Week 1

- Introduction about process simulation and what is its purpose

- An overview of the Hysys program and an explanation of the
program's interface and philosophy
• Select an appropriate Property Package
• Understand the validity of each Activity Model
- Getting started
• Define a Fluid Package (Property Package, Components,
Hypotheticals)
• Add Streams
• Understand Flash Calculations
• Attach Stream Utilities
• Customize the Workbook
Propane Refrigeration Loop
• Add and connect operations to build a Flowsheet
• Use the graphical interface to manipulate flowsheets in
HYSYS
• Understand forward-backward information propagation in
HYSYS
• Convert simulation cases to templates

Week 2
Gas processing Plant
• Create a Fluid Package
• Add Components
• Add Streams
• Add Unit Operations (Separator, Cooler, Column ……)
•Determine Water and HC Dew Point and Adjust the
temperature and hydrate formation Temperature
NGL Fractionation Train
• De-Methanizer (operated and modelled as a Reboiler
Absorber column)
• De-Ethanizer (Distillation column)
• De-Propanizer (Distillation column)
Week 3
Natural Gas Dehydration with TEG
• Model a typical TEG dehydration unit
• Determine water dewpoint for a gas.
Acid Gas Sweetening
• Simulate Amine towers in HYSYS
• Supply tray dimensions to calculate component efficiencies
for Amine towers
Gas Gathering
• Use the Pipe Segment in HYSYS to model pipelines.
Oil Characterization
• Understand the steps required for oil characterization
• Characterize an Oil using the Chromatographic data
Week 4
2 Stage Compression
• Use the Recycle operation in HYSYS
• Choose suitable tear locations for recycles
• Specify and attach head and efficiency curves to
compressors
• Use single and multiple curves to model compressors
• Accurately model existing plant equipment with HYSYS
Reactions
• Define reactions in HYSYS
• Model Conversion and Equilibrium reactors in HYSYS
Week 5
Compressor and Pump Curves
• Specify and attach head and efficiency curves to
compressors
• Use single and multiple curves to model compressors
• Attach head curves to pumps
• Accurately model existing plant equipment with HYSYS
Heat Exchangers
• Use the Heat Exchanger Simple Rating Method in
HYSYS for heat exchanger design
• Determine if an existing heat exchanger will meet the
process specifications
•Introduction To Aspen EDR(Heat Exchanger Design and
Rating)
Week 6
Column Sizing
• Use the Shortcut Distillation tool in the design of a
column.
• Build a distillation column in HYSYS and add different
specifications.
• Perform Tray Sizing and Rating calculations

Week 7
Dynamics Mod in HYSYS
Getting Started in Steady State
• Methods for moving through different environments
• Selecting property packages and components
• Gaining familiarity with the new property views of HYSYS
Dynamics
• Adding streams
• Adding operations
 Transitioning from Steady State to Dynamics
• Size equipment
• Define pressure flow specifications
• Add strip charts and controllers
• Run a simple dynamic simulation and observe the role of
the various controllers
Pressure Flow Theory
• The basic concepts of dynamic simulation in HYSYS
• Dynamic pressure flow specifications
• Process Flowsheets

Week 8
Column Dynamics
• Configure a distillation column to meet purity
specifications
• Prepare the distillation column for dynamic simulation
analyses
• Develop a control strategy
• Test the model
Basic Control Theory
• Learn the basics of Process Control Theory
• Explore the development of Control Strategies
• Examine General Guidelines for implementing
appropriate control
strategies
De-Butanizer Column
• Build a DeButanizer Column Flowsheet
• Prepare the column for dynamic simulation analyses
• Make necessary P/F Specs
• Develop appropriate control strategies
• Set up appropriate Strip Charts
Column Pressure Relief
• A Pressure Relief Valve for the Column will be added and
configured to
start opening when the Top stage pressure reaches 2205 kPa
(320 psia)
and fully open at 2275 kPa (330 psia).