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Ga s Pr oce ssin g Tu t or ia l 1-41
7. I n t he Variables group, select t he first variable, Va pou r Fr a ct ion.
Figu r e 1 .5 6
8. Press and hold t he CTRL key.

9. Click on t he following variables: M a ss Flow , H e a t Flow , a n d
M ola r En t ha lpy. Four variables are now select ed.
10. Release t he CTRL key.
Delet ing variables 11. Click t he D e le t e but t on. The variables are rem oved from t he list .
rem oves t hem from t he
The finished Set up appears below.
current W or k book t ab
on ly. I f you want t o
rem ove variables from Figu r e 1 .5 7
anot her t ab, you m ust
edit each t ab individually.
The new t ab
now appears in
t he list of
W or k book
Ta bs in t he
sam e order as it
appears in t he
Workbook.
The new t ab displays only

t hese four Va r ia ble s.
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1-42 St e a dy St a t e Sim u la t ion
12. Close t he Set up view t o ret urn t o t he Workbook view and check t he
new t ab.
Figu r e 1 .5 8
13. At t his point , save your case by doing one of t he following:

• Click t he Sa ve icon on t he t oolbar.
• Select Sa ve from t he File m enu.
Save I con • PressCTRL S.
1.2.8 Using the PFD

The PFD is t he ot her hom e view used in t he Sim ulat ion environm ent . To
open t he PFD:
1. Do one of t he following:
• Click t he PFD icon on t he t oolbar.
• PressCTRL P or from t he Tools m enu select PFD s. The Select
PFD view appears. Select t he PFD you want t o access fr om t he
PFD I con list and click t he V ie w but t on.
The current t ut orial PFD view appears as shown in t he figure below,
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wit h all st ream s and unit operat ions visible.
Figu r e 1 .5 9
PFD t oolbar
Mat erial
St ream arrow
Unit Operat ion icon for St ream / Operat ion

a Separat or labels
I f t he st ream s or operat ions are not all visible, select Au t o

Posit ion All fr om t he PFD m enu. UniSim Design now displays all
st ream s and operat ions, arranging t hem in a logical m anner.
The PFD m enu opt ion appears in t he UniSim Design m enu bar
whenever t he PFD is act ive.
As a graphic represent at ion of your flowsheet , t he PFD shows t he

connect ions am ong all st ream s and operat ions, also known as ‘obj ect s’.
Each obj ect is represent ed by a sym bol or ‘icon’. A st ream icon is an
arrow point ing in t he direct ion of flow, while an operat ion icon is a
graphic repr esent at ion of t he act ual physical operat ion. The obj ect
nam e or ‘label’ appears near each icon.
Fly- by I nform at ion
Like any ot her non- m odal view, t he PFD view can be r e- sized by
Size Mode
clicking and dragging anyw her e on t he out side border. Ot her funct ions
I con you can perform while t he PFD is act ive include t he following:
• Access com m ands and feat ures from t he PFD t ool bar.
Zoom Out • Open t he propert y view for an obj ect by double- clicking on it s
25% icon.
• Move an obj ect by clicking and dragging it t o t he new locat ion.
Display
Ent ire PFD • Access ‘fly- by’ sum m ary infor m at ion for an obj ect by placing t he
cursor over it .
Zoom I n • Change an icon's size by clicking t he Size M ode icon, clicking
on t he icon you want t o resize, t hen clicking and dragging t he
sizing “ handles” t hat appear.
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• Accessing t he Obj ect I nspect ion m enu for an obj ect by placing
t he cursor over it and right- clicking. This m enu provides access
t o a num ber of com m ands associat ed wit h t hat part icular obj ect .
• Zoom in and out or display t he ent ire flowsheet in t he PFD
window by clicking t he zoom but t ons at t he bot t om left corner of
t he PFD view.
Som e of t hese funct ions will be illust rat ed in t his t ut orial; for m ore
inform at ion, refer t o t he Un iSim D e sign Use r Gu ide .
Calculation Status
Before proceeding, you will exam ine a feat ure of t he PFD w hich allows
you t o t race t he calculat ion st at us of t he obj ect s in your flowsheet . I f
you recall, t he st at us indicat or at t he bot t om of t he propert y view for a
st ream or operat ion displayed t hree different st at es for t he obj ect :
I n dica t or St a t u s D e scr ipt ion

Keep in m ind t hat t hese Re d St a t u s A m aj or piece of defining inform at ion is m issing from
are t he UniSim Design t he obj ect .
default colours; you m ay For exam ple, a feed or product st ream is not at t ached
change t he colours in t o a Separat or. The st at us indicat or is red, and an
t he Session Preferences. appropriat e warning m essage appears.
Ye llow St a t us All m aj or defining inform at ion is present , but t he
st ream or operat ion has not been solved because one
or m ore degrees of freedom is present .
For exam ple, a Cooler where t he out let st ream
t em perat ure is unknown. The st at us indicat or is yellow,
and an appropriat e warning m essage appears.
Gr e e n St a t u s The st ream or operat ion is com plet ely defined and
solved. The st at us indicat or is green, and an OK
m essage appears.
When you are working in t he PFD, t he st ream s and operat ions ar e also
colour- coded t o indicat e t heir calculat ion st at us. The m ixer and inlet
separat or are com plet ely calculat ed, so t hey have a black out line. For
t he heat exchanger Gas/ Gas, however, t he condit ions of t he t ube side
out let and bot h shell side st ream s are unknown, so t he exchanger has a
yellow out line indicat ing it s unsolved st at us.
The icons for all st ream s A sim ilar colour schem e is used t o indicat e t he st at us of st ream s. For
inst alled t o t his point are
dark blue except for t he
m at erial st ream s, a dark blue icon indicat es t he st ream has been
Heat Exchanger shell- flashed and is ent irely known. A light blue icon indicat es t he st ream
side st ream s LTSVap cannot be flashed unt il som e addit ional inform at ion is supplied.
and SalesGas, and t ube-
side out let CoolGas. Sim ilarly, a dark red icon indicat es an energy st ream w it h a known
dut y, while a purple icon indicat es an unknown dut y.
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I nstalling the Chiller

I n t he next st ep you will inst all a chiller, which will be m odeled as a
Cooler. The operat ion is inst alled using t he Obj ect Palet t e t he PFD.
Adding the Chiller to the PFD

1. Press F4 t o access t he Obj ect Palet t e
The Chiller will be added t o t he right of t he Gas/ Gas, so m ake som e
em pt y space available in t he PFD by scrolling t o t he right using t he
horizont al scroll bar.
2. Click t he Coole r icon on t he Obj ect Palet t e.
Cooler icon I f you click t he wrong but t on, click t he Ca n ce l icon.
3. Posit ion t he cursor over t he PFD.
Cancel icon
The cursor changes t o a special cursor wit h a + sym bol at t ached t o
it . A fram e at t ached t o t he cursor is used t o indicat e t he locat ion of
t he operat ion icon.
Figu r e 1 .6 0
4. Click on t he PFD where you want t o dr op t he Cooler.

UniSim Design creat es a new Cooler wit h a default nam e, E- 100.
.
The Cooler has a red st at us ( and colour) , indicat ing t hat it requir es
feed and product st ream s.
When you are in At t ach

m ode, you will not be Connecting the Chiller
able t o m ove obj ect s in
t he PFD. To ret urn t o
Move m ode, click t he 1. Click t he At t a ch M ode icon on t he PFD t oolbar t o ent er At t ach
At t a ch icon again.
You can t em porarily
t oggle bet ween At t ach
and Move m ode by
holding down t he CTRL
key.
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m ode.
2. Posit ion t he cursor over t he right end of t he CoolGa s st ream icon.
Figu r e 1 .6 1
A sm all t ransparent box appears at t he cursor t ip. Through t he

t ransparent box, you can see a square connect ion point , and a pop-
up descript ion at t ached t o t he cursor t ail. The pop- up Out indicat es
which part of t he st ream is available for connect ion, in t his case t he
st ream out let .
3. Wit h t he pop- up Out visible, click and hold.
The t ransparent box becom es solid black, indicat ing t hat you are
beginning a connect ion.
4. Move t he cursor t oward t he left ( inlet ) side of t he Cooler.
A t railing line appears bet ween t he CoolGas st ream icon and t he
cursor, and a connect ion point appears at t he Cooler inlet .
5. Place t he cursor near t he connect ion point , and t he t railing line
snaps t o t hat point .
Also, a solid whit e box appears at t he cursor t ip, indicat ing an
accept able end point for t he connect ion.
Figu r e 1 .6 2
6. Release t he left m ouse but t on, and t he connect ion is m ade t o t he

connect ion point at t he Cooler inlet .
Adding Outlet and Energy Stream s

1. Posit ion t he cursor over t he right end of t he Cooler icon.
The connect ion point and pop- up Product appears.
2. Wit h t he pop- up visible, left - click and hold.
The t ransparent box again becom es solid black.
3. Move t he cursor t o t he right of t he Cooler.
A w hit e st ream icon appears w it h a t railing line at t ached t o t he
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Cooler out let .
Figu r e 1 .6 3
The st ream icon indicat es t hat a new st ream will be creat ed aft er
t he next st ep is com plet ed.
4. Wit h t he whit e st ream icon visible, release t he left m ouse but t on.
UniSim Design creat es a new st ream wit h t he default nam e 1 .
I f you m ake an incorrect 5. Repeat st eps 1- 4 t o creat e t he Cooler energy st ream , originat ing
connect ion:
t he connect ion from t he arrow head on t he Cooler icon.
1. Click t he Br e a k
Con n e ct ion icon on The new st ream is aut om at ically nam ed Q- 100. The Cooler has
t he PFD t oolbar. yellow ( warning) st at us, indicat ing t hat all necessary connect ions
have been m ade but t he at t ached st ream s are not ent irely known.
Figu r e 1 .6 4
2. Move t he cursor over
t he st ream line
connect ing t he t wo
icons. A checkm ark
at t ached t o t he cursor
appears, indicat ing an
available connect ion t o 6. Click t he At t a ch M ode icon again t o ret urn t o Move m ode.
break.
3. Click once t o break t he
connect ion. Defining the Material and Energy Stream s
The Cooler m at erial st ream s and t he energy st r eam are unknown at
t his point , so t hey are light blue and purple, respect ively.
1. Double- click t he Coole r icon t o open it s propert y view.
On t he Con ne ct ion s page, t he nam es of t he I nlet , Out let , and
Energy st ream s t hat you recent ly at t ached appear in t he
appr opr iat e cells.
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2. I n t he N a m e field, change t he operat ion nam e t o Ch ille r.
Figu r e 1 .6 5
3. Select t he Pa r a m e t e r s page.
4. I n t he D e lt a P field, specify a pressur e drop of 1 0 psi.
Figu r e 1 .6 6
5. Close t he cooler view.

At t his point , t he Chiller has t w o degrees of freedom ; one of t hese
will be exhaust ed when UniSim Design flashes t he CoolGas st ream
aft er t he exchanger t em perat ure approach is specified.
To use t he rem aining degree of freedom , eit her t he Chiller out let
t em perat ure or t he am ount of dut y in t he Chiller energy st ream
m ust be specified. The am ount of chilling dut y which is available is
unknown, so you will provide an init ial guess of 0 o F for t he Chiller
out let t em perat ure. Lat er, t his t em perat ure can be adj ust ed t o
provide t he desired sales gas dew point t em perat ure.
6. Double- click on t he out let st ream icon ( 1 ) t o open it s propert y view.
7. I n t he N a m e field, change t he nam e t o ColdGa s.
8. I n t he Te m pe r a t ur e field, specify a t em perat ure of 0 o F.
The rem aining degree of freedom for t his st ream has now been
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used, so UniSim Design flashes ColdGas t o det erm ine it s rem aining
propert ies.
Figu r e 1 .6 7
9. Close t he ColdGas view and ret urn t o t he PFD view.

The Chiller st ill has yellow st at us, because t he t em perat ur e of t he
CoolGas st ream is unknow n.
10. Double- click t he energy st ream icon ( Q- 1 0 0 ) t o open it s propert y
view.
The required chilling dut y ( in t he Heat Flow cell) is calculat ed by
UniSim Design when t he Heat Exchanger t em perat ure approach is
specified in a lat er sect ion.
11. Renam e t he energy st ream C3 D ut y and close t he view.
Figu r e 1 .6 8
I nstalling the LTS

Now t hat t he chiller has been inst alled, t he next st ep is t o inst all t he
low- t em perat ure separat or ( LTS) t o separat e t he gas and condensed
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liquids in t he ColdGas st ream .
Adding and Connecting the LTS

1. Make som e em pt y space available t o t he right of t he Chiller using
t he hor izont al scroll bar.
2. Posit ion t he cursor over t he Se pa r a t or icon on t he Obj ect Palet t e.
3. Right- click, hold, and drag t he cursor over t he PFD t o t he right of
Separat or icon
t he Chiller.
The cursor changes t o a special “ bullseye” cursor. A fram e at t ached
t o t he bullseye cursor indicat es t he locat ion of t he operat ion icon.
4. Release t he right m ouse but t on t o dr op t he Separat or ont o t he PFD.
A new Separat or appears wit h t he default nam e V- 100.
5. Click t he At t a ch M ode icon on t he PFD t ool bar.
6. Posit ion t he cursor over t he right end of t he ColdGas st ream icon.
.
The connect ion point and pop- up Out appears.

7. Wit h t he pop- up visible, left - click, hold, and drag t he cursor t oward
t he left ( inlet ) side of t he Separat or.
Mult iple connect ion Mult iple connect ion point s appear at t he Separat or inlet .
point s appear because
t he Separat or accept s 8. Place t he cursor near t he inlet area of t he Separat or. A solid whit e
m ult iple feed st ream s. box appears at t he cursor t ip.
Figu r e 1 .6 9
9. Release t he m ouse but t on and t he connect ion is m ade.
Adding Connections
The Separat or has t w o out let st ream s, liquid and vapour. The vapour
out let st ream LTSVap, which is t he shell side inlet st ream for Gas/ Gas,
has already been cr eat ed. The liquid out let will be a new st ream .
1. I n t he PFD, posit ion t he cursor over t he t op of t he Separat or icon.
The connect ion point and pop- up Vapour Product appears.
3. Drag t he cursor t o t he LTSVap st ream icon.
A solid whit e box appears when you m ove over t he connect ion
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point .
Figu r e 1 .7 0
4. Release t he m ouse but t on, and t he connect ion is m ade.

5. Posit ion t he cursor over t he bot t om of t he Separat or icon. The
connect ion point and pop- up Liquid Product appears.
7. Move t he cursor t o t he right of t he Separat or.
A w hit e ar row st ream icon appears wit h a t railing line at t ached t o
t he Separat or liquid out let .
8. Wit h t he st ream icon visible, release t he m ouse but t on. UniSim
Design creat es a new st ream wit h t he default nam e 1 .
9. Click t he At t a ch M ode icon t o leave At t ach m ode.
10. Double- click on t he st ream icon 1 t o open it s propert y view.
At t ach Mode icon 11. I n t he St r e a m N a m e cell, t ype LTSLiq, t hen press EN TER.
12. Close t he LTSLiq st r eam pr opert y view.
13. Select Au t o Posit ion All from t he PFD m enu.
Your PFD should appear sim ilar t o t he one shown below.
Figu r e 1 .7 1
St ream s LTSVap and

LTSLiq are now known, 14. Double- click t he icon for t he new Separat or ( V- 100) t o open it s
as shown by t he change propert y view.
in t heir PFD colour from
light blue t o dark blue. 15. I n t he N a m e field, change t he nam e t o LTS.
16. Close t he LTS propert y view.
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At t his point , t he out let st ream s from heat exchanger Gas/ Gas are
st ill unknown.
17. Double- click on t he Gas/ Gas icon t o open t he exchanger propert y
view.
18. Click t he D e sign t ab and select t he Spe cs page.
Figu r e 1 .7 2
The Spe cs page allows you t o input specificat ions for t he Heat
Exchanger and view it s calculat ion st at us. The Solver group on t his
page shows t hat t here are t wo Unknown Variables and t he Num ber
of Const raint s is 1, so t he rem aining Degrees of Freedom is 1.
UniSim Design provides t wo default const raint s in t he Specificat ions
group, alt hough only one has a value:
Spe cifica t ion D e scr ipt ion

Heat The t ube side and shell side dut ies m ust be equal, so t he
Ba la n ce heat balance m ust be zero ( 0) .
UA This is t he product of t he overall heat t ransfer coefficient
( U) and t he area available for heat exchange ( A) . UniSim
Design does not provide a default UA value, so it is
unknown at t his point . I t will be calculat ed by UniSim
Design when anot her const raint is provided.
Adding a Heat Exchanger Specification

To exhaust t he rem aining degr ee of freedom , a 10 o F m inim um
t em perat ure approach t o t he hot side inlet of t he exchanger will be
specified.
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1. I n t he Specificat ions group, click t he Add but t on.

