AVEVA™ PRO/II™ Simulation

Getting Started Guide

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Chapter 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
About this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
About SimSci. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Where to Find AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Chapter 2 Installation Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Verifying the Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Software Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Security Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
FlexNet Publisher (FNP) 11.16 Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
AVEVA LaaS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
AVEVA Local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Switching To Any Security Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 3 Installing AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing AVEVA PRO/II Simulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Directory Structures and Desktop Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Installed Directory Structure (64 bit install). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Testing AVEVA PRO/II Simulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Converting Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Modifying/Repairing/Removing AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
REFPROP Addon Install/Uninstall Procedure and Handling multiple versions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
32-bit and 64-bit software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installation of REFPROP Addon: Where to find various things. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
REFPROP fluid files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Standalone REFPROP install. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
AVEVA distribution of REFPROP fluid files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Locating REFPROP fluid files during REFPROP Addon installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Uninstallation of REFPROP Addon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
How PRO/II locates the REFPROP Addon?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Ambiguity with the "[RefProp]" tag in the REFPROP configuration file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
REFPROP supported components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
What about REFPROP Addon v9.0 or PRO/II earlier than v10.0?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Digital Signature Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Licensing Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Licensing Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Chapter 5 Tutorial: Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

What Can AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Do?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Simulation Status Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
How is this Tutorial Organized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Where to Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Where to Find Additional Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Description of the Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
How to Proceed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Chapter 6 Session 1: Separator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

What You Will Learn In Session 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Starting AVEVA PRO/II Simulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Building the Flowsheet (Required). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Placing Each Process Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Adding Process Streams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Correcting the PFD Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Defining the Component List (Required). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Defining a Thermodynamic Method Set (Required). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Specifying Unit Operation and Stream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Analyzing the Data Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Stream Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Unit Operations Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Saving the Simulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Running the Simulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reviewing the Simulation Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Viewing the Output Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Using the Flash Tool (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Guidance after Session 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Chapter 7 Session 2: Complete Expander Plant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

What You Will Learn In Session 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Building the Flowsheet (Continuation from Session 1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Modifying the Stream Data (Required). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Specifying the Process Unit Data (Required). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heat Exchangers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Compressor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Running the Simulation (Required). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Reviewing Simulation Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Modifying the Simulation Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Chapter 8 Session 3: Presentation of Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

What You Will Learn In Session 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Modifying the Flowsheet Stream Border Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Displaying Stream Properties on the PFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Exporting the PFD to the Windows Clipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Producing a Stream Report in a Spreadsheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Creating Pages for Printing the PFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Creating Plots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Displaying Stream Results in HTML. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Block Diagrams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Introduction

AVEVATM PRO/IITM Simulation Software is a comprehensive computer simulation system for process engineers in
the chemical, petroleum, natural gas, solids processing, and polymer industries. It combines the data resources
of a large chemical component library and extensive thermodynamic property prediction methods with the most
advanced and flexible unit operations techniques. It provides the process engineer with the computational
facilities to perform all mass and energy balance calculations needed to model most steady- state processes.
The AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software process simulation program is designed with both the beginner and the
expert in mind. It is based on a foundation of comprehensive, reliable, and accurate simulation capabilities. It is
easy to use, and the input language is an extension of the universal language of chemical engineering. Expert
systems, extensive input processing, and error checking allow even an inexperienced user to be instantly
productive. These features have made AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software an industry standard.

About this Manual

This manual will guide you through the installation of the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024 product and provides
you with three sample sessions on using AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software.
An outline of this document is provided in the following table.
Chapter 2 Installation Requirements Outlines installation and security requirements.
Chapter 3 Installing AVEVA PRO/II Describes how to install AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024
Simulation Software Software.
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Licensing Issue Addresses some of the problems you may encounter
while installing AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024
Software.
Chapter 5 Tutorial: Introduction Introduces the user to AVEVA PRO/II Simulation
Software capabilities, conventions and finding
information.
Chapter 6 Session 1: Separator Step-by-step instructions to enable you to simulate a
minimal set of process units in a gas processing
application.
Chapter 7 Session 2: Complete Expander Additional process units are added to complete an
Plant entire demethanizer/expander plant simulation.

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Chapter 8 Session 3: Presentation of Introduces tools provided by AVEVA PRO/II Simulation

Output Software to organize, format and review results.

About SimSci
For over 50 years, SimSci has been a leader in the development and deployment of process simulation software,
services, and complete solutions for oil and gas production, hydrocarbon and specialty chemical processing and
refining, and fossil and nuclear power.
Benefit from products that minimize capital requirements, optimize facility performance, maximize ROI, and
produce assets for:
• Plant engineering design and simulation:
• Integrated process engineering (FEED)
• Pipeline production analysis, asset model management
• Operational analysis, optimization, process control
• Dynamic simulation, operator training
• Design-Operate-Optimize a safe and profitable plant subject to ever more stringent market and regulatory
constraints.
SimSci software solutions are indispensable tools in solving these three increasingly complex challenges
simultaneously. SimSci is a brand of AVEVA Group plc.

Where to Find AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software Documentation

Online Documentation
Online documentation is provided in the form of .PDF files that are conveniently viewed using Adobe Acrobat
Reader® or Acrobat Exchange. Adobe Acrobat Reader Software is a freeware that can be installed from the
Adobe Systems website (www.adobe.com).
The Welcome Screen lists all the online manuals. These online manuals are stored in the
SIMSCI\PROII2024\Manual directory.
Figure: AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024 Welcome Screen

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Online Help
AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software incorporates an online Help system, a comprehensive reference tool that
quickly accesses information. Online answers are instantly available while you work. In the Help system,
commands, features, and data fields are explained in easy steps. You can access the electronic Contents for the
Help system by selecting Help/Contents from the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation menu bar. Context- sensitive help is
accessed using the <F1> key or the What’s This? button by placing the cursor in the area in question.
Where to find additional help
If you want to... See..

Learn how to install AVEVA PRO/II Simulation AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Getting Started Guide
Software
Quickly learn how to simulate a simple flowsheet AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Getting Started Guide

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If you want to... See..

