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A Brief Tutorial (and supplement to training and online documentation)
Lauren Sittler, Product Management, Aspen Technology, Inc.
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Table of Contents
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
New Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overview of the User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Starting Activated EDR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The EDR Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
The Model Status Pie Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
The Operational Risk Pie Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Flowsheet Highlights and Flyovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Model Status Flowsheet Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Operational Risk Flowsheet Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Activated EDR Summary Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Summary Table Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Converting Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Converting a Simple Model to Rigorous EDR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Converting a Rigorous EDR Model to Simple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Additional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Introduction
Activated Exchanger Design & Rating (EDR) is a new Activated Analysis tool available within AspenTechs V8.4
simulators, Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS. Like Activated Energy Analysis and Activated Economic Evaluation, Activated
EDR helps process engineers quickly evaluate feasible design alternatives and immediately assess the impact on
flowsheet capital and operating expenditures.
Activated EDR provides an easy way to convert simple heat exchanger models to rigorous models, and provides quick
access to rigorous model details. The EDR dashboard uses visual indicators to convey information about heat exchangers
model status and shows all operational risks, if any, that have been detected in rigorous heat exchanger models.
New Capabilities
Convert simple heat exchanger models into rigorous designs in one click to obtain a fully rigorous, cost-optimized
geometry that accurately models thermal and hydraulic performance
Easily track and change the model-type for all heat exchanger equipment in the simulation
Instantly view operational risks, such as vibration and erosion, right from the flowsheet
Click the heat exchanger icon to turn it on and click the close button to turn it off (Figure 2). Opening and closing the EDR
dashboard does not affect the EDR models in your flowsheet; it will not automatically convert a simple model to rigorous
and vice versa. It will simply reveal more information about the heat exchanger models in your simulation and provide
access to EDR controls.
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Simple models provide a very limited amount of sizing data that is only accurate within a small range of operating points.
Rigorous models provide full heat exchanger geometry, and model heat transfer and hydraulic performance as process
conditions change.
All of the operation risk warnings that are identified by EDR have been classified into categories for Activation. The yellow
categories for each model type are shown below, as well as a sample of the red risks for Shell&Tube exchangers. Red risks
are reserved for the most serious risk types and are extremely rare.
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All of the columns in this table can be sorted ascending or descending. The last three columns can also be filtered. This
allows you the flexibility to look at all models in a particular flowsheet, sort by model status, look at only heat exchangers
that contain risks, and etc.
Column 1: Displays the title of the unit operation block for that exchanger. If the model is rigorous, this
Exchanger Name title will be a link to open the unit operation form and display the EDR model details.
Column 2:
Shows the location of the exchanger if its located in a subflowsheet or hierarchy block.
Subflowsheet:
Column 3: Contains a toggle button that shows the EDR model type or Convert for simple models.
Model Status Click on this button to convert the exchanger from simple to rigorous or vice versa.
For rigorous models, an indicator shows the exchangers operational risk status. Click the
Column 4:
indicator to view the operation warnings for this heat exchanger. Click on the column
Operation Risk Status
heading to view a summary of all risks.
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Converting Models
The chart below in Figure 10 shows the possible conversions between simple unit operations and the corresponding
rigorous EDR models in Aspen HYSYS.
FiredHeater FiredHeater
Click on the Convert button from either of these locations to begin model conversion. The form shown below in Figure 12
will open.
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1. Choose a sizing
method from the radio
buttons in the top box.
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When you click on this button, instructions for the particular model will appear. Read the steps that will be used to achieve
the conversion.
Then click on the Convert button (Figure 14) to go to the forms where those steps can be completed.
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Additional Resources
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