The ExchSpec ( Exchanger Specificat ion) view appears.
2. I n t he N a m e cell, change t he nam e t o H ot Side Appr oa ch.
The default specificat ion in t he Ty pe cell is D e lt a Te m p, which
allow s you t o specify a t em perat ure difference bet w een t wo
st ream s. The St r e a m ( + ) and St r e a m ( - ) cells correspond t o t he
warm er and cooler st ream s, respect ively.
3. I n t he St r e a m ( + ) cell, select Se pVa p from t he drop- down list .
4. I n t he St r e a m ( - ) cell, select Sa le sGa s from t he drop- dow n list .
5. I n t he Spe c V a lu e cell, ent er 1 0 o F.
The view should appear as shown in t he following figure.
Figu r e 1 .7 3
UniSim Design will converge on bot h specificat ions and t he

unknown st ream s will be flashed.
6. Close t he specificat ion view t o ret urn t o t he Gas/ Gas propert y view.
The new specificat ion appears in t he Specificat ions gr oup on t he
Spe cs page.
Figu r e 1 .7 4
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7. Click t he W or k sh e e t t ab, t hen select t he Con dit ion s page t o view

t he calculat ed st ream propert ies.
Figu r e 1 .7 5
Using t he 1 0 o F approach, UniSim Design calculat es t he

t em perat ure of CoolGas as 4 2 .9 o F. All st ream s in t he flowsheet are
now com plet ely known.
8. Click t he Pe r for m a n ce t ab, t hen select t he D e t a ils page, where
UniSim Design displays t he Overall Perform ance and Det ailed
Perform ance.
Figu r e 1 .7 6
Two param et ers of int erest are t he UA and LMTD ( logar it hm ic m ean
t em perat ure difference) , which UniSim Design has calculat ed as
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2 .0 8 e 4 Bt u / F- h r and 2 2 .6 o F, respect ively.

9. When you are finished reviewing t he result s, click t he Close icon t o
leave t he Gas/ Gas propert y view.
Close icon
Checking the Sales Gas Dew Point

The next st ep is t o check t he SalesGas st r eam t o see if it m eet s a dew
point t em perat ure specificat ion. This is t o ensure no liquids form in t he
t ransm ission line. A t ypical pipeline dew point specificat ion is 15o F at
8 0 0 psia , which will be used for t his exam ple.
You can t est t he current dew point by creat ing a st ream wit h a
com posit ion ident ical t o SalesGas, specifying t he dew point pressure,
and having UniSim Design flash t he new st ream t o calculat e it s dew
point t em perat ure. To do t his you will inst all a Balance operat ion.
1. Double- click t he Ba la n ce icon on t he Obj ect Palet t e.
The propert y view for t he new operat ion appears.
Balance icon Figu r e 1 .7 7
2. I n t he N a m e field, t ype D e w Point , t hen press EN TER.

3. Click in t he < < St r e a m > > cell in t he I nlet St ream s t able.
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4. Open t he drop- down list of available st ream s and select Sa le sGa s.
Figu r e 1 .7 8
5. Click in t he < < St r e a m > > cell in t he Out let St ream s t able.
6. Creat e t he out let st ream by t yping Sa le sD P, t hen press EN TER.
Changes m ade t o t he 7. Click t he Pa r a m e t e r s t ab.
vapour fract ion,
t em perat ure or pressure 8. I n t he Balance Type group, select t he M ole radio but t on.
of st ream SalesDP will not
affect t he rest of t he
Figu r e 1 .7 9
flowsheet . However,
changes which affect
SalesGas will cause
SalesDP t o be re-
calculat ed because of t he
m olar balance bet ween
t hese t wo st ream s.
9. Click t he W or k sh e e t t ab.
The vapour fract ion and pressure of SalesDP can now be specified,
and UniSim Design will perform a flash calculat ion t o det erm ine t he
unknown t em perat ure.
10. I n t he SalesDP colum n, Va pou r cell, ent er 1 .0 .
11. I n t he Pr e ssu r e cell, ent er 8 0 0 psia .
UniSim Design flashes t he st ream at t hese condit ions, r et urning a
dew point Tem perat ure of 5 .2 7 o F, which is well wit hin t he pipeline
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of 15 o F.
Figu r e 1 .8 0
12. Close t he Dew Point view t o ret urn t o t he PFD.

When UniSim Design creat ed t he Balance and new st ream , t heir
icons were probably placed in t he far right of t he PFD. I f you like,
you can click and drag t he Balance and SalesDP icons t o a m ore
appr opr iat e locat ion, such as im m ediat ely t o t he right of t he
SalesGas st ream .
I nstalling the Second Mixer

I n t his sect ion you will inst all a second m ixer, which is used t o com bine
t he t wo liquid st ream s, SepLiq and LTSLiq, int o a single feed for t he
Dist illat ion Colum n.
1. I n t he PFD, m ake som e em pt y space available t o t he right of t he
LTS using t he horizont al scroll bar.
2. Click t he M ix e r but t on on t he Obj ect Palet t e.
3. I n t he PFD, posit ion t he cursor t o t he right of t he LTSLiq st ream
icon.
Mixer icon
4. Click t o dr op t he Mixer ont o t he PFD.
A new Mixer nam ed MI X- 101 appears.
5. Press and hold t he CTRL key t o t em porarily enable At t a ch m ode
while you m ake t he Mixer connect ions.
6. Posit ion t he cursor over t he right end of t he LTSLiq st ream icon.
The connect ion point and pop- up Out appears.
Mult iple connect ion 7. Wit h t he pop- up visible, click and drag t he cursor t oward t he left
point s appear because ( inlet ) side of t he Mixer, and m ult iple connect ion point s appear at
t he Mixer accept s
m ult iple feed st ream s. t he Mixer inlet .
8. Place t he cursor near t he inlet area of t he Mixer.
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When t he solid whit e box appears at t he cursor t ip, release t he left

m ouse but t on t o m ake t he connect ion.
9. Repeat st eps 5- 8 t o connect Se pLiq t o t he Mixer.
10. Move t he cursor over t he right end of t he Mixer icon.
The connect ion point and pop- up Product appears.
11. Wit h t he pop- up visible, click and drag t he cursor t o t he right of t he
Mixer.
A w hit e ar row st ream icon appears.
Figu r e 1 .8 1
12. Wit h t he st ream icon visible, release t he m ouse but t on. UniSim
Design will creat e a new st ream wit h t he default nam e 1 .
13. Release t he CTRL key t o leave At t ach m ode.
14. Double- click on t he out let st ream icon 1 t o access it s propert y view.
When you creat ed t he Mixer out let st ream , UniSim Design
aut om at ically com bined t he t wo inlet st ream s and flashed t he
m ixt ure t o det erm ine t he out let condit ions.
15. I n t he St r e a m N a m e cell, renam e t he st ream t o Tow e r Fe e d, t hen
click t he Close icon.
Close icon
I nstalling the Colum n

UniSim Design has a num ber of pre- built colum n t em plat es t hat you
can inst all and cust om ize by changing at t ached st ream nam es, num ber
of st ages, and default specificat ions.
I n t his sect ion, you will inst all a Dist illat ion Colum n.
1. From t he Tools m enu, select Pr e fe r e n ce s.
2. On t he Sim ula t ion t ab, Opt ions page, ensure t hat t he Use I n pu t
Ex pe r t s checkbox is select ed ( checked) , t hen close t he view.
3. Press F4 t o access t he Obj ect Palet t e.
4. Double- click on t he D ist illa t ion Colu m n icon on t he Obj ect Palet t e.
Dist illat ion Colum n icon
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The first page of t he I nput Expert view appears.
Figu r e 1 .8 2
The I nput Expert view is

a logical sequence of
input views t hat guide
you t hrough t he init ial
inst allat ion of a Colum n.
Com plet ion of t he st eps
will ensure t hat you
have provided t he
m inim um am ount of
inform at ion required t o
define t he colum n.
When you inst all a colum n using a pre- built t em plat e, UniSim
Design supplies cert ain default inform at ion, such as t he num ber of
st ages. The current act ive cell is # St ages ( Num ber of St ages) ,
indicat ed by t he t hick border around t his cell and t he presence of 10
( default num ber of st ages) .
Som e point s wort h not ing:
• These are t heoret ical st ages, as t he UniSim Design default st age
efficiency is one. I f you want t o specify real st ages, you can
change t he efficiency of any or all st ages lat er.
• The Condenser and Reboiler are considered separat e from t he
ot her st ages, and are not included in t he Num b St ages field.
For t his exam ple, 10 t heoret ical st ages will be used, so leave t he
Num ber of St ages at it s default value.
5. Click on t he < < St r e a m > > cell in t he I nlet St ream s t able.
6. Open t he drop- dow n list for t he available feed st ream s by clicking
t he icon or pressing F2 t hen t he D OW N or UP arr ow key.
7. Select Tow e r Fe e d as t he inlet feed st ream t o t he colum n.
UniSim Design will supply a default feed locat ion in t he m iddle of
t he Tray Sect ion ( TS) , in t his case st age 5 ( indicat ed by 5_Main TS) .
This default locat ion is used, so t here is no need t o change t he Feed
St age.
This colum n has Overhead Vapour and Bot t om s Liquid pr oduct s, but
no Overhead Liquid ( dist illat e) product .
8. I n t he Condenser group, select t he Fu ll Rflx radio but t on.
The dist illat e st ream disappears. This is t he sam e as leaving t he
Condenser as Part ial and lat er specifying a zero dist illat e rat e.
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9. Ent er t he st ream and Colum n nam es as shown in t he figure below.
Figu r e 1 .8 3
When you are finished, t he N e x t but t on becom es act ive, indicat ing
sufficient inform at ion has been supplied t o advance t o t he next
page of t he I nput Expert .
10. Click t he N e x t but t on t o advance t o t he Pr e ssu r e Pr ofile page.
11. I n t he Con de n se r Pr e ssu r e field, ent er 2 0 0 psia .
12. I n t he Re boile r Pr e ssu r e field, ent er 2 0 5 psia .
The Condenser Pressure Drop can be left at it s default value of zero.
Figu r e 1 .8 4
13. Click t he N e x t but t on t o advance t o t he Opt ion a l Est im a t e s page.
Alt hough UniSim D e sign doe s not r e quir e e st im a t e s t o

pr oduce a conve r ge d colum n, good e st im a t e s w ill usua lly
r e su lt in a fa st e r solu t ion .
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14. Specify a Con de nse r t em perat ure of 4 0 °F and a Re boile r

Te m pe r a t u r e Est im a t e s of 2 0 0 °F .
Figu r e 1 .8 5
15. Click t he N e x t but t on t o advance t o t he fourt h and final page of t he

I nput Expert .
The Specificat ions page allows you t o supply values for t he default
colum n specificat ions t hat UniSim Design has creat ed.
I n general, a Dist illat ion 16. Ent er a Va pou r Ra t e of 2 .0 M M SCFD and a Re flu x Ra t io of 1 .0 .
Colum n has t hree default
specificat ions, how ever, The Flow Basis applies t o t he Vapour Rat e, so leave it at t he default
by specifying zero of M ola r.
overhead liquid flow ( Full
Reflux Condenser) one
degree of freedom was Figu r e 1 .8 6
elim inat ed. For t he t wo
rem aining default
specificat ions, overhead
Vapour Rat e is an
est im at e only, and Reflux
Rat io is an act ive
specificat ion.
17. Click t he D on e but t on.
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The Dist illat ion Colum n propert y view appears.
Figu r e 1 .8 7
18. Select t he M on it or page.
Figu r e 1 .8 8
The Monit or page displays t he st at us of your colum n as it is being

calculat ed, updat ing inform at ion wit h each it erat ion. You can also
change specificat ion values and act ivat e or deact ivat e
specificat ions used by t he Colum n solver direct ly from t his page.
Adding a Colum n Specification

The current Degrees of Freedom is zero, indicat ing t he colum n is ready
t o be run. The Vapour Rat e you specified in t he I nput Expert , however,
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is current ly an Act ive specificat ion, and you want t o use t his only as an
init ial est im at e for t he solver for t his exercise.
1. I n t he Ovh d Va p Ra t e row, click t he Act ive checkbox t o clear it ,
leaving t he Est im a t e checkbox checked.
The Degrees of Freedom will increase t o 1, indicat ing t hat anot her
act ive specificat ion is required. For t his exam ple, a 2% propane
m ole fract ion in t he bot t om s liquid will be specified.
2. Select t he Spe cs page.
This page list s all t he Act ive and non- Act ive specificat ions which are
required t o solve t he colum n.
Figu r e 1 .8 9
3. I n t he Colum n Specificat ions gr oup, click t he Add but t on. The Add
Specs view appears.
4. From t he Colum n Specificat ion Types list , select Colu m n
Com pon e n t Fr a ct ion .
5. Click t he Add Spe c( s) but t on.
The Com p Frac Spec view appears.
Figu r e 1 .9 0
6. I n t he N a m e cell, change t he specificat ion nam e t o Pr opa n e

Fr a ct ion.
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7. I n t he St a ge cell, select Re boile r from t he drop- down list of

available st ages.
Figu r e 1 .9 1
8. I n t he Spe c V a lu e cell, ent er 0 .0 2 as t he liquid m ole fract ion

specificat ion value.
9. Click in t he first cell < < Com pone n t > > in t he Com ponent s t able,
and select Propane from t he drop- down list of available
com ponent s.
Figu r e 1 .9 2
10. Close t his view t o ret urn t o t he Colum n proper t y view.

