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Aspen Engineering

Whats New in V7.0


and V7.1

Version Number: V7.1


January 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 by Aspen Technology, Inc. All rights reserved.
Aspen Acol+, Aspen Adsim, Aspen Adsorption , Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger, Aspen Basic Engineering, Aspen
Batch Process Developer, Aspen Batch Distillation, Aspen Batch Plus, Aspen BatchSep, Aspen Capital Cost
Estimator, Aspen CatRef, Aspen Chromatography, Aspen COMThermo, Aspen Custom Modeler, Aspen
Distillation Synthesis, Aspen Dynamics, Aspen Energy Analyzer, Aspen FCC, Aspen Fired Heater, Aspen
FiredHeater, Aspen Flare System Analyzer, Aspen FLARENET, Aspen HTFS Research Network, Aspen HX-Net,
Aspen Hydrocracker, Aspen Hydrotreater, Aspen HYSYS Amines, Aspen HYSYS Dynamics, Aspen HYSYS
OLGAS 3-Phase, Aspen HYSYS OLGAS, Aspen HYSYS PIPESYS, Aspen HYSYS RTO Offline, Aspen HYSYS
Upstream Dynamics, Aspen HYSYS Upstream Dynamics, Aspen HYSYS Upstream, Aspen HYSYS Upstream,
Aspen HYSYS, Aspen HYSYS Thermodynamics COM Interface, Aspen HYSYS, Aspen HYSYS Pipeline
Hydraulics - OLGAS 2-Phase, Aspen HYSYS Pipeline Hydraulics - OLGAS 3-Phase, Aspen HYSYS Pipeline
Hydraulics - PIPESYS, Aspen HYSYS Offline Optimizer, Aspen HYSYS Hydrocracker, Aspen HYSYS Reformer,
Aspen HYSYS CatCracker, Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining, Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator, Aspen Icarus
Project Manager, Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator, Aspen Kbase, Aspen MINLP Optimization, Aspen Mixed Integer
Optimizer, Aspen Model Runner, Aspen MPIMS, Aspen MUSE, Aspen Online Deployment, Aspen OnLine,
Aspen OnLine, Aspen OTS Framework, Aspen PIMS Advanced Optimization, Aspen PIMS Submodel Calculator,
Aspen PIMS, Aspen Plate Exchanger, Aspen Plate+, Aspen Plus Optimizer, Aspen Plus, Aspen Plus
CatCracker, Aspen Plus Dynamics, Aspen Plus Hydrocracker, Aspen Plus Hydrotreater, Aspen Plus
Reformer, Aspen Polymers, Aspen Polymers Plus, Aspen Process Economic Analyzer, Aspen Process Manual,
Aspen Process Tools, Aspen Properties, Aspen Rate-Based Distillation, Aspen RateSep, Aspen Reaction
Modeler, Aspen RefSYS Catcracker, Aspen RefSYS Hydrocracker, Aspen RefSYS Reformer, Aspen RefSYS,
Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger, Aspen Shell & Tube Mechanical, Aspen Simulation Workbook, Aspen Solubility
Modeler, Aspen Split, Aspen Tasc+, Aspen Teams, Aspen Utilities On-Line Optimizer, Aspen Utilities
Operations, Aspen Utilities Planner, Aspen Zyqad, SLM, SLM Commute, SLM Config Wizard, the Aspen
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Contents

Contents..................................................................................................................1
Introduction ............................................................................................................7
aspenONE V7.0 and V7.1 ................................................................................ 7
Introduction to Aspen Engineering .................................................................... 8
Product Name Changes in aspenONE V7.0 ......................................................... 9
Aspen Engineering Workflows...............................................................................13
Aspen Process Engineering Console .................................................................13
Product Description .............................................................................13
More Information ................................................................................13
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1................................................15
Compatibility Notes .............................................................................16
Integrated Sizing and Costing .........................................................................16
Product Description .............................................................................16
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1................................................18
Common Model Environment ..........................................................................20
Common Model Environment (CME) Framework Compatibility ....................20
Summary Integrated Workflows ...................................................................23
Process Modeling (Aspen Plus) .............................................................................25
Aspen Plus ...................................................................................................25
Product Description .............................................................................25
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0................................................26
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1................................................33
Compatibility Notes for V7.0 .................................................................36
Compatibility Notes for V7.1 .................................................................40
Whats Fixed in V7.0 ............................................................................46
Whats Fixed in V7.1 ............................................................................49
The OLI Interface ..........................................................................................53
Product Description .............................................................................53
New Features and Enhancements for V7.0 ..............................................54
New Features and Enhancements for V7.1 ..............................................54
Compatibility Notes .............................................................................54
Aspen Properties ...........................................................................................54
Product Description .............................................................................54
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0................................................55
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1................................................58

Contents

Compatibility Notes for V7.0 .................................................................59


Compatibility Notes for V7.1 .................................................................62
Whats Fixed in V7.0 ............................................................................67
Whats Fixed in V7.1 ............................................................................69
Advanced Simulation Options (Aspen Plus)...........................................................74
Aspen Custom Modeler ..................................................................................74
Product Description .............................................................................74
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0................................................74
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1................................................75
Compatibility Notes for V7.0 .................................................................76
Compatibility Notes for V7.1 .................................................................77
Aspen Model Runner ......................................................................................79
Product Description .............................................................................79
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0 and V7.1 ..................................79
Compatibility Notes for V7.0 .................................................................80
Compatibility Notes for V7.1 .................................................................80
Aspen Plus Dynamics (formerly Aspen Dynamics) ..............................................81
Product Description .............................................................................81
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0................................................81
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1................................................85
Compatibility Notes .............................................................................86
Aspen Adsorption (formerly Aspen Adsim) ........................................................87
Product Description .............................................................................87
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0................................................87
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1................................................88
Compatibility Notes .............................................................................89
Aspen Utilities Planner ...................................................................................90
Product Description .............................................................................90
New Features and Enhancements for V7.0 and V7.1 .................................90
Compatibility Notes .............................................................................91
Aspen Reaction Modeler .................................................................................91
Product Description .............................................................................91
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1................................................92
Compatibility Notes .............................................................................93
Process Modeling (HYSYS) ....................................................................................94
Aspen HYSYS................................................................................................94
Product Description .............................................................................94
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0................................................94
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 102
Compatibility Notes for V7.0 ............................................................... 104
Compatibility Notes for V7.1 ............................................................... 105
Whats Fixed in V7.0 ..........................................................................105
Whats Fixed in V7.1 ..........................................................................111
Aspen HYSYS Upstream ............................................................................... 119
Product Description ...........................................................................119
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 120
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 120
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 121
Whats Fixed in V7.0 ..........................................................................122
Whats Fixed in V7.1 ..........................................................................125

Contents

Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining (formerly Aspen RefSYS) ............................... 126


Product Description ...........................................................................126
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 126
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 131
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 135
Whats Fixed in V7.0 ..........................................................................135
Whats Fixed in V7.1 ..........................................................................142
Exchanger Design and Rating..............................................................................146
Product Name Changes and Abbreviations ...................................................... 146
Aspen EDR General Enhancements ................................................................ 146
New On-Line Help ............................................................................. 147
Copy/Paste Functionality Added for Aspen Simulation Workbook .............. 147
Aspen Properties Package Displays Component Names ........................... 147
Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger (formerly ACOL+)................................................ 151
Product Description ...........................................................................151
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 152
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 153
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 156
Aspen Fired Heater (formerly Aspen FiredHeater) ............................................ 156
Product Description ...........................................................................156
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 157
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 160
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 161
Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger (formerly Aspen TASC+) ................................... 161
Product Description ...........................................................................161
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 162
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 167
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 174
Aspen Shell & Tube Mechanical (formerly Aspen Teams) ................................... 174
Product Description ...........................................................................174
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 175
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 177
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 179
Aspen Plate Exchanger (formerly Aspen Plate+) .............................................. 179
Product Description ...........................................................................179
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 180
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 180
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 184
Aspen HTFS Research Network...................................................................... 184
Product Description ...........................................................................184
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 185
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 185
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 185
Aspen MUSE ...............................................................................................186
Product Description ...........................................................................186
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0 and V7.1 ................................ 186
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 186
Aspen Plate Fin Exchanger............................................................................ 186
Product Description ...........................................................................186
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 187
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 189

Contents

Whats Fixed in V7.0....................................................................................190


Whats Fixed in V7.1....................................................................................200
Economic Evaluation ...........................................................................................207
Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (formerly Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator) ...... 207
Product Description ...........................................................................207
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 208
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 209
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 211
Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator (formerly Aspen Icarus Project Manager) ............. 211
Product Description ...........................................................................211
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 211
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 213
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 215
Aspen Capital Cost Estimator (formerly Aspen Kbase) ...................................... 215
Product Description ...........................................................................215
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 216
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 219
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 221
Icarus Evaluation Engine .............................................................................. 222
Technology Description ...................................................................... 222
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 222
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 226
Energy and Flare Analysis ...................................................................................227
Aspen Energy Analyzer (formerly Aspen HX-Net) ............................................. 227
Product Description ...........................................................................227
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 227
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 228
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 228
Whats Fixed in V7.0 ..........................................................................228
Whats Fixed in V7.1 ..........................................................................229
Aspen Flare System Analyzer (formerly Aspen FLARENET)................................. 230
Product Description ...........................................................................230
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 230
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 232
Compatibility Notes for V7.0 ............................................................... 232
Compatibility Notes for V7.1 ............................................................... 232
Whats Fixed in V7.0 ..........................................................................233
Whats Fixed in V7.1 ..........................................................................233
Aspen HYSYS Thermodynamics COM Interface (formerly Aspen COM Thermo) ..... 235
Product Description ...........................................................................235
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0 and V7.1 ................................ 235
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 235
Aspen Simulation Workbook ...............................................................................236
Product Description .....................................................................................236
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0 ....................................................... 236
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1 ....................................................... 237
Compatibility Notes for V7.0 ......................................................................... 238
Compatibility Notes for V7.1 ......................................................................... 238

Contents

Process Development ..........................................................................................239


Aspen Batch Process Developer (formerly Aspen Batch Plus) ............................. 239
Product Description ...........................................................................239
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 240
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 241
Compatibility Notes for V7.0 ............................................................... 242
Compatibility Notes for V7.1 ............................................................... 242
Aspen Solubility Modeler ..............................................................................242
Production Description ....................................................................... 242
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 243
Compatibility Notes for V7.0 ............................................................... 244
Compatibility Notes for V7.1 ............................................................... 244
Advanced Modeling Options (Process Development)...........................................248
Aspen Batch Distillation (formerly Aspen BatchSep) ......................................... 248
Product Description ...........................................................................248
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 248
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 249
Compatibility Notes for V7.0 ............................................................... 251
Compatibility Notes for V7.1 ............................................................... 251
Aspen Chromatography................................................................................252
Product Description ...........................................................................252
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 252
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 252
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 253
Aspen Process Tools .................................................................................... 255
Product Description ...........................................................................255
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0 and V7.1 ................................ 255
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 255
Aspen Process Manual.........................................................................................256
Product Description .....................................................................................256
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0 and V7.1 .......................................... 256
Compatibility Notes .....................................................................................256
Aspen Basic Engineering (formerly Aspen Zyqad) ...............................................257
Product Description .....................................................................................257
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0 ....................................................... 257
Interfaces with Detailed Design Programs Using the ISO 15926 Standard .. 257
Extended Interfaces to Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger and Aspen Plate
Exchanger ........................................................................................ 258
Management of Basic Engineering and Design Data (BEDD)..................... 258
Additional Out-of-the-Box Datasheets Based on Industry Standards ......... 258
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1 ....................................................... 258
Milestone-Based Interdisciplinary Workflow ........................................... 259
Excel-Based Datasheet Editor Client..................................................... 259
Out-of-the-Box Expansion Templates ................................................... 259
Out-of-the Box P&ID Symbols ISO 10628:1997 ..................................... 260
Optional Import of Simulation Diagram from Aspen Plus and HYSYS .........260
Compatibility Notes .....................................................................................260

Contents

Operations Support .............................................................................................261


Aspen Online Deployment ............................................................................ 261
Product Description ...........................................................................261
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0.............................................. 261
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 262
Specification of Simulator Version ........................................................ 262
Compatibility Notes for V7.0 ............................................................... 263
Compatibility Notes for V7.1 ............................................................... 263
Aspen OTS Framework................................................................................. 264
Product Description ...........................................................................264
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1.............................................. 264
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 265
Aspen OnLine ......................................................................................................266
Product Description .....................................................................................266
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0 and V7.1 .......................................... 266
Compatibility Notes .....................................................................................266
Aspen Plus Based Refinery Reactors ...................................................................267
Aspen Plus Catcracker (formerly Aspen FCC)................................................... 267
Product Description ...........................................................................267
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0 and V7.1 ................................ 267
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 267
Aspen Plus Hydrocracker (formerly Aspen Hydrocracker) .................................. 267
Product Description ...........................................................................267
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0 and V7.1 ................................ 268
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 268
Aspen Plus Hydrotreater (formerly Aspen Hydrotreater).................................... 268
Product Description ...........................................................................268
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0 and V7.1 ................................ 268
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 268
Aspen Plus Reformer (formerly Aspen CatRef) ................................................. 269
Product Description ...........................................................................269
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0 and V7.1 ................................ 269
Compatibility Notes ........................................................................... 269
Aspen Open Object Model Framework .................................................................270
Product Description .....................................................................................270
New Features and Enhancements in V7.0 ....................................................... 270
New Features and Enhancements in V7.1 ....................................................... 271
OOMF Simulations and Blocks ............................................................. 271
Compatibility Notes .....................................................................................271

Contents

Introduction

aspenONE V7.0 and V7.1


As shown in the figure below, aspenONETM unifies all of the AspenTech
products and capabilities into a single cohesive system that allows users in
each process industry vertical to safely and predictably manage and improve
the performance of their enterprise operations.

Key capabilities:

Introduction

Use consistent models to design, optimize, and improve your plant


operations

Design and de-bottleneck plants and processes for maximum performance

Gain control of plants and processes from a business perspective

Look ahead to capitalize on opportunities and identify problems before


they occur

Measure plant performance

Estimate capital and operation costs

Introduction to Aspen
Engineering
Aspen Engineering is an integrated engineering environment that provides
business value through the creation, management, and deployment of
process knowledge throughout the engineering enterprise.
The V7.0 and V7.1 releases of Aspen Engineering offer exciting new
functionality and key enhancements that further advance AspenTechs
products, helping customers to make faster decisions and operate more
efficiently and profitably within the areas of engineering design, simulation,
and optimization.
The figure below provides a quick highlight of the some of the new capabilities
that the release provides.

This document provides an overview of product functionality and details the


new capabilities and major enhancements for each product in the Aspen
Engineering Suite.

Introduction

Product Name Changes in


aspenONE V7.0
With the release of aspenONE V7.0, AspenTech has made the decision to
provide more functional names to several of its Process Engineering products.
The new names will reflect the function/role that product performs as part of
the overall Aspen Engineering. The installation has also been re-organized to
reflect functional groups. Use the chart below to see the new product names
and their corresponding installation selections.

Introduction

Product Name
Release 2006.5

Product Name
V7.0

Install Mapping
(What to Install)

Required Install
Option Selection

Aspen Acol+

Aspen Air Cooled


Exchanger

Exchanger Design And


Rating

---

Aspen Adsim

Aspen Adsorption

Process Modeling
(Aspen Plus)

Advanced Simulation
Options

Aspen Batch Plus

Aspen Batch
Process Developer

Process Development

---

Aspen BatchSep

Aspen Batch
Distillation

Process Development

Advanced Modeling
Options

Process Modeling
(Aspen Plus)

Advanced Simulation
Options

Aspen CatRef

Aspen Plus
Reformer

Aspen Plus Based


Refinery Reactors

---

Aspen
Chromatography

Aspen
Chromatography

Process Development

Advanced Modeling
Options

Aspen
COMThermo

Aspen HYSYS
Thermodynamics
COM Interface

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

Energy and Flare


Analysis

Aspen Custom
Modeler

Aspen Custom
Modeler

Process Modeling
(Aspen Plus)

Advanced Simulation
Options

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

Advanced Simulation
Options

Aspen Dynamics

Aspen Plus
Dynamics

Process Modeling
(Aspen Plus)

Advanced Simulation
Options

Aspen FCC

Aspen Plus
CatCracker

Aspen Plus Based


Refinery Reactors

---

Aspen FiredHeater

Aspen Fired Heater

Exchanger Design And


Rating

---

Aspen FLARENET

Aspen Flare System


Analyzer

Process Modeling
(Aspen Plus)

Energy and Flare


Analysis

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

Energy and Flare


Analysis

Aspen HTFS
Research Network

Aspen HTFS
Research Network

Exchanger Design And


Rating

---

Aspen HX-Net

Aspen Energy
Analyzer

Process Modeling
(Aspen Plus)

Energy and Flare


Analysis

Process Modeling

Energy and Flare

Product Name
Release 2006.5

Product Name
V7.0

Install Mapping
(What to Install)

Required Install
Option Selection

(HYSYS)

Analysis

Aspen
Hydrocracker

Aspen Plus
Hydrocracker

Aspen Plus Based


Refinery Reactors

---

Aspen
Hydrotreater

Aspen Plus
Hydrotreater

Aspen Plus Based


Refinery Reactors

---

Aspen HYSYS

Aspen HYSYS

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

---

Aspen HYSYS
Amines

Aspen HYSYS
Amines

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

---

Aspen HYSYS
Dynamics

Aspen HYSYS
Dynamics

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

---

Aspen HYSYS
OLGAS

Aspen HYSYS
Pipeline Hydraulics
- OLGAS 2-Phase

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

---

Aspen HYSYS
OLGAS 3-Phase

Aspen HYSYS
Pipeline Hydraulics
- OLGAS 3-Phase

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

---

Aspen HYSYS
PIPESYS

Aspen HYSYS
Pipeline Hydraulics

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

---

- PIPESYS

Introduction

Aspen HYSYS
RTO Offline

Aspen HYSYS
Offline Optimizer

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

---

Aspen HYSYS
Upstream

Aspen HYSYS
Upstream

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

---

Aspen HYSYS
Upstream
Dynamics

Aspen HYSYS
Upstream
Dynamics

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

---

Aspen Icarus
Process Evaluator

Aspen Process
Economic Analyzer

Economic Evaluation

---

Aspen Icarus
Project Manager

Aspen In-Plant Cost


Estimator

Economic Evaluation

---

Aspen Kbase

Aspen Capital Cost


Estimator

Economic Evaluation

---

Aspen MPIMS

Aspen MPIMS

Aspen PIMS

---

Aspen Model
Runner

Aspen Model
Runner

Process Modeling
(Aspen Plus)

Advanced Simulation
Options

Aspen MUSE

Aspen MUSE

---

---

Aspen OnLine

Aspen OnLine

---

---

Aspen Online
Deployment

Aspen Online
Deployment

Operations Support

Aspen Online
Deployment

Aspen PIMS

Aspen PIMS

Aspen PIMS

---

Aspen PIMS
Advanced
Optimization

Aspen PIMS
Advanced
Optimization

Aspen PIMS

---

Aspen PIMS
Submodel
Calculator

Aspen PIMS
Submodel
Calculator

Aspen PIMS

---

10

Introduction

Product Name
Release 2006.5

Product Name
V7.0

Install Mapping
(What to Install)

Required Install
Option Selection

Aspen Plate+

Aspen Plate
Exchanger

Exchanger Design and


Rating

---

Aspen Plus

Aspen Plus

Process Modeling
(Aspen Plus)

---

Aspen EO Model
Library (EquationOriented HYSYS)

Aspen EO Model
Library (EquationOriented HYSYS)

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

Advanced Simulation
Options

Aspen Plus
Optimizer

Aspen Plus
Optimizer

Process Modeling
(Aspen Plus)

---

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

Advanced Simulation
Options

Aspen Polymers
Plus

Aspen Polymers

Process Modeling
(Aspen Plus)

---

Aspen Process
Manual

Aspen Process
Manual

Process Development
(Server Installation
only)

---

Aspen Process
Tools

Aspen Process
Tools

Process Development

Advanced Modeling
Options

Aspen Properties

Aspen Properties

Process Modeling
(Aspen Plus)

---

Aspen solubility
modeler
functionality

Process Development

---

Aspen RateSep

Aspen Rate-Based
Distillation

Process Modeling
(Aspen Plus)

---

Aspen RefSYS

Aspen HYSYS
Petroleum Refining

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

Aspen RefSYS
Catcracker

Aspen HYSYS
CatCracker

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

Advanced Simulation
Options

Aspen RefSYS
Hydrocracker

Aspen HYSYS
Hydrocracker

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

Advanced Simulation
Options

Aspen RefSYS
Reformer

Aspen HYSYS
Reformer

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

Advanced Simulation
Options

Aspen Simulation
Workbook

Aspen Simulation
Workbook

Operations Support

Aspen Simulation
Workbook

Process Modeling
(Aspen Plus)

Aspen Simulation
Workbook

Process Modeling
(HYSYS)

Aspen Simulation
Workbook

Aspen Split

Aspen Distillation
Synthesis

Process Modeling
(Aspen Plus)

---

Aspen Tasc+

Aspen Shell & Tube


Exchanger

Exchanger Design And


Rating

---

Aspen Teams

Aspen Shell & Tube


Mechanical

Exchanger Design And


Rating

---

Aspen Utilities
Operations

Aspen Utilities OnLine Optimizer

Process Modeling
(Aspen Plus)

Advanced Simulation
Options

11

Introduction

Product Name
Release 2006.5

Product Name
V7.0

Install Mapping
(What to Install)

Required Install
Option Selection

Aspen Utilities
Planner

Aspen Utilities
Planner

Process Modeling
(Aspen Plus)

Advanced Simulation
Options

Aspen Zyqad

Aspen Basic
Engineering

Aspen Basic
Engineering

---

NEW

Aspen OTS
Framework

Operations Support

Aspen OTS
Framework

12

Aspen Engineering
Workflows

Aspen Process Engineering


Console
Product Description
AspenTechs Process Engineering Console is a framework for organizing
data from various programs associated with a project and for sharing that
data between AspenTech programs. Version V7.1 of Process Engineering
Console is updated to work with the V7.1 versions of AspenTech products.
Aspen Process Engineering Console organizes the tasks associated with a
project into the following activities:

Properties Setup, using Aspen Properties or Aspen HYSYS

Process Simulation, using Aspen Plus or Aspen HYSYS

Economic Analysis, using Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (formerly


Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator)

Simulation Workbook, using Aspen Simulation Workbook to collect and


process data from the models in this project

Aspen Process Engineering Console stores all the data from these programs in
a folder named for the project and lets you organize your projects so you can
find the data you need quickly and easily.

More Information
Aspen Process Engineering Console works with version V7.1 of the above
AspenTech products. It does not work with earlier versions.
Aspen Process Engineering Console is included and installed with Aspen Plus
and Aspen HYSYS; it does not consume tokens. The Aspen Process
Development Console is included and installed with Aspen Batch Process
Developer; it does not consume tokens.

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Aspen Process Engineering Console is a desktop-based program. To share


projects over a network, you can save an entire project as an .aoprj file
containing all the files associated with the project. This file can be shared or
stored in standard document management systems such as SharePoint or
Documentum.
Aspen Process Engineering Console stores data in projects. A project
contains:

Standard physical property data (components, thermodynamics, etc.)

Equipment models (heat exchangers)

Simulation case files

Analysis files (energy analysis, economic analysis, etc.)

Aspen Process Engineering Console is workflow-oriented. It is set up to allow


you to develop a project by:

Specifying properties

Creating simulations

Running analysis against the simulation files

Extracting data for detailed equipment analysis

Activities in Aspen Process Engineering Console have specific actions for


creating and editing models. The Project Explorer lets you manage files
related to your project, and sort them by case or by activity. Icons in the
console indicate the status of applications, and link to the product information
pages on AspenTech's Web site. You can open multiple economic analyses
and compare them side by side.
Most importantly, Aspen Process Engineering Console automates the flow of
data between applications. For example, you can extract all the heat
exchangers from a simulation model and easily model them in heat exchanger
design tools.

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New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

File management improvements

Support for Aspen Plus compound files

New From Existing File renamed Import

Support for the Process Development workflow

Customization of activities and workflows

File Management Improvements


Energy Analysis and Flare Analysis activities now allow you to create multiple
files and use the new/copy/import/edit operations as other activities do.

Support for Aspen Plus Compound Files


The Edit | Preferences command now lets you choose the file format to use
when saving Aspen Plus files in the project. The compound file format is now
available, making it easier to include Aspen Plus files with user subroutines
and other external files within a project.

New From Existing File Renamed Import


The operation New From Existing File was renamed Import, to make its
meaning clearer to users, and to introduce an operation New From Existing
File (Copy) which copies one of the existing files already in the project.

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Support for the Process Development Workflow


Version V7.1 of Aspen Process Engineering Console introduces the concept of
workflows. A workflow is the collection of activities available within a project.
The activities available in previous versions now comprise the Conceptual
Engineering workflow. A second workflow, Process Development, is available.
Selecting this workflow allows access to all activities in Aspen Process
Development Console.

Customization of Activities and Workflows


Users can now define new activities to incorporate other types of files into
their projects, and can modify the workflows to include these activities.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Process Engineering Console V7.1 can be installed and used at the
same time as version V7.0 of Aspen Process Engineering Console. Each
version works with other AspenTech engineering applications of the same
version.

Integrated Sizing and Costing


Product Description
The Costing toolbar in Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS allows easy, powerful,
integrated sizing and costing using Aspen Process Economic Analyzer.
Use this command
Unit Operation
Summary Grid

or this button

To
Display a summary of important
variables for unit operation blocks.
The status indicator that appears
between these two buttons indicates the
state of the costing calculation.

Activate/Deactivate
Costing

Start or stop Aspen Process Economic


Analyzer running in the background. It
must be started to enable subsequent
functions. If you stop it in this way, the
files produced are retained and can be
reused later.

Load Simulation Data

Write out the variables in a file


(overwriting any previous version of this
file) and send it to Aspen Process
Economic Analyzer.

Map

View or modify the mapping of unit


operation models into equipment for
Aspen Process Economic Analyzer. If
data is not loaded, load it.

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Use this command

or this button

To

Size

Perform sizing calculations in Aspen


Process Economic Analyzer. If needed,
also load data and generate and use
default mappings.

Evaluate

Perform costing calculations in Aspen


Process Economic Analyzer. If needed,
also load data, generate and use default
mappings, and size equipment.

Equipment Summary

Display a summary of the results from


Aspen Process Economic Analyzer.

Deactivate and Clear

Stop Aspen Process Economic Analyzer


and discard the files produced.

Open Economics
Report

Open the Investment Analysis


spreadsheet produced by Aspen Process
Economic Analyzer.

This interface provides an interactive method of selecting which data to send


to the costing analysis, and options for selecting equipment to represent the
unit operation models.
The unit operation summary grid presents all relevant data from unit
operation models in a convenient grid, using the same interface in both Aspen
Plus and Aspen HYSYS:

Aspen HYSYS Unit Operation Summary Grid

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Aspen Plus Block Summary Grid

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

Unit Operation Summary and Equipment Summary

Improved integration with Aspen Process Economic Analyzer

Improved short-cut workflow

Unit Operation Summary and Equipment


Summary
The Unit Operation Summary provides a summary of data for all unit
operation models, with each model type on a separate tab. You can easily
review data for many blocks using this feature. This grid is always available,
even if you are not using the costing feature.
The Equipment Summary grid displays the results from Aspen Process
Economic Analyzer.
New buttons at the top of the Unit Operation Summary grid and
Equipment Summary grid allow you to perform common operations quickly.

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Unit Operation Summary Buttons


Click this button

To

Copy

Copy the data from the grid

Map

Map selected blocks to equipment for Aspen Process Economic


Analyzer

Unmap

Delete the mappings for selected blocks

Browse

Open the Data Browser (Aspen Plus) or Properties (Aspen HYSYS) for
selected unit operation model

Equipment Summary Buttons


Click this button

To

Size

Size selected blocks

Evaluate

Evaluate selected blocks

The following features are available in both the Equipment Summary and
the Unit Operation Summary.

Hold the Shift or Control key to select multiple blocks for use with the
buttons.

The Group field for each unit operation model lets you enter a text label
to describe each block.

You can right-click in the list of variable names to access additional


commands for sorting, changing units, and filtering data.

You can sort the blocks in any tab by the value of any field (including
Group).

You can select the units of measure for any set of variables.

Toggle Filters enables a filter feature which allows you to only show blocks
matching a chosen filter value on any given field(s). The filtering options
include specific values, Blanks, Non-Blanks, and Custom filters which can
contain a combination of equalities, inequalities, substrings at
start/end/anywhere, and regular expressions.

In Aspen Plus, these grids are both included under the Results Summary
in the Data Browser.

Improved Integration with Aspen Process


Economic Analyzer

The help now has links to relevant portions of the Aspen Process Economic
Analyzer help.

The new Open Economic Report command displays the Investment


Analysis spreadsheet produced by Aspen Process Economic Analyzer.

Equipment Direct Cost and Installed Cost are shown in the


Equipment Summary Grid.

Files used with this feature are now saved in compound files in Aspen
Plus.

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Improved Short-Cut Workflow

The workflow has been improved by the addition of extra status messages
and short-cut actions. After activating Aspen Process Economic Analyzer,
the short-cut workflow will complete the additional actions for you. For
example, after activating, you can press the evaluate button immediately
the new short-cuts will perform the prerequisite steps for you: load
simulation data, map using default mappings, size and evaluate.

Common Model Environment


Common Model Environment (CME)
Framework Compatibility
CME is a new model centric capability that allows process engineering,
planning and scheduling experts to share common model instances. In this
environment, compliant models may be authored in the appropriate
application and used by other applications subscribing to the CME
requirements. CME is based on Open-Equation model technology and the
Open Object Model Framework (OOMF) executive. Models must be open
equation models persisted in a format acceptable by the AspenTech Open
Object Model Framework (OOMF). Additionally, there is specific OOMF based
structural information about model variables that is persisted with the model
to enable easy re-use. This could be information such as a specific variable is
of type Sulfur Content (for example). Such models can be opened by any
application supporting CME. This also provides automatic access to any of a
wide variety of supported solvers and optimizers via the Aspen Open
Solvers (AOS) interface.
The front end for CME is the CME Visual Executive which enables users to
open, review and execute models. It also provides limited model editing
capabilities.

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Figure: CME Visual Executive capabilities

The objectives of the CME framework are:

CME will enable the use of Rigorous Engineering Models in Planning,


Scheduling to facilitate greater accuracy and range of prediction. It will
also enable use of simplified model types from Planning applications to be
used in Engineering applications to increase scope of the engineering
model, for example, users will be able to create a Refinery-wide
simulation by using models derived from Planning applications and
Engineering applications.

Allow extensions to the model format. This enables more information to be


authored and persisted with the model to assist incorporation of CME
models authored in one application into another host application.

Reduce or eliminate effort required for mapping of inputs/outputs of


integrated model instances.

CME model instances are self-contained and can be run in a standalone


mode within applications with CME capability. These applications include:
o

Aspen PIMS

Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining (formerly Aspen RefSYS)

Aspen Refinery Scheduler (formerly Aspen ORIONXT)

In Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining V7.1 the capability of authoring a CME


model is introduced. A new utility Common Model Utility allows users to
generate in simulation environment CME models which can then be imported
into other applications such as Aspen PIMS and Aspen Refinery Scheduler. It
is useful to build such CME models in HYSYS for complex models such as

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refinery reactors (Hydrocracker, FCC, Reformer, etc) which are typically


based on several tens of thousands of equations and variables. These models
are usually calibrated to fit the plant data. The CME model would try to
represent such a complex system in a simplified form in terms of user
selected model independent and dependent variables.
The CME models built in V7.1 are linear models representing the dependent
model variables (product flow rates, product properties, etc) as a linear
combination of independent variables (feed flow rates, feed properties,
reactor parameters, etc). The coefficients in these models are calculated
based on derivatives calculated automatically by the program.

Figure: CME model authoring capabilities in Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining


V7.1

The other way in which a CME model can be generated is from PIMS submodels or ACM models using the CME-Visual Executive. However when using
the Visual Executive, the user needs to manually assign attributes (such as
physical type, units, connection types, etc) to the variables and organize
variables into standard CME ports. The advantage when generating the CME
model in HYSYS is that the model variables are automatically assigned the
right attributes and organized into the standard CME ports, thus making the
model ready to be seamlessly loaded into PIMS and Refinery Scheduler.

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Summary Integrated
Workflows
Besides the key new workflows defined in the sections above, Aspen
Engineering supports several more integrated workflows. A summary of all
the integrated workflow is presented in the table below. The table also
describes the cross-version support of the integrated workflows.

Calling Product
(V7.1)

Connected Product
(Functionality)

Supported Versions
(QE)

Aspen Plus

EDR

V7.1

Economic Evaluation Send To

V7.1

Economic Evaluation Int


Sizing/Costing

V7.1

HYSYS

Icarus

EDR

Batch Process
Developer

Basic Engineering

ASW

AOD

Aspen Engineering Workflows

ACM Exported Models

V7.1, V7.0, 2006.5, 2006,


2004.1, 2004

EDR

V7.1

Icarus Send To

V7.1

Icarus Int Sizing/Costing

V7.1

ACM Exported Models

V7.1

Aspen Properties

V7.1

Aspen Plus

V7.1, V7.0

HYSYS

V7.1, V7.0

EDR

V7.1

Aspen Properties

V7.1

HYSYS

V7.1

Aspen Properties

V7.1

Aspen Plus Dynamics

V7.1

HYSYS

V7.1

Capital Cost Estimator

V7.1

EDR

V7.1

ACM

V7.1

Aspen Plus

V7.1

HYSYS

V7.1, V7.0, 2006.5

Aspen Plus

V7.1, V7.0, 2006.5

ACM

V7.1, V7.0, 2006.5

EDR

V7.1, V7.0, 2006.5

HYSYS

V7.1, V7.0, 2006.5

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Calling Product
(V7.1)

Connected Product
(Functionality)

Supported Versions
(QE)

Aspen Plus

V7.1, V7.0, 2006.5

ACM

V7.1, V7.0, 2006.5

EDR

V7.1, V7.0, 2006.5

ACM/AD

DMCplus

V7.1

HYSYS

DMCplus

V7.1

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Process Modeling (Aspen


Plus)

Aspen Plus
Product Description
Aspen Plus is the AspenTech state-of-the-art steady-state simulation system
that can be used for modeling a variety of industrial processes including
chemical, petrochemical, energy, metals, and refining. Aspen Plus contains a
comprehensive library of unit operation models and allows you to easily plug
in proprietary custom models. In addition, Aspen Plus provides full Windows
interoperability to facilitate the process and design engineers work processes.
Aspen Plus with the Aspen Plus Optimizer and Aspen OnLine modules provides
the framework to make optimization (including closed loop real-time
optimization) a natural extension to simulation, process control, and decision
making.
Aspen Plus automatically installs and works with the following separatelylicensed sub-products:

Aspen Distillation Synthesis, formerly the Aspen Split feature in Aspen


Plus, allows you to construct ternary maps and do azeotrope searches on
multi-component mixtures, as well as use the ConSep unit operation
model for distillation design.

Aspen Rate-Based Distillation, formerly Aspen RateSep, allows you to


perform rate-based distillation calculations using the RadFrac unit
operation model.

Aspen Plus Optimizer allows you to perform optimization calculations in


the equation-oriented environment.

Aspen Polymers allows you to model processes involving polymers and


oligomers. It includes databases, property methods and models, and
reaction kinetics models required to simulate polymerization reactors and
processing plants.

Aspen Plus Dynamics, which enables dynamic simulation. This product is


installed with the Advanced options.

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Aspen Plus is a mixed simulation and optimization environment supporting


both sequential modular and equation-oriented solution techniques for
process flowsheets.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

Engineering

Workflow and documentation

Physical properties

In addition to these changes, you may also wish to browse the lists of
features added in versions 2006.5, 2006, 2004.1 and 2004.

Engineering Enhancements
Column Models
Thermosiphon reboilers of RadFrac columns can now
be simulated rigorously using Aspen Shell & Tube
Exchanger (formerly Tasc+).

Specify height of liquid level, height of exchanger


inlet, height of return to column, fraction of head
lost in inlet and outlet piping, and column
pressure.

Aspen Plus determines exchanger inlet pressure


and allowable cold side pressure drop.

Also specify cold stream flow rate and outlet


vapor fraction.

The Reboiler sheet allows you to enter these


specifications. Reboiler Wizard on this sheet allows
you to link to a heat exchanger block.
The new RadFrac | Setup | Thermosiphon Config sheet allows you to
specify one of several possible configurations for the thermosiphon reboiler.

Tray and packing improvements (see Appendix A: Advanced Distillation


Features in the Unit Operation Models Reference in online help for details on
the new models):

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Wallis-Aspen pressure drop/flood model available for all packings except


those from vendors Sulzer and Raschig, and these types: RALU-RING,
RALU-FLOW, SUPER-RING, TORUSSADDL, STORUSSDDL, RALU-PAK,
SHEET-PACK, WIRE-PACK, GRID-PACK and SUPER-PAK

Kister & Haas entrainment flood correlation for sieve trays

Better values for bubble cap and sieve trays via Glitsch eq. 13 correlation

New packing types/sizes added to packing database:


-ETA Ring #1 and #2 in metal and plastic,
Tellerette #1, #2K, #2R, #3K, and #3R in plastic,
GEMPAK 2A and 3A in metal
FLEXIPAC 700Y, 500X, 500Y, 1.4X (350X), 1.6X, 250X, 250Y, 2.5X, 1YHC,
and 2YHC in metal
Koch-Glitsch CMR NO-1A, NO-2A, and NO-3A in plastic; NO-1, NO-2, and
NO-3 in metal
Raschig CMR #1, #1.5, #2, #2.5, #3, #4 in metal
Koch-Glitsch added as vendor for IMTP, Snowflake, and Glitsch Grid

New packing factors, areas, void fractions, and Stichlmair constants for
new packings

RadFrac, MultiFrac, and PetroFrac now generate results for maximum liquid
superficial velocity and profiles for liquid velocity.

Equation-Oriented Modeling
The following enhancements have been made to the equation-oriented
models:

Support for 3-phase electrolyte calculations using the true components


approach

Support for heat of reaction in RStoic

Support for CISOLID substreams in Analyzer and Pump

Improvements to the Analyzer Prop-Set handling:


o

Support for multiple Phase qualifiers, including the phase qualifier


TOTAL

Multiple liquid volume percents for distillation curve points

More consistent results between SM and EO

A substantial improvement in execution speed for distillation curves

A reduction in the number of closed flashes

Consistency in error messaging from Calculator and Design spec

HeatX will run in Open mode if a rigorous method is chosen and the EO
Option for On-SMEO-Diff is set to Use-Open

Rigorous Heat Exchanger Modeling Speed Improvements


Performance of heat exchangers using rigorous heat exchanger models such
as Aspen Shell and Tube (Formerly Aspen TASC+) has been greatly improved.
In most situations, execution of rigorous shell and tube, plate and frame, and
air cooled exchangers inside Aspen Plus can be as much as four times faster.

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Other Engineering Enhancements

In RStoic you can now specify the numbers of reactions. When specifying
series reactions, reactions are processed in ascending order; changing
reaction numbers allows you to change the order of the reactions.
Reaction numbers need not be consecutive.

In FSplit you can now make duty or power specifications for outlet
streams when splitting heat or work streams, respectively.

Flash2 and Flash3 now report calculated temperature, pressure, and vapor
fraction as results and accessible variables.

Decanter now supports chemistry with true-species electrolytes.

ClChng can now convert heat streams to work streams and vice-versa.
Select the appropriate icon when placing the block, as for streams.

LHHW and Powerlaw reactions now support reaction activities, as General


reactions have in the past.

LHHW, Powerlaw, and General reactions now support reversible reactions.

Workflow and Documentation Improvements


Block Summary Grid

The new Block Summary Grid is available by clicking


on the Costing
toolbar. This grid displays a summary of the data for unit operation
models, highlighting input values and allowing you to change them in one
convenient place. This is available to all users, even those who don't use
Aspen Process Economic Analyzer.

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Sizing and Costing

V7.0 includes the first phase of a project enabling a new integrated sizing
and costing workflow using Aspen Process Economic Analyzer. You can
now interactively choose the mapping of unit operation models to
equipment models. This workflow is accessible via the Costing toolbar
and menu. See the Integrated Sizing and Costing section for details on
this feature.

Process Flowsheet

Design Spec, Calculator, and Transfer blocks can now be placed on the
flowsheet using icons on the Manipulators tab of the Model Palette.
Dashed connection lines will indicate the unit operation models affected by
these blocks. Display Design-Spec, Transfer, and Calculator
connections on the Tools | Options | Flowsheet tab allows you to turn
off display of these blocks and their connections.

Other Workflow and Documentation Improvements

Several new application examples are now included with Aspen Plus:
cogeneration, sulfuric acid, urea, ammonia, Integrated Coal Gasification
Combined-Cycle Power (IGCC), and a set of examples for CO2 removal
using various amines and other solvents.

When using the View | Report command, you can now select checkboxes
to choose any combination of sections to be displayed in the report.

New function UpdateIdleStatus() is intended to be called from automation


functions that override the OnIdle() function. This function ensures that
the status indicator in the lower right of the main window is updated
appropriately when Aspen Plus is called from such automation programs.

Physical Property Enhancements


Enhancements to Property Data

The NIST-TRC databank has been updated with thousands of new


components and updated data. NIST-TRC in the Aspen Physical Property
System V7.0 contains 18840 components.

Several updates for NIST ThermoData Engine (TDE):


o

Parameter estimation of user-defined components using NIST TDE now


uses vapor pressure, liquid density, ideal gas heat capacity, and
normal boiling point data if it is specified, in addition to the molecular
structure.

Literature citations for raw NIST data are now available in the
Properties from NIST/TDE Dialog Box and are saved as comments
to the Properties | Data | Pure-Comp forms when saving data to
forms.

On the Evaluated Results tab of the Properties from NIST/TDE


Dialog Box, you can click Reevaluate to regenerate these results for
a different range of temperature or number of points.

Compound classes (such as alcohols and ketones) have been added for
components in NIST database.

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New property method REFPROP provides extremely accurate equations


of state for mixtures of 84 common components, based on NIST data.
See the help for REFPROP for a list of the components which can be
used with this method.

More information has been added in help for TDE, including a summary
of its capabilities and details on the consistency checks TDE performs
on the raw data.

New PURE22 databank with the latest component data updates from
DIPPR, including 50 the following new components. This is included in new
enterprise database APV70 and legacy databanks.
Alias

Name

C40H80

1-TETRACONTENE

C9H18-D4

CIS-2-NONENE

C9H18-D5

TRANS-2-NONENE

C8H8-D1

1,3,5,7-CYCLOOCTATETRAENE

C18H30-D2

1,3,5-TRI-TERTBUTYLBENZENE

C15H24-D1

1,3,5-TRIISOPROPYLBENZENE

C15H12-D1

4-METHYLPHENANTHRENE

C6H14O-D8

3-HEXANOL

C7H16O-D4

3-HEPTANOL

C9H10O-D1

P-ISOPROPENYL-PHENOL

C33H54O6

TRIOCTYL-TRIMELLITATE

CH4O2

METHYL-HYDROPEROXIDE

C2H6O2-D1

ETHYL-HYDROPEROXIDE

C16H18O

BIS-ALPHA-METHYLBENZYL-ETHER

C9H12O2-D1

N-PROPYLBENZENE-HYDROPEROXIDE

C10H14O2-D1

N-BUTYLBENZENE-HYDROPEROXIDE

C3H4CL2-D1

CIS-1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE

C3H4CL2-D2

TRANS-1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE

C8H9CL-D1

3-CHLORO-O-XYLENE

C8H9CL-D2

4-CHLORO-O-XYLENE

C3H3F5O-D1

PENTAFLUOROETHYL-METHYL-ETHER

C3H2F6-D1

1,1,1,3,3,3-HEXAFLUOROPROPANE

C4F6

HEXAFLUORO-1,3-BUTADIENE

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Alias

Name

C9F20

PERFLUORO-N-NONANE

C12F26

PERFLUORO-N-DODECANE

FNO

NITROSYL-FLUORIDE

C4H10ALCL

DIETHYLALUMINUM-CHLORIDE

C8H18ALCL

DIISOBUTYLALUMINUM-CHLORIDE

C4H6O3-D2

ACETOACETIC-ACID

C8H8O2-M

M-TOLUIC-ACID

C8H14O3-D1

ISOBUTYRIC-ANHYDRIDE

C7H14O2-D11

ETHYL-TRIMETHYL-ACETATE

C24H38O4-D4

DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL-TEREPHTHALATE

C8H6O2-D1

PHTHALIDE

C6H12S-D1

2-ETHYL-TETRAHYDROTHIOPHENE

C11H12S

2-PROPYLBENZOTHIOPHENE

C12H14S

2-BUTYLBENZOTHIOPHENE

C5H12S-D4

ETHYL-PROPYL-SULFIDE

C6H14S-D4

METHYL-PENTYL-SULFIDE

C6H12O2-D9

PROPYLENE-GLYCOL-MONOALLYL-ETHER

C9H19NO3SI

3-TRIETHOXYSILYL-PROPIONITRILE

C11H24O6SI

TRIS-2-METHOXYETHOXY-VINYLSILANE

C4H12O4SI

METHYL-SILICATE

C3H7CLO

1-CHLORO-2-PROPANOL

C8H8O2-D6

PHENYL-ACETATE

C8H16O3-D1

4-HYDROXYBUTOXYTETRAHYDROFURAN

C7H16O2-D3

PROPYLENE-GLYCOL-N-BUTYL-ETHER

C10H22O3-D3

DIPROPYLENE-GLYCOL-N-BUTYL-ETHER

C4H10O4S-D1

MONOBUTYL-SULFATE

C22H42O6

PEG-3-DI-2-ETHYLHEXANOATE

Aspen Properties Enterprise Database

The enterprise database is now selected when you install Aspen Plus, the
legacy databanks can still be selected using the Database Selector.

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It is now possible to configure APED so that the registered databanks are


selected for each user, rather than for all users on one computer. See the
Aspen Properties Database Manager help for configuration instructions.

A testing program is available to troubleshoot problems with accessing the


Aspen Properties Enterprise Databank. Run Start | Programs |
AspenTech | Process Modeling V7.0 | Aspen Properties | Aspen
Properties Database Configuration Tester, and click the Start button.

New security option for the enterprise database allows you to distribute
copies of the database which can be used in Aspen Plus without exposing
any of the parameter values in the database.

Properties Usability Enhancements

On the Properties | Specifications | Global sheet, the default process


type is now COMMON rather than ALL. This reduces the Base Method
list to 16 commonly used methods. To access other methods, select a
relevant Process type, or ALL.

The Properties | Parameters | Binary Interaction forms now have a


Search button. Use this button to select any component pair and jump to
where the data for that pair is specified.

Physical Property Model Enhancements

The Chung-Lee-Starling viscosity model has an alternate correlation


applicable to heavy petroleum fractions (specific gravity greater than 1).
To select this correlation, set option code 1 to 1.

New option code allows the Jones-Dole electrolyte viscosity model to be


used with the Aspen liquid mixture viscosity model.

Polymer Model Enhancements

The Copolymer PC-SAFT model, originally released in version 2006.5 with


the ability to handle copolymers and the association term, has been
expanded with the addition of a term for handling polar materials, making
this model applicable to a very wide variety of mixtures.

Parameters for additional components have been added for the PC-SAFT
and Copolymer PC-SAFT models. These are now stored in the PC-SAFT
and POLYPCSF databanks, which should be used with these models.

New Prop-Set Properties


New Prop-Set properties implement the entire set of Aspen HYSYS Petroleum
Refining Correlation Manager properties. Some of these properties duplicate
existing Aspen Physical Property System Prop-Set properties. To eliminate
confusion over which property to select, these properties are only accessible
when Aspen Plus is running under Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining. The
complete list of properties is available in help as Table 4.10 in the Physical
Property Data Reference.

A new enthalpy flow Prop-Set HFLMX is available which only represents


enthalpy flow rate, never enthalpy per mass or volume.

A new Prop-Set GAMUSAQ represents the unsymmetric activity coefficient


based on infinite dilution in the aqueous reference state. This differs from

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GAMUS in that GAMUS is based on the actual solvent mixture, while


GAMUSAQ is based on pure water.

New Prop-Set properties added for total true species molar and mass flow
rates, total apparent components molar and mass flow rates, and total
apparent components 2nd-liquid molar and mass flow rates.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

Unit Operation Summary and Equipment Summary

Physical property enhancements

Integrated Costing Analysis updates

Engineering enhancements

Workflow and documentation improvements

NIST-TDE performance enhancements

Unit Operation Summary and Equipment


Summary
The Results Summary | Unit Operation Summary form provides a
summary of data for all unit operation models, with each model type on a
separate tab. You can easily review data for many blocks using this feature.
New buttons at the top of the Unit Operation Summary grid allow you to
copy the data from the grid, map selected blocks to equipment for use with
Integrated Costing, unmap selected blocks, or open the data browser to this
block's forms. Buttons on the Equipment Summary grid allow you to size
and evaluate selected blocks. Hold the Shift or Control key to select multiple
blocks.
The following features are available in both the Equipment Summary grid
displaying the results of Integrated Costing, and the Unit Operation
Summary (always available).

The Group field for each unit operation model lets you enter a text label to
describe each block.

You can right click in the list of variable names to access additional
commands for sorting, changing units, and filtering data.

You can sort the blocks in any tab by the value of any field (including
Group).

You can select the units of measure for any set of variables.

Toggle Filters enables a filter feature which allows you to only show blocks
matching a chosen filter value on any given field(s). The filtering options
include specific values, Blanks, Non-Blanks, and Custom filters which can
contain a combination of equalities, inequalities, substrings at
start/end/anywhere, and regular expressions.

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Physical Property Enhancements

New simulation options for checking phase equilibrium results on the


Setup | Simulation Options | Check Results sheet.

New enterprise databases APV71, NISTV71, and FACTV71. The databank


names within the databases are not changed. A new NRTL-SAC databank
was added to APV71 containing solvent segment parameters for the NRTLSAC model. Solid molar volume parameters (VSPOLY) for 114 components
in the INORGANIC databank have also been updated.

