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A Guide for Getting Started in Aspen HYSYS

Lauren Sittler, Product Management
Dinu Ajikutira, Aspen HYSYS Product Manager

Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 2
Scope of this Document ............................................................................................................................ 2
Overview of the New User Interface ............................................................................................................ 2
Window and Form Controls ...................................................................................................................... 3
Overview of the Ribbon ............................................................................................................................ 4
The Navigation Pane ................................................................................................................................. 5
Quick Access Toolbar ................................................................................................................................ 6
Setting Preferences ................................................................................................................................... 6
The Zoom Controls .................................................................................................................................... 7
Copy and Paste, Drag and Drop ................................................................................................................ 7
Environment Buttons ................................................................................................................................ 8
Starting a New Case ...................................................................................................................................... 8
The Properties Environment ......................................................................................................................... 9
Creating a Component List........................................................................................................................ 9
Selecting a Fluid Package ........................................................................................................................ 10
The Simulation Environment- Building the Flowsheet ............................................................................... 11
Adding Flowsheet Objects: the Model Palette ....................................................................................... 12
Add an Object from the Palette to the Flowsheet .............................................................................. 12
Specifying Flowsheet Objects the Aspen HYSYS Solver and Convergence .......................................... 12
Specify Material Streams ........................................................................................................................ 13
Specify Composition Manually............................................................................................................ 14
Define from Other Stream .................................................................................................................. 15
Specify Unit Operations .......................................................................................................................... 16
Step 1. Add Connections ..................................................................................................................... 16
Step 2. Input Parameters .................................................................................................................... 16
Flowsheet Controls ..................................................................................................................................... 17
The Flowsheet Modify Ribbon ................................................................................................................ 17
Changing Object Orientation .............................................................................................................. 17
Managing Connections ....................................................................................................................... 17
Find Object .......................................................................................................................................... 18

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Flowsheet Hierarchy ........................................................................................................................... 19

Display Options ................................................................................................................................... 19
The Flowsheet Right-Mouse-Button (RMB) Menu ................................................................................. 20
Layered Products and New Integrated Capabilities.................................................................................... 20
Activated Energy and Economic Analysis ............................................................................................... 20
Energy Analysis ................................................................................................................................... 21
Economic Analysis ............................................................................................................................... 21
Autosizing Rigorous EDR Heat Exchanger Models .................................................................................. 21
Dynamics.. ......................................................................................................................... 22
Petroleum Refining (Formerly Aspen RefSYS)......................................................................................... 23
Petroleum Assays ................................................................................................................................ 23
Refining Unit Operations .................................................................................................................... 23
Aspen HYSYS Upstream: Pipeline and Hydraulics Operations .................................................................... 24
aspenONE Exchange ................................................................................................................................... 25
Additional Resources .................................................................................................................................. 26

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Introduction
Aspen HYSYS is the industry leading simulation software for oil & gas, refining, and engineering
processes. With an extensive array of unit operations, specialized work environments, and a robust
solver, modeling in Aspen HYSYS V8 enables user to:

Improve equipment design and performance

Monitor safety and operational issues in the plant
Optimize processing capacity and operating conditions
Identify energy savings opportunities and reduce GHG emissions
Perform economic evaluation to realize savings in the process design

Aspen HYSYS V8 builds upon the legacy modeling environment, adding increased value with integrated
products and an improved user experience. The ease of use and flexibility of model calculations have
been preserved, while new capabilities have also been added.

