Building MS Excel User Interfaces for Aspen HYSYS Simulations Using Aspen Simulation Workbook

Course Id:  EHY121   |   Duration:  1.00 day(s)   |   CEUs Awarded:  0.7   |   Level:  Introductory

Course Objective

Learn how to embed and link an Aspen HYSYS Simulation case and variables within MS Excel? without using any programming languages. User can hide complex interfaces & technical details and perform analysis in Excel. User can link models to online plant data for on-demand advisory.

Course Overview

  • Create user interfaces to complex simulations for end-users unfamiliar with Aspen HYSYS
  • Use MS Excel® functionality such as plots, calculations, formatting, etc. to enhance the display of simulation results
  • Link simulation models to online plant data for on-demand advisory

Benefits

Learn to embed and link an Aspen HYSYS Simulation case and variables within MS Excel® without using any programming languages

Audience

Engineers who want to develop MS Excel® user interfaces to Aspen HYSYS simulations

Approach

  • Course notes containing lecture materials, examples, and workshops are distributed
  • Lecture topics are reinforced with workshops throughout the day
  • Questions relating the course material to real life problems are encouraged

Prerequisites

Attend training course EHY101 Aspen HYSYS: Process Modeling or extended experience in using Aspen HYSYS product for process modeling.

Subsequent Courses

  • EHY201 Aspen HYSYS: Process Modeling Additional Topics
  • EHY2102 Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining: Process Modeling and Optimization for Refinery Unit Operations
  • EHY221 Aspen HYSYS Dynamics: Dynamic Modeling

Class Schedule

Class Agenda

EHY121: Building MS Excel User Interfaces for Aspen HYSYS Simulations Using Aspen Simulation Workbook

Introduction – What is Aspen Simulation Workbook (ASW)

  • Brief introduction about Aspen Simulation workbook and the add in tool in MS Excel®

Basic Features of ASW
  • Manage the ASW Add-in inside Excel
  • Overview of the ASW Environment and working with Model Variables
  • Use the Table Wizard to build tables of simulation variables
  • Workshop: Create a process flow diagram using ASW process icon library
  • Workshop: Link an Aspen HYSYS simulation process, add key model variables to the Variable Organizer and create tables of the variables in ASW
  • Workshop: Create a table template for creating multiple tables using the same layout and format

Adding Automation to Your ASW Interface
  • Add MS Excel® equations and create plots of Aspen HYSYS variables
  • Insert ASW functions and assign ASW macros to add functionality
  • Enhance the interface using conditional formatting
  • Workshop: Add an ASW function to retrieve the simulation status and an ASW macro to change a column reflux ratio using a scroll bar

Running Scenarios
  • Overview of Scenarios and setting up Scenario Tables to run multiple cases
  • Workshop: Create a Scenario analysis to evaluate the effect of cutpoint temperatures on product flow rates

Linking Models to Process Data
  • Link simulation model variables with plant process data and create Plant Data Tables
  • Workshop: Import key process data tags and map the tags to model variables.  Plot the model and plant variables for a column temperature profile.

Publishing and Deploying Models
  • Restrict end-user access to ASW features
  • Encapsulate model files or pointers to files in ASW workbooks for easier distribution to end-users through email, MS SharePoint, etc.
  • Deploy files over a web server
  • Workshop: Set access conditions on a flowsheet interface to prevent accessing the Aspen HYSYS model and Workbook Organizer and make the simulation active on startup of the ASW workbook

Troubleshooting Common ASW Issues
  • Change the location or name of the linked Aspen HYSYS simulation file
  • Best practice to minimize breaking links between workbook and model variables
  • Create automatic Backups of ASW data
  • Verify workbook data before saving

Aspen Technology, Inc. awards Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for training classes conducted by our organization. One CEU is granted for every 10 hours of class participation.