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Surging and Compressor Analysis Using HySys

This document discusses using Aspen Hysys software to simulate surge problems in compressors. It requires prior knowledge of compressor dynamics, performance curves, and surge control mechanisms. The simulation procedure takes an existing steady state compressor model and exports it to dynamics with modifications. It can formulate up to three stages of a surging problem and examine scenarios like discharge valve failure, emergency shutdown, and total power failure to study how the compressor may surge under different operational conditions. The results are visualized through various figures in the dynamics tab.

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Surging and Compressor Analysis Using HySys

This document discusses using Aspen Hysys software to simulate surge problems in compressors. It requires prior knowledge of compressor dynamics, performance curves, and surge control mechanisms. The simulation procedure takes an existing steady state compressor model and exports it to dynamics with modifications. It can formulate up to three stages of a surging problem and examine scenarios like discharge valve failure, emergency shutdown, and total power failure to study how the compressor may surge under different operational conditions. The results are visualized through various figures in the dynamics tab.

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Aspen Hysys Surge Analysis Prior Knowledge required for

Dynamic Simulation
Surging and 1. Theoretical Knowledge of Compressor
dynamics.
Compressor 2. Performance curves of Compressor.

Dynamics 3. Surge Control Mechanism Theory.

4. Instrumentation for setting up anti


surge mechanism using anti Surge
valve.

Procedure
This Following Simulation is just a case how
problems relating to surging at the
designed phase is formulated to see
possible scenarios at which Compressor
may surge and Solve an Operational
Surging Problem. For analysis built in Steady
State Simulation for a Compressor K-100 is
taken and exported to dynamics with certain
modification. The file can be located in
Introduction
Hysys resources section.

● Every Compressor is Designed for


Maximum head it can developed for a
minimum flow rate at the inlet .Variation
in the Process Loads at the outlet of a
compressor during operation & Flow Surging Problem can be formulated up to
fluctuation at the inlet of a compressor three stages in Hysys however it can be
may leads compressor Prone to Surging. manually extended to multistage by
This may trip or shut down the whole examining built in three stages scenarios,
Plant. a quite complicated task experience is
● needed to set up.
Surge Analysis Results
Dynamics Tab

Figure 3 Discharge valve Failure Scenario runs


safe

Figure 1 Built in Sized Valves

Figure 4 Emergency Shut

Figure 2 Setting Up Discharge Valve Failure Scenario


Figure 5 Emergency
Shutdown Case

Figure 6 Total Power Failure


Case

Summary
i

Compressor are highly specific, so is the Surge Problem. The


Process Industries have online Surge Analyzer Software which
monitors Compressor Dynamics connected with DCS. The System
respond if Operating Point moves towards surge Limit.

Rizwan Yaseen

Email: [email protected]
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