Scope of this Document

This document is intended as a simple getting started guide. It will cover the process of creating a new
case, setting up component lists and fluid packages, and working in the simulation environment to build
the model. Integrated features and specific topics such as energy analysis, economic evaluation, and
EDR integration will be discussed at a high level. For a more in-depth understanding of these topics we
provide links to further documentation and training materials developed specifically by the Aspentech
experts in those areas.
We encourage you to take advantage of our full range of training resources including:

The AspenTech support website (support. Aspentech.com)

AspenTech online training modules which can be accessed from the Get Started ribbon
Aspentech courses
AspenTech business consultants

Overview of the New User Interface

Aspen HYSYS V8 uses the new common shell component to manage the windows and forms in the
user interface. This is the same shell that has been adopted by many other AspenTech products. The
shell provides an interactive work environment that offers the user full control over the screen display.
Floating forms, flowsheets, the model palette, and other objects can now be docked inside of a window,
or tabbed as a separate window as shown in Figure 1.

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Figure 1. Overview of New UI

The navigation pane shows the hierarchy of and provides access to all available forms. Environment
buttons allow for easy navigation between case properties and simulation. Contextual ribbons bring the
most commonly used commands to the surface of the workspace.

Window and Form Controls

You can click and drag tabs to one side of the workspace to display them side by side, or drag them out
of the Aspen HYSYS window entirely (even to a second monitor).
Multiple tabs can be open at once; clicking on a tab will make it the active window and will reveal
contextual ribbons and objects. Each tab displays the name of the form it contains. Sub-forms, such as a
column subflowsheets, also display the name of the parent folder or object (Figure 2).

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Figure 2. Tabbed Windows

To manage the number of tabs, you can right-click on a tab and select Close or Close All But This.
If you click and drag the tabs off of the row or right click and select Floating, they turn into
freestanding forms. To create separate window groups within the workspace, place the pointer over a
window tab, then hold down the left mouse button while dragging the pointer into one of the boxes
superimposed on the workspace as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3. Dock a Window

Overview of the Ribbon

In Aspen HYSYS V8, options and operations are displayed in a convenient ribbon. As in earlier versions
of Aspen HYSYS, the File menu contains commands for opening and saving files. The most frequently
used commands are together on the Home tab (Figure 4). To find the current location of any of the
commands from previous versions, see Mapping of Commands to the Ribbon in the Aspen HYSYS help
(or click the link on the new Getting Started ribbon).

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Figure 4. Aspen HYSYS Home Ribbon

Click any of the tabs on the ribbon to access a set of related commands. These commands are split into
groups by common functionality. Some groups have a small arrow button, the dialog box launcher
(Figure 4), located at the bottom right corner of the group. Clicking this button opens a dialog box with
additional commands.
Some of the ribbon tabs are contextual. These tabs are only shown when the commands they contain
are relevant. For instance, the Flowsheet/Modify tab is only visible when the flowsheet is the active
window. The environment ribbons themselves are also contextual. Switching between the Properties
and Simulation environments will switch to the associated ribbon.

The Navigation Pane

The navigation pane resides on the left side of the main window (Figure 5). It
can be collapsed using the < control on the upper right side of the panel to
create more viewable space in the main window.
You can double-click on a folder in the navigation pane to open its form in the
active window tab. Alternatively, you can right-click an item and select Open
in new tab. The navigation pane also shows the status of each form. When
input is incomplete, the circle below the folder is red and half-filled. When
input is complete, a blue circle with a white checkmark is visible.

Figure 5. Navigation Pane

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The dropdown menu below the environment heading allows you to

sort contents in the Navigation Pane by Status or Object Type to
easily identify objects, unit operations, and streams of interest
(Figure 6).
Objects include unit operations, streams, analyses, charts, tables,
and flowsheets. Sorting by object type will group objects by
common function; for example, some headings might be Vessels,
Heat Transfer Equipment, and Logical Operations. Sorting objects
by Status will help to identify which objects are not solved and
contain warnings or errors.
Figure 6. Sort the Navigation Pane

Quick Access Toolbar

The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) appears at
the left side of the title bar (Figure 7). The
Undo, and Next commands are located
here, along with other customizable
options. The QAT makes it easy to get to
the commands you use most frequently
because this toolbar remains visible at all
times. To add other commands, right-click
on any ribbon icon and select Add to
Quick Access Toolbar. For example adding
the Solver Active and Solver Inactive
buttons to the QAT will make the solver
controls readily available without having to
navigate to the Home ribbon tab.
Figure 7. Quick Access Toolbar

Setting Preferences
To set preferences, open the File menu and click on Options in the bottom right corner as shown in
Figure 8 (in the old user interface global preferences were set from the Tools).