Obtain detailed information on capabilities and AVEVA PRO/II Simulation User’s Guide
usage
Obtain basic information on keywords AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Keyword Manual
Obtain basic information on software calculation Online Help
methods
Get detailed information on software calculation AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Online Reference Manual
methods
Obtain detailed information on component and SIMSCI Component and Thermodynamic Data Input
thermodynamic properties Manual
See simulation examples AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Keyword Manual
See simulation examples for chemical, solid AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Application Briefs Manual
processing, petrochemical, batch and electrolyte
applications
Demonstrates the use of AVEVA PRO/II Simulation AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Casebooks
Software with process industry examples
Learn about AVEVA PRO/II Simulation batch AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Add-on Modules User’s Guide
reactor and distillation, electrolytes, Profimatics
or polymers modules

Learn about AVEVA PRO/II Simulation-HTRI®, AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Interface Modules User’s Guide
AVEVA PRO/II Simulation- HTFS® or Linnhoff
March ColumnTarget Interface modules
Learn about AVEVA PRO/II Simulation User-added AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Data Transfer System and User-
Subroutines or the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Data added Subroutines User’s Guide
Transfer System
Learn to write applications (input and calculated) COM Server Programmer’s Guide and Tutorial
to access data in AVEVA PRO/II Simulation
simulation databases
Information on API’s to the AVEVA PRO/II COM Server Reference Guide
Simulation COM Server with examples
Learn about Ternary Mixture Plots Ternary Mixture Plots Help Manual

Technical Support
SimSci and its agents around the world provide technical support and service for PES products. If you have any
questions regarding the use of the program or the interpretation of output produced by the program, contact
your local SimSci representative for advice or consultation.

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When calling one of the Technical Support Centers, be prepared to describe your problem or the type of
assistance required. Also, to expedite your call, complete the following steps before calling Technical Support:
• Have the installation DVD and all the provided documentation available.
• Determine the type of computer you are using.
• Determine the amount of free disk space available on the disk on which the product is installed.
• Note the exact actions you were taking when the problem occurred, as well as the steps you took leading up
to that point.
• Note the exact error messages that appear on your screen, as well as any other symptoms.
Both new and experienced users will benefit significantly from attending one of SimSci’s regularly scheduled
training courses on PES products. If you would like to obtain a list of courses available, or if you have any
questions relating to the use of a PES product, its methods, data, or technology, please call your nearest SimSci
Technical Support office or visit our website at http://softwaresupport.aveva.com/.
Authorized SimSci Technical Support Centers
Please see the SimSci Support website for more detailed contact information for Authorized SimSci Technical
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Installation Requirements

Before getting started with the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation, you should verify the package contents and make sure
to meet the software requirements for installation.

Verifying the Package Contents

Installation Media
• AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software is distributed on a DVD.
Documentation
A partial list of available AVEVA PRO/II Simulation online documents is:
• AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Keyword Manual
• SIMSCI Component and Thermodynamic Data Input Manuals
• AVEVA PRO/II Simulation User Guide
• AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Getting Started Guide (this document)
• AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Interface Modules User Guide
• AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Data Transfer System User Guide
• AVEVA PRO/II Simulation User-Added Subroutines User Guide
Additional documentation is provided for each additional features as required.

Software Requirements
• AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024 (64 bit) Requirements
AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 64 bit installs only on 64 bit Operating systems. AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024
Software functions properly only on the operating systems in the lists:
• Operating System
Windows 11 (Pro / Enterprise) Builds 21H2 to 23H2, Window 10 (Pro / Enterprise) Build 22H2, Windows
2016 Server, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022.
Proper installation of AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software under all operating systems requires administrator
rights.

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• Microsoft Office (both 32 and 64 bit)

Office 2016, Office 2019, Office 2021 and Office 365 (Desktop Version).
• Compilers
User-Added Subroutines and PDTS applications require the following programs:
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
• Intel Visual FORTRAN version 20.x for Windows.
UAS and PDTS sample projects shipped with AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024 Software are built using .NET
Framework 2019.
• Acrobat Reader
Most AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024 documentation is delivered using Portable Document Format (pdf files).
The latest free version also may be downloaded from an Adobe web site (http://get.adobe.com/reader/).
• Disk Space Requirements
The computer should have at least one gigabyte (1GB) of available free disk space. This amount is adequate
for a complete AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024 installation, storage for many simulations, and ample free
space for paging without excessive fragmentation.

Security Options
Simsci provides the following security options with AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024:
• FlexNet Publisher (FNP) 11.16 Security
• AVEVA LaaS
• AVEVA Local

FlexNet Publisher (FNP) 11.16 Security

SimSci provides different FNP security options on the FNP Server Application installation DVD.
• FLEXNET 11.16 Security Single license option
• TOKENNET Security Multi-user license sharing option
The FNP License Manager is a third-party concurrent-user software licensing tool from Macrovision Corporation.
It is a client/ server-based tool that has been customized by AVEVA.
The server must have at least 5 MB of available disk space. To install, learn, and troubleshoot FNP security, follow
the instructions provided in the FNP Security Guide included in the standard release package.

AVEVA LaaS
AVEVA LaaS (Licensing as a Service) is a licensing solution that supports ‘on-premises’ use of the AVEVA
applications but centralizes the license and entitlement control. License is hosted in AVEVA Connect platform. It
doesn’t require an installation on-premises or management of license files. The service is available on-demand
without requiring any installation, or provisioning infrastructure.

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AVEVA Local
If you plan to use AVEVA local license type, it requires that you connect to a valid ALS (AVEVA Licensing System)
license server to validate your license. Refer to the AVEVA Licensing System user documentation for more
information on how to obtain and install the ALS license server and licenses.

Switching To Any Security Type

Starting from AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024, a new tool called SIMSCI Security Selection Tool is provided to
change the security options without manually editing the PROII.ini file.
1. Access SIMSCI Security Selection Tool by clicking the Start > All Programs > AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024 >
License Management tool.

2. Change the security type for all the SIMSCI products at once by selecting "All Products" from the Products
Installed list box, entering License Server’s name in the FNP/TOKEN License Servers field, and clicking Apply.
3. For AVEVA PRO/II Simulation, switch the security type by selecting
• Installed Products: AVEVA PRO/II Simulation
• Product Versions: 2024
• Security Type: FNP1116/TKN1116/AVEVA LaaS/AVEVA Local

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4. Check out the license to the local machine by clicking Check Out.
If running Windows 8.1 and above, add the IPASSI_LICENSE_FILE=@{FNP server machine name} system
environment variable to your control panel/system/ advanced/environment variables.
5. Reboot the computer, so the changes to the security environment will be correctly configured.
Delayed Reboot of AVEVA PRO/II Simulation when using FNP Security
On rare occasions, AVEVA PRO/II Simulation may encounter situations in which it cannot continue to function. In
such situations, it issues a message and shuts itself down. All unsaved data is lost. This commonly is known as "a
crash". The only recourse available to the user is to restart AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software and manually
attempt to recover as much work as possible.
FLEXlm security is managed by a proprietary client program that interacts with AVEVA PRO/II Simulation but
executes independently. Security in AVEVA PRO/II Simulation is monitored periodically on-demand, not
continually. A crash requires a delay of at least three minutes to re-establish communication with the FNP
security client.
NOTE: A crash of the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation program results in a delay of at least three minutes to re-establish
communication with the FNP security client. There is no need to attempt to reconfigure AVEVA PRO/II Simulation
or the FNP client. However, security will fail if an attempt is made to restart AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software
too soon.
NOTE: Users choosing to install AVEVA PRO/II Simulation in a Virtual Environment must ensure that the security
option is outside the Virtual Environment.