Aspen Plus now supports CAPE-OPEN flash. If you import a CAPE-OPEN


1.0 property package containing a flash model, Aspen Plus will now use
that model instead of using its own flash, though an option is available on
the Properties | CAPE-OPEN Packages form to use the Aspen Plus
flash. In addition, options are now available to specify the default Henry
components ID, free-water method, water solubility method, solution
chemistry ID, and true or apparent component approach. These defaults
are used when a package does not provide a method for calculating
properties required by the simulation.

New version of the NRTL-SAC model is available as the NRTL-SAC


property method. This model supersedes the NRTLSAC and ENRTLSAC
models, which require that pure components be defined as oligomers,
making them difficult to use. In addition, NRTLSAC and ENRTLSAC require
an Aspen Polymers license. The new NRTL-SAC property method does not
require an Aspen Polymers license.

Integrated Costing Analysis Updates

When you activate the costing engine in V7.1 it will query you to select
the costing basis. The action buttons on the costing and sizing toolbar
have been modified to allow them to be used to perform multiple steps in
the workflow. For example, if you click the evaluate button immediately
after activating the costing engine, the system will perform the
intermediate steps (load, map, size) in addition to performing the
evaluation.

The help now has links to relevant portions of the Aspen Process Economic
Analyzer help.

The new Open Economic Report command displays the Investment


Analysis spreadsheet produced by Aspen Process Economic Analyzer.

Unit Operation Summary and Equipment Summary forms are now


included in the Data Browser. These forms have additional features, as
noted above.

Equipment Direct Cost and Installed Cost are shown in the


Equipment Summary Grid.

Files used with Integrated Cost Analysis are now saved in compound files.

Engineering Enhancements

Measurement blocks now support the Solution Method and Always


Instantiate EO-Options.

The Generate Estimates feature of RCSTR will now include polymer class
1 and 2 component attributes in the estimates.

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MCompr now reports profiles of head developed and volumetric flow rate
in each stage.

Pressure Relief can now handle solids (only in referenced streams),


including CISOLID and NC substreams, and reactions involving solids,
including reactions across different substreams.

In Compr and MCompr, when extrapolating beyond surge/stonewall for


tabular performance curve data, the default is to extend the spline
method used for interpolation. When extrapolating far beyond the given
data, this can lead to undesirable behavior, such as curves trending in the
wrong direction. A new option on the Performance Curves | Curve
Setup sheet in Compr and the Performance Curves | Options sheet in
MCompr allows you to instead extrapolate using the tangent to the end of
the curve.

Workflow and Documentation Improvements

New COM-based version of the Excel Calculator block add-in resolves


many of the difficulties users have experienced using this feature in the
past. You can use the tool in the Start menu to choose between the COM
and XLA versions of the Excel Calculator block add-in. See Compatibility
Notes for important information for users of the old version.

The Bioethanol from corn and IGCC examples in the application library
have been updated to use the Excel Calculator block.

Four new CO2 capture examples have been added using mixed amines:
MEA+MDEA, DEA+MDEA, piperazine (PZ), and PZ+MEA.

The tolerance for checking mass balances around blocks can now be
adjusted on the Setup | Simulation Options | Check Results sheet.
The option for checking mass balances has also been moved to this sheet.

A new feature in RadFrac lets you control the memory allocated. This can
help in very large problems (equilibrium and rate-based) with many
components where a small subset of the components are actually present
in the column, for users encountering errors indicating not enough
memory is available.

User2 blocks can now reference additional streams not connected to the
block, for convenience. These streams are passed to the subroutine as
inlet streams. When such a stream is specified, you can run the block with
no actual inlet streams connected.

The FRACS variable for all components of a single substream of a single


stream in Sep and Sep2 blocks can now be accessed as a vector in
operations such as Calculator blocks. Also, the integer parameter list and
the real parameter list of User and User2 blocks can be accessed as
vectors.

When you use the Block Options | EO Var / Vec sheet to expose as EO
variables the Integer and Real parameters of User and User2 blocks run in
the perturbation layer, you can now specify whether the EO variables
should be Calculated or Constant. They are Calculated by default.

The Database Configuration Tester can now automatically fix the


authentication mode of the local SQL Server used by Aspen Properties
Enterprise Database when run by an administrator.

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NIST-TDE Performance Enhancements


The speed with which the experimental data are saved to the Properties |
Data form has been significantly enhanced.

Compatibility Notes for V7.0


Here are the differences that you might encounter between Aspen Plus V7.0
and Aspen Plus 2006.5. In most cases, previous Aspen Plus input files and
backup files are completely compatible with Aspen Plus V7.0.
When you open a file from a previous version, Aspen Plus displays the
Upward Compatibility dialog box. If you select Maintain Complete
Upward Compatibility, then Aspen Plus ignores the new features in all the
areas mentioned on the dialog box (which may include new pure component
databanks, property methods, built-in parameters, ADA/PCS procedures,
calculated molecular weights obtained from formulas, and checking of userspecified sequence, depending on the version of Aspen Plus used to create the
file).
New features in other areas, as noted below, might cause different results in
the new version. These changes might have greater impact in flowsheets with
loose tolerances due to convergence paths being different. AspenTech makes
every effort to avoid making changes that result in incompatibilities with
previous versions. The changes discussed in this section were necessary to
correct problems (such as wrong results), to implement new features, or to
improve ease-of-use.
The most important areas where you might encounter differences between
Aspen Plus V7.0 and earlier versions are:

Fortran Compiler
Aspen Plus V7.0 was compiled with the Intel Fortran compiler version 9.1
build 33 and Microsoft Visual studio 2005 SP1. User Fortran models compiled
with different compilers or compiler versions might not work, or might run but
not be able to write to the Aspen Plus history file, report file, and control
panel. See Chapter 1 of Aspen Plus User Models on the Documentation DVD
for more details.

Reboiler Return
The default feed convention for reboiler returns has been changed from Onstage to Above-stage, as on-stage is rarely used in practice.
Important: This might lead to different results in cases where the reboiler
return convention was left unspecified. If you require the old behavior, specify
On-stage explicitly.

User Models
The length of IRETN in the flash utility FLSH_FLASH has been changed from 6
to 2*NCC+16 (NCC is the number of conventional components, available as

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NCOMP_NCC in common DMS_NCOMP). Code which relied on this vector


being a fixed length might need to be updated.

Retired Models
The BatchFrac, RateFrac, Hetran, Aerotran, and HTRI-Xist unit operation
models are no longer supported, and no longer available as of version V7.0.
When you open files from previous versions containing these blocks:

Hetran and Aerotran blocks are converted to rigorous HeatX blocks using
Aspen Hetran or Aspen Aerotran. This conversion should generate the
same results as past versions. A button on the HeatX | Setup |
Specifications sheet will allow you to convert these blocks (as well as
HeatX blocks using Aspen TASC) to use the newer Aspen Shell & Tube
Exchanger (Shell & Tube, formerly Aspen Tasc+) and Aspen Air Cooled
Exchanger (AirCooled, formerly Aspen Acol+) programs. This change will
cause different results, but the results are based on updated heat
exchanger research and should be more accurate than the results of the
older programs.
Note: TASC, Hetran, and Aerotran will be discontinued in the next version
of Aspen Engineering. We strongly encourage you to upgrade to Shell &
Tube and AirCooled now.

BatchFrac, RateFrac, and HTRI-Xist models present in the flowsheet will


be deleted. Please convert these models to supported models (such as
BatchSep, rate-based RadFrac and rigorous HeatX) in version 2006.5
before upgrading to V7.0.

Aspen Properties Enterprise Database


The SQL user account created when the database is installed is now named
apeduser.
Version V7.0 no longer uses MSDE due to problems users have experienced
with this SQL server. Now Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005 SP1 is installed
and used, unless Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005 or Microsoft SQL Server
2000 or 2005 is found.

The AspenTech Installer will not uninstall MSDE, since you may be using it
with other programs. You must uninstall it separately from Start |
Settings | Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs, where it is
called Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Edition.

If this registry entry exists, the AspenTech Installer will not install the SQL
server:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AspenTech\Setup]
"NOSQLExpress"=dword:00000001

If only Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (but neither of the 2005 versions) is
found, then you will be asked only once whether you want to install
Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005 SP1 for use with APED.

If you have created databases in an MSDE server, you will need to back
those up from the Aspen Properties Database Manager from the previous
version and restore them in the Aspen Properties Database Manager V7.0
in order to use them.

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If you have created databases in a previous version of the Aspen Properties


Enterprise Database, and they are on the same SQL server as in the previous
version, you do not need to back up and restore them, but you do need to
register them in the new version of Aspen Properties Database Manager in
order to use them in version V7.0 products.
The Aspen Properties Enterprise Database and legacy databanks were
rigorously checked to ensure that they contain the same data (except for new
features such as NIST-TRC only present in the enterprise database). In doing
so, some errors were detected and fixed. This may result in differences from
previous versions if you were using any of the erroneous data.
Changes in the legacy databanks:

Pure component parameters for component HE-4 (helium) used with the
PENG-ROB, RK-SOAVE, PR-BM, and RKS-BM methods were missing.

The values for NOATOM and ATOMNO for component AIR were missing
from PURE11 and newer versions of the pure component database.

For components with CPIG, UFGRP, UFGRPD or UFGRPL available from


more than one databank, if some elements were missing in the first
databank searched, past versions would fill these in with values from a
subsequent databank. Now it properly preserves the complete parameter
vector, including reporting missing values as missing.

Changes in the Aspen Properties Enterprise Database:

When one of the Pitzer binary parameters GMPTB0 or GMPTTH is specified,


the other parameters from GMPTB0, GMPTB1, GMPTB2, GMPTB3, GMPTC,
and GMPTTH for this component pair should not be retrieved from
databanks by the Aspen Plus simulation engine. Previous versions were
retrieving this data when it was not specified in the simulation. Now this
works as intended. Electrolyte pair parameters GMELCC, GMELCD,
GMELCE, and GMELCN always behaved correctly.

In certain cases when binary parameters were available for the same pair
from multiple databanks, past versions of APED would not always follow
the database search order, and in some cases would use the data from a
less-preferred databank. Now it follows the search order in all cases. This
may cause different results if you were using APED and you have different
data for a pair in different databanks.

The last element of THRSWT was missing for component HNO3 in the
ELECPURE databank. This caused some data for some components to
appear missing.

The UNIFAC-DMD groups (UFGRPD) for 20 aldehyde components were


incorrect in the PURE93, PURE10, and PURE11 databanks. This problem
occurred because multiple input files were used to generate these
databanks, and the same parameters appeared for these components in
multiple input files, partly missing in some files, with the intent of merging
them.
Note: This type of merge of data does not work when loading legacy files
into Aspen Properties Enterprise Database. Each parameter for each
component should be specified only once across the entire set of input
files for a databank, including missing specifications. Be aware of this
when loading your own custom databank files into the enterprise
database.

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While the enterprise database and the legacy databanks contain the same
data, since the SQL database and the legacy databanks store numbers in
different ways, there may be differing round-off error in the last digit (specify
nth digit) of some values. In most cases, this will not make any difference in
simulations. In certain borderline cases (particularly in rigorous distillation)
which barely converge, this may cause them to not converge, and some cases
which did not converge may now converge.

Other Physical Property Updates


The VLE data for the binary system cyclopentane/2,3-dimethyl butane was
incorrect, leading to incorrect binary parameter values for NRTL, NRTL-HOC,
NRTL-RK, UNIQUAC, UNIQUAC-HOC, UNIQUAC-RK, WILSON, WILSON-HOC,
and WILSON-RK. These parameters have been regressed with the correct
data. Simulations using these components and one of these methods will
produce different results.
The Gibbs energy and entropy calculated by the WILS-GLR method for some
components with liquid reference state was being calculated incorrectly. The
new version may generate slightly different results.
UNIFAC groups for tripropylene-glycol were corrected in parameters UFGRP-1,
UFGRPD-1, and UFGRPL-1.
Component (NH4)2S2O8 appeared in the databanks incorrectly, in single
quotes. These quotes are required in input language due to the parentheses
in the component name, but the user interface adds them automatically when
required, and they should not appear in the component names in the
databanks. This has been fixed.
The NIST-TRC databank has been updated, with thousands of new
components and much additional data. Property parameters for some
components have changed as a result of new regressions with additional data.
This may cause different results when using these components.
In addition, a large number of components in the NIST-TRC databank have
been assigned new names. Component names are limited to 32 characters,
and when long names that must be truncated are alike in the first 32
characters, the naming convention used in version 2006.5 for distinguishing
components truncated it far enough to put the CAS number at the end of the
name. This resulted in some strange names, so now these components are
named with simply -NIST1, -NIST2, etc. at the end of the names. The old
names have been added as synonyms. The component aliases (based on the
chemical formula) have not changed, so you should not experience any issues
with this change unless you have set Generate input language using to
Component names on the Tools | Options | Component Data tab. If you
have done so, you may need to manually change component names, or
simply change this option to Component formula.

Tray Rating and Sizing


In past versions, the Glitsch method for calculating entrainment flooding was
used with a 15% de-rating for bubble-cap trays and 5% de-rating for sieve
trays. This de-rating is not justified by the literature, so it is no longer

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performed, and instead the full flooding capacity predicted by the equation is
used. This may cause different results if you use this method.

IDs for Design Specs, Calculators, Transfers


Design Spec, Calculator, and Transfer blocks can now be placed on the
flowsheet. A side-effect of this is that they must have unique IDs. When
opening backup files from previous versions where Design Specs, Calculators,
Transfers, and unit operation models do not all have unique IDs within a
hierarchy level, the Resolve ID Conflicts dialog box will appear to let you
rename the conflicting items.

Hardgrove Grindability Index


The Hardgrove Grindability Index specification for coal feeds to Crusher
was improperly using units for bond work index. It is now properly
dimensionless. If you were using this specification with input units other than
ENG or MET (KWhr/ton) then you will see different results for Crusher work
requirements. The units for bond work index are now displayed (and
changeable) on the Input form, but unchanged from past versions.

RCSTR Two-Liquid Behavior


In cases where RCSTR is set to model two liquid phases and no key
component for the 2nd liquid phase is specified, it is supposed to set the
denser phase as the second liquid phase. It did not always do this. It now
does. This might cause different results if you had a reaction specified for
either the L1 or L2 phase, did not specify key components, and past versions
generated the denser phase as L1.

Compatibility Notes for V7.1


Here are the differences that you might encounter between Aspen Plus V7.1
and Aspen Plus V7.0. In most cases, previous Aspen Plus input files and
backup files are completely compatible with Aspen Plus V7.1.
When you open a file from a previous version, Aspen Plus displays the
Upward Compatibility dialog box. If you select Maintain Upward
Compatibility for Features Listed Below then Aspen Plus ignores the new
features in all the areas mentioned on the dialog box (which may include new
pure component databanks, property methods, built-in parameters, ADA/PCS
procedures, calculated molecular weights obtained from formulas, and
checking of user-specified sequence, depending on the version of Aspen Plus
used to create the file).
New features in other areas, as noted below, may still cause different results
in the new version. These changes may have greater impact in flowsheets
with loose tolerances due to convergence paths being different. AspenTech
makes every effort to avoid making changes that result in incompatibilities
with previous versions. The changes discussed in this section were necessary
to correct problems (such as wrong results), to implement new features, or to
improve ease-of-use.

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The most important areas where you might encounter differences between
Aspen Plus V7.1 and earlier versions are:

Fortran Compiler and User Flash Models


Aspen Plus V7.1 was compiled with the Intel Fortran compiler version 9.1
build 33 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1. User Fortran models compiled
with different compilers or compiler versions (including Intel Fortran version
10) may not work, or may run but not be able to write to the Aspen Plus
history file, report file, and control panel. See Chapter 1 of Aspen Plus User
Models on the Documentation DVD for more details.
The integer retention vector IRETN in user flash models has been increased in
length by 8, to 2*NCC+24. This may require some models with fixed array
allocations to be updated.

Retired Models
A converter available from the AspenTech Support web site will allow you to
convert HeatX blocks using Aspen TASC and Aspen Hetran to use the newer
Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger (Shell & Tube, formerly Aspen Tasc+) and
convert blocks using Aspen Aerotran to use Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger
(AirCooled, formerly Aspen Acol+). This change will cause different results,
but the results are based on updated heat exchanger research and should be
more accurate than the results of the older programs.
Important:

This (V7.1) is the last version of Aspen Plus and Aspen Exchanger Design
& Rating that will support TASC, Hetran, and Aerotran. We strongly
encourage you to upgrade to Shell & Tube and AirCooled now.
Aspen TASC is not included with the current version of Aspen Exchanger
Design & Rating. In order to use the legacy TASC program with HeatX in
Aspen Plus V7.1, you must install Aspen TASC 2006.5. In order to use the
converter, you must install both the program you are converting from
(Aspen TASC 2006.5, Aspen Hetran, or Aspen Aerotran) and the program
you are converting to (Shell & Tube or AirCooled).

All settings in TASC and most settings in Hetran and Aerotran can be
represented precisely in Shell & Tube and AirCooled. The following features of
Hetran and Aerotran are not supported (along with the result after using the
converter):
Hetran To EDR Shell & Tube

Heat exchanger standards design is not supported. (Design mode is


selected.)

Wolverine Turbo tubes and Wolverine Korodense tubes are not supported.
(You must specify enhancement data under Methods | Correlation
input.)

Rotated baffle cut is not supported. (Horizontal cut is selected.)

Strip baffles are not supported. (Must select alternative.)

V type shell is not supported. (J shell is selected.)

Non-isobaric curve is not supported. (Isobaric curve type is selected.)

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Aerotran to EDR AirCooled

Outside flow specified heat transfer coefficient is not supported. (Flow


must be specified based on bare tube surface area.)

Non-isobaric curve is not supported. (Isobaric curve type is selected.)

New COM Add-In for Excel Calculator Blocks


The Excel Add-In for Calculator blocks has been rewritten as a COM Add-In.
This resolves many problems users experienced with the old XLA version of
the add-in. The new COM version is the default. A utility named
APCalcExcelSelector.exe is available in the Aspen Plus\gui\xeq folder to
switch between the new and old versions of the add-in.

Users of the old add-in who are not experiencing any problems may wish
to continue using the old version. To do so, they merely need to run this
utility and select the XLA version before opening any files with Excel
Calculator blocks in Aspen Plus V7.1.

Users who want to use the new add-in in new files do not need to do
anything. However, Excel files created with previous versions of Aspen
Plus using the XLA version of the add-in contain references to this version
of the add-in. When they are opened, Excel will try to use the XLA add-in
if it is active, and thus the files will not work properly, as Aspen Plus will
be trying to use the COM version. The XLA version will be active on
computers where it has been used with previous versions of Aspen Plus,
even if the utility has been used to set the COM version to be used.
To update these files, first disable the old version in Excel by selecting
Tools | Add-ins, and clear the checkbox next to Calcexceladdin. Then
close Excel entirely before opening your Aspen Plus files containing Excel
Calculator blocks. With the XLA add-in disabled, Aspen Plus will be able to
update the references in these files to use the COM add-in.

CAPE-OPEN Improvements
Aspen Plus now supports CAPE-OPEN flash as part of a CAPE-OPEN Property
Package when performing flash calculations for streams, property-sets, Flash
blocks and other unit operation models. If you import a CAPE-OPEN 1.0
property package containing a flash model, Aspen Plus will now use that
model instead of using its own routines. This may produce different results if
you were using such CAPE-OPEN packages with previous versions of Aspen

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Plus. An option on the Properties | CAPE-OPEN Packages form for the


package allows you to use the Aspen Plus flash model instead of the one from
the package.
Important: Calculations within a CAPE-OPEN unit operation model always
use the flash model of the CAPE-OPEN thermo package, even if you selected
the Aspen Plus flash on the CAPE-OPEN Packages form.
Aspen Plus now provides improved support for importing CAPE-OPEN
packages generated from Aspen Plus and Aspen Properties. It is no longer
necessary to specify the correct Property Method on the CAPE-OPEN
Packages form to fully reproduce the behavior of the package in these cases.
All the property specifications (property methods, Henry components ID, freewater method, water solubility method, solution chemistry ID, and true or
apparent component approach), property parameter values, and other user
modifications are fully imported into the current simulation. If you were using
a CAPE-OPEN package generated by Aspen Plus or Aspen Properties within an
Aspen Plus simulation in past versions without matching the property method
on the CAPE-OPEN Packages form to the method used in the package, you
may see different results in V7.1.

STMNBS2 Corrections
Some errors were corrected in the property calculations of the STMNBS2
steam table method. The changes include:

Correct formulation of Helmholtz energy (used to calculate Gibbs energy


and entropy)

Rigorous fugacity coefficient calculation from Gibbs energy. This property


used to be "ideal" in past versions.

The changes affect calculation of fugacity coefficient (PHI, PHIMX), enthalpy


(H, HMX), entropy (S, SMX), and Gibbs energy (G, GMX) and their
derivatives. Different values of these properties should be expected:

In simulation models using the STMNBS2 method

In simulation models with STMNBS2 as free-water method, if free-water


phase is present, or when water solubility option 0 or 5 is selected (in
which case the free-water method is used to calculate fugacity coefficients
of water, even if free-water is not selected in Valid Phases)

This may lead to different phase equilibrium and compressor/turbine results


in these simulations. Enthalpy values calculated by the old version were valid.
Every effort was made to keep the enthalpy values unchanged.
Entropy results may differ by 1-10% in some simulations. Compressor power
output (due to the entropy change) may be affected up to 10%. K-values of
water (due to the fugacity change) may be affected 2-3%.
A second option code has been added to the ESSTEAM and ESSTEAM0
models, with default value = 1, which includes all of the above corrections
when these models are used by STMNBS2. With this option code set to 0,
only the Helmholtz energy is corrected; this means that, with this option
code, the entropy and Gibbs energy will be different but the enthalpy and
fugacity coefficient from STMNBS2 will be the same as in previous versions.
Setting this 2nd option code to 0 will allow you to reproduce old simulation

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results in most cases, except entropy of the streams will be different.


Compressor/turbine results may be different than in past versions even with
this option, due to the changed entropy.

Property Data Updates


Solid molar volume parameters (VSPOLY) for the following 114 components in
the INORGANIC databank have been updated.
AG

CACO3-A

FE2O3

K2SO4

NA2CO3

SI

AL

CAMG(CO3)2

FECL2

LIALO2

NACL

SIO2

AGBR

CAH2

FECL3

LIOH

NAF

SNBR2

AGCL

CA(OH)2

FE3O4

MGO

NANO3

SRBR2

AGI

CAO

FESIO3

MG

NA2O

SRF2

AL2O3

CASO4

FES

MGCO3

NAOH

SR2SIO4

AS

CD

FES2

MGCL2

NA2SO4

SRS

AU

CE

GAN

MG(OH)2

NI

TI

BACO3

COBALT

H2O

MGWO4

NICL2

TIO2

B2O3

CR

H3PO4

MN

P4O10

TL2S

BA

CR2O3

HG

MNBR2

P-W

TL2SO4

BAF2

CS

I2

MNCO3

P2O5

TL2SE

BE

CU

KCL

MNCL2

PB

BASO4

CUO

MO

PBCL2

WO2

BI

CU2O

KBR

NH4CL

PBS

WO3

CUSO4

KNO3

(NH4)2SO4

PBSO4

ZNO

CACO3

CU2S

K2O

NA

PT

ZN

CACL2

FE

KOH

NA3ALF6

RB

ZNSO4

CA

FEO

LI

NAHCO3

ZRO2

Cost Estimation Form


The old Cost Estimation form under Model Analysis has been removed. The
Integrated Cost Analysis feature in the Costing toolbar and menu provide an
enhanced, easier-to-use interface to performing costing calculations with
Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (formerly Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator).

Property Parameter Estimation


In past versions, it was possible for SIGDIP (DIPPR liquid surface tension
coefficients) to be estimated as missing the first element and small values for
the remaining elements, causing problems in subsequent runs. In the cases
where this occurred, now it will not be estimated.
Also, estimation could incorrectly set DHVLWT/3 (the ai term in the Watson
heat of vaporization equation) to zero when insufficient data was available. It
will now properly be set to the default value of 0.38 in these cases.
In addition, it was possible in the past for users to incorrectly specify only the
first element of DHVLWT, resulting in an incorrect and usually very small
value for heat of vaporization. Due to better checking of input, this will now

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be flagged as incorrect, but only by the engine, where it will result in an input
translation error. If you encounter this error, you should specify element 2 of
DHVLWT, the temperature corresponding to the heat of vaporization value
provided in element 1. Future versions will catch this error on the form and
mark it incomplete when element 2 is missing.
A problem that can occur with very large infinite dilution activity coefficients
was fixed. This problem usually led to a Fortran error, but if your model was
set to continue after such errors, you would get wrong results which have
been corrected in this version.
A problem that can occur when estimating binary parameters using the SRPOLAR property method was fixed. This may give different results for
components with very low vapor pressure.

Hayden-O'Connell Equation of State


Molecules with large RGYR (radius of gyration) can cause some terms in this
model to become negative, leading to erratic results and errors. The model
now limits these calculations to avoid these problems, and may give different
results than past versions when RGYR is more than 10 angstroms.

SR-POLAR Equation of State with Helium


The SR-POLAR equation of state in past versions uses the Boston-Mathias
alpha function for all components. This gives poor results for helium, so it has
been modified to use the standard alpha function for helium only. Results of
simulations containing helium using SR-POLAR will be different in V7.1, but
the new ones should be more accurate.

PC-SAFT Enthalpy for Association Compounds


Aspen Plus V7.0 and later versions deliver four Aspen Plus models of the CO2
capture process by physical solvents, DEPG, MEOH, Propylene Carbonate
(PC), and N-methyl 2-pyrrolidone (NMP). All these models use PC-SAFT for
vapor pressure, density, enthalpy, and phase equilibrium calculations.
PC-SAFT has a specific association contribution to describe association
compounds like DEPG and MEOH. The temperature derivative of the
association term is required for the enthalpy calculation for each association
compound in a mixture. There is a bug in the implementation for the
temperature derivative of the association term that will result in the wrong
enthalpy calculation for association compounds except when the association
compound is in the first row in the component order. The bug does not affect
the vapor pressure, density, and phase equilibrium calculations.
The bug is fixed in V7.1.

Pressure Relief
Pressure Relief now handles solids correctly when they appear in referenced
streams, including CISOLID and NC substreams, and reactions involving
solids, including reactions across different substreams. In some cases it may

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have been possible to run Pressure Relief with solids in the past, but the
results may not have been correct.

Copying Data from Grids


When copying data from a grid, to avoid excessively long delays and memory
usage when copying large amounts of data, a maximum of 4000 cells may be
copied at one time. If your grid is larger than this, consider copying only the
part you need or copying it in sections, or save a file and extract the data
from the saved file.
In past versions, there was no limit to the amount of data that may be
copied, but the assembly of data onto the clipboard in extreme cases may
take such a long time that it appears Aspen Plus has frozen, or may consume
more memory than is available, resulting in a crash.

Whats Fixed in V7.0


The following issues were fixed in release V7.0.
Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00252473

"Cost" property disappears


from Custom Stream Summary

Added Cost into properties


available in Custom Stream
Summary

CQ00311645

File converged in 2004.1 does


not converge in 2006 and
2006.5

Added checking if upper


temperature limit TH=0, if yes,
give the error message and stop

CQ00313773

Aspen Plus internal errors occur


when mixing two streams each
with a different assay and
petroleum properties

Fixed so this works as expected

CQ00165410

GUI Bug in V12.1?

Fixed KL2RDL model to allow user


to input the second data set for
KLDIP

CQ00225305

How do you get mass density


of a pure component in the
custom stream summary

Added MASSRHO into properties


available in Custom Stream
Summary

CQ00229308

DHFORM and DGFORM of


diacetone alcohol (C6H12O2D3)

Adjusted ideal gas enthalpy and


Gibbs free energy of formation of
diacetone

CQ00273078

problems with CAPE OPEN


(duplicate function)

The Duplicate Method of the


Cape-Open Material Object
Implementation was incorrect.
This issue has now been fixed.

CQ00297156

wrong unifac groups for


tripropylene-glycol

Fixed UNIFAC group count


information for TripropyleneGlycol

CQ00300999

PPDS equation

Fixed incorrect copying of


THRSWT/TRNSWT when user only
inputs some elements

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Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00305795

Information on the
experimental data used to
regressed binary interaction
paramters set

New binary parameter values for


NRTL, NRTL-HOC, NRTL-RK,
UNIQUAC, UNIQUAC-HOC,
UNIQUAC-RK, WILSON, WILSONHOC, WILSON-RK were obtained
by regression with correct
experimental data set for binary
system CYCLOPENTANE/2,3DIMETHYL-BUTANE at 25C

CQ00311647

Get system error when


generating property report

Fixed crash when using Tools |

Retrieve Parameter Results


when there are only anions and
not cations (or vice versa)

CQ00312631

Electrolyte inserts ehotde.bkp


and hotdea.bkp

Descriptions of the hotdea and


ehotde inserts were fixed to
remove references to H2S, which
it does not support

CQ00314987

Incorrect results in the Clarke


model

Fixed incorrect results for Clarke


model when the quadratic mixing
rule was used

CQ00316025

Very long folder names for


saving COTA files have issues

If you had very long file names or


folder names that were several
sub-folders deep, it caused 3rd
party property packages to fail
loading Aspen Properties as a
CapeOpen server. This issue is
now fixed.

CQ00302674

No Documentation on UNIFPS
Parameters

Added documentation for the


UNIFPS group binary parameters
for the special UNIFAC model
used in the PSRK property
method

CQ00318380

Fix undefined variables in


property monitors

Fixed undefined variable in


property monitor clmon5

CQ00303590

Using a polynomial for thermal


conductivity gas

Fixed incorrect check for missing


IK-CAPE polynomials parameters
for vapor thermal conductivity
and solid entropy.

CQ00305541

Inhouse databanks built with


APED cannot be used in Aspen
Plus

Now you can create databanks


with names INHSPCD, INHSSOL,
INHSBIN in the enterprise
database.

CQ00290887

WrongResults: Ternary
Electrolyte Parameters PITZER

Fixed incorrect initialization of


default values for missing ternary
parameters for the Pitzer model

CQ00299715

TBPTWT and TBPWT are not


found using the search

Expanded description for TBPrelated prop-set properties from


TBP to "True boiling point" so that
they can be found easily when the
Search button is used to locate a
prop-set property

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Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00304703

Calculation of HIG and GIG with


WILS-GLR

Fixed default for liquid Gibbs


energy reference state (DGLFRM)
for WILS-GLR property method.
The previous default used was
missing the vapor Gibbs energy
departure term.

CQ00306888

Incorrect activity coefficients


and Gibbs free energy of
mixing calculated from the
PSRK property method

Fixed incorrect activity coefficient


property calculations for PSRK,
RKSMHV2 and PRMHV2 methods.
This fix affects this property as
reported in Prop-Sets and in Data
Regression reports, not the values
used in the equation of state
mixing rules, which are correct.

Cape-Open Defects
CQ00316025

Very long folder names for


saving COTA files have issues

COTA files located in folders with


very long folder names or folder
names containing the character
& could not be loaded. This fix
will allow users to use the &
character as well as long folder
names

CQ00273078

Problems with CAPE OPEN


(duplicate function)

The MaterialObject Duplicate


function had an incorrect
implementation leading to
erroneous behavior with 3rd party
CapeOpen unit operations that
called the Duplicate function.
This issue is now resolved.

CQ00273066

Problems with CAPE OPEN


(overall enthalpy)

The MaterialObject that is passed


to a CapeOpen unit operation
contains the Overall Enthalpy,
thereby enabling several more
CapeOpen unit operations to
function more easily with Aspen
Plus

CQ00117874

Various issues with CAPE-OPEN


Packages in MM

A key issue that was addressed in


Aspen Plus is that now we can
have component names with
longer than 8 characters allowed
for components belonging to the
CapeOpen property package.

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Whats Fixed in V7.1


ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00057809

Estimation of NRTL binary


parameters can cause Fortran
errors if the estimated activity
coefficient (by e.g., UNIFAC) is
very large.

Fixed to avoid Fortran errors.

CQ00328836

SoftGrid V7.0: spurious invalid


operation error in APED caused by
_clearfp() function not being
supported in .NET

Fixed so this error does not


occur.

CQ00317720

CAPE-OPEN: CAPE-OPEN property


package not always used when
selected

Fixed problems to ensure that


the selected CAPE-OPEN
property package is always
used in CAPE-OPEN unit
operations and in other parts of
the simulation, when applicable.

CQ00327423,
CQ00323366

Can't find critical pressure for


acetone or vapor-liquid equilibrium
of water and acetone mixture in
Detherm Internet

This problem was fixed on the


Detherm Internet web site (3rd
party).

CQ00333876

Aspen Plus crashed when trying to


view stream results of a stream
containing only N2 and O2. Propset property RVP-ASTM gives
Fortran errors for such streams.

Return RMISS for RVP-ASTM for


such streams to avoid the
Fortran error and crash.

CQ00144106

CAPE-OPEN: EO mode solution


fails when using a CAPE-OPEN
property package

Fixed memory allocation


problem that caused the
problem. In addition, ensured
that we only use default Aspen
Plus methods to calculate those
properties that cannot be
calculated by the CAPE-OPEN
package.

CQ00048235

Unreasonable Critical Temperature


of SrF2 (smaller than its normal
boiling point)

Nominal value of Tc (used when


not present in databanks) for a
non-volatile component is
ensured to be larger than Tb

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ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00111961

Partially missing Barin model


parameters (such as CPLXP1) were
not properly detected, and the
calculation continues with invalid
values, resulting in erroneous
values for properties such as molar
enthalpy.

Now these parameters are


properly detected as missing.

CQ00115455

Estimation of SR-POLAR binary


parameters can run into numerical
problems if the component
involved is non-volatile (i.e., has
extremely low vapor pressure).

This problem has been fixed.

CQ00206926

CAPE-OPEN: Enhancement request


- add support for additional
properties

(1) Added new CAPE-OPEN


properties:
"criticalCompressibilityFactor",
"energyLennardJones" and
"lengthLennardJones"
(2) Return binary diffusion
coefficient for
"diffusionCoefficient" according
to the definition of
"diffusionCoefficient" in CAPEOPEN Thermo Standards.
Aspen Plus used to return
diffusion coefficients of
components in the mixture.

CQ00230232

CAPE-OPEN: RMISS incorrectly


reported as a property value,
contrary to the standards.

Return CapeDoubleEmpty
instead of ASPEN_RMISS

CQ00311548

Possible bug with SIGDIP


parameter form when PCES writes
to it.

Fixed erroneous estimation of


surface tension cause by an unintended method. The
unintended method was
removed.

CQ00313797

Severe Fortran error with user


defined component

The problem was caused by the


estimation of heat of
vaporization when user-supplied
vapor pressures are
unreasonable. Fixed the
program to avoid Fortran
errors.

CQ00319345

CAPE-OPEN: Impossible to obtain


overall mixture density through
the Interface

Added support for "overall"


mixture properties.

CQ00319371

CAPE-OPEN: Flow property not


supported

Added support for properties


that include "flow".

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ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00319682

CAPE-OPEN: Issue with Aspen


Properties CAPE-OPEN property
package when used in Aspen Plus

(1) Add 6 new fields for COPACKAGE to input all properties


specifications required in Aspen
Properties CAPE-OPEN package
(2) Make Aspen Plus and Aspen
Properties really able to use
Aspen Properties CAPE-OPEN
package
(3) Add option to allow user to
specify Aspen flash or CAPEOPEN flash

CQ00321191

Solid Density for TIO2 and other


solid components in inorganic
databank is incorrect

Correct solid density of TiO2


and many other solid
components (114 components)
in the Inorganic databank.

CQ00321609

CAPE-OPEN: AvailableProps
method not implemented (CAPEOPEN 1.0 Standards)

Implemented the AvailableProps


method

CQ00322019

Make application file names


consistent in Amines and Physical
Solvents folders

Make all application file names


for Amines and Physical
Solvents consistent.

CQ00322444

Corrections to Koch routines for


Flexipac 1.4X and 1.6X packings

Flexipac 1.4X and Flexipac 1.6X


now give proper results when
selected and the default Koch
sizing/rating routines are used.

CQ00324178

Problems installing Unifac


databanks - customization using
files from the UNIFAC-Consortium

Fixed the crash which was


caused by the excessive length
path name of the Engine user
databank file (usrpp1a.dat),
which is referenced in the bkp
file.

CQ00324520

Fortran errors when using the


Hayden-OConnell model

Fixed errors caused by


components with radius of
gyration that is very large (> 10
angstroms).

CQ00324801

Reliability of octane number


calculations from composition in
Aspen Plus 2006.5

Return RMISS when failing to


calculate the correlation
properties.

CQ00327701

DFMS export from Aspen Plus for


HENRY data missing input (7th
element)

Henry's constants written to


DFMS input file now contain the
correct number of elements.

CQ00330198

Incorrect prompt for the NIST


Wagner vapor pressure
parameters

Prompts for primary pure


component property models,
such as PL0XANT, have been
improved to cover the pertinent
submodels.

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ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00334244

Estimation of T-dependent
properties of salts can return
missing values to the GUI. This
can cause simulation errors.

Fixed problems such that


"missing" values are not
returned for these parameters
(such as SIGDIP). In addition,
the problem with DHVLWT/3 not
correctly set for salts is also
fixed.

CQ00334924

Estimation of binary interaction


parameters for SRK using Property
Estimation System does not work
if the two components form ideal
solution (gamma infinity = 1.0)

Avoid crashing or hanging


during such an estimation.

CQ00324173

CAPE-OPEN: Error returned by


Terminate method in Aspen
Properties

Changed appropriate methods


in ICapeUtilities functions to
return S_OK

CQ00319687

CAPE-OPEN: Issue with


COMThermo Property Package
the COMThermo license server was
not released causing the
application to hang.

Fixed the problems such that


the license server is properly
released. We also fixed a
number of memory leak issues.

CQ00323292

CAPE-OPEN: GetNumComponents
method is called twice

Fixed duplicated call of


GetNumComponents method

CQ00322619

Input form for electrolyte pair


parameters for electrolyteelectrolyte pair does not check /
enforce ion type

The form was fixed so that the


electrolyte pair must share
either one common cation or
one common anion.

CQ00324066

Property Plot Wizard may miss


some steps on Vista

Fixed this problem.

CQ00333795

Cannot copy-paste prop-set that


has a comment

Fixed this problem.

CQ00334189

Opening bkp file that references


user databank that is stored in a
directory with full path name
longer than 80 characters crash
the application.

Fixed the problem. The full


path name can now be 256
characters long.

CQ00348253

Electrolyte wizard does not


generate reactions with H+ ions
when the H+ ion option is
selected.

Fixed this problem.

CQ00348854

Loading a bkp file that has


databanks which cannot be located
(e.g., user databanks that no
longer exist on the machine) will
cause the other valid databanks to
be ignored, resulting in the loss of
component names and aliases

Fixed the problem. The


databanks that cannot be found
will be ignored. The valid
databanks are retained.

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ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00108926

Properties | Data form for


properties such as GAMMA,
GAMMAS, KVL, or KLL requires the
property values to be entered for
all components. However, the
simulation engine is more
reasonable it requires only one
value to be entered.

Fixed the form to remove the


restrictions.

CQ00334975

CAPE-OPEN: Importing property


package from Multiflash that
contains pseudo components into
Aspen Plus caused it to crash when
run.

Fixed the crash, which was


caused by improper handling of
the formula information

CQ00326582

APED: Application.exe.config files


do not work on Windows Server
operating systems. This problem
caused the enterprise database to
stop working when multiple
versions of Aspen Plus are
installed.

These files were renamed to


Application.config to solve this
problem.

CQ00333863

Units conversion of SRKKIJ is


incorrect

Fixed this problem.

CQ00335620

Pressure Derivatives of Enthalpy


and Entropy are Zero for pure
water, using the STMNBS2
property method

Fixed this problem.

CQ00313952

Property-report params is
executed too soon resulting in the
report not reflecting the parameter
values that are regressed.

Moved the parameter reporting


step to after the regression is
complete.

CQ00326362

NIST TDE: The unit of density is


wrong.

Fixed this problem.

CQ00350010

Find Compounds dialog box cannot


be resized

Fixed this problem.

The OLI Interface


Product Description
Aspen OLI Interface is a layered product that lets you make full use of the
OLI Engine, Chemistry Wizard, and Chemistry Generator products from OLI
Systems Inc. within the Aspen Engineering Suite environment. The Aspen OLI
Interface enables process engineers to quickly and reliably perform process
modeling and analysis of aqueous electrolyte systems. Together with Aspen
Plus-based solids and electrolytes modeling technology, Aspen OLI Interface
provides the chemical process industries with comprehensive capability to
model aqueous electrolyte systems over the complete concentration range,

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including most of the elements in the periodic table. The OLI property method
provides accurate results for the thermodynamic and transport properties of
aqueous mixtures and associated immiscible organic mixtures. Aspen OLI
Interface refers to the interface that enables you to use OLI products and
capabilities within the Aspen Engineering Suite environment. This manual
provides instructions on how to use the combined features of the Aspen OLI
Interface and the software you license separately from OLI Systems Inc. We
refer to these combined products as Aspen OLI.

New Features and Enhancements for V7.0


Release V7.0 includes the following new features and enhancements:

OLI physical property databanks and calculation engine.

Easier installation.

OLI Physical Property Databanks


Release V7.0 includes the latest OLI physical property databanks and
calculation Engine (Version 7.0).

Easier Installation
There is no longer a need to install the OLI alliance files from the Aspen Plus
Simulation Engine window. This is now handled automatically when you install
the files. You still need to install the OLI Alliance Suite from the installer
delivered in the Aspen OLI Interface installation folder.

New Features and Enhancements for V7.1


Release V7.1 includes the following new features and enhancements:

Latest OLI physical property databanks and calculation Engine (Version


8.1.60).

Compatibility Notes
Aspen OLI Interface V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the same
time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen OLI Interface.

Aspen Properties
Product Description
Aspen Properties is AspenTech's physical property calculation and analysis
tool. You can use Aspen Properties to prepare a complete property package to
represent an industrial process for use with Aspen Plus, Aspen Plus Dynamics
(Aspen Dynamics), Aspen Custom Modeler, and Aspen HYSYS Petroleum
Refining (RefSYS), and Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating (HTFS+). Batch

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Process Developer (Batch Plus) also uses Aspen Properties to model non-ideal
solutions for vapor emissions calculations. You can use Aspen Properties to
estimate a wide range of properties from molecular structure, regress
parameters from laboratory data, and analyze the behavior of chemical and
petroleum systems.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

Property data

Aspen Properties Enterprise Database

Usability

Physical property models

Polymers models

Prop-Set properties

Property Data Enhancements

The NIST-TRC databank has been updated with thousands of new


components and updated data. NIST-TRC in the Aspen Physical Property
System V7.0 contains 18840 components.

Several updates for NIST ThermoData Engine (TDE):

Parameter estimation of user-defined components using NIST TDE now


uses vapor pressure, liquid density, ideal gas heat capacity, and
normal boiling point data if it is specified, in addition to the molecular
structure.

Literature citations for raw NIST data are now available in the
Properties from NIST/TDE Dialog Box and are saved as comments
to the Properties | Data | Pure-Comp forms when saving data to
forms.

On the Evaluated Results tab of the Properties from NIST/TDE


Dialog Box you can click Reevaluate to regenerate these results for
a different range of temperature or number of points.

Compound classes (such as alcohols and ketones) added for


components in NIST database.

New property method REFPROP provides extremely accurate equations


of state for mixtures of 84 common components, based on NIST data.
See the help for REFPROP for a list of the components which can be
used with this method.

More information has been added in help for TDE, including a summary
of its capabilities and details on the consistency checks TDE performs
on the raw data.

New PURE22 databank with the latest component data updates from
DIPPR, including 50 the following new components. This is included in new
enterprise database APV70 and legacy databanks.

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Alias

Name

C40H80

1-TETRACONTENE

C9H18-D4

CIS-2-NONENE

C9H18-D5

TRANS-2-NONENE

C8H8-D1

1,3,5,7-CYCLOOCTATETRAENE

C18H30-D2

1,3,5-TRI-TERTBUTYLBENZENE

C15H24-D1

1,3,5-TRIISOPROPYLBENZENE

C15H12-D1

4-METHYLPHENANTHRENE

C6H14O-D8

3-HEXANOL

C7H16O-D4

3-HEPTANOL

C9H10O-D1

P-ISOPROPENYL-PHENOL

C33H54O6

TRIOCTYL-TRIMELLITATE

CH4O2

METHYL-HYDROPEROXIDE

C2H6O2-D1

ETHYL-HYDROPEROXIDE

C16H18O

BIS-ALPHA-METHYLBENZYL-ETHER

C9H12O2-D1

N-PROPYLBENZENE-HYDROPEROXIDE

C10H14O2-D1

N-BUTYLBENZENE-HYDROPEROXIDE

C3H4CL2-D1

CIS-1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE

C3H4CL2-D2

TRANS-1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE

C8H9CL-D1

3-CHLORO-O-XYLENE

C8H9CL-D2

4-CHLORO-O-XYLENE

C3H3F5O-D1

PENTAFLUOROETHYL-METHYL-ETHER

C3H2F6-D1

1,1,1,3,3,3-HEXAFLUOROPROPANE

C4F6

HEXAFLUORO-1,3-BUTADIENE

C9F20

PERFLUORO-N-NONANE

C12F26

PERFLUORO-N-DODECANE

FNO

NITROSYL-FLUORIDE

C4H10ALCL

DIETHYLALUMINUM-CHLORIDE

C8H18ALCL

DIISOBUTYLALUMINUM-CHLORIDE

C4H6O3-D2

ACETOACETIC-ACID

C8H8O2-M

M-TOLUIC-ACID

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Alias

Name

C8H14O3-D1

ISOBUTYRIC-ANHYDRIDE

C7H14O2-D11

ETHYL-TRIMETHYL-ACETATE

C24H38O4-D4

DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL-TEREPHTHALATE

C8H6O2-D1

PHTHALIDE

C6H12S-D1

2-ETHYL-TETRAHYDROTHIOPHENE

C11H12S

2-PROPYLBENZOTHIOPHENE

C12H14S

2-BUTYLBENZOTHIOPHENE

C5H12S-D4

ETHYL-PROPYL-SULFIDE

C6H14S-D4

METHYL-PENTYL-SULFIDE

C6H12O2-D9

PROPYLENE-GLYCOL-MONOALLYL-ETHER

C9H19NO3SI

3-TRIETHOXYSILYL-PROPIONITRILE

C11H24O6SI

TRIS-2-METHOXYETHOXY-VINYLSILANE

C4H12O4SI

METHYL-SILICATE

C3H7CLO

1-CHLORO-2-PROPANOL

C8H8O2-D6

PHENYL-ACETATE

C8H16O3-D1

4-HYDROXYBUTOXYTETRAHYDROFURAN

C7H16O2-D3

PROPYLENE-GLYCOL-N-BUTYL-ETHER

C10H22O3-D3

DIPROPYLENE-GLYCOL-N-BUTYL-ETHER

C4H10O4S-D1

MONOBUTYL-SULFATE

C22H42O6

PEG-3-DI-2-ETHYLHEXANOATE

Aspen Properties Enterprise Database

The enterprise database is now selected when you install Aspen Plus,
though the legacy databanks can still be selected using the Database
Selector.

It is now possible to configure APED so that the registered databanks are


selected for each user, rather than for all users on one computer. See the
Aspen Properties Database Manager help for configuration instructions.

A testing program is available to troubleshoot problems with accessing the


Aspen Properties Enterprise Databank. Run Start | Programs |
AspenTech | Process Modeling V7.0 | Aspen Properties | Aspen
Properties Database Configuration Tester, and click the Start button.

New security option for the enterprise database allows you to distribute
copies of the database which can be used in Aspen Plus without exposing
any of the parameter values in the database.

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Usability Enhancements

On the Properties | Specifications | Global sheet, the default process


type is now COMMON rather than ALL. This reduces the Base Method
list to 16 commonly used methods. To access other methods, select a
relevant Process type, or ALL.

The Properties | Parameters | Binary Interaction forms now have a


Search button. Use this button to select any component pair and jump to
where the data for that pair is specified.

Physical Property Model Enhancements

The Chung-Lee-Starling viscosity model has an alternate correlation


applicable to heavy petroleum fractions (specific gravity greater than 1).
To select this correlation, set option code 1 to 1.

New option code allows the Jones-Dole electrolyte viscosity model to be


used with the Aspen liquid mixture viscosity model.

Polymer Model Enhancements

The Copolymer PC-SAFT model, originally released in version 2006.5 with


the ability to handle copolymers and the association term, has been
expanded with the addition of a term for handling polar materials, making
this model applicable to a very wide variety of mixtures.

Parameters for additional components have been added for the PC-SAFT
and Copolymer PC-SAFT models. These are now stored in the PC-SAFT
and POLYPCSF databanks, which should be used with these models.

New Prop-Set Properties

New Prop-Set properties implement the entire set of Aspen HYSYS


Petroleum Refining Correlation Manager properties. Some of these
properties duplicate existing Aspen Physical Property System Prop-Set
properties. To eliminate confusion over which property to select, these
properties are only accessible when Aspen Plus is running under Aspen
HYSYS Petroleum Refining. The complete list of properties is available in
help as Table 4.10 in the Physical Property Data Reference.

A new enthalpy flow Prop-Set HFLMX is available which only represents


enthalpy flow rate, never enthalpy per mass or volume.

A new Prop-Set GAMUSAQ represents the unsymmetric activity coefficient


based on infinite dilution in the aqueous reference state. This differs from
GAMUS in that GAMUS is based on the actual solvent mixture, while
GAMUSAQ is based on pure water.

New Prop-Set properties added for total true species molar and mass flow
rates, total apparent components molar and mass flow rates, and total
apparent components 2nd-liquid molar and mass flow rates.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

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Physical property enhancements

Database Configuration Tester enhancement

Physical Property Enhancements

New enterprise databases APV71, NISTV71, and FACTV71. The databank


names within the databases are not changed. A new NRTL-SAC databank
was added to APV71 containing solvent segment parameters for the NRTLSAC model. Solid molar volume parameters (VSPOLY) for 114 components
in the INORGANIC databank have also been updated.

Aspen Properties now supports CAPE-OPEN flash. If you import a CAPEOPEN 1.0 property package containing a flash model, Aspen Properties will
now use that model instead of using its own flash, though an option is
available on the Properties | CAPE-OPEN Packages form to use the
Aspen Properties flash. In addition, options are now available to specify
the default Henry components ID, free-water method, water solubility
method, solution chemistry ID, and true or apparent component
approach. These defaults are used when a package does not provide a
method for calculating properties required by the calculation.