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Figure 8. Setting Preferences

The Zoom Controls

There are a set of Zoom controls on the lower right side of the main window. Moving the slider adjusts
the zoom level. Click the (+) or (-) buttons to zoom the active window in or out by 10%, click the
zoom fill button
to maximize the view in the available space, or click the zoom factor
to
select a preset zoom level. The zoom bar acts on the process flowsheet, most forms, and on plots
(Figure 9).

Figure 9. Zoom Controls

Copy and Paste, Drag and Drop

Grid forms in the new Aspen HYSYS user interface support copy/paste and drag and drop functions for
variables from the workbook and object worksheets, to forms that require input variables such as case
studies, and data tables. Copy/paste can be done by right-clicking or using the Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V
shortcuts. To drag and drop click and hold the mouse button over the grey tile of the variable you wish
to transfer, and drag to the grey tile of the location you wish to add it. A plus sign will appear next to the
mouse when you are able to move or drop a variable (Figure 10). For certain forms you may need to
click the Add button before you can drop a variable.

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Figure 10. Drag and Drop

Environment Buttons
Aspen HYSYS has two user environments: Properties and Simulation. The environments have specialized
user interfaces for performing different tasks. The Properties environment displays all of the tasks
related to configuring the underlying physical properties associated with a model. This environment
includes workflows related to finding property data, regressing and estimating property data, and
customizing the methods and models used to calculate properties.
The Simulation environment is focused on tasks related to building and using process models. It includes
everything you need to create and edit a process flowsheet, analyze a process, etc. Each environment
has a unique subset of contextual ribbons.
When switching between the two environments, the state of each is preserved, including the active
ribbon tab and any forms, plots, and other windows that may be open. Some of the forms and folders in
the Properties environment have been reorganized for easier access. Find more information on the
Properties and Simulation environments in the following sections.

Starting a New Case

Open ASPEN HYSYS from the Windows start menu by clicking on the Aspentech folder > Process
Modeling V8 > Aspen HYSYS >

On a Windows 7 machine, we recommend that you pin Aspen HYSYS to the Start Menu by right clicking
on the Aspen HYSYS item from the All Programs list and choosing Pin to Start Menu. This will make it
easy to access Aspen HYSYS directly the next time you want to open it.

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When Aspen HYSYS opens, you will see the Start Page as well as Recent Cases and Get Started Materials.
To create a new case click on New in the top left box, or File > New.

The Properties Environment

All new cases start in the Properties environment. This is where you will select the components to be
used in your model and set the calculation methods for physical properties (fluid package). The
combination of a component list and a fluid package is called a property package. You cannot enter the
Simulation environment until at least one property package has been created and, if you have multiple
component lists, each one has been assigned a fluid package.

Creating a Component List

The first step to building a model is to create Component Lists which collectively contain all of the
components that will be used in your process. Later, when you specify a stream in the simulation
environment you will need to choose a component list for that stream. It may be helpful to create
multiple component lists in cases where streams have very different compositions.
Aspen HYSYS supports components both from its own databank and Aspen Properties.
To create an Aspen HYSYS component list, click on the Add Button at the bottom of the grid. To create a
component list from Aspen Properties, click on the dropdown arrow and choose Aspen Properties
(Figure 11).

Figure 11. Select a Component List Type

Now use the search form to select which type of components to add to the list. When you type in the
Search For box, Aspen HYSYS will automatically populate matches in the grid below. Hitting Enter or
clicking Add will add the selected component to the list. You can use the shift and control keys to add
multiple components at a time and you can reorder the list by dragging and dropping cells (Figure 12).

