Hysys User Guide

SIZING
User Guide
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Table of Contents
1
Introducing Sizing ...................................................... 1-1

1.1
Introduction..........................................................................1-2
1.2
The Capabilities of Sizing ....................................................1-3
Installing HYSYS with Sizing ..................................... 2-1

2.1
Basic Requirements ............................................................2-2
2.2
Installing HYSYS with Sizing ...............................................2-4
2.3
Standalone Licenses Mode .................................................2-6
2.4
Network Licenses Mode ....................................................2-12
Interface ..................................................................... 3-1

3.1
Interface Basics ...................................................................3-2
Sizing Basics .............................................................. 4-1

4.1
Introduction..........................................................................4-2
4.2
Importing Unit Operations....................................................4-3
4.3
Menu Bar Options................................................................4-6
4.4
Exporting Data...................................................................4-13
Basis Phase ................................................................ 5-1

5.1
Introduction..........................................................................5-2
5.2
General Project Page ..........................................................5-3
5.3
Global Selection Page .........................................................5-6
5.4
Global Sizing/Design Page..................................................5-8
Selection Phase ......................................................... 6-1

6.1
Introduction..........................................................................6-2
6.2
Equipment Categories .........................................................6-3
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Sizing Phase ............................................................... 7-1

7.1
Introduction..........................................................................7-3
7.2
Sizing and Displaying Individual Item Data .........................7-5
7.3
Vessels Category ................................................................7-6
7.4
Heat Transfer Category .....................................................7-11
7.5
Rotating Equipment Category ...........................................7-15
7.6
Tower Category .................................................................7-19
7.7
Reactor Category ..............................................................7-24
7.8
Solids Handling Category ..................................................7-28
Theory......................................................................... 8-1
8.1
Selection..............................................................................8-2
8.2
Sizing...................................................................................8-5
8.3
References ........................................................................8-23
Index............................................................................I-1
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Introducing Sizing
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1 Introducing Sizing
1.1 Introduction......................................................................................2
1.2 The Capabilities of Sizing ...............................................................3
1.2.1 The Sizing Difference ...............................................................3
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Introduction
1.1 Introduction
Sizing is a revolutionary integrated process evaluation system that
unifies process simulation, equipment selection, sizing, design, and
detailed capital evaluation operations into one application. This allows
for open interaction between process and project engineers during the
design phase of a project.
Applying Sizing gives your company the competitive advantage that you
need and it allows you to do the following:
Reduce overhead by reducing your proposal costs.

Bid on more projects and win more projects (if you must lose, lose
with minimal time and effort).
Increase accuracy by focusing your people on profitable projects.
Faced with your design conclusions, you need answers to decide
on funding, staffing, and choosing one project over another.
Evaluate client requests, prepare proposals, and lump-sum bids
that were once both time consuming and resource demanding.
Increase client base by providing your clients with alternatives
that were once too expensive to create.
Reduce your process design time and promote the best design
forward in the lifecycle based on economics.
With Sizing, you have an easy-to-use application with a variety of

interfaces. Sizing has a built-in, fully functional, interactive relationship
with HYSYS. You can readily select the entire flowsheet or a single
operation for sizing, designing, and evaluating. Built on the solid
foundation of AEA Technologys PICASSO framework, Sizing combines
AEAs solid process understanding and knowledge base, and the Icarus
Corporations design and costing knowledge base into one application.
The PICASSO framework is a technology developed by AEA Technology
that provides the infrastructure for building component based
applications. It allows the assembly of an arbitrary collection of parts,
which individually focus on highly specific problems, into one
integrated application.
Hence, Sizing is a collection of modules assembled by the PICASSO
framework that combines the strengths of various focused applications
for the sizing, selection, and other rule based utilities with the
mechanical design and costing modules from Icarus into one
consolidated application.
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Introducing Sizing
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1.2 The Capabilities of Sizing

The following list highlights some of the capabilities of Sizing:
Two-way integration with HYSYS.

Automatic equipment selection options that recommend
equipment types based on process conditions and heuristics.
Rigorously size equipment based on process simulator derived
data using industry accepted methods.
Update HYSYS with accurate equipment capacity information for
simulating in rating or dynamics mode.
Uses ICARUS Kbase to implement a wide variety of
mechanical design standards (ASME, BS5500, JIS, API, and
DIN) to conform to the engineering and construction best
practices.
Uses Kbase to simulates vendor methods for cost of process
equipment that conforms to design standards and manufacturing
costs based on self-contained and updated multi-national cost
bases (UK, Japan, US).
Uses Kbase to develop installation bulks independent of
process equipment cost, by implementing design methods for
civil, steel, insulation, electrical, piping, and instrumentation
through built-in P&Ids, stored isometrics, control system network
schematics, foundation design, and volumetric models.
General project (plants bulk and process equipment) capital cost
reporting and engineering, procurement, construction cost
modeling, and scheduling.
1.2.1 The Sizing Difference

Unlike traditional cost evaluation systems, Sizing extracts greater value
by unifying process simulation, equipment selection and sizing, and
detailed capital evaluation operations into one integrated application.
This allows your project and process engineers to openly interact during
the design phase of the project.
By using Sizing, you can empower your asset teams to quickly evaluate
process ideas and conceptual designs by automatically extending your
process simulation models into process equipment and design
estimates for rating and/or dynamic simulation. All this allows you to
make solid capital investment decisions.
Make the Right Decision at the Right Time.
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The Capabilities of Sizing
Installing HYSYS with Sizing
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2 Installing HYSYS with

Sizing
2.1 Basic Requirements ........................................................................2
2.2 Installing HYSYS with Sizing ..........................................................4
2.3 Standalone Licenses Mode.............................................................6
2.3.1 HYSYS (with Sizing) Installation to a Network Server..............7
2.3.2 Potential Problems Starting Standalone Licenses Mode .........9
2.4 Network Licenses Mode................................................................12
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
Using the Network Licenses in Local Mode ...........................13

Configuring the Network Licenses for Normal Operation .......14
HYSYS (with Sizing) Installation to a Network Server............20
Potential Problems Running Network Licenses Mode ...........22
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Basic Requirements
2.1 Basic Requirements

System Component
Requirement
Microprocessor
Pentium 200 or better
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 2000/NT 4.0/98/95
Physical Memory
Windows 2000/XP
- 64 MB of RAM
Total Memory
Windows 2000/XP
-RAM+Virtual Memory
Disk Space
Approximately 500 MB of free disk space is required.
Serial Port
The GREEN security dongle used with the "standalone dongle"

version of HYSYS can only be attached to a serial
communications port of the computer running the application
(do not plug in a serial mouse behind the security dongle).
Parallel/USB Ports
SLM dongles are Sentinel SuperPro - Computer ID dongles,

manufactured by Rainbow Technologies. The Computer ID
dongle is installed on the parallel port (printer port) of your
computer. An arrow indicates which end should be plugged to
the computer. This is the new dongle that is used for both
Standalone and Network versions of HYSYS.
Monitor/Video
Absolute minimum: VGA (640x480).
> 128 MB
Minimum usable: SVGA (800x600).

Recommended: SVGA (1024x768).
Mouse
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Required. A mouse cannot be plugged into the back of the

green serial port dongle used with the "standalone" version of
HYSYS.
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The following table is the basic requirements for HYSYS 3.2:

System Component
Requirements
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher.
Processor Speed
Pentium II 400 MHz, recommended PIII 700 MHz or better.
RAM requirements
Minimum 128 MB RAM, recommended 256 MB.

Total Memory (RAM + Virtual Memory) minimum 300 MB,
recommended greater than 300 MB
Disk Space
Minimum 200 MB of free disk space.
Serial Port
The green security dongle is used with the standalone version

of HYSYS and can only be attached to a serial communications
port of the computer running the application (do not plug in a
serial mouse behind the security dongle).
Parallel/USB Ports
SLM dongles are Sentinel SuperPro - Computer ID dongles,

manufactured by Rainbow Technologies. The Computer ID
dongle is installed on the parallel port (printer port) of your
computer. An arrow indicates which end should be plugged to
the computer. This is the new dongle that is used for both
Standalone and Network versions of HYSYS.
Monitor/Video
Minimum usable: SVGA (800 x 600).

Recommended: SVGA (1024 x 768).
Mouse
Required. Note that a mouse cannot be plugged into the back

of the green serial port dongle used with the standalone
version of HYSYS.
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2.2 Installing HYSYS with Sizing

The HYSYS installation
program creates files only in
the directory specified to it
during the installation setup
procedure.
The following instructions are written assuming installation on

Windows 2000.
1.
Shut down all other programs on the computer before starting the
installation process.
2.
Insert the HYSYS software CD in to the CD drive of your computer.

For computers which have the CD-ROM Autorun feature enabled, steps
#3 and #4 will be automatically performed.
3.
From the Start menu, select Run.
4.
In the Run view, type: d:\setup.exe and click on the OK button

(where d: is your CD drive).
5.
The following installation screen appears.

Figure 2.1
6.
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Click the Install Products link.
On the Setup Type view, you

can select which features/
options you want to install
from the program.
7.
On the Products view, select HYSYS. The Installation Wizard may

take a few moments to load.
8.
Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with installation.
9.
To ensure that Sizing is going to be included in the installation,

select the Custom radio button on the Setup Type view.
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Figure 2.2
10. Click the Next button.

11. On the next view, ensure that the Sizing checkbox is checked. If this
is not selected, Sizing is not installed.
Figure 2.3
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Standalone Licenses Mode
At this point in the installation, the security feature checks to see if

ICARUS was previously installed. If the ICARUS software is not found, a
warning message displays stating that ICARUS must be installed prior
to the installation of HYSYS.Sizing. The installation process for
HYSYS.Sizing then ends so that you may install the ICARUS software.
2.3 Standalone Licenses Mode

The standalone licenses mode checks for the presence of a GREEN
hardware security dongle on the serial (COM) port of the computer
running the software. If you are using a Rainbow Technologies Inc.
NetSentinel-C security dongle refer to Section 2.4 - Network Licenses
Mode.
Connecting the Security Device

Do not plug a serial mouse
into the back of the green
security dongle.
The arrow on the label indicates the proper orientation of the dongle
(the arrow must point towards the computer). The dongle can be
plugged into either a 9-pin or 25-pin serial port. Hyprotech ships a 9 to
25-pin converter with the dongle but a standard modem cable can also
be used.
The ports on the rear of many PCs are unlabelled. For the serial ports (9
or 25-pin) the "pins" of the connector are visible. For the parallel port
and the video port where the monitor is plugged in, a "socket" type
connector can be seen. To prevent damage, all equipment should be
switched off when connecting/disconnecting devices from ports on the
computer.
The security dongle has limited pass-through capabilities. Certain other
serial peripherals may be connected to the back of the dongle to allow
non-concurrent use of the security dongle and the peripheral. Do not
plug a serial mouse into the back of the dongle. The mouse operates, but
HYSYS is unable to find the dongle.
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2.3.1 HYSYS (with Sizing) Installation to a

Network Server
The following discussion is optional and applies to both the standalone
and network licenses mode.
Except for the fact that it
searches for a security
dongle on the network,
rather than on a serial port
of the local computer, the
network licenses mode is
identical to the standalone
licenses mode.
If HYSYS is to be run on a relatively large number of computers, it may

be advantageous to install the software on a network server rather than
on individual computer hard disks.
The disadvantage of installing the software on a network server is that
HYSYS startup is slower as the program is loaded over the network from
the hard disk of the server into the memory on the local computer.
Installing HYSYS onto a server follows exactly the same process as
outlined in the previous section. Simply choose the network drive
instead of the local drive when on the Select Components screen. To
prevent accidental modification or deletion of files, it is recommended
that HYSYS users be allowed read-only access to the software. Each
HYSYS user should then configure an individual preferences file as
follows and store that file on their local hard disk (or write-enabled
network drive).
To run HYSYS on users computers,
1.
Create a shortcut to HYSYS.EXE (on the Desktop or in the Start

menu).
2.
Set the Start In directory to a directory on the local hard disk (e.g.
C:\Hyprotech\HYSYS 3.1). On startup, HYSYS searchs this directory
for the user's preferences file (HYSYS.PRF).
3.
In this directory, create the subdirectories CASES, PAKS and USER.
4.
Start HYSYS and, from the menu bar, select Tools, then Preferences.
5.
Go to the Files tab of the Session Preferences view and select

Locations.
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6.
Configure the Default Files and Paths as is shown in the figure

below. These are suggestions only and some modification may be
required depending on the circumstances.
Figure 2.4
7.
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Click the Save Preference Set button, and direct the file save
operation to the HYSYS working directory on the local disk.
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2.3.2 Potential Problems Starting Standalone

Licenses Mode
HYSYS displays the message Error X: This Security Key has an Invalid Serial Number. (Error
sub-code X).
The HYSYS software is coded to operate with either a single security
dongle or a group of security dongles in use at your organization. Check
the Product Install Code label on the CD case for the number of the
security dongle for which the Product Install Code was produced. If the
security dongle number on the label matches that on the dongle being
used, contact Hyprotech for resolution of the problem.
If the security dongle number on the label does not match that of the
dongle, but you believe that this dongle is one of a group of dongles that
are interchangeable, contact Hyprotech for resolution of the problem.
When contacting Hyprotech, provide both the security dongle number
and the Product Install Code.
HYSYS displays Error X: Cannot find a Security Key on a serial port of this computer. (Error
sub-code X).
Use the following checklist to diagnose the problem:
1.
Check that the green security dongle is correctly connected to the

serial port of the computer.
2.
The arrow on the dongle must point towards the computer. If it is

pointing away from the computer, it is plugged into the parallel port
(connecting the dongle to the parallel port may de-program the
dongle).
While the dongle can connect directly to a 25-pin serial port, a
converter (supplied with the dongle) is required to attach the dongle
to a 9-pin serial port. A standard external modem cable can also be
used for this purpose. Consider the possibility that the fault lies in
the cable, if one is being used.
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3.
Ensure that a serial mouse is not plugged into the back of the
dongle. The mouse works, but HYSYS can not find the security
dongle.
4.
Check for another operating Windows program that is configured to

use the serial port. There does not need to be an external device (e.g.
modem) actually connected to the port for this to be the problem. A
recurring problem which fits this description is monopolization of
the serial port by the hotlink software for personal digital
assistants (PDA) like the Palm Pilot.
If HYSYS still cannot see the security dongle, the two possibilities that
remain are that the dongle has been de-programmed (they are quite
robust and this rarely occurs) or the serial port of the computer is nonfunctional (disabled, misconfigured or suffering from a hardware
problem).
If the opportunity exists, this is a good time to install the software and
dongle on another computer(s). If HYSYS still cannot see the dongle on
a second computer, there is a good possibility that the dongle is nonfunctional.
Another valid test is to check the dongle on another computer that has
other Hyprotech software installed that also uses the same kind of
dongle (most Hyprotech "standalone" software uses the same green
hardware dongle). Even if not configured to work with this new dongle,
the software displays an error message making it obvious whether or not
the dongle was found. If the dongle is found by the software, the error
message is similar to Invalid Serial Number or This security key is not
licensed to run this program. If the software does not see the dongle,
the error message is of the form, Could not find security device. If the
dongle cannot be found by Hyprotech software on several computers,
you should contact Hyprotech Technical Support for further
information.
If HYSYS is able to see the security dongle on another computer, then
the problem on the first computer lies with the serial port. Contact your
companys IT personnel for assistance in solving this problem. Because
these problems are machine specific, Hyprotech's Technical Support
staff can be of limited assistance. These cases are best handled by onsite personnel.
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Security Dongle Tips for IT Personnel

An excellent test (Win 2000/NT/98/95) to determine if the serial port is
functional is to disconnect the normally used mouse and attach a serial
mouse to the port. If Windows reports that a mouse could not be found
on startup, then the port is not working. If Windows does find the
mouse, the port itself may still be disabled, preventing its use by other
peripherals, so that needs to be checked (in the CMOS setup). Windows
"overrides the disable" on the port if it finds a mouse there.
It is not a valid test to disconnect a working serial mouse on a poweredup Windows computer, connect the security dongle in its place, and
start HYSYS. Windows still holds the port for exclusive use by the mouse,
so HYSYS can not find the dongle in this situation.
To test the dongle on a serial port which normally services a serial
mouse, restart the computer with the dongle in place of the mouse. Use
keyboard commands to initiate HYSYS (CTRL ESC opens the "Start"
menu, then use the arrow keys to manoeuvre through the menus, and
press ENTER to select the software).
As portable computers become more prevalent, a recurring problem
reported to Hyprotech Technical Support involves the infrared (IR)
communications port common to many portables. Most portables can
have either the single serial port OR the IR port enabled, but not both.
Check the CMOS setup or the manufacturers configuration utility to
confirm that the serial port is enabled and the IR port disabled.
Very rarely, the dongle and the serial port are proven to be working
properly, but HYSYS is still unable to find the dongle. In this instance, try
starting the software with a command line option that tells it on which
COM port the dongle is located. Open Windows Explorer and navigate
to the HYSYS directory. Right-click on HYSYS.EXE and select "Create
Shortcut" from the menu. Once the shortcut has been created, rightclick on it and select "Properties" from the menu. Go to the "Shortcut"
page and modify the "Target:" to the format:
"C:\Program Files\Hyprotech\HYSYS 3.1\HYSYS.EXE" -c2
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Network Licenses Mode
The path may be different on your computer. The location of the

double-quotes required because of the space in "Program Files". Use -c1
for COM1, etc. Initiate HYSYS by double-clicking on the shortcut. The
main HYSYS item in the Windows Start Menu is also a shortcut, located
in the Windows directory. This shortcut can be modified instead, if
desired.
If all else fails, the addition of a very inexpensive serial expander card
may be the solution to the problem (for Desktop computers, of course).
This has solved several unexplained problems in accessing what appear
to be perfectly functional on-board serial ports.
2.4 Network Licenses Mode

Except for the fact that it searches for a security dongle on the network,
rather than on a serial port of the local computer, the network licenses
mode is identical to the standalone licenses mode. Because of the
added complexity involved in setting up the central resource that
manages the multi-user network mode, it is recommended that the setup
of the network licenses mode be undertaken by your organizations IT
personnel.
The network version of HYSYS uses a Rainbow Technologies Inc.