In the Excel property calculator, the option to Suppress error messages


related to invalid input is now enabled by default, due to the large
number of messages it can generate.

New version of the NRTL-SAC model is available as the NRTL-SAC


property method. This model supersedes the NRTLSAC and ENRTLSAC
models, which require that pure components be defined as oligomers,
making them difficult to use. In addition, NRTLSAC and ENRTLSAC require
an Aspen Polymers license. The new NRTL-SAC property method does not
require an Aspen Polymers license.

NIST-TDE performance enhancements: the speed with which the


experimental data are saved to the Properties | Data form has been
significantly enhanced.

Database Configuration Tester Enhancement


The Database Configuration Tester can now automatically fix the
authentication mode of the local SQL Server used by Aspen Properties
Enterprise Database when run by an administrator.

Compatibility Notes for V7.0


Here are the differences that you might encounter between Aspen Properties
V7.0 and Aspen Properties 2006.5. In most cases, previous Aspen Properties
input files and backup files are completely compatible with Aspen Properties
V7.0. AspenTech makes every effort to avoid making changes that result in
incompatibilities with previous versions. The changes discussed in this section
were necessary to correct problems, to implement new features, or to
improve ease-of-use.
The most important areas where you might encounter differences between
Aspen Properties V7.0 and earlier versions are:

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Fortran Compiler
Aspen Properties V7.0 was compiled with the Intel Fortran compiler version
9.1 build 33 and Microsoft Visual studio 2005 SP1. User Fortran models
compiled with different compilers or compiler versions might not work, or
might run but not be able to write to the Aspen Plus history file, report file,
and control panel. See Chapter 1 of Aspen Plus User Models on the
Documentation DVD for more details.

User Models
The length of IRETN in the flash utility FLSH_FLASH has been changed from 6
to 2*NCC+16 (NCC is the number of conventional components, available as
NCOMP_NCC in common DMS_NCOMP). Code which relied on this vector
being a fixed length may need to be updated.

Aspen Properties Enterprise Database


The SQL user account created when the database is installed is now named
apeduser.
Version V7.0 no longer uses MSDE due to problems users have experienced
with this SQL server. Now Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005 SP1 is installed
and used, unless Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005 or Microsoft SQL Server
2000 or 2005 is found.

The AspenTech Installer will not uninstall MSDE, since you may be using it
with other programs. You must uninstall it separately from Start |
Settings | Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs, where it is
called Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Edition.

If this registry entry exists, the AspenTech Installer will not install the SQL
server:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AspenTech\Setup]
"NOSQLExpress"=dword:00000001

If only Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (but neither of the 2005 versions) is
found then you will be asked only once whether you want to install
Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005 SP1 for use with APED.

If you have created databases in an MSDE server, you will need to back
those up from the Aspen Properties Database Manager from the previous
version and restore them in the Aspen Properties Database Manager V7.0
in order to use them.

If you have created databases in a previous version of the Aspen Properties


Enterprise Database, and they are on the same SQL server as in the previous
version, you do not need to back up and restore them, but you do need to
register them in the new version of Aspen Properties Database Manager in
order to use them in version V7.0 products.
The Aspen Properties Enterprise Database and legacy databanks were
rigorously checked to ensure that they contain the same data (except for new
features such as NIST-TRC only present in the enterprise database). In doing
so, some errors were detected and fixed. This may result in differences from
previous versions if you were using any of the erroneous data.

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Changes in the legacy databanks:

Pure component parameters for component HE-4 (helium) used with the
PENG-ROB, RK-SOAVE, PR-BM, and RKS-BM methods were missing.

The values for NOATOM and ATOMNO for component AIR were missing
from PURE11 and newer versions of the pure component database.

For components with CPIG, UFGRP, UFGRPD or UFGRPL available from


more than one databank, if some elements were missing in the first
databank searched, past versions would fill these in with values from a
subsequent databank. Now it properly preserves the complete parameter
vector, including reporting missing values as missing.

Changes in the Aspen Properties Enterprise Database:

When one of the Pitzer binary parameters GMPTB0 or GMPTTH is specified,


the other parameters from GMPTB0, GMPTB1, GMPTB2, GMPTB3, GMPTC,
and GMPTTH for this component pair should not be retrieved from
databanks by the Aspen Plus simulation engine. Previous versions were
retrieving this data when it was not specified in the simulation. Now this
works as intended. Electrolyte pair parameters GMELCC, GMELCD,
GMELCE, and GMELCN always behaved correctly.

In certain cases when binary parameters were available for the same pair
from multiple databanks, past versions of APED would not always follow
the database search order, and in some cases would use the data from a
less-preferred databank. Now it follows the search order in all cases. This
might cause different results if you were using APED and you have
different data for a pair in different databanks.

The last element of THRSWT was missing for component HNO3 in the
ELECPURE databank. This caused some data for some components to
appear missing.

The UNIFAC-DMD groups (UFGRPD) for 20 aldehyde components were


incorrect in the PURE93, PURE10, and PURE11 databanks. This problem
occurred because multiple input files were used to generate these
databanks, and the same parameters appeared for these components in
multiple input files, partly missing in some files, with the intent of merging
them.
Note: This type of merge of data does not work when loading legacy files
into Aspen Properties Enterprise Database. Each parameter for each
component should be specified only once across the entire set of input
files for a databank, including missing specifications. Be aware of this
when loading your own custom databank files into the enterprise
database.

While the enterprise database and the legacy databanks contain the same
data, since the SQL database and the legacy databanks store numbers in
different ways, there may be differing round-off error in the last digit (specify
nth digit) of some values. In most cases, this will not make any difference in
simulations. In certain borderline cases (particularly in rigorous distillation)
which barely converge, this may cause them to not converge, and some cases
which did not converge may now converge.

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Other Physical Property Updates


The VLE data for the binary system cyclopentane/2,3-dimethyl butane was
incorrect, leading to incorrect binary parameter values for NRTL, NRTL-HOC,
NRTL-RK, UNIQUAC, UNIQUAC-HOC, UNIQUAC-RK, WILSON, WILSON-HOC,
and WILSON-RK. These parameters have been regressed with the correct
data. Simulations using these components and one of these methods will
produce different results.
The Gibbs energy and entropy calculated by the WILS-GLR method for some
components with liquid reference state was being calculated incorrectly. The
new version may generate slightly different results.
UNIFAC groups for tripropylene-glycol were corrected in parameters UFGRP-1,
UFGRPD-1, and UFGRPL-1.
Component (NH4)2S2O8 appeared in the databanks incorrectly, in single
quotes. These quotes are required in input language due to the parentheses
in the component name, but the user interface adds them automatically when
required, and they should not appear in the component names in the
databanks. This has been fixed.
The NIST-TRC databank has been updated, with thousands of new
components and much additional data. Property parameters for some
components have changed as a result of new regressions with additional data.
This may cause different results when using these components.
In addition, a large number of components in the NIST-TRC databank have
been assigned new names. Component names are limited to 32 characters,
and when long names that must be truncated are alike in the first 32
characters, the naming convention used in version 2006.5 for distinguishing
components truncated it far enough to put the CAS number at the end of the
name. This resulted in some strange names, so now these components are
named with simply -NIST1, -NIST2, etc. at the end of the names. The old
names have been added as synonyms. The component aliases (based on the
chemical formula) have not changed, so you should not experience any issues
with this change unless you have set Generate input language using to
Component names on the Tools | Options | Component Data tab. If you
have done so, you may need to manually change component names, or
simply change this option to Component formula.

Compatibility Notes for V7.1


Here are the differences that you might encounter between Aspen Properties
V7.1 and Aspen Properties V7.0. In most cases, previous Aspen Properties
input files and backup files are completely compatible with Aspen Properties
V7.1. AspenTech makes every effort to avoid making changes that result in
incompatibilities with previous versions. The changes discussed in this section
were necessary to correct problems, to implement new features, or to
improve ease-of-use.
The most important areas where you might encounter differences between
Aspen Properties V7.1 and earlier versions are:

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Fortran Compiler and User Flash Models


Aspen Properties V7.1 was compiled with the Intel Fortran compiler version
9.1 build 33 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1. User Fortran models
compiled with different compilers or compiler versions (including Intel Fortran
version 10) may not work, or may run but not be able to write to the Aspen
Properties history file, report file, and control panel. See Chapter 1 of Aspen
Plus User Models on the Documentation DVD for more details.

CAPE-OPEN Improvements
Aspen Properties now supports CAPE-OPEN flash. If you import a CAPE-OPEN
1.0 property package containing a flash model, Aspen Properties will now use
that model instead of using its own routines. This may produce different
results if you were using such CAPE-OPEN packages with previous versions of
Aspen Properties. An option on the Properties | CAPE-OPEN Packages
form for the package allows you to use the Aspen Properties flash model
instead of the one from the package.
Aspen Properties now provides improved support for importing CAPE-OPEN
packages generated from Aspen Plus and Aspen Properties. It is no longer
necessary to specify the correct Property Method on the CAPE-OPEN
Packages form to fully reproduce the behavior of the package in these cases.
All the property specifications (property methods, Henry components ID, freewater method, water solubility method, solution chemistry ID, and true or
apparent component approach), property parameter values, and other user
modifications are fully imported into the current simulation. If you were using
a CAPE-OPEN package generated by Aspen Plus or Aspen Properties within an
Aspen Properties simulation in past versions without matching the property
method on the CAPE-OPEN Packages form to the method used in the
package, you may see different results in V7.1.

STMNBS2 Corrections
Some errors were corrected in the property calculations of the STMNBS2
steam table method. The changes include:

Correct formulation of Helmholtz energy (used to calculate Gibbs energy


and entropy)

Rigorous fugacity coefficient calculation from Gibbs energy. This property


used to be "ideal" in past versions.

The changes affect calculation of fugacity coefficient (PHI, PHIMX), enthalpy


(H, HMX), entropy (S, SMX), and Gibbs energy (G, GMX) and their
derivatives. Different values of these properties should be expected:

In simulation models using the STMNBS2 method

In simulation models with STMNBS2 as free-water method, if free-water


phase is present, or when water solubility option 0 or 5 is selected (in
which case the free-water method is used to calculate fugacity coefficients
of water, even if free-water is not selected in Valid Phases)

This may lead to different phase equilibrium and compressor/turbine results


in these simulations. Enthalpy values calculated by the old version were valid.
Every effort was made to keep the enthalpy values unchanged.

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Entropy results may differ by 1-10% in some simulations. Compressor power


output (due to the entropy change) may be affected up to 10%. K-values of
water (due to the fugacity change) may be affected 2-3%.
A second option code has been added to the ESSTEAM and ESSTEAM0
models, with default value = 1, which includes all of the above corrections
when these models are used by STMNBS2. With this option code set to 0,
only the Helmholtz energy is corrected; this means that, with this option
code, the entropy and Gibbs energy will be different but the enthalpy and
fugacity coefficient from STMNBS2 will be the same as in previous versions.
Setting this 2nd option code to 0 will allow you to reproduce old simulation
results in most cases, except entropy of the streams will be different.
Compressor/turbine results may be different than in past versions even with
this option, due to the changed entropy.

Property Data Updates


Solid molar volume parameters (VSPOLY) for the following 114 components in
the INORGANIC databank have been updated.
AG

CACO3-A

FE2O3

K2SO4

NA2CO3

SI

AL

CAMG(CO3)2

FECL2

LIALO2

NACL

SIO2

AGBR

CAH2

FECL3

LIOH

NAF

SNBR2

AGCL

CA(OH)2

FE3O4

MGO

NANO3

SRBR2

AGI

CAO

FESIO3

MG

NA2O

SRF2

AL2O3

CASO4

FES

MGCO3

NAOH

SR2SIO4

AS

CD

FES2

MGCL2

NA2SO4

SRS

AU

CE

GAN

MG(OH)2

NI

TI

BACO3

COBALT

H2O

MGWO4

NICL2

TIO2

B2O3

CR

H3PO4

MN

P4O10

TL2S

BA

CR2O3

HG

MNBR2

P-W

TL2SO4

BAF2

CS

I2

MNCO3

P2O5

TL2SE

BE

CU

KCL

MNCL2

PB

BASO4

CUO

MO

PBCL2

WO2

BI

CU2O

KBR

NH4CL

PBS

WO3

CUSO4

KNO3

(NH4)2SO4

PBSO4

ZNO

CACO3

CU2S

K2O

NA

PT

ZN

CACL2

FE

KOH

NA3ALF6

RB

ZNSO4

CA

FEO

LI

NAHCO3

ZRO2

AG

CACO3-A

FE2O3

K2SO4

NA2CO3

SI

AL

CAMG(CO3)2

FECL2

LIALO2

NACL

SIO2

AGBR

CAH2

FECL3

LIOH

NAF

SNBR2

AGCL

CA(OH)2

FE3O4

MGO

NANO3

SRBR2

AGI

CAO

FESIO3

MG

NA2O

SRF2

AL2O3

CASO4

FES

MGCO3

NAOH

SR2SIO4

AS

CD

FES2

MGCL2

NA2SO4

SRS

AU

CE

GAN

MG(OH)2

NI

TI

BACO3

COBALT

H2O

MGWO4

NICL2

TIO2

B2O3

CR

H3PO4

MN

P4O10

TL2S

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BA

CR2O3

HG

MNBR2

P-W

TL2SO4

BAF2

CS

I2

MNCO3

P2O5

TL2SE

BE

CU

KCL

MNCL2

PB

BASO4

CUO

MO

PBCL2

WO2

BI

CU2O

KBR

NH4CL

PBS

WO3

CUSO4

KNO3

(NH4)2SO4

PBSO4

ZNO

CACO3

CU2S

K2O

NA

PT

ZN

CACL2

FE

KOH

NA3ALF6

RB

ZNSO4

CA

FEO

LI

NAHCO3

ZRO2

Property Parameter Estimation


In past versions, it was possible for SIGDIP (DIPPR liquid surface tension
coefficients) to be estimated as missing the first element and small values for
the remaining elements, causing problems in subsequent runs. In the cases
where this occurred, now it will not be estimated.
Also, estimation could incorrectly set DHVLWT/3 (the ai term in the Watson
heat of vaporization equation) to zero when insufficient data was available. It
will now properly be set to the default value of 0.38 in these cases.
In addition, it was possible in the past for users to incorrectly specify only the
first element of DHVLWT, resulting in an incorrect and usually very small
value for heat of vaporization. Due to better checking of input, this will now
be flagged as incorrect, but only by the engine, where it will result in an input
translation error. If you encounter this error, you should specify element 2 of
DHVLWT, the temperature corresponding to the heat of vaporization value
provided in element 1. Future versions will catch this error on the form and
mark it incomplete when element 2 is missing.
A problem that can occur with very large infinite dilution activity coefficients
was fixed. This problem usually led to a Fortran error, but if your model was
set to continue after such errors, you would get wrong results which have
been corrected in this version.
A problem that can occur when estimating binary parameters using the SRPOLAR property method was fixed. This may give different results for
components with very low vapor pressure.

Hayden-O'Connell Equation of State


Molecules with large RGYR (radius of gyration) can cause some terms in this
model to become negative, leading to erratic results and errors. The model
now limits these calculations to avoid these problems, and may give different
results than past versions when RGYR is more than 10 angstroms.

SR-POLAR Equation of State with Helium


The SR-POLAR equation of state in past versions uses the Boston-Mathias
alpha function for all components. This gives poor results for helium, so it has
been modified to use the standard alpha function for helium only. Results of

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simulations containing helium using SR-POLAR will be different in V7.1, but


the new ones should be more accurate.

PC-SAFT Enthalpy for Association Compounds


Aspen Plus V7.0 and later versions deliver four Aspen Plus models of the CO2
capture process by physical solvents, DEPG, MEOH, Propylene Carbonate
(PC), and N-methyl 2-pyrrolidone (NMP). All these models use PC-SAFT for
vapor pressure, density, enthalpy, and phase equilibrium calculations.
PC-SAFT has a specific association contribution to describe association
compounds like DEPG and MEOH. The temperature derivative of the
association term is required for the enthalpy calculation for each association
compound in a mixture. There is a bug in the implementation for the
temperature derivative of the association term that will result in the wrong
enthalpy calculation for association compounds except when the association
compound is in the first row in the component order. The bug does not affect
the vapor pressure, density, and phase equilibrium calculations.
The bug is fixed in V7.1.

Copying Data from Grids


When copying data from a grid, to avoid excessively long delays and memory
usage when copying large amounts of data, a maximum of 4000 cells may be
copied at one time. If your grid is larger than this, consider copying only the
part you need or copying it in sections, or save a file and extract the data
from the saved file.
In past versions, there was no limit to the amount of data that may be
copied, but the assembly of data onto the clipboard in extreme cases may
take such a long time that it appears Aspen Properties has frozen, or may
consume more memory than is available, resulting in a crash.

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Whats Fixed in V7.0


The following issues were addressed in release V7.0.
Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00165410

GUI Bug in V12.1?

Fixed KL2RDL model to allow user


to input the second data set for
KLDIP.

CQ00229308

DHFORM and DGFORM of


diacetone alcohol (C6H12O2D3)

Adjusted ideal gas enthalpy and


Gibbs free energy of formation of
diacetone

CQ00230796

Problems in Excel on nonEnglish systems

The Aspen Properties Excel


Calculator add-in tried to add an
"Aspen Properties Help" command
to the Help menu. This failed on
non-English systems when that
menu was called by a local name.
Now the command is in the Aspen
Properties menu, so the problem
does not occur.

CQ00297156

wrong unifac groups for


tripropylene-glycol

Fixed UNIFAC group count


information for TripropyleneGlycol

CQ00300999

PPDS equation

Fixed incorrect copying of


THRSWT/TRNSWT when user only
inputs some elements.

CQ00305795

Information on the
experimental data used to
regressed binary interaction
paramters set

New binary parameter values for


NRTL, NRTL-HOC, NRTL-RK,
UNIQUAC, UNIQUAC-HOC,
UNIQUAC-RK, WILSON, WILSONHOC, WILSON-RK were obtained
by regression with correct
experimental data set for binary
system CYCLOPENTANE/2,3DIMETHYL-BUTANE at 25C.

CQ00311647

Get system error when


generating property report

Fixed crash when using Tools |

Retrieve Parameter Results


when there are only anions and
not cations (or vice versa)

CQ00312631

Electrolyte inserts ehotde.bkp


and hotdea.bkp

Descriptions of the hotdea and


ehotde inserts were fixed to
remove references to H2S, which
it does not support

CQ00314987

Incorrect results in the Clarke


model

Fixed incorrect results for Clarke


model when the quadratic mixing
rule was used.

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Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00316025

Very long folder names for


saving COTA files have issues

If you had very long file names or


folder names that were several
sub-folders deep, it caused 3rd
party property packages to fail
loading Aspen Properties as a
CapeOpen server. This issue is
now fixed.

CQ00302674

No Documentation on UNIFPS
Parameters

Added documentation for the


UNIFPS group binary parameters
for the special UNIFAC model
used in the PSRK property
method

CQ00318380

Fix undefined variables in


property monitors

Fixed undefined variable in


property monitor clmon5

CQ00303590

Using a polynomial for thermal


conductivity gas

Fixed incorrect check for missing


IK-CAPE polynomials parameters
for vapor thermal conductivity
and solid entropy.

CQ00305541

Inhouse databanks built with


APED cannot be used in Aspen
Plus

Now you can create databanks


with names INHSPCD, INHSSOL,
INHSBIN in the enterprise
database.

CQ00290887

WrongResults: Ternary
Electrolyte Parameters PITZER

Fixed incorrect initialization of


default values for missing ternary
parameters for the Pitzer model

CQ00299715

TBPTWT and TBPWT are not


found using the search

Expanded description for TBPrelated prop-set properties from


TBP to "True boiling point" so that
they can be found easily when the
Search button is used to locate a
prop-set property

CQ00304703

Calculation of HIG and GIG with


WILS-GLR

Fixed default for liquid Gibbs


energy reference state (DGLFRM)
for WILS-GLR property method.
The previous default used was
missing the vapor Gibbs energy
departure term.

CQ00306888

Incorrect activity coefficients


and Gibbs free energy of
mixing calculated from the
PSRK property method

Fixed incorrect activity coefficient


property calculations for PSRK,
RKSMHV2 and PRMHV2 methods.
This fix affects this property as
reported in Prop-Sets and in Data
Regression reports, not the values
used in the equation of state
mixing rules, which are correct.

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Whats Fixed in V7.1


The following issues were addressed in release V7.1.
ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00057809

Estimation of NRTL binary


parameters can cause Fortran
errors if the estimated activity
coefficient (by e.g., UNIFAC) is
very large.

Fixed to avoid Fortran errors.

CQ00328836

SoftGrid V7.0: spurious invalid


operation error in APED caused by
_clearfp() function not being
supported in .NET

Fixed so this error does not


occur.

CQ00317720

CAPE-OPEN: CAPE-OPEN property


package not always used when
selected

Fixed problems to ensure that


the selected CAPE-OPEN
property package is always
used in CAPE-OPEN unit
operations and in other parts of
the simulation, when applicable.

CQ00327423,
CQ00323366

Can't find critical pressure for


acetone or vapor-liquid equilibrium
of water and acetone mixture in
Detherm Internet

This problem was fixed on the


Detherm Internet web site (3rd
party).

CQ00048235

Unreasonable Critical Temperature


of SrF2 (smaller than its normal
boiling point)

Nominal value of Tc (used when


not present in databanks) for a
non-volatile component is
ensured to be larger than Tb

CQ00111961

Partially missing Barin model


parameters (such as CPLXP1) were
not properly detected, and the
calculation continues with invalid
values, resulting in erroneous
values for properties such as molar
enthalpy.

Now these parameters are


properly detected as missing.

CQ00115455

Estimation of SR-POLAR binary


parameters can run into numerical
problems if the component
involved is non-volatile (i.e., has
extremely low vapor pressure).

This problem has been fixed.

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ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00206926

CAPE-OPEN: Enhancement request


- add support for additional
properties

(1) Added new CAPE-OPEN


properties:
"criticalCompressibilityFactor",
"energyLennardJones" and
"lengthLennardJones"
(2) Return binary diffusion
coefficient for
"diffusionCoefficient" according
to the definition of
"diffusionCoefficient" in CAPEOPEN Thermo Standards.
Aspen Plus used to return
diffusion coefficients of
components in the mixture.

CQ00230232

CAPE-OPEN: RMISS incorrectly


reported as a property value,
contrary to the standards.

Return CapeDoubleEmpty
instead of ASPEN_RMISS

CQ00311548

Possible bug with SIGDIP


parameter form when PCES writes
to it.

Fixed erroneous estimation of


surface tension cause by an unintended method. The
unintended method was
removed.

CQ00313797

Severe Fortran error with user


defined component

The problem was caused by the


estimation of heat of
vaporization when user-supplied
vapor pressures are
unreasonable. Fixed the
program to avoid Fortran
errors.

CQ00319345

CAPE-OPEN: Impossible to obtain


overall mixture density through
the Interface

Added support for "overall"


mixture properties.

CQ00319371

CAPE-OPEN: Flow property not


supported

Added support for properties


that include "flow".

CQ00319682

CAPE-OPEN: Issue with Aspen


Properties CAPE-OPEN property
package when used in Aspen Plus

(1) Add 6 new fields for COPACKAGE to input all properties


specifications required in Aspen
Properties CAPE-OPEN package
(2) Make Aspen Plus and Aspen
Properties really able to use
Aspen Properties CAPE-OPEN
package
(3) Add option to allow user to
specify Aspen flash or CAPEOPEN flash

CQ00321191

Solid Density for TIO2 and other


solid components in inorganic
databank is incorrect

Correct solid density of TiO2


and many other solid
components (114 components)
in the Inorganic databank.

CQ00321609

CAPE-OPEN: AvailableProps
method not implemented (CAPEOPEN 1.0 Standards)

Implemented the AvailableProps


method

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ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00322019

Make application file names


consistent in Amines and Physical
Solvents folders

Make all application file names


for Amines and Physical
Solvents consistent.

CQ00324178

Problems installing Unifac


databanks - customization using
files from the UNIFAC-Consortium

Fixed the crash which was


caused by the excessive length
path name of the Engine user
databank file (usrpp1a.dat),
which is referenced in the bkp
file.

CQ00324520

Fortran errors when using the


Hayden-OConnell model

Fixed errors caused by


components with radius of
gyration that is very large (> 10
angstroms).

CQ00324801

Reliability of octane number


calculations from composition in
Aspen Properties 2006.5

Return RMISS when failing to


calculate the correlation
properties.

CQ00327701

DFMS export from Aspen


Properties for HENRY data missing
input (7th element)

Henry's constants written to


DFMS input file now contain the
correct number of elements.

CQ00330198

Incorrect prompt for the NIST


Wagner vapor pressure
parameters

Prompts for primary pure


component property models,
such as PL0XANT, have been
improved to cover the pertinent
submodels.

CQ00334244

Estimation of T-dependent
properties of salts can return
missing values to the GUI. This
can cause simulation errors.

Fixed problems such that


"missing" values are not
returned for these parameters
(such as SIGDIP). In addition,
the problem with DHVLWT/3 not
correctly set for salts is also
fixed.

CQ00334924

Estimation of binary interaction


parameters for SRK using Property
Estimation System does not work
if the two components form ideal
solution (gamma infinity = 1.0)

Avoid crashing or hanging


during such estimation.

CQ00324173

CAPE-OPEN: Error returned by


Terminate method in Aspen
Properties

Changed appropriate methods


in ICapeUtilities functions to
return S_OK

CQ00319687

CAPE-OPEN: Issue with


COMThermo Property Package
the COMThermo license server was
not released causing the
application to hang.

Fixed the problems such that


the license server is properly
released. We also fixed a
number of memory leak issues.

CQ00323292

CAPE-OPEN: GetNumComponents
method is called twice

Fixed duplicated call of


GetNumComponents method

CQ00285989

Revise the help message at


bottom of the MIXTURE property
function for Excel

Fixed description of Aspen


Properties Excel Add-In function
for Mixture Properties. Add
description about Shift-CtrlEnter for partial properties.

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ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00133186

Import of Aspen Plus bkp file with


stream class=mixcisld into Aspen
Properties makes Aspen Properties
incomplete

Fixed the problem so that


stream class information is
ignored.

CQ00322619

Input form for electrolyte pair


parameters for electrolyteelectrolyte pair does not check /
enforce ion type

The form was fixed so that the


electrolyte pair must share
either one common cation or
one common anion.

CQ00324066

Property Plot Wizard may miss


some steps on Vista

Fixed this problem.

CQ00333795

Cannot copy-paste prop-set that


has a comment

Fixed this problem.

CQ00334189

Opening bkp file that references


user databank that is stored in a
directory with full path name
longer than 80 characters crash
the application.

Fixed the problem. The full


path name can now be 256
characters long.

CQ00348253

Electrolyte wizard does not


generate reactions with H+ ions
when the H+ ion option is
selected.

Fixed this problem.

CQ00348854

Loading a bkp file that has


databanks which cannot be located
(e.g., user databanks that no
longer exist on the machine) will
cause the other valid databanks to
be ignored, resulting in the loss of
component names and aliases

Fixed the problem. The


databanks that cannot be found
will be ignored. The valid
databanks are retained.

CQ00108926

Properties | Data form for


properties such as GAMMA,
GAMMAS, KVL, or KLL requires the
property values to be entered for
all components. However, the
simulation engine is more
reasonable it requires only one
value to be entered.

Fixed the form to remove the


restrictions.

CQ00334975

CAPE-OPEN: Importing property


package from Multiflash that
contains pseudo components into
Aspen Plus caused it to crash when
run.

Fixed the crash, which was


caused by improper handling of
the formula information

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ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00326582

APED: Application.exe.config files


do not work on Windows Server
operating systems. This problem
caused the enterprise database to
stop working when multiple
versions of Aspen Plus are
installed.

These files were renamed to


Application.config to solve this
problem.

CQ00333863

Units conversion of SRKKIJ is


incorrect

Fixed this problem.

CQ00335620

Pressure Derivatives of Enthalpy


and Entropy are Zero for pure
water, using the STMNBS2
property method

Fixed this problem.

CQ00313952

Property-report params is
executed too soon resulting in the
report not reflecting the parameter
values that are regressed.

Moved the parameter reporting


step to after the regression is
complete.

CQ00326362

NIST TDE: The unit of density is


wrong.

Fixed this problem.

CQ00350010

Find Compounds dialog box cannot


be resized

Fixed this problem.

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Advanced Simulation Options


(Aspen Plus)

Aspen Custom Modeler


Product Description
Aspen Custom Modeler enables you to quickly create custom models to
incorporate your companys unique expertise and knowledge, enabling you to
fully leverage the benefits of process simulation throughout your company.
Aspen Custom Modeler is designed to enable the quick and easy development
and deployment of custom process models. Aspen Custom Modeler models
can be used within AspenTechs other simulation tools, such as Aspen Plus,
Aspen HYSYS, and Aspen Plus Dynamics (Aspen Dynamics), making
innovation fully available and part of standard process design and operations
studies. This enables you to fully leverage your existing models, and helps to
ensure consistency of simulation results.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

Model Library Menu

Examples of using Visual Basic .NET 2005

Model Library Menu


The new model library menu makes it easier to visualize the contents of a
model library and to instance blocks and streams on the flowsheet. Its
appearance and behavior is very similar to the model library menu in Aspen
Plus. To use the menu, go to the View menu and select Toolbars. Then
select the box for Model Libraries and click OK.

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Examples of Using Visual Basic .NET 2005


The existing FiveTank and ACMEvents demonstration examples have been
updated to include example code written in Visual Basic .NET 2005 in addition
to the existing sample code in Visual Basic 6.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

Finding non-default values with Variable Find

An improved Model Library Menu

An improved handling of regional number formats

Finding Non-Default Values with Variable Find


The Variable Find dialog box has two new options to find:

Variables and parameters whose values are not at their default

Variables and whose specifications are not at their default

These options make it easy for you to find all changes to the default values
and specifications that you have made for review, reporting, or other
purposes.

An Improved Model Library Menu


The Model Library Menu introduced in Aspen Custom Modeler V7.1 has the
following new features:

You can now drag and drop models from the Model Library Menu onto the
flow sheet

You can now use the Model Library Menu to view the contents of your
Custom Modeling folder, as well as model libraries.

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An Improved Handling of Regional Number


Formats
Some regions use the comma as a decimal separator, for example Germany
and France. All forms and dialogs now use the Windows regional setting for
number format to display numbers in the required format. Also dialogs that
sort numbers will correctly account for regional settings to produce the
correct sort order.

Compatibility Notes for V7.0


Aspen Custom Modeler V7.0 can be installed and used at the same time as
version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Custom Modeler.
However, please note the following compatibility issues when upgrading your
existing simulations to V7.0:

The Export Compiled Flowsheet command enables you to create a dll


containing a compiled form of an Aspen Custom Modeler flowsheet, and to
use this flowsheet in Aspen Plus. If you used this feature in a version
before V7.0, the compiled flowsheet may not run in Aspen Plus V7.0. You
will need to export the flowsheet again in Aspen Custom Modeler V7.0
before you can use it in Aspen Plus.
If possible we recommend that you use the more powerful Model export
capability rather than continue to use Flowsheet export. Model export
enables the model configuration to be changed within Aspen Plus. Also
exported models can be used in HYSYS and Aspen Dynamics. Exported
flowsheets can only be used in Aspen Plus.

The ImpEuler (11.), VSIE (11.1) and Gear (11.1) integrators were old
implementations that have been superseded by the Implicit Euler and
Gear integrators that were introduced in the 12.1 release. They were
included in the 12.1, 2004, and 2004.1 versions to give time for transition
of existing simulations to the new integrators. These integrators have
been withdrawn from version 2006 and later. If you load a simulation that
uses one of these integrators it will automatically switch to using the
equivalent newer integrator, and will select option and tolerance values
that match the old integrator as closely as possible.

ACM Language (.acmf) files generated using previous versions of Aspen


Custom Modeler are compatible with V7.0. You may see some warning
messages when loading .acmf files created with previous versions. This is
a result of some solver options that have become obsolete or have been
renamed. Saving the file from version V7.0 eliminates these warnings.

ACM Document (.acmd) files exported from previous versions of Aspen


Custom Modeler cannot be loaded in V7.0. Load these files into the
previous version and export them as .acmf files, which can then be
loaded into version V7.0.

ACM Library (.acml) files generated from previous releases of Aspen


Custom Modeler cannot be loaded in V7.0. Load the source .acmf version
of these files into V7.0 and regenerate the library file.

Aspen Plus .appdf files created with earlier versions of Aspen Plus are not
compatible with Aspen Custom Modeler V7.0. If you try to load a physical

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properties file (.appdf) that was generated using an earlier version of


Aspen Plus, the following error message appears:
SAIPIN-F-Error loading Aspen your .appdf File.
Please refer to the Aspen Properties error messages first, or it may be
due to an incompatible PDF file version.
After you receive this error, exit Aspen Custom Modeler before loading any
further simulations. To continue, you must regenerate the .appdf file
using Aspen Plus V7.0.

Aspen Properties .aprpdf files created with earlier versions of Aspen


Properties are not compatible with Aspen Custom Modeler V7.0. If you try
to load a physical properties file (.aprpdf) that was generated using an
earlier version of Aspen Properties, the following error message appears:
SAIPIN-F-Error loading Aspen your .appdf File.
Please refer to the Aspen Properties error messages first, or it may be
due to an incompatible PDF file version.
After you receive this error, exit Aspen Custom Modeler before loading any
further simulations. To continue, you must regenerate the .aprpdf file
using Aspen Properties V7.0.
To avoid this issue in future we recommend that you embed the Aspen
Properties .aprbkp file within your Aspen Custom Modeler simulation. To
do this, within Aspen Custom Modeler, in Simulation Explorer go to
Component Lists, Configure Properties and select Import Aspen Properties
file.

Compatibility Notes for V7.1


Aspen Custom Modeler V7.1 can be installed and used at the same time as
V7.0 and other previous versions of Aspen Custom Modeler. However, please
note the following compatibility issues when upgrading your existing
simulations to version V7.1.

The Export Compiled Flowsheet command enables you to create a .dll


containing a compiled form of an Aspen Custom Modeler flowsheet, and to
use this flowsheet in Aspen Plus. If you used this feature in a version
earlier than V7.1, the compiled flowsheet may not run in Aspen Plus V7.1.
You will need to export the flowsheet again in Aspen Custom Modeler V7.1
before you can use it in Aspen Plus V7.1.
If possible, we recommend that you use the more powerful Model export
capability rather than continue to use Flowsheet export. Model export
enables the model configuration to be changed within Aspen Plus. Also,
exported models can be used in HYSYS and Aspen Dynamics. Exported
flowsheets can only be used in Aspen Plus.

The ImpEuler (11.1), VSIE (11.1) and Gear (11.1) integrators were old
implementations that have been superseded by the Implicit Euler and
Gear integrators that were introduced in the 12.1 release. They were
included in the 12.1, 2004 and 2004.1 versions to give time for transition
of existing simulations to the new integrators. These integrators were
withdrawn at version 2006. If you load a simulation that uses one of these
integrators, it will automatically switch to using the equivalent newer

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integrator, and will select option and tolerance values that match the old
integrator as closely as possible.
ACM Language (.acmf) files generated using previous versions of Aspen
Custom Modeler are compatible with version V7.1. You may see some
warning messages when loading .acmf files created with previous
versions. This is a result of some solver options that have become
obsolete or have been renamed. Saving the file in ACM V7.1 eliminates
these warnings.

ACM Document (.acmd) files exported from previous versions of Aspen


Custom Modeler cannot be loaded in version V7.1. Load these files into
the previous version and export them as .acmf files, which can then be
loaded into version V7.1.

ACM Library (.acml) files generated from previous releases of Aspen


Custom Modeler cannot be loaded in version V7.1. Load the source .acmf
version of these files into Aspen Custom Modeler V7.1 and regenerate the
library file.

Aspen Plus .appdf files created with earlier versions of Aspen Plus are not
compatible with Aspen Custom Modeler V7.1. If you try to load a physical
properties file (.appdf) that was generated using an earlier version of
Aspen Plus, the following error message appears:
SAIPIN-F-Error loading Aspen your .appdf File.
Please refer to the Aspen Properties error messages first, or it may be
due to an incompatible PDF file version.
You should leave the application and reload your input file once you have
rectified the problem.
After you receive this error, exit Aspen Custom Modeler before loading any
further simulations. To continue, you must regenerate the .appdf file using
Aspen Plus V7.1.

Supported Compilers in V7.0


You do not need any compilers installed on your computer to use most of the
features of Aspen Custom Modeler. However, some optional capabilities do
require a compiler. Below is a summary of capabilities that require a
compiler:
Activity

Supported Compiler(s)

Creating procedures in Fortran

Intel Fortran 9.0 or 9.1.


The compiler must be configured so that
it can be used from the command line.

Creating procedures in C++

Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2005

Exporting flowsheets for use in Aspen

The compiler must be configured so that


it can be used from the command line.

Plus
Exporting models for use in Aspen Plus
or HYSYS
Creating custom forms

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Supported Compilers in V7.1


You do not need any compilers installed on your computer to use most of the
features of Aspen Custom Modeler. However, some optional capabilities do
require a compiler. Below is a summary of capabilities that require a
compiler:
Activity
Creating procedures in Fortran

Supported Compiler(s)
Intel Fortran 9.0 or 9.1.
The compiler must be configured so that
it can be used from the command line.

Creating procedures in C++

Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2008

Exporting flowsheets for use in Aspen

The compiler must be configured so that


it can be used from the command line.

Plus
Exporting models for use in Aspen Plus
or HYSYS
Creating custom forms

Microsoft Visual Basic 6, or .NET 2008.

Aspen Model Runner


Product Description
Aspen Model Runner enables you to distribute completed simulation models
within your company and to your customers and collaborators. Aspen Model
Runner provides control over changes to the model and protects the
intellectual property within the model.
To use it, export your simulation from Aspen Custom Modeler as an Aspen
Model Runner simulation. The contents of the simulation file are encrypted to
prevent viewing or editing of the contents.
You then distribute the Aspen Model Runner file to the end user. The end user
needs to install and license Aspen Model Runner. They can then open and run
the simulation. Within Aspen Model Runner, they can use all of the Aspen
Custom Modeler features relevant to running a simulation, but they cannot
edit the simulation or view the content of the models.
Aspen Model Runner also supports Aspen Plus Dynamics (Aspen Dynamics)
simulations. It is also supported by Aspen Simulation Workbook, which can be
used to develop a customized user interface for your simulation.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


and V7.1
There are no new features and enhancements in Aspen Model Runner V7.0
and V7.1.

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Compatibility Notes for V7.0


Aspen Model Runner V7.0 can be installed and used at the same time as
version 2006.5 of Aspen Model Runner. However, please note the following
compatibility issues when upgrading your existing simulations to V7.0:

If your Aspen Model Runner simulation uses a custom model library (.acml
file) generated from a previous release of Aspen Custom Modeler, it
cannot be loaded in Aspen Model Runner V7.0. Load the source .acmf
version of these files into Aspen Custom Modeler V7.0 and regenerate the
library file. To avoid this issue in future we recommend that you copy the
relevant models and other types from the library in to the Aspen Model
Runner simulation so that it no longer requires the library to run.

Aspen Plus .appdf files created with earlier versions of Aspen Plus are not
compatible with Aspen Model Runner V7.0. If you try to load a physical
properties file (.appdf) that was generated using an earlier version of
Aspen Plus, the following error message appears:
SAIPIN-F-Error loading Aspen your .appdf File.
Please refer to the Aspen Properties error messages first, or it may be
due to an incompatible PDF file version.
After you receive this error, exit Aspen Model Runner before loading any
further simulations. To continue, you must regenerate the .appdf file
using Aspen Plus V7.0.

Aspen Properties .aprpdf files created with earlier versions of Aspen


Properties are not compatible with Aspen Model Runner V7.0. If you try to
load a physical properties file (.aprpdf) that was generated using an
earlier version of Aspen Properties, the following error message appears:
SAIPIN-F-Error loading Aspen your .appdf File.
Please refer to the Aspen Properties error messages first, or it may be
due to an incompatible PDF file version.
After you receive this error, exit Aspen Model Runner before loading any
further simulations. To continue, you must regenerate the .aprpdf file
using Aspen Properties V7.0.
To avoid this issue in future we recommend that you embed the Aspen
Properties .aprbkp file within your Aspen Model Runner simulation. To do
this, within Aspen Custom Modeler, in Simulation Explorer go to
Component Lists, Configure Properties and select Import Aspen Properties
file. Then Save your simulation as an Aspen Model Runner file.

Compatibility Notes for V7.1


Aspen Model Runner V7.1 can be installed and used at the same time as V7.0
and other previous versions of Aspen Model runner. There are no new
compatibility issues with Aspen Model Runner V7.1.

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Aspen Plus Dynamics (formerly


Aspen Dynamics)
Product Description
Aspen Plus Dynamics complements the steady-state simulation capabilities of
Aspen Plus, and delivers the benefits of dynamic modeling to the
Petrochemicals, Chemicals, and Specialty Chemicals industries throughout
plant operation and engineering organizations.
Aspen Plus Dynamics advances the use of Aspen Plus for dynamic modeling of
plant operations and process design. It enables users to study and
understand the dynamics of real plant operations, thereby achieving
increased operability, safety, and productivity.
Aspen Plus Dynamics is closely integrated with other AspenTech products.
With Aspen Plus Dynamics you can transform an Aspen Plus steady-state
simulation into a rigorous dynamic simulation within a few minutes. You can
also use Aspen Custom Modeler to customize the Aspen Plus Dynamics
models.
The topics listed in New Features describe the new capabilities in Aspen Plus
Dynamics and also summarize compatibility considerations in migrating from
previous Aspen Plus Dynamics versions.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

Workflow and ease of use


o

Model Library with same look and feel as Aspen Plus

Radfrac Option to convert to using external condenser for detailed


control studies

Radfrac selection of default controllers / configuration

Radfrac Option to display stage results on a mass basis

Robustness/performance
o

Improve Dynamic Simulation Performance Using Stream Tearing

Engineering
o

PID support vendor specific control algorithms

Default performance curve in turbine (COMPR)

Solid-Only support for True Component Electrolytes

Workflow/Ease of Use Enhancements


Model Library with Same Look and Feel as Aspen Plus
To make Aspen Plus Dynamics more intuitive for Aspen Plus users and to
improve the workflow for all users, a Model Library toolbar has been added.

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As in Aspen Plus, the Model Library toolbar appears docked to the bottom of
the Aspen Plus Dynamics application window and organizes the model library
into tabs. It behaves just like the Aspen Plus model library and improves the
workflow for creating control schemes, adding pressure relief equipment, and
making other changes to the flowsheet.
Only models which are self initializing should be created within Aspen Plus
Dynamics (for example, controllers, pressure relief equipment, pipe).
Distillation columns should be created within Aspen Plus; you can then use
Update Dynamics to add the new block to an existing flowsheet.

Radfrac Option to Convert to Using External Condenser for


Detailed Control Studies
Automatically reconfigure a Radfrac column with a condenser into an external
condenser in Aspen Plus Dynamics.
Key benefits of external condenser:

Allows detailed modeling of the overhead system without having to


configure it in Aspen Plus (which may be difficult to converge). Use only
the Radfrac block in Aspen Plus and then use this new feature to expand
the overhead system. Users can then add pumps, heat exchangers, etc. to
expand the overhead system
Note: adding instantaneous models in standalone dynamics is
straightforward if you set flashbasis to procedure.

Allows detailed control system to be modeled, accessing the PVs/MVs in


the expanded overhead system.

To use this feature, select External_Condenser from the column scripts


menu. (See the following screen capture.) This results in a fully specified
multi-block Radfrac model with an external condenser. No additional
initialization efforts are required.

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Radfrac Selection of Default Controllers/Configuration


RadFrac in Aspen Plus Dynamics (AD) will now allow users to choose between
different control schemes from the Dynamics form for RadFrac in Aspen Plus.
A new controllers tab is now available in the RadFrac Dynamics form, which
allows the user to choose from a set of manipulated variables for a given
controlled variable. Users can also delete any control loop not needed in the
AD flowsheet, from the Aspen Plus form. Any control scheme different from
the ones available through the Dynamics form in Aspen Plus can be
configured in AD, as before.
Additionally, we have introduced two new control loops that can be included
in your dynamic simulation: the top tray temperature and the bottom tray
temperature controllers.

Radfrac/Petrofrac Option to Display Stage Results on a


Mass Basis
Radfrac and Petrofrac Tables and plots display flows and compositions on a
mole basis. To display results on a mass basis set the parameter
EvaluateMassFractions to "Yes" on the RadFrac configure form and rerun the
simulation.

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Robustness/Performance Enhancements
Improve Dynamic Simulation Performance Using Stream
Tearing
For flow driven simulations with recycle streams and for all pressure driven
simulations, dynamic simulation performance can be improved by using
stream tearing.
In Aspen Plus Dynamics, stream tearing has been incorporated into the
MaterialStream stream type and the Valve model.
Tearing in the MaterialStream is activated via a check box on the Configure
form. This should ONLY be used for recycle streams in flow driven.
For pressure-driven simulations, you must use a Valve model to tear the
stream. The Valve model includes the pressure/flow derivatives to update the
torn stream flow variable. The TearStream parameter on Valves Configure
form has 3 options:

No (default) Deactivate stream tearing

Full Tear recycle streams

PF-Only Tear the pressure-flow network in non-recycle streams

For details and examples on how to use this new feature, see Improve
Dynamic Simulation Performance Using Stream Tearing in the online
help.

Engineering Enhancements
PID Support Vendor Specific Control Algorithms
Aspen Plus Dynamics now supports some of the key industrial vendors PID
algorithms. The implementation has been given to PIDIncr model within
ControlModels. This means the same tuning parameters used in the model
can be used directly with the actual controllers (and visa versa). As the model
is using the documented algorithms, its behavior should match the real
controller behavior. The implemented vendor specific control algorithms and
their PID equation types are:

Foxboro algorithm
o

Proportional only (P)

Integral only (I)

Proportional and Integral (PI)

Proportional and Derivative (PD)

Proportional, Integral and Derivative (PID)

Non-Interacting PID (NI-PID)

Honeywell algorithm
o

Interactive form Equation A (Interactive A)

Interactive form Equation B (Interactive B)

Interactive form Equation C (Interactive C)

Interactive form Equation D (Interactive D)

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Non-Interactive form Equation A (Non-Interactive A)

Non-Interactive form Equation B (Non-Interactive B)

Non-Interactive form Equation C (Non-Interactive C)

Non-Interactive form Equation D (Non-Interactive D)

Yokogawa algorithm
o

Proportional, Integral and Derivative (PID)

PV proportional and derivative type PID (I-PD)

PV derivative type PID (PI-D)

Note: The Automatic Controller Tuning method does not support these
new vendor specific algorithms. For details on this new feature, see PID
Algorithms in the on-line help.

Default Performance Curve in Turbine (COMPR)


Aspen Plus Dynamics now supports a default performance curve for the
turbine to give a more realistic dynamic simulation. If you did not enter
performance and efficiency curves in Aspen Plus, then the curves Head vs.
suction volumetric flow rate and Efficiency vs. suction volumetric flow rate for
a turbine are used to give realistic behavior during a dynamic simulation.
These typical curves are fitted around the operating point calculated in Aspen
Plus.
The default performance curve allows the Aspen Plus Dynamics user to
change the output of the turbine by varying the turbine shaft speed from the
turbine configure form. The user has the option of not using the default
performance curves by changing the value of the parameter UseCurves to
False, in the Turbine Configure form.

Solid-Only Support for True Component Electrolytes


Aspen Plus Dynamics now supports Solid-Only for models including: Mixer,
FSplit, Sep, Sep2, Heater, HeatX, MHeatX, RStoic, RYield, and Feedstream.
The Aspen Plus users can export dynamic model with Solid-Only as the validphase. This enhancement has been done as a part of true-component
electrolytes supports in Aspen Plus Dynamics.

Miscellaneous Enhancements
TimeData model includes the option to repeatedly cycle through the data. To
activate, set Cycle to yes on the Configure form.
Stream Sensor now allows user to calculate the gross and net heating values.
Select Low heating value from the Available properties window in the
ConfigureSensor form to obtain the stream gross heating value (QVALGRS)
and the net heating value (QVALNET), respectively.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


Aspen Plus Dynamics V7.1 is a maintenance version and there are no major
new features or enhancements in this version.

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Compatibility Notes
Here lists problems you may encounter with release V7.0 and V7.1 when
opening dynamic simulations created by earlier versions of the software.

Rstoic and Ryield "CSTR" option - Run "upgrade" script for each old
snapshot in V7.0 and V7.1

Rgibbs does not support "CSTR" Option in V7.0 and V7.1

Flash 2 does not use the Out_Relief Port in V7.0 and V7.1

Rstoic and Ryield CSTR Option Run Upgrade


Script for Each Old Snapshot
In earlier releases, CSTR option was modeled by mixing the feed streams
into a dynamic vessel. The mixed output of the vessel was then fed into an
instantaneous adiabatic reactor. In 2006, the dynamic vessel follows the
instantaneous reaction so that the products from the reactor are at the same
conditions as the dynamic vessel. Thus when opening an existing dynamic
simulation in 2006 the vessel will be initialized at the feed conditions, but in
order to reach steady state, the tank conditions must change to the product
conditions.
We have provided an Upgrade script for Aspen Dynamic 2006 which will
operate on all Rstoic and Ryield models in the flowsheet (including those in
hierarchies) calculating the initial conditions of the vessel using the results
from the older simulation. Run the script prior to performing an Initialization
run so that the script can use the results from the previous simulation. You
can also run the script immediately after applying a snapshot saved from the
existing simulation. The script is invoked simply by double-clicking Upgrade
in the scripts folder of the Aspen Dynamics library.

Rgibbs Does Not Support CSTR Option User


Must Add a Dynamic Mixer to Simulate a Tank
In earlier releases Rgibbs supported the CSTR option. As with Rstoic and
Ryield this option was modeled by mixing the feed streams into a dynamic
vessel, the mixed output of the vessel was then fed into an instantaneous
adiabatic reactor. The CSTR option has been withdrawn from Rgibbs at 2006.
If you wish to model an Rgibbs reactor dynamically you should add a mixer to
the product stream(s) and specify the mixer vessel geometry on its dynamic
form.