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Figure 12. Add Components

Selecting a Fluid Package

You must associate each component list with a Fluid Package. Click on the Fluid Packages folder in the
navigation pane or on the Fluid Package icon from the Home ribbon.
Click on the Add button to add an Aspen HYSYS fluid package. Next, click on the dropdown arrow for the
additional options of Aspen Properties and COM Thermo (Figure 13).

Figure 13. Select a Database for the Fluid Package

By default the fluid package created will be of the Aspen HYSYS type. Use the Selection dropdown box to
choose another list. In the Property Package Selection box click on the fluid package that you want to
use to complete this property package setup (Figure 14).

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Figure 14. Choose a Fluid Package Type

To specify another fluid package, click on the folder from the navigation pane or the icon on the ribbon.

The Simulation Environment- Building the Flowsheet

With property packages specified, you are now ready to begin creating your model. Click on the
Simulation environment button on the bottom left panel (Figure 15).

Figure 15. Simulation Environment Button

You will see the object palette appear on top of a blank flowsheet. You can start by adding either a
material stream or a unit operation from the palette.

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Adding Flowsheet Objects: the Model Palette

Unit operations on the model palette are organized into six tabs, the most frequently used operations
are located on the Common tab. There are also tabs for refining, dynamics, columns, upstream, and
custom (Figure 16).
Material streams can be added using the
blue arrow and energy streams can be
added using the red arrow. If you close the
palette you can re-open it from the View
Ribbon, Flowsheet/Modify ribbon, or using
the F4 keyboard shortcut.

Figure 16. The Model Palette

Add an Object from the Palette to the Flowsheet

To place a unit or material stream on the flowsheet, click the icon in the palette and move the mouse
over the flowsheet to where you would like to place the object. You will see that the mouse has a plus
sign next to it, indicating that when you click the mouse again the object will be added.

Specifying Flowsheet Objects the Aspen HYSYS Solver and Convergence

The Aspen HYSYS solver is uniquely flexible and very robust; when the solver is active it automatically
responds to input entered for any object in the flowsheet and back calculates parameters for the entire
process. Visual indicators display the status of all flowsheet objects. You can see the status of an object
both on the flowsheet itself and on the status bar at the bottom of an object form (Figure 17).

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Figure 17. Visual Indicators

Color indicators for flowsheet objects are as follows:
Red The object is missing a basic requirement (such as a stream connection), or the object
contains errors.
Yellow All connections are complete but the block is underspecified or contains warnings.
Green This unit has solved without errors.
If a stream is over-specified you will likely see a dialogue box that reports a consistency error. If a unit is
over-specified you will see a warning appear in the status bar.

Specify Material Streams

Open the material stream form by double-clicking on the stream arrow. The form will open to the
Workbook tab > Conditions form. On the Worksheet tab, enter enough parameters to fully define both
the streams composition and its thermodynamic state. You can input information in any order; Aspen
HYSYS will automatically respond to new information and update other conditions that it calculates
(Figure 18).

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Figure 18. Complete Stream Specification

Specify Composition Manually

Click on the Composition form in the Worksheet list. Type a value into any cell and the Input
Composition form will appear. On the right you can select which unit of data to enter and on the bottom
you can use the controls to erase or normalize values entered. Type the values for each component in
the cell next to their names (Figure 19).

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Figure 19. Input Composition Form

Define from Other Stream

You also have the option to
define a streams conditions
from another stream. Click
the Define from other
stream button on the
stream form to enable this.
Choose which stream to
transfer from in the Available
Streams box. You can
transfer all data from another
stream or choose specific
information to transfer
(Figure 20).

Figure 20. Define from Other Streams

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Specify Unit Operations

Double click on any unit to open the form. You will see that the status indicator, as well as the object
itself, is red. Add connections for input and output on the Design > Connections tab. Then move to the
Design > Parameters tab to specify size, pressure drop, duty, and whatever else is required for that
particular unit. See below for more details.

