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EEE a Adding the Operation 215, Add a SEPARATOR and provide the following information’ Tab [Pat cr Entry Nat ‘Accumator Feeds Vapour Bypass Dosign [Connections] Te Accunuster Vapour Outet Sep Vapour Tiguid Outer Sep tiguia Covel Galeuletor Horizontal Ginger Dynamics (Specs) | Pamelee aon Tonaih eH Holdup Iniialzation | Dry Starup ‘The vapour phase efficiencies will now be changed for the accumulator: 216.On the Dynamics tab, Holdup page of the Accumulator, press the Advanced button, 217. Forall relevant vapour efficiencies on the Efficiencies tab, provide avalue of 1%, Since there is no vapour for the product stream Sep Liquid, the efficiency i left at 100%, The completed Efficiencies tab is shown in Figure 2.24, prs (alot (ro | os a EX Peed 218.Close the Accumulator views. Moving the P-F Specs Since the Accumulator is being modelled with a dry startup, initialization, the pressure-flow specifications will be moved and the integrator will be started so that the vessel fils with liquid. 219.Open the property view for the stream To Accumulator, 220,0n the Dynamics tab, Specs tab, de-activate the Pressure specification. 21. Close the To Accumulator view, 222. Open the property view for the stream Sep Liquid. 223,On the Dynamics tab, Specs tab, activate the Flow specification and input a flowrate of 0.0 lbmole/hr ‘With no liquid flow exiting the separator, the liquid level inthe vessel will begin to rise when the integrator is started, £224, Close the Sep Liquid view, 225.Start the integrator. If asked to resolve the Items identified by the dynamics assistant, click the No button, On the PED, place the cursor over the Accumulator to monitor the liquid percent level. 226, Stop the integrator when the level reaches approximately 65%. Adding the Vapour Product Valve A VALVE unit operation will be added to the fowsheet so adjustments ‘can be made to the vapour stream from the Accumulator Adding the Operation 227. Add a VALVE and provide the following information: 228. Close the valve property view, ‘The pressure-flow relation will be temporarily replaced by a fixed pressure drop specification so that information can be propagated to the Vent Control stream and so that the Vent Valve can be sized, £229. Start the integrator for a few seconds, 204 34 Eine ‘Tab Page] Cn ‘Name Vent Vale Design {Connections} | Feed ‘Sep Vapour Proaud Vent Control Pressure tow relation | Deaetivate check box Dynamics (Spees} | Pressure dion Reivate check box lee Prossura drop psi 230, top the integrator. 231, Open the property view for Vent Valve 232. On the Rating tab, Sizing page, press the Stze Valve button. 233. On the Dynamies tab, Specs page, activate the Pressure flow relation check box and de-activate the Pressure drop check box. 234, Close the valve property view. Changing the P-F Specs Now that the Accumulator has been filled and the Vent Valve has been sized, the pressure flow specifications can be modified. The pressure specification on the vapour bypass will be replaced by a pressure specification on the Vent Control stream. Also, stream information will be propagated to the stream Sep Liquid by increasing its flow specification, 235. Open the property view for the stream Vapour Bypass. 236.0n the Dynamics tab, Spees page, de-activate the Pressure specification, Ete 287, lose the Vapour Bypass view. £238. Open the property view for the stream Vent Control 239, On the Dynamics tab, Specs page, activate the Pressure ‘specification. 240.0n the Worksheet tab, Conditions page, specily a Pressure of 180, pola 241, Close the Vent Control view, 242. Open the property view for the stream Sep Liquid. 243. On the Worksheet tab, Conditions page, specily a Molar Flow of 1075 Ibmole/hr, 244. Close the Sep Liquid view. 245. Start the integrator for about 10 seconds to propagate values to the Sep Liguid stream. 246, Stop the integrator. 