UniSim Design The new specificat ion appears in t he Colum n Specificat ions list on
aut om at ically m ade t he t he Spe cs page.
new specificat ion act ive
when you creat ed it . 11. Ret urn t o t he M on it or page.
The new specificat ion m ay not be visible unless you scroll down t he
t able because it has been placed at t he bot t om of t he Specificat ions
list .
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12. Click t he Gr ou p Act ive but t on t o bring t he new specificat ion t o t he

t op of t he list , direct ly under t he ot her Act ive specificat ion.
Figu r e 1 .9 3
The Degrees of Freedom has ret ur ned t o zero, so t he colum n is

ready t o be calculat ed.
Running the Colum n

1. Click t he Run but t on t o begin calculat ions.
The inform at ion displayed on t he M on it or page is updat ed wit h
each it erat ion. The colum n converges quickly, in t hree it erat ions.
Figu r e 1 .9 4
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The t able in t he Opt ional Checks gr oup displays t he I t erat ion

num ber, St ep size, and Equilibrium error and Heat / Spec err or.
The colum n t em perat ure profile appears in t he Profile group.You can
view t he pressure or flow profiles by select ing t he appropriat e radio
but t on
The st at us indict or has changed from Unconverged t o Converged.
2. Click t he Pe r for m a n ce t ab, t hen select t he Colu m n Pr ofile s page
t o access a m ore det ailed st age sum m ary.
Figu r e 1 .9 5
Accessing the Colum n Sub-flowsheet

When considering t he colum n, you m ight want t o focus only on t he
colum n sub- flowsheet . You can do t his by ent ering t he colum n
environm ent .
1. Click t he Colu m n En vir on m e n t but t on at t he bot t om of t he colum n
propert y view.
UniSim Design deskt op now displays t he Colum n Sub- flowsheet
environm ent .
Figu r e 1 .9 6
The Environm ent label displays D e Pr opa niz e r ( Col1 ) .
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2. I n t his environm ent you can do t he follow ing:

• Click t he PFD icon t o view t he colum n sub- flowsheet PFD.
Figu r e 1 .9 7
PFD icon
• Click t he W or k book icon t o view a Workbook for t he colum n

sub- flowsheet obj ect s.
Workbook icon
Figu r e 1 .9 8
• Click t he Colu m n Ru n n e r icon t o access t he inside colum n

propert y view.
Colum n Runner icon This propert y view is essent ially t he sam e as t he out side, or
m ain flowsheet , propert y view.
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3. When you are finished in t he colum n environm ent , ret urn t o t he

m ain flowsheet by clicking t he En t e r Pa r e n t Sim u la t ion
Envir onm e n t icon in t he t ool bar or t he Pa r e n t En vir on m e n t
Ent er Parent Sim ulat ion
Environm ent icon but t on on t he colum n Worksheet view.
1.2.9 Viewing and Analyzing

Results
1. Open t he Workbook for t he m ain case t o access t he calculat ed
result s for all st ream s and operat ions.
2. Click t he M a t e r ia l St r e a m s t ab.
Figu r e 1 .9 9
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3. Click t he Com posit ion s t ab.
Figu r e 1 .1 0 0
Using the Object Navigator

I n t his sect ion, you will use t he Obj ect Navigat or t o view propert ies for
a part icular st ream or operat ion. The Obj ect Navigat or allows you t o
quickly access t he pr opert y view for any st ream or unit operat ion at any
t im e during t he sim ulat ion.
1. To open t he Navigat or, do one of t he following:
• PressF3 .
• From t he Flow sh e e t m enu, select Fin d Obj e ct .
• Click t he Obj e ct N a viga t or icon.
The Obj ect Navigat or view appears:
Obj ect Navigat or icon
Figu r e 1 .1 0 1
The Unit Ops radio but t on in t he Filt er group is current ly select ed, so
only t he Unit Operat ions appear in t he list of available obj ect s.
2. To open a proper t y view, select t he operat ion in t he list and click t he
V ie w but t on, or double- click on t he operat ion.
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•To change which obj ect s appear, select a different radio but t on
in t he Filt er group.
• To list all st ream s and unit operat ions, select t he All but t on.
You can st art or end t he 3. You can also search for an obj ect by clicking t he Find but t on.
search st ring wit h an
ast erisk ( * ) , which act s When t he Find Obj ect view appears, ent er t he Obj ect Nam e, t hen
as a wildcard charact er. click t he OK but t on. UniSim Design opens t he propert y view for t he
This let s you find
obj ect .
m ult iple obj ect s wit h one
search. For exam ple,
searching for VLV* will
open t he propert y view
for all obj ect s wit h VLV
Using the Databook
at t he beginning of t heir
nam e. The UniSim Design Dat abook provides you wit h a convenient way t o
exam ine your flowsheet in m ore det ail. You can use t he Dat abook t o
m onit or key variables under a variet y of process scenarios, and view
t he result s in a t abular or graphical form at .
For t his exam ple, t he effect s of LTS t em perat ur e on t he Sales Gas dew
point and flow rat e, and t he Liquid Product flow rat e will be exam ined.
Defining the Key Variables

Before opening t he Dat abook, close t he Obj ect Navigat or or any
propert y view you m ight have opened using t he Navigat or.
1. To open t he Dat abook, do one of t he following:
• PressCTRL D.
• Open t he Tools m enu and select D a t a book .
The Dat abook appears as shown below.
Figu r e 1 .1 0 2
2. Click t he V a r ia ble s t ab.

Here you will add t he key variables t o t he Dat abook.
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3. Click t he I n se r t but t on.

The Variable Navigat or is The Variable Navigat or view appears.
used ext ensively in
UniSim Design for
locat ing and select ing Figu r e 1 .1 0 3
variables.
The Navigat or operat es
in a left- t o- right m anner.
The select ed Flow sheet
det erm ines t he Obj ect
list ; t he chosen Obj ect
dict at es t he Variable list ;
t he select ed Variable
det erm ines whet her any
Variable Specifics are
available.
4. I n t he Obj ect Filt er group, select t he Unit Ops radio but t on. The
Obj ect list will be filt ered t o show unit operat ions only.
5. I n t he Obj ect list , select LTS.
The Variable list available for t he LTS appears t o t he right of t he
Obj ect list .
6. I n t he Variable list , select Ve sse l Te m pe r a t u r e .
UniSim Design displays t his variable nam e in t he Va r ia ble
D e scr ipt ion field.
Figu r e 1 .1 0 4
7. Click t he OK but t on t o add t his variable t o t he Dat abook.
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The new variable Vessel Tem perat ure appears in t he Dat abook.
Figu r e 1 .1 0 5
Cont inue adding variables t o t he Dat abook.

8. Click t he I n se r t but t on, and t he Variable Navigat or reappears.
9. I n t he Obj ect Filt er group, select t he St r e a m s radio but t on. The
Obj ect list is filt ered t o show st ream s only.
10. I n t he Obj ect list , select Sa le sD P.
The Variables list available for m at erial st ream s appears t o t he right

of t he Obj ect list .
11. I n t he Variable list , select Te m pe r a t ur e .
12. I n t he Va r ia ble D e scr ipt ion field, change descript ion t o D e w
Poin t , t hen click t he Add but t on.
The variable now appears in t he Dat abook, and t he Variable
Navigat or view rem ains open.
Figu r e 1 .1 0 6
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13. Repeat t he previous st eps t o add t he following variables t o t he

Dat abook:
• Sa le sGa s st ream ; M ola r Flow variable; change t he Variable
Descript ion t o Sa le s Ga s Pr odu ct ion
• Liqu idPr od st ream ; Liq Vol Flow @St d Con d variable; change
t he Variable Descript ion t o Liqu id Pr odu ct ion
14. Click t he Close but t on t o close t he Variable Navigat or view.
The com plet ed Variables t ab of t he Dat abook appears as shown
below.
Figu r e 1 .1 0 7
Creating the Data Table

I n t his sect ion you will creat e a dat a t able t o display t he variables.
1. Click t he Pr oce ss D a t a Ta ble s t ab.
2. I n t he Available Process Dat a Tables group, click t he Add but t on.
UniSim Design creat es a new t able wit h t he default nam e
ProcDat a1.
Figu r e 1 .1 0 8
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The four variables t hat were added t o t he Dat abook appear in t he

t able on t his t ab.
3. I n t he Pr oce ss D a t a Ta ble field, change t he nam e t o Ke y
Va r ia ble s.
4. Act ivat e each variable by clicking on t he corresponding Sh ow
checkbox.
Figu r e 1 .1 0 9
5. Click t he V ie w but t on t o view t he Key Variables Dat a t able, which

appears below.
Figu r e 1 .1 1 0
You will access t his t able again lat er t o dem onst rat e how it s result s
are updat ed w henever a flow sheet change is m ade.
6. For now, click t he M in im ize icon in t he upper right corner of t he
Key Variables Dat a view.
Minim ize icon
UniSim Design reduces t he view t o an icon and places it at t he
bot t om of t he Deskt op.
Using the Data Recorder

I n t his sect ion you will use t he Dat a Recorder t o aut om at ically record
t he current values of t he key variables before m aking any changes t o
t he flow sheet .
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1. On t he Dat aBook view, click t he D a t a Re cor de r t ab.
Figu r e 1 .1 1 1
When using t he Dat a Recorder, you first m ust creat e a Scenario

cont aining one or m ore of t he key variables, t hen record t he
variables in t heir current st at e.
2. I n t he Available Scenarios group, click t he Add but t on. UniSim
Design creat es a new scenario wit h t he default nam e Scenario 1.
3. I n t he t able, act ivat e each variable by clicking on t he corresponding
I n clu de checkbox.
Figu r e 1 .1 1 2
4. Click t he Re cor d but t on t o record t he variables in t heir current

st at e.
The New Solved St at e view appears, prom pt ing you for t he nam e of
t he new st at e.
5. Ent er t he new nam e Ba se Ca se , t hen click OK.
The New Solved St at e view close and you ret urn t o t he Dat abook
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view.
6. I n t he Available Display group, select t he Ta ble radio but t on.
7. Click t he V ie w but t on.
The Dat a Recorder appears, displaying t he values of t he key
variables in t heir current st at e.
Figu r e 1 .1 1 3
Now you can m ake t he necessary flowsheet changes and t hese

current values r em ain as a perm anent record in t he Dat a Recor der
unless you choose t o erase t hem .
8. Click t he M in im iz e but t on t o reduce t he Dat a Recorder t o an icon.
9. Click t he Re st or e Up icon on t he Key Variables Dat a view t o rest ore
Minim ize icon
t he view t o it s original size.
Rest ore Up icon Modifying the ColdGas Stream

I n t his sect ion, you will change t he t em perat ure of st ream ColdGas
( which det erm ines t he LTS t em perat ure) and view t he changes in t he
process dat a t able.
1. Click t he Obj e ct N a viga t or icon on t he t oolbar. The Obj ect
Navigat or view appears
Obj ect Navigat or icon 2. I n t he Filt er group, select t he St r e a m s radio but t on.
3. I n t he St ream s list , select ColdGa s, t hen click t he V ie w but t on.
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The ColdGas proper t y view appears.
Figu r e 1 .1 1 4
4. Ensure t hat you are on t he W or k she e t t ab, Con dit ion s page of
t he propert y view.
5. Arrange t he t w o views, as shown below, by clicking and dragging on
t heir t it le bars.
Figu r e 1 .1 1 5
Current ly, t he LTS t em perat ure is 0 o F. The key variables will be

checked at 1 0 o F.
6. I n t he ColdGas Te m pe r a t u r e cell, t ype 1 0 o F.
UniSim Design aut om at ically recalculat es t he flowsheet . The new
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result s are shown below.
Figu r e 1 .1 1 6
The change in Tem perat ure generat es t he following result s:

• The Sales Gas flow rat e has increased.
• The Liquid Product flow rat e has decreased.
• The sales gas dew point has increased t o 1 5 .9 o F. This
t em perat ure no longer sat isfies t he dew point specificat ion of
1 5 o F.
7. Click t he Close icon on t he ColdGas st ream propert y view and
ret urn t o t he Dat abook.
Close icon
Recording the New Variables in the Databook

I n t his sect ion you will record t he key variables in t heir new st at e.
1. Click t he D a t a Re cor de r t ab in t he Dat abook.
2. Click t he Re cor d but t on, and t he New Solved St at e view appears.
UniSim Design provides you wit h t he default nam e St at e 2 for t he
new st at e.
3. Change t he nam e t o 1 0 F in LTS, t hen click t he OK but t on t o accept
t he new nam e.
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4. Click t he V ie w but t on and t he Dat a Recorder appears, displaying

t he new values of t he variables.
Figu r e 1 .1 1 7
5. Click t he Close icon on t he Dat a Recorder, t hen on t he Dat abook,

and finally on t he Key Variables Table.
Close icon
6. Save t he case.
The basic sim ulat ion for t his exam ple has now been com plet ed. You can
cont inue wit h t his exam ple by proceeding t o t he Opt ional St udy
sect ions, or you can begin building your own sim ulat ion case. I n t he
Opt ional St udy, you will use som e of t he ot her t ools available in UniSim
Design t o exam ine t he process in m ore det ail.
1.2.10 Optional Study

I n t he follow ing sect ions, t he effect s of t he LTS t em perat ur e on t he
SalesGas dew point and heat ing value are det erm ined. Before
proceeding, re- specify t he t em perat ure of ColdGas back t o it s original
value of 0 o F:
1. Click t he Workbook icon on t he t oolbar.
2. On t he M a t e r ia l St r e a m s t ab of t he Workbook, click in t he
Workbook icon
Te m pe r a t u r e cell for t he ColdGas st ream .
3. Type 0 , t hen pr ess EN TER.
Using the Spreadsheet

UniSim Design has a Spreadsheet operat ion t hat allows you t o im port
st ream or operat ion variables, perform calculat ions, and export
calculat ed result s.
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Accessing the Spreadsheet

To inst all a Spr eadsheet and display it s propert y view:
1. Access t he Obj ect Palet t e.
2. Double- click t he Spr e a dsh e e t icon in t he Obj ect Palet t e.
The Spreadsheet propert y view appears.
Spreadsheet icon
Figu r e 1 .1 1 8
3. On t he Con ne ct ion s t ab, change t he spreadsheet nam e t o H e a t in g

Va lu e .
The heat ing value of t he sales gas is calculat ed by im port ing t he
st ream com posit ion int o t he Spreadsheet t hen m ult iplying t he m ole
fract ion of each com ponent by it s individual heat ing value.
I m porting Variables - First Method

I n t his sect ion you will im port variables on t he Connect ions t ab.
1. Click t he Add I m por t but t on, and t he Select I m port for cell view
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appears.
NO2 and CO2 are not 2. Choose t he Sa le sGa s Obj ect , Com p M ole Fr a c Variable, and
included in t he
calculat ion as t heir
M e t h a n e Variable Specific as shown.
individual heat ing values
are negligible. Figu r e 1 .1 1 9
3. Click t he OK but t on.

4. Click t he Add I m por t but t on again, t hen select t he Sa le sGa s
Obj ect , Com p M ole Fr a c Var iable, and Et h a n e Variable Specific.
6. Repeat st eps 4 and 5 t o add t he Pr opa n e Variable Specific.
For illust rat ion purposes, t he t wo rem aining com ponent s will be
added lat er using an alt ernat ive im port m et hod. UniSim Design
assigned t he im port ed variables t o Spreadsheet cells A1 t hrough
A3, by default .
7. Change t he cell locat ions t o B3 t hrough B5 as shown in t he
following figure; t he reason for doing so will becom e apparent on
t he Spreadsheet t ab.
Figu r e 1 .1 2 0
8. No inform at ion is required on t he Param et ers and Form ulas t abs, so

click t he Spr e a dsh e e t t ab.
9. Ent er t he colum n headings as shown in t he t able below.
Colu m n / Row H e a din g

A1 Com ponent
B1 Mole Fract ion
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Colu m n / Row H e a din g

C1 Com p Heat Value
D1 Tot al Heat Value
The UniSim Design You can m ove t o a cell by clicking it , or by pressing t he arrow keys.
Spreadsheet behaves
sim ilarly t o com m ercial 10. Ent er t he com ponent s in t he Com ponent colum n as shown as shown
spreadsheet packages; in t he t able below.
you ent er dat a and
form ulas in t he cells, and
calculat ed result s are Row Com pon e n t
ret urned. 3 C1
4 C2
5 C3
6 iC4
7 nC4
11. Ent er t he com ponent net heat ing values in t he Com p Heat Value
colum n as shown in t he figure below.
Figu r e 1 .1 2 1
I m porting Variables - Second Method

The next t ask is t o im port t he rem aining t w o variables’ m ole fract ions in
t he Sales Gas.
1. Select t he Spreadsheet cell B6 , which is reserved for t he i- C4 m ole
fract ion.
2. Right- click and select I m por t V a r ia ble from t he Obj ect I nspect
m enu.
Obj ect I nspect m enu
The Select I m port for cell view appears.
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3. Select t he Sa le sGa s Obj ect , Com p M ole Fr a c Variable, and i-

Bu t a n e Variable Specific.
4. Click t he OK but t on t o accept t he input and close t he view.
5. Follow st eps 1 t o 4 t o im port t he m ole fract ion for n - C4 int o cell B7 .
• Posit ion t he cursor over cell B7 .
• Right- click once, and select I m por t V a r ia ble .
• Select t he Sa le sGa s Obj ect , Com p M ole Fr a c Var iable, and
n - Bu t a n e Variable Specific.
• Click t he OK but t on.
Entering Form ulas

The next t ask is ent ering t he form ulas for calculat ing t he com ponent
and t ot al sales gas heat ing values.
1. Click in cell D 3 .
All form ulas m ust be 2. Type = b3 * c3 , t hen pr ess EN TER.
preceded by a = . This m ult iplies t he Met hane m ole fract ion by it s Net Heat ing Value.
3. Ent er t he following form ulas in cells D 4 t hrough D 7 .
Ce ll For m u la
D4 = b4* c4
D5 = b5* c5
D6 = b6* c6
D7 = b7* c7
4. The t able should appear as shown in t he figure below.
Figu r e 1 .1 2 2
5. Click in cell C9 , and t ype Sa le s Ga s N H V.