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Software

This chapter guides you through the installation of the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024 Software family of
software products:
The following components are installed:
• The main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation application
• AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Data Transfer System (PDTS)
• AVEVA PRO/II Simulation User-Added Subroutines (UAS)
• AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Electrolyte Chemistry (silent install)
• Thermo Data Manager (TDM). The TDM is a silent install.
• AVEVA Excel Simulation Portal/ Reports also is a silent install.
• CFI (Common Framework Install) module also is a silent install.
• Notepad ++
• NIST REFPROP

Installing AVEVA PRO/II Simulation

NOTE: Users installing a local version of AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software on Windows 8.1/10 must have system
administration privileges for the install to proceed properly.
To install AVEVA PRO/II Simulation application
1. Insert the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation DVD into the DVD drive.
2. Browse to the root of the DVD and read release notes.
3. Open the PROII2024 folder as administrator and right-click the setup.exe to begin the installation. The first
screen you will see in the installation process is the prerequisites for the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation
installation.
4. To continue, click Install. The Preparing to Install appears and then the Welcome to AVEVA PRO/II
Simulation Setup Wizard dialog box appears.
5. Click Next > to continue. The End User License Agreement dialog box appears.

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6. Choose I agree and then click Next > to continue. The Destination Folder dialog box appears
This box shows the default destination directory (C:\Program Files\SIMSCI) of the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation
files and for shared SIMSCI components, like CFI, AVEVA Excel Simulation Portal (C:\Program Files\Common
Files\SimSci).
▪ To install AVEVA PRO/II Simulation in this folder, click Next >.
▪ To install AVEVA PRO/II Simulation in a different folder, click Change and select another folder.
▪ To create a shortcut for AVEVA PRO/II Simulation on the Desktop or on the quick-launch bar, select the
corresponding check boxes.
7. Click Next > to continue. The Setup Type dialog box appears. Choose Typical or Custom.
▪ Typical: Installs only the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation program, TDM, UAS/PDTS, Multi Simulation Manager,
AVEVA Excel Simulation Portal and Reports, AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Electrolyte Chemistry, and
Notepad++.
▪ Custom: Installs components based on your selection.You can install the Standalone option from this
option as well as the individual components including the Translator, AVEVA PRO/II Simulation program,
UAS, PDTS, Notepad++, NIST REFPROP and Multi Simulation Manager and OPCUA server.
NOTE: In PRO/II 9.1 and earlier versions, users needed to obtain a license for REFPROP directly from
NIST to use the REFROP added method sets in fluid AVEVA PRO/II Simulation. Users can download
and install the fluid files via the SimSci Electronic Software Distribution website.
8. If you are performing a Custom installation
The Custom Setup dialog box appears to allow you to select the components you want to install. The list box
shows all possible components. Click on the components you want to install and note the change in required
disk space. Click Next >.
9. If you are installing a Standalone option (directly or through the Custom installation)
You will need to select any of these security options:
• FNP 1116 - Allows AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software to go beyond the current machine to obtain
licenses from another machine (FNP 1116 security server machine) on the network.
• TKN 1116 - Allows AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software to go beyond the current machine to obtain
licenses from a TKN 1116 server on the network.
• If you chose FNP1116 or TKN1116, specify the prospective IPASSI FNP server(s) (example, @server1;
@server2) to guide AVEVA PRO/II Simulation to find the FNP server.
Select one of the four security options (see the list above) in the Security Option dialog box.
10. You may also set the number of days before license expiry when you want to start getting the license expiry
notification while launching AVEVA PRO/II Simulation.
11. Click Next > to continue. The Ready to Install Program dialog box appears.
Make sure that the security option is outside the Virtual Environment if you want to install AVEVA PRO/II
Simulation in a Virtual Environment,
12. If you want to review or change any settings, click < Back. If you are satisfied with the settings, click Install>
to begin copying files.
13. When your installation is complete, the Complete Installation dialog box appears.

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14. Click Finish to complete the Local installation.

NOTE: Setup determines if it is necessary to restart the computer. If so, it prompts whether you want to
restart the system now or later.
You should now test your AVEVA PRO/II Simulation installation. For more information, refer to Testing AVEVA
PRO/II Simulation.

Directory Structures and Desktop Icons

The AVEVA PRO/II Simulation supports 64 bit standalone installation and the directory structure for each type of
installation is mentioned in the following sections.

AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Installed Directory Structure (64 bit install)

The Standalone Installation will setup all the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation files under the below-mentioned
directories.
C:\Program Files\SimSci\PROII2024 [Main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation directory]
C:\Program Files\SimSci\PROII2024\Bin [Binary files]

C:\Program Files\SimSci\PROII2024\Electrolyte [Electrolyte Chemistry files]

C:\Program Files\SimSci\PROII2024\HLP [Online help files]

C:\Program Files\SIMSCI\PROII2024\Manual [Documentation files]

C:\Program Files\SIMSCI\PROII2024\HLP [Online help files]

C:\Program Files\SimSci\PROII2024\Resource [Resource files]

C:\Program Files\SimSci\PROII2024\System [System files]

C:\Program Files\SimSci\PROII2024\TDM [TDM files]

C:\Program Files\Common Files\SimSci\SIMSCICFI58 [SimSci Common Framework files]

C:\Program Files\Common Files\SIMSCI\SIM4MEPortal43 [AVEVA Excel Simulation Portal files]

C:\Program Files\Common Files\CAPE-OPEN [CAPE OPEN Files]

C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++ [Notepad++]

Icons
A typical installation creates the following icons:
• AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024 (64 bit)
• AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Documentation 2024

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• AVEVA Electrolyte Chemistry 2024