247. Save the ease as DFTutS.hse. Adding a Liquid Splitter ‘Add a TEE operation to the flowsheet. The liquid product from the Accumulator will be split into streams that will eventually form the distillate and reflux streams, 235 SE E TEE Button Adding the Operation 248. Add a TEE and provide the following information: Tab Page] ra Name Ligue Sptr Feed Sep Liga Design {Connections} mae 1 Proauce To Dasiate ToPum ymaniea (Spee) | pagapueenarans | Deoias Twa ‘Moving the P-F Specs With the addition of the Liquid Splitter, the pressure-flow specification on the Sep Liquid stream will be moved to the Liquid Splitter outlet streams, 249, Open the property view for the stream Sep Liquid. 250,0n the Dynamics tab, Specs page, de-activate the Flow specification 251. Close the Sep Liquid view. 252, Open the property view for the stream To Distillate, 253. On the Dynamies tab, Specs page, activate both the Pressure and. Flow specifications. 254, Select the Ideal LiqVol radio button, 255, On the Worksheet tab, Conditions page, specify a Pressure of 195 psia and a Liquid Volume Flow of 350 f3/br. 256. Close the To Distillate view. 257. Start the integrator for 10 seconds. 258, Stop the integrator Adding a Liquid Product Valve AVALVE unit operation will be added to the flowsheet so adjustments Benoit can be made to the vapour stream from the Accumulator. [aaa ee Adding the Operation 259. Add a VALVE and provide the following information: yor me | entry Name Distilate Valo. Design {Connections} | Feed To Disiate| Product Butanes rossura iow relation | Deactivate chesk box Dynamics (Specs) | Pressure drop ‘Aatvate checkbox | Pressure drop 158) ‘The pressure-flow relation will be temporarily replaced by a fixed pressure drop specification so that information can be propagated to the Butanes stream and so that the Distillate Valve can be sized. 260, Close the Distillate Valve property view. 261. Start the integrator for afew seconds. 262. Stop the integrator. 263. Open the property view for Distillate Valve. 264.On the Rating tab, Sizing page, press the Size Valve button, 265. On the Dynamics tab, Specs page, activate the Pressure flow relation check box and de-activate the Pressure drop check box. 266. Close the Distillate Valve property view. 38 nee (Check the molar flow of the siveam Reflux. The low specication forthe stream To Pump should eosely match this value, since the wo Streams wl eventually be Joined. Model stability willbe ‘enhanced ifthe flows are similar Moving the P-F Specs ‘The Distillate Valve has been sized so the pressure-flow specifications canbe modified. +267. Open the property view for the stream To Distillate. £268. 0n the Dynamics tab, Specs page, de-ectivate both the Pressure and Flow specifications. 269, Close the To Distillate view. 270. Open the property view for the stream Butanes, 271, On the Dynamies tab, Specs page, activate the Pressure specification 272. Close the Butanes view. 273. Open the property view for To Pump. 274.On the Dynamies tab, Specs page, activate the Flow specification, 279.On the Worksheet tab, Conditions page, specify a Molar Flow of ‘925 Ibmole/hr. 276, lose the To Pump view. 277. Start the integrator for 10 seconds. 278. top the integrator 279. Save the case as DFTut6.hsc- eo ey Adding the Pump A PUMP unit operation will be added to the fowsheet to increase the pressure of the stream returning to the tower. Adding the Operation 280. Add a PUMP operation and provide the following information: par Retlux Pump Design (Connections) | Tot To Pome ‘uli “Pump Oued 281.0n the Dynamies tab, Spees page, dle-activate the check box for Pressure rise. 282. Activate the check box for Head. 283. Specify a Head of 100 f. The Dynamics Info group should appear as shown: 284, Close the Reflux Pump property view: ‘The pressure-flow specifications will be left as they are, 285. Open the Accumulator property view. 239 err 240 Dynamic Fundamentals Tutorial 1 she Liquid Volume Percent in fhe Accumnudator fas 190 fs fc. below 20%), just pen the property view and re-speciy it e505, ‘Hfrequired adjust the Head ‘specification suck thas the Pressure of Pump Outlet sat least pst great than that of Reflux 286, Open the Dynamics tab, Specs page and specify @ Liquid Volume Percent of 50%, 287. Close the Accumulator property view. ‘To propagate streain information into Pump Outlet, the integrator will be started, 288, Start the integrator for 10 seconds. 