Step 1. Add Connections

Add Connections using the unit operation Form
Click inside the Inlets grid and type the name of the inlet stream. Repeat for Vapor and Liquid Outlets.
This is one way to create and connect a stream (Figure 21).

Figure 21. Add Connections from the Input Form

Add Connections on the Flowsheet
Click the blue arrow on the palette to select it. Click on the flowsheet in the
location you want to place the stream. Deselect objects by clicking on a
blank area of the flowsheet. Now, view attachment ports by either holding
down the control key or clicking the Attach icon on the Flowsheet/Modify
ribbon. Click on one of the ports, drag the mouse and release over the inlet
port of a unit operation or another stream (Figure 22).
Figure 22. Add Connections from the Flowsheet

Step 2. Input Parameters

Open the unit operation form. Click on the Design tab > Parameters Form. Depending on the unit
operation, there may be input boxes that are blank or marked empty, radio buttons, or other input to

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complete. You must specify enough parameters so that the flowsheet has zero degrees of freedom and
can solve.

Flowsheet Controls
While you are building your flowsheet you may find it helpful to use the controls provided on the
Flowsheet/Modify ribbon and the right-mouse-button menu of flowsheet objects (Figure 23). We will
cover some of the most commonly used functions here.

The Flowsheet Modify Ribbon

Figure 23. Flowsheet/Modify ribbon

Changing Object Orientation

These controls are on the left side of the flowsheet ribbon (in previous versions they were found in the
right-mouse-button menu).

Managing Connections
Attach Mode
Using attach mode is the equivalent to holding down the control key; all available object ports will be
displayed as you move the mouse on the flowsheet.
Auto Attach
When auto attach is selected you can do the following:
(1) Make sure all other objects are deselected and add a unit operation. When the operation is
added to the flowsheet new streams will be defined for the input and output, of that object.
(2) Select a stream or object that you would like to connect to a unit that you will add. The stream
will automatically be connected as the input to that operation. For a connected object a
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dialogue box will appear asking which stream from the first object you would like to connect to
the newly added one. This is particularly useful if you have many streams as the input to a new
object such as a mixer.

Find Object
The Find Object button, located in the Tools group of the Flowsheet/Modify tab, can be used both to
locate any object on a large flowsheet and to directly open any object form. Click on the icon from the
Flowsheet ribbon to open the Object Navigator.
The choices on the Object Navigator are as follows:
Find:
Open the form for any object or group of objects. For single objects type in the full object name. For a
group of objects type an asterisk, a common character, and another asterisk. For instance, to open the
forms for all exchangers with a number in the 300s, click Find and type *e3* (Figure 24).
View:
Open the form for the selected object in the Unit Operations list.
Locate:
Navigate to the selected Unit Operation in the flowsheet. This command will move the flowsheet within
the visible area to the location of the selected object.

Figure 24. Find Object

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Flowsheet Hierarchy
In large complex flowsheets, such as the LNG plant in Figure 25, it is often useful to organize processes
into smaller stages. In this case blocks represent a particular group of operations. If you double-click on
any of these blocks you will be able to enter the sub-flowsheet environment using a button at the
bottom of the form. You can also right-click on the block and use the Open subflowsheet as new tab
selection. Inside the subflowsheet you will see only objects related to that particular part of the process.
If any changes are made in this environment they will not be passed to the main flowsheet until you
navigate back to the parent, this may cause some objects in the subflowsheet to be temporarily
unsolved. Use the View Parent Ribbon button to navigate back to the main flowsheet.

Figure 25. Example of Flowsheet Hierarchy

Display Options
Use the features in this category to change the color schemes for the process flowsheet and workbook
tables and to hide or display objects and tables. An example of one of the PFD color schemes,
Temperature, is shown in Figure 26.