Flash2 Does Not Use the Out_Relief Port


We have changed the ports in Flash2 as follows:
Prior to Release 2006

Release 2006 and later

Out_V (vapor port only 1 stream)

1 or more streams allowed

Out_L (liquid port only 1 stream)

1 or more streams allowed

Out_WD (Water decant port 0 or more

No change

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streams allowed)
Out_Relief (Vapor relief port 0 or many
streams allowed)

Not supported

In version 2006, we have removed the Out_Relief port and made it possible
for you to connect multiple streams to the Out_V port to connect to relief
devices. We have also made it possible to connect multiple streams to the
Out_L port.
The Out_Relief port is still included in the model allowing simulations which
used the Out_Relief port to load correctly but the problem will be
underspecified. Users must reconnect relief streams from the Out_Relief port
to the Out_V port in order to be able to run the simulation.

Aspen Adsorption (formerly


Aspen Adsim)
Product Description
Aspen Adsorption is a comprehensive Flow sheet simulator developed for the
optimal design, simulation, optimization, and analysis of adsorption
processes. The application addresses the need of engineers and end users to
simulate a wide and varied range of industrial gas adsorption processes with
additional support for liquid adsorption processes. It can be used to develop
and identify optimal adsorbents, design better adsorption cycles and improve
general plant operations.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

Model Library Menu

Model Library Menu


The new model library menu makes it easier to visualize the contents of the
model library and to instance blocks and streams on the flowsheet. Its
appearance and behavior is very similar to the model library menu in Aspen
Plus. To use the menu, go to the View menu and select Toolbars. Then
select the box for Model Libraries and click OK.

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New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

The Variable Find dialog has two new options

The Model Library Menu has new features

V7.1 now has an improved handling of regional number formats

The Variable Find Dialog Has Two New Options


The Variable Find dialog has two new options to find:

variables and parameters whose values are not at their default

variables whose specifications are not at their default

These options make it easy for you to find all changes to the default values
and specifications that you have made for review, reporting, or other
purposes

The Model Library Menu Has New Features


The Model Library Menu introduced in V7.1 has the following new features:

You can now drag and drop models from the Model Library Menu onto the
flow sheet

Improved Handling of Regional Number Formats


in V7.1
Some regions use the comma as a decimal separator, for example, Germany
and France. All forms and dialogs now use the Windows regional setting for
number format to display numbers in the required format. Also dialogs that
sort numbers will correctly account for regional settings to produce the
correct sort order.

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Compatibility Notes
Aspen Adsorption V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the same time
as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Adsorption. However,
observe following compatibility issues when upgrading your existing
simulations to V7.0 or V7.1:

The ImpEuler (11.), VSIE (11.1), and Gear (11.1) integrators were old
implementations that have been superseded by the Implicit Euler and
Gear integrators that were introduced in the 12.1 release. They were
included in the 12.1, 2004, and 2004.1 versions to give time for transition
of existing simulations to the new integrators. These integrators have
been withdrawn from version 2006 and later. If you load a simulation that
uses one of these integrators it will automatically switch to using the
equivalent newer integrator, and will select option and tolerance values
that match the old integrator as closely as possible.

Aspen Adsorption Language (.ada) files generated using previous versions


of Aspen Adsorption are compatible with V7.0 and V7.1. You may see
some warning messages when loading .ada files created with previous
versions. This is a result of some solver options that have become
obsolete or have been renamed. Saving the file in Aspen Adsorption V7.0
or V7.1 eliminates these warnings.

Aspen Adsorption Document (.adb) files exported from previous versions


Aspen Adsorption cannot be loaded in Version V7.0 or V7.1. Load these
files into the previous version and export them as .ada files, which can
then be loaded into V7.0 or V7.1.

Note when using Aspen Properties/Aspen Plus property package: If your


Aspen Adsorption V7.0 or V7.1 input file includes the Aspen Properties
property package, you can load it directly into Aspen Adsorption V7.0 or
V7.1. If you are using an external property package in the form of an
Aspen Plus .appdf file or an Aspen Properties .aprpdf file, then these files
created with earlier versions of that software are not compatible with
Aspen Adsorption V7.0 or V7.1. If you try to load a physical properties file
(.appdf or .aprpdf) that was generated using an earlier version of Aspen
Plus or Aspen Properties, the following error message appears:
Aspen Properties abort
Unable to open properties definition file "n2psa.appdf"
The file may need to be regenerated from a compatible version of Aspen
Plus
After you receive this error, exit Aspen Adsorption before loading any
further simulations. To continue, you must regenerate the .appdf or
.aprpdf file using Aspen Plus V7.0 or V7.1 or Aspen Properties V7.0 or
V7.1.

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Supported Compilers in V7.0 and V7.1


You do not need any compilers installed on your computer to use most of the
features of Aspen Adsorption. However, some optional capabilities do require
a compiler. Below is a summary of capabilities that require a compiler:
Activity

Supported Compiler(s)

Creating procedures in Fortran

Intel Fortran 9.0 or 9.1.


The compiler must be configured so that
it can be used from the command line.

Aspen Utilities Planner


Product Description
Aspen Utilities Planner is a tool for optimizing fuel, steam, and power
processes. These utility processes often represent significant operating costs,
sometimes second only to the purchase of raw materials.
In Aspen Utilities Planner, a single rigorous model of the utilities system is
used to address all the important business processes associated with the
purchase, generation, use, and distribution of utilities on industrial sites. This
approach ensures that all decisions are made on the same basis, and are
therefore mutually consistent and compatible.

New Features and Enhancements for V7.0


and V7.1
Aspen Utilities Planner V7.1 is the same as Aspen Utilities V7.0. The new
features and enhancements for Aspen Utilities Planner V7.0 and V7.1 are:

Model Library

A NOXEstimator model was added to estimate the non-linear NOX


emission from combustion models such Boiler, Gas turbine, HRSG, etc.
The non-linearity is handled by piecewise linearization in the optimization.

AS_HeatEx model allows shutdown and startup.

UpdateContract and UpdateAvailability scripts were added to allow


model to update the contract and availability profiles respectively in online
optimization. Related variables for availability profiles and contract
information are added in the On_Line form for each block.

The Psout(*) and Tsout(*) variables were added to the summary table in
DriveList model.

Corrected a defect in the Stm_turb model: when the constant efficiency


method is selected the coefficient a in the optimization equation of Power
= a * Steam is wrong.

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Corrected a defect in the pump block for zero flow rate.

Compatibility Notes
There are no database changes in Aspen Utilities Planner V7.1 compared to
version V7.0, version 2006.5 or version 2004.2 CP2. Therefore, there is no
need to run the Database Converter.

Aspen Reaction Modeler


Product Description
Aspen Reaction Modeler enables you to identify reaction kinetics models using
experimental measurements from reaction calorimeters. Key features of
Aspen Reaction modeler are:

An easy to use user interface that fully supports the model identification
workflow, and enables easy copying of experimental data from Excel.

Powerful numerical solvers for finding the best fit to your data.

Kinetic models consistent with other AspenTech products such as Aspen


Plus, Aspen Plus Dynamics and Aspen Batch Distillation, enabling you to
use the fitted parameters directly within these products.

Use of Aspen Properties for estimating physical properties required for the
model identification process. Using the exact same physical property
methods and data that you use when running reactor simulations in other
AspenTech tools ensures consistency of results.

Aspen Reaction Modeler is included as part of Aspen Batch Distillation. It can


also be used by licensees of Aspen BatchCAD. When you run Aspen Reaction
Modeler it will look for an Aspen Batch Distillation license, and if it can find
one it will use this. If it cannot find one it will then look for an Aspen
BatchCAD license and use this. If neither license is found it will not start.
Aspen Reaction Modeler includes access to Aspen Properties for physical
property calculations, this does not require a separate Aspen Properties
license. For systems which contain new molecules that are not included in the
Aspen Properties databanks, you have the option to estimate properties using
a simpler method that only requires basic data such as density and heat
capacity.

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New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

Support for additional phase options

Choice of Estimation Solvers

Usability improvements

Three new examples

Support for Additional Phase Options

Kinetic fitting of reaction systems containing only vapor can now be done
using the newly added Vapor-Only valid phases option.

Kinetic fitting of reaction systems containing vapor, liquid and soluble


solids can now be done using newly added Vapor-Liquid-Solid valid
phases option.

Choice of Estimation Solvers


Aspen Reaction Modeler V7.1 now allows a choice of 4 solvers for performing
the estimation:
NL2SOL is a variation on Newton's method in which part of the Hessian
matrix is computed exactly and part is approximated by a secant (quasiNewton) updating method. To promote convergence from a poor initial point,
a trust-region is used along with a choice of model Hessian.
Nelder is a direct search solver based on the simplex algorithm. This method
is relatively slow, but can sometimes solve when other solvers fail.
HYPSQP is a feasible path successive quadratic programming optimizer. It
evaluates the objective variable at the current point and moves the decision
variables to take the objective variable towards its optimum value. After
solving with the new values of the decision, initial, and control variables,
HYPSQP re-evaluates the objective variable. In this way, HYPSQP steps
towards the optimum solution.
VF13 is a feasible path successive quadratic programming optimizer using
the original VF13 code from the Harwell Subroutine Library.
You can use the new methods if the default solver (NL2SOL) cannot find a
solution.

Usability Improvements
Aspen Reaction Modeler V7.1 contains the following enhancements to improve
usability:

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Fitting runs can now be interrupted using the Interrupt button on the
Fitting Cases form.

A Fitting Progress node has now been added to tree browser to enable
easy monitoring of diagnostic messages from the calculation engine.

The copy/paste functionality has been improved to enable easy transfer of


data between any table on the user interface and Excel.

Three New Examples


Three new examples have been added to illustrate the usage of Aspen
Reaction Modeler:

Fitting Power Law Rate Constant and Heat of Reaction in the Hydrolysis of
Acetic Anhydride.

Fitting Power Law Rate Constants in Aspirin Synthesis by Assuming a


Fixed Ratio Between Them.

Fitting Arrhenius Constants in a High Temperature Shift Reaction Using


Simple Properties.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Reaction Modeler V7.1 can be installed and used at the same time as
V7.0 and other previous versions of Aspen Reaction Modeler. There are no
known compatibility issues with Aspen Reaction Modeler.

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Process Modeling (HYSYS)

Aspen HYSYS
Product Description
Aspen HYSYS is AspenTechs process modeling tool for steady-state
simulation, design, performance monitoring, optimization, and business
planning for oil and gas production, gas processing, and petroleum refining
industries. HYSYS is built upon proven technologies, with more than 25 years
experience supplying process simulation tools to the oil and gas and refining
industries. It provides an intuitive and interactive process modeling solution
that enables engineers to create steady-state models for plant design,
performance monitoring, troubleshooting, operational improvement, business
planning, and asset management.
Aspen HYSYS offers significant advancement in simulation technology. As with
every AspenTech product, it reflects our commitment to delivering Process
Asset Lifecycle Management within a platform that is the world leader in ease
of use and flexibility and sets the standard for an open engineering
environment.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


Aspen HYSYS V7.0 includes the following new features and enhancements in
the following areas:

Enabling Aspen Properties compounds and property methods for


simulations

APV70 and NISTV70 compound databases

New thermodynamic property models

Electrolyte capabilities

Process Economic Evaluation

Hydrates Utility

Process Utilities

Improved Input Summary

Unit Operation Enhancements

Aspen Custom Models (ACM) enhancements HYSYS

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Additional CapeOpen 1.1 Support

PID support vendor specific control algorithms

Calculated residence time for every tray of the tray section

Level Tap option now available for the Sump Bottom tray of columns

Rigorous heat exchanger modeling speed improvements

Additionally, HYSYS now supports Equation-Oriented (EO) modeling as a new


licensable option.

Enabling Aspen Properties Compounds and


Property Methods
A major enhancement to Aspen HYSYS includes access to the Aspen
Properties chemical compound databases and physical and chemical property
calculation methods, more than doubling the thermodynamics capabilities of
HYSYS.
Aspen Properties contains an extensive component library and built-in binary
interaction parameters that make these types of property methods very
effective.
The enabled property methods can be used in HYSYS process calculations,
thus extending the types of components and processes that can be modeled
using Aspen HYSYS. For example, you can use the NRTL property methods in
Aspen Properties to model highly non-ideal chemical systems, or the
electrolyte NRTL property methods to model electrolyte systems.

APV70 and NISTV70 Compound Database


The NIST and the traditional Aspen Properties databases are available to
Aspen HYSYS users in the new Enterprise Database architecture only. The
new database is a major enhancement to our library of physical property
parameters for pure components. Approximately 13,000 new compounds
(mostly organic) have been introduced. In addition, the traditional Aspen
Properties database (APV70) also contains approximately 2000 compounds.
The new database is provided under an agreement with the National Institute
of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Standard Reference Data Program
(SRDP). The property parameters and the experimental data used were
collected and evaluated by the Thermodynamics Research Center (TRC) using
the NIST ThermoData Engine (TDE) and the NIST/TRC Source Data Archival
System for experimental thermophysical and thermochemical property data.
The NIST/TRC Source data is one of the worlds most comprehensive
collections of such data.

New Thermodynamic Property Models


Aspen Physical Property System thermodynamic property models include
classical thermodynamic property models, such as activity coefficient models
and equations of state, as well as solids and electrolyte models. The models
are grouped according to the type of property they describe. While there is
some overlap between the methods available in traditional HYSYS and
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available to users now. Some key examples of additional thermodynamic


calculation capabilities include Benedict-Webb-Rubin-Lee-Starling, Electrolyte
NRTL, and Electrolyte NRTL with HF.

Electrolyte Capabilities
Several chemical process calculations involve electrolytic applications. The
new capabilities enable the user to analyze and optimize processes involving
ionic species, complex ions, and salt precipitation, with strong acids, weak
acids, and bases.
Examples of applications for electrolyte process calculation with the Aspen
Physical Property System include:

Sour water stripping

Caustic brine evaporation and crystallization

Acid gas removal

Nitric acid separation

Black liquor evaporation

Process Economic Evaluation


Economic Evaluation lets process engineers obtain relative cost estimates
using Aspens Economic Modeling technology from within the Aspen HYSYS
environment.
Once enabled, the Economic Evaluation toolbar allows process engineers to

Size equipment

Map conceptual unit operation models to equipment models

Review and edit key unit operation and equipment model parameters

Estimate the capital and installed cost of the equipment

Estimate the overall capital and operating costs of the plant

The Economic Evaluation features can also be accessed via Tools | Aspen
Economic Evaluation in the tools menu. (An Aspen Process Economic
Analyzer license is required to enable the commands.) See the Integrated
Sizing and Costing section in chapter 2, Aspen Integration Projects, and the
online help Tools and Utilities section for details on this feature.

Hydrates Utility
The Hydrates Utility has been enhanced to support Structure H hydrates in
addition to Structures I and II. The Structure H hydrate requires two types of
molecules in its formation:

A small Structure H former (methane, nitrogen, or xenon)

A large Structure H former (isopentane, neohexane, 2,3-dimethylbutane,


2,2,3-trimethylbutane, 2,2-dimethylpentane, 3,3-dimethylpentane, 2,3dimethyl-1-butene, 3,3-dimethyl-1-butene, cyclooctane, cycloheptane,
methylcyclopentane, ethylcyclopentane, methylcyclohexane, cis-1,2dimethylcyclohexane, 1,1-dimethylcyclohexane, ethylcyclohexane, ciscyclooctene, or cycloheptene)

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Therefore, to obtain the Structure H prediction, the given stream must consist
of at least one small Structure H former and one large Structure H former. In
addition, Structure H hydrates can only form under the Vapor-Liquid-Aqueous
condition. This enhancement is based the work of Mehta and Sloan [E.D.
Sloan, Clathrate hydrates of natural gases, 2nd edition, 1998, 705pp].

Process Utilities
In this version, HYSYS introduces the concept of process utilities. Users can
tag and designate material and energy streams as utilities. With this
information HYSYS can calculate the utility consumption per utility type as
well as total hot/cold utility consumption in the flowsheet.
This new functionality is provided through the flowsheet summary and it can
be done at the flowsheet level or for a selected-flowsheet scope. To support
this new function a process utility manager user interface is provided (Tools |
Process Utility Manager). HYSYS provides a number of built-in utilities with
defined heat capacity and temperature range as well as other physical
properties. Users can customize it by adding user-defined utilities. The
process utility manager has full automation support as well with integration
with HX-Net, namely utilities defined in the HYSYS utility manager can be
exported to HX-Net and vice-versa.

Improved Input Summary


The input summary has an enhanced user interface that significantly
improves its presentation and usability. The output has also been filtered, and
default and calculated values that used to appear in the input summary have
been eliminated.

Unit Operation Enhancements


Column Enhancements
Column input expert supports thermosiphon reboilers

A new page is added to the column input expert for distillation and
reboiled absorber to guide the user through the selection of different
reboiler configurations. It will automatically create a column sub-flowsheet
with the desired reboiler configuration and pre-define the specifications
needed to run the simulation.

Three pre-defined reboiler configurations are available: once-through,


circulation without baffle, and circulation with baffle.

The new Reboiler Config sheet allows you to specify one of several
possible configurations for the thermosiphon reboiler.

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The reboiler can be a regular HYSYS reboiler, a heater, or a heat


exchanger.

A new page is added to the Performance tab to report the key


reboiler/condenser results.

Heat Exchanger Integrated with the Column

The heat exchanger is integrated with the column so that rigorous


calculations can be done in both the column and the reboiler. The heat
exchanger is treated as part of the column and both the column and the
heat exchanger are solved simultaneously.

Thermosiphon reboilers can now be simulated rigorously using Aspen Shell


& Tube Exchanger (formerly Tasc+).

Different types of EDR-Shell and Tube heat exchangers can be selected,


such as thermosiphon, kettle, and forced circulation.

For a thermosiphon reboiler, both fixed-flow and find-flow options are


implemented.

The user can switch back and forth between a regular heat exchanger and
an EDR-Shell and Tube heat exchanger.

Some specs related to the EDR-Shell and Tube heat exchanger are
automatically defined to minimize the user input.

A damping factor is added for EDR-Shell and Tube heat exchangers inside
the column sub-flowsheet to improve the convergence of the solver.

Rigorous Heat Exchanger Modeling Speed Improvements


Performance of heat exchangers using rigorous heat exchanger models such
as Aspen Shell and Tube (Formerly Aspen TASC+) has been greatly improved.
In most situations, execution of rigorous shell and tube, and air cooled
exchangers inside HYSYS can be as much as two times faster.

Centrifugal Compressors
Head Calculation Methods
In this version, HYSYS introduces two new approaches for the polytropic head
calculation: the Huntington and Reference Methods. Both are described in
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1985. Both methods are applicable when performance curves are defined and
when they are not used.
Huntington Method
Unlike the Schultz method this method does not assume a polytropic path of
the form PV = C . This method uses the definition of the polytropic path
H = Vdp (where H is compressor Head) combined with the Maxwell equation
n

dh = Tds + Vdp . This yields the general relationship of the entropy derivative
1 e dP
along the polytropic path dS = R
.
Z
e P
To integrate this equation, Huntington found that a relationship of the form
Z = a + b(P / P1 ) + c ln (P / P1 ) yields results that are more accurate than the
Schultz method. Huntington compared the results against those obtained
using the reference method (see below). Currently, this method is supported
only in HYSYS Steady-State.
Reference Method
This method is based on the numerical integration of the equations that
define a polytropic path H = Vdp and H = edh , without any assumption
regarding the form of the polytropic path or the compressibility factor
dependency on pressure. The integration method requires the polytropic
efficiency to be constant so it can be used only when the user specifies a
value for the polytropic efficiency or when the performance curves have been
defined for polytropic efficiency. HYSYS currently supports this method only in
Steady State.
Performance Curves: Off-Design Corrections
Based on dimensional analysis, the performance curves can be corrected due
to departures in temperature, pressure, and molecular weight relative to the
values at design conditions.
Two new parameters can be entered for the performance curves: Design
Temperature and Design Molecular Weight. When these are supplied, HYSYS
then corrects the inlet volumetric flow rate to the equivalent design conditions
flow rate.
Using the curves, one obtains a design-conditions Head that can be converted
to a working-conditions Head based again on non-dimensional analysis. OffDesign Corrections are supported in both steady-state and dynamics.

Steady State Fired Heater


The Fired Heater can now solve in Steady State using a pure thermodynamic
model. The Fired Heater supports the specification of combustion efficiency
and flue gas temperature. It solves based on these parameters and fullydefined feed and fuel/air streams. In steady state mode, the fired heater
supports multiple fuel and air streams. To facilitate the transition, steady
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state into one fuel and air stream in Dynamics. It will also split the same
stream into air and one fuel stream when returning to steady state.

Optimizer
Hyprotech SQP Optimizer Monitor
Users can now monitor the convergence of the Hyprotech SQP solver in
HYSYS Optimizer. The Monitor tab displays the summary of convergence by
providing the Iteration number, the Objective Function value, and Variable
values with names and appropriate units after completion of each major
optimization iteration during the convergence of the algorithm.
Min/Max of the Objective Function
Users can now specify the direction of optimization (Min/Max of Objective
Function) within the Optimizer window of Hyprotech SQP and MDC
Optimizers.

Pipe Segment
Working in pipe segments you now can:

Create a new pipe segment by cloning existing segments.

Show absolute values for friction pressure drop, static pressure drop and
acceleration pressure drop in Performance/Profiles.

Show the following heat transfer coefficients in the Rating Page: Heat
transfer coefficients of internal film, external film, pipe wall and external
insulation.

Aspen Custom Models (ACM) Enhancements in


HYSYS
To improve the workflow and ease of use of ACM models in HYSYS, the
following enhancements have been made to the HYSYS ACM Operation:

The ACM Op Configuration tab allows you to select from all installed ACM
models.

Custom ACM tables exported with the model now appear on the Variables
and Parameters tabs.

ACM variables can be selected to appear on the variable navigator and


therefore become available on dynamic strip charts, spreadsheets, and
case-studies.

Additional CapeOpen 1.1 Support


HYSYS 2006.5 enabled the use of CapeOpen 1.1 property packages in both
client and server form. In this version of HYSYS, we have extended this
support to enable users to use CapeOpen unit operation models that use
CapeOpen 1.1. Thermodynamics.

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PID Support Vendor Specific Control Algorithms


The Aspen-HYSYS PID controller now offers the PID algorithms used by three
of the most popular Distributed Control Systems in the market: Honeywell
TDC 3000, Foxboro I/A Series System, and Yokogawa Centum CS3000.
This is part of an ongoing effort to provide the same functionality as the
actual control system of the plant, so that the tuning constants of the
simulation can be directly mapped to real controllers. The new algorithms
available are the following:
Honeywell

Interacting, Form A (P, I, and D actions on the error signal)

Interacting, Form B (P and I actions on the error, D on the process


variable PV)

Interacting, Form C (I on the error, P and D on PV)

Non-Interacting, Form A (P, I, and D on the error)

Non-Interacting, Form B (P and I on the error, D on PV)

Non-Interacting, Form C (I on the error, P and D on PV)

Pure Integral (on the error signal)

Foxboro

Interacting PID

Non-Interacting PID

Pure Integral

Yokogawa

PID (P, I, and D act on the error)

I-PD (I acts on the error, P and D on PV)

PI-D (P and I act on the error, D on PV)

Calculate Residence Time for Every Tray of the


Tray Section
The tray residence time in seconds is now reported for every stage of an
unpacked Tray Section in the corresponding Performance/Hydraulics page
from within the Column Subflowsheet. This number is important as the
dynamic simulation results will be unreliable if the tray residence time is small
compared to the composition integration step size for the same column. An
empirical rule requiring that a residence time of at least four times the
composition integrating step is adopted, so an alerting message to the user
will be issued when this condition is not satisfied.

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Level Tap Option Now Available for the Sump


Bottom Tray of Columns
Current Level Taps functionality of vessels is now also available for the Sump
tray type of columns. Before the implementation of this feature, a custom
calculation in a spreadsheet was required to accomplish it. Connectivity to
other blocks -in particular to the PID controller- is also possible from the Level
Tap.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


Aspen HYSYS V7.1 includes the following new features and enhancements in
the following areas:

Cost analysis

Aspen properties

EO modeling

Workbook usability

Integration with the OTS Framework

EDR models

General Engineering enhancements

XML support

Costing Analysis Updates

The Integrated Cost Analysis feature from V7.0 has an improved


workflow.

The new Investment Analysis command displays the Investment Analysis


spreadsheet produced by Aspen Process Economic Analyzer.

Equipment Direct Cost and Installed Cost are shown in the Equipment
Summary Grid.

HYSYS - Aspen Properties Integration

When using Electrolyte Property Packages HYSYS now shows electrolyte


properties such as pH, Osmotic Coefficient, and Ionic Strength in the
stream property forms.

When importing an Aspen Plus bkp file the chemistry is also imported.

Salt and Ions are filtered out from binary parameter forms (such as
NRTL).

The Property Definition File (APPDF) is saved with the HYSYS case file.
This avoids the need to regenerate the APPDF file on loading and it
significantly accelerates loading HYSYS cases that use Aspen Properties
property packages.

New preferences were added for the Valid Phases and Water Solubility
methods. Use Tools | Preferences | Property System and select
Aspen Properties as the default property system. This enables the option
to select defaults for Valid Phases and Water Solubility. For Refinery
applications, Valid Phases=Vapor-Liquid-Freewater is recommended. For

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Chemical, Petrochemical, Gas processing and other applications, Valid


Phases = Vapor-Liquid or Vapor-Liquid-Liquid is more appropriate. The
Water Solubility should be set to a value different from 3 (No Correction)
for a Refinery application depending on your needs. The default value of 3
is appropriate for all other applications.

Equation Oriented Modeling

.HYSYS EO Analyzer can now be connected with inlet and outlet streams.

The RateSep unit operation has been added to HYSYS EO. This allows use
of the Aspen Plus Rate Based column in HYSYS EO.

True and Apparent component approaches are supported by streams and


blocks inside the HYSYS EO subflowsheet. True component compositions
can be viewed in the outlet streams of blocks using True component
approach.

In EO Mode, connection equations to the properties calculated by the


analyzer and the down stream block property variables are automatically
built. Blocks, such as the EOSMC, that use these property values in their
calculations are now complete in their EO formulations.

Export to Excel from the Workbook


In V7.1 it is possible to export to Excel directly from the HYSYS Workbook.
With the workbook visible go to Workbook | Export | To Excel. There
you can select the workbook pages you want to export as well as the
maximum number of columns. HYSYS exports each Workbook page to a
different Excel Worksheet. As in the HYSYS user interface, calculated values
are shown in black and specified in blue.

Engineering Enhancements

NPSH Calculations in Pumps: The Thoma method was added as a new


option for the calculation of the Required NPSH.

In Steady State Required NPSH values are automatically calculated after


each solver execution.

Fitting Multiplier in Pipe Segment: When modeling a pipe it is common


practice to lump all fittings of a certain type together. HYSYS now
supports this workflow allowing you to enter the number of occurrences of
a fitting rather than adding each fitting individually.

The Process Utility Manager supports a new view showing all of the
streams associated with a given utility. This eliminates the need to open
each stream view to check for a given utility tag.

HYSYS Run Time Version


A new HYSYS Run time license was introduced in this version. Only the Aspen
OTS Framework is able to activate a HYSYS case in Runtime mode. This
enables process trainers and Operator Training Simulators (OTS) to be
deployed with a runtime license. In Runtime mode a new HYSYS_RUNTIME
license is checked out in dynamics mode. If the HYSYS_RUNTIME license is

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not available, the standard HYSYS_Process license will be checked out. While
running dynamics in RUNTIME mode, there is no need for a HYSYS_Dynamics
license. All other licenses will be checked out the same as standard HYSYS.
In Runtime mode the following restrictions apply:

Users cannot create/delete unit operations or streams.

Users cannot change stream connectivity.

Users cannot enter the basis environment.

HYSYS XML Support


Significant enhancements were introduced to the XML support in HYSYS V7.1:
Aspen Properties fluid packages, Equation Oriented Subflowsheets and
Exchanger Design & Rating (EDR) models (in Heat Exchangers and Air
Coolers) all support XML saving. Also numerous defects were fixed in the XML
area for both steady-state and dynamic variables.

Retired Models
A converter available from the AspenTech Support web site will allow you to
convert from a Heat Exchanger using Aspen TASC to the newer Aspen Shell &
Tube Exchanger (Shell & Tube, formerly Aspen Tasc+) and convert Air
Coolers using Aspen ACOL to the Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger (AirCooled,
formerly Aspen Acol+). This change will cause different results, but the
results are based on updated heat exchanger research and should be more
accurate than the results of the older programs.
Important:

This (V7.1) is the last version of Aspen HYSYS that will support TASC and
ACOL. We strongly encourage you to upgrade to Shell & Tube and
AirCooled now.
Aspen TASC is not included with the current version of Aspen Exchanger
Design & Rating. In order to use the legacy TASC program with HYSYS in
V7.1, you must install Aspen TASC 2006.5. In order to use the converter
to convert TASC to Shell & Tube, you must install Aspen TASC 2006.5
and Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger.
Aspen ACOL is not included with the current version of Aspen Exchanger
Design & Rating. In order to use the legacy ACOL program with HYSYS in
V7.1, you must install Aspen ACOL 2006.5. In order to use the converter
to convert ACOL to Shell & Tube, you must also install Aspen ACOL
2006.5 and Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger.

All settings in TASC and most settings in ACOL can be represented precisely
in Shell & Tube and AirCooled.

Compatibility Notes for V7.0


Aspen HYSYS V7.0 can be installed and used at the same time as version
2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen HYSYS.

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Compatibility Notes for V7.1


Pressure Drop Calculations in Heat Exchangers tubes: A defect was corrected
in the calculation of tube pressure drop using the Hysim Correlations in the
laminar and transition regime. This change affects the steady-state and
dynamic rating method (in steady state) as well as dynamic simulations.
Notice that this change does not affect calculations in the turbulent regime.

Whats Fixed in V7.0


Unit Operation/General Issues
Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00244839

On loading from a XML file,


checkboxes present in various
tabs of recycle operation are
erroneously activated/deactivated

The issue is resolved

CQ00245507

Cannot add ACM operation to the


HYSYS flowsheet

The issue is resolved

CQ00248896

Copy and Paste Column Objects


from HYSYS to ASW via ASI does
not work properly

The issue is resolved

CQ00250382

Copy/paste for material stream in


the ASW variable organizer does
not work correctly

The issue is resolved

CQ00251483

On loading from an XML file, the


checkboxes in the Worksheet tab
PF Specs of Expander are
erroneously activated/deactivated

The issue is resolved

CQ00256212

HYSYS may stop responding if


the user tries to cut an object in
the column environment.

The issue is resolved

CQ00255758

Slip-Based Holdup option is not


provided for OLGAS-3P Holdup
calculations in the HYSYS steadystate pipe segments.

This is now shown in the


performance page of the pipe
segment operation when using
OLGAS-3P correlation.

CQ00259278

HYSYS may stop responding if


the user tries to access
Performance | Plots page |
Transport Properties | View
Table while there is no result in
the table.

The issue is resolved

CQ00262156

Spurious inconsistency error is


observed in Air Coolers.

The issue is resolved

CQ00274957

ACM operation variables are not


correctly imported into HYSYS
spreadsheets.

The issue is resolved

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Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00276470

The drag and drop functionality


for spreadsheets does not work
properly for streams with black
oil substances.

The issue is resolved

CQ00287240

Sparse continuation solver in a


column creates a heat and
material balance when water and
hydrocarbon are drawn from the
stage.

The issue is resolved

CQ00292892

AspenSplash.exe does not


disappear in the running
processes after launching HYSYS

The issue is resolved

CQ00294504

Refrigeration Loop imported from


version 3.2 does not converge in
version 2006 and higher.

The issue is resolved

CQ00295592

EO sub flowsheet fails to solve


when using ACM models in EO.

ACM objects and valve will get


the right property values for the
components and the EO
subflowsheet correctly solves.

CQ00296397

On loading from a XML file, the


checkboxes in the Worksheet tab
| PF Specs of PFR operation are
erroneously activated/deactivate

The issue is resolved

CQ00296410

On loading from a XML file, the


checkboxes in the Worksheet tab
| PF Specs of CSTR operation are
erroneously activated/deactivated

The issue is resolved

CQ00297108

Unit conversion of empty


temperatures in petroleum
column assay curve plots causes
bogus numbers.

The issue is resolved

CQ00297350

In LL column, transport
properties of heavy liquid are not
displayed in the plot. Also plots of
K values are not updated if user
picked a component which was
not chosen originally.

The issue is resolved

CQ00297529

Pressure drop in the tube side of


heat exchanger for flows in the
laminar regime is giving wrong
results. The problem affects
steady state problems when
using the dynamic in steady state
rating mode and dynamics.

The issue is resolved

CQ00297595

Dynamic page display in the


reactor view is not correct.

The issue is resolved

CQ00297610

On loading from a XML file, the


checkboxes in the Worksheet tab
| PF Specs of relief valve are
erroneously activated/deactivated

The issue is resolved

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Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00299640

When printed from a report, the


font size of heat exchanger data
is very small and difficult to read

The issue is resolved

CQ00300028

LNG (steady-state) solves


instantaneously in 2004 but not
in 2006 or higher.

Caused by the new option to


add mixed liquid phase
properties to heat exchanger
performance curves. The
problem has been fixed and the
LNG solution time is comparable
with the times obtained in
version 2004.2

CQ00300866

Std Gas Flow on stream property


page is empty after the mass flow
rate of the stream was modified
property

The issue is resolved

CQ00302662

Mismatched fluid packages errors


in the balance operation when
doing an energy balance only.

The issue is resolved

CQ00303496

Data in Rating | Carry Over Setup


page of separator is not read
properly when loaded from an
XML file

The issue is resolved

CQ00304229

Input summary fails to display.


An error message is displayed
when the box "Input Summary
format" in Simulation -> View
XML menu is checked

The issue is resolved

CQ00306050

HYSYS freezes when adding


hypothetical components to a
component list already in use in a
flowsheet containing adjust
operations.

The issue is resolved

CQ00307239

Expander - Multiple IGV option


creates a new curve data when
changing expander speed

The issue is resolved

CQ00307245

Property Plot bug in Oil


Environment. Whenever we
change plot types in blend plots the plots were not getting
updated.

The issue is resolved

CQ00307976

HYSYS may stop responding if


the user tries to enter the column
environment after saving and reopening the case file.

The issue is resolved

CQ00309201

File conversion from Aspen


HYSYS 2006.5 to Aspen HYSYS
2006: XML conversion cannot be
read properly into previous
versions of Aspen HYSYS.

The issue is resolved

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Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00309376

When using the Glycol Property


Package copy and paste object in
the flowsheet freezes HYSYS.

The issue is resolved

CQ00310524

In version 2006.5 loading cases


including Acol heat exchangers
can fail.

The issue is resolved

CQ00312374

When a column has ranged


specifications of top and bottom
temperatures and the values are
negative, HYSYS incorrectly
shows an error telling "Spec
value should be inside min-max
range".

The issue is resolved

CQ00312408

The View button of the Petroleum


Assay Balance does not work

The issue is resolved

CQ00312758

In the HYSYS Input Summary, a


entry has been wrongly labeled
as Temperature instead of vapor
fraction

The issue is resolved

CQ00313388

The Balance operation cannot be


copied and pasted without a
crash if the attached streams are
not selected.

The issue is resolved

CQ00313429

Condenser Plot/Table Error:


Incorrect phase type (vapor,
liquid and aqueous) were found,
when calculating the performance
of a sub cooled condenser,

The issue is resolved

CQ00313536

Print Preview Slow Loading:


HYSYS is taking up to 10 minutes
to load the property data for
some streams. This happens only
when using the DBR Amines
property package.

The issue is resolved

CQ00316961

The fluid packages of


subflowsheet items are not
properly assigned when a
subflowsheet is copied/pasted.

The issue is resolved

CQ00318100

Missing 2nd liquid phase


properties cause problems for
TASC+ Heat Exchangers even
when they are present in very
small amounts.

The issue is resolved

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Properties/Basis Environment
ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00265041

Problem in PRSV property package


results in incorrect water dew
point calculations

The issue is resolved

CQ00285488

Errors when calculating liquid


surface tension using Aspen
Properties CAPE-OPEN package
from Aspen HYSYS

The issue is resolved

CQ00289610

With the General NRTL property


package, changing the binary
interaction parameters (BIPs) of
two components having zero flow
rates does affect the flash
calculation.

This is incorrect. This problem


has been fixed by implementing
the correct zero-value
assignment in the activity
coefficient calculation

CQ00295337

HYSYS shows -3.2767e6 instead of


empty in mass flow for OLI
components

The issue is resolved

CQ00295518

Change of fluid package to a sub


flow sheet object through the
Object Inspection menu is not
supported.

HYSYS still does not support


this functionality but now a
warning message is issued.

CQ00306177

CAPE-OPEN unit ports and unit


variables are not registered
properly resulting in errors when
placing a CAPE-OPEN unit
operation

The issue is resolved

CQ00307245

Property Plot bug in Oil


Environment. Whenever we
change plot types in blend plots the plots were not getting
updated.

The issue is resolved

CQ00311625

Tabulator K-Values: K-values


calculated from the tabular
equation POLY4 was incorrect.

The issue is resolved

CQ00312822

Conditions for the Higher Heating


Value, and Wobbe.

Fixed incorrect calculation of


Gas Properties Correlations for
Reference Temperature as 0C in
HYSYS.

CQ00315394

Surface Tension problem in CAPE


OPEN 1.0. The problem is in the
calculation of the surface tension
using the Aspen Properties CAPEOPEN interface.

The issue is resolved

CQ00316192

Problem using CAPE-OPEN 1.1


COMThermo server in COFE

The issue is resolved

CQ00316556

Issue with VMGThermo 1.1 in


Aspen HYYSYS: Problem reloading
a saved case with CAPE-OPEN 1.1
property package

The issue is resolved

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ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00316731

CAPE-OPEN: Two gas phases with


TEA in Aspen HYSYS: CAPE-OPEN
Thermo 1.1 Interface returns
incorrect phases in the material
object to 3rd party property
package

The issue is resolved

CQ00318811

Aspen COMThermo CAPE-OPEN 1.1


server does not support
ICapeUtilities interface

The issue is resolved

ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00287231

1) Units are not displayed correctly


in all 7 types of plots in envelope
utility;

The issue is resolved

Utilities

2) Units are not displayed and


updated correctly in heat
exchanger plots.
CQ00299944

Dynamic Depressuring utility


shows mass imbalance

The "Close component material


and energy balance" option is
checked automatically when you
run a Dynamic Depressuring
case.

CQ00300158

HYSYS depressuring utility


changes the feed flow rate to zero
when calculation starts

The depressuring utility can now


accept zero or non-zero molar
flow rate for its feed stream.

CQ00307280

When running the depressuring


utility in Fire mode (and heat loss
= none) it shows an unnecessary
warning metal thickness is
empty.

The warning of "Metal Thickness


is Empty" has been removed.
This warning applies only when
using the Detailed Heat Loss
model.

CQ00315388

Incorrect phase envelopes.

Unit of critical point in Envelope


Utility plots was not updated
correctly.

CQ00316759

Hydrate Curves are automatically


calculated in envelope utility even
if hydrate option is unchecked

The issue is resolved

HYSYS Dynamics
ID

Process Modeling (HYSYS)

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

Detailed heat loss model for


vessels in Dynamics does not work
properly when small time steps are
used

The issue is resolved.

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ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00265387

Total component holdups changing


in closed loop

The option "Close material and


energy balances" was not
working properly and the final
effect was to the expected
behavior.

CQ00293774

Vessel calculates wrong material


balance in dynamics when
ellipsoidal heads are used

During the computation of the


liquid level for the 3 possible
phases inside the vessel, a
tolerance not tight enough was
giving wrong values for the
spherical- and elliptical- head
designs only. There is a
negligible increase in
computational effort when the
new tighter tolerance is
introduced.

CQ00297508

Curves calculated based on fan


laws are not correctly calculated
when HYSYS is in dynamic mode.

The issue is resolved.

CQ00298872

Dynamic-composition step failed


when heat exchanger flow rates
are changed to zero

Zero flow was not accepted on


inlet/outlet streams of heat
exchangers

CQ00311131

HYSYS dynamics 2006.5 crashes


with old file saved in this version

The issue is resolved

CQ00312991

HYSYS freezes when a controller


tries to update its attachment
status upon closing.

The issue is resolved

CQ00314005

When using property correlations


attached to streams in dynamic
mode - there was a memory leak.
This led HYSYS to exit after
running for some time.

The issue is resolved

CQ00318408

HYSYS exits when going to Auto


tuner page of the controller

The issue is resolved

Whats Fixed in V7.1


ID

Issue Description

CQ00147567

Real Separator Calculations:


Inconsistencies generated when
the inlet pressure drop calculations
are active.

CQ00150903

Sparse solver does not converge


when the product rate is specified
together with the rigorous flash
option.

CQ00222868

Liquid-Liquid Absorber for NGL


Treating with LiMather does not
solve and HYSYS freezes.

Process Modeling (HYSYS)

Issue Resolution

111

ID

Issue Description

CQ00223268

Reboilers performance table


shows wrong heat flow when using
DBR Amines Property Package.

CQ00226220

Component efficiencies calculated


incorrectly in L-L amine columns.
H2S efficiencies show values larger
than 1.

CQ00237325

Inconsistency error occurs in


contactor when switching to DBR
Amines Property Package

CQ00246464

When using DBR Amines package


in gas sweetening columns and
separation units inconsistency
errors are observed.

CQ00250666

When enabling MPC modifications


in the MPC controller the control
interval change to incorrect values
and no further modifications are
possible.

CQ00256023

HYSYS crashes when disconnecting


a reflux stream and then
connecting the stream to a pump.

CQ00257488

Counterintuitive effect in MEA


extraction of H2S from LPG

CQ00264232

HYSYS Property Wizard fails to


launch

CQ00265387

Total component holdups changing


in closed loop.

CQ00295528

Can not reload cases saved with


separators using the tube bundle
option.

CQ00295528

Case crashes on loading when


using separators with the tube
bundle option in dynamics

CQ00297039

Status bar of the EDR Design


utilities does not show OK even
when the execution finishes
without errors.

CQ00304817

Critical point is shown outside the


phase envelope when loading
cases saved in previous versions of
HYSYS.

CQ00312302

User properties still show in the


correlation manager after being
deleted in the basis environment

Process Modeling (HYSYS)

Issue Resolution

Stream was calculated as vapor


instead of liquid, and mole
fraction of H2S increased with
MDEA flow.

The option "Close material and


energy balances" was not
working properly and the final
effect was the opposite of the
expected behavior.

112

ID

Issue Description

CQ00317019

In the EO subflowsheet
unconverged problems show
product streams as solved (dark
blue).

CQ00318081

When a utility is used to tag an


energy stream the utility mass
flow does not change when the
heat flow varies during a dynamic
simulation.

CQ00318615

In the Microsoft Vista Operating


System HYSYS crashes when
appending a new correlation to a
stream. This problem occurs only
when HYSYS is dynamic mode.

CQ00318810

When using a CAPE-OPEN COM


Thermo property package in
Simulis Thermodynamics it gives a
sever error.

To solve this problem the


overall phase was added as a
supported phase and phase
fraction are calculated only for
existing phases.

CQ00319087

Placing a column template in PFD


is extremely slow.

To make visible the PVT


environment button HYSYS
checks for an upstream license
when creating a new case or
when dropping a column
template in the PFD. This button
is now visible and the license
check is done when the user
tries to enter the PVT
environment.

CQ00319335

HYSYS does not solve when the


ACM input file is changed in an
ACM operation.

CQ00319504

HYSYS crashes when deleting


subflowsheet streams having
property correlations.

CQ00319752

HYSYS may crash when entering


the build environment after the
Aspen Properties Electrolyte
Wizard is run for a second time.

CQ00319752

The Electrolyte Wizard dialog


cannot be resized.

CQ00320211

Electrolytes calculations using


Aspen Properties give different
results in HYSYS and Aspen Plus.

CQ00320529

The Aspen Properties Find


Compound Dialog shows incorrect
caption.

Process Modeling (HYSYS)

Issue Resolution

The problem is resolved and the


utility mass flow is updated with
changes in energy flow in
dynamic mode.

In HYSYS ice formation was


treated as equilibrium reaction
while in Aspen Plus is treated as
a salt formation. Now HYSYS
also treats this chemistry as salt
formation.

113

ID

Issue Description

CQ00320529

The Aspen Properties Find


Compound Dialog shows incorrect
caption.

CQ00320905

When having 2 EDR Design utilities


in the same case the selection of
the flag copy stream data from
exchanger in one utility seems to
affect the behavior of the other
utility too.

CQ00320944

When running in dynamics, the


pump indication that there is vapor
in the inlet stream will not
automatically update.

CQ00321359

New Unit Operation Grid Display


Not Working as Planned

CQ00321876

When using Aspen Properties


Electrolyte property packages
HYSYS generates incorrect
electrolyte pairs for the pair
interaction parameters GMELCC,
GMELCD, GMELCE and GMELCN.

CQ00321879

HYSYS crashes when saving a case


with the Flowsheet Summary |
Mass and Energy Balance page
opened.

CQ00321910

HYSYS crashes when importing a


template and selecting to reuse
the existing case Fluid Package
fails for Aspen Properties based
fluid packages.

CQ00322037

HYSYS fails to export mole fraction


based composition from the
spreadsheet.

CQ00322138

Aspen HYSYS Dynamics: Valves do


not predict the same flow rate for
direct and reverse flow conditions
under the same pressure drop.

CQ00322187

Aspen HYSYS Dynamics:


Incorrect/misleading warning
message when the column tray
residence time is less than four
times the integration time step.
The warning message says one
quarter instead of four times

Process Modeling (HYSYS)

Issue Resolution

The Unit Operation and


Equipment Summary views are
now saved with the workspace
and now remain open when
switching workspaces or
environments

114

ID

Issue Description

CQ00322220

HYSYS freezes if setting the cost


coefficients A2 and A3 both as 0 in
Vessel Sizing Utility

CQ00322550

HYSYS Freezes when trying to


change to EO mode and EO
subflowsheet containing a balance
operation.

CQ00322739

Error when using COMThermo


CAPE-OPEN 1.1 property package
that contains only one component.

CQ00322747

CAPE-OPEN Unit operation cannot


be used in Windows Vista.

CQ00322876

When installing Aspen HYSYS V7.0


in a system where HYSYS 2006.5
is installed HYSYS fails to register
HYSYS V7.0 as the Version
Independent Automation Server.
Restore file association does not
the registration HYSYS either.

CQ00322950

Cases that require an upstream


license cannot be loaded when the
upstream license becomes
unavailable.

Cases that have an Infochem


Multiflash fluid package will not
crash when opened without an
Upstream license. Although the
case will open, the case will not
solve if the fluid package is
being used on the flowsheet.

CQ00323093

COMThermo/CAPEOPEN error
messages that are sent to the log
file are not making it into the
HYSYS trace window.

The problem has been resolved


and now these messages are
also sent to the HYSYS trace
window.

CQ00323103

HYSYS: Integrated Sizing/Costing


Equipment Grid does not update
after running a cost evaluation.
The user needs to close and
reopen the grid in order to see the
updated values.

The Economic Evaluation


Equipment Grid now updates
automatically.

CQ00323298

Changing the kinetic parameters of


a reaction does not trigger the
regeneration of the Aspen
Properties APPDF file.

CQ00323306

Add Hypothetical components to


an Aspen Properties component
list and fluid package and the
stream flashes will not converge.

Process Modeling (HYSYS)

Issue Resolution

115

ID

Issue Description

CQ00323323

Column calculations will not work


any more when changing an EDR
Heat Exchanger in thermosiphon
mode from fixed flow to find flow
specification.

CQ00323542

Importing EDR geometry file into


HYSYS causes some problem with
Pass Partitions in HYSYS EDR
interface. The data for pass
partition is labeled incorrectly or
imported into the wrong cells.

CQ00323877

Template Parameters cannot be


used as independent variables in
case study.

CQ00324103

Honeywell PID Algorithms Do Not


Take Derivative Parameter =0

CQ00324381

Incorrect ft factor warning


message when using EDR model in
HYSYS Heat Exchanger.

CQ00324503

In the Basis Environment | Fluid


Package View click the Edit
Properties Button. Then modify the
properties of any component and
click Reset Properties for all users
of this Fluid Package, HYSYS
crashes.

CQ00324504

Column Crashes when deleting a


tee in the column subflowsheet,
and then open the equipment view
of the column flowsheet

CQ00324641

Heater and Coolers that converged


appear as not converged when the
case is reloaded.

CQ00324662

Water mixed with a liquid stream


of CO2 does not show the
presence of the aqueous phase (in
a range that it should show it)

CQ00324750

Inconsistent thermal conductivity


values observed the feed stream
property data and the values
shown in the performance table of
the heat exchanger.

Process Modeling (HYSYS)

Issue Resolution

Variables exported by a
subflowsheet can now be added
as independent variables to a
case study

HYSYS will not crash when the


user tries to view the Rating |
Equipment tab for column after
an object has been deleted from
the column subflowsheet.

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ID

Issue Description

CQ00324810

Oil Output Settings ASTM D86


conversion Method changes from
API 1994 to API 1974
automatically.

CQ00324875

Aspen HYSYS Dynamics: Pipe


segment shows an incorrect
warning message in the status
windows saying heat transfer
information is under specified. This
message applies only to steadystate simulations and it is
irrelevant in dynamic simulations.

CQ00324875

Aspen HYSYS Dynamics: Pipe


segment shows an incorrect
warning message in the status
windows saying heat transfer
information is under specified. This
message applies only to steadystate simulations and it is
irrelevant in dynamic simulations.

CQ00325688

HYPROTECH SQP Optimizer


crashes when switching to the
Monitor tab.

CQ00326926

HYSYS does not filter out (not


applicable) salt species from
electrolyte pair interaction
parameters (GMELCC, GMELCD,
GMELCE and GMELCN).

CQ00327362

Property table utility displays mass


density value for both Mass
Density and Std. Ideal Liq. Mass
Density

CQ00327652

HYSYS will crash when click


Override Model of Envelope Utility.

CQ00327774

HYSYS crashes when closing a


dynamic case containing a
separator with a tube bundle
option on.

CQ00329564

Liquid-Liquid Hydrocyclone:
Droplet Sauter Mean error value
entered by the user is not saved.

CQ00331144

HYSYS crashes when adding a


boiling point utility.

CQ00335147

HYSYS does not run correctly


when using Aspen Properties PCSaff property package.

