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 of data.
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

pressor Curve Data

ling using 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

urves specified above

copy the 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 Flow
Length
Hz
ACT_m3/h m
kHz
ACT_m3/min
cm
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:

Head A B Q C Q 2 D Q3
Where Head (m) and Q (m3/s) are points on the surge curve and A,B,C and D are parameters specified by the user
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
0.937198556
0.878341133
1540.3053
5060.8722
1.405797833
1.976267548
2810.1577
6913.6994
1.920472056
3.688212916
4460.9873
8635.6414
2.398789278
5.754189999

C
A

774.92939
-13.18078
5000

Head (m) vs Vol Flow Squared (m6/s2)

4500
4000
Head (m)

3500
3000
y = 774.93x - 13.181

2500

2000
1500

1000
500
0
0

Vol Flow Squared (m6/s2)

Calculate Surge Curve so that it can be plotted

Control Line
1.1
Flow(m3/h)
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
5500
6000
6500

Head(m)
360.53131
524.96463
719.29492
943.52217
1197.6464
1481.6676
1795.5857
2139.4009
2513.113

Head(m)

Head(m)
360
500
610
860
1110
1360
1610
1860
2110

2748
3223
3551
4204
4767
5271
5731
6157
6555

7000 2916.722
7500 3350.228
8000 3813.631
8500 4306.931
9000 4830.1279
9500 5383.2218
10000 5966.2127

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

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

nd D are parameters specified by the user

ing the slope (C) and intercept (A)

Vol Flow Squared (m6/s2)

13.181

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

3500.0

Backup Line
3000.0

Head (m)

2488 rpm
3733 rpm

2500.0

4977 rpm
6177 rpm

2000.0

Surge Line

Control Line

Control line
Backup 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