29, top the integrator. Cmca ay Adding a Reflux Valve AVALVE unit operation will be added to the flowsheet to connect the streams Pump Outlet and Reflux. This last piece of equipment will close the overhead condenser loop. {a | ox iB Sake coe "wists “Sse [5] aba oan i na ‘Adding the Operation =EAISYS Plant assists you when ‘you connect the Reflux Vale. The P-Fspecifieation for volurae flow an Rafts ‘eliminated as soon as the roductisatached 10 the valve. Open dhe Reflue property view to check this. 290. Add a VALVE and provide the following information: Design [Connections] Name Ratux vave Feed Pump Out Product Ratux Dynamics [Specs] ressure Now relation De-acivate check bax 291. Close the Reflux Valve property view, ‘The pressure-flow relation will be temporarily disabled so that information can be propagated through the Reflux Valve. You will notice that the Pressure drop check box does not need to be activated since there are already two P-F specifications downstream of the Liquid Splitter. By activating the Pressure drop check box for the Reflux Valve, the pressure flow solver would be overspecified. 292, Statt the integrator fora few seconds. 298. top the integrator. 242 ‘undamentals Tutorial Sizing the Reflux Valve 294. Open the property view for Reflux Valve. 295. On the Dynamics tab, Specs page, activate the Pressure flow relation check bos. 296. On the Rating tab, Sizing page press the Size Valve button, Now that the pressure-flow relationship has been activated for the Reflux Valve, the pressure-flow solver is overspecified. Changing the P-F Specs ‘With the Reflux Valve using its pressure-flow relationship as a specification, one specification must be eliminated from the flowsheet. 297. Open the property view for the stream Te Pump. 298. On the Dynamics tab, de-activate the Flow specification, 299, Close the To Pump property view. [Now thatthe overhead system is in place, a current list ofthe pressure: flow specifications can be provided. Since the dynamic behaviour ofall pieces of equipment in the overhead system will be defined by pressure-flow relationships, there should be one pressure-flow specification per lowshect boundary stream. The one extra specification that arose due to the splitting ofthe liquid stream from the Accumulator into reflux and distillate was no longer needed when Pump Outlet was connected to Reflux. The stream Reflux ceased being a flowsheet boundary stream and became an internal flowsheet stream, eliminating the requirement of maintaining the pressure-flow specification, ‘The current P-F specifications are listed: Sr Feed 1 Molar Flow Feed? Molar Flow Vent Control Preseure Butanes: Pressure [ose Molar Flow * Enter Parent Sirauation Environment Buston {return to the Column Environment, press F3%0 open the Object Navigator Select Debutanizerin the Flousheets column and press ‘he Bud button, een) 243 Add A Top Pressure Controller PID CONTROLLER will be added to the flowsheet to stabilize the ‘model. The pressure of the stream To Condenser will be controlled by ‘manipulating the Ovid Valve. ist, ou can delete the Reboiler LC since other controllers will be added to the model further on in the tutorial. You must return to the ‘Main Environment to delete the controller. Deleting the Old Reboiler Controller All controllers will be added to the column sub-flowsheet, so the controller for the reboiler level that was created in the design dynamics section will be deleted, 300, Press the Parent Simulation Environment button to return to the Main Environment. 301, On the PFD, select the controller REB L 302. Press the DELETE key. 303. Press the Yes button to confirm the deletion of the controller. 304, Return to the Column Environment. Adding the Top Stage Pressure Controller 305. Add a PID CONTROLLER which will serve as the top stage pressure controller and specify the following details: yao) put Are E Name Top PC Prossss Vaile o Condenses | Somecons Source Presse ‘Output Tarast Objeek | Ovhe valve ‘aon rest Ke 7 4 Param {Configuration a Srivke ini ‘2px PV Maximum [25 nai 306. Press the Face Plate button, ‘307. Change the controller mode to Auto on the face plate 243 ear 308, Inputa set point of 207 psia. Allow the Model to Stabilize 309, Start the integrator and allow I to run until the top stage pressure set point is reached 310, Stop the integrator. 