Process Modeling (HYSYS)

Issue Resolution

Std. Ideal Liq. Mass Density was


not calculated correctly in
Property Table utility.

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ID

Issue Description

CQ00337426

All the variable definitions in EO


measurements disappear on recall.

CQ00338465

PVTSim database text file import


does not read in critical properties.

CQ00339005

Removing global correlation set


crashes HYSYS

CQ00349496

Settings of the trail on compressor


performance plot are not
stored/retrieved properly, limits
are constraining as well

Issue Resolution

The critical properties of


pseudo-components defined in
a PVTSim database text file will
be read-in correctly to HYSYS

Compressor Trail information


will now get saved when the
user saves the case as both
binary or XML.

Equation Oriented Modeling


This is a new licensable option available with HYSYS.
Equation Oriented (EO) Modeling is a different strategy for solving your
flowsheet simulations in HYSYS. A specific flowsheet type is enabled called the
EO Flowsheet wherein you choose a different solution strategy for your
models.
EO Modeling is a very effective way of solving certain kinds of problems, such
as:

the simulation of highly heat-integrated or recycled processes;

process optimization;

model tuning via parameter estimation and data reconciliation.

In HYSYS, the standard modeling approach is Sequential Modular (SM). The


SM strategy solves each block in the flowsheet in sequence, where given its
inlet streams, each block computes its outlet streams. When recycles are
present, flowsheet iteration is required. Although effective for many types of
simulations, the SM strategy can be very time-consuming for certain types of
problems.
EO modeling is an alternate strategy for solving flowsheet simulations.
Instead of solving each block in sequence, EO gathers all the model equations
together and solves them at the same time. For this reason, EO modeling is
sometimes called equation-based or simultaneous equation modeling.
The EO strategy can be very effective for the kinds of problems for which SM
is weakest, such as:

highly heat-integrated processes

highly recycled processes

processes with many design specifications

process optimization

process model tuning through data reconciliation and parameter


estimation

Usually, these types of problems are difficult to solve with SM strategy,


because they require many successive solutions to the flowsheet and might

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contain many nested convergence loops. Although the number of variables


and equations can be very large, EO solves the entire flowsheet
simultaneously without nested convergence loops and utilizes analytical first
order derivatives. As a result, EO strategy can solve much larger problems
using the same computational effort.
In this version, EO capabilities are available as a licensable option of Aspen
HYSYS. Also, several enhancements have been added to the previous version
only available in Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining and Aspen HYSYS
Upstream.
Several EO unit operations have been enabled:

Splitters/Mixers

Heaters/Coolers/Heat Exchangers

Heat Exchanger Modeling: HXFlux (LMTD model)

Distillation columns and liquid-liquid extraction

Pumps/Compressors

Plug Flow Reactor: RPlug

Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor: RCSTR

Some of the common HYSYS workflow features are continually supported


within the EO Flowsheet such as:

Copy and Paste are now supported in the HYSYS EO subflowsheet.

Multiple fluid packages are supported within the subflowsheet.

Users can define component groups to select a smaller set of components


to be applied for certain EO blocks.

Default names for EO Blocks consistent with the way default names for
unit operations are assigned in HYSYS.

Aspen HYSYS Upstream


Product Description
HYSYS Upstream extends the upstream capabilities of the HYSYS simulation
environment in two main areas:

Thermodynamics: HYSYS Upstream extends HYSYS capabilities using


the key upstream thermodynamic methods, Black Oils and PVT.

Hydraulics: HYSYS Upstream delivers mechanisms for integrating with


production field models with built-in industry-leading well and flowline
modeling tools including PIPESIM from Schlumberger, Aspen Hydraulics,
and OLGA 2000 from Scandpower.

Using the HYSYS Upstream option allows consistent thermodynamics and


models across an integrated asset. These holistic models create powerful
tools to make better decisions on Oil and Gas assets to improve the return on
capital.

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New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


Aspen HYSYS Upstream V7.0 includes the following new features and
enhancements in the following areas:

Production Allocation Utility

Hydraulics Subflowsheet

Production Allocation Utility


The Production Allocation Utility tracks the movement of components through
the flow network. Specifically, the utility calculates the amount of each
component in a selected stream that originated from one or more userspecified source streams. In this version, the dynamic algorithm of this utility
for the pipe segment and tank was improved to account for the possible holdup volume in these unit operations.
In addition, the ease of obtaining results from the production allocation utility
has been improved by adding the Variables ply of the Results tab in the
utility view. On this tab, users can create a list of variables in the Report
Variable List box that becomes available in the Databook. By making these
variables accessible through the Databook, users can create process data
tables and strip charts that display results from the production allocation
utility. In addition, the user can quickly create a strip chart from the utility
view by clicking the Create Stripchart button on the Variables tab. By
clicking this button, any variable that has been checked will be added to a
new stripchart.

Aspen Hydraulics
There are two new steady-state unit operations available in the Aspen
Hydraulics subflowsheet: (1) an orifice plate and (2) a bend. The orifice plate
operation lets users model the effect of a sudden change of velocity in a
pipeline, while the bend enables modeling of the effect of a change in flow
direction. In v7.0, these new operations are only supported in steady-state
simulations, the ability to model these fittings in dynamic simulations will be
available in the coming release.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The new features and enhancements for V7.1 are described in the following
subjects:

Aspen Hydraulics

Aspen Hydraulics: Bend and Orifice in Dynamics


The 2 new fittings (pipe bend and orifice plate) introduces in V7.0 only for
steady state simulation, now they are also supported in Dynamics. As with
the current fittings (valve and swage), the orifice plate and pipe bend will be
modeled as a face between pipe segments in dynamics. Consequently, these
operations do not have volume. By representing these fittings as faces, the
flow in bends and orifices can be altered through two mechanisms:

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By modifying the flow area at the face

By adding an irrecoverable loss term to the momentum equation that is


proportional to a form-loss coefficient K ( ~ K v2).

For dynamic simulations in Aspen Hydraulics, the user now has the option of
modeling a fitting through one, none, or both of these mechanisms. The
modeling techniques for these fittings can be selected on the Dynamics tab
of the specific fitting view with two new checkboxes:

Model as an area change

Model as a form loss

If the Model as an area change is selected, then the numerical flow area of
the face representing the fitting will be modified as appropriate. For example,
for an orifice plate, the flow area of the face that represents the orifice will be
set to the cross-sectional area of the throat. If the Model as a form loss is
selected, then a form loss factor will be estimated using the method selected
in the Pressure drop selection box on the Data tab and the K v2 term is
included in the momentum equation.
Important: To include this additional form loss mechanism, form losses must
be included globally with the Wall Friction option of the dynamic solver.
If both of the checkboxes are selected, then both of these methods are
included in the model. If both boxes are not checked, then the dynamic
simulation will proceed as if the fitting does not exist.
As a final note, care must be taken when modeling the area change at a
fitting. If the area change is included in the model, then the size of the pipe
cells adjacent to the fitting can have a significant impact on the pressure drop
calculated across the fitting. It may be necessary that the length of the pipe
cells be of the same order as the diameter of the fitting before the dynamic
solution converges.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen HYSYS Upstream V7.1 and V7.0 can be installed and used at the same
time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen HYSYS
Upstream.

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Whats Fixed in V7.0


ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00241776

Phase slip calculations in the


hydraulics subflowsheet are not
transferred to the main HYSYS
flowsheet.

The phase flow rates calculated


by Aspen Hydraulics that
account for phase slip can be
transferred to connected
streams in the HYSYS main
flowsheet. To use this option,
the "Synthetic Component
Balance" checkbox must not be
checked on the "Dynamics" tab
of the Hydraulics

CQ00275626

The estimation method for the


inner heat transfer coefficient in
HYSYS pipe segments does not
work properly for black oil
substances.

The issue is resolved

CQ00296292

The volumetric flow rates are not


calculated correctly for black oil
output streams in Hydraulics sub
flowsheets.

The issue is resolved

CQ00296311

The values of the mass, molar,


and volume flowrates for the
"Mixed Liquid" are not properly
returned to the Databook for
Aspen Hydraulics streams.

The issue is resolved

CQ00296436

If a user types in the name for a


stream on the Connections tab of
the multi-segment pipe in Aspen
Hydraulics, the stream is not
created on the flowsheet and
attached to the multi-segment
pipe.

The issue is resolved.

CQ00297204

Using the compositional solver in


Aspen Hydraulics, cases with
multi-segment pipes does not run
properly in dynamics.

The issue is resolved

CQ00297225

For certain Hydraulics flowsheets


containing tee operations, the case
does not successfully re-start in
dynamics mode if it has been
saved and re-loaded in dynamics
mode.

The issue is fixed.

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ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00297517

Segments inserted in the


Hydraulics complex pipe are
correctly named.

When a segment is inserted into


a multi segment pipe in
Hydraulics, the name of the
segment will be assigned the
number that represents its
location in multi segment pipe.
For example, the first segment
will be named "1" and the
second segment will be named
"2".

CQ00298466

Streams on the main flow sheet


cannot be connected to the
Hydraulics operation using the
drag-and-drop method.

The issue is resolved

CQ00298467

Profiles are not automatically


named in Hydraulics

When a profile is added on the


"Profiles" tab in Aspen
Hydraulics, a default name is
given. This makes it easier for
the user to create a quick
profile.

CQ00298487

The Production Allocation Utility


does not work correctly when heat
exchangers are within the utility
scope.

The production allocation will


work properly for the heat
exchanger and lng operations.
Previously, the utility calculated
the allocations for the output
streams of these operations as
if the input streams mix.

CQ00299770

Inconsistency error when adding a


heater or a valve in flowsheet
using a black oil property package.

The water density of a black oil


substance will not be
automatically set to 998 kg/m3
when the property package is
changed to the Neotech black
oil in the simulation
environment. This will avoid
inconsistency errors in certain
situations.

CQ00304098

OLGA Link does not support single


phase flow

The issue is resolved

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ID

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00304599

PVT environment: "Launch Engine"


button inactive for DBRpro and
InfoChem Multiflash engine.

The user can now view a fluid


package that has been created
by DBR PVT Pro. A dialog box
will appear when the user
selects to view the fluid package
in the basis environment. This
window allows the user to
launch DBR PVT pro or view the
advanced COM Thermo settings.

CQ00310597

For certain cases, the copy and


paste functionality would cause a
crash in Aspen Hydraulics. This
has been fixed.

The issue is resolved

CQ00312510

The pressure drop calculation for


inclined pipes using the HTFS
method in Aspen Hydraulics is
incorrect.

The issue is resolved

CQ00313498

Upstream Compositional Dynamics


could not run in Vista.

The compositional solver in


Aspen Hydraulics should work
properly in the Vista operating
system

CQ00315453

Pop-up errors appear when loading


certain cases that contain DBR PVT
Pro fluid packages.

The issue is resolved

CQ00315458

Hydraulics sub-flowsheet
unnecessarily re-solves when an
object is added to the main
flowsheet even when the object is
not connected to the subflowsheet.

An Aspen Hydraulics subflowsheet only re-solves if a


flowsheet object is added to
Hydraulics. This removes the
behavior of the Hydraulics subflowsheet unnecessarily resolving when an object is added
to the main flowsheet.

CQ00317771

The hydraulics compositional


solver does not work correctly if
hydraulics is not installed in the
c:\Program Files\AspenTech
directory.

The issue is resolved

CQ00319717

Problem using Multiflash 3.7 in


Aspen HYSYS via CAPE-OPEN 1.1

The issue is resolved

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Whats Fixed in V7.1


ID

Issue Description

CQ00348346

Aspen hydraulics cases with black


oil streams do not properly handle
reverse flows.

CQ00338226

The crane pressure drop method


does not work correctly for the
aspen hydraulics valve unit
operation.

CQ00328100

HYSYS crashes when closing an


OLGA link case

Cases with many input streams


(>~10) to an OLGA-link
operation will not crash when
closed

CQ00328006

Hydraulics: Crane Pressure drop


not functioning for orifice

The pressure drop calculated


across a Hydraulics orifice now
correctly supports the Crane
method in steady-state

CQ00327730

Aspen Hydraulics issues: The


control on the table for the outer
insulation layer is not working
properly.

In the Aspen Hydraulics multisegment pipe, the inner and


outer insulation layer selected
by the user will be tracked
correctly.

CQ00324091

Dynamics does not run when many


Hydraulics subflowsheets are
present in the HYSYS flowsheet.

Dynamic cases will run


successfully if they contain
more than 4 hydraulics
subflowsheets

CQ00323231

Hydraulics - Problem with Flow


reversal in Valve

The valve, orifice, and bend


fittings in Aspen Hydraulics can
handle negative flows. The
solver will not stop when in the
presence of flow reversal.

CQ00322571

Dynamic Form Losses not correct


in Hydraulics.

Including form losses for a


Hydraulics pipe segment during
a dynamic simulation gives the
correct result. (For a pipe
segment, including form losses
should not have an effect in the
pressure drop.)

CQ00322429

Need more descriptive


"Incomplete" message in
Hydraulics

A trace message will appear if


the reference conditions of
boundary streams are not set
correctly.

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Aspen HYSYS Petroleum


Refining (formerly Aspen
RefSYS)
Product Description
Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining provides an integrated multi-user
environment allowing engineers to store, share, and process multiple unit
petroleum refinery simulation data.
Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining adds new features to HYSYS that
dramatically improve refinery simulation and refinery wide simulation. Aspen
HYSYS Petroleum Refining provides the technology framework to support
steady state process design, dynamic operability and management, asset
planning and utilization.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The new features and enhancements for V7.0 are described in the following
subjects:

Petroleum Shift Reactor

Petroleum Assays

Petroleum Distillation

Isomerization Unit Operation

Hydroprocessor Bed Unit

Consistency in usage of Properties and compounds

Petroleum Shift Reactor


The Petroleum Shift Reactor (PSR) in V7.0 is designed to support Common
Model Environment (CME) framework compliant PIMS submodels. This is in
addition to the smc format of submodels that the PSR supported before. The
smc format submodels are also internally converted into an Open-Equation
model. The PIMS submodels are less rigorous nonlinear models for refinery
operations like FCC, Hydrocracker, etc. These submodels calculate products
yields and properties using feed flow rates and properties as model inputs.
When a CME file is loaded, the PIMS submodel mapping wizard of the PSR
automatically maps the CME model variables (based on their attributes and
values) and the Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining variables (stream flow
rates, compositions, properties, etc). PSR also now allows the user to
recalibrate a submodel by adjusting its parameters, so the user can match the
yields and properties calculated by the submodel with those obtained from a
rigorous model. This re-fitted model can be saved back into a cme or xlp file

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that can be used in planning and scheduling applications like PIMS-AO, Aspen
Refinery Scheduler (formerly OrionXT), etc.
The objective behind facilitating recalibration and exchange of submodels is
that non-Engineers in Planning and Scheduling domains can use these refitted accurate models in their plant optimization analysis. The internal
architectural layout of the PSR has also been re-designed, allowing the unit to
solve much faster. This is a big advantage when loading and solving large
refinery wide flowsheets containing many PSR units.
Notes:

Support of CME framework needs a new license enabled to work with


HYSYS Petroleum Refining.
Products such as PIMS-AO do not have the corresponding functionality
enabled until a future release (i.e. aspenONE V7.1).

Petroleum Assays
The interface for the petroleum assay manager has been simplified in order to
tighten the link between Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining and Aspen PIMS.
PIMS formatted assays can now be easily imported and exported (new
feature) from Petroleum Assay Manager. In the previous versions, user
required a text based input file for mapping PIMS assay with petroleum
assays. Now a simple step-by-step graphical wizard is implemented for
mapping purposes which makes PIMS assay import/export easier to use.

Figure: Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Petroleum Assay Manager


Environment

Additionally, a new user interface has been implemented in order to


characterize the petroleum assay from Macro-cut data. This interface requires
distillation curve (TBP/D86/D1160/D2887 in different basis) and light end

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information in order to generate the petroleum assay for any granularity. For
assay properties it can take in properties curve (Boiling Point vs. Property
value), bulk properties and extrapolation options in order to distribute
properties among its components.
The property characterization functionality mentioned above is also available
on manipulator unit operation in order to shift properties using given property
curve.
This interface is also available on every stream and it can be exported to
HYSYS spreadsheets, OLE, and Aspen Simulation Workbook (through HYSYS
spreadsheet).

Petroleum Distillation
Aspen PIMS is well known for its enterprise-wide optimization capabilities.
Aspen PIMS has two ways of modeling distillation process: (1) swing cut
modeling and (2) short cut distillation (SCD) modeling. Swing cut modeling is
a flow optimization problem that requires the product yields (sometimes
referred to as LP vectors) for each main product as well as swing products.
Whereas, the short cut distillation model is a proprietary method that
calculates the product yield as a function of its effective cut points. The main
reason to integrate the PIMS distillation operation with the Aspen HYSYS
Petroleum Refining is to update the LP vectors in the swing cut utility
modeling and to update the tuning parameters in the SCD modeling through
rigorous HYSYS distillation column.
For swing cut modeling approach in PIMS, Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining
has a swing cut utility. This utility can now be run over a petroleum column as
well as a rigorous distillation column. When this utility is applied to a
petroleum column, it manipulates the TBP End Points for swing cuts and
calculates the product yields and properties. On the other hand, when this
utility is applied over a rigorous column, it calculates the flow specification
value from TBP End Points specified in utility and rigorous column will be
executed for different flow specifications in order to generate produce yields
and properties.

Figure: Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Short Cut Column Integration with
PIMS

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For the short cut distillation column modeling approach, a PIMS-generated


SCD file can now be imported into Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining, and the
Petroleum column will automatically be configured with equivalent
information. The main purpose of importing PIMS SCD file into Aspen
HYSYS Petroleum Refining is to determine its tuning parameters from the
mass and energy balanced calibration data generated from rigorous
distillation column. If the data generated from a rigorous column is reconciled
and of good quality, the calibration performance is improved. The PIMS SCD
can now be updated with these tuning parameters. Using these tuning
parameters in overall refinery optimization problem will provide improved
results.
One of the barriers in using petroleum distillation column in Aspen HYSYS
Petroleum Refining was its lengthy setup processes. Now the setup procedure
for a petroleum distillation column has been simplified. The user will have two
modes of setting up a petroleum column: (a) a simplified process (this does
not require: a product draw stage/return stage, stripping steam data, reboiler
data, and many other inputs) (b) a detailed process (this opens up input
experts and the user can specify detailed information which is approximated
in the simplified process). A stage-by-stage approach is not supported from
this release; the user can always use the rigorous distillation column for this
purpose.

Isomerization Unit Operation


A new unit operation for modeling isomerization reactors has been added.
This unit operation models isomerization of butanes, pentanes, and hexanes.
Therefore, it can be used to model any isomerization unit typical in a refinery.
The isomerization reactors are important for modeling the gasoline production
in a refinery. The user may select this from the Aspen HYSYS Petroleum
Refining object palette or from the Flowsheet | Add Unit Operation menu
item.
When an isomerization unit operation is added, the user can connect feed
streams (combined liquid feed and hydrogen) to the isomerization unit. Any
feed stream attached to the isomerization unit must use the components from
the CatRefIsom.cml file and the REFSRK basis which is automatically created
when importing CatRefIsom.cml. The user can use a stream cutter to get a
stream on the correct component basis. The user can tune the model
manually to match plant data by adjusting the basic tuning parameters or the
advanced tuning parameters.
The isomerization unit may also be placed within an EO flowsheet that uses
the fluid package and components from CatRefIsom.cml. Within the EO
flowsheet environment, the isomerization unit can be placed from the EO
palette or from the Flowsheet | Add Operation menu item.

Hydroprocessor Bed Unit


In the Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining simulation environment, a new unit
operation called hydroprocessor bed (HBED) will be available. The user may
select this from the Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining object palette or from
the Flowsheet | Add Unit Operation menu item.

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When a hydroprocessor bed is added, the user can connect feed streams
(combined liquid feed and hydrogen) to the hydroprocessor bed. Any feed
stream attached to the hydroprocessor bed must use the components from
the hcr.cml file and the HCRSRK fluid package that is created when importing
hcr.cml. The user can use a stream cutter to get a stream on the correct
component basis. The user can tune the model manually to match plant data
by adjusting the basic tuning parameters or the advanced tuning parameters.
The hydroprocessor bed may also be placed within an EO flowsheet that uses
the fluid package and components from hcr.cml. Within the EO flowsheet
environment the hydroprocessor bed can be placed from the EO palette or
from the Flowsheet | Add Operation menu item.

Consistent Properties and Chemical Compounds


Aspen Properties based calculation methods and chemical compound
databases have been much more tightly integrated in the V7.0 release of
HYSYS. The reactor models (Reformer, FCC, and Hydrocracker) have always
used these methods from Aspen Properties. However, these properties were
always loaded and used separately from other units operations, even within
the reactor environments.
For V7.0, the hydrocracker and reformer unit operations have been upgraded
to work completely using a consistent set of calculation methods (based on
Aspen Properties) (for the reactor, streams, and distillation columns).
Furthermore, all three reactor models will now function in a flowsheet where
the user has specified Aspen Properties based fluid package for the main
flowsheet environment.
The FCC can now work with either Aspen Properties or HYSYS based property
methods. When the user imports an assay to define the basis environment,
either Aspen Properties or HYSYS Properties may be selected. In the main
environment, the FCC can be connected to a stream on either basis and the
model should solve provided the feed rate, distillation, and composition are
suitable for the FCC unit.
The Reformer is now fully using Aspen Properties. Any stream or distillation
column within the reformer environment will use Aspen Properties and the
components and fluid package from CatRefIsom.cml. In the main
environment, the user may connect a stream that is using an Aspen
Properties basis or a HYSYS properties basis. The model should solve when
connected to a stream using Aspen Properties or HYSYS properties, as long as
the feed rate, distillation, and composition are suitable for the reformer unit.
The hydrocracker is also fully defined using Aspen Properties. Any stream or
distillation column within the hydrocracker environment will use Aspen
Properties and the components and fluid package from hcr.cml. In the main
environment, the user may connect a stream that is using an Aspen
Properties basis or a HYSYS properties basis. The model should solve when
connected to a stream using Aspen Properties or HYSYS properties, as long as
the feed rate, distillation, and composition are suitable for the hydrocracker
unit. Furthermore, the user can build an entire flowsheet around the
hydrocracker model using the same consistent set of property methods, which
was not possible before.

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New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1.

Common model environment (CME) framework compatibility

Petroleum shift reactor

Petroleum Assays

Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Recycle

Petroleum Distillation

Hydrocracker unit operation new limits on beds

Hydrocracker calibration of narrow cuts

Extended hydrocracker component slate and transition

FCC calibration light ends basis

Common Model Environment (CME) Framework


Compatibility
CME is a new model centric capability that allows Process Engineering,
Planning and Scheduling domains to share common model instances. In this
environment compliant models may be authored in the appropriate
application and used by other applications subscribing to the CME
requirements. CME is based on Open-Equation model technology and the
Open Object Model Framework (OOMF) executive. Models must be open
equation models persisted in a format acceptable by the AspenTech Open
Object Model Framework (OOMF). Such models can be opened by any
application supporting OOMF. This also provides automatic access to any of a
wide variety of supported LP, NLP and MINLP solvers and optimizers via the
Aspen Open Solvers (AOS) interface.
The front end for CME is the CME Visual Executive which enables users to
open, review and execute models. It also provides limited model editing
capabilities.

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Figure: CME Visual Executive capabilities

The objectives of the CME framework are:

CME will enable the use of Rigorous Engineering Models in Planning,


Scheduling to facilitate greater accuracy and range of prediction. It will
also enable use of simplified model types from Planning applications to be
used in Engineering applications to increase scope of the engineering
model, for example, users will be able to create a Refinery-wide
simulation by using models derived from Planning applications and
Engineering applications.

Allow extensions to the model format. This enables more information to be


authored and persisted with the model to assist incorporation of CME
models authored in one application into another host application.

Performance, Accuracy comparison utility for different levels of model


fidelity (e.g. conversion units, crude units, etc.)

Reduce or eliminate effort required for mapping of inputs/outputs of


integrated model instances.

CME model instances are self-contained and can be run in a standalone


mode within applications with CME capability. These applications include:
o

Aspen PIMS

Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining (formerly Aspen RefSYS)

Aspen Refinery Scheduler (formerly Aspen ORIONXT)

In Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining V7.1 the capability of authoring a CME


model is introduced. A new utility Common Model Utility allows users to
generate in simulation environment CME models which can then be imported

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into other applications such as Aspen PIMS and Aspen Refinery Scheduler. It
is useful to build such CME models in HYSYS for complex models such as
refinery reactors (Hydrocracker, FCC, Reformer, etc) which are typically
based on several tens of thousands of equations and variables. These models
are usually calibrated to fit the plant data. The CME model would try to
represent such a complex system in a simplified form in terms of user
selected model independent and dependent variables.
The CME models built in V7.1 are linear models representing the dependent
model variables (product flow rates, product properties, etc) as a linear
combination of independent variables (feed flow rates, feed properties,
reactor parameters, etc). The coefficients in these models are calculated
based on derivatives calculated automatically by the program.

Figure: CME model authoring capabilities in Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining


V7.1

The other way in which a CME model can be generated is from PIMS
submodels or ACM models using the CME-Visual Executive. CME Visual
Executive is available to all users and can be accessed through the Start |
AspenTech. However, when using the Visual Executive, the user needs to
manually assign attributes (such as physical type, units, connection types,
etc) to the variables and organize variables into standard CME ports. The
advantage when generating the CME model in HYSYS is that the model
variables are automatically assigned the right attributes and organized into
the standard CME ports, thus making the model ready to be seamlessly
loaded into PIMS and Refinery Scheduler.

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Petroleum Shift Reactor


The Petroleum Shift Reactor in V7.1 allows the user to specify Calculated
Feeds. This feature is very useful for models such as Hydrotreater or
Hydrocracker where the amount of Hydrogen consumed for a given feed to
react is usually calculated by the model itself. For a calculated feed, the user
needs to specify the base yields/flowrates and shift vectors along with the
regular product streams. The user also needs to specify the temperature, IBP
an FBP of the calculated feed streams in order to calculate its composition and
conditions.
In V7.1 the petroleum shift reactor allows the user to select the Distillation
curve type (TBP, ASTM D86, D2887, D1160) and the composition basis (Mass,
Volume) when calculating the product composition after specifying the
distillation cut points. It also allows the user to specify the light end
composition for the products when calculating composition based on the
distillation cut points.

Petroleum Distillation
The Petroleum Column in V7.1 now also has an option to generate PIMS
format SCD file using a step-by-step wizard. While writing a PIMS format SCD
file, user can also add assays stored in petroleum assay manager.
Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining now uses the OOMF framework for
petroleum column simulation and calibration. This enables petroleum column
to generate consistent simulation result as PIMS SCD and calibration results
in petroleum column has been improved.

Hydrocracker Unit Operation New Limits on Beds


The Hydrocracker Unit operation has been modified so that each reactor can
now have from 1 to 6 beds. For previous versions, there was a minimum of 2
beds and a maximum of 4 beds. The added flexibility will allow for modeling
more real units. The user will be able to specify these using the configuration
wizard for the hydrocracker.

Hydrocracker Calibration of Narrow Cuts


Narrower square cuts for the naphtha and the distillate cuts have been added
to the hydrocracker calibration. There are a total of six narrow cuts: light
naphtha, heavy naphtha, kerosene, distillate, gasoil, and resid. The added
flexibility will allow the user to more closely match yields for narrow cuts.

Extended Hydrocracker Component Slate and


Transition
An extended hydrocracker component slate has been created which has a
higher resolution of components for better fractionation. The component slate
is available by importing the hcr_extended.cml file in the basis environment.
The base hydrocracker component slate can be mapped to this expanded
component slate by using the new hydrocracker product transition. This can

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be selected from the connections page on the hydrocracker as the transition


for the HPS liquid, or the user can add a stream cutter and select the
hydrocracker product as the transition type there.
If the hydrocracker has no recycle, it is recommended that the extended HCR
transition be mapped to an assay basis for fractionation and product
properties. However, if there is a recycle stream coming back to the
hydrocracker, it is recommended that the extended component slate be used
for fractionation since the hydrocracker product transition can be used to map
this back to the base hydrocracker component slate.

FCC Calibration Light Ends Basis


The FCC calibration has been modified so that the light ends can be input on a
mass basis. For V7.0 and earlier, it was required that all fuel gases use a
molar basis and LPG and naphtha streams use a volume basis.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at
the same time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen HYSYS
Petroleum Refining.

Whats Fixed in V7.0


Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00318283

Exporting manipulator's shift


properties' target values from
spreadsheet does not work as
designed.

Manipulator's product target value


for shift property was not properly
exported from spreadsheet
before. Now it does.

CQ00314005

Bug on GetCorrelation

When user property correlations


were attached to streams in
dynamic mode - there was a
memory leak. Now this problem is
solved.

CQ00312511

Not able to shift hydrocracker


outlet properties in manipulator

The issue is resolved

CQ00312408

The View button of the


Petroleum Assay Balance does
not work

Petroleum assay balance can now


be displayed in flowsheet
environment.

CQ00310266

When you "push" a kinetic


lump defined feed from
calibration to simulation, it
does not update the new
Volume/Weight flag in
simulation

The issue is resolved

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Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00309276

Mass flow rate gets incorrectly


recalculated when I change
product composition.

Composition changes to the


product measurements for the
reformer calibration no longer
recalculate volume flowrate or
mass flowrate if one of those is
specified. In 2006.5, it always
assumed the standard gas flow
was specified.

CQ00308935

Hydrocracker calibration
doesn't run if light ends
compositions not normalized.

The hydrocracker no longer


requires you to normalize all of
the light end products individually
to run a calibration. In 2006.5,
you would get an error message
about product mass biases not
being calculated if these were not
all normalized.

CQ00308439

Stream ports have changed for


eocsplit. As a result, the
internal connection between
recspl and psep is wrong.

The issue is resolved.

CQ00307987

Volume percent conversion is


wrong.

The volume percent conversion no


longer contains C2 and lighter
components. In 2006.5, these
were included, but not on an FOE
basis, so conversions were too
high.

CQ00307980

Problem with calibration of


Hydrocracker.

hcrcalib.cpp was modified so that


the correct index is used.

CQ00307979

High pressure feed flash fails.

The feed blender is now single


phase which improves stability of
the model.

CQ00307920

Change Default Viscosity


Blending Rule

Default viscosity blending mixing


rule is modified - this works for
most of the cases.

CQ00307245

Property Plot bug in Oil


Environment

Whenever we change plot types in


blend plots - the plots were not
getting updated. They are
updated now.

CQ00307223

The attached case crashes


when trying to solve.

HYSYS Petroleum Refining will not


crash if you select "revert to
default input and results" when it
fails to solve for the reformer.
For previous versions, the
incorrect restore command would
cause a crash.

CQ00304079

Baseuom is incorrect for


catalyst deactivation rates in
RefSYS Hydrocracker.

EOC deactivation rates are now


reported correctly. In 2006.5,
there was a units issue, so that
values were off by a factor of 1.8.

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Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00300154

Manipulator: supply a tool to


provide user supplied shape of
the curve

Manipulator has new functionality


to take in End Point vs. Property
value curve and use this to
determine output stream's
property vector.

CQ00298365

FCC only calculates a basic


nitrogen curve and not a total
nitrogen curve.

FCC now calculates a total


nitrogen and a basic nitrogen
curve. This allows external
recycles to be handled correctly.

CQ00297898

Petroleum column - Plots in


manual calibration mode do not
update after changing tuning
parameters

In Petroleum column, the plots in


manual calibration mode were not
updating after changing tuning
parameters. It is fixed now.

CQ00296250

RefSYS crashes when adding a


reformer with a stabilizer to a
flowsheet with an assay.

HYSYS Petroleum Refining will no


longer crash if you add a reformer
with a stabilizer to a flowsheet.

CQ00296126

The options for IBP and FBP do


not change with the Basis

When the user changes basis of


the PetShiftReactor, the dropdown list for IBP and FBP was not
updated with new components.
Fixed now.

CQ00294782

If a hydrocracker template is
placed in a flowsheet with hcr
components, it doesn't try to
solve.

Modified code so that the


petroleum transition doesn't
require a different component
slate between the inlet and the
outlet stre

CQ00293727

The Petro Assay View is shut


down when canceling Copy
Properties

When cancelling copy properties


view - petroleum assay view was
getting closed. This is fixed now.

CQ00292996

WrongResult: Aspen RefSYS Distillation curve for HGO and


RC

Macro-cut table is now able to


characterize petroleum assay. So
there is no need to characterize
oil first and then transfer it

CQ00292985

Calculating RVP

Added a trace warning to show


the reason when RVP calculation
fails.

CQ00286315

Update IBP and FBP of Assay


When Composition is Modified

When assay composition gets


modified - initial and final boiling
point of assay will get updated.

CQ00284799

WrongResults: Petroleum Yield


Shift Reactor: Does not
compute yields correctly when
a stream with recursed
composition is a feed

For PIMS submodels that have


recursed calculated composition
of feed streams (e.g., unsat.
Propane in C4 mix in Sulfur Alky.
Model), those compositions can
now be mapped as a feed/product
property in PIMS mapping wizard
of PetShiftReactor.

CQ00284785

Petroleum Yield Shift Reactor:


Material consumed from a
material balance row (VBAL)
cannot be designated as a feed
on the Product

A PIMS submodel where one of


the yields is consumed rather
than generated, it will appear as
Supplementary Feed stream
rather than Product stream.

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Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00271041

WrongResults: The Composition


in Feed 3 dose not changed
when unchecking Use GC Data
in Reformer Reactor Section

Solver was not called when


reformer feed data was changed.
Now it is called.

CQ00268017

FW: PC RefSYS evaluation yield shift reactor modeling

In V7.0, the Petroleum shift


reactor created before 2006.5 had
some recall issues. Fixed now.

CQ00267707

Shortcut column does not solve


with Aspen Prop FP

Petroleum column will now work


with Aspen Properties property
package.

CQ00264795

RefSYS Submodel calculator


reader. Let user specify product
properties

Previously in petroleum shift


reactor, if a PIMS smc is loaded,
user cannot add more product
properties to shift.

CQ00261954

Current isomerization model is


too slow and sometimes
unstable.

A new isom unit operation has


been created which is more stable
and faster than previous isom
templates created for HYSYS.
The new unit is based on Aspen
EO Reactors and can be used in a
regular flowsheet or an EO
flowsheet.

CQ00261945

There is no separate unit op for


hydrotreater.

A new unit operation,


hydroprocessor bed, has been
created. This can be used to
model any hydroprocessor bed
(hydrotreating or hydrocracking).

CQ00251350

Ad hoc: warning message error


in trace window about Feeder IBP and FBP ranges

Proper error message is displayed


when IBP and FBP of petroleum
feeder are outside the range.

CQ00218421

RefSYS export from


spreadsheet to petroleum
column spec does not work

TBP End Points were not getting


exported to HYSYS spreadsheet.
Now they are getting exported.

CQ00214474

Crude Tag name doesn't carry


over automatically when saving

Crude name gets carried over


once exported filename is
selected.

CQ00202977

Properties mixing

Recycle will now have a


functionality to initialize the
property vectors of its output
stream. These initial values will be
used in the first iteration. So that
we can start calculation with nonempty values and hence ensuring
property propagation.

CQ00191879

Petroleum Column Defect

After transferring tuning


parameters - petroleum column is
reset - so that new input is
accounted.

CQ00185920

Switch Yield and Temperature


on composition page of Assay
Manipulator

Display of yield and temperatures


are modified.

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Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00298613

LHSV calculation is off if there


are fewer than 4 beds in a
reactor.

LHSV for reactors with fewer than


4 beds is now correct.

CQ00307980

Problem with calibration of


Hydrocracker.

Light Ends yields on the Analysis |


Calib Summary page now show
up correctly. For 2006.5, the
index was off and the values were
shifted so they didn't match what
was shown on the Product Yields
page.

CQ00308439

Stream ports have changed for


eocsplit.

Underlying connections around


the product separator are now
correct. For 2006.5, the port
names changed, so some
connections were not being made
properly. This bug caused a slight
error in the flowrates of Net H2
and Net Liquid.

CQ00316212

Crash: EOS Flowsheet doesn't


check for null fluidpkg or null
property pacakge when leaving
basis environment

HYSYS now checks to make sure


a fluid package has been added
when creating a new FCC before
entering the basis environment.

CQ00318286

Some RefSYS Hydrocracker


variables are mislabeled for
ASW.

Variables for the Treating Bed to


Cracking Bed ratio for the
hydrocracker now show up
properly for ASW or for HYSYS
spreadsheets.

CQ00318287

Recycle compressor T from


Hydrocracker not available in
ASW.

Recycle Compressor T is now


available for ASW or for a HYSYS
spreadsheet.

CQ00293806

Some problems in Assay


Manipulator

In Manipulator, change property


option should change only product
property, but it was changing feed
property for the first component
which is being changed. Now it is
fixed.

CQ00151261

View items on petroleum assay


properties view

Composition view was not able to


expand - it can be expanded now.

CQ00151888

TBP Spec Variable name for


RefSYS Shortcut Column
Misleading

Appropriate naming is provided


for petroleum column exported
variables

CQ00185920

Switch Yield and Temperature


on composition page of Assay
Manipulator

Display of yield and temperatures


are modified.

CQ00191879

Petroleum Column Defect

After transferring tuning


parameters, petroleum column is
reset so that new input is
accounted.

CQ00214474

Crude Tag name doesn't carry


over automatically when saving

Crude name gets carried over


once exported filename is
selected.

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Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00218421

RefSYS export from


spreadsheet to petroleum
column spec does not work

Petroleum column inputs can now


be exported to spreadsheet cell.

CQ00228180

Trouble shifting liquid density


using the Manipulator

Some of the manipulator


properties (e.g. Density, RON)
were not able to shift - they are
shifted now.

CQ00234494

WrongResult: Poor
pseudocomponent distribution
in Manipulator

Manipulator will give a warning


when supplied Light ends are not
consistent with supplied D86
curve.

CQ00239825

Insufficient information in error


message for errors in
Petroleum Distillation Column
Calibration function

Diagnostic error/warning message


implemented.

CQ00292985

Calculating RVP

Added a trace warning to show


the reason when RVP calculation
fails.

CQ00292996

WrongResult: Aspen RefSYS Distillation curve for HGO and


RC

Macro-cut table is now able to


characterize petroleum assay. So
there is no need to characterize
oil first and then transfer it as
petroleum assay.

CQ00293727

The Petro Assay View is shut


down when canceling Copy
Properties

When cancelling copy properties


view - petroleum assay view was
getting closed. This is fixed now.

CQ00297059

Smoke Point in Petroleum


assay is empty after import
assay

When importing PIMS assays


Smoke Point Property was not
imported, now it is imported.

CQ00297898

Petroleum column - Plots in


manual calibration mode do not
update after changing tuning
parameters

In Petroleum column, the plots in


manual calibration mode were not
updating after changing tuning
parameters. It is fixed now.

CQ00300131

Stream interface: expand


stream OLE interface to take in
a shape of the curve for
property vectors

Stream's OLE interface is


expanded to take in a shape of
the curve for property vectors.
(Function Name =
ShiftStreamProperty).

CQ00303896

Crash happens when delete a


stream with some new Property
Correlations applied

After adding a correlation (Aniline


Point for example) on a stream
and deleting that stream was
causing a crash.

CQ00307204

Petroleum Column: Product


Fractions are not being
exported to HYSYS spreadsheet

Product Fractions and Cut Point


Specification in petroleum column
were not exported to HYSYS
spreadsheet cell. It is exported
now.

CQ00307245

Property Plot bug in Oil


Environment

Whenever we change plot types in


blend plots - the plots were not
getting updated. They are
updated now.

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Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00307678

Copy and Paste streams having


added correlations properties
are not working. All the
properties in the copied
streams are empty.

The issue is resolved

CQ00314005

Bug on GetCorrelation

When user property correlations


were attached to streams in
dynamic mode - there was a
memory leak. Now this problem is
solved.

CQ00314069

HYSYS crash after click View


XML

HYSYS flowsheet with PFR was


crashing after click View XML - it
is resolved now.

CQ00317679

Petroleum Assay Utility Gives


Different result than stream's
correlations

Petroleum assay utility was giving


different result than stream's
correlation for TBP and other
distillation curves when hypo
components were not sorted by
their boiling points.

CQ00306830

Petroleum Shift Reactor:


Cannot export base yield values
and ind. parameters from
spreadsheet

In petroleum shift reactor, the


base yield values and
independent values on model data
page could not be exported from
the spreadsheet. Fixed now.

CQ00308962

Not all combo-boxes get


updated properly if you add
rows to the ComboTables
worksheet.

If cells are added to the


parameter or simulation
worksheet, the combotables now
get updated properly when the
macro is run.

CQ00272584

Feed Nitrogen should be


available in LP vectors and case
study pick list.

Feed nitrogen is now available in


the picklist for LP vectors if the
feed nitrogen is specified.

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Whats Fixed in V7.1


Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00328173

There is a problem with


Editing/Deleting Independent
Variables on Model Data page in
Petroleum Shift Reactor

The Model Data page view is


modified and all the problems are
fixed now.

CQ00324785

The Petroleum Shift Reactor


status bar color remains yellow
even after completion of
solving. User has to explicitly
click ignored and unignored to
change the color.

After the petroleum shift reactor


is solved, status bar turns green.

CQ00324694

In Petroleum Shift Reactor with


an SMC/CME loaded in it, the
flowrate values shown on
Product Specs->Results page
different from Worksheet page

The Results page and Worksheet


page shows same flowrates now.

CQ00324670

In Petroleum Shift Reactor with


an SMC/CME loaded in it, the
model independent variables on
Model Data page are not
exposed to ASW

The submodel/CME independent


variables on the model data page
are now exposed to ASW.

CQ00323752

In Petroleum Shift Reactor


when user changes product
stream name, the IBP, FBP and
Temp become empty and noneditable.

User cannot change product


stream's name without losing
anything on PSR.

CQ00323448

In case with EOSubmodel, after


synching to EO if the user
closes the case HYSYS will
crash.

The crash is resolved.

CQ00323046

In vista, when an smc/cme is


loaded into a petroleum shift
reactor the case will crash.

The crash is resolved. It is due to


vista's directory protection issue.

CQ00323011

In Petroleum Shift Reactor, if


the fluid package is changed
case won't solve.

The PSR will solve now. User


needs to re-specify IBP, FBP.

CQ00347858

Cannot import shift property's


product target values correctly
to spreadsheet

Will be able to import the target


values to spreadsheet.

CQ00347860

Cannot export shift property's


product target values from
spreadsheet

Will be able to export target


values from spreadsheets

CQ00347871

Cannot export shift property's


product-feed delta values from
spreadsheet

Will be able to export delta values


from spreadsheets

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Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00329255

Manipulator in a subflowsheet
gives inconsistency error, and
so eventually the flowsheet is
not solved.

The inconsistency errors are


resolved.

CQ00323742

Error in conversion TBP > ASTM

Choice of linear interpolation


method has been exposed to
users, using this method there is
no discontinuity in distillation
curves

CQ00334537

RefSYS Assay Manipulator: I


cannot use negative deltas to
shift specific gravity

User can now specify the negative


deltas to specific gravity

CQ00323976

Case is crashing with error


message

The crash is resolved.

CQ00350025

Manipulator error message.

Trace error message "manipulate


composition disabled" will not be
shown, as this was confusing to
many users.

CQ00327977

Attached RefSYS case does not


open in v2006.5

The crash is resolved.

CQ00347886

Manipulator in RefSYS - defect4

Viscosity @ 100 C is able to shift


now in assay manipulator

CQ00267804

Why do we have problem "A


math error..." after column
calibration (part 2, page 38) in
Training Manual Refsys

Math Error is resolved.

CQ00324231

Calibration does not converge

While using OOMF based rigorous


optimization approach calibration
converges.

CQ00315673

On FCC calibration page the


petroleum Feed Blend data
cannot be copy/pasted into
ASW.

Fixed now.

CQ00323564

FCC may fail to solve when


opened for a second time in the
same HYSYS session.

There is still a limit on how many


times (probably 6 or 7) an FCC
can be opened within the same
session, but it can be open 2 or 3
times with no problem.

CQ00325044

Crash in FCC

For V7.0 and earlier FCC would


crash if you deleted the feed type
that was already associated with
a feed. This has been fixed now.

CQ00338498

FOEB value is not transferred


correctly from HYSYS to OOMF.

The unit for FOEB needed to


match the base HYSYS unit, but
did not for V7.0 and earlier. This
has been fixed for V7.1 so the
FOE yields reported on the yields
page should now be correct.

CQ00309648

The configuration page doesn't


report how many treating beds
were specified.

This is now reported on the


configuration page.

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Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00324343

The H2 consumption calculation


is slightly off for the
hydrocracker calibration
"model" value.

Volume flow for plant and


measured values now use same
basis and can be matched exactly
(theoretically).

CQ00323660

Gas to oil ratio enter for the


hydrocracker doesn't match
calculated value.

Gas to oil ratio now matches what


you would calculate by dividing
the gas rate by the feed rate.

CQ00324795

When the user has 3 reactors


and creates a feed, it only
allows feed to go to the 3rd
reactor from the split option.

Feed can now be specified as


going to the 3rd reactor of a 3
reactor hydrocracker.

CQ00326548

Mass balance issues for


hydrocracker.

The base unit for standard gas


flow was defined from SCMH.
However, this unit in Aspen Plus
actually uses normal conditions
and not standard conditions. The
unit has been redefined for V7.1
to use standard conditions so that
what is reported in the interface
matches what is calculated by the
model.

CQ00323885

User can't specify how much H2


goes to amine scrubber.

The fraction of recycle H2 to the


amine scrubber can now be
specified. Alternatively, the
percent of H2S in the recycle H2
can be specified.

CQ00333431

WABP calculations don't get


done when the feed fingerprint
composition changes.

For V7.0 and earlier,


modifications to the feed
fingerprint didn't change some of
the calculations for the feed
adjust. As a result, the adjusted
feed could be a bit off. This has
been fixed for V7.1.

CQ00339238

PostSolverRecallFixup is not
called for templates imported
into a flowsheet.

When importing an older template


into a V7.0 flowsheet, some parts
of the reactor were not getting
recalled properly. This has been
fixed for V7.1.

CQ00339224

Some of the adjusted kinetic


lumps are not showing for the
total blend.

All adjusted kinetic lumps are now


showing up for V7.1. Some were
missing for V7.0.

CQ00324342

Composition incorrectly set


from external streams if Weight
basis is selected for PNA basis.

When weight basis is selected for


a feed connected to the reformer,
the PNA will be passed on a mass
basis now.

CQ00317057

Open HYSYS, then go to


Help\Training\HYSYS Petroleum
Refining Training. Warning
message" Training and Support
Materials are not available"
shows up.

Fixed now.

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Exchanger Design and Rating

Product Name Changes and


Abbreviations
The Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating (formerly HTFS+) Product Names
have been changed to more closely reflect the actual function of the
programs. The table below reflects the name changes you will see in the V7.0
and V7.1 releases. Please note that there will be a new long name and a new
short name which will be used when screen space is in short supply.
Old Name

New Long Name

New Short Name

Aspen HTFS+

Aspen Exchanger Design & Rating

EDR

Aspen Tasc+

Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger

Shell & Tube

Aspen Acol+

Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger

AirCooled

Aspen Teams

Aspen Shell & Tube Mechanical

Shell & TubeMech

Aspen Plate+

Aspen Plate Exchanger

Plate

Aspen FiredHeater

Aspen Fired Heater

FiredHeater

Aspen EDR General


Enhancements
Aspen EDR products consist of a number of products which all run from within
a common EDR User Interface Environment. New features applied to this
environment are therefore available to all the common EDR products. These
products are:

Shell & Tube Exchanger

Shell & Tube Mechanical

Air Cooled Exchanger

Plate Exchanger

Fired Heater

Plate Fin Exchanger

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New On-Line Help


The on-line help that supports the EDR programs has been restructured for
the V7.0 release. This involves dividing the help text for each application into
logical chapters that reflect the structure used within each application.
For example:
Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger (Shell & Tube)

Shell & Tube Input - Information about all of the inputs

Shell & Tube Results - Information about each results screen

Shell & Tube Getting Started Guide - A tutorial to take you through a
thermal design

Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers - General background information

Within each application, Overview sections have been added containing


hyperlinks to other sections of the help that will aid the navigation of the help
file.
More use has been made of the Appendix section of the EDR Help file, which
now includes the Physical Property Data and a new Shell and Tube Geometry
appendix that will contain generic information applicable to the geometry of
shell and tube heat exchangers.

Copy/Paste Functionality Added for Aspen


Simulation Workbook
A new Copy/Paste functionality has been added to the Shell & Tube,
AirCooled, Plate, FiredHeater, and Shell & TubeMech programs, allowing input
and result variables shown in the EDR user interface to be copy/pasted into
Aspen Simulation Workbook.

Aspen Properties Package Displays


Component Names
When Aspen Properties is used as the physical property package, the
Component names as well as the component formula is shown in the
component list.

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Aspen Properties Places Components in all


Atreams as They are Selected
In order to speed execution of Aspen Properties and make component
selection faster and easier for the user, Aspen Properties components are now
automatically placed in all stream lists that use Aspen Properties. If the
component does not exist in the stream, just leave the composition field
blank or specify 0 and the program will ignore its presence in the list.
COMThermo and B-JAC component selection will remain on a per stream
basis.

Using Aspen Properties no Longer Requires


External APRBKP Files
Using the Aspen Properties Package inside the EDR programs previously
required that an external APRBKP file be created by the program. We have
now eliminated the need for this external file and will be storing this
information in the .EDR file. We have also provided the option to import
existing APRBKP files which can then be stored in the EDR file. We will
continue to allow external APPDF and APRPDF files to be referenced.
All options are shown in the screen shot below:

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Physical Properties Phase Compositions now


Includes Liquid/Vapor/Liquid2 Phases
The physical property phase composition table has been expanded to show
the mole fraction of each component in each of the liquid, the vapor, and the
2nd liquid phase when it is present.

Plots of Physical Properties Now Available on


Properties Form
A new tab has been added to the Physical Properties forms to show plots of all
physical properties at all pressure levels. Properties can be plotted against

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temperature or specific enthalpy. Various controls are available for zoomin/out, printing, copying, or saving the plots. Plots can be immediately viewed
by merely selecting the desired X and Y variables shown on the left hand side
of the form.

