Perform Overpressure Protection

Analysis in Aspen HYSYS

April 8, 2014
Saif Sheikh, Advisory Business Consultant
Gabriel Winter, Principle Business Consultant

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Engineering

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Development

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Engineering

Aspen HYSYS
&
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Analysis

Operations
and Planning
Support

Equipment
Design

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Evaluation

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Relief Valve Sizing in Aspen HYSYS v8.3

(PSV Plus)

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What is an Overpressure Protection System?

Relief valve relieves pressure

Flare safely burns excess

Flare header directs gas to flare

Equipment builds up pressure

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Overpressure Protection Analysis

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Size relief valves

3
Design / rate flare system
1

Identify relief scenarios

calculate relief loads

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Overpressure Protection Analysis

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Size relief valves

3
Design / rate flare system
1
HYSYS model equipment/plant

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Overpressure Protection Analysis

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Size relief valves

Flare System Analyzer

models flare

1
HYSYS model equipment/plant

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Overpressure Protection Analysis

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Size relief valves

Flare System Analyzer

models flare

Third party or
in-house product

1
HYSYS model equipment/plant

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Overpressure Protection Analysis

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Size relief valves

Flare System Analyzer

models flare

1
HYSYS model equipment/plant

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Relief Valve Sizing

Relief Valve

Aspen Flare System Analyzer

Acquired in Sept 2012

Aspen HYSYS

Part of every project

Multiple scenarios evaluated
Safety is highest priority

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Relief Valve Sizing: BEFORE

MS Excel

Aspen HYSYS

Manual workflow. Limited scenarios. Sub-optimal results

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Relief Valve Sizing in Aspen HYSYS

Single environment. Multiple Scenarios. Safer Designs.

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Challenges with Relief Valve Sizing

1. Ensure Data
Accuracy

2. Incorporate
Standards

3. Consider
Multiple
Scenarios

4. Develop
Regulatory
Reports

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1st Challenge: Ensure Data Accuracy

1. Ensure Data
Accuracy

Automated Relief Valve Sizing

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2nd Challenge: Incorporate Standards

2. Incorporate
Standards

Automated Relief Load Calculation

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3rd Challenge: Consider Multiple Scenarios

Choose from 25 Contingencies

3. Consider
Multiple
Scenarios

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4th Challenge: Develop Relief Valve Reports

Library of Reports

Automated Relief Valve Documentation

4. Develop
Regulatory
Reports

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ONE Environment for Inherently Safer Design

ASPEN HYSYS v8.3

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Challenges with Relief Valve Sizing

Ensure Data
Accuracy

Incorporate
Standards

ASPEN HYSYS v8.3

Develop
Regulatory
Reports

Consider
Multiple
Scenarios

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Benefits
Save up to 70% in man-hours per overpressure protection
project

Develop inherently safer design by analyzing multiple

overpressure scenarios
Automate the generation of PSV documentation
Easily maintain and locate process relief information

PSVPlus released in 2005; trusted and used by over 20

companies

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Demonstration of Aspen HYSYS v8.3

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Beta Program Reactions

Safety Analysis in HYSYS v8.3 provides a pragmatic means of estimating relief

loads, PSV relieving area and Inlet/outlet line sizes in a quick and productive
manner. The scenario management system in HYSYS v8.3 allows the review of relief
contingencies and the expected back pressure all in one place. This addition to

aspen HYSYS may be used both as a design and as an educational tool.

Hamid Arabshahi, PhD, P.Eng. Process Dept Lead, AMEC In-Situ

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Beta Program Reactions

The new Aspen HYSYS safety analysis functionality is great for the relief analysis
of the process unit. We can now quickly estimate relieving fluid properties /
conditions, size the relief valves and produce required documentation all

without leaving HYSYS! This will minimize errors, improve the quality and speed
up our work significantly.
Nitesh Jain (Graduate Engineer)
Mehul Gandhi (Sr. Process Engineer)
Lakshmi Venkatesh (Dy General Manager-Process), Petrofac

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Beta Program Reactions

The most important utility of this incorporation for the user is that he does not
have to transfer data from one software to the other since it takes the needed
data directly from the Aspen HYSYS stream The interface created for this utility
in Aspen HYSYS is fast, clear and comfortable for the user. It permits him to
be flexible and to have a fast overview of the different PSVs, scenarios and data
in sizing the PSVs
Stefano Signor (Lead Services Engineer) and
Jordi Guerrero (Simulation Engineer) at INPROCESS Cons.& Tech.

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PSV Sizing and Documentation

More Information
Website
Video: Relief Valve Sizing in Aspen HYSYS v8.3

JumpStart Relief Valve Sizing in aspen HYSYS

CBT: Getting Started with Relief Valve Sizing in Aspen
HYSYS v8.3

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Want to See Similar Results?

Consider a training class from AspenTech

http://training.aspentech.com
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Aspen HYSYS: Process Modeling Training

Aspen HYSYS: Process Modeling (EHY101)

April 28, 2014, 2014 Houston, TX
April 28, 2014 Calgary, AB, Canada

May 5, 2014 Reading, UK

May 12, 2014 San Francisco, CA
http://support.aspentech.com/supportpublictrain/CourseInfo.asp?course=EH
Y101
Learn to build process simulations using Aspen HYSYS.
Discover how Aspen HYSYS allows rapid flowsheet construction
and bi-directional calculations.
Investigate how templates and subflowsheets can streamline
and organize simulation efforts.
Learn how to do preliminary cost estimation using Aspen Process
Economic Analyzer from the Aspen HYSYS Environment.
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Aspen HYSYS:
Advance Process Modeling Topics

Aspen HYSYS: Advance Process Modeling Topics

(EHY202)
April 10, 2014 Virtual-Latin America

April 10, 2014 Reading, UK

May 1, 2014 Calgary, AB, Canada
http://support.aspentech.com/supportpublictrain/CourseInfo.asp?course=EH
Y202
Learn how to use and apply advanced modeling techniques to
enhance your simulation.
Use the Column Subflowsheet to create custom columns.
Perform complex calculations on flowsheet variables.
Create models that emulate plant conditions.
Additional topics to be included during the second day to
address commonly requested subject areas including acid gas
cleaning and Pressure Safety Valve (PSV) sizing.
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Aspen HYSYS: Migration to V8

Aspen HYSYS: Migration to V8 (EHY208)

April 25, 2014 Virtual-Latin America
April 25, 2014 Buenos Aires, Argentina

May 9, 2014 Mexico City, Mexico

May 16, 2014 Houston, TX
http://support.aspentech.com/supportpublictrain/CourseInfo.asp?course=EH
Y208
Update your existing Aspen HYSYS skills to quickly migrate to
the new user interface.
Stay current with the new standards for Aspen HYSYS process
simulation.
Prepares existing users for advanced courses using the new user
interface and features.

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Aspen Flare System Analyzer Training

Flare Network Design and Rating (EHY2511)

April 10, 2014 Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 10, 2014 Mexico City, Mexico

April 24, 2014 Reading, UK

May 8, 2014 Sao Paulo, Brazil
http://support.aspentech.com/supportpublictrain/CourseInfo.asp?course=EH
Y2511
Learn the fundamental flare network modeling techniques for
pipeline design
Learn the basics for rating a flare convergent, divergent and
looped network for the constraint violations (Mach number,
MABP, Noise, velocity, RhoV2) & for pressure, temperature and
flow profile throughout the network
Understand the solver messages to analyze the flow network
problems and review options to take corrective measures
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Whats Next

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Questions?

For more information, contact todays presenters:

Saifuddin.Sheikh@aspentech.com
Gabriel.Winter@aspentech.com

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