• AVEVA -Cleopatra Interface 2024
• LM ColumnTarget Interface 2024
• PROII 2024 PDTS Applications Command Prompt
• P2View 2024 (64 bit)
• Ternary Plots 2024
• Report Compare Tool 2024
• AVEVA Excel Simulation for AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024
• DIPPR Library Registration 2024
• Library Registration Repair Tool 2024
• Licensing Management Tool (under Simci folder)
Other icons may appear depending upon the install options chosen.
Directories
The AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024 files are set up under various directories as per the standards defined by
Microsoft.
Types of Files Directories

All the executable (*.exe and *.dll) and user non- C:\Program Files\SIMSCI
modifiable files such as documentation and
support files
Application settings C:\ProgramData (this folder is OS specific)

User specific application settings such as PROII.ini %Appdata% (this folder is OS specific)
C:\Users\%USERPROFILE%\App- Data\Roaming\
SimSci\PROII2024

User specific files in USER folder My Documents (this folder is OS specific)

For example: C:\Users\%USERPROFILE%\Documents\
SIMSCI\PROII2024
PROII.ini file C: \Program Files \SIMSCI\PROII2024\SYSTEM

Setup file: SetupNewUser.exe C: \Program Files \SIMSCI\PROII2024\BIN

The SetupNewUser.exe file, upon its execution while installing AVEVA PRO/II Simulation, creates:
1. A copy of PROII.ini in %APPDATA%\SIMSCI\PROII2024\
2. A copy of USER folder, which has example files, in My Documents\SIMSCI\PROII2024\
3. A copy of proii.err and proii.sp1 (available in BIN folder) in My Documents\SIMSCI\PROII2024\PDTS\

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4. A copy of the .ini files related to user added unit ops such as ace.ini, Ex1Uop.ini, EXCELUOP.ini, furnace.ini,
PPUOP.ini in %APPDATA%\SIMSCI\PROII2024\

Testing AVEVA PRO/II Simulation

As a simple test of your AVEVA PRO/II Simulation system, open AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software, import the
input file G3 and run it. This will let you utilize AVEVA PRO/II Simulation’s flowsheet capability and give you a
sense of how AVEVA PRO/II Simulation will run.
To test the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation system
1. Click Start and select Programs/AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024.
A Welcome to AVEVA PROII Simulation 2024 screen appears which provides you with basic information on
the user interface.
NOTE: SIMSCI is the default directory and is used for illustrative purposes in the remainder of the chapter. If
you chose another directory (e.g., P2v2024), use that directory name in place of SIMSCI.
2. Click OK to continue.
3. Select File>Import from the menu bar.
4. Select G3.INP in the Import Keyword File window and click Open. A window will appear showing the import
of problem G3 AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Main Window.
5. Click the Run button on the toolbar to begin calculations.
6. Click Run Simulation on the Flowsheet Status dialog box to continue.
Reviewing the Results
When the simulation is complete, a RUN COMPLETED message appears in the G3 Solved window.
Generating an Output Report
To generate an output report for the sample problem
• Click the Output button on the toolbar to generate an output file. The stream and process unit results are
shown in a window.

Converting Files
This version of AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software automatically detects the file version and runs the AVEVA
PRO/II Simulation converter for upgrades.
To convert simulation files:
1. Start AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software with PROVISION®
2. On the File menu, click Open. The Open dialog box appears.
3. Enter the name of a file to convert.
4. Click Open.
Preserving calculated values to initialize convergence

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Both file conversion by schema and file conversion by keywords will lose calculated values. Difficult to convert
simulations will have to start from user supplied initial estimates which will take longer, or may result in non-
convergence. To preserve the calculated values they have to be transferred to the input description. To do that it
is first necessary to open the file in the original version, perform an Input/Update Estimates/All and Save prior to
conversion. If that version is not on the current computer you need to install it or do the update on another
computer that has that version.
Schema vs Keyword Migration
"Use schema translation in the conversion process" will result in files being converted using the database
translation as done in versions prior to v9.4. Since UOM conversion factors have improved precision in v9.4 some
user entries in non-SI units may have changed values in the 6th significant figures which become noticeable
when round numbers are entered.
"Use the embedded keyword file in the conversion process" will result in AVEVA PRO/II Simulation importing the
backup keyword file embedded in the .prz (available since v8.1). This tends to preserve rounded number entries.
If the user entered data in SI units which are the same as internally stored units, and entered more than 5
significant figures, precision may be lost since older keyword files did not persist the full precision on export. This
method also cleans the database from potential memory issues carried from one version to the next. It is
important in keyword to update the estimates before migrating as mentioned above to initialize convergence.
NOTE: Several processing methods, such as the order of searching component data banks, or methods for
characterizing assays, change over time with the release of newer versions of AVEVA PRO/II Simulation. Running
in key word mode usually does not inform the user of such changes. The PROVISION Graphical User Interface
traps these changes and displays dialogs. This allows users to choose options that either (a) retain the older
options or (b) updates the simulation to use current defaults. These choices of necessity require user interaction
with the dialogs.

Modifying/Repairing/Removing AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software

You can modify/repair/remove AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software by:
1. Accessing Add/ Remove Programs located in the Control Panel (on the Start menu of the Windows operating
system)
Or
By executing the setup.exe program located in the root directory of the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation DVD.
Depending on what version you have installed, the following item will appear in the Control Panel Add/
Remove Programs Window:
• AVEVA PRO/II Simulation 2024.
2. Selecting the option (listed above) and then clicking on the Change/ Remove button will enable you to
remove or add components, repair or modify the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation configuration, or even uninstall
the whole product.
NOTE 1: The order of uninstalling components and/or creating files under the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation tree may
cause certain single files to remain on the disk. After uninstalling a component, check the corresponding
installation directory for remaining files and delete them manually.
NOTE 2: When CHANGE/MODIFY is triggered from Control Panel, only PROII.msi gets admin privilege. Other
components such as Notepad++.exe,etc. will not have admin rights and thus fail. This is Windows msi behavior.
Modifications on these components still can be done from Install folder.