6. Click in cell D 9 .
7. Ent er = d3 + d4 + d5 + d6 + d7 in cell D 9 t o sum t he individual
heat ing values.
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The result is t he NHV of SalesGas in Bt u/ scf.
Figu r e 1 .1 2 3
To add t he value of Sales The current heat ing value of t he sales gas is 1 0 8 0 Bt u / scf.
Gas NHV t o t he Dat abook:
Whenever flowsheet changes are m ade t hat result in t he re-
1. Click t he Pa r a m e t e r s
t ab of t he Heat ing
calculat ion of t he st ream SalesGas, t he com posit ional changes will
Value propert y view. be aut om at ically t ransferred t o t he Spreadsheet , and t he heat ing
2. I n t he Export able Cells value updat ed accordingly.
t able, ent er a Variable
Nam e for cell D 9 ( for
8. Close t he Heat ing Value propert y view.
exam ple NHV) .
3. Open t he Dat abook by
pressing CTRL D. I nstalling an Adjust for Calculating the
4. On t he V a r ia ble s t ab,
insert t he variable, LTS Tem perature
select ing t he H e a t in g
Va lu e operat ion as t he Suppose t he m arket price of your liquid product is current ly
Obj ect and N H V as t he
variable.
unfavourable and you want t o raise t he LTS t em perat ure t o leave m ore
of t he heavier com ponent s in t he gas phase. This will incr ease t he sales
gas heat ing value, result ing in a bonus from t he t ransm ission com pany.
The sales gas m ust , however, st ill com ply wit h t he dew point
specificat ion.
The Adj ust operat ion An Adj ust operat ion can be used t o adj ust t he t em perat ur e of t he LTS
perform s aut om at ic
( ColdGas st ream ) unt il t he sales gas dew point is wit hin a few degrees
t rial- and- error
calculat ions unt il a of t he pipeline specificat ion. I n effect , t his increases t he gas heat ing
t arget value is reached. value while st ill sat isfying t he dew point crit eria.
I nstalling, Connecting, and Defining the Adjust

1. Click t he PFD icon t o display t he PFD and access t he Obj ect Palet t e
PFD icon
by pressing F4 .
2. Click t he Adj u st icon on t he Obj ect Palet t e.
3. Posit ion t he cursor on t he PFD t o t he right of t he Sa le sD P st ream
Adj ust icon icon.
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4. Click t o dr op t he Adj ust icon ont o t he PFD.

A new Adj ust obj ect appears wit h t he default nam e AD J- 1 .
5. Click t he At t a ch M ode icon on t he PFD t oolbar t o ent er At t ach
m ode.
At t ach Mode icon 6. Posit ion t he cursor over t he left end of t he AD J- 1 icon.
The connect ion point and pop- up Adj ust ed Obj ect appears.
7. Wit h t he pop- up visible, left - click and drag t oward t he ColdGa s
st ream icon.
8. When t he solid whit e box appears on t he ColdGa s st ream , release
t he m ouse but t on.
The Select Adj ust ed Variable view appears.
Figu r e 1 .1 2 4
At t his point , UniSim Design knows t hat t he ColdGas should be

adj ust ed in som e way t o m eet t he required t arget . An adj ust able
variable for t he ColdGas m ust now be select ed from t he Select
Adj ust ed Variable view.
9. From t he Variable list , select Te m pe r a t u r e .
11. Posit ion t he cursor over t he right corner of t he AD J- 1 icon. The
connect ion point and pop- up Target Obj ect appears.
12. Wit h t he pop- up visible, left - click and drag t oward t he Sa le sD P
st ream icon.
13. When t he solid whit e box appears at t he cursor t ip, release t he
m ouse but t on.
The Select Target Variable view appear s.
14. From t he Variable list , select Te m pe r a t u r e .
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Figu r e 1 .1 2 5
16. Click t he At t a ch M ode icon t o leave At t ach m ode.

17. Double- click t he AD J- 1 icon t o open it s proper t y view.
The connect ions m ade in t he PFD have been t ransferred t o t he
appr opr iat e cells in t he proper t y view.
Adjusting the Target Variable

The next t ask is t o pr ovide a value for t he t arget variable, in t his case
t he dew point t em perat ure. A 5 °F safet y m argin will be used on t he
pipeline specificat ion of 1 5 °F , so t he desired dew point is 1 0 °F .
1. I n t he Con ne ct ion s page, ent er 1 0 °F in t he Spe cifie d Ta r ge t
Va lu e field.
Figu r e 1 .1 2 6
2. Click t he Pa r a m e t e r s t ab.
3. I n t he Pa r a m e t e r s page, ent er 0 .1 °F in t he Tole r a nce cell.
4. I n t he St e p Size cell, ent er 5 °F .
No values will be ent ered in t he M in im um and M a x im u m field, as
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t hese are opt ional param et ers.
Figu r e 1 .1 2 7
5. Click t he M onit or t ab.

This t ab enables you t o view t he calculat ions.
6. Click t he St a r t but t on.
The Adj ust converges on t he t arget value wit hin t he specified
t olerance in five it erat ions. An LTS t em perat ure ( adj ust ed variable)
of 4 .4 °F gives a sales gas dew point ( t arget variable) of 10°F.
Figu r e 1 .1 2 8
The Adj ust has changed t he LTS t em perat ure from t he original
value of 0 °F t o 4 .4 °F . The new sales gas heat ing value can now be
com pared t o t he previous value t o see t he effect of t his change.
7. Click t he Close icon on t he Adj ust propert y view.
Close icon
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1-88 D yn a m ic Sim u la t ion
Results of the Study

1. Open t he Workbook t o access t he calculat ed result s for t he ent ire
flow sheet .
The Mat erial St ream s and Com posit ions t abs of t he Workbook
appear below.
Figu r e 1 .1 2 9
1.3 Dynam ic Sim ulation

You can cont inue t o t his
dynam ic sect ion w it h t he I n t his t ut orial, t he dynam ic capabilit ies of UniSim Design will be
case you built during t he incorporat ed int o a basic st eady st at e gas plant m odel. The plant t akes
st eady st at e sect ion, or
you can open t he t wo different nat ural gas st ream s cont aining carbon dioxide and
com plet ed st eady st at e m et hane t hrough n- but ane and com bines and processes t hem in a
version ( which is t he
st art ing point for t his
sim ple refrigerat ion syst em . A series of separat ors and coolers rem oves
dynam ic sect ion) called t he heavier hydrocarbon com ponent s from t he nat ural gas st ream ,
TUTOR1 .u sc in t he allow ing it t o m eet a pipeline dew point specificat ion. The heavier liquid
UniSim Design\ Sam ples
direct ory. com ponent of t he gas st ream is pr ocessed in a depropanizer colum n,
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yielding a liquid pr oduct wit h a specified pr opane cont ent .
Figu r e 1 .1 3 0
This is only one m et hod The Dynam ics Assist ant will be used t o m ake pressure- flow
of preparing a st eady
st at e case for Dynam ic
specificat ions and size pieces of equipm ent in t he sim ulat ion flowsheet .
m ode. I t is also possible t o set your own pressure- flow specificat ions and size
t he equipm ent wit hout t he aid of t he Dynam ics Assist ant .
A com plet ed dynam ic This t ut orial will com prehensively guide you t hrough t he st eps required
case has been pre- built t o add dynam ic funct ionalit y t o a st eady st at e gas plant sim ulat ion.
and is called
dyn t u t 1 .u sc in t he
UniSim Design\ Sam ples To help you navigat e t hese det ailed procedures, t he following
direct ory. m ilest ones have been est ablished for t his t ut orial:
1. Modify t he st eady st at e m odel so t hat a pressure- flow relat ion
exist s bet ween each unit operat ion.
2. I m plem ent a t ray sizing ut ilit y for sizing t he Depropanizer colum n.
3. Use t he Dynam ics Assist ant t o set pressure flow specificat ions and
size t he equipm ent in t he sim ulat ion case.
I n t his Tut orial, you will 4. I nst all and define t he appropriat e cont rollers.
follow t his basic
procedure in building t he 5. Set up t he Dat abook. Make changes t o key variables in t he process
dynam ic m odel. and observe t he dynam ic behaviour of t he m odel.
1.3.1 Modifying the Steady State

Flowsheet
I t is necessary t o add unit operat ions such as valves, heat exchangers,
or pum ps, t o define pressure flow relat ions bet ween unit operat ions
t hat have no pressure flow relat ion. I n t his t ut orial, valve operat ions
will be added bet w een Separat or, Mixer, and Colum n operat ions.
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A Heat er operat ion will also be added bet w een t he Mixer and Colum n
operat ion for dynam ic sim ulat ion purposes. I nst alling a heat er allows
you t o vary t he t em perat ure of t he feed ent er ing t he colum n.
Valves will be added t o t he following m at erial st ream s:

• SepLiq
• LTSLiq
• TowerFeed
• LiquidPr od
The first t ask is t o set t he session preferences.

1. Open t he pre- built case file TUTOR1 .u sc.
The st eady st at e Gas Processing sim ulat ion file TUTOR1.usc is
locat ed in your UniSim Design\ Sam ples direct ory.
2. From t he Tools m enu, select Pr e fe r e n ce s.
The Session Preferences view appears.
3. Click t he V a r ia ble s t ab, t hen select t he Unit s page.
I n t he Dynam ic 4. I n t he Available Unit Set s group list , select Fie ld.
sim ulat ion part of t his
t ut orial you will work wit h 5. Click t he Sim u la t ion t ab, t hen select t he D yn a m ics page.
t he default Field unit s. 6. I n t he Assist ant group, uncheck bot h t he Se t dyn a m ic st r e a m
spe cifica t ion s in t h e ba ck gr ou n d and t he Pe r for m ch e ck s
w h e n sw it ch in g t o dyn a m ics or st a r t in g t h e in t e gr a t or
checkboxes.
Figu r e 1 .1 3 1
7. Close t he Session Pr eferences view along wit h all t he open views on

t he UniSim Design deskt op ( except for t he PFD view) by clicking t he
Close icon Close icon in t he t op right corner of each view.
I n t he PFD, t he st ream pressure for Feed 2 will be delet ed so t hat it
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will be calculat ed by t he MI X- 100 in dynam ic m ode.

8. Double- click t he Fe e d 2 st ream icon t o open it s propert y view.
9. On t he Con dit ion s page of t he W or k sh e e t t ab, click in t he
Pr e ssu r e cell, t hen pr ess D ELETE t o rem ove t he st ream pressure.
10. Close t he st ream proper t y view.
Next you will change t he pressure set t ing for t he MI X- 100 so t hat
t he whole PFD can be sim ulat ed.
11. Double- click t he M I X- 1 0 0 icon t o open it s proper t y view.
12. On t he D e sign t ab, select t he Pa r a m e t e r s page.
13. I n t he Aut om at ic Pressure Assignm ent group, click t he Equ a lize All
radio but t on.
14. Close t he MI X- 100 propert y view.
Next you will insert a valve operat ion bet ween t he SepLiq st ream
and t he MI X- 101 unit operat ion.
15. Click t he Br e a k Con ne ct ion icon in t he PFD t oolbar.
16. Break t he SepLiq st ream connect ion by doing t he following:
Break Connect ion icon
• Posit ion t he m ouse point er over t he connect ion line bet ween t he
SepLiq st ream icon and t he MI X- 101 icon.
• When t he m ouse point er has a checkm ark beside it , left- click
and t he SepLiq st ream will disconnect from t he MI X- 101.
17. Open t he Obj ect Palet t e by pressing F4 .
18. On t he Obj ect Palet t e, right- click and hold on t he Va lv e icon.
19. Drag t he cursor over t he PFD.
Valve icon
The m ouse point er becom es a bullseye.
20. Posit ion t he bullseye point er beside t he SepLiq st ream and release
t he m ouse but t on.
21. A Valve icon nam ed VLV- 100 appears.
22. Double- click t he VLV- 100 icon on t he PFD t o open it s propert y view.
23. I n t he valve propert y view, specify t he follow ing connect ions:
Ta b [ Pa ge ] I n t h is ce ll... En t e r ...
D e sign Nam e Sep Valve
[ Con n e ct ion s]
I nlet SepLiq
Out let SepExit
D e sign [ Pa r a m e t e r s] Delt a P 25 psi
24. Click t he Close icon t o close t he valve propert y view.

25. Connect t he SepExit st ream t o t he inlet of t he MI X- 101 unit
operat ion by doing t he following:
• Click t he PFD At t a ch M ode icon.
• Posit ion t he m ouse point er at t he t ip of t he SepExit st ream
At t ach Mode icon arrow. A whit e box appears.
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• Click and drag t he point er t o t he left side of MI X- 101. A whit e

box appears, indicat ing a connect ion point .
• Release t he m ouse but t on t o com plet e t he connect ion.
• Click t he At t a ch M ode icon again t o exit from t he at t ach m ode.
Next you will insert a valve operat ion bet ween t he LTSLiq st ream
and t he MI X- 101 unit operat ion.
26. Break t he line bet w een t he LTSLiq st ream and t he MI X- 101 unit
operat ion.
• Click t he Br e a k Con ne ct ion icon in t he t ool bar.
• Click t o t he right of t he arrow on t he LTSLiq st ream .
27. I nst all a second valve operat ion.
• On t he Obj ect Palet t e, right- click t he Va lv e icon.
• Drag t he cursor t o t he right of t he LTSLiq st ream .
• Release t he m ouse but t on.
28. Double- click t he valve icon t o open it s proper t y view.
29. Specify t he following connect ions:
D e sign Nam e LTS Valve
[ Con n e ct ion s]
I nlet LTSLiq
Out let LTSExit
30. Close t he valve pr opert y view.

31. At t ach t he LTSExit st ream t o t he MI X- 101 unit operat ion.
• Click t he At t a ch M ode icon
• Move t he cursor over t he LTSExit st ream icon. A w hit e box
appears.
• Click and drag t he cursor t o t he inlet side of t heMI X- 101 icon. A
whit e box appears, indicat ing a connect ion point .
• Release t he m ouse but t on t o com plet e t he connect ion.
• Click t he At t a ch M ode icon again t o exit t he at t ach m ode.
Next you will add a valve operat ion bet ween t he MI X- 101 unit
operat ion and t he TowerFeed st r eam .
32. Break t he line bet ween t he TowerFeed st r eam and t he MI X- 101 unit
operat ion. Be sure t o break t he line t o t he left of t he TowerFeed
st ream arrow.
33. I nst all a t hir d valve operat ion wit h t he following connect ions:
D e sign Nam e Tower Valve
[ Con n e ct ion s]
I nlet TowerI n
Out let TowerI nlet
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34. Close t he valve propert y view.

