PRO/II

Comprehensive Process Simulation

Quick Overview
The PRO/II process simulation program Oil/Gas Processing
performs rigorous mass and energy Amine sweetening
balances for a wide range of chemical Cascade refrigeration
processes. From oil/gas separation to Compressor train
reactive distillation, PRO/II offers the Deethanizer and demethanizer
most comprehensive and easy-to-use Expander plant
simulation solution available. Gas dehydration
Hydrate formation/inhibition
The products PROVISION graphical user
Multistage letdown
interface (GUI), provides a fully interac-
Platform operations
tive, Windows-based environment that is
Refrigeration loop
ideal for building and modifying both sim-
Turbo-expander optimization
ple and complex PRO/II models.
Refining
Industries Served Crude preheating
Oil/gas processing Atmospheric crude distillation
Refining Vacuum column
Petrochemicals FCC main fractionator
Chemicals Coker fractionator
Polymers Gas plant
Fine chemicals/pharmaceuticals Gasoline and naphtha stabilizer
Engineering & construction/consultancy Naphtha splitter and stripper
Simulation Applications Refinery reactors
Designing new processes Shift and methanator reactors
Evaluating alternate plant configurations Sour water stripper
Modernizing & revamping existing plants Sulfuric and HF acid alkylation
Assessing and documenting compliance Deisobutanizer
with environmental regulations Petrochemicals
Troubleshooting and debottlenecking Ethylene fractionator
plant processes C3 splitter
Monitoring, optimizing, and improving Aromatics separation
plant yields and profitability Cyclohexane plant
MTBE separation manufacturing
Naphthalene recovery
Olefin production
Oxygenate production
Propylene chlorination

 PRO/II - Modeling for a Wide Array of Applications

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

UNIT OPERATIONS
Generalized Flowsheet Models
Flash
Valve
Compressor/expander
Pump
Pipe
Mixer/splitter
Distillation Models
Inside/out, Enhanced I/O, SURE,
CHEMDIST algorithms
Two-/three-phase distillation
Four initial estimate generators
Electrolytic distillation
Reactive and batch distillation
Shortcut models
Liquid-liquid extractor
Packed column sizing and rating
Tray sizing and rating
Thermosyphon reboiler
Component Databanks Mixture Data
1,700+ pure component Binary parameters for 3,000+ VLE
library binaries on-line
Solids properties Binary parameters for 300+ LLE
1900+ component/species binaries on-line
electrolyte databank 2,200 azeotropes on-line for para-
Non-library components meter estimation
Pseudocomponents and assay Special data packages:
characterization Alcohol dehydration
User libraries Natural gas dehydration with
Properties from structure triethylene glycol
Multiple assay blends Sour water package from GPA
Van Krevelen method for (GPSWAT)
polymers Gas and liquid amines treating
Mercaptans

Heat Exchanger Models

Shell and tube, simplified, and LNG
heat exchangers
Zones analysis
Heating/cooling curves
Reactor Models
Conversion and equilibrium reactors
Plug flow reactor
Continuous stirred tank reactor
In-line FORTRAN reaction kinetics
Gibbs Free Energy minimization
Shift and methanation reactors
Boiling pot reactor
Interface to KBC Profimatics REFSIM,
HTRSIM, and FCCSIM Models
Batch reactor
Polymer Models
Continuous stirred tank reactor
Plug flow reactor
Kinetics Mechanisms
- Homogeneous Ziegler-Natta
- Chain polymerization
- Condensation polymerization
Wiped film evaporator
PERFORMANCE
AND SPECIAL FEATURES
In-line FORTRAN procedures
Stream calculator
General FORTRAN calculator
Unlimited components, streams, units,
and recycles
Generalized specifications and
constraints
User-added subroutines (UAS)
Case study
Simulation database
PRO/II Data Transfer System (PDTS)
Depressuring
Exergy analysis
PFD data export capability (.DXF
format for CAD programs)
OLE Automation Layer
PROVISION GUI
Flexible flowsheet drawing and
data input
Advanced reporting capabilities
On-line help
Color-coded input guidance
User-configurable defaults
HTML output review
Unit and stream search capability
Flowsheet panning
Autosizing
Keyword file input and generation
Plot manager
Assay curves and TBP plots
On-demand view of results
Dynamic update of stream temperature,
pressure, and flowrate flags