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REFPROP Addon Install/Uninstall Procedure and Handling multiple

versions
Introduction
This topic describes how to set up the REFPROP addon when the PRO/II user has available multiple versions of
the Addon and multiple versions of AVEVA™ PRO/II Simulation. This topic will focus on how to configure the
REFPROP Addon for the following software:
• 32-bit and 64-bit: PRO/II 10.x, 2020.x, 2021.x, 2022.x, 2023, and 2024
• 32-bit and 64-bit: REFPROP Addon 9.1 and 10.0

32-bit and 64-bit software

It is important to keep in mind that 32-bit PRO/II can only use the 32-bit versions of the REFPROP Addon.
Similarly, 64-bit PRO/II can only use the 64-bit versions of the REFPROP Addon. Moreover, only one version of 32-
bit REFPROP Addon can be active at a time; and only one version of 64-bit REFPROP Addon can be active at a
time. This has the following implications:
• If user has installed only 32-bit versions of PRO/II then only one 32-bit version of REFPROP Addon can be
active.
• If user has installed only 64-bit versions of PRO/II then only one 64-bit version of REFPROP Addon can be
active.
• If user has installed 32-bit and 64-bit versions of PRO/II then only one 32-bit version of REFPROP Addon and
one 64-bit version of REFPROP Addon can be simultaneously active. In this case the 32-bit and 64-bit active
versions of REFPROP Addon need not correspond to the same version of REFPROP. For example, the 32-bit
version of REFPROP Addon may be v9.1 and the 64-bit version of REFPROP Addon may be v10.0.
Let us illustrate these implications. When we go to Control Panel > Programs and Features, we should see at
most two entries for REFPROP Addon, one for 32-bit installation and one for 64-bit installation, as shown
here:

However, if you see more than two entries, as shown below, then there is a good possibility that the various
installations of the Addon are compromised:

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Corrective action in case of more than two Addon installs, or more than one 32-bit install, or more than
one 64-bit install present in Control Panel:
• From Control Panel, uninstall all the instances of the REFPROP Addon, one at time. The uninstall order does
not matter.
• Then delete these folders if they exist:
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\SIMSCI\RefPropAddon
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SIMSCI\RefPropAddon
• Finally, delete the Addon configuration file:
• C:\ProgramData\SIMSCI\RefProp.ini
Once the corrective action is completed you can proceed to install the versions of the Addon that you
want to configure.

Installation of REFPROP Addon: Where to find various things

Usually, the REFPROP Addon installation is done as part of PRO/II installation. If manual installation is required,
do the following:
• Locate "RefPropAddonSetup.exe" in the PRO/II install kit (folder: ThirdPartySoftware\NIST) and double-click
on it.
CAUTION: Make sure to select the correct PRO/II install kit: 32-bit or 64-bit.
IMPORTANT: Before installing REFPROP also make sure that no AVEVA simulator is running.
Regardless of the method used to install REFPROP Addon, the following folders and files are created or refreshed
during installation:
• Location of 32-bit Addon files (folder):
• C:\Program Files (x86) \Common Files\SIMSCI\RefPropAddon
• Location of 64-bit Addon files (folder):
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\SIMSCI\RefPropAddon
• Location of configuration file:
• C:\ProgramData\SIMSCI\RefProp.ini

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REFPROP fluid files

Another important folder is the location of the REFPROP fluid files. There are two possible locations for these
files.

Standalone REFPROP install

If user has installed the standalone REFPROP package (obtained directly from NIST), then those fluid files could
be paired with the respective REFPROP Addon. The location of the standalone REFPROP installation usually is
found under C:\Program Files (x86), and the path to the fluid files folder may look similar to one of these:
• C:\Program Files (x86) \REFPROP91\fluids
• C:\Program Files (x86) \REFPROP10.0\FLUIDS
(With some care, it is possible to have multiple versions of standalone REFPROP in the same computer.)

AVEVA distribution of REFPROP fluid files

Users also can request the fluid files from AVEVA. In this case AVEVA supplies an install kit that copies the fluid
files to:
• C:\Program Files (x86) \SIMSCI
During installation, a separate folder is created for each version of the REFPROP fluid files. The folder
structure will look like this:
• C:\Program Files (x86) \SIMSCI\RefProp90
• C:\Program Files (x86) \SIMSCI\RefProp91
• C:\Program Files (x86) \SIMSCI\RefProp100

Locating REFPROP fluid files during REFPROP Addon installation

The last step of the REFPROP Addon installation consists of locating the fluid files corresponding to the version of
the Addon being installed. At this point the user is presented with the following dialog:
REFPROP 9.1 Addon REFPROP 10.0 Addon

The Search button is the default action; it automatically searches for available REFPROP fluid files folders and
picks one. However, if the user has multiple fluid files folders, then using the Browse button instead is
recommended since it allows the user to navigate to the correct fluid files folder.

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Uninstallation of REFPROP Addon

To uninstall REFPROP Addon:
1. Go to Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features.
2. Uninstall the REFPROP Addon Module. If you have both 32-bit and 64-bit active versions of REFPROP Addon,
then uninstall the one you intend to replace with a different version of REFPROP (e.g., uninstall 32-bit 9.1
because you plan to use 32-bit 10.0).
IMPORTANT: It is recommended and always a good practice to uninstall any existing REFPROP Addon using
uninstallation process; then proceed to install the REFPROP Addon that you want to evaluate or use for
production work.
IMPORTANT: Before uninstalling REFPROP also make sure that no AVEVA simulator is running.
After the uninstall step is completed, make sure the corresponding RefPropAddon folder is deleted. This ensures
that no contamination occurs when REFPROP Addon is reinstalled. As mentioned earlier, the RefPropAddon
install folder will be one of these:
• 32-bit install folder: C:\Program Files (x86) \Common Files\SIMSCI\RefPropAddon
• 64-bit install folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\SIMSCI\RefPropAddon
It is also important that you make a backup copy of the RefProp.ini file found in:
• C:\ProgramData\SIMSCI\RefProp.ini.
If no version of REFPROP Addon remains active, then this file can be discarded. However, if you have 32-bit
and 64-bit versions of PRO/II installed and you want to use REFPROP Addon in 32-bit and 64-bit modes then
the existing RefProp.ini file may contain information for both the versions.

How PRO/II locates the REFPROP Addon?

PRO/II always looks for the configuration file in this location:
• C:\ProgramData\SIMSCI\RefProp.ini
Once the file is found, PRO/II looks for the following items:
• RefPropDllPath
• RefPropFluidsPath
• RefPropXmlFilePath
However, to find these items PRO/II must also indicate a search tag, something like "[RefProp]." It turns out
that the tag to search for depends on two factors:
• The version of PRO/II.
• Whether PRO/II needs to load the 32-bit or 64-bit version of the REFPROP Addon.
The table below shows the tags used by various versions of PRO/II.