NetSentinel-C security dongle to allow centralized management of
licenses required to run the application. The dongle is attached to the
parallel port of a computer on the network (the "license server"
computer). License server software is run on that computer to manage
requests from HYSYS users on the network for access to licenses on the
dongle. If you are using a GREEN hardware security dongle refer to
Section 2.3 - Standalone Licenses Mode.
On program startup, the network licenses mode inquires from the
license server computer over the network if a license is available. If a
license is available, it is allocated to that user, and the number of
available licenses on the dongle is decreased by one.
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2.4.1 Using the Network Licenses in Local Mode

A useful feature with the network licenses mode is the ability to use the
network dongle as a "standalone" (single-user) HYSYS dongle. That is,
the dongle can be used to enable the operation of HYSYS on a single
computer. No network connection or license server software is required.
On Windows 2000/NT computers, it is necessary to install the
NetSentinel System Driver Software - refer to the Install the NetSentinel
System Driver Software section for more information.
Once the network dongle is attached to the parallel port of the
computer, start the network licenses mode with the command line
option "-local" to enable local mode.
To do this perform the following steps.
1.
Open the Windows Explorer and navigate to the HYSYS directory.
2.
Right-click on HYSYS.EXE and select Create Shortcut from the

menu.
3.
Once the shortcut has been created, right-click on it and select

Properties from the menu.
4.
Go to the Shortcut page and modify the Target to the format:
C:\Program Files\Hyprotech\HYSYS 3.1\HYSYS.EXE" -local

The path may be different on your computer. The locations of the
double-quotes required because of the space between Program and
Files. If there are no spaces in the path name quotes are not required.
Initiate HYSYS in local mode by double-clicking on the shortcut. The
main HYSYS item in the Windows Start Menu is also a shortcut, located
in the Windows directory. This shortcut can be modified instead, if
desired.
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2.4.2 Configuring the Network Licenses for

Normal Operation
The following discussion assumes the use of a Windows 2000/NT/98/95
computer as the license server computer (the computer with the
network dongle attached to it). For other operating systems, please
consult the Rainbow Technologies website at http://www.rainbow.com.
Because the license server computer must be operational for HYSYS
users to run their software, the best choice for the license server
computer is a one that is left on continually. The most trouble-free
installation results from a license server computer used only for the
license server function. This avoids conflicts with other software.
The license server computer does not need to be a powerful or fast
computer. The powerful personal computer of a HYSYS user is one of
the poorer choices for the license server computer. This computer can
be switched off behind locked doors for the weekend, rebooted after
lockup in another software program (terminating HYSYS users), or
require reconfiguration to suit the needs of a new software program,
causing difficulties for existing programs (like the license server
software).
Install the Dongle on the License Server Computer

To avoid damage to the computer or dongle, the computer should be
powered down before installation of the network dongle. Install the
dongle on the parallel port (printer port) of the computer that is
performing the license server function. The dongle has an arrow on it,
indicating which end should be plugged into the computer.
It is possible to cascade two or more Rainbow NetSentinel-C dongles on
the same port if those two dongles have different family codes. The
family code is an identifier burned into the dongle by the manufacturer.
A utility program from Rainbow Technologies for interrogating a
NetSentinel-C dongle for the family code is available from Hyprotech
Technical Support ([email protected]).
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Install the NetSentinel System Driver Software

The Rainbow NetSentinel System Driver software is required only on
computers that have the network dongle attached. This is generally only
the license server computer, but could include computers on which
HYSYS is run in "local" mode (see Section 2.4.1 - Using the Network
Licenses in Local Mode). The System Driver software enables
communication with the dongle, either by the license server software or
by HYSYS itself, when run in "local" mode.
Windows 2000/NT computers require the System Driver software. On
Windows 98/95, the System Driver software may or may not be required.
Try operation without the System Driver software, but if the license
server software or HYSYS in local mode is unable to find the dongle, load
the System Driver software as the first diagnostic step.
To install the System Driver software on Windows 2000/NT, run
SETUPX86.EXE located in the \NETDISK\DRIVERS\WIN_NT
subdirectory of the HYSYS software CD.
To install the System Driver software on Windows 98/95, run
SSNTW9X.EXE located in the \NETDISK\DRIVERS\WIN_9X
subdirectory of the HYSYS software CD.
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Install and Run the NetSentinel License Server Software

There are two choices of license server software that can be run on the
license server computer. Do not run both of them. The following table
describes the capabilities of each.
License Server Software
Configuration
NSRVGX.EXE
Can be run on Windows 2000/NT/98/95.

Concurrently supports TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBIOS
and NetBEUI as network Protocols.
Provides an interface screen indicating usage of
licenses.
NSSRVICE.EXE
Can be run on Windows 2000/NT.

Concurrently supports TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBIOS
and NetBEUI as network Protocols.
Because it runs as a service, it does not require a
network logon of the computer.
Does NOT provide an interface screen indicating
usage of licenses.
To Install NSRVGX.EXE
1.
Copy NSRVGX.EXE from the \NETDISK\SERVERS\WIN32

subdirectory of the HYSYS software CD to a location on the hard
disk of the license server computer.
Known problems with NSRVGX.
The directory path to NSRVGX cannot contain spaces, or the application fails to
start, displaying ERROR: Extra command line parameter ignored....
On Windows 98/95 computers, the screen-saver must be disabled to prevent a
conflict resulting in extremely slow performance by the license server software
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2.
Execute NSRVGX.EXE. The following table lists all available

command line options. NSRVGX.EXE displays a copyright message
as it loads. The program loads minimized. To view connection
information, maximize the server.
3.
To unload NSRVGX.EXE, close the program.
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NSRVGX.EXE Command Line Options

Option
Description
/BI:<mask>
Overrides the default "Find_Server" UDP broadcast mask to limit the

search over TCP/IP to within a specified subnet mask. (The default
is set at 255.255.255.255.)
/DN:<name>
Changes the servers department name from NETINEL to <name>.
/H:<nnn>
Sets the maximum number of licenses that can be in use at any one
time on this server to <nnn>. The default is 150.
Your effective license limit is the smaller of (1) the number you set
here and (2) the sum of the limits of the dongles connected to this
server. Specifying a limit higher than what the attached dongles
support has no effect. Specifying a limit lower than what the
attached dongles support effectively disables some licenses.
/MS:<nnn>
Sets the maximum number of servers running this servers

department name and using this servers protocol to <nnn>. The
indicated value ranges from 1 to 5, and is used to determine the
range of server names. A value of 5, for example, causes servers to
be named NETINEL0 through NETINEL4.
/N:<name>
Sets the name displayed by the monitor for this server to <name>.
The default is your computers Ethernet address (NetBIOS) or IPX
node number (NetWare).
/Q
Suppresses the copyright message when the server is being

loaded.
/RI:<num>
Defines the number of retry operations when searching for servers

running over TCP/IP. The default is 3.
/SI:<nnnn>
Sets the number of threads devoted to handling TCP/IP clients to

<nnnn>. Values range from 0 to 4; the default is 4. Specifying /SI:0
disables all TCP/IP support.
/SL:<nnnn>
Defines the number of entries in the sub-license table. Applies to the

NetSentinel-C only.
/SN:<nnnn>
Sets the number of threads devoted to handling NetBIOS/NetBEUI

clients to <nnnn>. Values range from 0 to 4; the default is 4.
Specifying /SN:0 disables all NetBIOS/NetBEUI support.
/ST
Enables strict license time-out enforcement. If this option is set,

active licenses are immediately revoked and made available for
reuse if no query is performed within the dongles configured timeout interval. Subsequent use of the handle yields an error. By
default, a timed-out license is revoked only if a handle is requested
and no other licenses are available.
/SW<nnnn>
Sets the number of threads devoted to handling IPX/SPX (NWLINK)

Specifying /SW:0 disables all IPX/SPX (NWLINK) support.
/W:<password>
Sets a password of up to 12 characters. If the server is set with a

password option, that password is required by the monitor,
whenever licenses are being deleted. If the server is not set to
require a password, the server deletes all licenses from the monitor
without requiring a password.
/TI:<num>
Sets the timeout value in seconds for each retry operation when
searching for servers running over TCP/IP. The default is 5.
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To Install NSSRVICE.EXE
1.
Copy NSSRVICE.EXE from the directory

\NETDISK\SERVERS\WIN32 to the Windows NT\System32
directory.
2.
To install the service, run the NSSRVICE.EXE executable with "/i"

command line option, i.e. NSSRVICE /i.
3.
After installation, a registry entry for the NetSentinel service is

created under:
KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
4.
By default, the service is configured to run automatically the next

time the system is restarted. No user logon is required, unless
desired. Configuration can be made via Control Panel -> Services->
NetSentinel.
Service Event Logging

Status information pertaining to this service is reported to the
application log. Upon successful startup of the service, information
such as server version, protocol stacks, and available dongles is logged
as two separate events in the application log. Access Event Viewer in the
Administrator Tools group to view this information.
NSSRVICE.EXE Command Line Options

(used when installing the service in addition to /i).
Option
Description
/BI:<mask>
Overrides the default "Find_Server" UDP broadcast mask to limit the

search over TCP/IP to within a specified subnet mask. (The default
is set at 255.255.255.255).
/DN:<name>
Changes the servers department name from NETINEL to <name>.
/H:<nnn>
Sets the maximum number of licenses that can be in use at any one
time on this server to <nnn>. The default is 150.
Your effective license limit is the smaller of (1) the number you set
here and (2) the sum of the limits of the dongles connected to this
server. Specifying a limit higher than what the attached dongles
support has no effect. Specifying a limit lower than what the
attached dongles support effectively disables some licenses.
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Option
Description
/MS:<nnn>
Sets the maximum number of servers running in this servers

department name and using this servers protocol to <nnn>. The
indicated value ranges from 1 to 5, and is used to determine the
range of server names. A value of 5, for example, causes servers to
be named NETINEL0 through NETINEL4.
/N:<name>
Sets the name displayed by the monitor for this server to <name>.
The default is your computers Ethernet address (NetBIOS) or IPX
node number (NetWare).
/RI:<num>
Defines the number of retry operations when searching for servers

running over TCP/IP. The default is 3.
/SI:<nnnn>
Sets the number of threads devoted to handling TCP/IP clients to

<nnnn>. Values range from 0 to 4; the default is 4. Specifying /SI:0
disables all TCP/IP support.
/SL:<nnnn>
Defines the number of entries in the sub-license table. Applies to the

NetSentinel-C only.
/SN:<nnnn>
Sets the number of threads devoted to handling NetBIOS/NetBEUI

Specifying /SN:0 disables all NetBIOS/NetBEUI support.
/ST
Enables strict license time-out enforcement. If this option is set,

active licenses are immediately revoked and made available for
reuse if no query is performed within the dongles configured timeout interval. Subsequent use of the handle yields an error. By
default, a timed-out license is revoked only if a handle is requested
and no other licenses are available.
/SW:<nnnn>
Sets the number of threads devoted to handling IPX/SPX (NWLINK)

Specifying /SW:0 disables all IPX/SPX (NWLINK) support.
/W:<password>
Lets a password of up to 12 characters. If the server is set with a

password option, that password is required by the monitor,
whenever licenses are being deleted. If the server is not set to
require a password, the server deletes all licenses from the monitor
without requiring a password.
/TI:<num>
Sets the timeout value in seconds for each retry operation when
searching for servers running over TCP/IP. The default is 5.
S/I
Installs the service.
/U
Uninstalls the service.
/V
Displays the version number
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2.4.3 HYSYS (with Sizing) Installation to a

Network Server
The following discussion is optional and applies to both the standalone
and network licenses modes.
Except for the fact that it
searches for a security
dongle on the network,
rather than on a serial port
of the local computer, the
network licenses mode is
identical to the standalone
licenses mode.
If HYSYS is to be run on a relatively large number of computers, it may

be advantageous to install the software on a network server rather than
on individual computer hard disks.
The disadvantage of installing the software on a network server is that
HYSYS startup is slower as the program is loaded over the network from
the hard disk of the server into the memory on the local computer.
Installing HYSYS onto a server follows exactly the same process as
outlined in the previous section. Simply choose the network drive
instead of the local drive when on the Select Components screen. To
prevent accidental modification or deletion of files, it is recommended
that HYSYS users be allowed read-only access to the software. Each
HYSYS user should then configure an individual preferences file as
follows and store that file on their local hard disk (or write-enabled
network drive).
To run HYSYS on users computers,
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1.
Create a shortcut to HYSYS.EXE (on the Desktop or in the Start

menu).
2.
Set the Start In directory to a directory on the local hard disk (e.g.
C:\Hyprotech\HYSYS). On startup, HYSYS searchs this directory for
the user's preferences file (HYSYS.PRF).
3.
In this directory, create the subdirectories CASES, PAKS and USER.
4.
Start HYSYS and, from the menu bar, select Tools, then Preferences.
5.
Go to the Files tab of the Session Preferences view and select

Locations.
6.
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Configure the Default Files and Paths as is shown in the figure below.
These are suggestions only and some modification may be required
depending on the circumstances.
Figure 2.5
7.
Click the Save Preference Set button, and direct the file save
operation to the HYSYS working directory on the local disk.
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2.4.4 Potential Problems Running Network

Licenses Mode
While using TCP/IP as the network communications protocol, HYSYS.Network is unable to
connect to the network security dongle.
Unless directed to do otherwise, HYSYS generates a general broadcast
message on startup, in search of the license server computer. Depending
on the IP address of client and license server computer, broadcast mask
in use and router configuration on the network, this general broadcast
message may not be received at the license server computer. To resolve
this problem, HYSYS can be configured to send a directed message to
the IP address of the license server. To do this, create a text file called
HYSYS.INI in the main HYSYS directory (e.g. C:\Program
Files\Hyprotech\HYSYS) containing the following two lines (making the
appropriate IP address substitution).
[RainbowKey]
BroadcastAddress=192.139.200.134
The square brackets on the first line and the lack of any spaces on the
second line.
This fix does not impact on WINMONs (the monitor tool installed with
the network licenses mode) failure to communicate with a network
license server.
While using IPX/SPX as the network communications protocol, HYSYS.Network is unable to

connect to the network security dongle.
Check to see if routers between the client and license server computer
are filtering SAP broadcast messages with an ID of 0361.
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There is a suspicion that other operating copies of the license server software on the network
are interfering with the ability of HYSYS.Network to connect to its network dongle.
Unless directed to do otherwise via a command line option, the license
server software initiates with the default "department name" of
NETINEL.
It is necessary for each license server to have a unique identifier. To
ensure this, the license server software broadcasts a message on startup
requesting that like-department-named license servers respond. If no
other license servers respond, an initiating copy of the license server
software using the default "NETINEL" department name would take the
unique name NETINEL0. If a previously operating NETINEL0 had
responded to the broadcast message generated by this copy of the
license server software on startup, this second license server would have
taken the name NETINEL1.
There can be a maximum of five license servers with the same
department name visible to each other on the network (the defaults
would be NETINEL0 - NETINEL4). Unless directed to do otherwise,
when HYSYS initiates, it begins its search for its network dongle by
interrogating NETINEL0, followed by NETINEL1 and so on up to
NETINEL4.
The network licenses mode technology used by HYSYS is used by other
non-Hyprotech software. It is possible that another "NETINEL" named
license server cannot be added to the network for use with the HYSYS
dongle because there are already five operating license servers. It is also
possible (although unlikely) that some configuration issue on the
network allows, for example, a NETINEL0 license server to be initiated
servicing the HYSYS dongle while at the same time there is a pre-existing
NETINEL0 license server servicing another dongle on the network.
To move away from the default "NETINEL" department name for
HYSYS.Network, modifications must be made to the license server
software, the monitor software (WINMON.EXE) and to HYSYS itself.
Use the command line option "/dn:" to specify a non-default
department name for the license server software on startup.
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The easiest way to reconfigure WINMON.EXE to search for non-default

department-named license servers is to directly edit the configuration
file MAPFILE.TXT.
To direct HYSYS to search for non-default named license servers, create
a text file called HYSYS.INI in the main HYSYS directory (e.g. C:\Program
Files\Hyprotech\HYSYS) containing the following two lines (making the
appropriate substitution for the work "HYSYS", if desired).
[RainbowKey]
DepartmentName=HYSYS
The square brackets on the first line and the lack of any spaces on the
second line.
Multiple entries can be make in the [RainbowKey] section of the

HYSYS.INI file, as follows.
[RainbowKey]
DepartmentName=HYSYS
BroadcastAddress=192.139.200.134
HYSYS displays the message Error X: No more users are allowed on this Network Security key
or there are no valid operating network Security Keys. Use one of the supplied Rainbow
Technologies key monitoring programs for further information. (Error sub-code -10)
Other software also uses the third-party network dongles used with
HYSYS. Every NetSentinel-C dongle has an Algorithm ID of 498D (one of
the parameters displayed in the WINMON interface). When HYSYS
started up and searched on the network for operating copies of the
license server software, it found one of two possible things.
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1.
It didnt find any copies of the license server software that were
servicing 498D dongles, but it did find one or more that were
servicing non-498D dongles.
2.
It did find a 498D dongle, but all of the licenses on the dongle were
in use.
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HYSYS displays the message Error X: Cannot find a Security Key Server on the network. No
operating copies of the necessary Security Key Software can be found. (Error sub-code -12)
When HYSYS started up, it looked for operating copies of the
appropriately department-named license server software on the
network, but didnt find any. Running WINMON.EXE at this point, on
the same computer, should yield the same results, assuming that HYSYS
and WINMON are configured to search for license servers of the same
department name. Check the first two items in this trouble-shooting
section for reasons as to why this may be happening.
HYSYS displays the message Error X: A network Security Key was found that has an Invalid
Serial Number. No more licenses were available on other valid network Security Keys. Use one
of the supplied Rainbow Technologies key monitoring programs for further information. (Error
sub-code -14)
HYSYS found a 498D (Hyprotech) dongle, gained a license on it,
interrogated the dongle to ensure that the dongle was coded for
operation with this software, discovered that was not the case, released
the license on that dongle, went looking for another, and didn't find one.
HYSYS displays the message Error X: Invalid Network Protocol selection for connection to the
network Security Key. (Error sub-code -19)
If operating HYSYS in "local" mode, ensure that the "NetSentinel System
Driver Software" has been installed. If operating in normal network
mode, this error message indicates that HYSYS is unable access the
network protocols on the computer.
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3 Interface
3.1 Interface Basics ...............................................................................2
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.1.4
3.1.5
3.1.6
3.1.7
3.1.8
3.1.9
Windows Functionality..............................................................2
Desktop ....................................................................................3
Interface Terminology ...............................................................6
Primary Interface Elements ......................................................8
The Property View.................................................................. 11
Manoeuvring Through the Interface .......................................13
Supplying Input.......................................................................15
Editing Input ...........................................................................18
Closing Views.........................................................................19
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3.1 Interface Basics

The following chapter deals with the interface basics required to use
Sizing and they are listed below:
Windows functionality
Desktop and tool bar
Common terminology
Primary interface elements
3.1.1 Windows Functionality

Sizing has the same basic features as in other Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0
based programs.
Minimize, Maximize/Restore, and Close icons located in the

upper right corner of most views.
Object icon located in the upper left corner of most views, which
contains the normal Windows 3.x menu.
Most of the different views found in Sizing are resizable to some degree.
The following list provides a brief description of the resizable views:
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When Minimize, Maximize/Restore, and Close icons are

available, the view can be resized vertically and horizontally.
When Minimize and Close icons are available, the view can only
be resized vertically.
When the Close icon or Close and Pin icons are available, the
view cannot be resized.
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3.1.2 Desktop
The figure below shows the basic components of the Sizing Desktop:
Figure 3.1
Title Bar
Menu Bar
Object Status
Status Bar
Tool Bar
Environment/Mode Label
Trace Window
Scroll Bar
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Desktop Features
The main features of the Desktop are described in the following table:
For more details on the