You can use t he scroll 35. Click t he At t a ch M ode icon, t hen connect t he Tow erI n st ream t o
bars t o navigat e around t he exit of t he MI X- 101 unit operat ion.
t he PFD.
You can also use t he 36. Exit t he at t ach m ode.
PAGE UP and PAGE
37. I nst all a Heat er operat ion and posit ion it near t he Tower Valve and
D OW N keys t o zoom in
and out of t he PFD, t he DePropanizer.
respect ively.
• I n t he Obj ect Palet t e, click once on t he H e a t e r icon.
• I n t he PFD, click where you want t o insert t he heat er.
38. Open t he heat er pr opert y view and specify t he following
connect ions:
D e sign Nam e Heat er
[ Con n e ct ion s]
I nlet TowerI nlet
Out let TowerFeed
Energy Heat er Q
39. I n t he heat er pr opert y view, click t he W or k sh e e t t ab, t hen select

t he Con dit ion s page.
40. I n t he Te m pe r a t u r e cell of t he TowerFeed st ream , ent er 2 4 .7 3 °F .
Figu r e 1 .1 3 2
41. Close t he Heat er propert y view.

When considering pieces Next you will add a valve t o t he LiquidProd st ream in t he Colum n
of equipm ent associat ed
wit h a colum n, it m ay be sub- flowsheet .
necessary t o ent er t he
Colum n sub- flowsheet
environm ent .
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42. Double- click t he DePropanizer colum n t o open it s propert y view.
Figu r e 1 .1 3 3
43. Click t he Colu m n En v ir on m e n t but t on t o ent er t he Colum n Sub-

flow sheet environm ent .
Next you will inset a valve operat ion bet ween t he LiquidProd st ream
and t he Reboiler unit operat ion.
44. I n t he PFD of t he colum n sub- flowsheet , break t he connect ion
bet ween t he Liqu idPr od st ream and t he Re boile r unit operat ion.
The Obj ect Palet t e in t he 45. Press F4 t o open t he Obj ect Palet t e.
Colum n Environm ent
cont ains fewer available 46. I nst all a valve operat ion bet w een t he Reboiler and t he LiquidProd
unit operat ions t han t he st ream icon. Move t he LiquidProd st ream t o m ake room if required.
Obj ect Palet t e in t he
Parent Environm ent . 47. Open t he valve propert y view and specify t he following connect ions:
D e sign Nam e Reboil Valve
[ Con n e ct ion s]
I nlet LiquidExit
Out let LiquidProd
48. Close t he valve pr opert y view.

49. Press CTRL t o connect t he Liqu idEx it st ream t o t he liquid exit
connect ion point of t he Re boile r.
50. Click t he Run Colu m n Solve r icon in t he t ool bar.
The colum n will solve wit h t he exist ing colum n specificat ions and
Run Colum n Solver icon
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t he added valve unit operat ions.
Figu r e 1 .1 3 4
Next you will delet e unit operat ions t hat have no im pact on t he
Dynam ic solver.
51. Ret urn t o t he Main Flow sheet environm ent by clicking t he En t e r
Pa r e n t Sim ula t ion En vir on m e n t icon in t he t oolbar.
Ent er Parent Sim ulat ion 52. Close t he DePropanizer colum n pr opert y view.
Environm ent icon
The ADJ- 1 and DewPoint logical operat ions have calculat ed t he
ColdGas st ream t em perat ure required t o achieve a 1 0 °F dewpoint
in t he SalesGas st ream .
53. I n t he PFD, double- click t he ColdGa s icon t o open t he st ream
propert y view.
Figu r e 1 .1 3 5
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54. Record t he t em perat ure of t he ColdGas m at erial st ream so t hat it

m ay be cont rolled in Dynam ic m ode:
Va r ia ble Va lu e
Cold Ga s St r e a m Te m pe r a t u r e 4.433°F
55. Close t he ColdGas propert y view.

When you delet e a 56. On t he PFD, click on t he ADJ- 1 logical operat ion icon, t hen press t he
st ream , unit or logical D ELETE key.
operat ion from t he
flowsheet , UniSim Design 57. UniSim Design prom pt s you t o confirm t hat you want t o delet e t he
will ask you t o confirm obj ect . Click t he Ye s but t on.
t he delet ion.
58. Delet e t he D e w Poin t logical operat ion and t he Sa le sD P m at erial
st ream from t he PFD.
For m ore inform at ion on 59. Ensure t hat t he St a n da r d W in dow s file pick e r radio but t on is
Session Preferences refer select ed on t he File t ab in t he Session Preferences view.
t o Se ct ion 1 2 .5 - File s
Ta b in t he Un iSim 60. From t he File m enu, select Sa v e As. Save t he file as D yn TUT1 -
D e sign Use r Gu ide . 1 .u sc.
1.3.2 Colum n Sizing

I n preparat ion for Dynam ic operat ion, t he colum n and surrounding
equipm ent m ust be sized. I n t he st eady st at e environm ent , colum n
pressure drop is user- specified. I n dynam ics, it is calculat ed using
dynam ic hydraulic calculat ions. Com plicat ions will arise in t he t ransit ion
from st eady st at e t o dynam ics if t he st eady st at e pressure profile
across t he colum n is very different from t hat calculat ed by t he
dynam ics pressure- flow solver.
Colum n Tray Sizing

1. To access t he Available Ut ilit ies propert y view, do one of t he
following:
• PressCTRL U.
• From t he Tools m enu, select Ut ilit ie s.
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2. Scroll down t he list of available ut ilit ies and select t he Tr a y Siz in g

ut ilit y.
Figu r e 1 .1 3 6
3. Click t he Add Ut ilit y but t on.

The Tray Sizing view appear s.
Figu r e 1 .1 3 7
4. I n t he N a m e field, change t he nam e t o D EPROP TS.

5. Click t he Se le ct TS but t on.
The Select Tray Sect ion view appears.
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6. I n t he Flowsheet group, select D e Pr opa nize r. I n t he Obj ect group,

select M a in TS. Click t he OK but t on.
Figu r e 1 .1 3 8
7. I n t he Set up Sect ions group, click t he Aut o Se ct ion but t on.

The Aut o Sect ion I nform at ion view appears. The default t ray
int ernal t ypes appear as follows:
Figu r e 1 .1 3 9
8. Select t he Va lve radio but t on and click N e x t .

The Tray Sect ion I nform at ion view displays t he specific dim ensions
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of t he valve- t ype t rays.
Figu r e 1 .1 4 0
9. Keep t he default values. Click t he Com ple t e Au t oSe ct ion but t on.
UniSim Design calculat es t he Main TS t ray sizing param et ers based
on t he st eady st at e flow condit ions of t he colum n and t he desired
t ray t ypes. UniSim Design labels t he DePropanizer t ray sect ion as
Sect ion_1.
10. To confirm t he dim ensions and configurat ion of t he t rays for
Sect ion_1, click t he Pe r for m a n ce t ab, t hen select t he Re su lt s
page.
Confirm t he following t ray sect ion param et ers for Sect ion_1, which
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will be used for t he Main TS t ray sect ions.
Figu r e 1 .1 4 1
Va r ia ble Va lu e
Se ct ion D ia m e t e r 2.5 ft
W e ir H e igh t 2 in
Rem em ber t he Max DP/ Tr a y Spa cin g 24 in
Tray value on t his page. Tot a l W e ir Le n gt h 25.38 in
You can view colum n
profile inform at ion on t he
Table and Plot pages. 11. Click D e sign t ab, t hen select t he Se t u p page.
12. Select t he Act iv e checkbox.
13. On t he Re su lt s page of t he Pe r for m a n ce t ab, click t he Ex por t
Pr e ssu r e s but t on. For now, ignore any warnings by clicking t he OK
but t on.
14. Close t he Tray Sizing pr opert y view and t he Available Ut ilit ies view.
15. Double- click t he DePropanizer icon t o open t he Colum n propert y
view.
16. Click t he Colu m n En v ir on m e n t but t on t o ent er t he Colum n sub-
flow sheet .
17. I n t he colum n PFD, double- click t he Main TS Colum n obj ect t o open
t he Main TS proper t y view.
18. Click t he Ra t in g t ab, t hen select t he Sizin g page.
19. Ent er t he t ray sect ion param et ers as follows:
Va r ia ble Va lu e
D ia m e t e r 2.5 ft
W e ir H e igh t 2 in
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Va r ia ble Va lu e
Tr a y Spa ce 24 in
W e ir Le n gt h 25.38 in
Be a w a r e t ha t t h e u n it s for e a ch t r a y se ct ion pa r a m e t e r m a y
n ot be con sist e n t w it h t he u n it s a ppe a r ing in t he t r a y sizin g
ut ilit y. Use t he dr op- dow n list t o se le ct t he unit s you w a nt t o
input . UniSim D e sign a ut om a t ica lly conve r t s t he va lue t o t he
de fa ult u nit .
Figu r e 1 .1 4 2
Open t his drop- down list t o select t he proper unit s.
20. I n t he I nt ernal Type group, select t he V a lve radio but t on.

The com plet e Main TS t ray sect ion pr opert y view appears below:
Figu r e 1 .1 4 3
21. Close t he Main TS propert y view.

22. Access t he Colum n propert y view by clicking t he Colu m n Run n e r
icon.
Colum n Runner icon 23. I n t he Pr ofile s page of t he Pa r a m e t e r s t ab, not e t he st eady st at e
pressure profile across t he colum n.
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The t heoret ical t op and bot t om st age pr essure should be calculat ed

so t hat t he pressure on st age 5_Main TS ( t he Tower Feed st age) is
about 2 0 3 psia , while t he t ot al pressure drop across t he colum n is
about 0 .7 psi.
24. I n t he Profiles group, Pressure colum n, click in t he Pr e ssu r e cell for
t he Condenser and press D ELETE.
25. Click in t he Re boile r pressure cell and press D ELETE.
26. Click in t he Pr e ssu r e cell for t he t op st age ( 1_Main TS) and input a
value of 2 0 2 .6 psia .
27. Specify t he bot t om st age pr essure ( 10_Main TS) as 2 0 3 .3 psia .
28. Click t he Ru n but t on at t he bot t om of t he colum n propert y view t o
st ar t t he Colum n Solver.
29. Ret urn t o t he Parent ( Main) Sim ulat ion environm ent .
30. Save t he case as D yn TUT1 - 2 .u sc.
1.3.3 Using the Dynam ics

Assistant
Before you can run t he sim ulat ion case in Dynam ic m ode, t he degrees
of freedom for t he flowsheet m ust be reduced t o zero by set t ing t he
pressure- flow specificat ions. I t is also necessary t o size t he exist ing
valves, vessels, coolers, and heat exchangers in t he Main Flowsheet
and t he Colum n Sub- flowsheet . The following sizing param et ers m ust
be specified for t hese unit operat ions:
Un it Ope r a t ion Sizin g Pa r a m e t e r

Va lve s Cv value
Ve sse ls Volum e
Coole r s/ H e a t Ex cha n ge r s k- values
The Dynam ics Assist ant m akes recom m endat ions as t o how t he
flowsheet t opology should change and what pressure- flow specificat ions
are required in order t o run a case in Dynam ic m ode. I n addit ion, it
aut om at ically set s t he sizing param et ers of t he equipm ent in t he
sim ulat ion flowsheet . Not all t he suggest ions t hat t he Dynam ics
Assist ant offers need t o be followed.
The Dynam ics Assist ant will be used t o do t he following:

• Add Pr essure- Flow specificat ions t o t he sim ulat ion case.
• Size t he Valve, Vessel, and Heat Exchanger operat ions.
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1. Click t he D yn a m ics Assist a n t icon in t he t oolbar.
Figu r e 1 .1 4 4
Dynam ics Assist ant icon
Green checkm arks appear in t he Make Changes colum n beside all

recom m endat ions by default . You can choose which
recom m endat ions w ill be execut ed by t he Assist ant by act ivat ing or
deact ivat ing t he checkboxes beside each recom m endat ion.
Browse t hrough each t ab in t he Dynam ics Assist ant view t o inspect
t he recom m endat ions.
The St ream s t ab 2. Click t he St r e a m s t ab.
cont ains a list of
recom m endat ions
regarding t he set t ing or Figu r e 1 .1 4 5
rem oving of pressure-
flow specificat ions in t he
flowsheet .
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I f som e of t he colum ns 3. For each page in t he St r e a m s t ab, set t he following

or rows on t he pages are recom m endat ions as act ive or inact ive according t o t he t able shown
not visible, use t he scroll
bars beside or under t he
below:
inform at ion area t o bring
t he colum ns or rows int o Ta b [ Pa ge ] Re com m e n da t ion St r e a m OK Ch e ck box
view.
St r e a m s Re m ove Pr e ssu r e Feed 1 Act ive
[ Pr e ssu r e Spe cs] Spe cifica t ion s
Se t Pr e ssu r e LiquidProd Act ive
Spe cifica t ion s
SalesGas Act ive
St r e a m s [ Flow Re m ove Flow Feed 1 I nact ive
Spe cs] Spe cifica t ion s Feed 2 I nact ive
An act ive
recom m endat ion will be St r e a m s [ I n se r t I n se r t Va lve s Feed 1 I nact ive
im plem ent ed by t he Va lve s]
Feed 2 I nact ive
Dynam ics Assist ant .
Ovhd I nact ive
St r e a m s [ I n t . Se t I n t e r na l Flow Reflux Act ive
Flow Spe c] Spe cifica t ion
An inact ive
recom m endat ion will be 4. Click t he Pr e ssu r e Flow Spe cs t ab.
ignored by t he
Dynam ics Assist ant .
Figu r e 1 .1 4 6
This t ab cont ains a list of unit operat ions which can use a Pressure
Flow or Pressure Dr op ( Delt aP) specificat ion. Typically, all unit
operat ions in Dynam ic m ode should use t he Pressure Flow
specificat ion.
5. Ensure t hat all t he recom m endations in t his page are act ive:
Ta b [ Pa ge ] Re com m e n da t ion Un it Ope r a t ion OK Ch e ck box

Pr e ssu r e Flow Spe cs Pr e ssu r e Flow Spe c Chiller Act ive
[ PF ve r sus D P] in st e a d of D e lt a P
Gas/ Gas Act ive
Heat er Act ive
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6. Click t he Unk n ow n Siz e s t ab and select t he Volu m e s page.
Figu r e 1 .1 4 7
The Unknown Sizes t ab You can m odify any of t he default sizing param et ers in t he Unknown
cont ains a list of t he unit Sizes t ab. Once you m odify a sizing param et er, t he piece of
operat ions in t he
flowsheet t hat require equipm ent is aut om at ically sized and t he volum e, Cv, or k- value
sizing. displayed.
• The Valve operat ions
are sized based on 7. For each page in t he Un k n ow n Size s t ab, ensur e t hat all t he
t he current flow rat e recom m endat ions ar e act ive:
and pressure drop
across t he valve.
The valves are sized Ta b [ Pa ge ] Re com m e n da t ion Un it Ope r a t ion OK Ch e ck box
wit h a 50% valve
opening. Un k n ow n Ve sse l Sizin g Chiller Act ive
• The Vessel operat ion Siz e s
volum es are Gas/ Gas ( Tube) 1 Act ive
[ V olu m e s]
det erm ined based Gas/ Gas ( Shell) 2 Act ive
on t he liquid exit
volum et ric flow rat e Un k n ow n H e a t Ex ch a n ge r Chiller Act ive
and a 10- second Siz e s Siz in g
residence t im e. Gas/ Gas ( Tube) Act ive
[ k va lu e s]
• The Heat Exchanger Gas/ Gas ( Shell) Act ive
operat ions are sized
based on t he current
flow rat e and 8. Click t he Tr a y se ct ion s t ab.
pressure drop across
t he equipm ent . The Tray sect ions t ab ident ifies t ray sect ions and st ream s whose
t ot al st eady st at e pressure drops are inconsist ent wit h t he t ot al
pressure drop calculat ed according t o t he dynam ics rat ing m odel.
For t he purpose of t his t ut orial, recom m endat ions on t his t ab will be
ignored.
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9. Click t he Ot h e r t ab.
Figu r e 1 .1 4 8
The Ot her t ab cont ains a 10. Act ivat e t he following recom m endat ions:
list of m iscellaneous
changes t hat should t o be
m ade in order for t he Ta b [ Pa ge ] Re com m e n da t ion Un it Ope r a t ion OK Ch e ck box
Dynam ic sim ulat ion case
Ot h e r [ M isc Se t Equa lize Mixer- 101 Act ive
t o run effect ively. Spe cs] Opt ion M ix e r s
11. Click t he M a k e Cha nge s but t on once .

