Aspen HYSYS – Petroleum Assays and Oil Characterization

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Welcome

Lecture 2: Content Index

Lecture 3: Why Process Simulation?

Lecture 4: What is Aspen HYSYS? Required Versions?

Lecture 5: Why Hypos, Assays and Oil Characterization?

Lecture 6: Please be part of the discussion!

Lecture 7: Required Background

Lecture 8: Course Objectives

Lecture 9: I really appreciate this!

Lecture 10: Join the Aspen Plus & HYSYS Forum (Unofficial)

Chapter 2: Hypotheticals Manager

Lecture 1: Hypotheticals Manager

Lecture 2: Introduction to the Hypotheticals Manager

Lecture 3: Hypo Component – Physical Properties Estimation

Lecture 4: Do the workshops!

Lecture 5: Workshop #1: Creating Hypos Components (Part I)

Lecture 6: Workshop #1: Creating Hypo Components (Part II)

Lecture 7: Hypo Component – Structural Formula

Lecture 8: Workshop #2: Estimation by Structural Formula (UNIFAC Structure Builder)

Lecture 9: Hypo Component – Converting/Cloning from existing component

Lecture 10: Workshop #3: New Hypo from converting from existing component – Benzenalike

Chapter 3: Petroleum Assays

Lecture 1: Petroleum Assay Manager

Lecture 2: What is an Crude Oil Assay?

Lecture 3: Introduction to the Petroleum Assays Manager

Lecture 4: Workshop #4: Manually Inputing Data for an Assay

Lecture 5: Importing existing Crude Oil Assays from different regions

Lecture 6: Workshop #5: Importing Petroleum Assays from different Regions

Lecture 7: Petroleum Assay Manager – Plotting 1 Assay

Lecture 8: Workshop #6: Plotting Relevant Data and Results of Petroleum Assays

Lecture 9: Petroleum Assay Manager – Plotting 2 Assays

Lecture 10: Workshop #7: Plotting Data from Two Petroleum Assays (or more)

Chapter 4: Oil Manager: Step 1 – Input Data Assay

Lecture 1: Oil Manager

Lecture 2: The Oil Manager + 3 Steps

Lecture 3: Step 1: Input of Assay

Lecture 4: Workshop #8: The minimum required input for an Assay

Lecture 5: More on Input Data

Lecture 6: Workshop #9: Assay Input – No Light Ends – ASTM D86

Lecture 7: Workshop#10 – Naphta Input – No light Ends – ASTM D86

Lecture 8: Workshop #11: Kerosene Input – No light Ends – ASTM D86

Lecture 9: Workshop #12: Adding Molecular Weight and Density Curves to an Assay

Lecture 10: Workshop #13: Input Data – Extrapolation Settings (Lagrange vs. Least Squares)

Lecture 11: Modeling Light Ends

Lecture 12: Workshop #14: Input of Data – Assay with Light Ends

Lecture 13: Workshop #15: Input of Assay (Density, Molar Weight, Viscosity Curves)

Lecture 14: 5 min break!

Lecture 15: Workshop #16: Input Assay Data – Chromatography + Light Ends

Lecture 16: Workshop #17: Input of Assays (TBP + Density + MW)

Lecture 17: Workshop #18: Input Data – Study Case

Chapter 5: Oil Manager: Step 2 – Cutting and Blending

Lecture 1: What is Cutting?

Lecture 2: Workshop #19: Cutting Blends

Lecture 3: What is blending?

Lecture 4: Workshop #20: Blending Crude Oils – Naphtha and Kerosene

Chapter 6: Oil Manager: Step 3 – Installing the Oil

Lecture 1: Step 3: Installing the Oil

Lecture 2: Workshop #21: Installing Oils

Lecture 3: Converting Oils

Lecture 4: Workshop #22: Converting Oils

Chapter 7: Results: Charts, Graphs, Tables

Lecture 1: Output Blend: Results

Lecture 2: Property Table

Lecture 3: Property Plot

Lecture 4: Distribution Plot

Lecture 5: Composite Plot

Lecture 6: Plot Summary

Lecture 7: Post your Plots in the Discussion Board!

Chapter 8: Study Case – Fractional Distillation of Crude Oil

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Study Case

Lecture 2: Study Case: Problem Statement

Lecture 3: Simulation Part I – Installing the Oil

Lecture 4: Simulation Part II – Preheating System

Lecture 5: Simulation Part III – Adding Material and Energy Streams

Lecture 6: Simulation Part IV – Fractionation Column

Lecture 7: Simulation Part V – Side Strippers

Lecture 8: Simulation Part VI – Pumps

Lecture 9: Simulation Part VII – Final Specs and Converging

Lecture 10: Results and Analysis

Lecture 11: Closing of Study Case

Chapter 9: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Course Closing

Lecture 2: Course Wrap-up

Lecture 3: Top Petroleum Refining Q&A

Lecture 4: BONUS – Continue Your Training!