Object Status Window or
Trace Window, refer to
Section 1.3 - Object
Status Window/Trace
Window in the HYSYS
User Guide.
Object
Definition
Title Bar
Indicates the Sizing file currently loaded.
Menu Bar
Provides access to common Flowsheet commands through a dropdown menu system.
Tool Bar
Contains various icons which invoke a specific command when

clicked.
Environment/
Mode Label
Indicates the environment and mode in which you are currently

working.
Status Bar
When the mouse pointer is placed over an icon in the tool bar, the
Object Palette, or a Property View, a brief description of its function
is displayed in the Status Bar. The Status Bar also displays solver
status information.
Scroll Bar
Scrolls vertically (in the above case) through the Trace Window.
Object Status
Window/Trace
Window
The Object Status Window (left pane) shows current status

messages for Flowsheet objects while the Trace Window (right
pane) displays Solver information. The windows can be resized
vertically or horizontally by clicking and dragging the windows
frames located between or above them.
Some additional things about the Sizing Desktop as follows:
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When the mouse pointer is placed over a icon/button, its

descriptive name pops up below the pointer and a flyby function
is displayed in the status bar.
The Desktop itself has both a vertical and horizontal scroll bar.
These are automatically created when necessary.
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Tool Bar
The icons on the tool bar provide immediate access to the most
common commands, which are also available as menu items.
Refer to the following table to see how the icons are displayed and for a
brief description:
Name
Icon
Description
New Case
Create a new case.
Open Case
Locate and open an existing case.
Save Case
Save the active case.
Run All Phases
Runs all the phases on the Project Input Data

property view.
Run to Next Phase
Runs one phase at a time on the Project Input Data

property view.
Reset All Phases
Resets all the phases to their default values.
PFD
Open the PFD for the current Flowsheet.
Home View/ Enter

Sizing/Economix
Enters the Sizing environment (if you are not

currently in it). If you are already in the Sizing
environment, this button opens the Project Input
Data property view.
Leave Environment
Exits the Sizing environment and takes you into the

HYSYS Simulation Environment.
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3.1.3 Interface Terminology

The following terminology is used to describe the various Sizing
interface elements:
Term
Definition
View
Any graphical representation found on the Desktop, for

example, a property view for an operation.
Button
Invokes a command when clicked.
Pin
Is usually found in place of the Minimize and Maximizes/

Restore icons in the upper right hand corner of the property
view. This Pin converts a Modal Property View to a Non-Modal
Property View.
Tabs
Provides a logical grouping of information in the form of pages.
Pages
Provides access to detailed information regarding the selected

object.
Pin icon
Close icon
Minimize icon
Drop-Down List
A list of available options for a given input cell.
Scroll Bar
Provides access to information which cannot be displayed in

the current size of a menu or view.
Scroll Button
Part of the Scroll Bar, allowing you to slide the list up or down,
or left or right.
Input Cell or Field
Location in a view for supplying or viewing information, e.g.

temperatures, pressure, etc. In many cases, it has a drop-down
list associated with it.
Object Status
Each property view shows the status of the associated object

with a coloured background (red for a missing parameter,
yellow for a warning message and green for OK).
Icon
Invokes a command when clicked, similar to the button.
Close Icon
Either closes the view (double-clicking), or produces a dropdown menu of common Windows commands.
Radio Button
Always found in groups of at least two; only one can be active

at a time.
Checkbox
Items or settings which are On or Off. Clicking the checkbox

turns the function On. Clicking it again turns it Off.
Minimize/Maximize
Either iconize the current view (minimize), or expand the view

to its full size.
Active Highlighted
Location
The current active location is always indicated by highlighting.
Group
Organizational border within a page that groups related

functions together. Each group has its own active location.
Matrix
A group of cells through which you can manoeuvre with the

mouse or keyboard arrow keys.
Maximize icon
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Objects
The term object is used throughout the document to refer to an
individual stream or operation. Within Sizing, information associated
with an object can be displayed in a variety of ways (Workbook, PFD,
Property View, etc.).
Right-click on an object to
access the Object Inspect
menu.
Through the object oriented design, the information displayed by each

interface element is tied to the same underlying object. The result being
that if a parameter changes in the Flowsheet, it is automatically updated
in every location. You can also access the Object Inspect menu to display
commands (i.e., printing, direct access to a property view, etc.) tied to an
object (for example an icon in a PFD).
Selecting Items
Selecting refers to either picking a specific item from a list, or invoking a
button command. There are four methods used for selecting objects and
functions in Sizing.
Method
Description
Selecting a cell
Using the mouse, move the cursor to the location and click to
select.
Clicking a button
Click on the button, or move the focus location (using the TAB
key or SHIFT TAB combination) and press ENTER.
Selecting from a
drop-down menu or
list
Move the focus location into the drop-down, and use the mouse
pointer or keyboard arrows to highlight the selection, then
press ENTER to select.
Multiple list
selections
Click and drag the cursor over the items you want to select
(provided they are all sequential in the list). Release the mouse
button after you have selected the desired items. Alternatively,
you can highlight sequential items by selecting the first item in
the list, holding down the SHIFT key and selecting the last item
in the list. If the items are not sequential, select the first item
with the left mouse button and then select additional items with
the mouse while holding down the CTRL key.
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Active View/Active Location

The Project Input Data view
has focus as indicated by the
title bar being highlighted.
Although several views can be displayed on the Desktop at any time,

only one view is active or has focus. When a view is active, the title bar is
highlighted. Within the view only one location can be active, but
depending on the location of focus, the form of highlighting differs (i.e.,
cell, field, button, etc.). Refer to the following figure:
Figure 3.2
Highlighted tab
Highlighted location
3.1.4 Primary Interface Elements

Although information can be supplied and accessed in a variety of ways,
the following primary interface elements for interacting with Sizing are
available:
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Element
Description
PFD
A graphical environment for building your Flowsheet and examining process connectivity.
Process information can be displayed for each individual stream or operation as needed.
Basis Input Data

Property View
Contains multiple tabs where you can supply the necessary information to perform the
rating and economic calculations for the project.
Reports Output Data

Property View
Contains multiple tabs and pages that display the results of the calculations that were
carried out based on the information contained on the Basis Input Data Property view.
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PFD View
Refer to the following figure to see how the PFD view is displayed:
Figure 3.3
Object Inspect the

PFD by rightclicking on an empty
area of the PFD to
display the Object
Inspect menu as
seen in the figure.
Double-click any icon on the

PFD to display the objects
property view.
Throughout the Sizing interface, user specified values are displayed in

blue and calculated values are shown in black.
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Project Input Data Property View

Refer to the following figure to see how the Project Input Data Property
View is displayed:
Figure 3.4
The pages
list different
views that
are available
on the
current tab.
The tabs provide a logical grouping of

information in the form of pages or radio
buttons
The status bar shows the current

status of the economic calculations.
Reports Output Data Property View

This view contains multiple tabs and pages that display the results of the
calculations that were carried out based on the information contained
on the Basis Input Data Property view.
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3.1.5 The Property View

A property view contains multiple tabs placed within a single border.
These are used extensively in Sizing to allow access to all information
associated with an item in a single view.
A common structure was adopted for the property views. After you
become familiar with the format and usage of one property view, each
additional one you encounter behaves and is structured in a similar
manner.
Accessing Pages using the Tabs

Moving between tabs can be done in the following ways:
The mouse pointer does

not change if the first or last
page tab is active and the
pointer is placed to either
the left or right of the tabs.
Select the desired tab with the mouse.

Use the Hot Key combination CTRL SHIFT N, which cycles you
through the tabs (CTRL SHIFT P cycles backwards).
Place the mouse pointer to the direct left or right of the tabs
(remaining inside the border of the property view). The cursor
changes to a tab switch cursor which points in the direction in
which the tabs are cycled. Click to cycle through the tabs.
Several time saving features have been built into the Property View:
Sizing always remembers which tab you were last on, returning to
that tab automatically the next time you open that view. Each
property view remembers its settings independently; for example,
two different streams could automatically open to different tabs.
There are various ways of moving from one tab to the next
including selecting the desired tab or by using the Hot Key
combination.
Supplying or specifying input is accomplished in a variety of manners.

Some definitions and terminology are presented in order to adequately
explain the functionality and capabilities of Sizing.
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Tabs
Each property view is made up of several tabs, which are displayed at
the bottom of the view. These tabs provide a logical grouping for the
object information. When a tab is active it seems to be on top of the
other tabs indicating it is the current tab. To see how an active tab is
displayed, refer to the Active View/Active Location section.
Pages
In general, each tab provides access to more than one page or view. The
section on the left side of the property view has the same name as the
current tab. Within this section is a list of available pages, with the
current page being highlighted.
The information contained on a specific page may be accessed by
simply selecting the page from the list. This page index is always
present for the specific tab and its appearance is not dependent upon
the selection of the page.
Fields or Cells
This is a location in a view for supplying or viewing information, e.g.,
stream names, temperatures, etc. Fields are single input field (Input
Stream field on a unit operation). Cells are contained within a group as
part of a matrix or table. An example of matrix cells are those found in
the Worksheet tab of every unit operation views.
Down Arrow icons
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In many cases, cells and fields have an associated drop-down list,

indicated by a down arrow next to or within the field or cell. This
produces a list of available options associated with that field. Another
common feature in both field and cell in a matrix, is the drop-down list
that appears beside the field or cell. The drop-down list provides you
with a list of units associated to the field or cell variable.
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3.1.6 Manoeuvring Through the Interface

Sizing uses Windows conventions for interaction between the user and
the application. These are described in the following section.
Hot Keys ALT Key

HYSYS uses a number of Hot
Keys for performing
commands.
Most labels, including the items on the menu bar, input cell identifiers,
and Button labels, have a single letter underlined. This letter works in
conjunction with the ALT key as a Hot Key combination, the result of
which varies depending on the label type.
The mouse can be used to

move the active location to
any cell by moving the pointer
over the cell and click.
For menu bar Items (Edit for example), pressing ALT E opens the
drop-down menu under Edit.
For Input Cell Identifiers (Name, for example), pressing ALT N
moves the active location directly to that input cell.
For Buttons (Close, for example), pressing ALT C invokes the
button command.
Keep in mind that any keyboard input applies to the active view. For
example, if an input cell identifier on the active view has the letter F
underlined, you cannot directly open the File Menu by ALT F, as your
input is being applied to the active view.
The ALT key by itself automatically advances the active location to the
first item in the menu bar (File). The keyboard arrows move left and
right through the row, and the down arrow opens the active menu item.
If a drop-down menu has underlined letters, you can invoke the
command by using that letter only. For example, with the File menu
open, you can Save a case by pressing the s key.
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Moving Through a View

When moving through a view using the keyboard functions, each input
cell and button is accessed sequentially. You can move the active
location using the TAB (forward) and SHIFT TAB (reverse) keys. If the
active location is on a cell in a matrix, the TAB key does not advance you
to the next cell in that matrix, but to the next active location in the view.
This location may be a button or another group.
Sizing indicates the active location of the cursor in a view in one of two
ways:
In the case of an input cell, the active location is indicated by a

thicker border around the cell.
In the case of a button, the perimeter of the button is highlighted
and the label is surrounded by a dashed box.
Figure 3.5
If this radio button was the active location, pressing TAB would advance to
the General Equipment Sizing and Design group, while SHIFT TAB would
move back to the Restore Default Basis button at the bottom of the view.
Shows input cell

as the Active
Location
When Run All Phases button is the active location, pressing TAB would advance the highlight to Save
New Basis button, while SHIFT TAB would reverse the highlight to the Run Phase button.
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3.1.7 Supplying Input

Text Input
In Sizing, input is required on the Basis Input Data property view. When
the required input is textual there are instances where you are required
to either supply the input from the keyboard (e.g. company name) by
simply selecting the field or cell, entering the text and pressing ENTER.
Input is selected from the drop-down list when the input is related to the
ICARUS database to ensure that the naming conventions and spelling
are correct (relative to ICARUS). To supply input for this type of cell, do
one of the following:
Drop-down list icon
Click in the input cell and then click on the Drop-down List icon
within the cell. A drop-down list displays all the available inputs
that you can select by clicking on the appropriate input with the
mouse.
Click in the input cell and then press the SPACEBAR to open the
drop-down list. Manoeuvre through the list of inputs using the up
and down arrow keys and then press ENTER to select the input.
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Numerical Input
Drop-down list icon
If the input is numerical, the approach is slightly different. The field and
input cell displays the same, however, when a value is entered into the
field or cell, a new field containing a Drop-down List icon and a unit is
displayed beside the field.
The drop-down list displays the current default unit for the input cell
property. When you have supplied the number and have pressed ENTER,
Sizing assumes that the default unit was correct.
Figure 3.6
A drop-down list is displayed when supplying a
number with different units than the default.
While Sizing is matching your

input to the list of units, you
can stop entering text and
use any of the other methods
for locating the unit (such as
selecting it with the mouse or
using the up and down
arrows).
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If you are supplying the number with a different unit than the default,
there are two methods available for identifying it.
Method
Action
Keyboard
Input a space after the number and then begin typing in the unit. The
unit becomes highlighted in the drop-down list.
Mouse
After supplying the numerical value, but before pressing ENTER,

open the drop-down list and locate the desired unit
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When you begin entering the units, the drop-down list displays:
Figure 3.7
Display the units associated to the field
or cell in the drop-down list after
supplying a numerical value by selecting
the down arrow.
As you supply more of the unit, the highlight moves through

the list covering the unit that most closely matches the input.
Pressing ENTER accepts both the number and the unit. The
value is recalculated using the default unit and is transferred
to the Active Location.
Drop-Down Lists and Scroll Bars

Drop-down lists are used extensively in Sizing to provide an efficient
means of locating existing streams, operations, or units. These menus
can be accessed either using the mouse or by using the keyboard. After a
drop-down list is opened, manoeuvre through the list using the mouse
or keyboard.
The F2 key opens the dropdown list.
A drop-down list for a Text input cell, can be opened at any time by
clicking the applicable drop-down list icon. This not only opens the
menu, but moves the active location to that input cell. You can also open
the drop-down list for the current active cell by pressing the keyboard
down arrow.
If the stream is being attached for the first time, the highlight in the
drop-down list displays at the top of the list. If the input cell already has
a stream in it, the highlight is on that stream.
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For a numerical input cell, the drop-down list is located next to the input
cell or field and contains the list of units. This automatically opens as
soon as you stop supplying numerical input (signified by a SPACE) and
begin entering the unit. Alternatively, the drop-down list can be opened
at any time (which terminates the number entry) by selecting the dropdown list icon.
After a drop-down list is opened, you can manoeuvre through it in the
following ways:
The most convenient method is using type-matching. After a

drop-down list is open, keyboard input is interpreted to find the
first menu item which best matches your input. As you continue to
supply input, the matching continues. Pressing ENTER terminates
the string and accepts the highlighted item.You can also use the
keyboard arrow keys to move to any item.
If the menu contains six items or less, it displays without a scroll
bar. In this case, you can use the mouse to directly select the
desired item, or use the up and down keyboard arrows to mark
the item and then select it with the ENTER key.
The PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN keys move the menu by one page,
and the HOME and END keys take you to the first and last item.
The desired item is selected by highlighting it and pressing
ENTER.
The Scroll Bar/Scroll Button provides similar functionality.
Selecting the Up and Down Scroll Arrows advance the menu by
one item. The scroll button can be selected with the primary
mouse button and dragged up and down to quickly scroll the
menu.
Selecting the space between the scroll button and the scroll
arrow advances the menu up or down one page. The desired
item can then be selected with the primary mouse button.
3.1.8 Editing Input

You can edit your input in the following ways:
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When the input cell is active, any information you supply overrides the previous input.
Use the drop-down list to replace the previous input.
Make an insertion point using the mouse or press F2 and use the
arrow keys.
When editing numerical input, if you simply type in a new value
and press ENTER, Sizing accepts the input and assumes it is in
the default units.
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3.1.9 Closing Views

To close a view, use any of the methods described below:
Double-click on the Object icon in the upper left corner of the

view.
Click once on the Object icon to open the drop-down menu. the
Close function in this drop-down menu has the C underlined.
Press the C to close the view.
CTRL F4 closes the active view.
Click on the Close icon in the upper right hand corner of the view.
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4 Sizing Basics
4.1 Introduction......................................................................................2
4.2 Importing Unit Operations ..............................................................3
4.2.1 Selecting Single Unit Operation ...............................................3
4.2.2 Selecting Multiple Unit Operations ...........................................4
4.2.3 Selecting Single, Multiple or All Unit Operations ......................5
4.3 Menu Bar Options............................................................................6
4.3.1
4.3.2
4.3.3
4.3.4
4.3.5
4.3.6
File............................................................................................7
Edit ...........................................................................................9
Simulation...............................................................................10
Tools .......................................................................................10
Window................................................................................... 11
Help ........................................................................................12
4.4 Exporting Data ...............................................................................13
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Introduction
4.1 Introduction
Sizing provides an easy-to-use environment with a variety of interfaces
including a fully interactive relationship with HYSYS that can readily
select either the entire flowsheet or individual pieces of process
equipment to be sized, designed, or evaluated.
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Chapter
Description
Sizing Basics
This chapter provides an introduction to Sizings capabilities and

features.
Basis Phase
The Basis Phase chapter covers the first tab of Project Input Data
view. Here, you provide the global settings for selection and design
parameters. In addition, general project information (location, owner,
etc.) is provided on this tab.
Selection
Phase
This chapter allows you to get familiar with the Selection Phase tab
of the Project Input Data view.
Sizing Phase
The Sizing Phase chapter gives an explanation of the all the

parameters required by the equipment sizing routines in Sizing.
Design Phase
All the Design information is discussed in this chapter.
Report
This chapter allows you to get familiar with the extensive reports that
Sizing generates for a project.
Theory
The Theory chapters elaborates on the selection criterion as well as

the sizing equation for each unit operation.
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4.2 Importing Unit Operations

Sizing has the ability to import simulation data from HYSYS, but
requires that the unit operation be completely solved before it can be
imported into Sizing. Unsolved unit operations are not evaluated and no
reports are generated.
4.2.1 Selecting Single Unit Operation

On the HYSYS.Process PFD, you can select a single unit operation
through the Object Inspection menu. The method for selecting a unit
operation is as follows:
1.
Right-click on a unit operation icon and the Object Inspection

menu opens, as shown in the figure below.
Figure 4.1
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Importing Unit Operations
You may see a different

colour depending upon your
windows settings
2.
From the Object Inspection menu, select the Select For Sizing
option and HYSYS outlines the icon in light grey to show it is
selected. Refer to the following figure to see how the objects are
displayed when they are selected for sizing.
Figure 4.2
3.
To deselect an object icon, right-click on the icon and select Remove