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PRO/II 32-bit PRO/II looks 64-bit PRO/II looks Notes

version for this tag for this tag

10.0 [RefProp] [RefProp] PRO/II 10.x uses the same tag for 32-bit and 64-bit
REFPROP Addon. Therefore, even if 32-bit and 64-bit
10.1
versions of REFPROP are installed only one of can be
10.2 visible to PRO/II 10.x through RefProp.ini file. This
means that the tag [RefProp] can only appear once
in the RefProp.ini file.
2020.1 [RefProp91_x86] [RefProp91_x64] PRO/II 2020 looks for 32-bit and 64-bit REFPROP
using different tags.
2020.2
2021 - [RefProp_x64] PRO/II 2021 onwards only 64-bit REFPROP is
supported.
2022
2023
2024

Ambiguity with the "[RefProp]" tag in the REFPROP configuration file

Close examination of the table in the previous section indicates that the following combination of PRO/II versions
leads to ambiguity for the "[RefProp]" tag:
• 64-bit PRO/II 10.x & 32-bit PRO/II 2024
That is, the following questions arise:
• Do we use the "[RefProp]" tag to access the 64-bit Addon in PRO/II 10.x?
• Or, do we use the "[RefProp]" tag to access the 32-bit Addon in PRO/II 2024?
To resolve this ambiguity the user must answer "yes" to one or the other question but not both.

REFPROP supported components

Each version of REFPROP Addon supports a particular list of components. Moreover, each new version of
REFPROP Addon supports new components in addition to the previously supported components.
It is also important to know that each version of REFPROP Addon has been released with a particular version of
PRO/II, and that version of PRO/II hardcodes the list of supported components. This means that an older version
of PRO/II using say the latest version of the Addon (10.0) can only support its built-in list of supported
components even though the latest version of the Addon supports more components.

What about REFPROP Addon v9.0 or PRO/II earlier than v10.0?

The premise of this document is that users are only interested in using REFPROP Addon 9.1 and 10.0 with PRO/II
10.x, 2020.x 2021.x, 2022.x, 2023.x, and 2024. If a user needs to use REFPROP Addon 9.0, or PRO/II earlier than
v10.0, then additional discussion, and review with AVEVA should take place. As a side note, it is worth knowing
that REFPROP Addon 9.0 only supports 32-bit binaries. The historical reason for this is that when REFPROP
Addon 9.0 was released only 32-bit PRO/II was available.

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Digital Signature Information

All applicable files installed by AVEVA PRO/II Simulation are digitally signed. Some external files without digital
signature mentioned in the following table are included in AVEVA PRO/II Simulation install.

FileName Default Path Sha256 Hash

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common 76E4FD508F982E5E9ABC3F8D62E636E0

Interop.ActiveDs.dll
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Common
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Files\OPC Foundation\UA\v1.0\Bin
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AxInterop.PVUOMLib.dl C:\Program Files (x86)\Common
30BEC89AA232CA28CFA21C9FAFDD7C5
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CCCE7CA45B5E2A62406FB339C36027C
AxInterop.PVUOMLib.dl C:\Program Files\Common
30BEC89AA232CA28CFA21C9FAFDD7C5
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Common
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Files\SimSci\SIM4MEPortalXX\Bin
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Microsoft.Office.Tools.E C:\Program Files (x86)\Common
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xcel.v4.0.Utilities.dll Files\SimSci\SIM4MEPortalXX\Bin
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212661F3BDBBB42AEB4DE3348F714AE
Microsoft.Office.Tools.v C:\Program Files (x86)\Common
C5EABCA573C9AC65E993660248CFC40
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Common
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C:\Program Files\Common
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Opc.Ua.Client.dll 372673A4776E3DBDCBA8A2D9FDA15F
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FileName Default Path Sha256 Hash

B22513F79DC4A51FAE57D8807F51444
C:\Program Files (X86)\Common
PVUOMLib.dll 92310949EB724E626736556DAB310B8
Files\SimSci\SIMSCICFIXX\VC160X86
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C:\Program Files\Common
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Common
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Files\SimSci\Licensingxx\VC160x86
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Common 35B33087F63618DBA26074C23CF0C7E
IdentityModel.dll Files\SimSci\Licensingxx\VC160x86\a 059896B92264E74D22FEA365FE346818
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Files\SimSci\OpcUAv1.4\Bin
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FileName Default Path Sha256 Hash

ED201D305881D3A3AEF8BC65CDC1774
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common
C1.C1Zip.4.5.2.dll BEE122E25B628DE6603775CE2CE268E5
Files\SimSci\SIM4MEPortalXX\Bin
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Files\SimSci\SIM4MEPortalXX\Bin
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Troubleshooting Licensing Issues

Licensing Issues
For information on how to troubleshoot licensing issues, please refer to Chapter 4 (for FlexNet Publisher
licensing issues) and Chapter 5 (for USB licensing issues) in SIM4ME_LicenseSecurity_UserGuide.pdf which is
available under CFI folders.
For example, for VC 16.0 64-bit CFI5.5, this file exists in UniqueFileFolder as shown in the following screenshot.

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Tutorial: Introduction

AVEVA PRO/II Simulation is a comprehensive process simulation program that runs as a Windows™ compliant
application under Windows and above.

What Can AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Do?

All the powerful simulation features of AVEVA PRO/II Simulation, familiar to process engineers worldwide, are
combined with the ease of the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation PROVISION interface. Steady-state process flowsheets
that include process units such as rigorous distillation columns, compressors, reactors, heat exchangers, mixers,
and so on, may be built and simulated using AVEVA PRO/II Simulation. It is designed to meet all your simulation
needs, from simple single-unit models to complete plants of almost any complexity.

Simulation Status Conventions

AVEVA PRO/II Simulation’s PROVISION interface contains a unique feature to assist you in building a process
flowsheet. Buttons, icons, and in some cases, entire screens are bordered in one of six colors: red, green, blue,
yellow, gray, or black. They are used to indicate the status of data. The significance of each color is explained in
the following table.
Table: Color Significance
Color Significance

Red Required data. Actions or data required.

Green Optional or default data
Blue Data you have supplied
Yellow Questionable data. A warning that a data value you supplied is outside the normal range.
Gray Data field is not available to you
Black Data entry is not required

How is this Tutorial Organized

A hands-on approach has been taken and three sample sessions are provided.

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• The first session simulates a minimal set of process units in a gas processing application. These include a
flash drum, a valve, and an expander. If you are a new user of AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software, you are
advised to work through all of Session 1: Separator.
• In Session 2: Complete Expander Plant, additional process units are added to complete an entire
demethanizer/expander plant simulation. In each session, step-by-step instructions enable you to build the
simulation, use the Process Flow Diagram (PFD) drawing tools to manipulate the flowsheet, run the
simulation, and review the results. At each step, an illustration of the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation PROVISION
display screen is provided.
• Session 3: Presentation of Output is designed to introduce some of the many tools that AVEVA PRO/II
Simulation Software provides, to organize, format, and review results from the first two sessions. Many
features are new or improved in version 2024

Where to Start
AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software users, at all levels of experience, will benefit greatly from working with this
tutorial. If you are a first-time user, you should work using this Getting Started Guide. Although not
recommended, experienced users may skip the Getting Started Guide and move on to the User’s Guide.