11. Save the case as DFTut7.hse. Adding Valves to the Feeds and Bottoms Product For the sake of completeness, a VALVE unit operation will be added to cach ofthe feed streams and to the bottoms stream from the reboiler, 244 ntals Tutorial 2.45 Adding the Bottoms Valve ‘Thefirst valve that will be added is that for the bottoms stream. 312.n the PFD, object inspect the stream line between the Reboiler ‘and the stream C54. 313,Select Break Connection. 314. Add a VALVE and provide the following information: fo Ei Name Botioms Vale Design (Connections) | Feed From Rebolor Product ca Pressure low relaton | De-acivate check box Dynamics [Specs] | Pressuredrop | Acvata chackoox Pressure drep 15s 315, Close the Bottom Valve property view. 2.46 a Penn 316.To connect the stream From Reboiler to the Reboiler proceed as follows or as illustrated In Figure 2.33: 317. With the PED open, press and hold down the crnt. key. 318, Place the cursor over the stream From Reboiler and you will see its inlet connection square. 319, Place the cursor over the inlet connection square 320. Press and hold the primary mouse button as you drag the cursor ‘toward the liquid outlet ofthe Reboiler. As you approach the Reboiler, its outlet connection square will become available. Move the cursor over the Reboiler liquid outlet connection square and release the mouse button, 321. Open the C5+ stream property view. 822. On the Dynamics tab, Specs page, activate the Pressure specification, 323. Close the C5+ property view. 324, Start the integrator for 10 seconds to propagate values to C5+, 325, Stop the Integrator, 246 1 break she feed connections {from the PFD, you muse bein ‘he Column St Flowshoes a 828, Open the property view for the Bottoms Valve.On the Rating tab, Sizing page, press the Size Valve button. 327.On the Dynamics tab, Specs page, activate the Pressure flow relation check box and de-activate the Pressure drop check box, 328. Save the case as DFTut8.hse. Adding the Feed Valves Food2 329. On the PFD, break the connection between Feed 2 and the Main 1S. 330.Add a VALVE and provide the following information: Too Dosign (Connections) | Feed Feed? Product Feed 219 Tower Pressure low relation | De-avvale choc bax Dynamics [Specs] | Pressure drop ‘vaio check Boe _ [Pressure drop 1S 331. Open the property view for Main TS, 332. On the Design tab, Connections page, attach the stream Feed 210 ‘Tower in the Optional Feeds group and specify 4_Main TS as the entry tay. 1333, Close the Main TS property view, 334, Stat the integrator for 10 seconds to propagate information. 335, Stop the integrator. 336. Open the property view for Feed 2 Valve, 337. On the Rating tab, Sizing page, press the Size Valve button, 338. On the Dynamics tab, Specs page, activate the Pressure flow relation check box and de-activate the Pressure drop check box. 339, Open the Feed 2 Valve property view. 2ar 2.48 nate Food 1 340. On the PFD, break the connection between Feed 1 and the Main 1S, 341.Add a VALVE and provide the following information: eo) Design (Connections [ Fees 8 Prosuet Feed 11 Tower Pressure Tow rolaten | De adivale choot baw Dynamics [Specs] [Pressure drop Telvale check boe Pressure 00 Sal 342. Open the property view for Main TS, 343, On the Design tab, Connections page, attach the stream Feed 1 10 ‘Tower in the Optional Feeds group and specify 8 Main TS as the entry tray, 344, Close the Main TS property view. ‘345. Start the integrator for 10 seconds to propagate information, 348, Stop the integrator. 347, Open the property view for Feed 1 Valve. 348. On the Rating tab, Sizing page, press the Size Vaive button. 349.0n the Dynamies tab, Specs page, activate the Pressure flow relation check box and de-activate the Pressure drop check box, 380. Close the Feed 1 Valve property view. Changing the P-F Specs ‘The flow specifications for both feeds and the bottoms product will be replaced by pressures specifications, With pressures being specified, HYSYS Plant will use the sized valves that were just added to determine the flowrates of the corresponding streams. 