m3/h m
%
5060.9
1540.3
81.88069
5721.5
1473.0
82.80341
6382.1
1394.2
83.27062
6488.3
1380.1
83.27929
7042.8
1299.2
82.93887
7703.4
1192.0
81.9632
8364.0
1067.1
79.87773
9024.6
930.6
76.80314
9685.3
778.7
72.11837
10345.9
607.4
64.81268
11006.5
411.6
52.75064
11667.1
182.0
30.19721
12000.0
0.0
1.1

Add Compressor to currently open UniSim Design case with the curves specified above
If a compressor with this name exists already then offer to replace the curves
To add more curves simply insert more columns to the right above and copy the format of one of the existing blocks
If the curve needs more/less rows of data simply add remove data above.
Compressor Name
Speed Units
Flow Units
Head Units

Stage 1
rpm
ACT_m3/h
m

Go

or Curve Data

ng UniSim Design
Speed
4977 rpm
Flow
Head
Efficiency
ACT_m3/h m
%
6913.7
2810.2
81.72469
7542.2
2741.2
82.59232
8170.7
2656.6
83.15491
8642.1
2588.5
83.50111
8799.3
2564.2
83.58434
9427.8
2456.8
83.70161
10056.3
2332.0
83.40768
10684.8
2186.0
82.58902
11313.3
2022.2
81.28169
11941.8
1841.7
79.47417
12570.4
1636.4
76.81559
13198.9
1392.9
72.59763
13827.4
1039.0
63.15203
14600
0
1.1

pecified above

format of one of the existing blocks of data.

Speed
6177 rpm
Flow
Head
Efficiency
ACT_m3/h m
%
8635.6
4461.0
80.97198
9230.0
4404.0
81.75818
9824.4
4335.1
82.42355
10418.8
4253.2
82.9528
11013.2
4159.1
83.35063
11607.6
4059.9
83.7252
12202.0
3943.8
83.90489
12336.6
3914.8
83.91421
12796.5
3805.9
83.81669
13390.9
3644.5
83.43776
13985.3
3448.8
82.54942
14579.7
3153.0
80.0173
15174.1
2673.8
74.19353
16000
0
1.1

Possible Units
FrequencyAct. Gas FLength
Hz
ACT_m3/h m
kHz
ACT_m3/mcm
MHz
ACT_m3/s mm
per sec
ACFM
micron
rpm
ft3/min
ft
1/min
in
per min
miles
per hr

Background
USD Anti-Surge Controller Surge curve takes the form:
2

Head= A + BQ +CQ + DQ

Where Head (m) and Q (m3/s) are points on the surge curve and A,B,C and D are parameters specified by the
We simplify this by making B and D zero, hence:
and find A and C by fitting a curve through the lowest flow points of each of the curves we have
A and C can be found by plotting Head vs Vol Flow Squared and determining the slope (C) and intercept (A)

Surge Points
Speed
2488 rpm
3733 rpm
4977 rpm
6177 rpm

Head (m) Min Vol Flow (m3/h) Mon Vol Flow (m3/s)
Vol Flow Squared (m6/s2)
665.14227
3373.9148
0.9371985556
0.8783411325
1540.3053
5060.8722
1.4057978333
1.9762675482
2810.1577
6913.6994
1.9204720556
3.6882129162
4460.9873
8635.6414
2.3987892778
5.7541899992

C
A

774.92939
-13.18078

Head (m )

5000

Head (m ) vs Vol Flow Squared (m 6/s2)

4500

f(x) = 774.9293892995x - 13.180776592

4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
0

3
4
Vol Flow Squared (m 6/s 2)

Calculate Surge Curve so that it can be plotted

Control Line
1.1
Flow(m3/h)
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
5500

Head(m)
360.53131
524.96463
719.29492
943.52217
1197.6464
1481.6676
1795.5857

Head(m)

Head(m)
360
500
610
860
1110
1360
1610

2748
3223
3551
4204
4767
5271
5731

6000
6500
7000
7500
8000
8500
9000
9500
10000

2139.4009
2513.113
2916.722
3350.228
3813.631
4306.931
4830.1279
5383.2218
5966.2127

1860
2110
2360
2610
2860
3110
3360
3610
3860
4110
4360
4610
4860
5110
5360
5610
5860

6157
6555
6930
7286
7625
7950
8262
8563
8853
9134
9407
9672
9930
10182
10427
10667
10902

parameters specified by the user

ope (C) and intercept (A)

Squared (m6/s2)

Backup Line
1.05
Head(m)
2623
3076
3390
4012
4551
5032
5471

5877
6257
6615
6955
7279
7589
7886
8173
8451
8719
8980
9233
9479
9719
9954
10182
10406

Compressor Surge Control

4500.0

Surge Line
4000.0

Head (m)

3500.0

Backup Line
3000.0
2488
rpm
3733
rpm
4977
rpm
6177
rpm
Surge
Line

2500.0

2000.0

Control Line
1500.0

1000.0

500.0

0.0
0.0

2000.0

4000.0

6000.0

8000.0
10000.0
Flow (m3/h)

12000.0

14000.0

16000.0

18000.0