Aspen Petroleum Scheduler Refresher Course and Aspen Petroleum Scheduler User Certification

This is a refresher course for Aspen Petroleum Scheduler fundamentals and designed for participants who are preparing to take the APS User Certification exam. This version is delivered virtually through a 4-hrs online instructor-led session with access to virtual training lab for self-practices. Certification exam will be held on the next day.

Note: Only Credit Card Payment is accepted.


Course Schedule

This image is not available because: You don’t have the privileges to see it, or it has been removed from the system

Audience:

This class is designed for anyone who wants to sit for Aspen Petroleum Scheduler User Certification exam

Training Details

  • Course Id:

    ACU-APS01

  • Duration:

    0.5 day(s)

  • CEUs Awarded:

    0.4

  • Level:

    Introductory

Benefits

  • Aspen Petroleum Scheduler User Certification study guide
  • 4hrs live session with our Aspen Petroleum Scheduler instructor
  • Access to Aspen Petroleum Scheduler software provided through an interactive cloud-based environment. Participants can continue to use the cloud-based environment for their self-practice after the live session. 
  • A quick run-through on APS fundamentals with hands-on exercises
  • Aspen Petroleum Scheduler User Certification exam

Pre-requisites

  • A background in chemical/process engineering, oil/gas industry, or in petroleum refining and refinery scheduling. 
  • Attended RBS121 course in the past, or have reasonable practical usage experience with APS.
  • Computer with Internet access, webcam and audio capabilities. During the online certification, participants will be required to turn on their webcam.

Agenda

Day 1 – Morning (0900H – 1300H): 

System Overview and User Interface
  • Review the Orion System architecture and understand the interface and its features.
Scheduling Workflow 
  • Review the workflow for Refinery scheduling and the processes involved such as inventory loading and auditing data, baseline import, etc.
  • Demo: Performing Inventory update using Aspen Excel Integration Utility  
Event Application
  • Introduce the APS/Orion scheduling application to schedule events, learn about navigation through event interface in order to perform refinery scheduling and also methods of trending data using APS.
  • Review different types of events and their usage.
  • Demo: Using APS ,create a crude schedule keeping into consideration the refinery crude operations and the constraints if any.
  • Demo: Create a process schedule and making use of the Event Interface and Trend interface to trend tank and property information.
Blend Scheduling 
  • Understand the purpose of Optimization functionality of Single Blend Optimizer in APS and the events associated with the blending process.
  • Demo: Create a blend event using Single Blend Optimizer tool for 2 days for a specific grade of Gasoline and obtain an optimized recipe. 
Simulation and Publishing 
  • Review the different methods available for performing simulation of a schedule and also understand the different methods of publishing available.
Advanced Techniques
  • Review the modelling techniques helpful for property tracking, inventory representation and control. 
  • Demo: Define a linearly calculated property and the method to track using APS Flowsheets.


Day 1 – Afternoon (1300H – 1800H):

Self-practice with APS through cloud-based environment

Practice Workshops using Demo model:
  1. Performing Inventory update using Aspen Excel Integration Utilitity
  2. Using APS ,create a crude events, process and blend events.
  3. Learn about the Trend and Event interface to trend tank and property information and it’s other features.
  4. Using Blending Event screen, optimize a blend event using Single Blend Optimizer and learn about the objective function.
  5. Define a linearly calculated property and the method to track using APS Flowsheets.


Day 2 – Afternoon (1300H – 1700H):

Aspen User Certification Exam


 

Register for a Class

Date Class Type Location Price Language

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.