Solids Models
Crystallizer/dissolver
Countercurrent decanter
Centrifuge
Rotary filter
Dryer
Solid separator
Cyclone
 THERMODYNAMIC MODELS
Data Preparation, Validation, & Regression Binary Interaction Parameter Databanks Refining/Oil & Gas/Petrochemicals
PRO/II with PROVISION Soave-Redlich-Kwong (SRK) Soave-Redlich-Kwong (SRK)
Examine pure component fixed and Peng-Robinson (PR) Peng-Robinson (PR)
temperature-dependent properties in Huron-Vidal mixing rule (for SRK & PR) Huron-Vidal mixing rule (for SRK & PR)
tabular form or on plots Panagiotopoulos and Reid mixing rule Kabadi-Danner mixing rule (for SRK)
(for SRK & PR) Panagiotopoulos and Reid mixing rule
Generate properties from structure
SIMSCI mixing rule (for SRK) (for SRK & PR)
Produce private user libraries
BWRS SIMSCI mixing rule (for SRK)
Regress pure component property data
UNIQUAC Temperature-dependent Kijs
Regress mixture phase equilibria data
NRTL-8 coefficient form Lee-Kesler
Display calculated binary VLE and
Henrys Law for non-condensibles Lee-Kesler-Ploecker
VLLE plots
Heats of mixing Grayson-Streed
DATAPREP Braun K10
Review reference and source informa- Hayden-OConnell
Ideal library methods
tion for data Hexamer
BWRS
Show family plots for fixed properties Chao-Seader
Display library enthalpy plots for Costald
components API density method
Single and multi-fluid Rackett densities
FLOWSHEET CONTROL INTERACTIVE Steam tables
CALCULATIONS Free-water decant
Feed-forward control
Feedback controller Visual convergence status Petrochemicals/Chemicals/Polymers
Multivariable controller Independent cross-checking of data UNIFAC (VLE, LLE, AND VLLE)
Parameter cross-referencing Calculation control options - Temperature dependent
Optimizer (run, step, stop, go to) UNIFAC-FV (free volume)
Automatic sequencing Breakpoint management UNIWAALS
Recycle convergence methods (set, clear, show) UNIQUAC
- Direct Substitution Flash hot key NRTL-8 coefficient form
- Wegstein acceleration BVLE hot key Wilson
- Broyden acceleration Flowsheet convergence window Van Laar
Interactive and batch calculation Margules
control Regular solution model
Acid dimerization
Henrys Law for non-condensibles
Henrys Law for dilute aqueous systems
Three-phase equilibrium (VLLE)
Client Testimonials Heat of mixing
SIMSCIs powerful tools have given solutions to many problems concerning Hayden-OConnell
Electrolyte models (OLI and Chen)
optimization, debottlenecking, energy savings, and new designs. The technolo-
Advanced Lattice Model (ALM) for
gy is supported by truly excellent engineering services, said EniChems corpo- polymers
rate simulation coordinator. EniChem wanted to find a standard that has an Flory-Huggins with Chi for polymers
open and common architecture across its diverse simulation applications and SAFT EOS for polymers
PHSC EOS for polymers
also wanted an experienced vendor with a track record in more than just
steady-state flowsheeting. SIMSCI has the right strategic technology mix and a
vision of a Windows environment, as well as references in fluid flow, data rec-
onciliation, heat transfer, on-line optimization, and wastewater.
PRO/II - Delivering Rigorous Simulation Results to Your Desktop
1 Draw Your Flowsheet
1) Select the appropriate unit opera-
tions from the PRO/II suite of
process unit icons. Simply point to
the icon button, click the mouse,
and drop the unit in the work area
by clicking again. Defining the
streams is also easy. Just click the
STREAMS button. Then, point and
click the mouse on the feed and
product ports of each process unit.
4 Define Your Feed Streams
4) Double-click on each external feed
stream to supply stream data
(flowrates, compositions, tempera-
ture, and pressure).
2 Define Your
Components
2) Click the components icon button to
enter a list of all components in the
process. Choose from more than
1,700 components in SIMSCIs built-
in database by typing the compo-
nent name or selecting it from a
pre-defined list.
5 Provide Your
Process Conditions
5) Double-click on each unit operation
icon in your flowsheet, and provide
the required process data (data
fields outlined in red). As you enter
process data, the data field border
changes color from red to blue.
Select Your
3 Thermodynamic
Calculation Methods
3) Click the phase diagram button to
choose your thermodynamic meth-
ods from the list of commonly used
methods, generalized correlations,
equations-of-state methods, liquid-
activity methods, and special data
packages.
6 Run Your Simulation
6) Thats it! Once you have provided
all of the required data and no
longer see red-bordered fields, you
are ready to run your simulation.
Typical Processes Modeled
with PRO/II
Chemicals
Ammonia synthesis
Azeotropic and extractive distillation
Crystallization
Dehydration processes
Inorganic processes (including
electrolytes)
Liquid-liquid extraction
Phenol distillation
Solids handling