Where to Find Additional Help

Detailed online HELP screens are provided by the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation's PROVISION User Interface to assist
you in building a flowsheet. These screens describe the use of each button, icon, etc., and supply brief
descriptions of the calculation methods available.
Sample AVEVA PRO/II Simulation problems for refinery, gas processing, and petrochemical applications may be
found in the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Application Briefs Manual. The AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Reference Manual
provides details on the basic equations and calculation methods used in the program. If you cannot find an
answer to your problem in these documents, please contact your local AVEVA PRO/II Simulation sales or
support representative.

Description of the Problem

A demethanizer column is being used to remove methane from a product gas stream in an expander plant.
Changes in the upstream process units have resulted in fluctuations in the composition of the inlet gas stream to
the expander plant. Your job is to make sure the liquid product purity specifications are maintained. In addition,
the production department is interested in knowing how this feed composition change will affect the following.
The process flowsheet is shown in the figure, and the feed composition is presented in the table.
NOTE: Both Sessions 1 and 2 assume that ENGLISH units of measure were selected as the default units for input
and output data.
Figure: Expander Plant Flowsheet

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Table: Feed Composition

Component Mole %

NITROGEN 7.91
METHANE 73.05
ETHANE 7.68
PROPANE 5.69
IBUTANE 0.99
NBUTANE 2.44
IPENTANE 0.69
PENTANE 0.82
HEXANE 0.42
HEPTANE 0.31

Flow rate (m3/s) 8.0

Temperature (F) 120.0
Pressure (psia) 602.7

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How to Proceed
Let’s get started with using AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software. Session 1 simulates only three process units of
the flowsheet shown in Figure: Expander Plant Flowsheet. By working through this exercise, you will gain
familiarity with the basic features of the simulator. You can complete the simulation of the entire flowsheet by
continuing with Session 2, which demonstrates advanced features of AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software and
introduces some of the PFD tools. Finally, Session 3 explores some of the tools to analyze the results of the
simulation.
Some users may wish to jump right in and skip some (or all) of this tutorial. At any time, whenever you are
comfortable using the program, feel free to leave the tutorial and begin working on your own simulations.

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Session 1: Separator

The following process units will be simulated in the first tutorial session:
• Separator
• Liquid pressure valve
• Expander

What You Will Learn In Session 1

Three process units—the separator, liquid pressure valve, and expander will be simulated in this first tutorial
session.
The reduced plant process flowsheet for this session is shown in figure Excerpt from Plant Flowsheet Diagram.
The composition of the feed to the flash drum is identical to the feed stream to the gas–gas heat exchanger in
figure Excerpt from Plant Flowsheet Diagram. This feed composition is given in Table Feed Composition in the
previous chapter.
Figure: Excerpt from Plant Flowsheet Diagram

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Starting AVEVA PRO/II Simulation

To start AVEVA PRO/II Simulation
1. From the Start menu, point to All Programs, click SIMSCI, and then click AVEVA PRO/II Simulation.

Building the Flowsheet (Required)

To build the flowsheet
• Open a new flowsheet.
• Select New from the File menu.
An empty Untitled [Flowsheet process flow diagram (PFD) window appears for laying down your process
simulation. The toolbar appears below the menu bar and above the main PFD window. Using the toolbar
icons reduces the number of mouse actions required for a selection.

The floating PFD palette, for adding streams and units, appears first at the right of the flowsheet window.
The floating PFD palette may be moved anywhere on the desktop by clicking on its title bar, holding the left
mouse button down, and dragging it to its new location. The floating Run palette can be relocated in the
same manner.

Placing Each Process Unit

To start building the process flowsheet for this session by laying down each process unit and stream
1. For separator F1, move the mouse cursor to the floating PFD palette and click the Flash icon.
2. To add the unit, click anywhere on the main PFD window.
3. Scroll down the PFD palette to select an expander (EX1) and place it on the PFD.
4. Repeat the procedure for valve (V1).

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To move the icons on the main PFD window

1. Place the cursor on an icon, press and hold the left mouse button, and drag it to a new location.
2. Release the mouse button to "drop" the icon at the position of the mouse cursor.
3. Connect the unit operations by adding process streams to the PFD. Process streams define the heat and
material flow of the simulation.

Adding Process Streams

To add process streams
1. Click Streams on the floating PFD palette. The cursor changes to an arrow with an "S" attached. You can now
add streams to your flowsheet. Notice that all possible OUTLET ports appear on each unit as soon as Streams
is selected. The required outlet ports are colored red, while the optional ones are green.

2. Add streams by clicking at the origin of the stream (often an outlet port). To lay down an external feed
stream, click on an unoccupied part of the PFD. The cursor remains attached to the stream, which is now
anchored to the origin point.

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3. Click again at the destination of the stream (often an inlet port on a unit icon). Continue until all streams
have been added to the PFD as shown in the figure above.
NOTE: As soon as you click a stream’s origin point, the OUTLET ports disappear. Only the valid INLET ports
appear and are colored red.
4. Click Streams again or press the ESC key to exit the streams mode.
NOTE: By default, the names of the process units and streams are automatically assigned by the program.
For example, S1 for the first stream, F1 for the first flash drum unit, V1 for the first valve, and so on.
At this point, it is worth noting that the unsatisfied data are indicated on the PFD. Units that have unsatisfied
internal data (all of them in this flowsheet, at this point) have red identification strings, F1, bordered in red.
Streams for which data must be supplied (external feed streams) also have red identifiers, S1, bordered in
red. Internal (connecting) and product streams have black identifiers, S2, bordered in black.
NOTE: Units that have unsatisfied connectivity requirements (for example, missing feeds or an insufficient
number of product streams) also have red identifiers bordered in red.

Correcting the PFD Diagram

Let us now experiment with adjusting the PFD diagram. Some icons may not be positioned exactly where you
would like them to be. Perhaps, there are some unwanted icons such as extra streams. It is simple to adjust the
layout. Here are a few ways to try out:
To correct the PFD diagram, do any of the following
• To move an icon highlight it, press and hold the left mouse key, and drag the icon to its new location.
Streams are moved by highlighting either ends and dragging them. Only the end that you highlight moves
when you drag it; the other end remains anchored.
• To refresh the PFD quickly select Redraw from the View menu.
• To open the menu that provides a variety of options such as Delete, Rotate, and Flip (among others), right-
click the icon.
• To activate the Data Entry dialog box, double-click the icon.