All t he act ive suggest ions in t he Dynam ics Assist ant are
im plem ent ed.
12. Close t he Dynam ics Assist ant view.
13. Swit ch t o Dynam ic m ode by clicking t he D yn a m ic m ode icon.
When asked “Are you sure you want t o swit ch t o dynam ics?”, click
Dynam ic Mode icon t he Ye s but t on.
Since you deact ivat ed t he suggest ion t o insert a valve on t he Ovhd
st ream , you m ust set a pressure- flow specificat ion on t his st ream .
You ca n e n t e r t h e Ovh d st r e a m pr e ssur e spe cifica t ion in

e it he r t he M a in Flow she e t e n vir on m e nt or t he Colum n Su b-
Flow sh e e t .
14. I n t he PFD, double- click t he Ov hd st ream icon t o open st ream

propert y view.
15. Click t he D yn a m ics t ab, t hen select t he Spe cs page.
16. Act ivat e t he Pr e ssu r e spe cifica t ion by select ing t he appropriat e
checkbox.
The Pressure specificat ion should be t he only specificat ion act ive.
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Ensure t hat t he Ovhd Molar Flow specificat ion is inact ive.
Figu r e 1 .1 4 9
17. Close t he Ovhd propert y view.

You can specify t he exit 18. I n t he PFD, double- click t he H e a t e r icon t o access t he propert y
t em perat ure of t he view.
Heat er operat ion in
Dynam ic m ode. The dut y 19. Click t he D yn a m ics t ab, t hen select t he Spe cs page.
of t he heat er is back-
calculat ed t o m ake t he 20. I n t he Model Det ails group, select t he Pr odu ct Te m p Spe c radio
t em perat ure specificat ion. but t on.
Figu r e 1 .1 5 0
21. Close t he view.

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1.3.4 Adding Controller

Operations
I n t his sect ion you will ident ify and im plem ent key cont rol loops using
PI D Cont roller logical operat ions. Alt hough t hese cont r ollers are not
required t o run in Dynam ic m ode, t hey will incr ease t he realism of t he
m odel and provide m ore st abilit y.
PFD of t he m ain flowsheet environm ent aft er all cont rollers are added:
Figu r e 1 .1 5 1
PFD of t he Colum n sub- flow sheet aft er cont rollers ar e added:
Figu r e 1 .1 5 2
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Level Control
I n t his sect ion you will add level cont rollers t o bot h t he Main flowsheet
and Colum n sub- flowsheet t o cont rol t he liquid levels of each vessel
operat ion.
1. I n t he Main flowsheet , access t he Obj ect Palet t e by pressing F4 .
2. I n t he Obj ect Palet t e, click t he Con t r ol Ops icon.
A sub- palet t e appears.
Cont rol Ops icon 3. I n t he sub- palet t e, right - click and drag t he PI D Con t r olle r icon t o
t he PFD bet ween I nlet Sep and Sep Valve.
The cont roller icon I C- 1 0 0 appears in t he PFD.
4. Double- click t he cont roller icon t o open it s propert y view.
PI D Cont roller icon
Figu r e 1 .1 5 3
5. Click t he Con ne ct ion s t ab. I n t he N a m e field, change t he nam e of

t he PI D Cont roller operat ion t o Se p LC.
6. I n t he Process Variable Source group, click t he Se le ct PV but t on.
The Select I nput PV view appears.
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7. I n t he Flowsheet list , select Ca se ( M a in) . I n t he Obj ect list , select

I n le t Se p. I n t he Variable list , select Liqu id Pe r ce n t Le ve l. Click
t he OK but t on.
Figu r e 1 .1 5 4
8. I n t he Out put Target Obj ect group, click t he Se le ct OP but t on. The
Select OP Obj ect view appears.
The Select OP Obj ect view is exact ly t he sam e as t he Select I nput
PV view.
9. I n t he Flowsheet list , select Ca se ( M a in) . I n t he Obj ect list , select
Se p Va lve . I n Variable list , select Act u a t or D e sir e d posit ion .
Click t he OK but t on.
10. Click t he Pa r a m e t e r s t ab, t hen select t he Con figu r a t ion page.
11. Ent er t he inform at ion specified in t he following t able:
I n t h is ce ll... En t e r ...
Act ion Select t he D ir e ct radio but t on
Kc 2
PV M in im u m 0%
PV M a x im u m 100%
12. Click t he Fa ce Pla t e but t on at t he bot t om of t he pr opert y view.

13. Change t he cont roller m ode t o Aut o on t he face plat e by opening
t he drop- down list and select ing Au t o. Close t he face plat e view
when you ar e finished.
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14. Using t he sam e procedures, add anot her PI D Cont roller operat ion
t hat will serve as t he LTS level cont roller. Specify t he following
det ails:
Con n e ct ion s Nam e LTS LC
Process Variable Source LTS obj ect , Liquid Percent
Level variable
Out put Target Obj ect LTS Valve, Act uat or Desired
Posit ion
Pa r a m e t e r s Act ion Direct
[ Con figu r a t ion ] Kc 2
PV Minim um 0%
PV Maxim um 100%
15. Click t he Fa ce Pla t e but t on. Change t he cont roller m ode t o Au t o

on t he face plat e view.
Next you will ent er t he Colum n sub- flowsheet environm ent .
16. I nst ead of ent ering t hr ough t he Colum n pr opert y view, click t he
Obj e ct N a viga t or icon in t he t oolbar.
Obj ect Navigat or icon 17. Double- click on DePropanizer in t he Flowsheet s group t o ent er t he
Colum n sub- flowsheet environm ent .
18. Ensure t he PFD for t he colum n is visible.
The Colum n sub- 19. I n t he Colum n sub- flowsheet , add a PI D Cont roller operat ion t hat
flowsheet uses a will serve as t he Condenser level cont roller. Specify t he follow ing
sim plified Obj ect Palet t e.
det ails:
To add a PI D Cont roller
operat ion in t he sub-
flowsheet , right- click t he Ta b [ Pa ge ] I n t h is ce ll... En t e r ...
PI D Cont roller icon in t he
Obj ect Palet t e and drag Con n e ct ion s Nam e Cond LC
t he cursor t o t he PFD. Process Variable Source Condenser, Liquid Percent
Level
Out put Target Obj ect Reflux, Cont rol Valve
[ Con figu r a t ion ]
Kc 1
Ti 5 m inut es
PV Minim um 0%
PV Maxim um 100%
20. Click t he Con t r ol V a lve but t on.
The Flow values shown

The FCV for Reflux view appears.
here do not use t he 21. Ent er t he following det ails in t he Valve Sizing gr oup:
default unit s. Ent er t he
values, t hen select t he
correct unit s from t he I n t h is ce ll... En t e r ...
drop- down list . UniSim
Design aut om at ically Flow Type Molar Flow
convert s t he values t o t he M in im u m Flow 0 lbm ole/ h
default unit s.
M a x im u m Flow 500 lbm ole/ h
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Figu r e 1 .1 5 5
22. Close t he FCV for Reflux view.

on t he face plat e view, t hen close t he view.
24. Close t he Cond LC cont roller view.
25. Add anot her PI D Cont roller operat ion t hat will serve as t he Reboiler
level cont roller. Specify t he following det ails:
Con n e ct ion s Nam e Reb LC
Process Variable Source Reboiler, Vessel, Liq Percent
Level
Out put Target Obj ect RebDut y, Cont rol Valve
Kc 0.1
Ti 3 m inut es
PV Minim um 0%
PV Maxim um 100%

The FVC for RebDut y view appears.
27. I n t he Dut y Source group, select t he D ir e ct Q radio but t on if it is
not alr eady select ed.
The values shown here do 28. I n t he Direct Q group, ent er t he following values:
not use t he default unit s.
Ent er t he values, t hen
select t he correct unit s I n t h is ce ll... En t e r ...
from t he drop- down list .
M in Ava ila ble 0 Bt u/ h
UniSim Design
aut om at ically convert s M a x Ava ila ble 6e6 Bt u/ h
t he values t o t he default
unit s.
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Figu r e 1 .1 5 6
29. Close t he FCV for RebDut y view.

on t he face plat e. Close t he face plat e view.
31. Close t he Reb LC propert y view.
Tem perature Control

Tem perat ure cont rol is im port ant in t his dynam ic sim ulat ion case. A
t em perat ure cont roller will be placed on t he ColdGas st ream t o ensure
t hat t he SalesGas st ream m akes t he 1 0 °F dewpoint specificat ion.
Tem perat ure cont rol will be placed on t he t op and bot t om st ages of t he
depropanizer t o ensure product qualit y and st able colum n operat ion.
1. Ent er t he Main Flow sheet environm ent by clicking t he En t e r Pa r e n t
Sim u la t ion En vir on m e n t but t on.
Ent er Parent Sim ulat ion Next you will add a PI D Cont roller operat ion t hat will serve as t he
Environm ent icon ColdGas t em perat ure cont roller.
2. On t he Obj ect Palet t e, click t he Con t r ol Ops icon.
A sub- palet t e appears.
3. Right- click t he PI D Con t r olle r icon, and drag t he cursor t o t he
Cont rol Ops icon PFD.
4. Double- click t he cont roller icon t o open it s propert y view. Specify
t he following det ails:
PI D Cont roller icon Ta b [ Pa ge ] I n t h is ce ll... En t e r ...

Con n e ct ion s Nam e Cold TC
Process Variable Source ColdGas, Tem perat ure
Out put Target Obj ect C3Dut y, Cont rol Valve
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Kc 1
Ti 10 m inut es
The t em perat ure values PV Minim um - 20 oF
shown here do not use
t he default unit s. Ent er PV Maxim um 20 oF
t he values, t hen select
t he correct unit s from t he 5. Click t he Con t r ol V a lve but t on.
drop- down list . UniSim
Design aut om at ically The FCV for C3Dut y appears.
convert s t he values t o
t he default unit s. 6. I n t he Dut y Source group, select t he D ir e ct Q radio but t on.
7. I n t he Direct Q group, ent er t he following det ails:
The values shown here do M in Ava ila ble 0 Bt u/ h
not use t he default unit s.
Ent er t he values, t hen M a x Ava ila ble 2e6 Bt u/ h
select t he correct unit s
from t he drop- dow n list . 8. Close t he FCV for C3Dut y view.
UniSim Design
aut om at ically convert s 9. Click t he Fa ce Pla t e but t on. Change t he cont roller m ode t o Au t o
t he values t o t he default on t he face plat e view, t hen close t he view.
unit s.
10. Ent er t he Depropanizer Colum n sub- flowsheet environm ent .
11. Add a PI D Cont roller operat ion t hat will serve as t he Depropanizer
Top St age t em perat ure cont roller.
12. I n t he cont roller pr opert y view, specify t he following det ails:
Con n e ct ion s Nam e Top St age TC
Process Variable Source Main TS, Top St age
Tem perat ure
Out put Target Obj ect CondDut y, Cont rol Valve
[ Con figu r a t ion ] Kc 1
Ti 5 m inut es
Ensure t hat you select PV Minim um 50 oF
t he correct t em perat ure
PV Maxim um 130 oF
unit s from t he unit s drop-
down list .
The FCV for CondDut y view appears.
14. I n t he Dut y Source group, select t he D ir e ct Q radio but t on.
15. in t he Direct Q group, ent er t he following det ails:
Ensure t hat you select t he M in Ava ila ble 0 Bt u/ h

correct unit s from t he M a x Ava ila ble 3e6 Bt u/ hr
unit s drop- down list .
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16. Close t he FCV for CondDut y view.

17. Click t he Fa ce Pla t e but t on.
The Top St age TC face plat e view appears.
18. Change t he cont roller m ode t o Au t o. I n t he PV field, ent er a set
point of 8 6 oF.
19. Close t he Top St age TC face plat e view.
20. Close t he Top St age TC propert y view.
21. Add anot her PI D Cont roller operat ion t hat will serve as t he
Depr opanizer 9 t h st age t em perat ure cont roller.
22. I n t he cont roller pr opert y view, specify t he following det ails:
Con n e ct ion s Nam e St age9 TC
Process Variable Source Main TS, St age
Tem perat ure, 9_Main TS
Out put Target Obj ect Reboil Valve, Act uat or
Desired posit ion
Kc 2
Ti 5 m inut es
PV Minim um 110 oF
PV Maxim um 260 oF
23. Click t he Fa ce Pla t e but t on.

The St age 9 TC face plat e view appears.
Ensure t hat you select 24. Change t he cont roller m ode t o Au t o. I n t he PV field, input a set
t he correct t em perat ure point of 1 8 4 oF.
unit s from t he unit s drop-
down list . You should be able t o run t he int egrat or at t his point wit hout any
problem s, however, you will probably want t o m onit or im port ant
variables in t he dynam ic sim ulat ion using st rip chart s.
25. Ret urn t o t he Parent Environm ent .
Monitoring in Dynam ics

Now t hat t he m odel is ready t o run in Dynam ic m ode, you will creat e a
st rip chart t o m onit or t he general t rends of key variables. The following
is a general procedure for inst alling st rip chart s in UniSim Design.
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1. Open t he Dat abook by using t he hot key com binat ion CTRL D.
Figu r e 1 .1 5 7
For m ore inform at ion, I n t he next set of st eps, you will add all of t he variables t hat you
refer t o Usin g t h e
D a t a book on page 70. would like t o m anipulat e or m odel.
• I nclude feed and energy st ream st hat you want t o m odify in t he
dynam ic sim ulat ion.
• I nclude unit operat ion t em peratu re, levels, and pressures t hat
you want t o m onit or and record.
2. On t he Va r ia ble s t ab, click t he I n se r t but t on. The Variable
Navigat or appears.
Figu r e 1 .1 5 8
Select Case ( Main) in t he 3. Select t he Obj ect and Variable groups for any of t he following
Flowsheet group t o suggest ed variables.
ensure you can find all
st ream s and operat ions.
Obj e ct Va r ia ble
Tower Feed Molar Flow
Heat er Q Ut ilit y out let Tem p
Feed 1 Molar Flow
Feed 2 Molar Flow
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Obj e ct Va r ia ble
Ovhd Molar Flow
LiquidProd Molar Flow
I nlet Sep Liquid Percent Level
LTS Liquid Percent Level
4. Click t he Add but t on t o add t he select ed variable t o t he Va r ia ble s

page.
The purpose of select ing 5. Repeat st eps # 3 and # 4 t o add any rem aining variables t o t he
m anipulat ed and
m onit ored obj ect s is t o Dat abook.
see how t he m onit ored 6. Click t he St r ip Ch a r t s t ab.
obj ect s will respond t o
t he changes you m ake t o 7. I n t he Available St rip Chart s group, click t he Add but t on.
t he m anipulat ed
variable. UniSim Design will creat e a new st rip chart wit h t he default nam e
Dat aLogger1. You m ay change t he default nam e by edit ing t he
Logger Nam e cell.
To m ake t he st rip chart 8. I n t he t able, check t he Act ive checkbox for each of t he variables
easier t o read, do not t hat you would like t o m onit or on t his part icular st rip chart .
act ivat e m ore t han six
variables per st rip chart .
Figu r e 1 .1 5 9
To change t he 9. I f required, add m ore st rip chart s by repeat ing st eps # 7 and # 8.
configurat ion of each
st rip chart , click t he 10. To access a st rip chart view, select t he st rip chart nam e, t hen click
Se t u p but t on. t he St r ip Ch a r t but t on.
11. Minim ize t he Dat abook view.
12. Before st art ing t he int egrat or, open t he propert y view for t he Ov hd
st ream .
13. Click t he D yn a m ics t ab, t hen select t he Spe cs page.
14. I n t he Dynam ic Specificat ions group, ensure t hat t he Pressure
specificat ion checkbox is Act ive and t he Molar Flow specificat ion
checkbox is I n a ct ive .
15. Close t he Ovhd st ream view.
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16. Arrange bot h st rip chart views so you can see t hem .
17. St art t he I nt egrat or by clicking t he St a r t I n t e gr a t or icon in t he
t ool bar and observe as t he variables line out on t he st rip chart s.
St art I nt egrat or icon