Component Properties Now Available on


Properties Form
A new tab has been added to the Physical Properties form to show component
properties. These properties include: molecular weight, critical pressure,
critical temperature, liquid molar volume, normal boiling point, accentric
factor, and dipole moment.

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New Plots for Interval Analysis


A new tab on the interval analysis result forms allow the user to view plots of
the values displayed in the interval analysis tables. The plot below shows 2
exchangers in series with each unit having 2 tube passes. A variety of
parameters listed on the left hand side of the form can be plotted against the
physical location in the exchanger(s) or the heat load. Various controls are
available for zoom-in/out, printing, copying, or saving the plots.

Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger


(formerly ACOL+)
Product Description
Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger is a program for the Design, Rating/Checking,
and Simulation of air coolers and other tubular crossflow heat exchangers.
The program can be used standalone by the thermal specialist for exchanger
design or as an integrated product with AspenTech's steady-state process
simulation programs Aspen Plus and HYSYS.
When used as a stand-alone program in design mode, Aspen Air Cooled
Exchanger can determine the optimum heat exchanger configuration that
satisfies the specified heat duty, allowable pressure drop, and/or maximum
velocity. The program can also be used to check and rate heat exchangers for
required process duties.
When integrated with Aspen Plus or HYSYS, Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger
provide engineers with the ability to rigorously model heat exchanger
operation and identify capital saving opportunities in the overall process
configuration. Bottlenecks can be identified, process improvements modeled

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for various process operating scenarios, and costly maintenance schedules


optimized.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

New HTFS3-AC heat transfer correlation added in V7.0

Radiation heat transfer option extended in V7.0

Maximum tube per row increased from 99 to 200

ASME and ISO nominal nozzle sizes can be selected from a list

New HTFS3-AC Heat Transfer correlation added


HTFS3-AC is a version of the general HTFS heat transfer and pressure drop
method for finned tube bundles that has been optimized specifically for
application to air cooler tube bundles. It is relevant to geometries and
process conditions in the following ranges:
Tube outside diameter:
Fin height:
Fin frequency:
Fin thickness:
Fin tip clearance:

25.4 and 31.75 mm


10.55 to 15.9 mm
350 to 433 fpm
0.28 to 0.47 mm
3 to 10 mm

Air face velocity between 1 and 9.5 m/s


Air temperature between 0 and 100 deg C
HTFS3-AC is the default method for air cooler geometries and process
conditions within the above ranges.
The pressure drop predictions of the HTFS3-AC method are on average about
4% lower than those of the general HTFS3a method, but larger differences
are possible depending on air velocity and temperature. Heat transfer
predictions of the HTFS3-AC method are on average with 2% of the HTFS3a
method, but larger differences arise at the extremes of the air face velocity
range.

Radiation Heat Transfer Option Extended


A new input for the radiation heat transfer calculation in flue gas economizers
allows the user to specify the mole fraction of radiating gas in the flue gas. In
previous versions of ACOL+ a default value of 0.22 was used in the
calculations. The value of the input mole fraction will affect the radiation heat
transfer coefficient. Input options are shown in the following figure.

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Maximum Tube per Row Increased from 99 to 200


The previous program versions limited the number of tubes per row to 99. We
have expanded this limit to now allow up to 200 tubes per row. We have also
incorporated some additional error checking into the program to catch
geometry combinations which the program may not be able to
accommodate.

ASME and ISO Nominal Nozzle Sizes Can Now be


Selected from a List
A new input item has been provided to allow users to select nominal nozzle
sizes from a list of all standard ASME and ISO pipe sizes. This input will be
used to set the actual outside diameters of the nozzles.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

Cumulative heat load input option

Improved Setting Plan Drawing

Cumulative Heat Load Input Option


The new cumulative heat load option will allow users to specify a cumulative
heat load versus temperature profile for a stream rather than use specific

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enthalpy data. This option can be selected from the pull down list for the
physical property package as shown below. When selected an additional input
field will appear to allow the user to specify a reference flow rate for the heat
load to be specified. In this way, the program will be able to adjust the heat
load for the stream if the process flow rate should be different than that of
the reference flow.

Once selected, the physical property input screen will be displayed, showing
cumulative heat load rather than specific enthalpy. When the heat load option
is selected, the user must specify all pertinent physical properties and the
pressure levels are restricted to a single pressure level.

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Improved Setting Plan Drawing


The Air Cooled Exchanger setting plan drawing has been improved by adding
a frame, title block, file heading lines, and slots to insert design codes and
customer specifications.

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Compatibility Notes
Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the
same time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Air Cooled
Exchanger.

Aspen Fired Heater (formerly


Aspen FiredHeater)
Product Description

Aspen Fired Heater is for the simulation and rating of furnaces and fired
heaters. The program calculates heat transfer and other key parameters in a
variety of tube configurations in both box and cylindrical fireboxes using the
well stirred, imperfectly stirred or long-furnace models. In addition the heat
transfer in up to nine convection banks can be handled. Aspen Fired Heater
uses the standard user interface adopted by other EDR programs and
replaced the FIHR program in 2007.

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New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

Aspen properties package option added

Fired Heater inlet pressure and checking calculation options

Fired Heater diagram

Aspen Properties Package Option Added


The Aspen Properties Package has been added as an option for accessing
stream properties for Aspen Fired Heater. FiredHeater can now access stream
properties from Aspen Properties, COMThermo, and B-JAC properties
packages or allow user specified properties.

Fired Heater Inlet Pressure and Checking


Calculation Options
For Fired Heater V7.0, in addition to the existing calculation where outlet
pressure is calculated from a specified inlet pressure, there are several new
pressure calculation options for each process stream. These are:

Calculation of inlet pressure given a specified outlet pressure

Checking of pressure change (inlet and outlet pressures fixed)

Calculation of inlet pressure given a specified outlet pressure and a


specified maximum pressure drop

Calculation of outlet pressure given a specified inlet pressure and a


specified maximum pressure drop.

These options are specified on the Problem Definition | Process Data


form in the Pressure drop calculation option.

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Figure 1 New Pressure Calculation Options.

The inlet pressure, outlet pressure, and maximum pressure loss are set as
required on the same form.
The ability of calculating the inlet pressure of any process stream in the fired
heater given a specified outlet pressure will be important for users needing to
supply the process fluid to an upstream unit (e.g., a vacuum column) at a
particular pressure.
In the Checking calculation, the calculated pressure change is scaled when
determining outlet pressure from inlet, so that the outlet pressure remains at
the initially specified value. The result of such a Checking calculation is a ratio
of the calculated to the specified pressure change. The benefit of a Checking
calculation is that it safeguards against the case where the calculated
pressure change is much larger than anticipated, maybe approaching, or even
larger than, a specified inlet pressure. This would have the effect of
introducing pressure values into the calculation which are either impossible,
or which would lead to other properties which would severely distort the
thermal calculations.
For this reason, two further pressure calculation options are available. These
are to do simulation calculations (outlet from inlet or inlet from outlet) as long
as the pressure changes are small, but should the pressure change exceed
the (user-specified) maximum pressure drop, the calculation reverts to
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the maximum value, but never allows calculated pressures fall below the limit
defined by the maximum pressure drop.

Fired Heater Diagrams


Three types of diagrams have been added to FiredHeater for V7.0. These are
similar to the diagrams seen in the heritage FIHR program.
a) Overall layout diagram is located on the Heater Geometry | Gas Flow |
Heater diagram tab showing basic firebox layout, number of convection
banks, presence of stack and air-preheat.
b) Connections diagram, located on the Heater Geometry | Convection
Banks | Connections diagram tab, shows the flow of each process stream
through the firebox and convection banks (e.g., Figure 2).
c) Firebox diagram, located on the Heater Geometry | Firebox | Firebox
diagram tab is a detailed, scale diagram of the tube arrangement in the
firebox which shows tube diameter, number, location, orientation, and
separation (e.g., Figure 3)

Figure 2 Typical Connections Diagram

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Figure 3 Typical Firebox Diagram views

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

Improved peak tube temperature calculation.

API 560 Data Sheet Excel template

Changes to input and output items

Improved Peak Tube Temperature Calculation


The models in Aspen Fired Heater provide good resolution of (circumferentialmean) tube temperature and heat flux along the firebox. In addition, the
method described in API530 is used to calculate circumferential peak heat flux
and peak tube temperature. An improved method of determining the
temperature correction factor in API530 has been introduced in V7.1. This

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gives better predictions of peak tube temperature and avoids the excessively
high tube temperatures which can be predicted with the previous method.

API 560 Data Sheet Excel Template


For V7.1 and Excel template has been added which allows users to exported
results from Aspen Fired Heater directly to an API560 style datasheet. The
template can be further customized by users as required.

Changes to Input and Output Items


Aspen Fired Heater input and outputs item are continually reviewed and
updated on the recommendations of our Fired Heater Review Panel. Changes
to the input and output for V7.1 include: Process stream mass velocity;
Sensible defaults for tube-to-tube losses.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Fired Heater V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the same time
as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Fired Heater

Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger


(formerly Aspen TASC+)
Product Description
Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger (formerly Aspen Tasc+) is a program for the
Design, Rating/Checking, and Simulation of shell and tube, double pipe, and
multitube hairpin heat exchangers. The program can be used standalone by
the thermal specialist for exchanger design or as an integrated product with
AspenTech's steady-state process simulation programs Aspen Plus and
HYSYS.
When used as a stand-alone program in design mode, Aspen Shell & Tube
Exchanger can determine the optimum heat exchanger configuration that
satisfies the specified heat duty, allowable pressure drop, and/or maximum
velocity. The program can also be used to check and rate heat exchangers for
required process duties.
When integrated with Aspen Plus or HYSYS, Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger
provides engineers with the ability to rigorously model heat exchanger
operation and identify capital saving opportunities in the overall process
configuration. Bottlenecks can be identified, process improvements modeled
for various process operating scenarios, and costly maintenance schedules
optimized.

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New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

Interface to Aspen Plus and HYSYS column for reboiler calculations

Thermosiphon reboiler options

hiTRAN Wire Matrix inserts

De-resonating Baffles

Baffle cut alignment option

Improved Tie Rod location

KHT twisted tube improvements

Stream compositions output

Rod baffles with two phase flow correlations added

Condensation of over a temperature range

Shell side visions flow

KHT twisted tube improvements

ASME and ISO nominal nozzle sizes can be selected from a list

Interface to Aspen Plus and HYSYS Column for


Reboiler Calculations
A new interface has been provided within the Aspen Plus and HYSYS
simulators to allow the EDR Shell & Tube program to perform rigorous
reboiler calculations for the simulator column calculations. These calculations
allow for both kettle and thermosiphon calculations in design, simulation, and
rating modes. Details on how the interface operates can be found in on-line
help and the Whats New for Aspen Plus and HYSYS.

Thermosiphon Reboiler Options


Thermosiphon reboiler calculations have been improved, and a number of
new calculation options added, including Checking (Rating) mode, and most
importantly Design Mode. The new modes all operate with a fixed
thermosiphon flowrate. In Simulation mode, there continue to be both a Fixed
Flow option, and a Find Flow option, to determine the flow giving a pressure
balance around the thermosiphon circuit.
In addition to the current option to specify the inlet and outlet pipework in
detail, there is a new option to specify the losses in this pipework as a fraction
of the driving head. This simplifies use of the Design Option, at a stage where
piping information is not available.
Default values are now provided for the key heights giving the head driving
the flow through a thermosiphon. If these heights are unknown, it is easy to
run the program with different exchanger inlet heights to evaluate the effect
of this parameter on performance.

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When Fixed Flow thermosiphon calculations are performed, any pressure


inconsistencies around the thermosiphon loop are reported, both by a Results
Warning and in the Thermosiphon Piping output, so you can evaluate their
significance, and either re-specify the thermosiphon to eliminate the
inconsistencies, or run in Find Flow mode which converges to a balanced loop
with no inconsistencies. The main Thermosiphon Piping output tab has also
been improved, showing for conditions at both the exchanger outlet and at
return to the column, so any flashing in the return line will be evident.

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hiTRAN Wire Matrix Inserts


The proprietary hiTRAN wire matrix inserts, made by Cal Gavin can be
modeled using Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger, if this company makes their
software component (dll) for these inserts available to you. There are two
calculation options; one is Find Insert, which identifies the particular insert
appropriate to your tube size and exchanger duty. The other is to use a given
insert type, found in this way, or directly specified in the input, in any other
calculation mode. The inserts are primarily intended for single phase duties.
Approximate results are also provided, however, when some or all of the duty
is two-phase.

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De-Resonating Baffles
You can now explicitly specify the number and location of De-resonating
baffles, which can protect against any acoustic resonance, one of the
conditions reported in the vibration output. These baffles do not appear on
the tube layout output, but are handled fully in the internal calculations. If
tubes need to be removed to make space for these baffles, you can simply
specify the remaining number of tubes in the input.

Baffle Cut Alignment Option


Normally the baffle cut you specify is taken as an approximation, and
adjusted slightly so that it lies along a line of tube centers, or for square
layouts, between tube lines, in conformance with normal manufacturing
practice. There is now an input to over-ride this facility, so that the program
uses exactly the cut you specify. This can be valuable in exchangers with very
small numbers of tubes, where different manufacturing practice may apply.

Improved Tie Rod Location


The algorithm for locating tie rods within a tube bundle has been improved,
so that it is less likely that tubes will be removed to make way for tie-rods.
The default set of tie rod and spacer tube sizes has also been slightly
adjusted, so that spacer tubes smaller than tubes may be selected. There is
also a new input option not to use any tie-rods. Facilities remain in the Tube
Layout graphical input, to convert tubes to tie rods.

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KHT Twisted Tube Improvements


There have been a number of improvements to the interaction between Aspen
Shell & Tube Exchanger and the software component (dll) supplied by Koch
Heat Transfer, for modeling their proprietary twisted tubes. In particular the
wall temperature dependence of both shell side and tube side pressure drop
has been introduced, and the shell side in-bundle pressure drop is now
incorporated into the program output.

Stream Compositions Output


When stream physical properties are calculated using one of the internal
properties packages, phase composition information is generated at each of
the property points. This information is used to produce new output
information, giving the stream compositions at both inlet and outlet as both
mass and mole fractions, and mass flows, of each phase and of each
component in each phase.

Rod Baffles with Two Phase Flow Correlations


Added
The program now allows condensation or boiling applications on the shell side
of rod-baffle heat exchangers in both horizontal and vertical units.

Condensation of Over a Temperature Range


In condensation over a temperature range, previous Tasc+ versions
determine the surface area required to cool the vapour-gas to the required

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outlet temperature. This continues to be the default method in Aspen Shell &
Tube Exchanger V7.0. However, in practice, when the outlet temperature is
above the bubble point, the vapour-gas and condensate outlet temperatures
can be different. Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger V7.0 provides a new option in
which the calculation is weighted towards the area required to cool the
condensate to the required outlet temperature. This will usually give higher
overall heat transfer coefficients than the default method, and is similar to the
method used by the Hetran program. There is a new input item in the
Program Options form to allow selection of the appropriate method.

Shell Side Viscous Flow


On the basis of recent research data, a correction has been incorporated in
the shell side heat transfer coefficient for viscous flows at crossflow Reynolds
numbers less than 30. The correction allows for the cumulative effect in a
tube bundle of ineffective mixing between the bulk of the flow and the fluid
close to the tube wall. It has the effect of reducing the heat transfer
coefficient. The correction is typically a factor between 0.7 and 0.9 on the
shell side heat transfer coefficient. However smaller values are possible with
large tube bundles and very low Reynolds number.

KHT Twisted Tube Improvements


There have been a number of improvements to the interaction between Aspen
Shell & Tube Exchanger and the software component (dll) supplied by Koch
Heat Transfer, for modeling their proprietary twisted tubes. In particular, the
wall temperature dependence of both shellside and tubeside pressure drop
has been introduced, and the shellside in-bundle pressure drop is now
incorporated into the program output.

ASME and ISO Nominal Nozzle Sizes Can now be


Selected from a List
A new input item has been provided to allow users to select nominal nozzle
sizes from a list of all standard ASME and ISO pipe sizes. This input will be
used to set the actual outside diameters of the nozzles.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

Cumulative heat load input option

Added new Mass Transfer model

Added option for more than 16 tube passes

Inter-shell process condition results for multiple shells in series

Improved tube layout drawing

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Cumulative Heat Load Input option


The new cumulative heat load option will allow users to specify a cumulative
heat load versus temperature profile for a stream rather than use specific
enthalpy data. This option can be selected from the pull down list for the
physical property package as shown below. When selected, an additional
input field will appear to allow the user to specify a reference flow rate for the
heat load to be specified. In this way, the program will be able to adjust the
heat load for the stream if the process flow rate should be different than that
of the reference flow.

Once selected, the physical property input screen will be displayed, showing
cumulative heat load rather than specific enthalpy. When the heat load option
is selected, the user must specify all pertinent physical properties and the
pressure levels are restricted to a single pressure level.

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Mass Transfer Model


A new Mass Transfer model has been added as an option for calculating
condensation heat transfer. This model requires a more extensive set of
physical property data for components in the streams as well vapor and liquid
compositions along the temperature profile. For this reason its use is
currently restricted to applications in which a Physical property system has
been used to retrieve properties. This method should be considered when
condensing a mulitcomponent stream. It is somewhat comparable to the
mass transfer model provided in the Hetran program however the new model
is much more rigorous and should be more accurate. It treats each
component in the stream separately and does not make the gross
assumptions that Hetran used to lump all components into either a
condensable or noncondensable group.

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For those users who still prefer the Hetran multi-component condensation
model, we have added the option to access the Hetran calculation engine
from inside the Aspen Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger UI. In the screen above,
you will see a tab for the Hetran Condensation Model which will allow you to
launch the Contran utility which uses the Hetran calculation engine. This
option will only work for multi-component condensation applications. If an
existing input file is opened which contains Hetran data, this data will be read
into the Contran utility automatically. Input data specified in the Aspen Shell
& Tube Exchanger UI cannot be transferred to the Contran utility, however
input data specified in the Contran utility can be transferred back to the
Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger UI input using the Run | Transfer operation.

Allow More than 16 Tube Passes


A new input has been provided to allow evaluation of exchangers with more
than 16 tube passes.
For example, to model an exchanger with 20 passes, you could specify 10
passes and a tube pass multiplier of 2. The exchanger geometry will be based
10 passes and this is what you will see in the Tube Layout. The thermal
performance, however, will be calculated for an exchanger with 20 passes.
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and frictional pressure gradients, will be based on 20 passes, as will the flow
length along which the tube side pressure drop is based.
You should explicitly specify the total number of tubes in the exchanger, to
make sure this is correct, since a tube layout with 20 passes will often have
slightly fewer tubes than one with 10.
The pass multiplier does not have to be an integer. For example, 20 passes
could be modeled as 16 passes and multiplier of 1.25. A multiplier of 2,
however, would mean that you could edit the tube layout, removing a line of
tubes in the middle of each of the 10 passes, to give a tube layout that
appeared to have 20 passes.
Whenever you specify a pass multiplier, you will get a Results Warning,
reminding you that the geometry is based one number of passes, while the
performance is based on a different number. There is a further warning
should the multiplier give you a non-integral number of passes.
The multiplier is not applied if the basic exchanger has a single pass. Modeling
20 passes by specifying a 2-pass exchanger with a multiplier of 10 is possible
but unwise, since temperature difference effects may not be modeled
accurately. Once the number of passes exceeds 4 or 6, there is usually little
change in multi-pass temperature difference effects.
The multiplier can be used in Design mode; a multiplier of 2 is recommended,
but check any Design carefully, to get the number of tubes correct.
The input can be found in Calculations Options as shown below:

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Inter-Shell Process Condition Results for Multiple


Shells in Series
A new result form has been added to show inter-shell process conditions
(temperatures, vapor fractions, pressures) for each shell for multiple shells in
series. It can be found under the Thermal/Hydraulic Summary section in the
Performance form under tab Inter-Shell Conditions. A sample of the new
result form is shown below.

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Tube Layout Drawing Improvements


The Tube Layout Drawing shown in the results has been improved by
providing a frame, a title block, a list of relevant layout data, a tube
pitch/pattern sketch, and a tubes per pass sketch. The interactive tube layout
drawing in the input has not been changed so that we could maintain its
maximum size.

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Compatibility Notes
Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the
same time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Shell &
Tube Exchanger

Aspen Shell & Tube Mechanical


(formerly Aspen Teams)
Product Description
Aspen Shell & Tube Mechanical (formerly Aspen Teams) is a comprehensive
set of tools for the complete mechanical design or rating of shell & tube heat
exchangers and basic pressure vessels.
When used with Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger (formerly Tasc+) or Hetran,
Aspen Shell & Tube Mechanical provides bi-directional data transfer,
eliminating the need for data re-entry and ensuring consistency between
thermal and mechanical designs. This enables engineers to both optimize and
efficiently validate the thermal and mechanical designs of shell and tube heat
exchangers.

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When used as a stand-alone program in design mode, Aspen Shell & Tube
Mechanical can optimize the design of most components including flanges,
tube sheets, expansion joints, supports, shell, and nozzle reinforcement. They
conform to TEMA standards and several international codes including,
including ASME Section VIII, Div.1, CODAP, AD Merkbltter, and EN13445.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

Stress analysis has been improved

Added calculation of maximum Positive/Negative axial expansion

Expanded Design/Operating load conditions to 13

Wind and seismic load calculations updated

Improved tube-to-tubesheet joint load calculations

Stress Analysis Has Been Improved


The stress analysis of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger has been improved
with these ASME code changes:

The assembly tubesheet/shell/tubes is now analyzed for shell compression


stresses. Prior models only included the calculation and analysis of shell
tension stresses.

The calculation of tube stresses across the tubesheet diameter has been
expanded. Tension and compression stresses are shown as well as the
location of such stresses in reference to parameter Xa (periphery).

Added tubesheet shear stress calculations across the bundle diameter.


Similar to the tube stresses and tubesheet bending stresses, the shear
stresses are now calculated at all locations across the tubesheet diameter.

Added Calculation of Maximum Positive/Negative


Axial Expansion
The program can now calculate the maximum positive and negative axial
expansion

In fixed tubesheet units without expansion joints, the program can now
provide the maximum positive and negative axial expansion (the amount
the tubes can move in reference to the shell without the exchanger being
overstressed). The input selection is in Tubesheets | Miscellaneous tab,
shown below:

The output will show all calculated stresses for these two conditions. A
message will also be provided in the results section as shown here:

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Expanded Design/Operating Load Conditions to


13
The design/operating load conditions have been expanded to 13.

Three pressure only load cases

Ten operating conditions load cases. The user can now enter operating
pressures and temperatures to cover a range of conditions that an
exchanger will experience during operation. The input selection is under
Design Specifications > tab - Heat Transfer Data and Operating Loads.
The user must select the option of Yes under the question ASME for
thermal cases use operating loads for the program to use these data.
See screen shot below for a representative example.

The resulting design will satisfy all stated conditions of pressures and
temperatures. This capability will greatly simplify designs that need to
comply with many different conditions. The overall mechanical design
quality is highly dependent on the correct thermal data transferred to
Shell & Tube Mechanical, thus it is very important to have data transferred
from our thermal program (Shell & Tube Exchanger).

Wind and Seismic Load Calculations Updated


The wind and seismic loads calculation methods have been updated to the
latest standards, the International Building Code (2006) and the Minimum
Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7-05). See
representative screen below:

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Improved Tube-to-Tubesheet Joint Load


Calculations
The tube-to-tubesheet joint loads calculations for floating tubesheet
exchangers have been improved in completeness and presentation. Also,
factor fT, used to account for the relative thermal expansion of the tubes and
tubesheet, has been further refined to model when an expanded-only joint
can weaken to the point of not providing adequate joint strength. In such
cases, a message will be issued to alert the user of this potential danger.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

The 2008 Addenda of the ASME Section VIII Division 1 code.

TEMA standards 9th edition (except FEA).

New nozzle reinforcing calculation method.

New option to calculate the tubesheet thickness of the unperforated area.

2008 Addenda ASME Section VIII Div 1


The addenda changes also include the 2008 ASME materials database.

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TEMA Standards 9th Edition


Release V7.1 does not include the FEA expansion joint design method.
However, it still includes the analytical design method from the 8th edition.

New Nozzle Reinforcing Calculation Method


Openings in pressure vessels subject to internal pressure can now be
designed using an alternate method to the area replacement method
currently in the code. This option can be invoked here:

New Option to Calculate the Tubesheet Thickness


of the Unperforated Area
The user can now use the flat cover formulas to calculate the thickness of the
unperforated section in any tubesheet. This option can be invoked here:

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Compatibility Notes
Aspen Shell & Tube Mechanical V7.0 and V7.1.can be installed and used at
the same time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Shell &
Tube Mechanical.

Aspen Plate Exchanger


(formerly Aspen Plate+)
Product Description
Aspen Plate Exchanger (formerly Aspen Plate+) is concerned with the thermal
design of Plate Heat Exchangers. The program checks whether a heat
exchanger of specified geometry achieves a specified duty, or specified
stream outlet conditions. The result of this calculation is the ratio of the actual
to the required surface area. The program provides one or more designs,
based on a notional set of plates held within the program (Design), or on one
specified plate (Design (given plate)), and one or more designs, based on a
notional set of plates held within the program.
Aspen Plate Exchanger is completely integrated with the Aspen Plus process
simulation software. When integrated with Aspen Plus or HYSYS, Aspen plate
exchanger provide engineers with the ability to rigorously model heat
exchanger operation and identify capital saving opportunities in the overall
process configuration. Bottlenecks can be identified, process improvements

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modeled for various process operating scenarios, and costly maintenance


schedules optimized.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


There are no new features and enhancements in release V7.0.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

Cumulative heat load input option

More metals for construction of plates added

Residence time and residence volume calculated

Costing algorthim for plate exchangers has been added

Cumulative Heat Load Input option


The new cumulative heat load option will allow users to specify a cumulative
heat load versus temperature profile for a stream rather than use specific
enthalpy data. This option can be selected from the pull down list for the
physical property package as shown below. When selected. an additional
input field will appear, the user can specify a reference flow rate for the heat
load to be specified. In this way, the program will be able to adjust the heat
load for the stream if the process flow rate should be different than that of
the reference flow.

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Once selected, the physical property input screen will be displayed, showing
cumulative heat load rather than specific enthalpy. When the heat load option
is selected, the user must specify all pertinent physical properties and the
pressure levels are restricted to a single pressure level.

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Additional Metals
More metals have been added to the construction materials as shown in the
figure below. The following metals have been added: SS-304 (replaced for
Stainless Steel option), SS-304L, SS-316, SS-316L, Hastelloy along with
Titanium and along with User Specified Material option. Even though different
stainless steel materials have similar thermal and physical properties, their
costs are very different.

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Residence Volume and Residence Time


The fluid residence volume and residence time are calculated for each stream
based on the flow area on each side, fluid flow velocity and plate dimensions.
They can be found in Results | Thermal / Hydraulic Summary |
Performance as shown in the following figure.

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Plate Heat Exchanger Costing


An algorithm to estimate the cost of the plate exchanger has been added to
the Aspen plate exchanger. The equipment cost can be found in Results |
Mechanical Summary | Exchanger Geometry | Basic Geometry as
shown in the figure below. When the User specified metal option is chosen
in the Materials of construction input, the default value of cost per pound of
the metal (SS-304) is chosen for the exchanger costing.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Plate Exchanger V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the same
time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Plate Exchanger.

Aspen HTFS Research Network


Product Description
The Aspen HTFS Research Network provides a comprehensive reference to
the science and technology supporting the Aspen HTFS suite of thermal
design programs.
It provides online access to a number of features including:

HTFS Handbook: a comprehensive reference to heat exchanger theory


and practice.

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HTFS Design Reports: detailed derivation and comparisons of design


methods; validation of design procedures and description of the technical
methods used in the HTFS programs.

HTFS Research Reports: generated from our extensive research


program since 1971.

HTFS Review Panel: minutes of meetings from the three panels


(Tubular Heat Exchangers, Compact Heat Exchangers and Furnaces
& Fired Heaters) at which Research Network members discuss the ongoing development of software and research before it reaches the wider
customer base, are posted on the website.

HTFS HEATFLO: a bibliographic reference database containing references


to over 120,000 high quality experimental and theoretical research papers
in the field of applied heat transfer and fluid flow relevant to the needs of
the chemical process and power industries.

Searching the Aspen HTFS Research Network


To enable fast and easy retrieval of the relevant information the contents can
be searched using the powerful Google Search Application.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The search facility has been enhanced to allow the user to target their search
to specific document types such as the Handbook, Research Reports, and
Design Reports.
Navigation of the Research Reports has been improved.
The website is continually updated. Items added include:

Review Panel meeting minutes from meetings that took place in February
& June/July.

11 new Research Reports for 2007 (now a total of 1203).

Aspen HTFS 2007 Annual Report.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


There are no new features or enhancements added in release V7.1.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen HTFS Research Network V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the
same time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen HTFS
Research Network.

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Aspen MUSE
Product Description
Aspen MUSE performs detailed simulation of multi-stream plate-fin heat
exchangers made from brazed aluminum, stainless steel or titanium. It can be
used standalone by the thermal specialist for exchanger design or as an
integrated product with AspenTech's steady-state process simulation
program, HYSYS.
When used as a stand-alone program, Aspen MUSE can be used for both first
pass calculations and detailed layer-by-layer analysis to evaluate new uses,
revamps, process conditions and fouling cases. It can also perform full
thermosyphon modeling, where one or more exchanger streams are subject
to natural circulation, as well as crossflow streams.
When integrated with HYSYS, Aspen MUSE provides engineers with the ability
to rigorously model processes that use multi-stream plate-fin heat
exchangers, such as LNG, ethylene, or air separation. It can be used to
identify capital saving opportunities in the overall process configuration.
Bottlenecks can be identified, process improvements modeled for various
process operating scenarios.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


and V7.1
There are no new features or enhancements added to MUSE in release V7.0
and V7.1. However, these releases will allow current users to maintain
compatibility with Aspen HYSYS. The V7.1 release includes Aspens new
application, Aspen Plate Fin Exchanger, which will replace MUSE (subject to
customer contract amendment). This new application includes capabilities
that surpass those of MUSE, including the EDR user interface and access to
Aspen Properties. The architecture of PlateFin will enable robust solution of
many plate fin configurations outside the capability of MUSE.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen MUSE V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the same time as
version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen MUSE.

Aspen Plate Fin Exchanger


Product Description
Aspen Plate Fin Exchanger is a new product which will supersede the Aspen
MUSE program. It enables you to simulate the performance of plate-fin heat
exchangers, either the large brazed aluminum cores used for cryogenic
duties, with up to 20 process streams, or units in other metals used for duties

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at ambient temperatures and above. It also provides facilities for doing a


first shot design of this type of exchanger, and for modeling thermosiphon
reboilers.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

Simulation on either a stream-by-stream or layer-by-layer basis

Specification in terms of the layout of each layer type

Calculations based on HTFS technology

New user interface, with active input checking

Additional design options

New calculation options

Additional thermosiphon options

Extensive output

Simulation
The new Simulation options provide the same fundamental facilities as Aspen
MUSE, with modeling based on either the common wall temperature
assumption (stream by stream) or full modeling of each of the layers in the
exchanger, which permits the layer pattern (stacking pattern) to be assessed,
both in terms of performance and structural implications due to thermal
stressing. A new calculation procedure gives more flexibility in modeling the
full geometric complexity of these exchangers, and in achieving solutions for
exchangers with very tight temperature pinches. At present the calculation
focuses on standard counter-flow geometries, including draw on/off at any
point along the exchanger, and combining or dividing redistributors. Crossflow geometries will be added in the next release.

Layer Types
The new facility for specifying the geometry of each layer type provides a
significant advance on the stream-based geometry specification in MUSE. Not
only is the specification easier, being more closely related to the information
available on an exchanger drawing, but restrictions implicit in the streambased specification, such as all layers for a stream having the same fin types
and distributor layout, are removed. The input provided is also shown in a
diagram, on both an overall exchanger and individual layer basis, providing
an additional check on the consistency and correctness of the data supplied.

HTFS Methods
The methods for heat transfer and pressure drop in plate fin exchangers uses
HTFS technology for these exchangers, for both single phase and two-phase
flows. This builds on many years of experimental research and development
which gives HTFS unique experience on plate fin exchangers. All the options
in Aspen MUSE are available in Aspen Plate Fin Exchanger, including
accessing fin data banks used with MUSE, and switching between versions of

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methods. Some new features, such as user-specification of nozzle losses, are


introduced.

User Interface
The new user interface in Aspen Plate Fin Exchanger means that all the
programs in the Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating (EDR) family now share
a common structure. This provides access to the extensive range of Aspen
Properties options, and facilities for linking input and output data to Excel. An
option to import process and properties data from an Aspen HYSYS LNG block
is available, and full links permitting the program to be used as part of a
HYSYS simulation are planned for a future release.
The new user interface includes Active Input Checking, so that every unset
input item either shows a default value, or indicates that an input is
mandatory, or is grayed out to indicate it is not needed in the current context.
All defaults and input indicators are revised after each new input item is
specified, and an indication is given when an item is in error. These input
facilities, together with extensive Help text, make specification of even
complex multi-stream exchangers and their operating conditions relatively
straightforward.
The new User Interface can import Aspen MUSE input data files, and translate
them into the new data format for Aspen Plate Fin Exchanger.

Design
The new Design option relies on the same well-established logic as Aspen
MUSE, but provides additional features. The first shot design needs only
process data as input. The logic provides heuristics for selecting fin and
distributor types, followed by an optimization for the length, width and
number of each layer type, to give the required duty for each stream,
consistent with specified pressure drop constraints. There is then a very
flexible facility to do a more detailed design, specifying some parts for the
exchanger geometry, such as fins or distributors to be used, and leaving the
program to determine any unset geometry. New features not in MUSE include
design with multiple fin types for each stream, and more control over
redistribution and multiple streams in a layer.
After a Design, the results can be used to update the exchanger geometry,
ready for a Simulation calculation.

Calculation Options
New calculation options include the ability to perform Checking calculations,
as well Simulation, and heat transfer in distributors. Checking calculations (on
a stream by stream basis) provide a broad indication of how the surface area
of each stream compares with that needed for a specified duty. Distributor
heat transfer, which is optional, allows distributors to be explicitly included in
the exchanger thermal performance, rather than ignoring them, and treating
any heat transfer there as simply providing a margin.
There are also options to specify the resolution of the calculation grid along
the exchanger, convergence parameters, and the convergence levels

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required. There is a monitor reporting the progress of the iterations, including


a facility to intervene and stop calculations before they are complete.

Thermosiphons
The new features for thermosiphons include additional calculation options,
and improved pipework specification. It is possible either to calculate the
change in inlet resistance needed for a specified thermosiphon flow and head,
or the flow produced by a specified heat and inlet and outlet pipework. A
simpler option, in which the head, resistances and flow are all fixed, is also
possible, leaving the program to predict the any pressure inconsistencies
around the thermosiphon loop.
Pipework can now either be specified in full detail, indicating, individual pipe
lengths, bends, diameter changes manifolds, for both inlet and outlet, or at a
very simple level, specifying pipework losses as a percentage of the driving
pressure head, removing the need for any pipework geometry to be specified.
Internal reboilers, where the exchanger is located within the column sump,
can also be modeled.

Output
There in extensive new tabular and graphical output. The performance and
geometry of the exchanger is recorded, as is the overall performance of each
stream in terms of inlet and outlet conditions. Pressure losses are reported for
nozzles, distributors and main fin, with an analysis of variation across layers,
and the risk of flow mal-distribution.
There are detailed output tables recording the state of each stream at each
calculation point along the exchanger, together with key parameters such as
heat flux, cumulative load, heat transfer coefficients, fin efficiency and
pressure gradients. All these parameters can be displayed in graphical form
for each stream. The graph showing the temperature of all the streams,
together with a mean wall temperature, is a very helpful indicator of
exchanger performance.
There is a diagram of the exchanger in the output, including in Design mode.
Unlike in MUSE, the same output is provided for Simulation and Design
modes. A zigzag diagram is produced whenever a layer pattern is specified,
including sub-diagrams for a set of sections along the length of the
exchanger.
A range of error and warning messages are produced, indicating actual or
potential problems with either the input or calculated results. Even after
errors as many results as possible are displayed, to provide information which
may help avoid the problem in subsequent runs. There is a table giving
information on a set of measures of convergence accuracy for each stream.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Plate Fin Exchanger V7.1 can be installed and used at the same time as
V7.0 and other previous versions of Aspen EDR products, including Aspen
MUSE.

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Whats Fixed in V7.0


The following issues were addressed in release V7.0.

Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

CQ00272304

AirCooled

Generate messages if tube side or outside tube


pressure drop is greater than maximum
allowable in rating or simulation modes.
Generate warning if actual heat transfer area is
less than required area in rating mode.

CQ00297628

AirCooled

The tube OD, ID, and Tks were not being


defaulted correctly for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tube if
1st tube dimensions were set and other were
not.

CQ00298176

AirCooled

ACX file converter fixed to handle Cold tube


side process enthalpy data and to correct air
side property transfer. Viscosity and thermal
conductivity not transferred properly. Vapor
fraction also needs to be set. Also set
NumcurvTS and NumCurvOT variables.

CQ00298313

AirCooled

Added warning messages


8002,8003,8004,8007 which are sometimes
generated from the physical property package.
The message number but no text was showing
in the results.

CQ00298316

AirCooled

Corrected detailed results for condensing


coefficient. Huge number sometimes appeared
when desuperheating occurs at some point in
the xchanger. Array value was not being
initialized properly. Problem did not affect
overall design.

CQ00298373

AirCooled

Corrected heading for Header depth in input


summary. Was showing fan diameter.

CQ00316270

AirCooled

Revised search limits to avoid excessive


oversurfaced units which result in iteration
steps arriving at ridiculous results

CQ00309973

AirCooled

Design with varying air flow was not updating


the selected air flow when the file is updated
with the final design.

CQ00307281

AirCooled

If performance data input was indicated but no


performance data was specified, the program
would fail trying to interpolate into the data.

CQ00309642

AirCooled

Revised code, templates and DB's to store


correct Bare service U, correct template
description for Transfer Rate Finned.

CQ00310153

AirCooled

Revised code for calculating bolted flat cover


and tubesheet thickness. We changed joint
efficiency to 1 and corrected formula which was
using shorr and long side lengths in meters
rather than mm. Thicknesses will now be much
thinner for higher pressures.

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Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

CQ00309510

AirCooled

The Acol+ result summary page would not print


if the user selected that Headings be included at
the top of the page.

CQ00264908

AirCooled

Corrected code for allowing user to specify inlet


and outlet mass fraction instead of
temperatures.

CQ00312939

AirCooled

Revised code to handle multiple tube types


when the row numbers do not correspond to
the overall geometry. Added error messages.
Also revised code to handle calculation for more
than 2 tube types correctly.

CQ00296017

AirCooled

Corrected setting of default value for fin type.

CQ00314940

AirCooled

Resized bottom panel of bundle layout drawing


to show bundle width and height

CQ00310619

AirCooled

Allow for more than one page of output when


showing results in HYSYS

CQ00312370

FiredHeater

Corrected reported %Excess oxidant if %O2 in


stack is specified.

CQ00299853

Hetran

Corrected logic for determining nozzle locations


beyond U-bends so that pressure drops
entering/exiting u-bends was calculated
correctly. Also revised algorithm for
determining u-bend flow area.

CQ00309962

Hetran

Revised the McNaught vertical tube side


condensing heat transfer correlation. Previous
release was using an outdated correlation.

CQ00298187

EDR

Corrected a problem with license checkout in


interface between Aspen Plus and HTFS+
applications. Two instances of a license were
being checked out instead on one.

CQ00302768

EDR

Added new feature to Version Control Utility to


permit fixing of the current version by
registering its components. Also revised the
unregistration process to make sure all HTFS+
components in registry are removed before
registration of new component is done.

Update

Shell & TubeMech

Updated the flange temperature-pressure


ratings per ANSI B16.5 2003.

Update

Shell & TubeMech

Updated ANSI flange rating IDs.

Update

EDR

Updated HTFS+ material price file with current


market prices.

CQ00316662

EDR

Fixed program crash if user clicks the view


menu when case is loading.

CQ00305535

EDR

Legacy files using Aspen Properties opened with


2006.5 would sometimes misinterpret the flash
calculation method.

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Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

CQ00305456

EDR

Revised code for Aspen Properties to flash at


slightly above dew pt and flash slightly below
bubble point to get enthalpy data so that Flash
does not get confused over whether it should be
all vapor or liquid at that temperature.

CQ00309168

EDR

Fixed import from HYSYS Errors. Multiple


problems were resolved. Mass flowrates were
missing. Property units were incorrect. Property
data sets were missing.

N/S

EDR

Fixed multiple problems with adding and


deleting pressure levels from physical
properties screens.

CQ00310489

EDR

After importing a PSF file, a stream shows no


vapor properties for most of the 2-phase
temperature points.

CQ00305350

EDR

Fix crash when attempting run while viewing


input summary

N/S

EDR

Corrected size of EDR drawings shown within


the HYSYS environment.

CQ00297427

Plate

Corrected units conversion for port velocity on


performance result screen.

CQ00294777

Shell & Tube

Tasc+ to Aspen Plus interface was changed to


pass uncorrected LMTD to A+ to be consistent
with LMTD using shortcut and rigorous
methods.

CQ00299620

Shell & Tube

Corrected the results values for twisted tape


inserts. Results form showed a twisted tape
ratio value which was actually the twist pitch
without the units of measure. Corrected the
description and added the correct units of
measure.

CQ00300507

Shell & Tube

Corrected to vibration results with Advanced


Method when multi segmental baffles were used
or when X-flow fractions were specified.

CQ00302168

Shell & Tube

Fix correct number of nozzles with I/J shells in


Design mode

CQ00302765

Shell & Tube

Corrected Tasc+ setting plan which was


inverting the vertical exchanger drawing after
the file was saved and then reopened. Also
corrected tube side axial nozzles which were
located in same position. Nozzles were shown
as appended to one another rather than on top
of one another.

CQ00302766

Shell & Tube

Corrected Tasc+ setting plan which was


showing an extra vertical line through the
center of the shell for all floating head
exchangers.

CQ00302767

Shell & Tube

Corrected Tasc+ Results template so they are


now up to date with latest result screens. All
screens except Tasc+ summary and Tasc+
detailed calculations should be in template.

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Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

CQ00304004

Shell & Tube

Corrected logic for extracting the triple


segmental baffles cuts from the tubesheet
layout diagram.

CQ00304283

Shell & Tube

Removed restriction on tube patterns for Mshells.

CQ00317617

Shell & Tube

Correction to Vibration analysis for I and J


shells with Advanced calculation method.

CQ00303576

Shell & Tube

Corrected the end length defaults in H-shell


when central length is specified.

CQ00309976

Shell & Tube

Setting plan was losing the distributor belts


after a file is with belts is saved, closed, and
then reopened. The belts would appear again
after running the program.

CQ00305300

Shell & Tube

Corrected location of full supports at the u-bend


and calculate the correct unsupported spans for
the vibration analysis.

CQ00297513

Shell & Tube

Revised code to allow user to specify the


number of tie rods for a designed layout.
Program would not accept 0 tie rods previously.

CQ00304693

Shell & Tube

Setting for condensate subcooling for horizontal


heat exchanger was showing as blank field
instead of actual default.

CQ00309966

Shell & Tube

Error message for missing a viscosity and/or


thermal conductivity for the 2nd liquid phase
was indicating the incorrect property to be
missing.

CQ00309967

Shell & Tube

The shell inlet and outlet RhoV2 and flow areas


were incorrect when distributor belts are used
for the entrance and exit.

CQ00305846

Shell & Tube

Corrected vibration analysis with multiple Eshells in series and different end lengths.

CQ00309970

Shell & Tube

Corrected vibration checks when Advanced


Method is used for F-shells.

CQ00309975

Shell & Tube

Corrected default end lengths at U-bend when


no blanking baffle is specified.

CQ00307840

Shell & Tube

Correction to solve heat imbalance problems


with single phase streams, no outlet conditions
defined but with out of range dew and bubble
points defined, which were incorrectly being
used to define heat loads

CQ00307839

Shell & Tube

Revised code to handle missing property for


2nd liquid phase. Program was terminating but
now will continue execution.

CQ00309978

Shell & Tube

Corrected the selection of the number of


supports under the central nozzle for I, J, G, H
shells.

CQ00309979

Shell & Tube

Corrected the default value the number of


supports in the center of an H shell.

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Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

CQ00309977

Shell & Tube

Simulation mode calculation was indicating a


temperature cross which it could not resolve.
This was apparently due to some comb.

N/S

Shell & Tube

Corrected mapping of a number of central Hshell intermediate supports in output.

CQ00317622

Shell & Tube

Twisted tubes tubeside pressure drop - wall


temperature correction implemented. Set
intermediate nozzles for multiple shells in
series.

N/S

Shell & Tube

Corrected intermediate and outlet nozzle


pressure losses in multiple J-shells in series

CQ00312768

Shell & Tube

Corrected problem with setting plan not


showing design data after opening a saved file.

CQ00315498

Shell & Tube

Corrected problem with small shells not


showing setting plan drawing.

CQ00314072

Shell & Tube

Corrected transfer of pressure levels to Tasc+


from Hetran when applications were not
complex condensation or vaporization.

CQ00304971

Shell & Tube

Corrected problem with setting plan not


showing for X type shell with 4 inlet and 8
outlet nozzles

CQ00300713

Shell & Tube

Revised code to handle Other as design code in


Tasc+. Added EN13445 code as option.

CQ00308247

Shell & Tube

Teams sheet was retaining previous drawing if


current run doesn't produce a drawing. This
was corrected.

CQ00314638

Shell & Tube

Corrected logic for setting nozzle elevations for


vessel in which shell and head ODs are much
different.

CQ00295716

Shell & Tube

Corrected initialization of flange tks so when


geometry is changed lengths are calculated
properly.

CQ00297469

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected incorrect warnings during tubesheet


design. Added better warnings showing values
that are over the allowables.

CQ00297501

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected an infinite loop when the program


automatically increases the tubesheet thickness
in an attempt to alleviate exchanger stresses.
Added new warning.

CQ00297532

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with the fixed tubesheet


thickness optimization algorithm. Under certain
conditions the tubesheet thickness calculated
was unreasonable.

CQ00297796

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected several warnings and added new


ones. This change improves tubesheet
optimization results when the program re-starts
a calculation based on new optimization criteria.

CQ00297887

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected message 177 showing a discrepancy


between a Tasc+ generated OTL and a Teamsgenerated OTL to fit into the available space.

Exchanger Design and Rating

194

Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

CQ00297963

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with nozzle domes not


being calculated.

CQ00297968

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected and improved the design of TEMA


expansion joints when the User wants to
include the operating loads in the design
calculations.

CQ00297987

Shell & TubeMech

Added flange input for ASME rigidity factors.

CQ00298143

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem in the calculation of


tubesheets. The optimization routine was not
handling the corrosion allowances correctly.
Added new warnings.

CQ00298178

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with a nozzle offset


dimension being negative. This negative
dimension resulted in incorrect nozzle
reinforcement calculations.

CQ00298221

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected issues and improved processing of


clad material for bolted flat covers.

CQ00298326

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with distributor belts. The


distributor belts were no longer available to be
designed.

CQ00298567

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with the calculation of the


Minimum Design Metal Temperature for
distributor belts. The program was not
calculating the reduction in MDMT per UCS-66.1

CQ00299619

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with the program issuing a


shell stress warning when in fact the shell was
OK.

CQ00300083

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with a nozzle


reinforcement calculation when the nozzle is
located on a flat cover. The program was not
adding the corrosion allowance to the flat cover
thickness in the UG-45(b)(1) calculation.

CQ00300230

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with the calculation of the


rear cone weight.

CQ00300304

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected several problems with designing


pressure vessels with a cone at the rear head.
Problems with cylinder design, cone design,
nozzles and nozzle flanges.

CQ00000000

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected reinforcement area 'Ap' in large


nozzle App. 1-7(b) section. Ap was zero when it
should not have been.

CQ00000000

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with non-standard


corrosion allowances and rounding of final
geometry values in floating head assemblies.

CQ00305401

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with the calculation of


body flange hub thickness under UG-27 under
certain conditions.

CQ00305467

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem when a nozzle is made of


alloy and is located on a steel component. The
program was using corrosion allowance to
design the alloy nozzle.

Exchanger Design and Rating

195

Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

CQ00000000

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected the pricing of clad material in the Bill


of Materials.

CQ00305685

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with the calculation of the


yield ratio used in the tube-to-tubesheet joint
allowable stress according in ASME appendix A.

CQ00306070

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected support plate thickness at bundle


end. Program was not using TEMA RCB-5.15.

CQ00306113

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with the flange rigidity


calculation under certain rating conditions.

CQ00306192

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a warning for a shell flange loose


tangential stress when the flange is an integral
type.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with the program zeroing


the default material for the backing flange for
'S' type rear heads.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem when the program was


reducing the tubesheet thickness by twice the
corrosion allowance during the flanged portion
thickness verification.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

External pressure charts NFZ-1 and NFZ-2 were


off by 1 in the index. This caused an incorrect
retrieval of the external pressure values.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

For the Hydro test conditions, the pressure


displayed in the Summary section was
incorrect.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected and improved seismic calculations per


ASCE to avoid an unreasonable vertical force
under some conditions.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with one-pass 'W' rear


head types with a nozzle on the rear head. The
program was calculating the external pressure
requirements for the nozzle when in fact there
was no external pressure specified.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with the clearance


tubesheet OD to backing ring ID for floating
heads of the TEMA style 'A'. The program was
using 1/32" diametrical when it should have
been 1/32" radial.

CQ00308119

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with the fixed tubesheet


kettle setting plan. Drawing was corrupted.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

File B_ANSIRT.PDA. Added 3 additional


pressure-temperature flange ratings per B16.5
2003 that was never included.

CQ00308969

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with external pressure


calculation for certain nozzles that was causing
the program to loop.

N/S

Shell&TubeMech

Corrected position of longitudinal baffle in the


Teams setting plan and in the Tasc+ setting
plan generated by Teams. This fix requires
using a fix in S_PROG.LIB when creating
FABEX.DLL.

Exchanger Design and Rating

196

Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected the location of longitudinal baffle for


'G' shells for floating heads in Teams setting
plans.

CQ00312809

Shell & TubeMech

Entered pipe OD not used in Teams/AD


calculations.