Selection For Sizing from the Object Inspection menu.
4.2.2 Selecting Multiple Unit Operations

You can select multiple unit operations on the PFD using the following
method:
1.
Click and drag the mouse over the unit operations you want to select
(provided they are all sequential on the PFD).
Or
You may see a different

colour depending upon your
windows settings
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2.
Highlight unit operations by selecting the first unit operation that

you want to select, holding down the SHIFT key and selecting the last
unit operation.
3.
Release the SHIFT key (if pressed) and right-click on a highlighted

unit operation icon. The Object Inspection menu opens.
4.
From the Object Inspection menu, select the Select For Sizing
option and HYSYS outlines the icons in light grey to show they are
selected.
5.
To deselect all previously selected unit operations, highlight them all

and right-click to display the Object Inspection menu. Then click
the Remove Selection For Sizing option.
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4.2.3 Selecting Single, Multiple or

All Unit Operations
Enter Sizing and Economix
Environment icon
If no unit operation is selected on the PFD, you can select them once in
the Sizing Environment. To enter the environment, click the Enter
Sizing and Economix Environment icon on the tool bar and the No Unit
Operations Selected view is displayed.
Clicking No takes you to the Select HYSYS Objects for Sizing view, as
seen in the figure below.
Figure 4.3
Here, you may select or remove unit operations as desired, then click the
Continue button to enter the Sizing Environment
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Menu Bar Options
4.3 Menu Bar Options

In Sizing, you can access most of the tasks using the hot keys or buttons
associated with them. This provides quick access to the capabilities of
the program. Each of these functions can also be accessed through the
menu bar. The list of commands or function groups, which is displayed
at the top of the HYSYS Desktop, operates as a drop-down menu system.
By selecting one of the options in the menu bar, a menu of associated
commands or options is opened.
Session Preferences can
be accessed through the
Tools menu bar item only.
In addition to the functions already described, the menu bar also

provides access to a number of functions that can only be accessed
through this route. Included in the functions that can only be accessed
via the menu bar are setting the Session Preferences (units, default
naming schemes, etc.) and accessing the Script Manager.
In this section, a description of each of the options that are available
through the menu bar is provided. In cases where the options are
described elsewhere in greater detail, only a quick review is provided.
Others, such as Session Preferences and Scripting are described
completely.
You can access the menu bar options in three ways:
Select the desired menu bar item using the primary mouse
button, which automatically opens the associated menu.
Use the Alt key in combination with the underlined letter in the
menu bar title. For example, Alt T opens the Tools menu.
Use the Alt key by itself to move the active location to the File
option in the menu bar. Once the menu bar becomes the Active
location in HYSYS, you can manoeuvre through it using the
keyboard. The up and down arrows move through the menu
associated with a specific item, while the left and right arrows
move you to the next menu bar item, automatically opening the
associated menu.
If you want to switch focus from the menu bar without making a
selection, press the ESC key or the ALT key.
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4.3.1 File
The menu options can be grouped into Five main categories:
Starting a Simulation
Saving a Simulation
Closing a Simulation
Printing
Exiting the Program
Starting a Simulation
File menu options
A menu item with an arrow
head pointing to the side has
further options on a submenu.
The New and Open options under File in the menu bar allow you to
create a new case or open an existing case.
Selecting New creates a new, blank case in HYSYS.

Selecting Open allows you to open an existing case and read its
information into HYSYS.
Saving a Simulation
HYSYS has three different save commands and they are described in the
following table:
Command
Description
Save
Saves the case using the current file name and location.
Save As
With this saving option, you need to enter a name and location to
which you want to save the file. The Save Simulation Case As view
appears when you select the Save As command. You are able to
choose the File Path and a File Name for the case. HYSYS
automatically attaches the appropriate file extension,.hsc.
Save All
Use this option to save all currently opened HYSYS cases. You are
asked to select which cases should be saved. Select multiple cases
with the CTRL key and the primary mouse button. Once the cases
have been highlighted, click the Save button to save the case(s) as
shown in the view, or the Save As button to save with a new name
and/or location.
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Menu Bar Options
The following figure shows how the Save As view is displayed:

Figure 4.4
Figure 4.5
Closing a Simulation
Two of the options under File in the menu bar involve closing your
simulation:
Command
Description
Close Case
Closes the active case. Before closing the case, you are asked if the
case should be saved.
Close All
Allows you to close more than one case at a time. The name of each
opened file is displayed. You select which case(s) you want to close.
Figure 4.6
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Printing
The printing section contains the following options:
Command
Description
Print
Allows you to print Specsheets for streams and operations.
Print Window
Snapshot
Prints a bitmap snapshot of what currently appears in the active

Sizing view.
Printer Setup
Allows you to select the default printer, print orientation, paper size,
etc. It is similar to the Printer Setup commands in other Windows
applications.
Exiting the Program

You can exit from the current Session of Sizing by selecting the Exit
option from the File drop-down menu.
4.3.2 Edit
The functions listed under Edit in the menu bar are described as follows:
Command
Description
Cut
Removes the selected cell(s) from the current view. You can then
use the Paste function to place the removed cell(s) in another
location or in another application.
Copy
Copies the selected cell(s) to the Clipboard. You can then use the
Paste function to place the copied cell(s) in another location or in
another application.
Copy Special
Copies the selected values/objects and their corresponding labels to

the clipboard.
Paste
Allows you to place copied or cut selections in the location of your

choice.
Edit menu options
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Menu Bar Options
4.3.3 Simulation
The functions listed under Simulation in the menu bar are described as
follows:
Simulation menu options
Command
Description
Run All
Allows you to run all phases and generate a report.
Run Phase
Run only the current phase.
Reset
Resets the data back to the Basis Phase tab on the Basis Input
Data view.
Basis
Environment
This option takes you back to the Basis Environment.
4.3.4 Tools
The options under Tools are:
Tool menu options
The User Session

Preferences view can be
accessed only through the
Tools menu.
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Command
Description
PFDs
Opens the PFD for any Flowsheet.
Reports
Opens the Report Manager.
Load Workspace
Opens the Load Workspace dialog, which displays all

cases that are currently open
Script Manager
Provides access to the Script Manager.
Macro Language Editor
Accesses the HYSYS Macro Language Editor view.
Case Security
HYSYS allows you to lock a case to a password or a

password and security lock devise such as a Green or
White security key.
Echo ID
Scans your computer and displays all of the available

locking codes. The Lock code column either displays the
lock code for the associated hardware device or "Not
Found" if no lock code is available.
Preferences
Accesses the User Session Preferences.
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4.3.5 Window
This menu contains general Windows application functions. The
options are:
Command
Description
Arrange Desktop
Cascades all windows which are currently open and not

iconized. Face plates are placed in rows or column according
to the specifications on the Simulation page of the Session
Preferences view.
Arrange Icons
Arranges icons horizontally at the bottom of the Desktop.
Close
Closes the active view.
Close All
Closes all views.
Save Workspace
Saves the current view layout for future use.
Load Workspace
Loads another HYSYS case which is currently open. This

function allows you to toggle between cases.
Window menu options
The last section in this menu lists all open views on the Desktop. The
active view is indicated with a checkmark.
Save Workspace
You can save different Workspace arrangements within a HYSYS case.
The Workspace is a specific organization of views for the current case.
For example, you could create an arrangement of views which has the
PFD, Workbook, Controllers, Strip Charts, etc. You can name each
arrangement individually, then re-access the arrangement at any time.
Figure 4.7
This has no effect on the calculation status. It is simply the way the views
are arranged. After changes are made to the Desktop arrangement, you
can then reload a saved arrangement to reaccess the window layout.
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Menu Bar Options
Load Workspace
The Load Workspace view displays all cases that are currently open. The
Workspaces contained within each case appear in the Available
Workspaces group. When loading a Workspace, select the case that
contains the Workspace, select an Available Workspace and click the
Load button.
Figure 4.8
4.3.6 Help
The following options are available under the Help menu:
Help menu options
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Command
Description
HYSYS Help Topics
Displays HELP contents.
Help on Extending HYSYS
Help topics for OLE functionality.
Help on the Current Form
Accesses the help topic for the active window.
Bug Reports
Accesses HYSYS bug reporting option.
About HYSYS
Provides information about HYSYS.
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4.4 Exporting Data

Before or after Sizing has completed its calculations and generated the
Project Reports Output view, you can transfer the data back to HYSYS.
Sizing only updates the unit operation(s) that you have specified.
Figure 4.9
On the Economix Data Transfer Panel view confirm the unit operation
you would like to transfer data for. You can select/unselect the unit
operation or equipment category by clicking in the checkbox in front of
them. The table beside the equipment list shows the old HYSYS as well
as the newly calculated Sizing sizing data.
Click the Accept and Transfer All button to transfer the results for all the
unit operations. Another option is to select specific unit operations, and
click the Accept and Transfer Current Selections to transfer only the
selected unit operations data. If you do not want to transfer Sizing
generated data into HYSYS, click the Exit Without Transferring button.
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Exporting Data
Basis Phase
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5 Basis Phase
5.1 Introduction......................................................................................2
5.2 General Project Page.......................................................................3
5.2.1 Minimum Basis Radio Button ...................................................3
5.2.2 Project Basis Radio Button.......................................................4
5.2.3 Title Block Radio Button ...........................................................5
5.3 Global Selection Page .....................................................................6
5.4 Global Sizing/Design Page .............................................................8
5.4.1
5.4.2
5.4.3
5.4.4
5.4.5
5.4.6
General Radio Button...............................................................8

Vessels Radio Button ...............................................................9
Heat Transfer Radio Button.................................................... 11
Rotating Equipment Radio Button ..........................................15
Towers Radio Button ..............................................................16
Reactors Radio Button ...........................................................18
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Introduction
5.1 Introduction
The Basis Phase tab is the first tab of the Project Input Data view in the
Sizing environment. This tab allows you to define default global settings
for the current case. There are three pages available on this tab: General
Project, Global Selection, and Global Sizing/Design.
There are four buttons on this tab that appear regardless of which page
you have selected. These buttons are described below:
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Button
Function
Save New Basis
Clicking this button saves the current basis to a *.xml file. This
allows you to retrieve the basis for use in any Sizing project.
Set Preferred Basis
This button allows you to reset the current basis to a set of

preferred Basis defaults.
Load Saved Basis
Clicking this button allows you to retrieve a basis that has been
saved previously. The current basis is overwritten with
information from the saved file.
Restore Default
Basis
Clicking this button overwrites the current basis with the

information in the Basis.def file in the applications root
directory. All current basis information is lost and reset to the
original software Basis defaults! Use this feature with caution.
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5.2 General Project Page

The General Project page can be used to define the various parameters
that are applicable for the entire project. Items like project location, start
date, project name and customer information can be defined on this
page. The views on this page can be accessed by selecting the
appropriate radio button in the Categories group. Each radio button in
this group is detailed in the sections below.
5.2.1 Minimum Basis Radio Button

Figure 5.1
As a minimum you need to

address these setting to get
proper and realistic output
results.
Select the Minimum Basis radio button to display the following:

Field
Description
Continent
Adjusts the various location dependent cost fields based on the

actual geographical location of the project site. The system
calculates values such as freight (domestic and ocean), taxes/
duties, contractor fee, wage rates and workforce productivities.
Country Base
Specifies the country base location establishing the basis of the

estimates, e.g., style and cost basis for engineering design,
materials, and construction.
Project
Installation Type
Determines the configuration of the projects scale, adjusting

direct, indirect and bulk costs to suit the size of the project. There
are five choices available from the drop-down list: Grass roots/
Clear field, Plant addition-adjacent to existing plant, Plant
additions-inside existing plant, Plant addition-suppressed
infrastructure, and Plant modification/Revamp.
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General Project Page
Field
Description
Contingency
Percent
This field has the value of the contingency percentage calculated

by the standard basis expert based on user specification of project
information. This allows the user to modify the value estimated by
Sizing. This value represents:
Construction Contingency
Material Contingency
Engineering Contingency
USD = United States Dollar

GBP = Great Britain Pound
KJPY = 1000 Japanese Yen
USD per GBP

(applies to UK
country base
only)
This field defines the currency exchange ratio for USD:GBP and
only applies when dealing with the United Kingdom (UK) country
base.
USD per kJPY

(applies to JP
country base
only)
This field defines the currency exchange ratio for USD:kJPY and
only applies when dealing with the Japan (JP) country base.
5.2.2 Project Basis Radio Button

Figure 5.2
Select the Project Basis radio button to display the following:
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Field
Description
Process Description
Drives the design allowances for all the equipment whose

material is system-generated. User entered costs are not
affected. A new and unproven process has a higher design
allowance compared with a proven process. This is applied
against all non-quoted equipment.
Process Complexity
Used to adjust contingency. Highly complex implies high

temperature/pressure and a lot of process control (e.g., batch),
whereas simple implies a simple process design and control.
Process Control
You can provide either digital, analog or distributed control

system for the project and the process control strategy is fixed
with this choice.
Estimated Start
Year/Month/Day of
Basic Engineering
These three fields show the year, month, and day that the basic
engineering begins. Refer to ICARUS Reference, Engineering,
for a definition of engineering functions.
Basis Phase
Field
Description
Soil Condition
Around Site
Select the nature of the soil most prevalent at the construction

site. This impacts the development of all foundations, the
amount of pillings developed, any excavation and trenching
work items, and the construction rental required.
Pressure Vessel
Design Code
Specifies the design code used for pressure vessels design for
the different country base settings.
Vessel Diameter
Specification
Specifies the vessel diameter in the component specification

form as inside diameter (ID) or outside diameter (OD).
P and I Design Level
Specifies the level of instrumentation provided for the

equipment. The P and I may be standard instrumentation
(STD) or highly instrumented (Full). Refer to the Icarus Piping
and Instrumentation Drawing for instrumentation on specific
equipment.
Transfer Stream
Data to Design and
Cost Engine
Allows for the mapping of stream data to the Icarus design and
costing engine.
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5.2.3 Title Block Radio Button

Figure 5.3
Select the Title Block radio button to display the following.

Field
Description
Customer or Owner
Name
Specifies the name of the customer or owner for whom this

project is being built. The system prints this name in reports
exactly as entered.
Project Name
Enter the name of this particular project. The system prints this
name in reports exactly as entered.
Job Number
Specifies the job number for this project. The system prints this
number in reports exactly as entered.
Prepared By
Specifies the name of the user. The system prints this title in
reports exactly as entered.
Country
Enter the country name. The system prints this name in reports
exactly as entered.
Province or State
Enter the province/state in this field. The system prints this

name in reports exactly as entered.
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Global Selection Page
Field
Description
Legal Land
Description
Enter the legal land description of the project site. The system
prints this name in reports exactly as entered.
Run Date
Enter the project run date. The system prints this name in
reports exactly as entered.
5.3 Global Selection Page

This page allows you to define the default selection settings for each
equipment type. You have the option of either automatic equipment
type and orientation selection or you can set the equipment type and
orientation globally. Also, for heat transfer equipment, you can globally
specify the equipment type for exchanger. You can select the orientation
for the reflux accumulator as well.
Heaters
Heat Exchangers
X
X
Total Condensers
3 Phase Condensers
Reboilers
3 Phase Reboilers
X
X
X
X
orientation
Reflux accumulator
accumulator
Partial Condensers
Compressors
Auto select reflux
Orientation
X
X
Air Coolers
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Equipment Type
X
Coolers
reflux accumulator
Equipment type -
reflux pump
Tanks
Equipment type -
exchanger
Equipment type -
of orientation
3 Phase Separators
Tray Sections
Automatic selection
Separators
of Equipment type
Equipment Type
Automatic selection
Equipment components belonging to similar categories are listed along

with the equipment type and can be access by selecting the appropriate
radio button in the Equipment Categories group.
Expanders
Pumps
Plug Flow Reactors
Continuously Stirred
Tank Reactors
General Reactors
orientation
Reflux accumulator
accumulator
Auto select reflux
reflux accumulator
Equipment type -
reflux pump
Equipment type -
exchanger
Equipment type -
Orientation
of orientation
5-7
Baghouse Filter
Cyclone
Automatic selection
Equipment Type
of Equipment type
Equipment Type
Automatic selection
Basis Phase
X
X
Hydrocyclone
Rotary Vacuum Filter
In the table above, an X signifies if the text in the top row is applicable
to the equipment type listed on the left. If it is, then it identifies if an
equipment component can be auto selected or if it must be manually
selected. For example, the equipment type Separator allows the
automatic selection of equipment type and the automatic selection of
orientation. Where as, the Rotary Vacuum Filter, does not allow for
automatic equipment type selection, nor does it have an orientation,
but it is a valid equipment type.
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5-8
Global Sizing/Design Page
5.4 Global Sizing/Design Page

This page allows you to define some of the default sizing and design
settings for each equipment type. Equipment types are organized into
six radio buttons listed in the Equipment Categories group. Depending
upon the equipment category selected, relevant sizing and design
information is displayed.
The six different equipment categories are as follows:
General
Vessels
Heat Transfer
Rotating Equipment
Towers
Reactors
5.4.1 General Radio Button

Figure 5.4
When the General radio button is selected, general equipment design

characteristics becomes visible. The following fields are displayed in the
General Equipment Sizing and Design group:
5-8
Design Pressure - Multiplier

Design Pressure - Adder
Design Vacuum - Multiplier
Design Temperature - Adder
Only Apply Design Temperature Adder if Operating Above
Basis Phase
5-9
5.4.2 Vessels Radio Button

Figure 5.5
When the Vessels radio button is selected both vessel type and vessel
sizing and design characteristics become visible. The vessel type may be
either a Separator or a Storage Tank.
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5-10
Separator Radio Button

If the Separator radio button is selected, the Separator Sizing and
Design group are further broken down by General, Vertical and
Horizontal radio buttons which each defining different sizing and
design characteristics outlined as shown in the following table.
Separator Sizing and

Design View
Design Variables
General radio button
Process Design
Auto select vertical sep. if feed vapour mass fraction

exceeds
Minimum liquid holdup time
Minimum liquid surge time
Mist eliminator
Vapour-Liquid
Separation
Separation factor method (with mist eliminator)

Separation factor method (without mist eliminator)
Default separation factor (default method only)
Droplet diameter (Theoretical method only)
Separation factor multiplier (applies to all methods)
Vapour velocity design multiplier
Liquid-Liquid Separation
Height of light liquid

Height of heavy liquid
Droplet diameter
Maximum terminal settling/rising velocity
Process Design
Solution set selection criteria

Minimum height to diameter ratio
Maximum height to diameter ratio
Minimum holdup height
Minimum surge height
Mist eliminator thickness
Diameter allowance for mist eliminator
Height above mist eliminator
Minimum disengagement height (with mist eliminator)
Minimum disengagement height (without mist
eliminator)
Vapour-Liquid
Separation
Inlet diverter
Minimum height of inlet nozzle above HLL
Separation factor multiplier (GPSA and York methods
without mist eliminator only)
Liquid-Liquid Separation
Baffle plate
Height of liquid above baffle plate (if Baffle plate is
present)
Minimum downcomer width
Minimum height of inlet nozzle above NLL
Vertical radio button
5-10
Design Characteristics
Basis Phase
5-11
Separator Sizing and

