1.

HYSYS Hot Keys

Tools
Access Workbooks
Access PFDs

File
Create New Case

CTRL+W
CTRL+P

CTRL+N

Toggle Move/Attach (PFD)

CTRL

Access Utilities
Access Reports
Access DataBook
Access Controller FacePlates
Access Help

CTRL+U
CTRL+R
CTRL+D
CTRL+F
F1

Open Case

CTRL+O

Save Current Case

CTRL+S

Save As...
Close Current Case
Exit HYSYS

CTRL+SHIFT+S
CTRL+Z
ALT+F4

Simulation
Go to Basis Manager

CTRL+B

Leave Current Environment (Return

to Previous)
Main Properties
Access Optimizer

CTRL+M
F5

Toggle Steady-State/Dyn Modes

F7

Toggle Hold/Go Calculations

CTRL+L

Column
Column Runner (Sub-Flowsheet)

CTRL+T

Stop Column Solver

CTRL+BREAK

Dynamics Assistant

CTRL+Y

Window

F8

Close Active Window

Tile Windows
Go to Next Window

Access Integrator

CTRL+I

Go to Previous Window

Start/Stop Integrator

F9

Stop Calculations

CTRL+BREAK

Flowsheet
Add Material Stream
Add Operation

F11
F12

Access Object Navigator

F3

Show/Hide Object Palette

Composition View (Workbook)

F4
CTRL+K

CTRL+F4
SHIFT+F4
CTRL+F6 or CTRL+TAB
CTRL+SHIFT+F6 or
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

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

F2
F10 or ALT
CTRL+SHIFT+N
CTRL+SHIFT+P
CTRL+X
CTRL+C
CTRL+V

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.

Use this button to Import a Fluid

Package stored on disk.

Filter List

4.

Select the components for the case.

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.

6.

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

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

Summary View

Workbook

Reference
Section

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

Summary View
Operations
F12

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

UnitOps Selection Dialog

1. Filter the list of

Available Unit
Operations.
2. Choose the Unit
Operation from this
group.
3. Add the chosen
operation.

Installing Multiple Streams or Operations of One Type

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.

(Use Modal Property Views must be Off under Preferences.)

1.
2.

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.

3.

Select the Add button to install the stream or operation.

4.

Repeat step #3 as many times as is necessary.

Installing a Single Stream or Operation

1.

Double click on the appropriate button.

or
1.
2.

Click on the Icon with the primary mouse

button.
Click on the Add button

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).

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.

4. PFD

PFD Specific Buttons

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.

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

1.
2.

3.

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.

Creating a New Stream from an Operation

1.
2.

Switch to Attach* mode.

Place the cursor over the desired connection point.

3.

The cursor will change to the Stream Connection Tool.

4.

Hold down the primary mouse button and drag stream to an

empty place on the PFD.

5.

Release the mouse button to place the new stream icon.

Connecting an Operation to an Existing Stream (or vice

versa)

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.

4.

Drag the mouse towards the other connection point.

1 - 4. Same as for Creating a New Stream from an Operation.

5.

When you are at an acceptable connection point, the Connection

Tool appears.

5.

When you are at an acceptable connection point the connection

tool appears.

6.

Release the mouse button to complete the connection.

6.

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

Adding or Modifying a Workbook Page

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.

You can add new pages to the Workbook as well as edit existing ones.
The procedure is as follows:
1.

2.

Shown here is the default Material Streams Workbook page.

Double click to
open the
stream's
Property View.

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

Double click on one

of the Flow cells to
open the
appropriate Input
Composition view.

Page Tabs show the

available Workbook
pages.

All operations attached to

the highlighted stream
are listed in this box.

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.

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.

4.

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

HYSYS shows the

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

4a
Use Set button

4b
Add button

Defined sets are

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

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.

6.

Press the Close button to return to the Workbook.

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.

Using the Mouse

1.
2.

Select the down arrow next to the cell to open the drop down list.
Use the Scroll Bar / Button to move through the list.

3.

Highlight the desired item.

4.

The item is placed in the cell.

1.
2.