CQ00311540

Shell & TubeMech

Incorrect treatment of the floating head flange


parameters of outside corrosion allowance and
forming allowance with a 2:1 elliptical head.

CQ00305980

Shell & TubeMech

Incorrect warning issued concerning the tube


metal temperature.

CQ00310260

Shell & TubeMech

The user-specified saddle location is being


ignored in Teams.

CQ00310244

Shell & TubeMech

Reinforcement area 'Ap' in large nozzle App. 17(b) section showing up as zero.

CQ00310437

Shell & TubeMech

The program does not correctly calculate the


unsupported tube span per TEMA table RCB4.52 under certain material classes and under
certain material classes and unit types (Utubes).

CQ00310525

Shell & TubeMech

Program hangs when a user enters a generic


material designator and there is no
corresponding specific material in the default
materials tables.

CQ00310870

Shell & TubeMech

Program does not provide enough clearance for


some tube-to-tubesheet welds.

CQ00310947

Shell & TubeMech

COST.DLL fails when trying to read a corrupted


G_COMPNA.PDA file.

CQ00311753

Shell & TubeMech

Tube Layouts with Rotated Square pattern not


working correctly because of faulty cleaning
lanes logic.

CQ00312643

Shell & TubeMech

The external pressure operating moment is not


being calculated correctly for lap joint body
flanges.

CQ00315498

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected problem with small shells not


showing setting plan drawing.

CQ00312768

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected problem with setting plan not


showing design data after opening a saved file.

CQ00320569

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected problem with the display of


compressive tube stresses when compared
against allowable. Added warning if calculated
stress exceeds allowable.

CQ00319872

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected problem with initializing userspecified body flanges allowable stresses

CQ00319166

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with the calculation of


body flanges hub thickness. Under certain
conditions the calculated hub thickness was too
small

Exchanger Design and Rating

197

Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

CQ00319012

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with warning 798 being


issued incorrectly. The unnecessary message
was confusing some customers as to the
adequacy of the design.

CQ00317830

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with the calculation of the


axial expansion/contraction for a bellows
expansion joint. Instead of the absolute value
of the movement, the program was using a
negative value when the axial movement was in
compression

CQ00317768

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with the selection of


external pressure charts. The program was
ignoring note G9 in Table 1B. Now the program
provides a note that it is using note G9.

CQ00317511

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with the tubesheet


thickness for U-tubes. The program was
ignoring the flanged extension thickness under
certain conditions.

CQ00317462

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with the display of the


tubesheet allowable stress in the MAWP
calculation section.

CQ00314043

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected the Maximum Allowable Working


Pressures for nozzles on Torispherical Heads.

CQ00316480

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem with the program logic in


which a double tubesheet calculation was using
some of the UHX procedures (not applicable).

CQ00314510

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected several problems with Teams/AD


(German code) when used with US customary
units. Changed AD/DIN default support material
so greater allowable design temperatures can
be used.

CQ00317200

Shell & TubeMech

Added membrane and bending stress


concentration factors, Kn and Kb, as new input
variables for WRC-107 external nozzle load
calculation procedure

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Changed the tube-to-tubesheet joint type


descriptions to better reflect the geometry and
not to rely on joint labels such as 'strength
weld'.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Improved program flow control by allowing


users to run when the material allowable design
temperatures have been exceeded. The
program will issue error warnings for the
affected materials.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a logic problem with the calculation


of the allowable stress for large-diameter
nozzles. The allowable stress should be lower of
vessel wall or nozzle wall materials. Program
was using the vessel wall material.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Added the dish-only head lever arm (hr) and


inside dish radius from results to input when
the User updates the design (makes it a rating).

Exchanger Design and Rating

198

Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected the calculation of the tubes MAWP


when the tubes specification is 'average wall'.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Added the dish-only offset distance to the


gasket face in floating heads. Now the User can
specify the lever arm 'hr' or the dish offset
distance from the flange gasket face. This value
was also added to the Update design feature for
rating runs.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected an issue with lap joining body flanges


in which the corrosion allowance was being
incorrectly applied to the lap joint when the
User specified a corrosion allowance.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Added the flange ID to the input side when


populating the input from Results when the
User selects Update file with geometry.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected input values for bolt circle for vertical


vessel supports. The bolt circle was not being
properly updated during one of the optimization
loops when seismic loads were being used.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected various thicknesses for weld-cap


heads when the user entered the corrosion
allowance and forming tolerance. The program
was not accounting for these tolerances
correctly.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected the formulas for the calculation of


stresses S5 and S6 in the bellows expansion
joint design procedure. The denominator was
not correctly formatted.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected a problem when the User specifies


the wind/seismic loads to be applied to the
body flange designs. The program was ignoring
inputted flange rating information, if any

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected the calculation of nozzle MAWPs.


Under certain conditions the program was
calculating nozzles MAWPs as if the nozzles had
internal projections when in fact they did not

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected length of kettle with floating


tubesheet. Under certain conditions the kettle
shell cover and the floating head cover could
touch at the shell cover end

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Updated the calculation of the hub length using


corroded thickness. This was done before but
was lost due to another change.

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Teams/AD - Corrected the full weight and


added the test pressures to the setting plan

N/S

Shell & TubeMech

Teams/CODAP - Corrected various values not


being shown on drawings

Exchanger Design and Rating

199

Whats Fixed in V7.1


The following issues were addressed in release V7.1.

Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

CQ00322635

EDR

Corrected the problem that


plotting of physical properties
showed legend for non-existent
property sets on plot.

CQ00322063

EDR.

Corrected the problem that


program appears to continue to
run even though application has
stopped.

CQ00323559

EDR.

Corrected the problem that drag


and drop functionality for
variables in frames and for
combo lists appeared to work
intermittently.

CQ00319963

EDR.

Corrected the problem that


temperature points were
repeated for some physical
properties curves when using
Aspen Properties or B-JAC
properties packages. This
generated some unnecessary
warning messages

CQ00338240

EDR

Props utility displayed the


correct component names in the
column heading showing the
amount condensed of each
component.

N/S

EDR

File conversion utility now


converts all files when large
numbers of files were selected
for conversion.

CQ00338858

EDR

Aspen Properties method shows


up as required input.

N/S

EDR

Red X (incomplete input) for


physical properties section
forms displays correctly.

CQ00347948

EDR

Aspen Properties results show


stream compositions if the
streams has no change of
phase.

CQ00318473

EDR

Corrected the problem that


Aspen Properties import of
aprbkp file from folder with &
in the name caused a crash.

Exchanger Design and Rating

200

Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

N/S

EDR

Corrected the problem that


program was not releasing
memory properly when a VB
application created a BJACAPP
object and then set it to
nothing. If done repeatedly
application would eventually run
out of memory

CQ00328693

EDR

Corrected the problem that


Aspen Properties databank
method that was specified for
the 1st stream would be used
for all other streams if those
stream methods were not
explicitly specified. If no
method was set for any stream
Ideal would be assumed.

CQ00300377

AirCooled

Inlet and outlet humidity shown


in results agree with results

CQ00348932

AirCooled

Tube side stream molecular


weight and latent heat show
correctly in overall summary.

CQ00350485

AirCooled

Corrected the problem that


pressure change (gain) through
fans was shown as negative
value. Customers requested this
be changed to positive value.

CQ00350488

AirCooled

User specified tube layouts in


which there are more than 10
tube rows and more than 1 tube
pass would not be
misinterpreted when read into
V7.0 UI. The pass arrangement
would not get corrupted.

CQ00350490

AirCooled

Corrected the problem that


program was using CS density
to calculate fin weight when
Aluminum fins were specified.
Bundle weights and material
costs would not be incorrect

CQ00299687

AirCooled

Bundle face area calculation


was slightly off for staggered
layouts in which all tubes had
same number of tubes. This
problem now is resolved.

Exchanger Design and Rating

201

Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

CQ00324860

AirCooled

User specified louver angle is


being used in pressure drop
calculation.

CQ00328470

AirCooled

The Clean case resistance


distributions of outside film and
tube wall were not switched in
V7.1.

CQ00327524

AirCooled

Corrected the problem that


input of tube wall thickness
when OD and ID are already
specified forced used to
terminate program.

CQ00325103

AirCooled

Input of tube OD, ID and tube


wall thickness were being
updated properly when moving
between the Geometry
summary and the Tubes input
forms.

CQ00290893

AirCooled

API sheet is displaying the


correct molecular weight for the
tube side stream.

CQ00323299

AirCooled

Program would not crash if


invalid layout was specified on
Geometry summary screen and
user tried to display the tube
layout drawing.

CQ00338044

AirCooled

Setting plan drawings would not


extend beyond the borders of
the drawing space.

CQ00349432

FiredHeater

No crash occurs when adding


FiredHeater to
Tasc+/Acol+/Plate/Teams case

CQ00335422

FiredHeater

User specified hottel parameter


is over-ridden by program and
the problem is now resolved.

CQ00325669

FiredHeater

Property data read correctly


from edr file

CQ00325175

FiredHeater

Case can converge if there is


pressure scaling

CQ00324393

FiredHeater

Corrected the problem about


corrupted unit conversion

CQ00328493

Shell & Tube

Algorythm for selecting defaults


revised to resolve the problem
that Default design pressures
and temperatures were
sometimes impractical.

Exchanger Design and Rating

202

Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

CQ00319963

Shell & Tube

Heat load calculated from inside


Aspen Plus simulation different
than using standalone
application with Aspen
Properties. This would
sometimes happen on isolated
cases due to the different
temperature profiles. The
potential for this has been
minimized

CQ00348313

Shell & Tube

The specified tube material


thermal conductivity was not
ignored in V7.1.

CQ00347947

Shell & Tube

The mass flowrates shown in


various sections of input and
results are consistent.
Intermittent problem with
interpolation.

CQ00334174

Shell & Tube

Area ratio reported on


performance results now is
correct. Intermittent problem
for kettle reboiler units.

CQ00349503

Shell & Tube

Correct stream mixture


properties used when two liquid
phases existed but no vapor
phase.

CQ00334491

Shell & Tube

The input for General Piping


Element in the thermosiphon
piping was not being ignored in
V7.1.

CQ00347930

Shell & Tube

Inconsistent values for


velocities and heat transfer
coefficients could not display in
results if field specific units for
groups of values are changed
and the user then goes to
another form in which those
same values are not grouped in
the same way.

CQ00327254

Shell & Tube

Several problems associated


with importing HYSYS data have
been resolved.

CQ00275502

Shell & Tube

Impingement protection was


displayed properly in TEMA
sheet

CQ00275505

Shell & Tube

The twisted tube inlet/outlet


should gaps were defaulting to
correct values.

CQ00276532

Shell & Tube

Program will generate warning


message when it allows a tube
pitch to be specified less than
TEMA recommended.

Exchanger Design and Rating

203

Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

CQ00349736

Shell & Tube

The tube layout is correct.


Tubes are shown inside of the
shell.

CQ00308248

Shell & Tube

Rod baffles are shown on the


setting plan.

CQ00335459

Shell & Tube

TEMA Nozzle data transferred to


Excel properly.

CQ00297320

Shell & Tube

Multiple shell in series tube side


pressure drop distribution
screen showed drops which add
to total

CQ00307833

Shell & Tube

Drag and drop for input combo


list inputs always work.

CQ00295278

Shell & Tube

Hydrotest pressure shows up on


TEMA sheet correctly.

CQ00325102

Shell & Tube

Corrected the problem that shell


thickness used for shell smaller
than 12 in diameter is thicker
than required by TEMA

CQ00330178

Shell & Tube

Bundle entrance mad exit area


calculations were correct

CQ00328672

Shell & Tube

Interval analysis property data


shows correct surface tension
data.

CQ00274413

Shell & Tube

Kettle entrainment ratio is


reported correctly

CQ00302176

Shell & Tube

X type shell flow fractions now


add up to 1.0

CQ00320241

Shell & Tube

M-shells surface/unit value was


reported correctly now when
multiple shells in parallel or
series existed.

CQ00325742

Shell & Tube

Interactive setting plan would


not disappear when an
unrealistic value was specified.

CQ00335204

Shell & Tube

Setting plan always shows a


distributor belt when it was
present.

CQ00325739

Shell & Tube

Interactive setting plan works


properly when changing nozzle
locations.

CQ00284419

Shell & Tube

Vacuum design pressure


appears on TEMA sheet.

CQ00237798

Shell & Tube

Intermediate nozzles and shell


cover material show on TEMA
sheet.

Exchanger Design and Rating

204

Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

CQ00322598

Shell & TubeMech

Added new enhancement to the


calculation of the MDMT for
nozzle reinforcing pads in
accordance with ASME L-9.3.

CQ00326922

Shell & TubeMech

Added new warning when


inputted tubesheet thickness is
not sufficient for the flanged
extension for U-tubes and
floating head exchangers.

CQ00331829

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected the problem with a


unit conversion for a diameter
and a seismic load factor.

CQ00333017

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected the problem with the


conversion of units in SI or
metric units when calculating
the hydrostatic pressure to be
added to the design pressure.

CQ00333678

Shell & TubeMech

New input available for external


pressure factor B

CQ00335221

Shell & TubeMech

The warning for a user-specified


vertical support geometry is
appropriate.

CQ00335308

Shell & TubeMech

Design mode on a BEU


exchanger for Teams/EN where
the controlling flange gasket OD
was being used on the other
flange.

CQ00337425

Shell & TubeMech

Corrected the problem with the


corrosion allowance in a shell
side body flange calculation of
hub thickness 'g1'.

CQ00338901

Shell & TubeMech

External pressure calculations is


performed for charts HA-1 and
HA-2 at 1300 deg F even
though charts go up to 1500 F.

CQ00348694

Shell & TubeMech

Changed calculation of hub


thickness 'go' to match ASME
interpretation. If flange is
attached to pipe, go will take
into account the pipe material
tolerance.

CQ00348999

Shell & TubeMech

Added supports and lift lugs


reinforcing pad materials to
Design Summary | Materials.

Exchanger Design and Rating

205

Issue
Number

Product Area

Issue Resolution

CQ00349120

Plate

No red cross appeared over


application options after data
transferred from Shell & Tube
Exchanger to Plate Exchanger

CQ00255640

Plate

Liquid/Vapor Mole fraction data


in Stream Compositions tab has
update

CQ00277310

Plate

COMThermo data bank- Can


update properties if 'Ideal'
package is used once

Exchanger Design and Rating

206

Economic Evaluation

Aspen Process Economic


Analyzer (formerly Aspen
Icarus Process Evaluator)
Product Description
Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (formerly Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator)
provides a window into the economic viability of a particular process or
project. Aspen IPE automatically selects and creates a sized equipment list. It
then develops detailed designs with the associated capital costs and
construction and engineering man-hours. It also produces return-oninvestment (ROI) reports. The equipment list, designs, and ROI reports are all
directly linked to your flowsheet and /or process simulation output.
Most importantly, Aspen Process Economic Analyzer provides these detailed
evaluations of process alternatives early in the life of a project. Aspen Process
Economic Analyzer enables management to focus the engineering process on
business prioritiesby enabling you to integrate business considerations with
sophisticated engineering analysis. With more timely and accurate
engineering information, management can make faster, better informed, and
more confident decisions. Aspen Process Economic Analyzer enables more
effective strategic planning, faster reaction to market developments, and
improved efficiency, which enhances your competitive position.
Aspen Process Economic Analyzer can work from your sized equipment list or
can size equipment from your simulator-generated heat and material balance.
You can identify the impact of your scope definition on cost and profit early,
quickly, and inexpensively, thereby eliminating the need for expensive change
orders for revisions that typically arise during later design stages.
Pumps, storage tanks, and other offsite equipment are generally disregarded
during process simulation. These and other items can be easily added to your
scope definition using the graphical interface in Aspen Process Economic
Analyzer.

Economic Evaluation

207

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

Multiple component copying capabilities

Crystal Reports upgrade

Data entry for equipment and area specifications via grid mechanism

On-line help functionality

New reports

Multiple Component Copying Capabilities


This feature enables selecting and copying multiple components and areas
from an external project. The same unit and currency conversion capabilities
introduced in previous versions are maintained. In addition, target rule
behavior regarding copying is the same as previous versions:

Areas copied to the Project level will create a new Report Group and Area

Areas copied to a Report Group will create new area in the Report Group

Areas copied on another Area will copy all components to that area

Note: This feature will not permit simultaneous area and component
selections.

Crystal Reports Upgrade


The version of Crystal Reports has been upgraded to Version XI. This will
enable users to prepare custom reports using this version of Crystal Reports.
No changes to existing Icarus Crystal Reports will result from this upgrade.

Data Entry for Equipment and Area Specifications


via Grid Mechanism
A new mode of inputting and/or editing data specifications is available in the
GUI. New Grid type (i.e. spreadsheet) layouts enable the following:

Modification of Area Specs across all areas by Discipline

Modification of Equipment Specs can be made by equipment type (e.g.,


pumps, vessels, heat exchangers, towers, etc.)

The new grids will expedite data entry, edit, and review in an easier grid
layout. From the grid, users will be able to:

Access main component forms to access installation bulks, VPIDS,


Volumetric Model, etc.

Copy and paste data to and from Excel

Sort by different equipment type or column (e.g. Materials of


Construction, Flowrate, etc.)

Add/Delete components

This new feature will help increase data entry speed and review.

Economic Evaluation

208

On-Line Help Functionality


Allows users to press F1 on equipment component forms and the help will
navigate to the applicable topic in the reference guide. This feature is enabled
only for equipment in this release.

New Reports

New Standard Area Reports are included with this release: Component
Listings with Equipment Cost (equipment cost was not previously included in
the component listings reports). The new reports are located:

Full Import_Other Reports_Area_Component Listings_Sorted by ID

Full Import_Other Reports_Area_Component Listings_Sorted by Name

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

Further improvements for equipment and area data entry via grid
mechanism

Transfer operating temperature for heat exchanger unit operations

Further Improvements for Equipment and Area


Data Entry via Grid Mechanism

Provide additional equipment breakdowns so the equipment grids can


display input specifications for more alike component types. From the
original View Menu a user will be able to go directly to any category under
the spreadsheet view either with a single drop down or dropdown with ->
to go to a further level. The breakdowns that will be presented are:
Vessels
All
Horizontal
Vertical
Pressure (containing models: CYLINDER, MULTI WALL,
JACKETED, SPHERE, SPHEROID)
Storage (containing models: STORAGE, GAS HOLDER,
CRYOGENIC, PLAST TANK, WOOD TANK, CONE BTM, LIVE BTM,
SAN TANK)
Tile Chest (containing models: CHEST CYL, CHEST RYL, CHEST
MTL)
Heat Exchangers
All
Reboilers
Heat Exchangers
All
TEMA (containing models: FIXED T S, FLOAT HEAD, U TUBE,
TEMA, PRE ENGR)

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Sanitary (containing models: CORRUGATED, HOT WATER,


MULTI P F, STM HE MOD
Air Cooler (containing model AIR COOLER)
Miscellaneous (containing all models not included above)
Compressors
All
Gas
Centrifugal (containing models: CENTRIF, CENTRIF IG)
Reciprocating (containing models: RECIP MOTR, RECIP GAS)
Air
Pumps
All
Gear
Positive displacement
Centrifugal
All
Process (containing models: ANSI, ANSI PLAST, API 610, GEN
SERV, API 610 IL, HIGH SPEED, IN LINE, MAG DRIVE)
Vertical/Sump (containing models: AXIAL FLOW, CANNED,
TURBINE)
Sanitary/Stock (containing models: PULP STOCK, SAN PUMP,
FLUME PUMP)
Towers
All
Single
Double

Allow user defined custom attributes to appear on the equipment grids


(not area grids). Currently in the V7.0 release, user defined custom
attributes will only appear on the standard equipment component input
forms and will not be shown on the spreadsheet grids. This prevents a
user from exporting all of the information about the equipment.
Implementing this capability will enable all fields that appear on the
standard input forms to also appear on the equipment grids.
Using the ALL COMPONENTS should also include the various equipment
spreadsheet views. If a user wants a custom attribute to appear on a
specific spreadsheet view, then the MODEL name use should be that
shown in the preferences for the view the attribute is to appear in.

Allow User Customization of Spreadsheet Forms. Use new options in the


Tools/Preferences, a user can now define the desired fields to be visible in
the various flavors of Spreadsheet Views in the GUI. The default fields
displayed will be predetermined by Aspen and users will be able to make
desired modifications.

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Transfer Operating Temperature for Heat


Exchanger Unit Operations
Operating temperatures specified in simulator heat exchanger unit ops are
now transferred to Aspen Process Economic Analyzer to help in scoping and
design of insulation thicknesses.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Process Economic Analyzer V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at
the same time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen
Process Economic Analyzer.

Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator


(formerly Aspen Icarus Project
Manager)
Product Description
Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator (formerly Aspen Icarus Project Manager) is a
fully-integrated design, estimating, scheduling, cost tracking, and reporting
system for plant expansions, renovations, revamps, and retrofits. Aspen InPlant Cost Estimator is the only one of its kind that provides a complete
precedence network through an embedded interface to Primavera's Project
Planner - P3 for Windows, a premier scheduling package for the
Engineering and Construction market. Use Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator to
reduce risk in maintenance turnaround planning and maximize the return-oninvestment (ROI) of capital expenditures.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator Escalation

Multiple component copying capabilities

Crystal Reports upgrade

Data entry for equipment and area specifications via grid mechanism

Index improvements

On-line help functionality

New reports

Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator Escalation


In Kbase, system developed four major cost categories - general material,
construction man-hour, design engineering, and construction management

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can be adjusted for time-dependent cost variations through an Escalation


option. The same feature has been implemented in the Aspen In-Plant Cost
Estimator product. This enables SPREAD and ACCUM escalation via 3 sets of
indices:

System base indices (SBI)

User base indices (UBI)

Escalation indices (EI)

This will enable Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator users to account for time
dependent cost effects in these categories within their project estimates.

Multiple Component Copying Capabilities


This feature enables selecting and copying multiple components and areas
from an external project. The same unit and currency conversion capabilities
introduced in previous versions are maintained. In addition, target rule
behavior regarding copying is the same as previous versions:

Areas copied to the Project level will create a new Report Group and Area

Areas copied to a Report Group will create new area in the Report Group

Areas copied on another Area will copy all components to that area

Note: This feature will not permit simultaneous area and component
selections.

Crystal Reports Upgrade

The version of Crystal Reports has been upgraded to Version XI. This will
enable users to prepare custom reports using this version of Crystal Reports.
No changes to existing Icarus Crystal Reports will result from this upgrade.

Data Entry for Equipment and Area Specifications


via Grid Mechanism
A new mode of inputting and/or editing data specifications is available in the
GUI. New Grid type (i.e. spreadsheet) layouts enable the following:

Modification of Area Specs across all areas by Discipline

Modification of Equipment Specs can be made by equipment type (e.g.


pumps, vessels, heat exchangers, towers, etc.)

The new grids will expedite data entry, edit, and review in an easier grid
layout. From the grid, users will be able to:

Access main component forms to access installation bulks, VPIDS,


Volumetric Model, etc.

Copy and paste data to and from Excel

Sort by different equipment type or column (e.g. Materials of


Construction, Flowrate, etc.)

Add/delete components

This new feature will help increase data entry speed and review.

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Indexing Improvements
Real Number Indexing
This new feature enables Real Number Indexing (XXX.XX format). The
indexing can be done on:

Project Level

Area Level (Replace Model) this option replaces Project Level Indexing

Area Level (Multiply Model) this option multiplies the area and project
indexing

External Indexing
This new feature externalizes Material and Man-hour indexing. This helps
assist users in calibrating to a new cost basis by updating an existing Project
Level Index with a new one. Also, external index library file can be created
using the library editor. The external index file can be selected, edited, and
used at the project level. At the area level, indices may be edited and applied
cumulatively or to replace the project level indices.

On-Line Help Functionality


Allows users to press F1 on equipment component forms and the help will
navigate to the applicable topic in the reference guide. This feature is enabled
only for equipment in this release.

New Reports
New Standard Area Reports are included with this release: Component
Listings with Equipment Cost (equipment cost was not previously included in
the component listings reports). The new reports are located:

Full Import_Other Reports_Area_Component Listings_Sorted by ID

Full Import_Other Reports_Area_Component Listings_Sorted by Name

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

Further improvements for equipment and area data entry via grid
mechanism

Updated design bases for Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator

Further Improvements for Equipment and Area


Data Entry via Grid Mechanism

Provide additional equipment breakdowns so the equipment grids can


display input specifications for more alike component types. From the
original View Menu a user will be able to go directly to any category under
the spreadsheet view either with a single drop down or dropdown with ->
to go to a further level. The breakdowns that will be presented are:

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Vessels
All
Horizontal
Vertical
Pressure (containing models: CYLINDER, MULTI WALL,
JACKETED, SPHERE, SPHEROID)
Storage (containing models: STORAGE, GAS HOLDER,
CRYOGENIC, PLAST TANK, WOOD TANK, CONE BTM, LIVE BTM,
SAN TANK)
Tile Chest (containing models: CHEST CYL, CHEST RYL, CHEST
MTL)
Heat Exchangers
All
Reboilers
Heat Exchangers
All
TEMA (containing models: FIXED T S, FLOAT HEAD, U TUBE,
TEMA, PRE ENGR)
Sanitary (containing models: CORRUGATED, HOT WATER,
MULTI P F, STM HE MOD
Air Cooler (containing model AIR COOLER)
Miscellaneous (containing all models not included above)
Compressors
All
Gas
Centrifugal (containing models: CENTRIF, CENTRIF IG)
Reciprocating (containing models: RECIP MOTR, RECIP GAS)
Air
Pumps
All
Gear
Positive displacement
Centrifugal
All
Process (containing models: ANSI, ANSI PLAST, API 610, GEN
SERV, API 610 IL, HIGH SPEED, IN LINE, MAG DRIVE)
Vertical/Sump (containing models: AXIAL FLOW, CANNED,
TURBINE)
Sanitary/Stock (containing models: PULP STOCK, SAN PUMP,
FLUME PUMP)
Towers
All
Single
Double

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Allow user defined custom attributes to appear on the equipment grids


(not area grids). Currently in the V7.0 release, user defined custom
attributes will only appear on the standard equipment component input
forms and will not be shown on the spreadsheet grids. This prevents a
user from exporting all of the information about the equipment.
Implementing this capability will enable all fields that appear on the
standard input forms to also appear on the equipment grids.
Using the ALL COMPONENTS should also include the various equipment
spreadsheet views. If a user wants a custom attribute to appear on a
specific spreadsheet view, then the MODEL name use should be that
shown in the preferences for the view the attribute is to appear in.

Allow User Customization of Spreadsheet Forms. Use new options in the


Tools/Preferences, a user can now define the desired fields to be visible in
the various flavors of Spreadsheet Views in the GUI. The default fields
displayed will be predetermined by Aspen and users will be able to make
desired modifications.

Updated Design Bases for Aspen In-Plant Cost


Estimator

In General Equipment Specs Design Allowance Method and Rotating


Equipment Spares Method has been removed.

In General Civil Specs Wind Load, Soil Type, and Soil Density have been
added and Misc. Concrete allowance method has been removed.

In General Instrumentation Specs Control Center Type default has been


changed to DGTL (previously ALOG).

Compatibility Notes
Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the
same time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen In-Plant
Cost Estimator.

Aspen Capital Cost Estimator


(formerly Aspen Kbase)
Product Description
Aspen Capital Cost Estimator (formerly Aspen Kbase) is the state-of-the-art,
fully integrated design, estimating and scheduling system designed to help
you evaluate the capital cost of process plants and mills worldwidequickly,
accurately and early in the project life cycle.
Using as little information as your list of sized equipment and a general
arrangement of your project, Aspen Capital Cost Estimator develops a
complete, detailed engineering, procurement and construction estimate and
critical path method (CPM) schedule. Because Aspen Capital Cost Estimator

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automatically performs mechanical designs for equipment and bulks, using


self-contained international design, estimating, and scheduling procedures,
you have the accurate, detailed answers you need at the 3-5% stage of
engineering.
With Aspen Capital Cost Estimator, you profit from early information. You can
evaluate projects during the preliminary design phase, evaluate projects
during the design and construction phases, and evaluate process/project
design alternatives. You can evaluate scope changes, bid tabs, vendor quotes,
change orders, as well as offer new services with current resources, making
use of time saved by Aspen Capital Cost Estimator.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

Plot plan layout

Multiple component copying capabilities

Crystal reports upgrade

Data entry for equipment and area specifications via grid mechanism

Index improvements

On-line help functionality

New reports

Plot Plan Layout


This feature enables a user to generate a graphical representation of a
preliminary equipment layout. The equipment arrangement on the layout will
be used (in conjunction with Volumetric PID Connectivity) to determine piping
lengths in the project estimate. The new lengths will replace the system
calculated lengths which will improve piping run estimates since the layout
serves as the basis for the length calculations. In order to use this layout
feature, Aspen Basic Engineering (formerly Aspen Zyqad) must be licensed
and installed. A new plot plan drawing type has been created in Aspen Basic
Engineering to support this workflow.
The workflow for this feature is described in the following:
Aspen Capital Cost Estimator calculates and exports data to Aspen Basic
Engineering:

Area dimensions (if not specified by user)

Equipment footprint dimensions (if not specified by user)

Dimensions of exclusion zone around equipment (if not specified by user)

In Aspen Basic Engineering, the new Layout drawing type is accessed in the
Drawing Editor application. These functions can be performed to create the
project layout:

Locate areas defined in the Aspen Capital Cost Estimator project

Locate/arrange project equipment within designated areas. Exclusion or


safety zones conforming to Industrial Insurance spacing requirements
are calculated and shown on the layout drawing (as dashed lines) for each
equipment item to assist in arrangement.

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Area dimensions and location can be changed graphically

Equipment locations can be changed graphically

Equipment within an area will move with the area when the area is
relocated on the drawing

Update scaling to zoom in/out of layout to fine tune equipment


arrangement

Printout hard copies of plot plan for areas and project

Note the following restrictions within the layout drawing:

Equipment can not be placed outside an area

Equipment can not be placed in areas different from their parent areas
(areas they were specified in Aspen Capital Cost Estimator)

Equipment can not be placed on each other, which would violate the
exclusion zone concept unless the area type is specified as OPEN, EXOPEN
or MODULE. If the area type is OPEN, EXOPEN or MODULE, equipment can
be placed on each other, which is assumed to be at different levels (or Z
height coordinates). However, the layout represents a top down view and,
as such, different levels are not isolated within the view.

Areas cannot be placed where they will get negative coordinates

Piperack symbols can be placed on a drawing for graphical representation


only.
Note: No data resulting from the layout arrangement for piperacks will be
transmitted back to Aspen Capital Cost Estimator.

Areas cannot be rotated; equipment can be rotated only through 90


degree increments.

Area size can be changed by using top and right handles only

Equipment footprint size and safety dimensions cannot be graphically


modified in the plotplan. These values (either calculated or inputted by the
user) are set in Aspen Capital Cost Estimator. Only equipment coordinates
(used to calculate spatial relationships) are modified within the layout.

Import the data back to Aspen Capital Cost Estimator:

Area dimensions, locations and equipment locations from the user


generated plot plan are imported into Aspen Capital Cost Estimator

In Aspen Capital Cost Estimator, a project evaluation is performed to calculate


interconnected piping lengths:

Aspen Capital Cost Estimator uses equipment locations to calculate


interconnected piping lengths

Note: Use of interconnected VPID feature is necessary to calculate new line


lengths. The lengths calculated for Interconnected Lines are composed of two
parts:

A fixed length determined from the layout using equipment X, Y, Z


coordinates to calculate relative distances between the components
A variable length calculated from equipment internal volumetric models
using equipment parameters (e.g., tower height)
Total length is the sum of both parts

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Multiple Component Copying Capabilities


This feature enables selecting and copying multiple components and areas
from an external project. The same unit and currency conversion capabilities
introduced in previous versions are maintained. In addition, target rule
behavior regarding copying is the same as previous versions:

Areas copied to the Project level will create a new Report Group and Area

Areas copied to a Report Group will create new area in the Report Group

Areas copied on another Area will copy all components to that area

Note: This feature will not permit simultaneous area and component
selections.

Crystal Reports Upgrade


The version of Crystal Reports has been upgraded to Version XI. This will
enable users to prepare custom reports using this version of Crystal Reports.
No changes to existing Icarus Crystal Reports will result from this upgrade.

Data Entry for Equipment and Area Specifications


via Grid Mechanism
A new mode of inputting and/or editing data specifications is available in the
GUI. New Grid type (i.e. spreadsheet) layouts enable the following:

Modification of Area Specs across all areas by Discipline

Modification of Equipment Specs can be made by equipment type (e.g.


pumps, vessels, heat exchangers, towers, etc.)

The new grids will expedite data entry, edit, and review in an easier grid
layout. From the grid, users will be able to:

Access main component forms to access installation bulks, VPIDS,


Volumetric Model, etc.

Copy and paste data to and from Excel

Sort by different equipment type or column (e.g. Materials of


Construction, Flowrate, etc.)

Add/Delete components

This new feature will help increase data entry speed and review.

Indexing Improvements
Real Number Indexing
This new feature enables Real Number Indexing (XXX.XX format). The
indexing can be done on:

Project Level

Area Level (Replace Model) this option replaces Project Level Indexing

Area Level (Multiply Model) this option multiplies the area and project
indexing

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External Indexing
This new feature externalizes Material, Man-hour, and Location indexing. This
helps assist users in calibrating to a new cost basis by updating an existing
Project Level Index with a new one. Also, external index library file can be
created using the library editor. The external index file can be selected,
edited, and used at the project level. At the area level, indices may be edited
and applied cumulatively or to replace the project level indices.

On-Line Help Functionality


Allows users to press F1 on equipment component forms and the help will
navigate to the applicable topic in the reference guide. This feature is enabled
only for equipment in this release.

New Reports
New Standard Area Reports are included with this release: Component
Listings with Equipment Cost (equipment cost was not previously included in
the component listings reports). The new reports are located:

Full Import_Other Reports_Area_Component Listings_Sorted by ID

Full Import_Other Reports_Area_Component Listings_Sorted by Name

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

Plot plan layout

Further improvements for equipment and area data entry via Grid
Mechanism

Plot Plan Layout


Performance Improvements
The code has been modified to increase the speed of data transfer from Aspen
Basic Engineering (aka Zyqad) to Aspen Capital Cost Estimator (aka Kbase)
using ABE Costing Interface (Cost Mapper). Also error messages generated
during data transfer are displayed at the end of the transfer so they do not to
interrupt the process. This enhances the workflow for transferring data to and
from Aspen Basic Engineering.
In the Drawing Editor, while drawing the plot plan layout, users can filter the
stockpile by Areas (Areas defined in the CCE project that has been transferred
for plot plan layout). This improves the workflow by making it easier for users
to determine which equipment belongs to which area.

Quoted Cost and Equipment Model Library (EML) Items


Users can now transfer Quoted cost items and EML items from CCE projects
to ABE. Users need to enter the desired footprint and safety dimensions on

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these items. The items will be transferred to Mechanical Equipment class


objects in ABE.

Plant Bulk Pipe Racks


Users will be able to transfer plant bulk pipe racks (concrete and steel) to ABE
to be displayed on plot plan lay out. The drawing editor can be used to
graphically change the length and width of the pipe rack(s). Pipe racks can be
laid out to span multiple areas and can be placed outside areas. The length,
width and location of the pipe rack placed in the plot plan can be imported
back to CCE for re-estimation.

Further Improvements for Equipment and Area


Data Entry via Grid Mechanism

Provide additional equipment breakdowns so the equipment grids can


display input specifications for more alike component types. From the
original View Menu a user will be able to go directly to any category under
the spreadsheet view either with a single drop down or dropdown with ->
to go to a further level. The breakdowns that will be presented are:
Vessels
All
Horizontal
Vertical
Pressure (containing models: CYLINDER, MULTI WALL,
JACKETED, SPHERE, SPHEROID)
Storage (containing models: STORAGE, GAS HOLDER,
CRYOGENIC, PLAST TANK, WOOD TANK, CONE BTM, LIVE BTM,
SAN TANK)
Tile Chest (containing models: CHEST CYL, CHEST RYL, CHEST
MTL)
Heat Exchangers
All
Reboilers
Heat Exchangers
All
TEMA (containing models: FIXED T S, FLOAT HEAD, U TUBE,
TEMA, PRE ENGR)
Sanitary (containing models: CORRUGATED, HOT WATER,
MULTI P F, STM HE MOD
Air Cooler (containing model AIR COOLER)
Miscellaneous (containing all models not included above)
Compressors
All
Gas
Centrifugal (containing models: CENTRIF, CENTRIF IG)
Reciprocating (containing models: RECIP MOTR, RECIP GAS)

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Air
Pumps
All
Gear
Positive displacement
Centrifugal
All
Process (containing models: ANSI, ANSI PLAST, API 610, GEN
SERV, API 610 IL, HIGH SPEED, IN LINE, MAG DRIVE)
Vertical/Sump (containing models: AXIAL FLOW, CANNED,
TURBINE)
Sanitary/Stock (containing models: PULP STOCK, SAN PUMP,
FLUME PUMP)
Towers
All
Single
Double

Allow user defined custom attributes to appear on the equipment grids


(not area grids). Currently in the V7.0 release, user defined custom
attributes will only appear on the standard equipment component input
forms and will not be shown on the spreadsheet grids. This prevents a
user from exporting all of the information about the equipment.
Implementing this capability will enable all fields that appear on the
standard input forms to also appear on the equipment grids.
Using the ALL COMPONENTS should also include the various equipment
spreadsheet views. If a user wants a custom attribute to appear on a
specific spreadsheet view, then the MODEL name use should be that
shown in the preferences for the view the attribute is to appear in.

Allow User Customization of Spreadsheet Forms. Use new options in the


Tools/Preferences, a user can now define the desired fields to be visible in
the various flavors of Spreadsheet Views in the GUI. The default fields
displayed will be predetermined by Aspen and users will be able to make
desired modifications.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Capital Cost Estimator V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the
same time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Capital
Cost Estimator.

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Icarus Evaluation Engine


Technology Description
The Icarus Evaluation Engine (Icarus Evaluation Technology) provides stateof-the-art economic evaluation services to the entire Aspen Icarus product
suite: Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator (formerly Aspen Icarus Project
Manager), Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (formerly Aspen Icarus Process
Evaluator), and Aspen Capital Cost Estimator (formerly Aspen Kbase).

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

Plant bulk instrumentation

Power distribution

New graphical drawing 75

Volumetric P&ID changes

Piping

Default shell materials selection (Capital Cost Estimator and In-Plant Cost
Estimator Only)

Plant Bulk Instrumentation


CONDUIT item: a new CONDUIT item has been added in the Plant Bulk
Instrumentation menu. This is similar to the CONDUIT item in Plant Bulk
Electrical. Users can specify conduit length, diameter, and fittings for the item
in the Instrumentation Codes of Accounts.

Power Distribution
New options to delete civil foundation and grounding well & grid is added in
the Power Distribution forms for MAIN and UNIT substations. User can now
delete system developed substation civil foundations and grounding from the
project estimates.

New Graphical Drawing 75


A new graphical and non-graphical P&ID number 75 is created for TEWAC
motors.

Volumetric P&ID changes


Updates to the following VPID drawings (internal, external, and non-graphical
volumetric models) have been made. As identified in the list, the following
loops have been changed from Pneumatic Local Control to Electronic
Control Center:

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HT storage FULL 619H: Loop 6

Jacketed HT 3phase separator with baffles 143J: Loop 8

Jacketed HT 3phase separator with boot 142J: Loop 8

Jacketed HT batch 5HJ: Loop 8

Jacketed HT continuous FULL 604J: Loop 7

Jacketed HT continuous STD 4J: Loop 6

Jacketed HT knockout FULL 622HJ: Loop 7

Jacketed HT knockout STD 22HJ: Loop 7

Jacketed HT liquid separator 144J: Loop 6

Jacketed HT liquid separator with boot 144J: Loop 6

Jacketed HT pressure vessel with boot 141HJ: Loop 7

Jacketed HT receiver 10HJ: Loop 10

Jacketed HT storage FULL 619HJ: Loop 6 and Loop 12

Jacketed HT storage STD 19HJ: Loop 6

Jacketed reactor FULL 623: Loop 9

Jacketed VT batch 5VJ: Loop 8

Jacketed VT continuous FULL 606J: Loop 8

Jacketed VT continuous STD 6J: Loop 8

Jacketed VT knockout FULL 622VJ: Loop 7

Jacketed VT knockout STD 22VJ: Loop 7

Jacketed VT receiver 10VJ: Loop 10

Jacketed VT storage FULL 619VJ: Loop 6 and Loop 12

Jacketed VT storage STD 19VJ: Loop 6

Motor TEWAC 75: Loop 1

Non smokeless flare 69: Loop 5

Open top jacketed reactor FULL 623O: Loop 9

Plate and frame filter 30: Loop 1

Smokeless flare 48: Loop 6

Static mixer 88: Loop 2

Static mixer with 316PS pipe material 88S: Loop 2

Vessel heater bare pipe immersion coil 26: Loop 1

VT storage FULL 619V: Loop 6

Piping
Usage of dissimilar materials for small/medium/large pipe for custom pipe
specifications is now permitted.

Default Shell Materials Selection (Capital Cost


Estimator and In-Plant Cost Estimator Only)
This new feature applies to towers, horizontal vessels, vertical pressure and
storage vessels and agitated tanks. In the Project Basis View, users will be
able to specify a default design temperature cutoff and shell material that

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should be used above and below the cutoff in Design Basis Equipment Specs.
These selections will be applied in the design ONLY when the design
temperature value is entered in the equipment form (either by the user or as
a result of sizing). If design temperature is not specified for these
components, this feature will not be active. The cutoff design temperature
and the materials selected by user will be applied in the equipment design as
follows:

If the user has entered a shell material in the equipment form, the value
entered in the equipment form will be used.

If the user has NOT entered a design temperature or shell material in the
forms, then default design temperature and shell material below cutoff will
be used (e.g. 650 F and A285C for shell and tube heat exchangers).

If the user has entered a design temperature but NOT entered shell
material, then the shell material below cutoff will be used if equip. design
temperature < cutoff design temperature. If equip. design temperature >
cutoff design temperature, then shell material above cutoff will be used.

Furthermore, previously the default shell material for single and double
diameter towers was A515. This has been changed to A516 to represent
current design specifications. Since the stress properties and costs are
similar for these two materials, existing projects wont be unduly
impacted.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

2008 cost basis update pricing changes

Mega Project support

Update ASME 2008 materials properties

Further Electrical Enhancements

2008 Cost Basis Update Pricing Changes


The pricing basis for this release has been updated to the First Quarter 2008.
The table below summarizes an approximation of the changes from the
2006.5.0 version of Aspen Icarus (i.e. 2007 pricing basis). These results were
obtained by running a general benchmark project containing a representative
mix of equipment found in a gas processing plant. In addition to pricing
changes, model enhancements and defect corrections have affected overall
percentage differences. Your results may differ based on the overall mix of
equipment, bulk items, and specified materials contained in your project.

Category

Percent Change from V7.1 (2008 Basis) vs. 2006.5 (2007 Basis)
US

UK

JP

EU

ME1

Equipment

10.9%

11.2%

2.3%

12.2%

9.0%

Piping

7.4%

6.8%

-1.4%

5.9%

3.8%

Civil

10.5%

13.6%

4.4%

8.7%

8.4%

Steel

7.8%

15.3%

10.4%

11.2%

11.0%

Instrumentation

5.5%

3.9%

-1.5%

4.5%

4.6%

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Electrical

7.9%

3.5%

-1.4%

3.9%

5.0%

Insulation

7.5%

5.8%

1.1%

5.6%

6.1%

Paint

8.4%

9.3%

-3.9%

3.2%

5.8%

For the ME basis only, the results shown in the table are changes from V7.1
vs. 2006.5 CP2
In general, the following system pricing changes were observed:

Carbon Steel plate pricing has shown large increases of app. 35%.

Based on vendor data, Carbon Steel seamless tube pricing has shown a
large increase of app. 59%.

Based on vendor data, Carbon Steel welded tube pricing has shown a
large increase of app. 49%.

US Rebar pricing has increased app. 67%.

Ready-Mix Concrete Pricing has changed via the following:


o

US Basis has increased app. 10%.

UK Basis has increased app. 23%.

EU Basis has increased app. 6%.

JP Basis has increased app. 8%.

ME Basis has increased app. 10%.

Pricing for structural steel shapes has increased app. 8% in the US Basis.

Continued worldwide demand resulted in significant increases for stainless


steel plate (e.g. 304SS app. 30%, 316SS app. 43%).

Based on vendor data, pricing for stainless steel welded tubing has
decreased by the following:

304W ~ -6%

316W ~ -7%

321W ~ -6%

2205W ~ -15%

Based on vendor data, pricing for stainless steel seamless tubing has
increased by the following:
o

304S ~ 7%

316S ~ 6%

321S ~ 28%

Titanium pricing has decreased significantly, app. 40%.

Nickel prices have decreased significantly resulting in price decreases for


such materials as
o

Hastelloy ~ -30% plate, ~-15% tube

Inconel ~-35-40% plate, ~-30% tube

Monel ~ -30% plate, ~-15% tube

Updates to G&A, Profit, and Overhead has been made to the remote pipe
shop labor model resulting in increases from 14-18%.

Significant ME construction labor wage rate decreases (>30%) were


observed.

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Mega Project Support

Increased Pipe Diameters to 120 inch (from 72-120 only standard


diameters are permitted). Pipe diameters greater than 72" are only
available for Plant Bulk Pipe Items. These larger diameters cannot be
specified in pipe item details or yard pipe forms.

Increased substation support to 50 substations and 34.5 KV secondary


transmission voltage

Performance improvements in handling contractors and custom piping


specs

Update ASME 2008 Materials Properties


Further Electrical Enhancements

New electrical plant bulk item has been added - "HIGH MAST" for high
mast lighting systems

Aluminum Pole selection option for area lighting

Include pilot light cost in the pushbutton cost; take out separate pilot light
line item cost from reporting.

Report NEMA starter size for low voltage motors

Add "Red concrete" option for electrical conduit envelope

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Icarus Evaluation Engine V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at
the same time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Icarus
Evaluation Engine.

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Energy and Flare Analysis

Aspen Energy Analyzer


(formerly Aspen HX-Net)
Product Description
Aspen Energy Analyzer addresses a major aspect of conceptual engineering
Heat Exchanger Networks. Aspen Energy Analyzer calculates targets for
energy and capital investment and enables the development of better heat
integration projects saving operating, capital and design cost, and reducing
energy-related emissions. It provides tools for performing process
optimization and provides both graphical and algorithmic methods.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


V7.0 includes the following new features and enhancements:

Improvements to data transfer from Excel

Cross-Pinch table functionality improvements

Specify Number of Hours per Year

Improvements to Data Transfer from Excel


Previously, in Aspen HX-Net the transfer of an Excel fixed table format for a
heat exchanger network only allowed structures without splitters.
In Aspen Energy Analyzer V7.0 users can use a fixed table format to indicate
the presence of splitters in the heat exchanger network.
Heater and cooler units can also be identified and the utilities to which these
units will be connected can be specified.

Cross-Pinch Table Functionality Improvements


Previously, no interaction with the Aspen HX-Net Cross-Pinch table was
allowed. This table can be accessed by clicking the Open Cross Pinch Load
View on the Design Tools window.

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In the Aspen Energy Analyzer V7.0 Cross-Pinch table users can filter the
process pinch(es) from the whole set of pinches (i.e. process plus utility
pinches) by clicking the icon in the left upper corner of the table.
A Sort by Column drop down menu is also available to sort the selected
pinch loads by decreasing value. Filtering by type of heat exchanger is also
possible using the colored buttons that allow display of Process-Process,
Heaters and/or Coolers.

Specify Number of Hours per Year


Previously, in Aspen HX-Net the number of hours of operation per year was
fixed to the standard total number of hours per year.
In Aspen Energy Analyzer V7.0 Economics tab users can specify a number
of hours of operations different than the default standard value.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


V7.1 includes the following new features and enhancements:

Specification of weights for measured plant temperatures when estimating


Heat transfer coefficients.

Specification of Weights for Measured Plant


Temperatures When Estimating Heat Transfer
Coefficients
Previously, in Aspen Energy Analyzer V7.0 all measured plant temperatures
were considered to have the same weight when minimizing the squares of
their differences with the calculated temperatures.
In Aspen Energy Analyzer V7.1 users can specify different weights for each of
the measured plant temperatures.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Energy Analyzer V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the same
time as version 2006.5 and previous versions of Aspen Energy Analyzer.

Whats Fixed in V7.0


Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00311164

Data Extraction from Aspen Plus


crashes when extracting DSTWU
column

Resolved. The issue was related


to the estimation of the number
of stages done by Aspen Plus
instead of the user imputing
this number.

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Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00308549

Should be able to extract duty


from an Aspen Plus Separator
Block and Reactor without the
need of a Heat stream

Data Extraction from Aspen Plus


was enhanced to allow the
transfer of the duty from a
Separator Block and/or a
Reactor Block without the need
of attaching a Heat stream to
the block.

CQ00308163

Error in utility targeting when


overriding Global dTmin

A defect when overriding the


Global dTmin for utility
targeting was fixed. The correct
targets are now shown when a
different dTmin that the Global
dTmin is used for each or any of
the utility streams. The issue is
resolved

CQ00273779

Aspen Energy Analyze shows the


wrong unit in Unit Preference.

The issue is resolved

Whats Fixed in V7.1


Issue Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00347984

Client has insufficient licenses to


run HX-Net application.

A new OLE application was


created to start only Aspen
Energy Analyzer when called
from Excel. The Visual Basic line
CreateObject("HXNet.applicatio
n) should be used instead of
CreateObject("CONCEPTS.applic
ation) when creating the Aspen
Energy Analyzer Application.
The additional Aspen
COMThermo Workbench
licenses will no longer be
required

CQ00322610

Wrong Utility Grand Composite


Curve placing of HP Steam Gen
utility.

An existing Hot Utility that has


zero duty is now not included in
the generation of the Utility
Grand Composite Curve. With
this fix, the Hot Utility does no
longer interfere with the placing
of the non-zero utilities on the
Utility Grand Composite Curve.

CQ00221936

Data extraction from Aspen Plus


fails.

When including a Petrofrac


column in Aspen Plus, the user
should be allowed to specify a
number of column stages (e.g.
6 stages) and still provide a
feed specification in an
additional stage (e.g. feed
above stage 7). A fix was
introduced to avoid Data
Extraction from Aspen Plus to
fail in this specific situation.