Design View
Design Variables
Horizontal radio button
Process Design
Vapour-Liquid
Separation
Separation factor multiplier (GPSA and York methods

only)
Minimum length to diameter ratio
Maximum length to diameter ratio
Minimum vapour space height (with mist eliminator)
Minimum vapour space height (without mist
eliminator)
Storage Tank Radio Button

If the Storage Tank radio button is selected, the following sizing and
design characteristics for the Storage Tank vessel type are displayed:
Holding Time
Maximum Capacity per Vessel
Percent Spare Capacity Per Tank
Vertical Vessels - Height to Diameter Ratio
Horizontal Vessels - Length to Diameter Ratio
5.4.3 Heat Transfer Radio Button

Figure 5.6
Shell and Tube Exchanger
Aerial Cooler
Process Furnace
5-11
5-12
When the Heat Transfer radio button is selected, the heat transfer
equipment types and their sizing and design characteristics become
visible. The choices for heat transfer equipment type are as follows:
Shell and Tube Exchanger

Aerial Cooler
Process Furnace
These options are described in the following sections.
Shell and Tube Exchanger Radio Button

If the Shell and Tube Exchanger radio button is selected, the Shell and
Tube Exchanger group are further broken down by Process, Geometry,
and TEMA Types radio buttons which each define different sizing and
design characteristics outlined as follows:
5-12
Shell and Tube

Exchanger Sizing and
Design View
Design Variables
Process
Utility Fluids
Cooler
Heater
Condenser
Reboiler
Minimum approach for automatic selection of utility
fluid
Hot Side Stream
Cooler
Heater
Heat Exchanger
Condenser
Maximum Pressure Drop
Hot side
Cold side
Fouling Factors
Hot side
Cold side
Basis Phase
Shell and Tube

Exchanger Sizing and
Design View
Design Variables
Geometry
Exchanger
Maximum number of shells in series (E, I, J shells)

Maximum number of shells in series (D, F, G, H, M
shells)
Maximum number of shells in series (K, X shells)
Maximum number of shells in parallel (all shell types)
Maximum shell inside diameter
Counter-current in first tube pass
Bundle
Floating Heat Exchanger
Front end head type

Shell type
Rear end head type
TEMA Type
Fixed Tube Heat

Exchanger
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Tube outside diameter

Tube wall thickness
Tube pitch factor (pitch = outside diameter x factor)
Tube layout angle
Maximum tube length
Minimum tube length
Max. number of tube passes (vertical thermosiphon
reboilers)
Max. number of tube passes (all other types)
Minimum number of tubeside passes
Baffle type
U-tube exchanger
Kettle-type Reboiler
U-tube Kettle-type
Reboiler
Thermosiphon ReboilerHorizontal Floating Head
Thermosiphon ReboilerHorizontal Fixed Tube
Sheet
Thermosiphon ReboilerHorizontal U-tube
Thermosiphon ReboilerVertical Fixed Tube Sheet
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5-14
Aerial Cooler Radio Button

If the Aerial Cooler radio button is selected, the Aerial Cooler Sizing and
Design group displays Process and Geometry radio buttons, which each
define different sizing and design characteristics shown below:
Aerial Cooler Sizing and
Design View
Process
Air Inlet Temperature

Fouling Factor
Geometry
Tube Outside Diameter

Tube Wall Thickness
Tube Pitch Factor (pitch = outside diameter x factor)
Minimum Tube Length
Maximum Tube Length
Minimum Number of Tube Passes
Maximum Number of Tube Passes
Number of Tube Rows Calculation Method
Fin Height
Fin Width
Number of Fins per inch (per 25mm)
Minimum Bay Length to Width Ratio
Exchanger Length to Width Ratio
Minimum Number of Fans Per Bay
Maximum Fan Diameter
Process Furnace Radio Button

If the Process Furnace button is selected, the sizing and design
characteristic for Thermal Efficiency Percent are displayed.
5-14
Basis Phase
5-15
5.4.4 Rotating Equipment Radio Button

When the Rotating Equipment radio button is selected, the rotating
equipment types and their sizing and design characteristics become
visible.
Figure 5.7
Pump
Compressor
Expander
The choices for rotating equipment type are as follows:
Pump
Compressor
Expander
The following table lists the design characteristics available for each
rotating equipment type:
Rotating Equipment Type
Pump
Compressor
Number of Spares
Capacity Overdesign Factor
Head Overdesign Factor
Reflux Pump Head
Air and Gas Compressors:

Head Overdesign Factor
Gas Compressors Only:
Centrifugal - driver type
Reciprocating - driver type
Expander
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5-16
5.4.5 Towers Radio Button

When the Towers radio button is selected the tower types and their
sizing and design characteristics become visible. The choices for tower
type are General, Trayed and Packed.
Figure 5.8
General
Trayed
Packed
General Radio Button

If the General radio button is selected, the following general column
sizing and design characteristics are displayed:
5-16
Stages with vapour in feed - sizing based on

Area tolerance
Bottom sump height
Vapour disengagement height
Towers sized with multiple sections - designed as
Basis Phase
5-17
Trayed Radio Button

If the Trayed radio button is selected, the Trayed Tower Sizing and
Design group are further broken down by General, Sieve, Valve and
Bubble Cap radio buttons which each define different sizing and design
characteristics outlined as follows:
Trayed Tower Sizing and
Design View
General radio button
Tower Data:
Tray type
Overall tray efficiency (percent)
Diameter factor
Tray Data:
Tray spacing
System foaming factor
Downcomer / Weir Data:
Downcomer type
Downcomer clearance
Maximum downcomer backup (percent)
Weir height
Maximum weir loading
Sieve radio button
Tray thickness
Maximum pressure drop per tray (height of liquid)
Maximum tray flooding (percent)
Hole diameter
Hole spacing (Hole spacing = Hole diameter x factor)
Valve radio button
Tray thickness
Design manual
Orifice type
Valve density
Valve thickness
Hole area (percent of active area)
Bubble Cap radio button
Tray thickness
Cap slot height
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5-18
Packed Radio Button

If the Packed radio button is selected, the following packed tower sizing
and design characteristics are displayed:
Packing type
Pressure drop correlation
Maximum flooding (percent)
Maximum pressure drop per unit length
5.4.6 Reactors Radio Button

When the Reactors radio button is selected the following reactor sizing
and design characteristics become visible.
Vertical Vessel - Height to Diameter Ratio

Horizontal Vessels - Length to Diameter Ratio
Packing Type for Packed Reactors:
Figure 5.9
5-18
Selection Phase
6-1
6 Selection Phase
6.1 Introduction......................................................................................2
6.2 Equipment Categories.....................................................................3
6.2.1
6.2.2
6.2.3
6.2.4
6.2.5
6.2.6
Vessels Category .....................................................................4

Heat Transfer Category ............................................................6
Rotating Equipment Category ..................................................9
Tower Category ...................................................................... 11
Reactors Category .................................................................12
Solids Handling Category.......................................................14
6-1
6-2
Introduction
6.1 Introduction
The Selection Phase tab allows you to do detailed equipment selection
and specification for each unit operation being simulated in Sizing.
When you access the Selection Phase tab, a number of groups become
visible, as outlined in the figure below.
Figure 6.1
The equipment items imported into Sizing
are listed in the Category Items group
based on the radio button selected in the
Equipment Categories group.
The Detailed Equipment Selection group allows

you to specify specific selection parameter
defaults for each equipment category item based
on its unit operation type.
The Equipment
Categories group
filters the
equipment items by
category name.
Equipment items
are displayed in the
Category Items
group.
There are three groups available on this tab:
6-2
Equipment Categories. This shows the various equipment

categories available in Sizing. You can display the equipment
associated with each category, in the Category Items group, by
selecting the appropriate radio button.
Category Items. This lists the various equipment which belong to
the currently selected equipment category.
Detailed Equipment Selection. This displays detailed
equipment information related to the currently selected
equipment item highlighted in the Category Items group.
Selection Phase
6-3
6.2 Equipment Categories

All the available equipment imported into Sizing can be displayed in the
Category Items view. Equipment items are organized by category
according to the radio button selected. The filtering of equipment into
groups is particularly convenient when a large case is imported into
Sizing. The six different equipment categories available along with their
associated unit operation types are listed below:
Equipment Categories
Unit Operation Type
Vessels
Separator
3 Phase Separator
Tank
Heat Transfer
Rotating Equipment
Compressors
Expanders
Pumps
Towers
Tray Sections
Reactors
Solid Handling
Baghouse Filter
Cyclone
Hydrocyclone
Coolers
Heaters
Heat Exchangers
Air Coolers
Partial Condensers
Total Condensers
3 Phase Condensers
Reboilers
3 Phase Reboilers
Plug Flow Reactors

Continuously-Stirred-Tank Reactors
Conversion Reactors
Equilibrium Reactors
Gibbs Reactors
The All Equipment category lists all the equipment items which were
imported to Sizing and is more convenient for small cases imported into
Sizing.
Initially, the various imported equipment items are detailed according
to default settings specified in the Global Selection page of the Basis
Phase tab.
6-3
6-4
Each unit operation may contain several unique specification fields. For
the Equipment Type field, located in the Detailed Equipment Selection
group, a drop-down list is available. The drop-down list is located within
the edit bar and are enabled once the appropriate field is selected. Using
these drop-down lists, each equipment item can be further specified
based on equipment type.
6.2.1 Vessels Category

The Vessels category includes all the vessel types. The following unit
operation types are included in this category:
Separator
3 Phase Separator
Tank
The Detailed Equipment Selection group automatically lists selection

information specific to each unit operation type, when it is selected in
the Category Items group.
Separator Selection
The following table describes the various fields listed in the Detailed
Equipment Selection group for a Separator unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Displays the unit operation type.
Equipment Type
Displays the equipment type for the unit operation. The

following equipment types are available for separators:
Standard Process Vessel
Jacketed Process Vessel
Multi-walled Process Vessel
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Vapour Mass
Fraction of Feed
Displays the vapour mass fraction of the feed stream to the

equipment.
Vessel Orientation
Displays the equipment orientation (horizontal or vertical).
Selection Phase
6-5
3 Phase Separator Selection

Equipment Selection group for a 3 Phase Separator unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type

following equipment types are available for 3 phase separators:
Jacketed Process Vessel
Vapour Mass
Fraction of Feed
Displays the vapour mass fraction of the feed stream to the

equipment.
Vessel Orientation
Displays the equipment orientation (horizontal or vertical).
Tank Selection
Equipment Selection group for a Tank unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type

following equipment types are available for tanks:
Flat-Bottom Storage Tank With Optional Roof

Vertical Standard Process Vessel
Vertical Jacketed Process Vessel
Vertical Multi-walled Process Vessel
Horizontal Standard Process Vessel
Horizontal Jacketed Process Vessel
Horizontal Multi-walled Process Vessel
Low Pressure Gas Storage Vessel
Sphere
Spheroid
Cryogenic Storage Tank
Cone Bottom Storage Bin
Live Bottom Storage Bin
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6-6
6.2.2 Heat Transfer Category

The Heat Transfer category includes all the heat transfer related types.
The following unit operation types are included in this category:
Cooler
Heaters
Heat Exchangers
Air Coolers
Partial Condensers
Total Condensers
3 Phase Condensers
Reboilers
3 Phase Reboilers

Cooler Selection
Equipment Selection group for a Cooler unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type

following equipment types are available for cooler:
Floating Head Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger
Fixed Tube Sheet Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger
U-tube shell and Tube Heat Exchanger
6-6
Selection Phase
6-7
Heater Selection
Equipment Selection group for a Heater unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type

following equipment types are available for heaters:

A-frame Type Process Furnace
Box-type Cylindrical Process Frame
Vertical Cylindrical Process Furnace
Heat Exchanger Selection

Equipment Selection group for a Heat Exchanger unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type

following equipment types are available for heat exchangers:
Air Cooler Selection

Equipment Selection group for an Air Cooler unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type

following equipment types are available for air coolers:
Air Cooler
Free Standing
Rack-Mounted
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6-8
Partial/Total/3 Phase Condenser Selection

Equipment Selection group for Partial, Total and 3 Phase Condenser
unit operation types.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type Exchanger

following equipment types are available for the exchanger
section:

Air Cooler, Free Standing or Rack-Mounted
Equipment Type Reflux Pump
Refer to Section 6.2.3 - Rotating Equipment Category.
Equipment Type Reflux Accumulator
Refer to Section 6.2.1 - Vessels Category.
Reboiler/3 Phase Reboiler Selection

Equipment Selection group for a Reboiler unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type
Specifies the equipment type for the unit operation. The

following equipment types are available for reboilers:
U-tube Kettle-type Reboiler
Kettle-type Reboiler with Floating Head
Thermosiphon-type Reboiler (Horizontal Shell with
Floating Head)
Thermosiphon-type Reboiler (Horizontal Shell with fixed
Tube Sheet)
Thermosiphon-type Reboiler (Horizontal Shell with Utube)
Thermosiphon-type Reboiler (Vertical Shell with Fixed
Tube Sheet)
6-8
Selection Phase
6-9
6.2.3 Rotating Equipment Category

The Rotating Equipment category includes all the rotating equipment
types. The following unit operation types are included in this category:
Compressors
Expanders
Pumps

Compressor Selection
Equipment Selection group for a Compressor unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Inlet Pressure
Displays inlet pressure
Inlet Temperature
Displays inlet temperature
Exit Pressure
Displays exit pressure
Exit Temperature
Displays exit temperature
Estimated Actual
Volume Capacity at
Inlet Conditions
Displays volume capacity estimate
Estimated Driver
Power
Displays estimated driver power.
Equipment Type

following equipment types are available for compressors:
Gas Compressor - Centrifugal Horizontal

Gas Compressor - Centrifugal Integral Gear
Gas Compressor - Reciprocating
Gas Compressor - Reciprocating with Integral Gas Engine
Air Compressor - Centrifugal with Motor
Air Compressor - Centrifugal with Turbine
Air Compressor - Reciprocating with Gas Engine
Air Compressor - Reciprocating with Motor
Air Compressor - Single Reciprocating One Stage
Air Compressor - Single Reciprocating Two-Stage
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6-10
Expander Selection
Equipment Selection group for an Expander unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type

following equipment types are available for expanders:
Gas Turbine with Combustion Chamber
Steam Turbine Driver, Condensing Type
Steam Turbine Drive, Non-condensing Type
Pump Selection
Equipment Selection group for a Pump unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation
Type
Equipment
Type
Displays the equipment type for the unit operation. The following equipment types are
available for pumps:
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Canned Rotor Gear Pump

Standard External Gear Rotary Pump
Mechanical Seal Gear Pump
Diaphragm Pump - TFE Type
Reciprocating Simplex Pump - Steam
Driver
Reciprocating Duplex Pump - Steam
Driver
Triplex Plunger Pump - Motor Driver
Reciprocating Positive Displacement
Plunger Pump
Rotary (Sliding Vanes) Pump
Slurry Pump
Canned Motor Pump
Centrifugal Single or Multi-stage

Pump
General Service Pump
General Service In-line Pump
Vertical Sump Pump - Turbine
Impeller
Low Consistency Stock Pump
Standard ANSI Magnetic Drive Pump
Standard ANSI Single-Stage Pump
Plastic ANSI Single-Stage Pump
API 610 Pump
API 610 In-line Pump
Axial Flow Vertical Pump
Selection Phase
6-11
6.2.4 Tower Category

The Tower category includes all the tower types available. Currently, the
only unit operation type available in this category is the Trayed Section
type.
Equipment Selection group for the Tray Section unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type

following equipment types are available for columns:
Standard Tower - Packed
Standard Tower - Trayed
Tray Type (trayed

column only)
Displays the tray type for the column. The following tray types
are available for trayed columns:
Sieve Trays
Valve Trays
Bubble Cap Trays
Tower sized with

multiple sections designed as
Displays the diameter type for the column. The following

column types are available for both trayed and packed
columns:
Single - Diameter
Double - Diameter
6-11
6-12
6.2.5 Reactors Category

The Reactors category includes all the reactor types available. The
following types of reactors are included in this category:
Plug Flow Reactors

Continuously-Stirred-Tank Reactors
Gibbs Reactors
Conversion Reactors

Plug Flow Reactor Selection

Equipment Selection group for a Plug Flow Reactor unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type

following equipment types are available for plug flow reactors:
6-12
Standard Tower - Packed Single Diameter

Selection Phase
6-13
Continuously Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR) Selection

Equipment Selection group for a Continuously-Stirred-Tank Reactor
unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type

following equipment types are available for a CSTRs:
Agitated Tank - Enclosed, Jacketed
Agitated Tank - Enclosed
Agitated Tank - Open Top
Gibbs, Conversion, and Equilibrium Reactor Selection

Equipment Selection group for Gibbs, Conversion, and Equilibrium
Reactor unit operation types.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type

following equipment types are available for general reactors:

Sphere
Spheroid
Box-type Process Furnace
Box-type Reformer without Catalyst
Pyrolysis Unit
6-13
6-14
6.2.6 Solids Handling Category

The Solids Handling category includes all the solids handling related
types. The following unit operation types are included in this category:
Baghouse Filter
Cyclone
Hydrocyclone
Simple Solid Separator

Baghouse Filter Selection

Equipment Selection group for a Baghouse Filter unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type
Displays the equipment type for the unit operation.

The following equipment types are available for baghouse
filters:
Baghouse with Motor Shakers
Baghouse with Injected Pulsed Air
Cyclone Selection
Equipment Selection group for a Cyclone unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type
Specify the equipment type for the unit operation.

The following equipment types are available for cyclones:
Cyclone Dust Collector
Multiple-Cyclone Dust Collector
6-14
Selection Phase
6-15
Hydrocyclone Selection
Equipment Selection group for a Hydrocyclone unit operation type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type
Specifies the equipment type for the unit operation.