Make the desired cell (Liquid Outlet) the Active location.

Press the keyboard down arrow to open the drop down list.

3.

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.

4.

Press ENTER to select the highlighted item.

Supplying Matrix Input

Supplying Numerical 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.

1.

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

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.

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.

3.

After supplying your numerical input, press

the SPACE BAR to activate the Units list.

4.

Begin typing in the desired units and the best

match will be highlighted.

5.

Press ENTER to accept the units.

6.

The input value is transferred back to the cell and converted to

the default units.

7. Finding a Stream or Operation - Object Navigator

2.

From the Flowsheets group highlight the Flowsheet which

contains the desired object.

3.

Highlight the object in the Flowsheet Objects group.

4.

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

View.

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:

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.

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

1.

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.

2.

Select the appropriate Navigator Scope radio button for the

object.
Choose a radio button to Filter the Object list.

3.

Select the Flowsheet that contains the variable.

4.

Select the Object that owns the variable.

5.

Select the desired Variable.

6.

Select a Variable Specific when appropriate.

7.

If desired supply a more descriptive Variable Description.

8.

If changing a connection, use the Disconnect button.

For example, consider the situation where you wish to select the
Process Variable for a PID Controller, which uses the Variable
Navigator.
3

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.

Prints a Bitmap of the Active view.

Option to print
Specsheet as a
text file.

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

Reports

The Report Builder

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.

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).

Reports currently in
the case.

Any Specsheets you add

are displayed here.

Creates a new Report and

opens the Report Builder.
Sends the Report
to the printer.

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

Strip Charts Page

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 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.

Each variable has its own Y scale, and

the min and max values for each can
be set independently.

Visibility of axes
activated via check
boxes.

Plot appearance
options activated
via check boxes.

Object inspect
the chart and
select Graph
Control to
access the
Configuration
view..

X-Axis is always Time.

The last three tabs contain

formatting options for the curves
and axes for the strip chart.

Opens the
Databook

Opens the
Logger Setup
view.

You can set the Time Span for the chart

on the Overall Chart Properties page of
the Setup view.

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

Process Data Tables

Data Recorder

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

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.

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.

Select Results
to display the
table or
graph.

10. Face Plates

Object Inspection of 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.

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:

The Dynamic Operations

group lists all of the
controllers in the selected
Flowsheet.
Select the Open button to view
the highlighted controllers.

To locate a specific controller by name, select

the Find button and enter the name of the
controller you wish to display.

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.

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:

SP dialog box

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.

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

You can also access Support directly via E-mail. The following listing of
worldwide Hyprotech offices and agents includes the Support E-mail
address. When contacting us via E-mail, please include in your
message:
Your full name, company, phone and fax numbers.
The version of HYSYS you are using (see Help, About
HYSYS...).
The serial number of your HYSYS security key.
A detailed description of the problem (attach a simulation
case if possible).
Hyprotech also has toll free lines that you may use. When you call,
please have the same information available.

Technical Support Centres

support@softeare.aeat.com (email)
AEA Technology Engineering (403) 520-6181 (local - technical
support)
Software
1-888-757-7836 (toll free - technical
Hyprotech Ltd.
support)
Suite 800, 707 -8th Avenue SW
(403) 520-6601 (fax - technical support)
Calgary, Alberta
1-800-661-8696 (information & sales)
T2P 1H5
Calgary, Canada

Barcelona, Spain
AEA Technology Engineering
Software
Hyprotech Europe S.L.
Pg. de Grcia 56, 4th floor
E-08007 Barcelona, Spain
Oxford, UK (UK Clients only)
AEA Technology Engineering
Software
Hyprotech
404 Harwell, Didcot
Oxford, OX11 0RA
United Kingdom

support@software.aeat.com (email)
+34 93 215 68 84 (technical support)
900 161 900 (toll free - technical support
Spain only)
+34 93 215 42 56 (fax - technical
support)
+34 93 215 68 84 (information & sales)
support@software.aeat.com (email)
0800 731 7643 (toll free technical
support, UK only)
+44 1235 434351 (fax - technical
support)
+44 1235 435555(technical support,
information & sales)