351, Return to the Main Environment by pressing the Parent Simulation Environment button, 352, Open the property view for Feed 1 353. On the Dynamics tab, de-activate the Flow specification and activate the Pressure specification, 354, Close the Feed I view. Bnet 249 355. Repeat steps #352 to #354 for Feed 2, 396. Open the property view for C5s, 397. On the Dynamics tab, activate the Pressure specification. 358. Close the C5+ view, 399, Return tothe column sub-flowsheet environment. 360. Save the case as DFTut9.hse. Adding the Controllers Five more PID CONTROLLERS will be added to the Colurnn Sub- Flowsheet to control various aspects of the model. Controlled variables include: + Reboiler liquid level + Accumulator liquid level + Tray 6 temperature + Pressure of the vapour bypass + Reflux flow rate ‘Adding the Accumulator Level Controller 361. Add a PID CONTROLLER, which will serve as the Accumulator level controller and specify the following details: ie are ea Name ‘Accumulator LC i Process Variable ‘eourmulator- Liga ‘Somneclions| Souroa Porcont Lvel ‘Guipul Target Object | Ditiiate Vaio “ation Direct © z Parameters (Configuration) 7 Sues PV Miu O% PV Maximum 700% 362. Press the Face Plate button ‘368. Change the controller moxie to Auto on the face plate 364. Input a set point of 50%. 249 250) ‘Adding the Reboiler Level Controtter 365. Add a PID CONTROLLER, which will serve as the Reboiler level controller and specify the following details: ie ra Ea Name Reboller LC Process Variable] Reboler- Liquid Lcotensaie Source Percent Level ‘Output Target Otjoct | Bottoms Valve Ration Direct Kp z Paramotors ae [Configuration a in PY Minimum % PV Maximum 100% 368, Press the Face Plate button. 367. Change the controller mode to Auto on the face plate. 368, Input set point of 50%. Adding the Reflux Flow Controller 369, Add a PID CONTROLLER, which will serve asthe Reflux flow controller and specify the following details: oro) mar eo Name Rofux FC Process Variable ump Outlot Wola Connections pa pew Ouiput argel Object | Rex Valve ] Ration Roverse a * 02 aramoters | Tr Ot nutes (Configuration) Zl ‘conf Pv samme Dlbmsletr PV Maxinire 7300 Ibmolair 370, Press the Face Plate button, 371. Change the controller mode to Auto on the face plate. 372. Input a set point of 610 lbmole/br. 250 nd eT Adding the Tray 6 Temperature Controller 373.Add a PID CONTROLLER which will serve as the tray 6 temperature controller and specify the following deals: Ene — Tc Process Variable Main TS - Stage heldteacaias Source Tompersture Tray 6 ‘Cutout Target Object | Reb @ ‘Action Reverse Kp 05 Parameters 7 or (Configuration) sal PY Minimum aa PV Maximum BF 874, Press the Control Valve button on the Tray 6 TC property view. 375. In the Direct Q group on the FCV for Reb Q view, specify the following: waar As EE) BIL Max Avaliable T2007 Bla 376, Clase the FCV for Reb Q view. 177. Press the Face Plate button. 378. Change the controller mode to Auto on the face plate, 379, Inputa set point of 235 8 380, Save the case as DFTUt1O.hse. Monitoring in Dynamics ‘Now that the model is ready to run in Dynamic mode, a strip chart can be created to monitor the general trends of key variables. 381. Open the Databook by using the hotkey combination cnt, 382. On the Variables tab, press the Insert button, 383. Add all ofthe variables that you would like to monitor, 261 2-52 52 eit Allst of suggested variables is given below: Prossure of Vent Controt ‘Accumulator Liquid Percent Love, Tigud Volume Fowate of Feed? | Reboiler Ligue Percent Level Ligué Volume Fourate of Feed? | Stage 6 Temperature 3 for Accumulator UG anclor Vapour Bypass Pressure Reboiler LC “Temperature ol Feed tor Feed? 384, Afterall varlables have been added, close the Varlable Navigator, 385, Select the Strip Charts page from the Databook view. 386. Press the Add button. 387. Check the Active check box for each ofthe variables that you would like to monitor. 388. lfrequired, add more strip charts. ‘389. Change the configuration of each strip chart by pressing the Sequp Dutton, 390, On the Strip Charts tab in the Databook, press the Strip Chart button to view each strip chart. 391. Close the DataBook view. £392. Start the integrator and allow the variables to line out 393, Perform an analysis by manipulating variables and viewing the responses of the other variables,

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