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Aspen Flare System Analyzer


(formerly Aspen FLARENET)
Product Description
Aspen Flare System Analyzer enables the engineer to perform steady-state
design, rating or de-bottlenecking of single or multiple flare and vent
systems. The program can calculate minimum sizes for new flare systems or
evaluate alternatives to remove bottlenecks in existing relief networks. Aspen
Flare System Analyzer can also be used to identify potentially dangerous relief
scenarios during design phase or current operational scenarios. The program
can be used to demonstrate regulatory compliance of the flare and vent
systems in relation to over pressure and noise regulations.
Aspen Flare System Analyzer has an intuitive graphical Process Flow Diagram
(PFD) environment that presents a clear and precise representation of the
network. A typical model of the flare or vent system may comprise of several
hundred interconnected elements including relief valves, control valves,
piping, connectors (including expansions, contractions, standard/sweep tees
and orifice plates) separators and flare tips. Aspen Flare System Analyzer
ensures that model development is made as simple and efficient as possible.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


V7.0 includes the following new features and enhancements:

Heat transfer calculation under sea water

Rated flow API 520

Data Import/Export enhancement

Knock out Drum Sizing

Additions to pure component data imported from HYSYS

Heat Transfer Calculation under Sea Water


Flare System Analyzer supports the calculation of heat under sea water. The
calculated heat transfer coefficient is a function of the following parameters:

External medium Velocity (User input)

External medium Temperature (User input)

Wall Temperature (Calculated inside the code)

External medium Density as a function of temperature (calculated from


correlations)

External medium Heat Capacity as a function of temperature (calculated


from correlations)

External medium Thermal Conductivity as a function of temperature


(calculated from correlations)

External medium Viscosity as a function of temperature (calculated from


correlations)

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Rated Flow API 520


Several improvements were done in the rated flow calculation of pressure
relief valves.

For liquid relief rated flow calculation the procedure described in


section 3.8 & 3.9 for API 520 -2000 / section 4.5 & 4.6 for API 520 -1976
was implemented.
For steam relief rated flow calculation the procedure described in
section 3.7 for API 520 -2000 / section 4.4 for API 520 -1976 was
implemented.
In the previous version these procedures were not implemented and the
procedures described in section 3.6 for API 520 -2000 / section 4.3 were
used for API 520 1976, which are applicable for compressible gas/vapor
(other than steam).

For two-phase relief rated flow calculation for sub-cooled liquid flashing
inside the relief valve,

Aspen Flare System Analyzer uses a regression formula (for critical


pressure ratio calculation) from the data of figure D-3, API 520 RP (2000).
The regression formula holds only in a limited region. To extend the range
of applicability the equation that was used to generate the original plot
was implemented.
(Ref:http://committees.api.org/standards/tech/docs/520ati.xls.)

Methods of API 520 (1976) & API 520 (1993) do not apply for two-phase
flow. Flare System Analyzer now gives a warning when these methods are
selected for conditions where 2 phase flows exist.

Data Import/Export Enhancement


The Automation interfaces were extended providing OLE access to the
existing import and export capabilities of Aspen Flare System Analyzer since
these are reasonably comprehensive. This includes import/export to XML,
Access and Excel.

Knock out Drum Sizing


In this version of Aspen Flare System Analyzer you can size horizontal and
vertical knock out drums according to the sizing procedure of API 521 RP.
Horizontal Knock out drum sizing procedure (Section 5.4.2.1 (API 521
RP)): The final result of the sizing procedure is the length of the knockout
drum. This is a function of the flow rate upstream of the drum, conditions (P,
T and vapor fraction) in the drum, physical properties of the fluid, average
droplet size in the flashing fluid as well as the diameter and liquid level in the
drum. Droplet size, diameter and liquid level are user inputs.
Vertical Knock out drum sizing procedure (Section 5.4.2.1 API 521
RP): The final result of the sizing procedure is the diameter of the knockout
drum. This is a function of the flow rate upstream of the drum, conditions (P,
T and vapor fraction) in the drum and physical properties of the fluid.

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Additions to the Pure Component Data Imported


from HYSYS:

Lower Heating Value

Cp/Cv at standard conditions

Chemical formula

Of these, only Lower Heating Value, Cp/Cv at standard conditions, and


Chemical formula are present in HYSYS now and can be implemented to in
import/export functionality of Aspen Flare System Analyzer.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


There are no new features or enhancements in release V7.1.

Compatibility Notes for V7.0


Aspen Flare System Analyzer V7.0 can be installed and used at the same time
as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Flare System
Analyzer.

Compatibility Notes for V7.1


Rating Calculation
Following defects which have been fixed in this release, may potentially
impact the rating calculation.
CQ00338487: This fix will affect the pressure drop calculation across a Tee
when Gardel method is selected as the fittings loss method.
CQ00331121: This fix makes the convergence of adiabatic pressure drop
method in a pipe more robust but may also cause a small change in rating
calculation when adiabatic pressure drop method is selected

Design Calculation Compatibility


CQ00326949: When, liquid velocity is used as a constraint for a scenario, this
fix may potentially impact the design calculation for that scenario.

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Whats Fixed in V7.0


Issue
Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00316405

Import wizard missing some


information when you import an
exported file

The issue is resolved

CQ00303218

Different results between 2004.1


and 2006 for flash drum.

The issue is resolved

CQ00308320

Cloning process is taking the


default value as "D" for the orifice
size code.

The issue is resolved

CQ00317389

Molar Flow units in the Summary


tab of Pipes and Nodes Editor are
kg / hr. Fixed the units of molar
flow.

The issue is resolved

Whats Fixed in V7.1


Issue
Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00315252

Temperature calculation at zero /


no flow in pipe

The temperature solution at the


pipe inlet was not realistic
before as it should be close to
ambient in reality. The issue is
fixed in this version

CQ00338487

Corrected implementation of
Gardel equations

Fixed a typo in implementation

CQ00338487

Corrected implementation of
Gardel equations

Fixed a typo in implementation

CQ00338690

Corrected the rated flow


calculation for pure steam relief
which made the calculation
incorrect above 200 psi & 1100 C

The issue is resolved

CQ00285835

Pure Component Data imported


from HYSYS is incomplete

Now, chemical Formula and


Heat of Combustion can be
imported from HYSYS

CQ00322491

When Fitting loss methods were


selected as "Calculated" for
Horizontal & Vertical separators,
Flarenet ignored the loss due to
vena contracta at the inlet of the
separator.

User has the option of either


using vena contracta or
ignoring it.

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Issue
Number

Issue Description

Issue Resolution

CQ00326949

Improper warning messages are


generated for liquid velocity
violation even though liquid
velocity is within limit specified for
a scenario

The issue is resolved

CQ00327838

Warning messages are generated


for pressure drop in the inlet pipe
according to API guidelines, even
in ignored relief valves

Implemented an option to
"Ignore Inlet pipe warnings" for
ignored sources.

CQ00331121

Inconsistency in pressure drop


convergence for adiabatic pressure
drop calculation in a pipe for gas
relief cases

The issue is resolved

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Aspen HYSYS Thermodynamics


COM Interface (formerly Aspen
COM Thermo)
Product Description
Aspen HYSYS Thermodynamics COM Interface is a user-friendly application
for advanced thermodynamic calculations. It uses the COMThermo Engine for
all thermophysical property and phase equilibrium calculations. Aspen HYSYS
Thermodynamics COM Interface provides the essential tools to research and
create the best possible Fluid Packages for use in your engineering
applications by fitting model parameters to laboratory measurements, and
analyzing the quality and suitability of the models.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


and V7.1
There are no updates for Aspen COMThermo Workbench for V7.0 and V7.1.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen HYSYS Thermodynamics COM Interface V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed
and used at the same time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of
Aspen HYSYS Thermodynamics COM Interface.

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Aspen Simulation Workbook

Product Description
Aspen Simulation Workbook (ASW) is a tool for interfacing AspenTech's
process simulation models with Microsoft Excel worksheets. Aspen Simulation
Workbook also has tools to link model variables to plant data tags imported
using third-party applications. These capabilities allow modeling experts to
link models and plant data and publish the resulting models as Excel
worksheets for use by casual model users.

New Features and


Enhancements in V7.0
The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

You will now be able to change the orientation of variable tables, so that
the variables within the tables may be shown as columns and the
attributes may be shown as rows.

You will now be able to change the orientation of scenario tables, so that
the variables within the tables will be shown as rows and the columns will
be shown as scenarios.

Scenarios may now be specified for dynamic runs; this allows batch
dynamic runs where inputs are set at the beginning of the run and the
scenario results are the final values of the output variables.

Core features have been improved, such as scalability when a large


number of tables are present in the workbook and response time when a
value is changed in the workbook.

You will now be able access equation oriented (EO) model variables in
Aspen HYSYS EO subflowsheets You will also be able to submit equation
based scripting commands from ASW using VBA macros.

You will now be able access equation oriented (EO) model variables in
Aspen Plus. You will also be able to submit equation based scripting
commands from ASW using VBA macros.

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New Features and


Enhancements in V7.1
The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

A new Simulation Management Page in the Organizer

A new plotting option for Profile Tables

A new feature for copying and pasting variables from summary grids into
the Variable Organizer

Additional workbook macros and functions

Updated Aspen Remote Server configuration information for Windows


Vista and Windows Server 2008

A New Simulation Management Page in the


Organizer
The existing Manage Simulations dialog has been replaced by a new
Simulations Management page in the Variable Organizer. All simulation
management will be done on this new control page. The new control will be
more intuitive and will also help users avoid broken simulation variable links.

A New Plotting Option for Profile Tables


A new option has been added to profile tables, which creates Excel plots from
profile variable data.

A New Feature for Copying and Pasting Variables


from Summary Grids into the Variable Organizer
You may now copy variables from summary grids and paste them into the
ASW Variable Organizer in the same way as variables from other simulation
forms can be pasted into ASW.

Additional Workbook Macros and Functions


New Workbook Macros and Functions were added, such as
ASWHysysStartOptimizer which can start the HYSYS Optimizer, and
ASWHysysDoSchedulerSequenceAction which controls HYSYS schedule
sequences.

Updated Aspen Remote Server Configuration


Information for Windows Vista and Windows
Server 2008
Updated configuration information is provided for using ARSS along with
Microsoft Vista and/or Windows 2008 server.

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Compatibility Notes for V7.0


Aspen Simulation Workbook V7.0 can be installed and used at the same time
as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Simulation Workbook.

Compatibility Notes for V7.1


Aspen Simulation Workbook V7.1 can be installed and used at the same time
as V7.0 and other previous versions of Aspen Simulation Workbook.
There is one known compatibility issue. If you have both V7.0 and V7.1
installed, and then uninstall either of them, then a shared component can
inadvertently become unregistered on your system. This will cause a Failed
to connect to simulation error to occur when you try to connect to
simulations.
Solution to Problem:
File affected: CxsInteropComV22.dll
Default location: C:\Program Files\Common Files\AspenTech Shared
To fix the problem, you need to re-register the file on your PC.
To Re-register the File:

Click Start | All Programs | Accessories | Command Prompt. A


command prompt window opens.

Type regsvr32 [pathToFile] in the command prompt window. Replace


[pathToFile] with the path to the CxsInteropComV22.dll file on your
computer. The default location is C:\Program Files\Common
Files\AspenTech Shared\CxsInteropComV22.dll.
Note: You need to include the quotation marks around the [pathToFile] if
there are any spaces in the path. After that, click the Enter key.

Close the command window after seeing a dialog confirming that the file
was registered successfully. ASW should work fine after that.

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Process Development

The Process Development collection of applications applies to any business


that is doing scale-up from the lab to the pilot plant to manufacturing scale
for batch processes.
Process Development has new functionality with the V7.0 and V7.1 releases:

Additional Solubility Modeling support with Aspen Properties for solubility


studies

Reaction modeling support for reaction kinetics estimation within Aspen


Batch Distillation

Significant user interface upgrades in Aspen Batch Process Developer

A new Process Development Console to manage files associated with a


project

The aspenONE Process Development applications support batch process


development in two major areas. The first is in managing information
associated with batch processes as companies scale their processes from the
lab into pilot environments and finally into the plant. This is primarily
associated with Aspen Batch Process Developer (formerly Aspen Batch Plus)
with additional backing from the Aspen Process Manual. This informationcentric activity is supported by the second element of our process
development suite: modeling and simulation tools. These tools enable our
customers to do build kinetic models of reactions from laboratory data,
explore the solubility characteristics of their new compounds, conduct detailed
studies of dynamic distillation, separation and chromatography operations,
and run a number of other simulations and studies.

Aspen Batch Process Developer


(formerly Aspen Batch Plus)
Product Description
Aspen Batch Process Developer is a recipe-oriented batch process modeling
environment that spans the batch process development value chain from
discovery through manufacturing, enabling companies to bring new products
to market at greater speed and reduced cost.

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New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


Aspen Batch Process Developer V7.0 includes new features and
enhancements in the following areas:

Exclude Operations from Scale Up


You can now exclude one or more Operations from scale up when you do not
want all Operations in a recipe to scale proportionately.
In previous versions of Aspen Batch Process Developer, scale-up was applied
to all operations in a Step. Aspen Batch Process Developer V7.0 lets you
exclude certain operations from scale-up.
This feature works together with existing scale options. Aspen Batch Process
Developer provides appropriate warning messages if the scaling target cannot
be achieved.

Single-Level Undo Scaling


Aspen Batch Process Developer V7.0 introduces a new single level Undo
scaling feature that lets you return to the previous scaling state. This feature
makes the scaling process easier.
In earlier versions of Aspen Batch Process Developer, if you chose to set
scaling to the original scale at time of entry, the text recipe was calculated
back to the first laboratory scale. If this option was chosen accidentally, you
had to copy it as new Step and delete the original.
In Aspen Batch Process Developer V7.0 you can click Undo Previous
Scaling and the Step is returned to its previous scaling state; the text recipe
is automatically updated.

Custom Scale-Up for Multi-Drop Centrifuge and


Multi-Drop Filter Operations
For the Multi-Drop Centrifuge and Multi-Drop Filter Operations, the scaleup algorithm has been modified to maintain the wash liquid/slurry amount
ratio during the scale up.
These operations have three different cases:
1

Number of drops are specified and no wet cake mass is specified

Number of drops are not specified and the wet cake mass is specified

Neither of the two is specified

Improved Step information for Scale-up,


Debottlenecking, and Revamping
Aspen Batch Process Developer V7.0 provides useful information for a Step in
Notepad | Executive Summary report:

Key operation, key vessel / key stream containing the most of amount of
key output intermediate for a Step.

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Maximum Size Utilized Equipment, Utilization and Operation

Potential Batch Size-Limiting Equipment

Minimum Batch Size-L Limiting Equipment as needed

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

New Operations dialog user interface

New Data menu dialogs:

New Equipment dialog user interface

New Pure Components dialog user interface

New Predefined Mixtures dialog user interface

New Utilities dialog user interface

New Predefined Cells dialog user interface

Updated icons

New Operations Dialog User Interface

The user interface for the Operations dialog has been completely rewritten for
Aspen Batch Process Developer V7.1 to address usability issues. The new
Operations dialog is accessed the same way as before, by double-clicking on
an Operation in the Recipe View in Aspen Batch Process Developer. Here
are some of the features and benefits of the new Operations dialog:

Consistency in groupings

Dynamic updating of recipe text as data is entered

Expandable/collapsible sections

Expandable/collapsible groups

Ease of finding input fields

Ease of determining required data

Ease of determining default values

Ease of determining and setting ranges

Ability to search

In-place editing directly in the recipe text

Data validation

New Data Menu dialogs


Some of the dialogs launched from the Data menu have been rewritten for
Aspen Batch Process Developer V7.1. These are:

Equipment

Pure Components

Predefined Mixtures

Utilities

Predefined Cells

Network Select-Equipment

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Network Select-Materials

The Pure Components, Utilities, Network Select-Equipment, and Network


Select-Materials dialogs are essentially the same as in previous versions. The
Equipment, Predefined Mixtures, and Predefined Cells dialogs have been
expanded to contain pop-up dialogs that were previously launched from the
dialog.

Updated Icons
All of the toolbars and icons have been updated in Aspen Batch Process
Developer V7.1.

Compatibility Notes for V7.0


For all Continuous operations prior to V7.0, when the main Continuous
operation main equipment surge volume is not specified, the value 0.1 m3 is
used as default. This sometimes results in unrealistic operation times,
especially when the source material volume is much smaller than the surge
volume.
From V7.0 on, the surge volume of a Continuous equipment unit in a
Continuous operation is set to the total volume of the source material
volume.
Because of this change, operation times for Continuous operations may vary
between Aspen Process Modeler V7.0 and earlier versions of Batch Plus.
The density of water is reported when the temperature is greater than a
materials critical temperature and no Dippr Density constants are available.

Compatibility Notes for V7.1


Aspen Batch Process Developer V7.1 can be installed and used at the same
time as V7.0 and other previous versions of Aspen Batch Plus.

Aspen Solubility Modeler


Production Description
Aspen Solubility Modeler allows easy calculation of drug solubility in many
common solvents and comparison of different solvents by regressing solubility
data for various drugs with selected solvents using the new NRTL-SAC
property method in Aspen Properties.
The new version of the NRTL-SAC model supersedes the existing NRTLSAC
and ENRTLSAC models, which require that pure components be defined as
oligomers, making them difficult to use. In addition, both NRTLSAC and
ENRTLSAC require an Aspen Polymers license. The new NRTL-SAC property
method does not require an Aspen Polymers license. In addition, a new
databank NRTL-SAC containing pure NRTL-SAC parameters for over 130

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common solvents is available. The new model in this release supports nonelectrolyte systems only and will be extended to cover electrolyte systems in
the future. For more details, please see Aspen Properties Help.
Aspen Solubility Modeler consists of two Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and an
Aspen Properties file configured to allow you to quickly and easily calculate
the solubility information you need using the power of the Aspen Properties
engine. The two Excel spreadsheets are:

Regression.xls for regressing model parameters

Calculation.xls for performing solubility calculations

The regression spreadsheet can be used to determine the NRTL-SAC


parameters for a drug through regression of experimental data. The
Calculation spreadsheet can be used to predict its solubility based on these
parameters.
Both Aspen Properties and Aspen Solubility Modeler (both in the Process
Development module) must be installed in order to use Aspen Solubility
Modeler. While it is running, it uses an Aspen Properties license.
Before you use Aspen Solubility Modeler, you should configure Excel as
described in the section Configuring Excel for Aspen Solubility Modeler below.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


New features and enhancements were added in the following areas in release
V7.1:

New NRTL-SAC model

Spreadsheet files merged

New NRTL-SAC Model


The new NRTL-SAC model replaces the existing NRTLSAC and eNRTLSAC
models.
The NRTL-SAC model is generally available to other process simulators that
use the Aspen Properties Engine, such as Aspen Plus, Aspen HYSYS, and
Aspen Custom Modeler.

Spreadsheet Files Merged


Various spreadsheet files are consolidated and merged into two files:
Regression.xls and Calculation.xls.
The capabilities of the various packages in version V7.0 of Aspen Solubility
Modeler have been merged in version V7.1. This eliminates the need to
choose between several similar-sounding packages with slightly different
capabilities.
High throughput and miscibility calculations have been merged into a single
data analysis worksheet.
Solvents and excipients have been merged into a single list. Solvents and
excipients can now both be selected on any of the worksheets
interchangeably.

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Compatibility Notes for V7.0


Aspen Solubility Modeler V7.0 can be installed and used at the same time as
version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Solubility Modeler.

Compatibility Notes for V7.1


Aspen Solubility Modeler V7.1 can be installed and used at the same time as
V7.0 of Aspen Solubility Modeler. However, you must configure Excel to use
the V7.1 version of the Aspen Properties Excel add-in before using Aspen
Solubility Modeler, as described below. In addition, the files from V7.0 are not
compatible with the files for V7.1. This means that any previous data must be
manually copied from V7.0 (and earlier research projects) into V7.1.

Upgrading Data Regression Cases


To use the V7.1 data regression files, manually copy all the drug properties,
model parameters, options, and experimental solubility data from the existing
V7.0 excel data regression files to regression.xls in V7.1.

Upgrading Data Analysis Cases


To use the V7.1 calculation files, first use the new data regression to generate
new NRTL-SAC model parameters and update the Aspen Properties file. Then
use the calculation file, referencing the updated Aspen Properties file, to
generate data analysis results.

Configuring Excel for Aspen Solubility Modeler


To configure Excel to use the Aspen Properties add-in:
1. Start Microsoft Excel from the Start menu. Do not open any existing
spreadsheet.
2. In the Excel menu bar, click Tools | Add-Ins.
If Aspen Properties appears in the list of Add-Ins and is checked,
click Cancel and check which version of Aspen Properties Excel
Calculator is installed by selecting Aspen | Aspen Properties |
About Aspen Properties. The version number appears below Aspen
Properties Excel Calculator near the top of the About message that
appears.

If the version of Aspen Properties Excel Calculator is equal to or


newer than the version of Aspen Solubility Modeler, skip to step 7.

If the version of Aspen Properties Excel Calculator is older than the


version of Aspen Solubility Modeler, open Tools | Add-Ins again
and clear the checkbox by Aspen Properties. Then close all Excel
windows and restart this procedure at step 1.

If Aspen Properties appears in the list of Add-Ins and is not


checked, or it does not appear in the list of Add-Ins at all, continue
with step 3.
3. In the Add-Ins window, click Browse.

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4. Navigate to the Program Files\AspenTech\Aspen Properties


V7.1\Engine\xeq folder and select AspenProperties.xla. Click OK.
Aspen Properties should be added to the Add-Ins list, with the box
next to it checked.
Note: If a previous version of Aspen Properties had been installed in Excel
but was uninstalled, Excel will prompt you to overwrite the Add-In entry
with the new one you selected:
A file named '<path>\Engine\xeq\Aspen Properties.xla' already
exists in this location. Do you want to replace it?
Click Yes. The message seems to indicate Excel is replacing the .xla file
you just selected, but actually it is just replacing the entry in the Add-Ins
list.
5. Click OK to close the Add-Ins window. The Aspen menu should be
added to the Excel menu bar, with Aspen Properties under it.
Note: In Excel 2007, the menu appears on the Add-ins tab of the ribbon.
6. Close all Excel windows, then restart Excel from the Start menu.
7. In the Aspen menu, select Aspen Properties | User Options. Check
the box Suppress messages related to invalid input. Click OK.
8. When Excel asks whether you want to make these your default
settings, click Yes.

Starting Aspen Solubility Modeler


Once you have configured Aspen Solubility Modeler (as above), follow these
steps to start and use it. Also note that you can start Aspen Solubility Modeler
from the Process Development Console, in which case skip to Step 2.
1. On the desktop, click Start | Programs | AspenTech | Process
Development V7.1 | Aspen Solubility Modeler. The Aspen
Solubility Modeler V7.1 folder opens. The NRTL-SAC folder contains the
Microsoft Excel and Aspen Properties files used with Aspen Solubility
Modeler.
2. Open either of the Excel files, as appropriate for your task.
The first time you start Aspen Solubility Modeler, the Security
Warning window will appear.

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3. Check Always trust macros from this publisher and then click
Enable Macros to enable Aspen Solubility Modeler to run. This will
prevent the security window from appearing in the future.
4. If this message appears:

Click Don't Update. This message is not related to Aspen Solubility


Modeler.
5. Some of the workbooks use ActiveX controls to perform special
calculations such as property analysis and phase diagrams. If this
window appears:

Click Yes to enable the ActiveX controls supplied with Aspen Solubility
Modeler.
6. When the network or local computer is slow, it may take up to a few
minutes to check out the license or initialize ActiveX controls. During
this time, the following message may appear once or several times:

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Click OK as many times as necessary until the Excel workbook fully


initializes.

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Advanced Modeling Options


(Process Development)

Aspen Batch Distillation


(formerly Aspen BatchSep)
Product Description
Aspen Batch Distillation is an advanced tool for design and optimization of
batch distillation columns. Its rigorous simulation capabilities enable you to
quickly and cost-effectively determine the optimum design and operating
policy for batch distillations. You can use it to help reduce batch times and/or
improve product recovery, whilst maintaining required product purities.
Benefits that can be achieved by using Aspen Batch Distillation include:

Reductions in batch times of 10%, 20%, or more, avoiding the need to


invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in new batch distillation assets

Increases in yield of high value products, directly increasing profits by


tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars per year

Faster development and commissioning times, reducing time to market.


For some products a few weeks saved represents millions of dollars in
sales

Aspen Batch Distillation is also available as the BatchSep unit operation model
in Aspen Plus.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

Reaction modeling

Batch Distillation in Aspen Plus

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Reaction Modeling
New reaction modeling capabilities have been added that enable you to
identify reaction kinetics models using experimental measurements from
reaction calorimeters. Key features of the new functionality are:

An easy to use user interface that fully supports the model identification
workflow and enables easy copying of experimental data from Excel.

Powerful numerical solvers for finding the best fit to your data.

Kinetic models consistent with other AspenTech products such as Aspen


Plus, Aspen Plus Dynamics, and Aspen Batch Distillation, enabling you to
use the fitted parameters directly within these products.

Use of Aspen Properties for estimating physical properties required for the
model identification process. Using the exact same physical property
methods and data that you use when running reactor simulations in other
AspenTech tools ensures consistent results.

The new reaction modeling functionality includes access to Aspen Properties


for physical property calculations. This does not require a separate Aspen
Properties license. For systems which contain new molecules that are not
included in the Aspen Properties databanks, you have the option to estimate
properties using a simpler method that only requires basic data such as
density and heat capacity.
The Reaction Modeling feature can be accessed by selecting Aspen Reaction
Modeler in the Process Development V7.0 folder on the Start menu.
If you are an existing user of Aspen Batch Distillation and would like to use
the reaction modeling functionality, please contact your account manager to
obtain a license to use this feature at no additional cost.

Batch Distillation in Aspen Plus


The performance of the BatchSep unit operation model in Aspen Plus has
been improved. The BatchSep model runs approximately 20% faster in Aspen
Plus V7.0.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

The Operating Steps form has been enhanced

Greater flexibility for specifying sub-cooling in a condenser has been


provided

An additional option when modeling a column using fixed holdups and


pressures

Molar and mass boil-up rates have been added as new pot heating options

The "BatchSep" model in Aspen Plus V7.1 runs 2 to 4 times faster than in
Aspen Plus V7.0

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Enhanced Operating Steps Form


The operating steps form has been enhanced to enable greater flexibility to
model changes during the distillation:
Reflux specification: You can now switch between the available reflux
specifications (Distillate mass flow rate/ Distillate mole flow rate/Reflux mass
flow rate/Reflux mole flow rate/Reflux ratio) in an operating step. For
example, you can start the distillation with a specified Distillate mass flow
rate, switch to a Reflux ratio specification in one operating step and then
switch to a Reflux mass flow specification in a subsequent operating step.
Reflux drum holdup: When pressures and holdups are specified as Fixed,
the reflux drum holdup can now be modified in an operating step.

Greater Flexibility for Specifying Sub-cooling in


the Condenser
Aspen Batch Distillation V7.1 provides greater flexibility for specifying subcooling in a condenser. The sub-cooled condenser type has been superseded
by a sub-cooling specification (sub-cooled temperature or degree of subcooling) which is applicable for Partial and Total condensers.
For partial condensers, the sub-cooling specification is equivalent to providing
an additional cooling specification for the condensed liquid (if any). Note that
old simulations that use the sub-cooled condenser type will be automatically
upgraded to use a Total condenser with the appropriate sub-cooling
specification.

An Additional Option When Modeling a Column


Using Fixed Holdups and Pressures
Aspen Batch Distillation V7.1 provides an additional option when modeling a
column using fixed holdups and pressures. The new option (Fixed with
flooding calculations) enables flooding calculations for simulations with fixed
holdups and pressures. To use this option, you must enter the tray/packing
geometry.

Molar and Mass Boilup Rates Added as Pot


Heating Options
Molar and mass boil-up rates have been added as new pot heating options.

In V7.1, the BatchSep Model Runs Two to Fourtimes faster Than in V7.0
The BatchSep model in Aspen Plus V7.1 runs 2 to 4 times faster than in Aspen
Plus V7.0. Several problems relating to memory management have been
addressed to enable better performance when operating within an Aspen Plus
optimization or design specification convergence loop.

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Compatibility Notes for V7.0


If you load a simulation created in Aspen BatchSep 2004, 2004.1 or 2006.5, it
will be automatically updated to be compatible with the new capabilities in
Aspen Batch Distillation V7.0.
The first time you run the simulation, the Operating Steps will be regenerated
and the simulation will be re-initialized at time zero. After running for the first
time, you should restart the simulation and save the file. This will mean that
the simulation will not need to be re-initialized again unless you make any
changes to the configuration.
If your Aspen BatchSep 2004, 2004.1 or 2006.5 input file includes your Aspen
Properties property package, you can load this directly into Aspen Batch
Distillation V7.0.
If you are using an external property package in an .appdf or .aprpdf file,
this file must be re-generated using Aspen Plus or Aspen Properties V7.0. You
can then load your Aspen BatchSep 2004, 2004.1 or 2006.5 file into Aspen
Batch Distillation V7.0.

Compatibility Notes for V7.1


If you load a simulation created in Aspen Batch Distillation 2004, 2004.1,
2006, 2006.5 or V7.0 into Aspen Batch Distillation V7.1, it will be
automatically updated to be compatible with the new capabilities in Aspen
Batch Distillation V7.1
The first time you run the simulation, the Operating Steps will be regenerated
and the simulation will be re-initialized at time zero. After running for the first
time you should restart the simulation and save the file. This will mean that
the simulation will not need to be re-initialized again unless you make any
changes to the configuration.
If your Aspen Batch Distillation 2004, 2004.1, 2006.5 or V7.0 input file
includes your Aspen Properties property package, you can load this directly
into Aspen Batch Distillation V7.1.
If you are using an external property package in an .appdf or .aprpdf file,
this file must be re-generated using Aspen Plus or Aspen Properties V7.1. You
can then load your Aspen Batch Distillation 2004, 2004.1, 2006, 2006.5 or V7
file into Aspen Batch Distillation V7.1.

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Aspen Chromatography
Product Description
Aspen Chromatography is a comprehensive flowsheet simulator used for the
design and simulation of batch and continuous chromatographic processes.
The application addresses the needs of both engineers and scientists to model
and understand the separation and purification processes normally found in
the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, fine chemical and food product
businesses. Through the application of Aspen Chromatography, significant
benefits in design, yield, product quality, capacity and reduced operating
costs are possible.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

Model Library Menu

Model Library Menu


The new model library menu makes it easier to visualize the contents of the
model library, and to instance blocks and streams on the flowsheet. Its
appearance and behavior is very similar to the model library menu in Aspen
Plus. To use the menu go to the View menu and select Toolbars. Then tick
the box for Model Libraries and click OK.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


Aspen Chromatography V7.1 is a maintenance release and does not include
any major new features. The following general enhancements were added in
release V7.1:

The Variable Find dialog has two new options

The Model Library menu has been improved

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An improved handling of regional number formats

The Variable Find Dialog Has Two New Options


The Variable Find dialog has two new options to find:

variables and parameters whose values are not at their default

variables whose specifications are not at their default

These options make it easy for you to find all changes to the default values
and specifications that you have made for review, reporting, or other
purposes.

Improved Model Library Menu


The Model Library Menu introduced in V7.1 has the following new features:

You can now drag and drop models from the Model Library Menu onto the
flowsheet

Improved Handling of Regional Number Formats


Some regions use the comma as a decimal separator, for example, Germany
and France. All forms and dialogs now use the Windows regional setting for
number format to display numbers in the required format. Also dialogs that
sort numbers will correctly account for regional settings to produce the
correct sort order.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Chromatography V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the same
time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen
Chromatography. However, observe following compatibility issues when
upgrading your existing simulations to V7.0 or V7.1:

The ImpEuler (11.), VSIE (11.1) and Gear (11.1) integrators were old
implementations that have been superseded by the Implicit Euler and
Gear integrators that were introduced in the 12.1 release. They were
included in the 12.1, 2004 and 2004.1 versions to give time for transition
of existing simulations to the new integrators. These integrators have
been withdrawn from version 2006 and later. If you load a simulation that
uses one of these integrators it will automatically switch to using the
equivalent newer integrator, and will select option and tolerance values
that match the old integrator as closely as possible.

Aspen Chromatography Language (.cra) files generated using previous


versions of Aspen Chromatography are compatible with V7.0 and V7.1.
You may see some warning messages when loading .cra files created with
previous versions. This is a result of some solver options that have
become obsolete or have been renamed. Saving the file in Aspen
Chromatography V7.0 or V7.1 eliminates these warnings.

The Export Compiled Flowsheet command enables you to create a dll


containing a compiled form of an Aspen Chromatography flowsheet, and
to use this flowsheet in Aspen Plus. If you used this feature in a version

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before V7.0 or V7.1, the compiled flowsheet may not run in Aspen Plus
V7.0 or V7.1. You will need to export the flowsheet again in Aspen
Chromatography V7.0 or V7.1 before you can use it in Aspen Plus.

Aspen Chromatography Document (.crb) files exported from previous


versions Aspen Chromatography cannot be loaded in V7.0 or V7.1. Load
these files into the previous version and export them as .cra files, which
can then be loaded into V7.0 or V7.1.

Note when using Aspen Properties/Aspen Plus property package: If your


Aspen Chromatography V7.0 or V7.1 input file includes the Aspen
Properties property package, you can load it directly into Aspen
Chromatography V7.0 or V7.1. If you are using an external property
package in the form of an Aspen Plus .appdf file or an Aspen Properties
.aprpdf file, then these files created with earlier versions of that software
are not compatible with Aspen Chromatography V7.0 or V7.1. If you try to
load a physical properties file (.appdf or .aprpdf) that was generated
using an earlier version of Aspen Plus or Aspen Properties, the following
error message appears:
Aspen Properties abort
Unable to open properties definition file "cornsyrup.appdf"
The file may need to be regenerated from a compatible version of Aspen
Plus
After you receive this error, exit Aspen Chromatography before loading
any further simulations. To continue, you must regenerate the .appdf or
.aprpdf file using Aspen Plus V7.0 or V7.1 or Aspen Properties V7.0 or
V7.1.

Supported Compilers in V7.0 and V7.1


You do not need any compilers installed on your computer to use most of the
features of Aspen Chromatography. However, some optional capabilities do
require a compiler. Below is a summary of capabilities that require a
compiler:
Activity
Creating procedures in Fortran

Supported Compiler(s)
Intel Fortran 9.0 or 9.1.
The compiler must be configured so that
it can be used from the command line.

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Aspen Process Tools


Product Description
Aspen Process Tools is a collection of software programs focused on solid and
separations processes. It is based on over 25 years of experience with
research and industrial applications by SPS (Separation Processed Service),
WSHP (Wet Solids Handling Project) and EPC (Effluent Processing Club).
Besides the chemical and process industries, it is applicable to the
pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, minerals processing and manufacturing
sectors.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


and V7.1
There are no new features or enhancements in this product in release V7.0
and V7.1.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Process Tools V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the same
time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Process Tools.

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Aspen Process Manual

Product Description
Aspen Process Manual is an Intranet knowledge management tool for the
process industries. Process Manual enables chemists and chemical engineers
in either plant operation, engineering contracting or equipment supply
companies to access valuable chemical engineering knowledge from their
desk.

New Features and


Enhancements in V7.0 and V7.1
There are no new features or enhancements in release V7.0 and V7.1.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Process Manual V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the same
time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Process Manual.

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Aspen Basic Engineering


(formerly Aspen Zyqad)

Product Description
Aspen Basic Engineering (formerly Aspen Zyqad) provides integration of
front-end engineering work processes and management of process data and
knowledge throughout the engineering lifecycle.

New Features and


Enhancements in V7.0
Release V7.0 includes the following new features and enhancements:

Interfaces with Detailed Design programs using the ISO 15926 standard

Extended interfaces to Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger and Aspen Plate


Exchanger

Management of Basic Engineering and Design Data (BEDD) through a


single point of entry

Additional out-of-the-box datasheets based on industry standards

Interfaces with Detailed Design Programs


Using the ISO 15926 Standard
You can export Preliminary P&ID diagrams to detailed design programs that
can accept data in the ISO 15926 standard.
You can also import diagrams and data from detailed design programs into
your workspace.

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Extended Interfaces to Aspen Air Cooled


Exchanger and Aspen Plate Exchanger
You can use the Thermal Design Interface to export data to and import data
from the Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger and Aspen Plate Exchanger design
programs.
Equipment items of type AirCooledExchanger can export to and import from
the Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger program.
Equipment items of type PlateHeatExchanger can export to and import from
the Aspen Plate Exchanger program.
Equipment items of type ShellAndTubeHeatExchanger can export to and
import from the existing Shell and Tube exchanger design programs.

Management of Basic Engineering and


Design Data (BEDD)
You can enter basic site and utility information for the project in a single
location. This data will be used to initialize data for individual equipment
items throughout the project.
You can draft Utility Flow Diagrams to make utility connections and define
utility conditions.

Additional Out-of-the-Box Datasheets


Based on Industry Standards
You can create datasheets from the out-of-the-box workspace libraries set
that conform to different industry standards.
Aspen Basic Engineering V7.0 contains:

Datasheets for the NORSOK standard set of datasheets

Datasheets that contain all data from the API and PIP standards

New Features and


Enhancements in V7.1
The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

Milestone-based Interdisciplinary Workflow

Excel-based Datasheet Editor Client

Out-of-the-box expansion templates

Out-of-the-box P&ID symbols ISO 10628:1997

Optional import of simulation diagram from Aspen Plus and HYSYS

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Milestone-Based Interdisciplinary Workflow


You can define discipline-based work areas and pass documents and data
between the disciplines. This allows one discipline to work in the traditional
environment of Aspen Basic Engineering where updates to data are shown to
all users instantly, and a second discipline to receive updates occasionally
based on user-driven action.
To enable Milestone-based Interdisciplinary Workflow, add the IDWF
parameter to either the workspace library configuration file or to the
workspace configuration file. The syntax is:
IDWF="true"

Excel-Based Datasheet Editor Client


You can edit datasheets using a new client application based on Excel,
replacing the existing Datasheet Editor program. This new client contains all
the datasheet functionality of the old program, but allows for additional Excellike behavior, including tab navigation and multiple selections for copy and
paste.
This is an advance technology preview and is not intended for production use.
The Excel datasheet editor can only be launched from the Explorer application
by selecting an object and right-clicking on Datasheet, creating a new
datasheet or opening an existing datasheet. Currently in V7.1, the default is
to use the legacy datasheet editor. If you want to use Excel, you must
manually change the registry setting for each user. Instructions for changing
the Explorer setting are as follows:
1. Open the registry editor:
From the Start menu, click on Run
In the Run dialog box, enter Regedit
2. Navigate to the Explorer setting that controls which datasheet editor to
use:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AspenTech\Aspen Basic
Engineering\16.2\AZExplorer\Settings\DatasheetEditor
3. Change Type from 0 (Workbench) to 1 (Excel).
4. Close the registry editor
This procedure must be applied one time by all users.
We will continue to test and improve the Excel Datasheet Editor and provide a
production ready release with the first cumulative patch. If you do use the
Excel Datasheet Editor, please send comments to support@aspentech.com.

Out-of-the-Box Expansion Templates


A comprehensive set of out-of-the-box expansion templates is provided
allowing:

Conversion and data transfer of ProcessUnitOperation objects on


Simulation Diagrams to ProcessPlant Equipment objects on PFDs.

Expansion of objects on a PFD into objects on a P&ID.

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Out-of-the Box P&ID Symbols ISO


10628:1997
A complete library of P&ID symbols as defined by ISO 10628:1997 is provided
as part of the out-of-the-box content.

Optional Import of Simulation Diagram


from Aspen Plus and HYSYS
The Simulation Importer now contains a checkbox to allow you to skip the
import of the simulation diagram for Aspen Plus and HYSYS simulations.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Basic Engineering V7.0 and V7.1 workspaces are not backwardly
compatible with previous versions. Once an existing workspace has been
opened using V7.0 or V7.1, it cannot be accessed using previous versions.

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Operations Support

Aspen Online Deployment


Product Description
Aspen Online Deployment enables the use of models in plant operations for a
wide range of real-time process monitoring, soft sensor, and operator
advisory applications. Models are executed using conditioned on-line plant
measurements. Model predictions are published to the historian to populate
operator displays or tracked for trend analysis.
Aspen Online Deployment is compatible with HYSYS, Aspen Plus, Aspen
Custom Modeler, and Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating (formerly HTFS+)
simulation cases.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

Dynamic simulation case support

Aspen exchanger design and rating support

Custom calculations

Triggered case execution

Other improvements

Dynamic Simulation Case Support


Online execution of dynamic HYSYS simulations is now supported. Results for
current time are reported; optionally, results for a future time can also be
reported.
This support includes fast initialization of the model on startup, avoiding long
delays waiting for the simulation dynamics to ring out.

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Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating support


Aspen Online Deployment can execute Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger
(formerly Tasc+), Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger (formerly Acol+), Aspen Plate
Exchanger (formerly Plate+), and Aspen Fired Heater (formerly FiredHeater)
models online. The exchanger design and rating file (EDR file) must contain
only one heat exchanger definition.

Custom Calculations
Custom calculations can be written to manipulate model input values,
simulation results, and other application entries. The calculations are created
using Aspen Calcs CalcScript language, and executed in the online application
using the Aspen Calc engine.
Users can create custom application entries, map them to IO tags as needed,
and use them in the custom calculations.

Triggered Case Execution


There is now a mechanism for triggered execution of an online simulation
case; the simulation can be triggered by the change in value of an IO tag.
Now there are two alternatives for scheduling the simulation case: the original
periodic scheduling and the new triggered scheduling.

Other Improvements

An improved variable browser makes it even easier to locate the


simulation case variables of interest. Search capability is included.

Steady-state applications can use historical data to initialize the steady


state detector, avoiding startup delays.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

Specification of simulator version

Option to close simulation case after solve

Specification of Simulator Version


Multiple versions of the process simulators (e.g. HYSYS, Aspen Plus) can be
installed side-by-side on the same computer system. Aspen Online
Deployment now requires that a particular version of the simulator be
specified in the configuration of each online application.
Applications running on the same online server can be using different versions
of the process simulator.

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Note: This feature is not supported for HTFS+ simulation cases; the HTFS+
software does not support the specification of a particular version. Aspen
Online Deployment will use the default version of HTFS+ to open and execute
the simulation case.

Option to Close Simulation Case after Solve


The default behavior of Aspen Online Deployment is to hold the simulation
case open between solves. In most cases this behavior makes sense; the time
it takes to open the simulation case and the system resources (CPU, memory)
consumed during the opening process can be significant. However, keeping
the simulation case open also means that the license tokens required by the
simulator remain allocated. Simulation case and the system resources (CPU,
memory) consumed during the opening process can be significant. However,
keeping the simulation case open also means that the license tokens required
by the simulator remain allocated.
There is now a configuration option that can be used to force the simulation
to be closed after each solution. Although this means that the simulation case
needs to be opened every time a new solution is required, it does release the
license tokens between solutions. This may make sense if a solution is
required very infrequently (e.g., once a shift, once a day).

Compatibility Notes for V7.0

Projects, Applications, and Datasets created with older versions of the


product will be automatically upgraded when loaded into Aspen Online
Deployment Desktop V7.0.

Aspen Online Deployment Desktop V7.0 can be installed side-by-side with


older versions.

The online server cannot be installed side-by-side with older versions;


only one online server installation can be active on any given computer
system.

HYSYS dynamics support requires HYSYS 2006.5 or later.

HTFS+ and Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating support requires HTFS+
2006.5 or Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating V7.0 or later.

Steady state HYSYS, Aspen Plus, or Aspen Custom Modeler support must
be version 2004.2 or later.

Compatibility Notes for V7.1

Projects, Applications, and Datasets created with older versions of the


product will be automatically upgraded when loaded into Aspen Online
Deployment Desktop V7.1.

Aspen Online Deployment Desktop V7.1 can be installed side-by-side with


older versions.

The online server cannot be installed side-by-side with older versions;


only one online server installation can be active on any given computer
system.

HYSYS support requires HYSYS 2006.5 or later.

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HTFS+ support requires HTFS+ 2006.5 or later.

Aspen Plus support requires Aspen Plus 2006.5 or later.

Aspen Custom Modeler support requires Aspen Custom Modeler 2006.5 or


later.

Aspen OTS Framework


Product Description
Aspen OTS Framework enables a large dynamic simulation to run in real time
using parallel processing, and enables the various components of an operator
training simulator to link to the simulation via OPC.
The Aspen OTS Framework has a configuration mode used to identify the
name and location of the partitions, make stream and control signal
connections and publish tags.
The run mode launches the simulation cases, runs and synchronizes the
partitions, exchanges stream data between them, and exposes simulation
variables and commands via OPC. This enables simulation data to be
displayed on the operator interface, and operator / DCS actions to be
immediately sent to the simulator.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.1


The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

Multiple snapshots

Auto map improvements

Updated variable browser

Multiple Snapshots
Aspen OTS Framework now supports multiple snapshots. Previously you could
only have one snapshot. You can use these to save different starting
scenarios, or to save snapshots part way through a training exercise. When
you take or restore a snapshot you must now specify a name for the
snapshot. You can take and restore named snapshots through the OPC
interface.

Auto Map Improvements


Previously if you imported a list of DCS tags, only those which could be
mapped to a simulation variable using automap would be added to the tag
list. Now all of the tags are added to the tag list. Unmapped tags are given an
IOMode of NoMap. You can manually map the NoMap tags by clicking on
the button in the tags Tagname field to bring up the Variable Browser.

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Updated Variable Browser


Aspen OTS Framework uses a new version of the Variable Browser. This has
the same functionality as the previous version, but with an updated look and
feel.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen OTS Framework V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the same
time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen OTS
Framework..

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Aspen OnLine

Product Description
Aspen OnLine allows automation of the transfer of validated plant data to
rigorous process models, removing the need for engineers to perform the
laborious and repetitive task. It is also closely integrated with DMCPlus. Aspen
OnLine provides all the essential capabilities for communicating with any
running DMCPlus controllers. It was used in many real-time closed-loop
optimization (CLRTO) projects around the world. Besides the CLRTO
application, Aspen OnLine has also been used in inferential property
calculation, performance monitoring, and open-loop optimization applications.
It is the platform for driving various model types in the AES suite of modeling
tools. Aspen OnLine can drive Aspen Plus, ACM (Aspen Custom Modeler) and
Aspen HYSYS models. It is the enabling technology that provides the means
for deploying rigorous process models in plant operations.

New Features and


Enhancements in V7.0 and V7.1
There are no new features or enhancements in release V7.0 and V7.1.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen OnLine V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the same time as
version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen OnLine.

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Aspen Plus Based Refinery


Reactors

Aspen Plus Catcracker


(formerly Aspen FCC)
Product Description
Aspen Plus CatCracker, formerly called Aspen FCC, is a member of the
AspenTech new generation of refinery reactor models. It rigorously simulates
the riser/reactor and regenerator kinetics, accurately predicting yields for a
wide range of feedstocks and operating conditions.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


and V7.1
There are no new features or enhancements in release V7.0 and V7.1.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Plus Catcracker V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the same
time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Plus Catcracker.

Aspen Plus Hydrocracker


(formerly Aspen Hydrocracker)
Product Description
Aspen Plus Hydrocracker, formerly called Aspen Hydrocracker, is a member of
the AspenTech new generation of refinery reactor models. It accurately
predicts yields and product properties for widely different feedstocks and

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operating conditions. An Aspen Plus Hydrocracker flowsheet simulates all


sections of the hydrocracking unit. It can include simplified or fully rigorous
fractionation models.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


and V7.1
There are no new features or enhancements in release V7.0 and V7.1.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Plus Hydrocracker V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the same
time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Plus
Hydrocracker.

Aspen Plus Hydrotreater


(formerly Aspen Hydrotreater)
Product Description
Aspen Plus Hydrotreater, formerly called Aspen Hydrotreater, is a member of
the AspenTech new generation of refinery reactor models. It accurately
predicts yields and product properties for widely different feedstocks and
operating conditions. An Aspen Plus Hydrotreater flowsheet simulates all
sections of the hydrocracking unit. It can include simplified or fully rigorous
fractionation models.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


and V7.1
There are no new features or enhancements in release V7.0 and V7.1.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Plus Hydrotreater V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the same
time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Plus
Hydrotreater.

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Aspen Plus Reformer (formerly


Aspen CatRef)
Product Description
Aspen Plus Reformer, formerly called Aspen CatRef, is a member of the
AspenTech new generation of refinery reactor models. It accurately predicts
yields and properties resulting from different feedstocks and operating
conditions.

New Features and Enhancements in V7.0


and V7.1
There are no new features or enhancements in release V7.0 and V7.1.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen Plus Reformer V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the same
time as version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen Plus Reformer.

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Aspen Open Object Model


Framework

Product Description
Aspen Open Object Model Framework (OOMF) is an AspenTech corporate
component that is used for the configuration, solution and investigation of
large-scale numerical problems. It is embedded within several AspenTech
products such as Aspen Plus, Aspen HYSYS, Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining,
HYSYS Upstream, Aspen Advisor, Aspen PIMS, and Aspen MBO.
When OOMF is embedded within a product, users of the product interact with
OOMF via that products graphical user interface. OOMF is also available to
internal AspenTech developers and services professionals as a DOS
executable. These internal users interact with OOMF using the OOMF script
language to create and manipulate simulation data. The OOMF script
language has many of the features of an advanced programming language,
such as mathematical and string functions, if-then-else logic, and for-do
loops. Products that embed OOMF also extend the capabilities of the equation
based scripting language by providing application-specific commands.

New Features and


Enhancements in V7.0
The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.0:

OOMF simulations and blocks can now be saved to and restored from
binary compound storage files.

A new custom connection model allows custom connections to be created


between ports on different blocks.

OOMF V7.0 supports generic global data structures, i.e., an OOMF model
can now include equations or inequalities that refer to variables present
within another model.

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New Features and


Enhancements in V7.1
The following new features and enhancements were added in release V7.1:

OOMF simulations and blocks can now be saved to, and restored from,
XML files

OOMF Simulations and Blocks


OOMF simulations and blocks can now be saved to, and restored from, XML
files.

Compatibility Notes
Aspen OOMF V7.0 and V7.1 can be installed and used at the same time as
version 2006.5 and other previous versions of Aspen OOMF.

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