Hyprotech Offices

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

AEA Technology Engineering
Software
Hyprotech Ltd., Malaysia
Lot E-3-3a, Dataran Palma
Jalan Selaman ,
Jalan Ampang
68000 Ampang, Selangor
Malaysia

support@software.aeat.com (email)
+60 3 4270 3880 (technical support)
+60 3 4271 3811 (fax - technical support)
+60 3 4270 3880 (information & sales)

Yokohama, Japan
AEA Technology Engineering
Software
AEA Hyprotech KK
Plus Taria Bldg. 6F.
3-1-4, Shin-Yokohama
Kohoku-ku
Yokohama, Japan
222-0033

support@software.aeat.com (email)
81 45 476 5051 (technical support)
81 45 476 5051 (information & sales)

Calgary, Canada
Tel: (403) 520-6000
Fax: (403) 520-6040/60
Toll Free: 1-800-661-8696

Yokohama, Japan
Tel: 81 45 476 5051
Fax: 81 45 476 3055

Delaware, USA
Tel: (302) 369-0773
Fax: (302) 369-0877
Toll Free: 1-800-688-3430

Houston, USA
Tel: (713) 339-9600
Fax: (713) 339-9601
Toll Free: 1-800-475-0011

Oxford, UK
Tel: +44 1235 435555
Fax: +44 1235 434294

Barcelona, Spain
Tel: +34 93 215 68 84
Fax: +34 93 215 42 56

Oudenaarde, Belgium
Tel: +32 55 310 299
Fax: +32 55 302 030

Dsseldorf, Germany
Tel: +49 211 578 880
Fax: +49 211 578 884

Hosle, Norway
Tel: +47 67 14 2700
Fax: +47 67 14 7030

Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 702 0824
Fax: +20 2 702 0289

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel: +60 3 4270 3880
Fax: +60 3 4270 3811

Seoul, Korea
Tel: 82 2 3453 3144 5
Fax: 82 2 3453 9772

Hyprotech Agents

Hyprotech Agents

Innotech International, Inc.

Katy, USA

Tel: (281) 492-2774

Fax: (281) 492-8144

PT. Danan Wingus Sakti

Jakarta, Indonesia

Tel: 62 21 567 4573 75/62 21 567 4508 10

Fax: 62 21 567 4507/62 21 568 3081

International Innotech Inc.

Beijing, China

Tel: 86 10 6499 3956

Fax: 86 10 6499 3957

Ranchero Services (Thailand) Co. Ltd.

Bangkok, Thailand

Tel: 66 2 381 1915

Fax: 66 2 381 1209

Innotech International, Taiwan

Taipei, Taiwan

Tel: 886 2 809 6704

Fax: 886 2 809 3095

S.C. Chempetrol Service srl

Bucharest, Romania

Tel: +401 335 60 05/06

Fax: +401 331 34 63 or +401 322 30 69

KBTECH Ltda.
Bogota, Colombia

Tel: 57 1 258 44 50
Fax: 57 1 258 44 50

Soteica De Mexico
Mexico D.F., Mexico

Tel: 52 5 546 5440

Fax: 52 5 535 6610

KLG Systel Ltd

New Delhi, India

Tel: 91 124 346962

Fax: 91 124 346355

Soteica Do Brasil
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Tel: 55 11 533 2381

Fax: 55 11 556 10746

Logichem Process
Johannesburg, South Africa

Tel: 27 11 465 3800

Fax: 27 11 465 4548

Soteica S.R.L.
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tel: 54 1 555 5703 / 54 1 553 7597

Fax: 54 1 551 0751

Process Solutions Pty. Ltd.

Peregian, Australia

Tel: 61 7 544 81 355

Fax: 61 7 544 81 644

Soteiven C.A.
Caracas, Venezuela

Tel: 58 2 264 1873

Fax: 58 2 265 9509

Protech Engineering
Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Tel: +421 7 288286

Fax: +421 7 288286

ZAO Techneftechim
Moscow, Russia

Tel: +7 095 202 4370

Fax: +7 095 202 4370