Figure 26. Conditional Formatting

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The Flowsheet Right-Mouse-Button (RMB) Menu

The right-mouse click menu allows you to perform all of the
standard commands such as cut, copy, paste, and delete
objects. It also contains a number of extended functions such as
Import/Export, open a form as a new tab, and change the
operations icon (Figure 27).

Figure 27. The Flowsheet RMB Menu

Layered Products and New Integrated Capabilities

A major focus in Aspen HYSYS V8 is more seamless integration of layered tools. Dynamics and Petroleum
Refining (formerly Aspen RefSYS) have their own contextual ribbons. Energy Analysis and Economic
Evaluation can be activated within the simulation to automatically calculate the energy cost and savings
potential and the equipment cost for the flowsheet. Simple heat exchanger models can now be
automatically sized as rigorous EDR models which are then embedded in the flowsheet. An overview of
some of the integrated capabilities is provided below. For more information see the Additional
Resources section.

Activated Energy and Economic Analysis

Activated Analysis is intended to guide design decisions through automatic energy and economic
analysis. The Activated Analysis panel displays key performance indicators which are recalculated each
time you change or run the simulation case (Figure 28).

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Figure 28. Activated Analysis

Energy Analysis
Activated energy analysis can be used to calculate current energy costs and potential savings; it can also
automatically generate suggestions to improve the heat exchanger network design for the flowsheet. In
the Energy Analysis Environment, you can view details of the current heat exchanger network and
create custom scenarios for energy saving designs.

Economic Analysis
The Activated Economic Analysis pane displays the relative capital cost and utility cost for the process.
The reported values are based on calculations from Aspen Process Economic Analyzer.

Autosizing Rigorous EDR Heat Exchanger Models

Now you can automatically convert any simple end point or steady state rating Shell&Tube or AirCooled
heat exchanger model into a fully rigorous Aspen Exchanger Design & Rating (EDR) model inside Aspen
HYSYS. To do this, add the appropriate unit operation from the model palette, and double-click to open
the operation form. On the Design tab > Parameters form use the Size Rigorous Shell&Tube, or the Size
Rigorous Air Cooler button to autosize the exchanger or click the dropdown arrow to open Interactive
Sizing using the EDR Sizing Console (Figure 29). EDR sizing optimization will determine the lowest cost
design that meets process constraints and update the model into your Aspen HYSYS flowsheet.
Templates may be used to impose company specific design criteria. A manual workflow is also available
for full control of the design. You can view rigorous exchanger results on the Rigorous tab.
EDR models for Plate Fin and FiredHeater can also be embedded inside a HYSYS simulation. To utilize
EDR design, choose EDR PlateFin or EDR FiredHeater from the Model Selection dropdown list on the
exchanger Parameters form.

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Figure 29. Autosize a Rigorous Shell&Tube Exchanger

Dynamics
Dynamic simulation mode addresses non-steady-state processes such as plant start-up and shut-down
(Figure 30). It can be used to test control systems, monitor safety considerations, and assess
performance problems. In Aspen HYSYS Dynamics V8, controls are located on the Dynamics contextual
ribbon. Converting your model from steady-state to dynamic requires additional input on the unit
operation forms. Refer to Additional Resources for more information.

Figure 30. Dynamics Mode

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Petroleum Refining (Formerly Aspen RefSYS)

Petroleum Assays
Petroleum Assays can be input in the Properties environment. From the navigation pane, double-click on
the Petroleum Assays folder and click the Add button at the bottom of the window. You will need to first
select an Assay source; choose specified if you want to enter data manually. Next, choose a Fluid
Package from the drop down. You
will now see that Setup form where
you can enter the laboratory data for
the crude oil, including property
information for the bulk of the
curves (Figure 31). A built-in assay
library is also available which brings
assay data into the Petroleum Assay
Macro-Cut table where it can be
characterized. The unique
architecture of Aspen HYSYS
Petroleum Refining makes it possible
to use a single component list across
all the assays in the model and
propagates the properties across the
flowsheet enabling crude selection
workflows involving multiple assays.
Figure 31. Petroleum Assays

Refining Unit Operations

Refining related unit operations, including refining reactors, are readily available in the model palette.
Click on the Refining contextual tab to view the full list of available operations (Figure 32).