18. Click t he St op I n t e gr a t or icon t o st op t he process.
( green) To use t he Dat abook feat ure for analysis, m anipulat e t he st ream
and operat ion variables via t heir propert y views, click t he St a r t
I n t e gr a t or icon again, and view t he result s in t he m onit ored
variables in t he st rip chart s.
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Re fin in g Tu t or ia l 2-1
2 Refining Tutorial
2 .1 I ntroduction .................................................................................. 2
2 .2 Steady State Sim ulation ................................................................ 3

2.2.1 Process Description .................................................................. 3
2.2.2 Setting Your Session Preferences ............................................... 5
2.2.3 Building the Sim ulation ............................................................. 8
2.2.4 Entering the Sim ulation Environm ent .........................................32
2.2.5 Using the Workbook ................................................................35
2.2.6 I nstalling Unit Operations.........................................................42
2.2.7 Using Workbook Features .........................................................47
2.2.8 Using the PFD.........................................................................50
2.2.9 Viewing and Analyzing Results ..................................................88
2.2.10 I nstalling a Boiling Point Curves Utility .....................................89
2.2.11 Using the Databook ...............................................................94
2 .3 Dynam ic Sim ulation ....................................................................1 0 2

2.3.1 Sim plifying the Steady State Flowsheet .................................... 103
2.3.2 Adding Equipm ent & Sizing Colum ns........................................ 107
2.3.3 Adding Controller Operations .................................................. 117
2.3.4 Adding Pressure-Flow Specifications ........................................ 123
2.3.5 Monitoring in Dynam ics.......................................................... 126
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2-2 I n t r odu ct ion
2.1 I ntroduction
You will build t he Refining sim ulat ion using t he following basic st eps:
1. Creat e a unit set .
2. Choose a proper t y package.
3. Select t he non- oil com ponent s.
4. Charact erize t he Oil.
5. Creat e and specify t he preheat ed crude and ut ilit y st eam st ream s.
6. I nst all and define t he unit operat ions in t he pre- fract ionat ion t rain.
7. I nst all and define t he cr ude fract ionat ion colum n.
This com plet e case has I n t his t ut orial, crude oil is processed in a fract ionat ion facilit y t o
also been pre- built and
produce napht ha, kerosene, diesel, at m ospheric gas oil, and
is locat ed in t he file
TUTOR2 .u sc in your at m ospheric residue product s. Preheat ed crude ( from an upst ream
UniSim Design\ Sam ples preheat t rain) is fed t o a pre- flash drum where vapours are separat ed
direct ory.
from t he liquids, which are heat ed in a furnace. The pr e- flash vapour s
bypass t he furnace and are recom bined wit h t he hot crude from t he
furnace. The com bined st ream is t hen fed t o t he at m ospheric crude
colum n for fract ionat ion. The m ain flowsheet for t his pr ocess appears
below.
Figu r e 2 .1
The crude colum n consist s of a refluxed absorber wit h t hree side

st rippers and t hree cooled pum p around circuit s. The colum n sub-
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flow sheet appears below.
Figu r e 2 .2
The following pages guide you t hrough building a UniSim Design case
for m odeling t his process. This t ut orial illust rat es t he com plet e
const ruct ion of t he sim ulat ion, from select ing a propert y package and
com ponent s, charact erizing t he crude oil, t o inst alling st ream s and unit
operat ions, t hrough t o exam ining t he final result s. The t ools available in
UniSim Design are ut ilized t o illust rat e t he flexibilit y available t o you.
Be for e pr oce e din g, you sh ould ha ve r e a d Cha pt e r A - UniSim

D e sign Tut or ia ls w h ich pr e ce de s t h e Tu t or ia ls in t his gu ide .
2.2 Steady State Sim ulation

2.2.1 Process Description
This exam ple m odels a crude oil pr ocessing facilit y consist ing of a pre-
fract ionat ion t rain used t o heat t he crude liquids, and an at m ospheric
crude colum n t o fract ionat e t he cr ude int o it s st raight run product s. The
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Main Flowsheet for t his pr ocess appears in t he following figure.
Figu r e 2 .3
Preheat ed crude ( from a preheat t rain) is fed t o t he pre- flash drum ,

m odeled as a Separat or, where vapours are separat ed from t he crude
liquids. The liquids are t hen heat ed t o 650°F in t he cr ude furnace,
m odeled as a Heat er. The pre- flash vapours bypass t he furnace and are
recom bined, using a Mixer, wit h t he hot crude st ream . The com bined
st ream is t hen fed t o t he at m ospheric crude colum n for separat ion.
The crude colum n is m odeled as a Refluxed Absorber, equipped wit h

t hree pum p- around and t hree side st ripper operat ions. The Colum n
sub- flowsheet appears in t he figure below.
Figu r e 2 .4
The m ain colum n consist s of 29 t rays plus a part ial condenser. The
TowerFeed ent ers on st age 28, while superheat ed st eam is fed t o t he
bot t om st age. I n addit ion, t he t rim dut y is represent ed by an energy
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st ream feeding ont o st age 28. The Napht ha product , as well as t he

wat er st ream Wast eH2O, ar e produced from t he t hree- phase
condenser. Crude at m ospheric Residue is yielded from t he bot t om of
t he t ower.
Each of t he t hree- st age side st rippers yields a st raight run product .

Kerosene is pr oduced from t he reboiled KeroSS side st ripper, while
Diesel and AGO ( at m ospheric gas oil) are produced from t he st eam -
st ripped DieselSS and AGOSS side st rippers, respect ively.
The Workbook displays The t w o prim ary building t ools, Workbook and PFD, are used t o inst all
inform at ion about
st ream s and unit
t he st ream s and operat ions and t o exam ine t he r esult s while
operat ions in a t abular progressing t hrough t he sim ulat ion. Bot h of t hese t ools provide you
form at , while t he PFD is wit h a large am ount of flexibilit y in building your sim ulat ion, and in
a graphical
represent at ion of t he quickly accessing t he inform at ion you need.
flowsheet .
The Workbook is used t o build t he first part of t he flowsheet , from
specifying t he feed condit ions t hrough t o inst alling t he pre- flash
separat or. The PFD is t hen used t o inst all t he rem aining operat ions,
from t he crude furnace t hrough t o t he colum n.
2.2.2 Setting Your Session

Preferences
1. St art UniSim Design and creat e a new case. The Sim ulat ion Basis
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Manager view appears.
Figu r e 2 .5
The default Preference

file is nam ed Un iSim
Your first t ask is t o set your Session Preferences.
D e sign R* .pr f. When
you m odify any of t he 2. From t he Tools m enu, select Pr e fe r e n ce s.
preferences, you can
save t he changes in t he The Session Preferences view appears.
default file by clicking
Save Preferences, or in a The m ost im port ant preference you will set is t he unit set . UniSim
new preference file by Design does not allow you t o change any of t he default unit set s
clicking t he Sa ve
Pr e fe r e n ce As... . list ed, however, you can creat e a new unit set by cloning an exist ing
UniSim Design prom pt s one. I n t his t ut orial you will creat e a new unit set based on t he
you t o provide a nam e UniSim Design Field set and cust om ize it .
for t he new Preference
file, which you can lat er 3. Click t he V a r ia ble s t ab, t hen select t he Unit s page.
use in any sim ulat ion
case by clicking t he
Loa d Pr e fe r e nce s
but t on.
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4. I n t he Available Unit Set s group, select Fie ld.
Figu r e 2 .6
5. Click t he Clone but t on.

A new unit set nam ed NewUser appears and is aut om at ically
select ed as t he current unit set .
6. I n t he Un it Se t N a m e field, renam e t he new unit set t o Fie ld-
de n sit y.
You can now change t he unit s for any variable associat ed wit h t his
new unit set .
7. I n t he Display Unit s group, use t he vert ical scroll bar t o find t he
St a n da r d D e n sit y cell.
The current default unit for St a n da r d D e n sit y is lb/ ft 3. A m ore
appr opriat e unit for t his exam ple is API _60.
8. Click in t he St a nda r d D e n sit y cell on lb/ ft 3.
9. Press t he SPACEBAR or t he D OW N arrow t o open t he drop- down
list of available unit s.
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10. I n t he unit list , select API _ 6 0 .
Figu r e 2 .7
11. Repeat st eps # 8- # 10 t o change t he M a ss D e n sit y unit s t o API .
Figu r e 2 .8
All com m ands accessed 12. Your new unit set is now defined. Close t he Session Pr eference view
via t he t oolbar are also t o ret urn t o t he Sim ulat ion Basis Manager view.
available as Menu it em s.
2.2.3 Building the Sim ulation

Selecting Com ponents
Before defining a fluid package in UniSim Design, you will creat e a
com ponent list for t he fluid package. I n t his exam ple, t he com ponent
list cont ains non- oil com ponent s, Light Ends, and hypocom ponent s. You
m ust first add t he non- oil com ponent s and Light Ends from UniSim
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Design pure com ponent library int o t he com ponent list .

1. Click t he Com pone nt s t ab, t hen click t he Add but t on. The
Com ponent List View view appear s.
Figu r e 2 .9
There ar e a num ber of ways t o select com ponent s for your

sim ulat ion. One m et hod is t o use t he m at ching feat ure.
Not ice t hat each com ponent is list ed in t hree ways on t he Select ed
t ab:
M a t ch in g M e t h od D e scr ipt ion

Sim N a m e The nam e appearing wit hin t he sim ulat ion.
Fu llN a m e / I UPAC nam e ( or sim ilar) , and synonym s for m any
Syn on ym com ponent s.
For m u la The chem ical form ula of t he com ponent . This is useful
when you are unsure of t he library nam e of a
com ponent , but know it s form ula.
The Com ponent List View At t he t op of each of t hese t hree colum ns is a corresponding radio
view cont ains t wo t abs. I n but t on. Based on t he select ed radio but t on, UniSim Design will
t his exam ple, t he
Select ed t ab is t he only locat e t he com ponent ( s) t hat best m at ches t he input you t ype in
t ab used, because it t he M a t ch cell.
cont ains all t he funct ions
you need t o add 2. Opt ional: To renam e t he com ponent list , click in t he N a m e field at
com ponent s t o t he list . t he bot t om of t he view and t ype a new nam e.
For t his t ut orial exam ple, you will add t he following non- oil
com ponent s: H2O, C3, i- C4, n- C4, i- C5 and n- C5.
First , you will add H 2 O using t he m at ch feat ure.
3. Ensure t he Sim N a m e radio but t on is select ed, and t he Sh ow
Sy n on y m s checkbox is checked.
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4. Click in t he M a t ch field.
You can also m ove t o t he
Mat ch field by pressing 5. Begin t yping ‘wat er ’. UniSim Design filt ers t hrough it s library as you
ALT M . t ype, displaying only t hose com ponent s t hat m at ch your input .
Figu r e 2 .1 0
6. Wit h Wat er select ed, add it t o t he Cur rent Com ponent List by doing
on e of t he following:
• Press t he EN TER key.
• Click t he Add Pu r e but t on.
• Double- click on Wat er.
You can also use t he Fam ily Filt er t o display only t hose com ponent s
belonging t o cert ain fam ilies. Next , you will add Propane t o t he
com ponent list using a Fam ily Filt er:
7. Ensure t he M a t ch field is em pt y, and click t he V ie w Filt e r but t on.
The Filt ers view appears as show n on t he left .
8. On t he Filt ers view, check t he Use Filt e r checkbox t o act ivat e t he
Fam ily Filt er.
Filt ers view
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9. Check t he H y dr oca r bon s checkbox. The r em aining com ponent s

are known t o be hydrocarbons.
Figu r e 2 .1 1
On t he
Com ponent
View view,
Propane
appears
near t he t op
of t he
filt ered list .
The Mat ch feat ure 10. Double- click Propane t o add it t o t he com ponent list .
rem ains act ive when you
are using a fam ily filt er, Next you will add t he rem aining Light Ends com ponent s i- C4
so you could have also
t hrough n- C5. The following procedure shows you quick way t o add
t yped C3 in t he Mat ch
field and t hen added it com ponent s t hat appear consecut ively in t he library list .
t o t he com ponent list .
11. Click on t he first com ponent t o be added ( in t his case, i- C4) .
12. Do one of t he following:
To select consecut ive • Hold down t he SH I FT key and click on t he last com ponent , in
com ponent s, use t he t his case n- C5. All com ponent s i- C4 t hr ough n- C5 are now
SH I FT key. select ed. Release t he SH I FT key.
To select non- • Click and drag from i- C4 t o n- C5. Com ponent s i- C4 t hrough t o
consecut ive com ponent s, n- C5 are select ed.
use t he CTRL key.
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13. Click t he Add Pur e but t on. The select ed com ponent s are
t ransferred t o t he Select ed Com ponent group.
Figu r e 2 .1 2
To rem ove a
com ponent from t he
Current Com ponent s
List , select it and
click t he Rem ove
but t on or press t he
D ELETE key.
The com plet e list of non- oil com ponent s appears in t he figure
above.
14. Close t he Com ponent List View and Filt ers views t o ret urn t o t he
Sim ulat ion Basis Manager view.
On t he Com ponent s t ab, t he Com ponent List s group now cont ains
t he nam e of t he new com ponent list t hat you creat ed.
Defining a Fluid Package

