The report will save as a text file and report every possible calculation/specification imaginable.
Complete Report a.) On the top toolbar/ribbon, Click: Home > Reports b.) To view a text file of the full report, Click: Full Report > Create. A menu much like the one used to specify the feed stream will appear and can be sorted through to find certain desired values. Individual Streams a.) To view an individual stream, double-click the stream and you can click through stream conditions, composition, etc. Below are two methods for viewing results. If your tower design includes a side draw, simply name that stream as well before proceeding.Īfter the simulation has run, the results do not display spontaneously. If the number of tower stages is known, type in the "# stages" box. For the inlet stream, select the stage or tray where it will enter by clicking the "Inlet Stage" drop-down menu 6. Click each input and output stream and type a distinct name for each (all required streams that need names are highlighted in yellow above). For this example a total condenser will be used. Select the appropriate condenser type (total, partial, or full reflux) as stated by your tower design. If desired, change the Column Name by clicking and typing a new name. However certain aspects are relevant to all projects. different projects will call for different tower specs). These five steps will vary greatly from process to process (i.e. This will open the Column Input window which consists of five pages. Double-click on the tower that was just placed in the simulation area. The next steps are very important as they will define the conditions inside the tower. In this case I have added several pure hydrocarbons.
Compounds that have been successfully added are located in the list on the left hand side of the screen. Repeat for ALL compounds present in the system being modeled. Find the compound by searching or filtering the list of pre-loaded compounds on the right side of the screen. From the fluids package screen, click "view" (located next to the Component List Selection). If a species in your system is not in the HYSYS list, you can add a "user defined" compound. There is also a search feature with several filters to help find certain compounds faster.
The HYSYS software has a list containing thousands of known compounds to select from. For our purposes we will consider a debutanizer, which is designed to separate butane out of a stream containing many different hydrocarbons. Next, we must define what chemical species are present in the system.