The following equipment type is available for hydrocyclones:
Water-only Cyclone - Mineral Separator
Rotary Vacuum Filter Selection

Equipment Selection group for a Rotary Vacuum Filter unit operation
type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type

The following equipment types are available for rotary vacuum
filters:
Rotary Drum Filter
Rotary Disk Filter
Simple Solid Separator Selection

Equipment Selection group for a Simple Solid Separator unit operation
type.
Field
Description
Unit Operation Type
Equipment Type

The following equipment types are available for simple solid
separators:
Multiple-cyclone Dust Collector
6-15
6-16
6-16
Sizing Phase
7-1
7 Sizing Phase
7.1 Introduction......................................................................................3
7.2 Sizing and Displaying Individual Item Data...................................5
7.3 Vessels Category .............................................................................6
7.3.1 Separator Sizing.......................................................................7
7.3.2 3 Phase Separator Sizing.........................................................8
7.3.3 Tank Sizing .............................................................................10
7.4 Heat Transfer Category .................................................................11
7.4.1 Cooler/Heater/Heat Exchanger/Condenser Sizing.................12
7.4.2 Reboiler/3 Phase Reboiler Sizing...........................................15
7.5 Rotating Equipment Category ......................................................15
7.5.1 Pump Sizing ...........................................................................17
7.5.2 Compressor Sizing .................................................................17
7.5.3 Expander Sizing .....................................................................18
7.6 Tower Category..............................................................................19
7.6.1 Packed Tower Sizing ..............................................................20
7.6.2 Trayed Tower Sizing ...............................................................22
7.7 Reactor Category...........................................................................24
7.7.1 Plug Flow Reactor Sizing .......................................................26
7.7.2 Continuously-Stirred-Tank Reactor Sizing..............................27
7.7.3 Gibbs, Conversion and Equilibrium Reactor Sizing................27
7-1
7-2
Sizing Phase
7.8 Solids Handling Category............................................................. 28

7.8.1
7.8.2
7.8.3
7.8.4
7-2
Baghouse Filter Sizing ........................................................... 28

Cyclone Sizing ....................................................................... 29
Hydrocyclone Sizing .............................................................. 29
Rotary Vacuum Filter Sizing................................................... 29
Sizing Phase
7-3
7.1 Introduction
The Sizing Phase tab allows you to do a detail equipment sizing for all
the equipment items being simulated in Sizing. When you access the
Sizing Phase tab view, a number of groups become visible, as displayed
below:
Figure 7.1
There are three groups available on this tab:
Equipment Categories. This shows the various equipment

categories available in Sizing. You can display the equipment
associated with each category, in the Category Items group, by
selecting the appropriate radio button.
Category Items. This lists all the equipment in the category
selected in Equipment Categories group.
Sizing Input Details. This automatically lists sizing information
specific to each unit operation type. You can specify different
sizing parameters for the equipment item selected in the
Category Items group.
7-3
7-4
Introduction
Equipment items are filtered by category according to the radio button

selected in the Equipment Categories group. The six different
equipment categories available in Sizing along with their associated unit
operation types are listed below:
7-4
Category Items
Vessels
Separators
3 Phase Separators
Tanks
Heat Transfer
Rotating Equipment
Compressors
Expanders
Pumps
Towers
Trayed Sections
Reactors
Solid Handling
Baghouse Filter
Cyclone
Hydrocyclone
Coolers
Heaters
Heat Exchangers
Air Coolers
Partial Condensers
Total Condensers
3 Phase Condensers
Reboilers
3 Phase Reboilers
Plug Flow Reactors

Continuously Stirred Tank Reactors
Gibbs Reactors
Conversion Reactors
Sizing Phase
7-5
7.2 Sizing and Displaying Individual

Item Data
If you sized a unit operation
once using the Size
Selected Item button, it is
not sized again when the
Size All Items or Run
Phase buttons are clicked.
On the Sizing Phase tab, you can size individual unit operations and
view the sized data as well. To size a unit operation, do as follows:
1.
Select the unit operation in the Category Item list.
2.
Click the Size Selected Item button.
You also have the option to size all unit operations at the same time. To
size all unit operations, do as follows:
1.
Click the Size All Items button.
You have the option to view the sized data for the unit operation after
sizing is complete. The procedure to view the sizing output is as follows:
1.
Select the unit operation already sized from the Category Item
group.
2.
Click the Item Sizing Output button.
The Item Sizing Output view is displayed as follows:

Figure 7.2
The above view displays the calculated sizing data for the selected unit
operation.
7-5
7-6
Vessels Category
You may view the sizing output data of any sized item. You may then
return to the input view of any item, modify the input values and then
resize the item again until the results are satisfactory. Once the Run
Phase button is clicked, the values are committed to the Design Phase
and the size input may not longer be modified.
7.3 Vessels Category

This category is used to size all vessel related unit operations, which are
preselected on the Selection Phase tab. The various unit operations
along with their available equipment types included in this category are
outlined in the following table.
Category Items
Equipment Type
Separator

Jacketed Process vessel
3 Phase Separator

Jacketed Process vessel
Tank
Flat-Bottom Storage Tank With Optional Roof

Low Pressure Gas Storage Vessel
Sphere
Spheroid
Cryogenic Storage tank
Cone Bottom Storage Bin
Live Bottom Storage Bin
Equipment sizing is determined based upon unit operation type (i.e.

Separator, Tank etc.). An overview of the sizing information available for
each unit operation type is outlined in the following sections.
7-6
Sizing Phase
7-7
7.3.1 Separator Sizing

When an equipment item belongs to the Separator unit operation type,
it is sized according to a number of parameters available in the
Separator Sizing Input Details group. The sizing parameters available
depend on the equipment orientation.
Sizing details are organized by radio buttons. The General radio button
is always available while either the Horizontal or Vertical radio button is
available depending on the orientation.
The following fields are available when the General radio button is
selected:

Minimum liquid holdup time
Minimum liquid surge time
Mist eliminator
Separation factor multiplier (with mist eliminator)
Separation factor multiplier (without mist eliminator)
Default separation factor (Default method only)
Vapour velocity design multiplier
The following fields are available when the Horizontal radio button is
selected:

Minimum vapour space height (without mist eliminator)
Separation factor multiplier (GPSA and York methods only)
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Vessels Category
The following fields are available when the Vertical radio button is
selected:

Minimum disengagement height (without mist eliminator)
Inlet diverter
Separation factor multiplier (GPSA and York methods without
mist eliminator only)
7.3.2 3 Phase Separator Sizing

When an equipment belongs to the 3 Phase Separator unit operation
type, it is sized according to a number of parameters available in the 3
Phase Separator Sizing Input Details group. The sizing parameters
available depend on equipment orientation.
Sizing details are organized by radio buttons. The General and 3 Phase
radio buttons are always available while the Horizontal, Vertical and 3
Phase Vertical radio buttons become available depending on the vessel
orientation.
The following sizing parameter fields are available when the General
radio button is selected:
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Minimum holdup time
Minimum surge time
Mist eliminator
Separation factor method (with mist eliminator)
Separation factor method (without mist eliminator)
Default separation factor (Default method only)
Vapour velocity design factor
Sizing Phase
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The following sizing parameter fields are available when the Horizontal
radio button (Horizontal Vessel only) is selected:

Minimum vapour space height (without mist eliminator)
Separation factor multiplier (GPSA and York methods only)
The following sizing parameter fields are available when the Vertical
radio button (Vertical Vessel only) is selected:

Minimum disengagement height (without mist eliminator)
Inlet diverter
Separation factor multiplier (GPSA and York methods without
mist eliminator only)
If the 3 Phase radio button (both Horizontal and Vertical Vessels) is

selected you can specify the following sizing parameters:
Height of light liquid

Height of heavy liquid
Droplet diameter
Maximum terminal setting/rising velocity
If the 3 Phase Vertical radio button (Vertical Vessels only) is selected you
can specify the following sizing parameters:
Baffle plate
Height of liquid above baffle plate
Minimum downcomer width
Minimum height of inlet nozzle above NLL
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Vessels Category
7.3.3 Tank Sizing

When an equipment item belongs to the Tank unit operation type, it is
sized according to a number of parameters available in the Tank Sizing
Input Details group. The sizing parameters available depend on the
equipment orientation.
Figure 7.3
The Input Details group allows you to specify the following sizing
parameters for the tank:
Total actual volume flow

Holding time
Maximum capacity per storage vessel
Percent spare capacity per storage vessel
Height/Length to diameter ratio*
* Not required for spheres
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Sizing Phase
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7.4 Heat Transfer Category

This category is used to size all heat transfer related unit operations,
which are preselected on the Selection Phase tab.
Figure 7.4
The various unit operations along with their available equipment types
included in this category are outlined in the following table.
Category Items
Equipment Type
Cooler

Heater
Heat Exchanger

Air Cooler
Air Cooler, Free Standing or Rack-Mounted

Box-type Process Frame
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Heat Transfer Category
Category Items
Equipment Type
Partial Condenser /
Total Condenser /
3 Phase Condenser

Reboiler / 3 Phase
Reboiler
U-tube Kettle-type Reboiler

Kettle-type Reboiler with Floating Head
Thermosiphon-type Reboiler (Horizontal Shell with
Floating Head)
Thermosiphon-type Reboiler (Horizontal Shell with Fixed
Tube Sheet)
Thermosiphon-type Reboiler (Horizontal Shell with Utube)
Thermosiphon-type Reboiler (Vertical Shell with Fixed
Tube Sheet)
Equipment sizing is determined based upon unit operation type (i.e.

Cooler, Heater, Reboiler). An overview of the sizing information
available for each unit operation type is outlined in the following
sections.
7.4.1 Cooler/Heater/Heat Exchanger/

Condenser Sizing
When an equipment item belongs to either the Cooler, Heater, Heat
Exchanger, Air Cooler, or Condenser (partial, total, three phase) unit
operation type, it is sized according to a number of parameters available
in the Sizing Input Details group. The various sizing parameters
available depend upon the equipment type used. Sizing parameters
differ depending upon whether or not the equipment type is of Process
Furnace, Shell and Tube Exchanger or Air Cooler type as outlined in the
following sections.
Process Furnace
If the equipment is of Process Furnace type (i.e., A-frame type, Box-type
cylindrical), then the only sizing parameters available in the Process
Furnace Input Details are:
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Absorbed duty
Furnace thermal efficiency
Sizing Phase
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Shell and Tube Exchangers

If the equipment is of Shell and Tube type (i.e. U-tube shell and tube,
Fixed tube sheet shell and tube) then an extensive set of sizing
parameters become available.
Sizing details for Shell and Tube type heat transfer equipment are
organized into three radio buttons. The first two deal with Exchanger
and Bundle geometry respectively and the final button deals with
Process details.
Exchanger radio button

If the Exchanger radio button is selected, you can specify the following
sizing parameters:
Front end head type

Shell type
Rear end head type
Maximum number of shells in series (E,I, J shell only)
Maximum number of shells in series (D,F,G,H,M shell only)
Maximum number of shells in series (K,X shell only)
Maximum number of shells in parallel
Maximum shell inside diameter
Hot stream side
Counter-current in first tube pass
Bundle radio button

If the Bundle radio button is selected, you can specify the following
sizing parameters:
Tube outside diameter

Tube wall thickness
Tube pitch
Tube layout angle
Maximum tube length
Minimum tube length
Maximum number of tubeside passes
Minimum number of tubeside passes
Baffle type (ignored for D, K and X shells)
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Heat Transfer Category
Process radio button

If the Process radio button is selected, you can specify the following
sizing parameters:
Maximum hot side pressure drop

Maximum cold side pressure drop
Hot side fouling factor
Cold side fouling factor
Air Cooler
If the equipment is an Air Cooler type (Free standing or Rack-mounted),
then the sizing parameters available in the Cooler Input Details group
are as follows:
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Service Type (determines Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient)

Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient (Default service type only)
Air Inlet Temperature
Fouling Factor
Tube Wall Thickness
Tube Pitch Factor (pitch = outside diameter x factor)
Number of Tube Passes
Number of Tube Rows Calculation Method
Fin Height
Fin Width
Number of Fins per Inch (per 25 mm)
Exchanger Length to Width Ratio
Minimum Number of Fans Per Bay
Sizing Phase
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7.4.2 Reboiler/3 Phase Reboiler Sizing

When an equipment item belongs to the Reboiler or 3 Phase Reboiler
unit operation type, it is sized as a Shell and Tube Exchanger, previously
outlined in the Shell and Tube Exchangers. The Exchanger,
Bundle and Process radio buttons are available as before along with an
additional Utility Fluid radio button detailed below.
Utility Fluid radio button

If the Utility Fluid radio button is selected, you can specify the following
sizing parameters:
Utility Fluid
Minimum approach for automatic selection of utility fluid (degC)
7.5 Rotating Equipment Category

This category is used to size all rotating equipment related unit
operations, which are preselected on the Selection Phase tab.
Figure 7.5
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7-16
Rotating Equipment Category
included in this category are described in the following table:
Category Items
Equipment Type
Pump
Standard ANSI Single Stage Pump

Plastic ANSI Single Stage Pump
API 610 Pump
API 610 In-line Pump
Axial Flow Vertical Pump
Canned Motor Pump
Centrifugal Single or Multi-stage Pump
General Service Pump
General Service In-line Pump
Vertical Sump Pump - Turbine Impeller
Low consistency Stock Pump
Standard ANSI Magnetic Drive Pump
Canned Rotor Gear Pump
Standard External Gear Rotary Pump
Mechanical Seal Gear Pump
Diaphragm Pump - TFE Type
Reciprocating Simplex Pump - Steam Driver
Reciprocating Duplex Pump - Steam Driver
Triplex Plunger Pump - Motor Driver
Reciprocating Positive Displacement Plunger Pump
Rotary (Sliding Vanes) Pump
Slurry Pump
Compressor
Gas Compressor - Centrifugal Horizontal

Gas Compressor - Centrifugal Integral Gear
Gas Compressor - Reciprocating
Gas Compressor - Reciprocating with Integral Gas
Engine
Air Compressor - Centrifugal with Motor
Air Compressor - Centrifugal with Turbine
Air Compressor - Reciprocating with Gas Engine
Air Compressor - Reciprocating with Motor
Air Compressor - Single Reciprocating One-Stage
Air Compressor - Single Reciprocating Two-Stage
Expander
Gas Turbine with Combustion Chamber

Steam Turbine Driver, Condensing Type
Steam Turbine Driver, Non-Condensing Type
Equipment sizing is based on unit operation type (Pump, Compressor,

etc.) and information for each is described in the following sections.
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Sizing Phase
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7.5.1 Pump Sizing

When an equipment item belongs to the Pump unit operation type, it is
sized according to a number of parameters available in the Pump Sizing
Input Details group.
The Sizing Input Details group allows you to specify the following pump
sizing parameters:
Liquid specific gravity

Operating capacity
Operating head
Operating hydraulic power
Mechanical efficiency
Capacity overdesign factor
Head overdesign factor
7.5.2 Compressor Sizing

When an equipment item belongs to the Compressor unit operation
type, it is sized according to a number of parameters available in the
Compressor Sizing Input Details group.
The Sizing Input Details group allows you to specify the following sizing
parameters:
Operating capacity
Operating adiabatic head
Operating polytropic head
Adiabatic efficiency
Polytropic efficiency
Operating gas power
Head overdesign factor
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Rotating Equipment Category
7.5.3 Expander Sizing

When an equipment item belongs to the Expander unit operation type,
it is sized according to a number of parameters available in the
Expander Sizing Input Details group.
parameters:
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Operating capacity
Operating mass enthalpy changes
Operating power output
Sizing Phase
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7.6 Tower Category

This category is used to size the Tower section of a Column (the
Reboilers and Condensers are sized under the Heat Transfer category).
Towers can be either trayed or packed.
Category Item
Trayed Section
Equipment Type
Standard Tower - Packed
Standard Tower - Trayed
Equipment sizing is determined based on tower type (Trayed or

Packed).
Figure 7.6
An overview of the sizing information available for each type is outlined

in the following sections.
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Tower Category
7.6.1 Packed Tower Sizing

If the equipment is a Standard Tower - Packed type, then an extensive set
of sizing parameters become available.
Sizing details for Packed Tower are organized by radio buttons. The
General radio button details general sizing information and the Packed
radio button details packing specific sizing information.

selected:
Stages with Vapour in Feed - Sizing Based On

Area tolerance
Bottom sump height
Packed Radio Button

The following fields are available when the Packed radio button is
selected:
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Packing type
Pressure drop correlation
Maximum allowable flooding (percent)
Maximum allowable pressure drop
Sizing Phase
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Packing Types
From the drop-down list, the packing type for a Packed column may be
chosen. The following packing types are available in different sizes for
packed columns:
Ballast Rings (Metal/Plastic)

Ballast Plus Rings (Metal)
Ballast Saddles (Plastic)
Berl Saddles (Ceramic)
Cascade MiniRing (Metal/Plastic/Ceramic)
Chempak (Metal)
Flexipac (Metal Structured)
Flexirings (Metal)
Gempak (Metal Structured)
Glitsch Grid (Metal Structured) Structured
Goodloe (Metal Structured) Structured
Heli-Pak (Wire Coil Packing)
Hy-Pak Rings (Metal)
Hypertil (Metal Structured) Structured
Intalox Saddles (Ceramic)
Jaeger Max Pack SS C2
Jaeger Tri Packs (Plastic)
Jaeger VSP SS
Koch-Sulzer (BX) (Metal Structured) Structured
Lessing Experimental (Metal) 1-1/2 inch
Leva Packing (Plastic) No. 2
Maspak (Plastic)
Montz A-2 (Metal Structured) Structured
Neo-Kloss (Metal Structured) Structured
Norton Intalox Metal Tower Packing
Nutter Rings (Metal)
Pall Rings (Metal/Plastic)
Protruded (Metal)
Raschig Rings 1/32 inch wall (CSteel)
Raschig Rings 1/16 inch wall (CSteel)
Raschig Rings (Ceramic/Carbon)
Super Intalox Saddles (Plastic/Ceramic)
Tellerettes (Plastic)
Cross-Partition Rings (Ceramic)
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Tower Category
7.6.2 Trayed Tower Sizing

If the equipment is a Standard Tower - Trayed type, then an extensive
set of sizing parameters become available.
For more information
regarding tray types, refer to
Section 6.2.4 - Tower
Category.
Sizing details for Trayed Columns are organized by radio buttons. The
General and Trayed radio buttons are always available while the Sieve
Tray, Valve Tray, or Bubble Cap Tray radio buttons are available
depending on the tray type selected in the Selection Phase tab.

selected:
Stages with Vapour in Feed - Sizing Based On

Area tolerance
Bottom sump height
Tower sized with multiple sections - designed as
Trayed Radio Button

The following fields are available when the Trayed radio button is
selected (fields are organized into categories):
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Overall tray efficiency (percent)

Diameter factor
Tray spacing
Tray thickness
Downcomer type
Downcomer clearance
Maximum downcomer backup (percent)
Weir height
Maximum weir loading
Sizing Phase
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Sieve Tray Radio Button

The following fields are available when the Sieve Tray radio button is
selected:
Hole diameter
Hole spacing factor
Valve Tray Radio Button

The following fields are available when the Valve Tray radio button is
selected:
Design manual
Orifice type
Valve density
Valve thickness
Bubble Cap Tray Radio Button

The following fields are available when the Bubble Cap Tray radio
button is selected:
Cap slot height

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Reactor Category
7.7 Reactor Category

This category is used to size all reactor related unit operations, which are
preselected on the Selection Phase tab.
Figure 7.7
included in this category are outlined in the following table:
Category Item
Plug Flow Reactor
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Equipment Type