I n t he Sim ulat ion Basis Manager view, your next t ask is t o define a fluid
package.
The Sim ulat ion Basis
Manager allows you t o UniSim D e sign displa ys t he cu r r e nt Envir onm e n t a nd M ode in
creat e, m odify, and t he uppe r r ight cor ne r of t he vie w . W he ne ve r you be gin a
ot herwise m anipulat e
n e w ca se , you a r e a ut om a t ica lly pla ce d in t he Ba sis
fluid packages in your
sim ulat ion case. Most of
e nvir on m e n t , w he r e you ca n choose t he pr ope r t y pa ck a ge
t he t im e, as wit h t his a n d n on - oil com pone nt s.
exam ple, you require
only one fluid package
for your ent ire A fluid package cont ains t he com ponent s and propert y m et hods t hat
sim ulat ion.
UniSim Design will use in it s calculat ions for a part icular flowsheet .
Depending on what is required, a fluid package can also cont ain ot her
UniSim Design has inform at ion, such as a pet r oleum fluid charact erizat ion.
creat ed a fluid package
wit h t he default nam e
Basis- 1. You can The fluid package for t his exam ple will cont ain t he propert y package
change t he nam e of ( Peng Robinson) , t he pur e com ponent s H2O, C3, i- C4, n- C4, i- C5, n- C5,
t his fluid package by and t he hypot het ical com ponent s which are generat ed in t he Oil
t yping a new nam e in
t he N a m e field at t he charact erizat ion.
bot t om of t he view.
1. Click t he Fluid Pk gs t ab, t hen click t he Add but t on. The Fluid
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Package: Basis- 1 view appears.
Figu r e 2 .1 3
This view is divided int o a num ber of t abs t hat allow you t o supply
all t he inform at ion necessary t o com plet ely define t he fluid
package. For t his t ut orial, however, only t he Set Up t ab is used.
On t he Set Up t ab, t he current ly select ed Propert y Package is
< none> . Before you begin charact erizing your pet roleum fluid, you
m ust choose a propert y package t hat can handle hypot het ical
com ponent s.
2. Select t he Peng Robinson propert y package by doing on e of t he
following:
• Type Pe n g Robin son . UniSim Design finds t he m at ch t o your
input .
• Use t he up and down arrow keys t o scroll t hrough th e list of
available propert y packages unt il Peng Robinson is select ed.
• Use t he vert ical scroll bar t o scroll t hrough t he list unt il Peng
Robinson becom es visible, t hen click on it .
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The Fluid Package: Basis - 1 view appears as shown below.
Figu r e 2 .1 4
The Propert y Pkg indicat or now indicat es Pe n g Robin son

is t he current propert y package for t his fluid package.
Alt ernat ively, you could have select ed t he EOSs radio but t on in t he
Proper t y Pkg Filt er group. The list would t hen display only t hose
propert y packages t hat are Equat ions of St at e. Peng Robinson
would appear in t his filt ered list .
I f you have m ult iple fluid I n t he Com ponent List Select ion group, you could use t he drop-
packages and com ponent s down list t o find t he nam e of any com ponent list s you had creat ed
list s in a case, you can
( current ly em pt y) .
use t he drop- down list in
t he Com ponent List The View but t on opens t he Com ponent List View view of t he
Select ion group t o at t ache
a com ponent list t o a select ed com ponent list .
part icular propert y
package.
I f t he se le ct e d com pon e n t list con t a in s com pon e n t s n ot
a ppr opr ia t e for t he se le ct e d pr ope r t y pa ck a ge , Un iSim
D e sign ope ns t he Com pone nt s I ncom pa t ible w it h Pr ope r t y
Pa ck a ge vie w . On t his vie w , you ha ve t he opt ion s of UniSim
D e sign r e m oving t h e in com pa t ible com pone nt s fr om t he
com pone nt list or cha nging t o a diffe r e nt pr ope r t y pa ck a ge
u sin g t h e dr op- dow n list or t he Ca n ce l bu t t on .
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3. Close t he Fluid Package: Basis - 1 view t o ret urn t o t he Sim ulat ion
Basis Manager view.
Figu r e 2 .1 5
The list in t he Current Fluid Packages group displays t he new fluid

package, Basis- 1, showing t he num ber of com ponent s ( NC) and
propert y package ( PP) . The new fluid package is assigned by default
t o t he m ain flowsheet , as shown in t he Flowsheet- Fluid Pkg
Associat ions group.
Creating Hypocom ponents

Your next t ask is t o creat e and add t he hypocom ponent s t o t he
com ponent list . I n t his exam ple, you will charact erize t he oil ( Pet roleum
Fluid) using t he given Assay dat a t o creat e t he hypocom ponent s.
Characterizing the Oil

I n t his sect ion, you will use t he following laborat ory Assay dat a:
Bulk Cr ude Pr ope r t ie s

MW 300.00
API Gravit y 48.75
Ligh t En ds Liqu id Volu m e Pe r ce n t

i- But ane 0.19
n- But ane 0.11
i- Pent ane 0.37
n- Pent ane 0.46
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TBP D ist illa t ion Assa y

Liqu id Volu m e Te m pe r a t u r e ( °F) M ole cu la r W e igh t
Pe r ce n t D ist ille d
0.0 80.0 68.0
10.0 255.0 119.0
20.0 349.0 150.0
30.0 430.0 182.0
40.0 527.0 225.0
50.0 635.0 282.0
60.0 751.0 350.0
70.0 915.0 456.0
80.0 1095.0 585.0
90.0 1277.0 713.0
98.0 1410.0 838.0
API Gr a vit y Assa y

Liq V ol% D ist ille d API Gr a vit y
13.0 63.28
33.0 54.86
57.0 45.91
74.0 38.21
91.0 26.01
Viscosit y Assa y
Liqu id Volu m e Viscosit y ( cP) 1 0 0 °F Viscosit y ( cP) 2 1 0 °F
Pe r ce n t D ist ille d
10.0 0.20 0.10
30.0 0.75 0.30
50.0 4.20 0.80
70.0 39.00 7.50
90.0 600.00 122.30
Accessing the Oil Environm ent

The UniSim Design Oil Charact erizat ion procedure is used t o convert
t he laborat ory dat a int o pet roleum hypocom ponent s.
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1. On t he Sim ulat ion Basis Manager view, click t he Oil M a n a ge r t ab.

The Associat ed Fluid
Package drop- down list
indicat es which fluid Figu r e 2 .1 6
package is used for t he
oil charact erizat ion.
Since t here is only one
fluid package, UniSim
Design has m ade
Ba sis- 1 t he Associat ed
Fluid Package.
The t ext on t he right side of t he view indicat es t hat before ent ering
t he Oil Environm ent , t wo crit eria m ust be m et :
• at least one fluid package m ust be present . I n t his case, only
one fluid package, Basis- 1, is select ed.
• t he propert y package m ust be able t o handle Hypot het ical
Com ponent s. I n our case, t he propert y package is Peng
Robinson, which is capable of handling Hypot het ical
com ponent s.
Since bot h crit eria are sat isfied, t he oil is charact erized in t he Oil
Environm ent .
2. To ent er t he Oil Charact erizat ion environm ent , do on e of t he
following:
Oil Environm ent icon • click t he Ent e r Oil En vir on m e nt but t on on t he Oil Manager
t ab.
The Oil Charact erizat ion
• click t he Oil En vir on m e n t icon on t he t oolbar.
view allows you t o
creat e, m odify, and
ot herwise m anipulat e
t he Assays and Blends
in your sim ulat ion case.
For t his exam ple, t he oil
is charact erized using a
single Assay.
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The Oil Charact erizat ion view appears.
Figu r e 2 .1 7
I n general, t hree st eps m ust be com plet ed w hen you ar e charact erizing
a pet roleum fluid:
1. Supply dat a t o define t he Assay.
2. Cut t he Assay int o hypot het ical com ponent s by creat ing a Blend.
3. I nst all t he hypot het ical com ponent s int o t he fluid package.
Defining the Assay

UniSim Design has 1. On t he Assa y t ab, click t he Add but t on t o creat e and view a new
given t he new Assay Assay. The Assay view appears.
t he default nam e of
Assay- 1. You can
change t his by t yping a Figu r e 2 .1 8
new nam e in t he N a m e
field.
When t he propert y view for a new Assay is opened for t he first t im e,
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t he view cont ains m inim al inform at ion. Depending on t he Assay

Dat a Type you choose, t he view is m odified appropriat ely. For t his
exam ple, t he Assay is defined based on TBP dat a.
2. From t he Assay Dat a Type drop- down list , select TBP. The view is
cust om ized for TBP dat a.
Figu r e 2 .1 9
The next t ask is t o ent er t he com posit ion of t he Light Ends in t he

Assay.
3. From t he Light Ends drop- down list , select I nput Com posit ion.
4. I n t he I nput Dat a group, select t he Ligh t En ds radio but t on.
5. Ensure t hat Liquid Volum e% is select ed in t he Light Ends Basis
drop- down list .
6. Click in t he Com posit ion cell for i- But ane.
7. Type 0.19, t hen pr ess t he EN TER key. You are aut om at ically
advanced down one cell t o n- But ane.
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8. Type t he rem aining com posit ions as shown. The t ot al Percent of

Light Ends in Assay is calculat ed and displayed at t he bot t om of t he
t able.
Figu r e 2 .2 0
Before ent ering any of t he assay dat a, you m ust act ivat e t he
m olecular weight , densit y, and viscosit y curves by choosing
appr opr iat e curve t ypes in t he Assay Definit ion group. Current ly,
t hese t hree cur ves are not used.
9. From t he Bulk Propert ies drop- down list , select Used. A new radio
but t on labeled Bu lk Pr ops appears in t he I nput Dat a group.
10. From Molecular Wt . Curve drop- down list , select Dependent . A new
radio but t on labeled M ole cu la r W t appears in t he I nput Dat a
group.
11. From t he Densit y Curve and Viscosit y Curves drop- down list s, select
I ndependent as t he curve t ype. For Viscosit y, t wo radio but t ons
appear as UniSim Design allows you t o input viscosit y assay dat a at
t wo t em perat ures.
Your view now cont ains a t ot al of seven radio but t ons in t he I nput
Dat a gr oup. The laborat ory dat a are input in t he sam e order as t he
radio but t ons appear.
I n t he next few sect ions, you will ent er t he following laborat ory assay
dat a:
• bulk m olecular weight and densit y
• TBP Dist illat ion assay dat a
• dependent m olecular weight assay dat a
• independent densit y assay dat a
• independent viscosit y assay dat a ( at t w o t em perat ures)
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Entering Bulk Property Data

1. Select t he Bu lk Pr ops radio but t on, and t he bulk propert y t able
appears t o t he right of t he radio but t ons.
2. Click in t he M ole cu la r W e igh t cell in t he t able. Type 300 and press
EN TER. You are aut om at ically advanced dow n one cell t o t he
St a n da r d D e n sit y cell.
3. I n t he St a n da r d D e n sit y cell, ent er 48.75 and press SPACE BAR.
To t he right of t he cell, a field cont aining t he current default unit
associat ed wit h t he cell appears. When you defined t he new unit
set , you specified t he default unit for st andard densit y as API _60,
which appears in t he field.
Figu r e 2 .2 1
4. Since t his is t he correct unit , press EN TER, and UniSim Design

accept s t he densit y value.
No bulk Wat son UOPK or Viscosit y dat a is available for t his assay.
UniSim Design provides t w o default t em perat ures ( 100°F and
210°F) for ent ering bulk viscosit y, but t hese t em pe rat ure values are
ignored unless cor responding viscosit ies are provided. Since t he
value for bulk viscosit y is not supplied, t here is no need t o delet e or
change t he t em perat ure values.
Entering Boiling Tem perature (TBP) Data

The next t ask is t o ent er t he TBP dist illat ion dat a.
1. Click t he Ca lcu la t ion D e fa u lt s t ab.
2. I n t he Ext rapolat ion Met hods group, select Lagrange for each
m et hod using t he dr op- down list s.
3. Ret urn t o t he I n pu t D a t a t ab.
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4. Select t he D ist illa t ion radio but t on. The corresponding TBP dat a
m at rix appears. UniSim Design displays a m essage under t he
m at rix, st at ing t hat ‘At least 5 point s are required’ before t he assay
can be calculat ed.
5. From t he Assay Basis drop- down list , select Liqu id V olu m e .
6. Click t he Edit Assa y but t on. The Assay I nput Table view appears.
7. Click in t he t op cell of t he Assay Percent colum n.
8. Type 0 t hen press EN TER. You ar e aut om at ically advanced t o t he
corresponding em pt y Tem perat ure cell.
9. Type 8 0 t hen press EN TER. You are aut om at ically advanced dow n
t o t he next em pt y Assay Percent cell.
10. Repeat st eps # 8 and # 9 t o ent er t he rem aining Assay Percent and
Tem perat ur e values as shown.
Figu r e 2 .2 2
11. Click t he OK but t on t o ret urn t o t he Assay propert y view.
Entering Molecular Weight Data

1. Select t he M ole cu la r W t radio but t on. The corresponding assay
m at rix appears. Since t he Molecular Weight assay is Dependent , t he
Assay Percent colum n displays t he sam e values as t hose you
ent ered for t he Boiling Tem perat ur e assay. Therefore, you need only
ent er t he Molecular Weight value for each assay percent .
2. Click t he Edit Assa y but t on and t he Assay I nput Table view
appears.
3. Click on t he first em pt y cell in t he Mole Wt colum n.
4. Type 68, t hen press t he down arrow key.
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Ga s Pr oce ssin g Tu t or ia l 1-41

7. I n t he Variables group, select t he first variable, Va pou r Fr a ct ion.

8. Press and hold t he CTRL key.

The new t ab displays only

13. At t his point , save your case by doing one of t he following:

1.2.8 Using the PFD

wit h all st ream s and unit operat ions visible.

Unit Operat ion icon for St ream / Operat ion

I f t he st ream s or operat ions are not all visible, select Au t o

As a graphic represent at ion of your flowsheet , t he PFD shows t he

I n dica t or St a t u s D e scr ipt ion

I nstalling the Chiller

Adding the Chiller to the PFD

4. Click on t he PFD where you want t o dr op t he Cooler.

When you are in At t ach

A sm all t ransparent box appears at t he cursor t ip. Through t he

6. Release t he left m ouse but t on, and t he connect ion is m ade t o t he

Adding Outlet and Energy Stream s

Cooler out let .

2. I n t he N a m e field, change t he operat ion nam e t o Ch ille r.

5. Close t he cooler view.

9. Close t he ColdGas view and ret urn t o t he PFD view.

I nstalling the LTS

liquids in t he ColdGas st ream .

Adding and Connecting the LTS

The connect ion point and pop- up Out appears.

9. Release t he m ouse but t on and t he connect ion is m ade.

4. Release t he m ouse but t on, and t he connect ion is m ade.

St ream s LTSVap and

Spe cifica t ion D e scr ipt ion

Adding a Heat Exchanger Specification

1. I n t he Specificat ions group, click t he Add but t on.

UniSim Design will converge on bot h specificat ions and t he

7. Click t he W or k sh e e t t ab, t hen select t he Con dit ion s page t o view

Using t he 1 0 o F approach, UniSim Design calculat es t he

2 .0 8 e 4 Bt u / F- h r and 2 2 .6 o F, respect ively.

Checking the Sales Gas Dew Point

Balance icon Figu r e 1 .7 7

2. I n t he N a m e field, t ype D e w Point , t hen press EN TER.

4. Open t he drop- down list of available st ream s and select Sa le sGa s.

12. Close t he Dew Point view t o ret urn t o t he PFD.

I nstalling the Second Mixer

When t he solid whit e box appears at t he cursor t ip, release t he left

I nstalling the Colum n

Dist illat ion Colum n icon

The first page of t he I nput Expert view appears.

The I nput Expert view is

9. Ent er t he st ream and Colum n nam es as shown in t he figure below.

13. Click t he N e x t but t on t o advance t o t he Opt ion a l Est im a t e s page.

Alt hough UniSim D e sign doe s not r e quir e e st im a t e s t o

14. Specify a Con de nse r t em perat ure of 4 0 °F and a Re boile r

15. Click t he N e x t but t on t o advance t o t he fourt h and final page of t he

17. Click t he D on e but t on.

The Dist illat ion Colum n propert y view appears.

18. Select t he M on it or page.

The Monit or page displays t he st at us of your colum n as it is being

Adding a Colum n Specification

6. I n t he N a m e cell, change t he specificat ion nam e t o Pr opa n e

7. I n t he St a ge cell, select Re boile r from t he drop- down list of

8. I n t he Spe c V a lu e cell, ent er 0 .0 2 as t he liquid m ole fract ion

10. Close t his view t o ret urn t o t he Colum n proper t y view.

12. Click t he Gr ou p Act ive but t on t o bring t he new specificat ion t o t he

The Degrees of Freedom has ret ur ned t o zero, so t he colum n is

Running the Colum n