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Figure 32. Refining Reactor Units in Simulation

Aspen HYSYS Upstream: Pipeline and Hydraulics Operations

Aspen HYSYS Upstream models pipeline and hydraulic networks as both steady state and dynamic
modes, using industry standard methods and techniques. Upstream operations have their own modeling
environment, contextual ribbon, and contextual palette; therefore, all upstream operations are
contained within upstream
sub-flowsheets (Figure 33). To
add an Aspen Hydraulics
subflowsheet to an Aspen
HYSYS case, click on the
Upstream tab on the main
palette and then click on the
Aspen Hydraulics icon and add
the block to the flowsheet.
Double-click on the Hydraulics
block to open the form and
click on the Show Flowsheet
button on the bottom.
Figure 33. Hydraulics Block - Main Flowsheet and Hydraulics Sub-flowsheet
When the Hydraulics flowsheet is active (tab is selected) you will see the Piping Network ribbon tab and
hydraulics palette, which you can use to add piping parts to the subflowsheet.

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You can open a pipe form to perform flow assurance analysis - analyze hydrates formation and corrosion
or erosion rates in the pipeline. An overview of some of the capabilities is captured in Figure 34.

Figure 34. Hydraulics Analyses

aspenONE Exchange
aspenONE Exchange provides access to an engineering content marketplace from within Aspen HYSYS.
Click on the Exchange button (Figure 35) to open aspenONE Exchange. Type queries into the search bar
to find equipment selection tools, existing flowsheets and models, training and tech tips from
AspenTechs extensive knowledgebase, and more. See Additional Resources for more information.

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Figure 35. Search for content with aspenONE Exchange

Additional Resources
Aspentech Public Website
http://www.aspentech.com/products/aspen-hysys.aspx
HYSYS Online Training Center
Click on the training icon
from the HYSYS Get Started ribbon. Online training contains Computer
Based Training modules (CBTs), and additional video tutorials on best practices, multi-product
integration, and new features.
Video Tutorials
Introduction to Aspen HYSYS V8
https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/intro-hysys-v8
Exchanger Design & Rating Integration in Aspen HYSYS V8
https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/edr-integration-hysys
Autosizing Shell & Tube Exchangers in Aspen HYSYS V8
https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/autosize-shell-tube-HYSYS
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Aspen Plate Fin Exchanger Models in Aspen HYSYS

https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/ExchangerModels
Crude Fired Heater Modeling in Aspen HYSYS with Aspen Fired Heater
https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/AspenFiredHeater
Activated Analysis in Aspen HYSYS
https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/activation-hysys
Activated Energy Analysis in Aspen HYSYS
https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/activated-energy-hysys
Create Excel Reports from Aspen HYSYS
https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/excel-hysys
Aspen HYSYS V8 Whats New
https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/Aspen_HYSYS_V8
Activated Economics in Aspen HYSYS V8
https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/activated-econ-hysys-overview
Compare Plant and Model data in real time using Plant View in HYSYS V8
https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/Intro_Plant_View_Aspen_HYSYS/
Aspen HYSYS Computer Based Training
https://www.brainshark.com/aspentech1/HYSYS-CBT-Promo
JumpStart Guides
Jump Start with Activation in Aspen HYSYS (V8)
http://www.aspentech.com/ActivationAspenHYSYS/
Jump Start with HYSYS Dynamics (V7.3)
http://www.aspentech.com/HYSYSDynamicsJumpStart2/
Jump Start with aspenONE Exchange
http://www.aspentech.com/jump-start-exchange/
Getting Started with Aspen Simulation Workbook with Aspen HYSYS
http://www.aspentech.com/ASW_Getting_Started

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