Sizing Phase
Category Item
Equipment Type
ContinuouslyStirred-Tank
Reactor

Gibbs Reactor
Equilibrium Reactor
Conversion Reactor
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Standard Tower - Packed Single-Diameter
Sphere
Spheroid
Box-type Process Frame
Box-type Reformer without Catalyst
Pyrolysis Unit
Equipment sizing is determined based upon unit operation type (PFR,

CSTR, Gibbs, Equilibrium, and Conversion Reactors). An overview of the
sizing information available for each unit operation type is outlined in
the following sections.
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Reactor Category
7.7.1 Plug Flow Reactor Sizing

When the equipment item belongs to the Plug Flow Reactor unit
operations type, it is sized according to a number of parameters
available in the Sizing Input Details group. Sizing parameters differ
depending on whether or not the reactor is a packed type or a tank type.
Packed Plug Flow Reactor

If the reactor is Packed Plug Flow reactor, the following sizing
parameters available in the Sizing Input Details group are:
Tube diameter
Tube length
Number of tubes
Void Fraction
Tank Plug Flow Reactor

If the reactor is Tank type Plug Flow reactor (Vertical/Horizontal
Standard Process Vessel, Vertical/Horizontal Jacketed Process Vessel,
etc.) the following sizing parameters available in the Sizing Input Details
group are:
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Minimum Reactor capacity

Height/Length to diameter ratio
Sizing Phase
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7.7.2 Continuously-Stirred-Tank Reactor Sizing

When the equipment item belongs to the CSTR Reactor unit operations
Continuously-Stirred-Tank Reactor Sizing Input Details group.
parameters for CSTR reactors:

Height to diameter ratio
7.7.3 Gibbs, Conversion and Equilibrium Reactor

Sizing
When the equipment item belongs to the General Reactor unit
operations type, it is sized according to a number of parameters
available in the Gibbs, Equilibrium or Conversion Reactor Sizing Input
Details group.
parameters for general reactors:

Height/Length to diameter ratio
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Solids Handling Category
7.8 Solids Handling Category

This category is used to size all solids handling related unit operations,
which are preselected on the Selection Phase tab. The various unit
operations along with their available equipment types included in this
category are outlined in the following table.
Category Items
Equipment Type
Baghouse Filter
Baghouse with Motor Shakers

Baghouse with Injected Pulsed Air
Cyclone

Hydrocyclone
Water Cyclone Dust Collector
Rotary Drum Filter

Rotary Disk Filter

Simple Solid
Separator

Equipment sizing is determined based upon unit operation type. An

overview of the sizing information available for each unit operation type
is outlined in the following sections.
7.8.1 Baghouse Filter Sizing

When an equipment item belongs to the Baghouse Filter unit operation
Baghouse Filter Sizing Input Details group.
parameters for baghouse filters:
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Bag diameter
Surface area per bag
Number of bags per baghouse
Surface area per baghouse
Number of Baghouses
Total surface area
Sizing Phase
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7.8.2 Cyclone Sizing

When an equipment item belongs to the Cyclone unit operation type, it
is sized according to a number of parameters available in the Cyclone
Sizing Input Details group.
parameters for cyclones:
Cyclone diameter
Number of cyclones
7.8.3 Hydrocyclone Sizing

When an equipment item belongs to the Hydrocyclone unit operation
Hydrocyclone Sizing Input Details group.
parameters for Hydrocyclone:
Hydrocyclone diameter
Number of Hydrocyclones
7.8.4 Rotary Vacuum Filter Sizing

When an equipment item belongs to the Rotary Vacuum Filter unit
operation type, it is sized according to a number of parameters available
in the Rotary Vacuum Filter Sizing Input Details group.
parameters for rotary vacuum filters:
Filter diameter
Filter length
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Solids Handling Category
Theory
8-1
8 Theory
8.1 Selection...........................................................................................2
8.1.1 Automatic Selection Methods...................................................2
8.2 Sizing ................................................................................................5
8.2.1 Sizing Results Used in Design ...............................................20
8.3 References .....................................................................................23
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8-2
Selection
8.1 Selection
The purpose of this document is to outline the Equipment Selection and
Sizing procedures used in Sizing.
Sizing Selection refers to the process of creating one or more pieces of
physical process equipment from a given HYSYS unit operation. Many
unit operations have an automatic selection option, where Sizing selects
a piece or pieces of equipment based on process conditions and some
pre-defined rules. All unit operations have a "manual" selection option,
where the user can specify the equipment type to be used for a given
unit operation. When the Selection Phase is run, the selection method
(either automatic or manual) is applied to unit operations in the case.
The user can then edit the selected equipment type for each unit
operation on the Selection Phase tab.
8.1.1 Automatic Selection Methods

The following section gives details of the automatic selection rules.
Separator, 3-Phase Separator

If an energy stream is attached to the separator, a jacketed process vessel
is selected. Otherwise, a standard process vessel is selected. There is also
an option for automatic selection of separator orientation. If the vapour
mass loading (i.e. the mass fraction of vapour in the combined feed
stream) is greater than the maximum allowed for a horizontal separator,
the orientation is vertical; otherwise it is horizontal. You can set the
maximum vapour loading in the Separator Sizing and Design Basis.
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Theory
8-3
Tank
The following table describes the selection logic for storage tanks.
Storage Type
Additional Conditions
Selected Tank Type
Solid
--
Cone-bottom Storage Bin
Gas
Design Vacuum < 0 psig or

Design Pressure > 2.5 psig
Sphere
All Other Conditions
Low-pressure Gas Storage

Vessel
Design Temp < -50o F
Cryogenic Storage Tank
Design Vacuum < 0 psig or

Design Pressure > 2.5 psig
Horizontal Standard Process

Vessel
Liquid
Design Pressure <= 15 psig
Flat-bottom Storage Tank
All other conditions
Horizontal Standard Process

Vessel
In the case of Liquid as the stored product type, the Selection proceeds
from top to bottom; i.e. a condition takes precedence over another
condition which appears below it in the table. For example, if a liquid
storage vessel has a design temperature of -100o F, it is selected as a
Cryogenic Storage Tank regardless of Design Pressure and Design
Vacuum.
Partial Condenser, 3-Phase Condenser

The same selection logic as with separators applies to the orientation of
the reflux accumulator drum for these condensers. The total condenser
is not included, because the reflux drum feed is always 100% liquid.
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8-4
Selection
Compressor
Each compressor equipment type has allowable operating ranges for
actual volume capacity, required driver power, inlet and outlet
temperature, and inlet and outlet pressure. Each of the equipment types
is given a rating based on the operating conditions of the compressor
unit operation. A given operating variable is given the highest rating if it
falls in the midpoint of the allowable range. If the operating variable falls
outside the allowable range, the variable is given a zero rating. The
composite rating of the compressor is the product of the individual
variable ratings. The compressor with the highest composite rating is
then selected. You can specify to use this methodology on the set of gas
compressors only, air compressors only, or both.
Plug Flow Reactor

If packing exists (i.e. Void Fraction < 1.0), a Single-diameter Packed
Tower is selected. If there is no packing, a Vertical Standard Process
Vessel is selected. If there is no packing and an energy stream is
attached, a Vertical Jacketed Process Vessel is selected.
CSTR
If there is an energy stream, an Agitated Tank - Enclosed & Jacketed is
used. If the CSTR is operating within 1 psi of atmospheric pressure, and
Agitated Tank - Open Top is used. Otherwise, an Agitated Tank Enclosed is used.
Cyclone
If the Number of Parallel Cyclones is 1, or if the inlet actual volume flow
is less than 900 ft3/min, a single Cyclone Dust Collector is selected.
Otherwise, a Multiple-Cyclone Dust Collector is used.
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Theory
8-5
Heater
If the outlet temperature is less than the temperature of the hottest
available utility fluid (taking into account the minimum approach
temperature), a floating-head shell and tube exchanger is selected.
Otherwise, an A-frame Type Process furnace is selected.
8.2 Sizing
General (applies to all Equipment Types)
For all unit operations, Design Pressure, Design Vacuum and Design
Temperature are calculated. Sizing determines the minimum and
maximum operating pressure and temperature by checking all streams
attached to the unit operation. The Design calculations are as follows:
Design Pressure 1 = Maximum Operating Pressure (gauge)
Design Pressure Multiplier
(8.1)
Design Pressure 2 = Maximum Operating Pressure +

Design Pressure Adder
(8.2)
Design Pressure = MAX (Design Pressure 1, Design Pressure 2 )
(8.3)
If the unit operation is not operating under pressure (i.e. vacuum

conditions), the Design Pressure is 0 psig. If the unit operation is a Tank,
and it is operating below 15 psig, Design Pressure1 is used only.
If the minimum operating pressure is below atmospheric (i.e. < 0 psig),
vacuum design is required:
Design Vaccum = Minimum Operating Pressure(gauge)
Design Vaccum Multiplier
(8.4)
The minimum allowable Design Vacuum is -14.7 psig.
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8-6
Sizing
Design Temperature is calculated simply by applying the adder to the

operating temperature:
Design Temperature = Minimum Operating Temperature +
Design Temperature Adder
(8.5)
If the unit operation is operating below the Design Temperature Cold

Point, the adder is not applied and Design Temperature = Operating
Temperature.
Separator, 3-Phase Separator (Equipment Type:

Process Vessel)
The Sizing Sizing routines are based on the publications of Svrcek &
Monnery1,2. These sizing methods apply to separators and 3-phase
separators selected as Standard, Jacketed or Multi-Walled Process
Vessels.
Depending on the sizing input specifications, multiple solution sets may
be generated for a given separator. Sizing selects a solution set based on
the selection criteria (minimum weight, minimum diameter, or
minimum height/length). If desired, the user can change the selected
solution set. The selected solution set dimensions are committed to the
Design Phase.
Tank (Equipment Type: all possible Tank selections)

Tanks are sized based on the following equations:
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Total Storage Capacity = Inlet Volume Flow Holding Time
(8.6)
Spare Capacity Factor = 1 ( 1 ( Percent Spare Capacity Per Tank 100 ) )
(8.7)
Total Capacity (min) = Total Storage Capacity Spare Capacity Factor
(8.8)
Theory
8-7
If the Total Capacity exceeds the Maximum Capacity per Tank, multiple
tanks are created by rounding up Equation (8.9) to the nearest whole
number, i.e.,
Number of Tanks = Total Capacity Max Capacity per Tank
(8.9)
Tank Capacity (min) = Total capacity(min) Number of Tanks
(8.10)
The required tank dimensions are then calculated based on the Tank
Capacity (min.) and L/D or H/D ratio:
Vessel Diameter = ( Factor Tank Capacity (min) ( Ratio ) )
where:
13
(8.11)
Factor = 4 for cylinder, 6 for sphere or spheroid

Ratio = L/D or H/D ratio
The dimensions are always rounded up to the nearest 6", so the tank
capacity is then re-calculated:
2
Tank Capacity (actual) = Factor Diameter ( Length or Height )
(8.12)
Total Capacity (actual) = Tank Capacity (actual) Number of Tanks
(8.13)
Tank Storage Capacity = Total Storage Capacity Number of Tanks
(8.14)
Total Spare Capacity = Total Capacity (actual) Total Storage Capacity
(8.15)
Tank Spare Capacity = Total Spare Capacity Number of Tanks
(8.16)
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8-8
Sizing
Tray Section (Equipment Type: Standard Tower, Trayed

or Packed)
Tray sizing in Sizing is similar to the auto-section feature in the HYSYS
tray sizing utility. The actual tower equipment design type (singlediameter or double diameter) depends on the user selection (in the
Selection Phase) and the number of sections calculated by sizing.
User-Selected
Number of Sections
Tower Design Type
(calculated by Sizing)
Single-Diameter
1 or more
Single-Diameter
Double-Diameter
Single-Diameter
Double-Diameter
2 or more
Double-Diameter
Actual Design Type)
For example, if tray sizing calculated 3 sections with diameters of 4ft, 6ft
and 8ft, and you have selected a single-diameter design, the tower is 8 ft
diameter. If you select a double-diameter design, it has a bottom section
diameter of 8ft and a top section diameter of 6ft. The double-diameter
towers can be used only if sizing calculates more than one section.
Air Cooler (Equipment Type: Aerial Cooler)

The HYSYS Cooler, Air Cooler, and all Condensers can be selected as an
Aerial Cooler equipment type. Aerial cooler sizing is based generally on
the method outlined in the Gas Processors Suppliers Association
Engineering Data Book, Revised Tenth Edition, 1994, Volume I, Section
10. It is an iterative procedure involving the convergence of a number of
parameters, including the overall heat transfer coefficient and the
pressure drop specification.
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Theory
8-9
Tube Geometry Calculations

The bare tube area, fin area and total extended area per unit of tube
length are calculated based on the tube and fin dimensions. The
number of tubes per unit of row width is calculated based on the tube
pitch. The extended area per unit of row area is then calculated:
Extended Area per Unit of Row Area = Number of Tubes per Unit of Row Width
Total Extended Area per Unit of Tube Length
(8.17)
Number of Tube Rows

An initial estimate is made for the overall heat exchanger coefficient.
The number of tube rows is then calculated according to the Selected
method:
Hudson Products Corp. Method:

Delta Temp = Process Inlet Temp Air Inlet Temp
(8.18)
Number of Rows = 4.9 + 8.15 [ Delta Temp ( Overall Coefficient 21.43 ) ]

(rounded up to the nearest integer)
0.359
(8.19)
Therma Technology Inc. Method

Delta Temp = Process Inlet Temp Process Outlet Temp
If Delta Temp is:
OR if Overall Coefficient is:
Number Of Rows
<= 20
--
>20 and <=100
--
>100 and <= 200
< 2.8
>200 and <= 300
< 1.87
>300
< 1.4
(8.20)
In Equations (8.18) through (8.20), all temperatures are in F and Overall

Coefficient is in Btu/h-ft2-F.
8-9
8-10
Sizing
Air Temperature Rise

The estimated air temperature rise is calculated as follows:
AirTempRise = [ ( OverallCoefficient + 1 ) 10 ]
[ ( ProcessInletTemp + ProcessOutletTemp ) 2 AirInletTemp ]
AirOutletTemp = AirInletTemp + AirTempRise
(8.21)
(8.22)
Mean Temperature Difference

The Log-Mean-Temperature-Difference is calculated as follows:
DeltaT1 = ProcessOutletTemp AirInletTemp
(8.23)
DeltaT2 = ProcessInletTemp AirOutletTemp
(8.24)
LMTD = ( DeltaT2 DeltaT1 ) ( ln(DeltaT2 DeltaT1) )
(8.25)
Initially, the number of tube passes is set to the specified maximum.

The corrected LMTD (CMTD) is then calculated based on the LMTD and
the number of tube passes.
Total Extended Area

The total extended area required is calculated as follows:
Total Extended Area = Cooling Duty ( CMTD Overall Coefficient )
(8.26)
The total extended area per unit of bay area is calculated:

Total Extended Area per Unit of Bay Area = Extended Area per Unit of Row Area
Number of Rows
8-10
(8.27)
Theory
8-11
Bay Dimensions and Number of Bays

The Length per Bay, Width per Bay and Number of Bays is calculated
using the specifications for Minimum Bay Length to Width Ratio and
Maximum Tube Length.
Tubeside Pressure Drop

The tubeside pressure drop is calculated using the Beggs & Brill
correlation. Both single-phase and two-phase pressure drop is
supported. If the calculated pressure drop exceeds the maximum
allowable, the number of tube passes is reduced by one until the
pressure drop specification is satisfied.
Tubeside Heat Transfer Coefficient

The tubeside heat transfer coefficient calculation depends on whether
the aerial cooler is operating in condensing or single-phase service.
Single-Phase Cooling Service

TubesideCoefficient = 0.023 NRe 0.8 NPr 0.333 FluidThermCond TubeID
(8.28)
Condensing Service
For condensing service, the condensing coefficient is calculated
according to the method of Boyko and Kruzhilin (from Process Heat
Transfer by Hewitt, Shires and Bott, CRC Press, 1994, pp. 682-683):
LiquidCoeff = 0.021 LiquidThermCond TubeID NRe 0.8 NPr 0.43
(8.29)
InletCondensingCoeff = LiquidCoeff [ 1.0 + InletVapMassFrac LiqDensity VapDensity ] 0.5
(8.30)
OutletCondensingCoeff = LiquidCoeff [ 1.0 + OutletVapMassFrac LiqDensity VapDensity ] 0.5
(8.31)
8-11
8-12
Sizing
The overall tubeside coefficient is the average of the inlet and outlet
condensing coefficients:
TubesideCoefficient = ( InletCondensingCoeff + OutletCondensingCoeff ) 2
(8.32)
Air Properties, Flow and Heat Transfer Coefficient

The average air properties (mass density, thermal conductivity, heat
capacity and viscosity) are calculated using the inlet and outlet air
temperature. The required mass flow of air per bay is calculated as
follows:
MassFlowAirPerBay = CoolingDuty ( AirHeatCapacity AirTempRise NumberOfBays )
(8.33)
The air velocity is then calculated based on the air properties and mass
flow, as well as the exchanger and tube geometry. The air Reynolds and
Prandtl numbers are calculated, and finally the air heat transfer
coefficient is estimated.
Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient

The overall coefficient is calculated according to the following equation:
OverallCoeff = 1 [ 1 TubesideCoeff AreaRatio + FoulingFactor AreaRatio + 1 AirCoeff ]
(8.34)
Where:
AreaRatio = Extended Area per Tube Bare Tube Area per Tube
8-12
(8.35)
Theory
8-13
Fan Calculations
The fan diameter is calculated according to the following equation:
FanDiameter = ( 0.4 FaceAreaPerBay NumberOfFansPerBay 4 ) 0.5
(rounded up to the nearest 1 inch)
(8.36)
Initially the Number of Fans per Bay is set to the minimum specified. If
the calculated fan diameter exceeds the maximum allowable fan
diameter, the Number of Fans per Bay is incremented by one and the fan
diameter is re-calculated.
The power per fan is then calculated using the air properties, air flow,
exchanger geometry and fan diameter.
Cooler, Heater, Heat Exchanger, Reboiler, Condenser

(Equipment Type: Shell & Tube Exchanger)
Sizing shell and tube exchanger sizing is based on AEA Technologys
Shell and Tube exchanger design program HTFS.TASC. For each
exchanger, the TASC calculation engine, which is embedded into Sizing,
runs in Design mode. A TASC input file produced by Sizing is located in
the <HYSYS Install Path>\Scripts \HeatExchangers directory and is
called Hestdes.TAI. The data contained in this input file is always for the
exchanger which was most recently sized by Sizing. The file can be
opened using a full version of TASC in order to perform a more detailed
thermal design. Refer to the TASC documentation for further
information. The HYSYS Heat Exchanger, Cooler, Heater, Condenser (all
types) and Reboiler (all types) can be mapped to a Shell and Tube
Exchanger equipment type.
8-13
8-14
Sizing
Heater, General Reactor (Equipment Type: Furnace)