Polymers
Free radical polymerization
General-purpose polystyrene
Low-density polyethylene
Polymethyl methacrylate
Polyvinylacetate
Step-growth polymerization
Polyesters
PolyamidesNylon 6, nylon 6/6,
and nylon 6/12
Copolymers
Polystyrene-co-methyl methacrylate
Polyethylene vinylacetate
Pharmaceuticals
Batch distillation
Batch reaction
Powerful, Easy to Use Interface
The PRO/II simulation program offers a
graphical environment with an easy-to-
use interactive interface, PROVISION. A
full-featured drawing utility incorporates
point-and-click and drag-and-drop func-
tionality for defining streams and unit
operationsso drawing process flow dia-
grams (PFDs) is simple.
PROVISION employs a novel approach to problem specification: an interac-
tive color-coded data entry and validation system guides you through simu-
lation setup and execution. The result: a remarkably easy-to-learn and easy-
to-use interface with visually enhanced program navigation.
ProductivityEnhancing Architecture
PRO/II not only promotes ease-of-use but also provides the openness need-
ed to successfully transfer important data to other engineering programs.
Engineering workgroups can significantly improve productivity using this fea-
ture. The PRO/II OLE Automation layer provides access to practically any
piece of data in a simulation database. You can easily move data between
PRO/II and Microsoft Excel or other OLE compliant applications through the
server interface. This powerful capability supports practically any engineering
workflow process.
Having a standard process engineering computing environment reduces soft-
ware learning curves, facilitates data transfer between applications, and increas-
es software usage. PRO/II provides an environment where engineers spend less
time simulating process problems and more time implementing process
improvements.

PROVISION incorporates many built-in

Microsoft standards, such as OLE
Automation, enabling you to quickly
transfer graphics and process data to
other Windows applications. You can eas-
ily configure the environment to suit your
preferences in many areas, such as units
of measure, thermodynamics, and unit
icon types. In addition, you can select
interactive or batch calculation control
and quickly review simulation results via
on-demand reports, plots, and tables.
PRO/II Add-on Modules
The PRO/II process simulation program offers you a number of optional
modules for expanded functionality.
Interface Modules
HTFS - The PRO/II-HTFS Interface automates the retrieval of stream property
data from a PRO/II database and creates an HTFS input file using the data.
HTRI - The PRO/II-HTRI Interface retrieves data from a PRO/II database and
creates HTRI input files for the various HTRI programs. Stream property pro-
files from PRO/II thermophysical properties calculations are provided to
HTRIs rigorous heat exchanger design programs.
 Linnhoff March - Rigorous mass and
energy balance results from PRO/II can
be transferred to the Column module
of the SuperTarget suite to analyze
the overall energy efficiency of a sepa-
ration process. Suggested improve-
ments then can be evaluated in a sub-
sequent PRO/II run.
Application Modules
Batch - A stirred tank batch reactor
and a batch distillation model are
available for running separately or as
part of a PRO/II flowsheet. The opera-
tion is described through a sequence
of operating policy statements, provid-
ing unparalleled flexibility.
Electrolytes - This module forms a
seamless integration with rigorous
electrolyte thermodynamic algorithms
developed by OLI Systems, Inc. The
Electrolyte Utility Package, part of the
module, extends the functionality even
further by providing features such as
generating custom electrolyte models
and creating and maintaining propri-
etary species databanks.
Polymers - Industrial polymer processes
can be simulated and analyzed, with
capabilities ranging from monomer
purification and polymerization reac-
tions to separation and finishing.
Unique to PRO/II, this module provides
the ability to describe any polymer
component by a series of average
molecular weight fractions, allowing
accurate modeling of polymer blend-
ing or fractionation.
Profimatics - The KBC Profimatics
reactor models (REFSIM, HTRSIM, FCC
SIM) are fully integrated as PRO/II unit
operations. Unique to PRO/II, basic
component and thermophysical prop-
erties data modified by these reactions
are automatically updated including
convergence of recycle stream data.
Hardware Requirements
PC/LAN: Intel Pentium 120MHz/
or compatible CPU
32 Mb of RAM
75 Mb Disk Space
SVGA Graphics Card and Monitor
CD-Rom Drive
Windows 95/98/NT
Compatible mouse
Process
Engineering Suite
SIMSCIs Process Engineering Suite (PES) is a
consistent set of technically superior tools
for process engineering design and opera-
tional analysis. Using the industry leading
Windows NT environment, our integrated
suite of software readily interfaces with
other applications commonly used by
process engineers, thus enhancing produc-
tivity in the plant lifecycle. PES can be used
for oil and gas production, refining, petro-
chemicals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and
polymer plant modeling.
PRO/II General-purpose process flow-
sheeting and optimization.
HEXTRAN Comprehensive heat-transfer
simulation and pinch analysis.
DATACON Complete plant gross error
detection and data reconciliation.
INPLANT Multiphase, fluid flow simula-
tion for plant piping networks.
VISUAL FLOW Design and modeling of
safety systems and pressure relief networks.

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