A very simple sizing calculation is performed for Furnaces:
Fired Duty = Absorbed Duty (From HYSYS) ( Percent Thermal Efficiency 100.0 )
(8.37)
The HYSYS Heater and the General Reactors (Gibbs, Equilibrium,

Conversion) can be selected as a Furnace equipment type. For the
General Reactors, the Absorber Duty comes from an attached energy
stream (if present).
Compressor (Equipment Type: Air or Gas Compressor)

The following equations are used for sizing:
Design Mass Capacity = Inlet Mass Flow Capacity Overdesign Factor
(8.38)
Design Adiabatic Head = Adiabatic Head Head Overdesign Factor
(8.39)
Design Polytropic Head = Polytropic Head Head Overdesign Factor
(8.40)
Gas Power = Design Mass capacity Design Polytropic Head ( Percent

Polytropic Efficiency 33000 lb-ft/min-hp 100 )
(8.41)
The Scheels equation3 (from page 13-29 of GPSA data book) estimates
the Mechanical Losses as,
Mechanical Losses = Gas Power
8-14
0.4
(8.42)
Design Power = Gas Power + Mechanical Losses
(8.43)
Driver Power = Design Power rounded up to next

larger available driver size
(8.44)
Theory
8-15
Expander (Equipment Type: all Turbines)

The following equations are used for sizing:
Design Mass Capacity = Inlet Mass Flow Capacity Overdesign Factor
(8.45)
Design Power = DesignMass Capacity ( Mass Enthalpy In Mass Enthalpy Out )
(8.46)
Driver Power Produced = Design Power rounded to the next

smaller drive size
(8.47)
Pump (Equipment Type: all Pumps)

Design Volume Capacity = Inlet Actual Volume Flow Capacity
Overdesign Factor
(8.48)
Design Head = Operating Head Head Overdesign Factor
(8.49)
Hydraulic Power = Design Volume Capacity Design Head

Specific Gravity 3960 USgal-ft/min-hp
Design Power = Hydraulic Power ( Percent Pump Efficiency 100 )
Drive Power = Design Power rounded up to next larger
available drive size
(8.50)
(8.51)
(8.52)
Currently, frictional losses in suction and discharge piping are not taken
into account in head calculations.
8-15
8-16
Sizing
Plug Flow Reactor (Equipment Type: Packed Tower)

A HYSYS PFR may be selected as a standard Packed Tower. The Packed
Tower has the same cross-sectional area as the multiple tubes, i.e.:
2
Total Area (min) = 4 ( Tube Diameter ) Number of Tubes

Vessel Inside Diameter =
4 Total Area (min)
(8.53)
(8.54)
The Vessel inside Diameter is then rounded up to the nearest 6", and the
Total Area is calculated as shown below.
Total Area (actual) = 4 Vessel Inside Diameter
(8.55)
Vessel Height = Tube Length (rounded up to the nearest 6 )
(8.56)
Packing Volume (min) = Total Area (actual) Vessel Height

( 1 Void Fraction )
(8.57)
Packing Height = Packing Volume (min) Total Area (actual)
(8.58)
Packing Height is then rounded to the nearest 6. The Vessel Height, is at

least 1ft greater than the Packing Height, e.g.
8-16
Vessel Height from

Equation (8.56) (ft)
Packing Height (ft)
Calculated Vessel
Height (ft)
20
15
20
20
19.5
20.5
Packing Volume (actual) = Packing Height Total Area (actual)
(8.59)
Vessel Volume = Vessel Height Total Area (actual)
(8.60)
Void Volume = Vessel Volume Packing Volume
(8.61)
Theory
8-17
Plug Flow Reactor (Equipment Type: Process Vessel)

The user must supply a reactor volume in the HYSYS case. Sizing does
not default the reactor volume or space time, etc., because of the
multitude of reaction types and kinetics available. The user-supplied
reactor volume is then used to calculate the reactor dimensions:
Vessel Diameter =
where:
Factor Reactor Capacity (min) ( Ratio )
(8.62)
Factor = 4 for cylinder, 6 for sphere or spheroid

Ratio = L/D or H/D ratio
Vessel Length or Height = Vessel Diameter Ratio
(8.63)
Now the dimensions are rounded up to the nearest 6". So, the actual
reactor capacity is calculated:
2
Reactor Capacity (actual) = Factor Diameter

( Length or Height )
(8.64)
If there is liquid flow in the reactor,

Liquid Holdup Volume = Liquid Level Fraction Reactor
capacity (min)
(8.65)
And if the reactor is vertical,

Liquid Holdup Percent = Liquid Holdup Volume Reactor Capacity (actual) 100
(8.66)
Liquid Holdup Depth = Liquid Holdup Percent Vessel Height 100
(8.67)
CSTR (Equipment Type: Agitated Tank)

The same methodology as with the PFR as a Process Vessel (described
above) applies to the CSTR. The Agitated Tanks have Vertical
orientation.
8-17
8-18
Sizing
General Reactor (Equipment Type: Agitated Tank,

Process Vessel, Packed Tower, Sphere, Spheroid)
General reactor includes Gibbs, Equilibrium and Conversion type
reactors. The same methodology as with the PFR as a Process Vessel
(described above) applies to the General Reactor when selected as a
vessel.
General Reactor (Equipment Type: Process Furnace,

Box-type Reformer without Catalyst, Pyrolysis Unit)
General reactor includes Gibbs, Equilibrium and Conversion type
reactors. The same methodology, as with the Heater as a Process
Furnace, applies to the General Reactor when selected as a Furnace or
Furnace Reactor.
Baghouse Filter (Equipment Type: Baghouse)

Baghouse filters are sized in HYSYS because the process calculations
(i.e. outlet stream conditions and composition) depends on the
performance/size of the baghouse. Therefore, Sizing uses the HYSYS
values for Bag Diameter, Area per Bag, Number of Bags Per Cell, Area per
Cell, Number of Cells and Total Cell Area. One additional sizing
calculation performed by Sizing is:
Total Number of Bags = Number of Bags Per Cell Number of Cells
(8.68)
Sizing also calculates the solid, gas and total Actual Volume Flow and
Mass Flow on a per Baghouse (i.e. per Cell) and Overall basis.
8-18
Theory
8-19
Cyclone (Equipment Type: Cyclone Dust Collector)

Like the Baghouse, Cyclones are sized in Sizing using the HYSYS values
for Cyclone Body Diameter and Number of Cyclones in Parallel. Sizing
calculates the solid, gas and total Actual Volume Flow and Mass Flow on
a per Cyclone and Overall basis.
Hydrocyclone (Equipment Type: Water-only Cyclone Mineral Separation)

The methodology used for the Cyclone also applies to the Hydrocyclone.
Sizing calculates the solid, liquid and total Actual Volume Flow and Mass
Flow on a per Hydrocyclone and Overall basis.
Rotary Vacuum Filter (Equipment Type: Rotary Drum or

Disk Filter)
Sizing uses the HYSYS values for Filter Radius to calculate the Filter
Diameter (Filter Radius * 2, rounded up to the nearest 6") and Filter
Width (rounded up to the nearest 6"). The following additional
calculations are also done by Sizing:
Filter Surface Area = Filter Diameter Filter Length (Width)
(8.69)
Solids Handling Rate = Total Solid Mass Flow Filter Surface Area
(8.70)
Sizing also calculates the solid, liquid and total Actual Volume Flow and
Mass Flow on a per Filter and Overall basis.
8-19
8-20
Sizing
8.2.1 Sizing Results Used in Design

The following table lists the sizing output results that are committed to
the Design Phase for use as input when Run Phase button is clicked (to
move from the Sizing Phase to the Design Phase).
Unit Operation
Equipment Type
All operations
All equipment types
Design pressure (if applicable)

Design temperature (if
applicable)
Design vacuum (if applicable)
Operating temperature (if
applicable)
Separator,
Process Vessel
Vessel Diameter
3-Phase Separator
Vertical Process Vessel
Horizontal Process
Vessel
Vessel Length
All Tanks
Number of Tanks
Vessel Diameter
Vessel Capacity
Vertical Tank
Vessel Height
Fluid Volume Percent
Tank
Tray Section
8-20
Sizing Output Used in Design
Vessel Capacity
Vessel Height
Demister Thickness
Horizontal Tank
Vessel Length
Process Vessel
Set Application Type to

STORAGE
Single-Diameter Tower
(Trayed or Packed)
Vessel Diameter
Vessel Height
(Trayed)
(Packed)
Number of Packed Sections (=

Number of Stages)
Total Packing Height
Double-Diameter Tower
(Trayed or Packed)
(Trayed)
Bottom Section Number of

Trays
Top Section Number of Trays
(Packed)
Bottom Packing Height

Top Packing Height
Tray Type
Tray Thickness
Tray Spacing
Number of Trays
Bottom Section Diameter

Bottom Section Height
Top Section Diameter
Top Section Height
Theory
8-21
Unit Operation
Equipment Type
Aerial cooler
Aerial cooler
Heater
Process Furnace
Fired Duty
Standard Gas Flow (if
applicable)
Actual Liquid Volume Flow (if
applicable)
Process Type
Cooler,
Shell and Tube Heat

Exchanger
Compressor
All Compressors
Actual Volume Capacity

Driver Size
Expander
All Turbines
Power Output
Pump
All Pumps
Actual Volume Capacity

Head
Driver Size
Efficiency
CSTR
Agitated Tank
Vessel Diameter
Vessel Height
Vessel Capacity
Fluid Depth
PFR
(Packed)
Vessel Diameter
Vessel Height
Total Packing Height
Number of Packed Sections (0
if Void Fraction = 1, 1 if Void
Fraction < 1, > 0)
Heater,
Heat Exchanger,
Condensers,
Reboilers

Bare Tube Area
Tube Thickness
Tube Length
Bay Width
Number of Bays
Fin Pitch
Tube Fin Height
Number of Tube Rows
Tube Pitch
Number of Fans per Bay
Power per Fan
Surface Area
Number of Shells
Tube Pressure
Tube Temperature
Number of Tube Passes
Shell Pressure
Shell Temperature
Number of Tubes per Shell
Extended Tube Length
Tube Thickness
Tube Pitch
Shell Diameter
TEMA Classification
8-21
8-22
Sizing
Unit Operation
Equipment Type
PFR,
Vertical Process Vessel

(Standard, Jacketed,
Multi-walled)
Horizontal Process
Vessel (Standard,
Jacketed, Multi-walled)
Vessel Diameter
Vessel Height
Vessel Capacity
(Packed)
Vessel Diameter
Vessel Height
Total Packing Height (Vessel
Height - 1ft)
Number of Packed Sections (1)
Sphere, Spheroid
Vessel Diameter
Vessel Capacity
Vessel Height (Spheroid only)
Process Furnace, Boxtype Reformer without

Catalyst, Pyrolysis Unit
Fired Duty
Standard Gas Flow (if
applicable)
Actual Liquid Volume Flow (if
applicable)
Process Type
Baghouse Filter
All Baghouse Filters
Number of Units
Total Actual Volume Flow
Surface Area
Cyclone
Diameter
Number of Units
Total Actual Volume Flow per
Unit
Rotary Vacuum
Filter
Rotary Drum Filter,

Rotary Disk Filter
Surface Area
Solids Mass Flow Rate
Solids Handling Rate
Hydrocyclone
Water-only Cyclone Mineral Separation
Diameter
Number of Cyclones per
Manifold
Total Mass Flow
General Reactor
General Reactor
8-22

Vessel Diameter
Vessel Height
Vessel Capacity
Fluid Depth
Theory
8-23
8.3 References
1
Svrcek, W. Y., Monnery, W. D., Design Two-Phase Separators Within the Right
Limits" from Chemical Engineering Progress, 53-60, October, 1993.
Svrcek, W. Y., Monnery, W. D., "Successfully Specify Three-Phase Separators"

from Chemical Engineering Progress, 29-40, September, 1994.
Engineering Data Book, Gas Processors Suppliers Association, Volume 1,

10th Edition, 1994
8-23
8-24
8-24
References
Index
A
Automatic Selection Methods
3-Phase Condenser 8-3
3-Phase Separator 8-2
Compressor 8-4
CSTR 8-4
Cyclone 8-4
Partial Condenser 8-3
Plug Flow Reactor 8-4
Separator 8-2
Tank 8-3
B
Basic Input Data 3-10
Basis Phase Tab 5-1
Selection Phase Tab 6-1
Sizing Phase Tab 7-1
Basis Phase 5-1
General Project Page 5-3
Global Design Page 5-8
Global Selection Page 5-6
Button Bar 3-5
C
Closing Views 3-19
Compressor
Composite Rating 8-4
Mechanical Losses 8-14
D
Design Phase
Imported Sizing Results 8-20
Drop Down Lists 3-17
E
Editing Input 3-18
Equipment Sizing
3-Phase Separator 8-6
Air Cooler 8-8
Baghouse Filter 8-18
Compressor 8-14
Condenser 8-13
Cooler 8-9
CSTR 8-17
Cyclone 8-19
Expander 8-15
General Equipment Sizing 8-5
General Reactor 8-14, 8-18
Heat Exchanger 8-13

Heater 8-138-14
Hydrocyclone 8-19
Plug Flow Reactor 8-168-17
Pump 8-15
Rotary Vacuum Filter 8-19
Separator 8-6
Tank 8-6
Tray Section 8-8
Exporting Data 4-13
F
File Menu
starting a simulation 4-7
G
General Project Page
Minimum Basis Button 5-3
Project Basis Button 5-4
See also Basis Phase
Title Block Radio Button 5-5
Global Design Page
General Radio Button 5-8
Heat Transfer Button 5-11
Reactors Button 5-18
Rotating Equipment Button 5-15
Towers Button 5-16
Vessels Button 5-9
Global Selection Page
H
Help Options 4-12
Hot Keys 3-13
HYSYS
Network Installation 2-20
I
Importing Unit Operations 4-3
M
Menu Bar
access 4-6
edit 4-9
saving a simulation 4-7
starting a simulation 4-7
Menu Bar Options 4-5
I-1
Index
Edit 4-9
File 4-7
Help 4-12
Sizing 4-10
Tools 4-10
Window 4-11
P
PICASSO 1-2
Printing 4-9
Property Pages and Tabs 3-11
Property View
pages 3-12
tabs 3-12
Property Views
cells 3-12
highlight location 3-12
S
Saving
save as 4-7
Saving a Case
save all 4-7
Saving a Simulation 4-7
Scroll Bars 3-17
Selecting Items 3-7
Selecting Multiple Unit Operations 4-4
Selecting Single Unit Operations 4-3
Selection Phase 6-1
Equipment Categories 6-3
Heat Transfer 6-6
Reactors 6-12
Rotating Equipment 6-9
Solids Handling 6-14
Tower 6-11
Vessels 6-4
Sizing
Basic Requirements 2-2
Capabilities 1-3
Installing 2-1, 2-4
Sizing Basics 4-1
Sizing Interface 3-1
Active View/Location 3-11
Basics 3-2
Interface Elements 3-8
Manoeuvring Through 3-13
PFD View 3-9
Property Pages 3-12
Property Tabs 3-12
I-2
Selecting Items 3-13

Terminology 3-6
Sizing Phase 7-1
Heat Transfer Category 7-11
3 Phase Reboiler Sizing 7-15
Condenser Sizing 7-12
Cooler Sizing 7-12
Heat Exchanger Sizing 7-12
Heater Sizing 7-12
Reboiler Sizing 7-15
Reactor Category 7-24
CSTR Sizing 7-27
General Reactor Sizing 7-27
Plug Flow Reactor Sizing 7-26
Rotating Equipment Category 7-15
Compressor Sizing 7-17
Pump Sizing 7-17
Sizing and Displaying Individual Items 7-5
Solids Handling Category 7-28
Baghouse Filter Sizing 7-28
Cyclone Sizing 7-29
Hydrocyclone Sizing 7-29
Rotary Vacuum Filter Sizing 7-29
Tower Category 7-19
Packed Tower Sizing 7-20
Trayed Tower Sizing 7-22
Vessels Category 7-6
3 Phase Separator Sizing 7-8
Separator Sizing 7-7
Tank Sizing 7-10
Starting a Simulation 4-7
using the menu bar 4-7
Supplying Input 3-15
T
TASC 8-13
The Property View 3-11
W
Workspace
Loading 4-12
Saving 4-11
I-2
Index
I-3
I-3
Index
I-4
I-4
Index
I-5
I-5
Index
I-6
I-6
Index
I-7
I-7
Index
I-8
I-8
Index
I-9
I-9
Index
I-10
I-10
Index
I-11
I-11
I-12
I-12
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SIZING

Introducing Sizing ...................................................... 1-1

The Capabilities of Sizing ....................................................1-3

Installing HYSYS with Sizing ..................................... 2-1

Basic Requirements ............................................................2-2

Installing HYSYS with Sizing ...............................................2-4

Standalone Licenses Mode .................................................2-6

Network Licenses Mode ....................................................2-12

Interface ..................................................................... 3-1

Interface Basics ...................................................................3-2

Sizing Basics .............................................................. 4-1

Importing Unit Operations....................................................4-3

Menu Bar Options................................................................4-6

Basis Phase ................................................................ 5-1

General Project Page ..........................................................5-3

Global Selection Page .........................................................5-6

Global Sizing/Design Page..................................................5-8

Selection Phase ......................................................... 6-1

Equipment Categories .........................................................6-3

Sizing Phase ............................................................... 7-1

Sizing and Displaying Individual Item Data .........................7-5

Vessels Category ................................................................7-6

Heat Transfer Category .....................................................7-11

Rotating Equipment Category ...........................................7-15

Tower Category .................................................................7-19

Reactor Category ..............................................................7-24

Solids Handling Category ..................................................7-28

Reduce overhead by reducing your proposal costs.

With Sizing, you have an easy-to-use application with a variety of

1.2 The Capabilities of Sizing

Two-way integration with HYSYS.

1.2.1 The Sizing Difference

The Capabilities of Sizing

Installing HYSYS with Sizing

2 Installing HYSYS with

Using the Network Licenses in Local Mode ...........................13

2.1 Basic Requirements

Pentium 200 or better

Microsoft Windows 2000/NT 4.0/98/95

Approximately 500 MB of free disk space is required.

The GREEN security dongle used with the "standalone dongle"

SLM dongles are Sentinel SuperPro - Computer ID dongles,

Absolute minimum: VGA (640x480).

Minimum usable: SVGA (800x600).

Required. A mouse cannot be plugged into the back of the

Installing HYSYS with Sizing

The following table is the basic requirements for HYSYS 3.2:

Microsoft Windows 2000/XP

Pentium II 400 MHz, recommended PIII 700 MHz or better.

Minimum 128 MB RAM, recommended 256 MB.

Minimum 200 MB of free disk space.

The green security dongle is used with the standalone version

SLM dongles are Sentinel SuperPro - Computer ID dongles,

Minimum usable: SVGA (800 x 600).

Required. Note that a mouse cannot be plugged into the back

Installing HYSYS with Sizing