Defining the Component List (Required)

The feed is composed of the paraffins - methane through heptane, and nitrogen. All these components are found
in the extensive AVEVA PRO/II Simulation component databanks.
To define the component list
1. Open the Component Selection dialog box:

a. Click the benzene molecule icon outlined in red, in the Express tab.
NOTE: The red color of the icon border indicates that data entry is required.
Or,
b. Click Input at the top of the screen.

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c. Next, click Component Selection.... The Component Selection window appears.

2. Enter the first component, Nitrogen, in the Component field.

3. Click Add-> to move this component to the List of Selected Components field.

4. Repeat the previous two steps for each of the other components: METHANE, ETHANE, PROPANE, IBUTANE,
NBUTANE, IPENTANE, PENTANE, HEXANE, and HEPTANE (these are the valid library component names).

NOTE: The border of the List of Selected Components is now blue. This color indicates that data
requirements were satisfied with user-supplied data.
5. There are no red-bordered fields, indicating no additional required entries. Click OK to exit this window.
NOTE: It is possible to select components without typing their names.

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To select components without typing their names

1. Click Select from Lists… in the Component Selection window. This opens another dialog box that groups
various components into lists.
2. Choose a list, highlight the desired components in the Component Full Name field, and click Add
Components. The highlighted components are added to the simulation. All the components in this example
are included in the Most Commonly Used list.
3. Click OK. The selected components are added to the simulation.

Defining a Thermodynamic Method Set (Required)

The method used to calculate equilibrium K-values and liquid and vapor phase enthalpies will be the Peng-
Robinson equation of state (EOS). It provides good results for systems of similar components such as all the
paraffins system in this exercise. The non-condensible component Nitrogen should not be a problem at the
anticipated operating conditions.
To select the thermodynamic method
1. Open the Thermodynamic Data dialog box by doing any of these:

a. Click the Equilibrium diagram icon outlined in red, in the Express tab, to select from a list of
common thermodynamic methods, generalized correlations, liquid activity methods, special packages,
user-added, or equation of state methods.
Or
b. Select Input at the top of the screen and choose Thermodynamic Data...

This opens the Thermodynamic Data dialog box.

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This dialog box offers many systems of thermodynamic calculation methods. For example, the predefined
Peng-Robinson thermodynamic system uses the Peng-Robinson cubic equation of state to calculate K-values,
liquid and vapor phase enthalpies and entropies, and vapor phase densities. It uses API methods to calculate
liquid densities.
To select a predefined thermodynamic system of methods within the Thermodynamic Data window
i. Select Most Commonly Used option from the list labeled Category.
ii. Select Peng-Robinson from the Primary Method list box.

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iii. Click Add-> to include this method set in the list of Defined Systems.

NOTE: Since we have included only a single method set, it serves as the Default System. You may set or
change the default system whenever more than one method set is included in a simulation.

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i. Click OK on the Thermodynamic Data window.

NOTE: AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software offers extensive options to modify the predefined method sets.
The rather well behaved system of components in the current exercise will be adequately modeled using an
unmodified, predefined method set.
To modify/delete predefined method sets
• Click the Modify button (as shown in the figure below) to open up a cascading series of dialog boxes that
allow you to customize any predefined system. The options are extensive, but are beyond the scope of this
tutorial.
Highlight a thermodynamic set in the Defined Systems list and click Modify to open the Modification dialog
box.

• To delete a method set from the simulation, highlight it in the Defined Systems list and click Delete.
Remember that every simulation requires at least one thermodynamic method set to be listed in the Defined
Systems list.

Specifying Unit Operation and Stream

The process units and streams on the PFD require configuration and operating data before the simulation can
proceed. As the model builder, you must open each icon and supply the required data. Every unit operation icon
requires some data. In addition, the "source" streams that feed into the flowsheet require complete data.
Streams that originate as products from unit operations will be computed automatically as the simulation solves.
To open the main data entry window of any icon
Use any one of the following procedures:

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• Position the cursor on an icon and double-click the left mouse button. The main data entry window for the
icon opens.
• Position the cursor on an icon and single-click the right mouse button to display the options menu. Left-click
Data Entry... on the menu to open the icon’s main data entry window.
• To select a unit or stream, left-click the icon. The selected unit or stream will be highlighted in green. At the
top of the screen, select Input and click Data Entry... to open the main data entry window of the icon.
There is no particular order necessary for data entry; start at any unit operation or stream. When specifying
stream data for this example problem, only feed stream S1 requires data to be supplied.

Analyzing the Data Requirements

Let us consider the feed gas stream, S1. In the PFD flowsheet, stream S1 feeds separator F1. In the overall
flowsheet of Figure Excerpt from Plant Flowsheet Diagram, stream 1 feeds heat exchanger E1 and stream 10
directly feeds separator F1. Streams 1 and 10 have the same composition, but have different temperatures and
pressures.
For now, assume stream S1 on our PFD corresponds to stream 1 in Figure Excerpt from Plant Flowsheet
Diagram, even though it feeds separator F1 and not heat exchanger E1. To accommodate this, stream S1 will be
given the composition of stream 1, but will use the required temperature from the chiller (-84F). In addition, the
pressure will be set to match the outlet pressure of chiller E2 (587.7 psia). Adjustments will be made later, in
Session 2.

Stream Data
As noted above, stream S1 must be adjusted to work properly in our simplified flowsheet. The table shows the
adjusted data for stream S1.
Table: Feed Stream Information
Component Mole %

NITROGEN 7.91
METHANE 73.05
ETHANE 7.68
PROPANE 5.69
IBUTANE 0.99
NBUTANE 2.44
IPENTANE 0.69
PENTANE 0.82
HEXANE 0.42
HEPTANE 0.31

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Flow rate (m3/s) 8.0

Temperature (F) -84.0
Pressure (psia) 587.7
To enter Stream Data
1. Double-click stream S1 to open the Stream Data dialog box.

2. Enter data in the red-bordered data entry fields. Optionally, you may enter the description FEED for this
stream.
To enter flow rate and composition data
a. Click Flowrate and Composition...
b. Select Total Fluid Flowrate in the Fluid Flowrate Specification group box, and specify value 8 for the total
stream flow rate.

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The rate we have entered has the units of pound-moles per hour. However, the table above indicates
that the rate should be 100 cubic meters per second.
To change the dimensional units of this field
i. Click to highlight the rate field (where 100 is displayed).
ii. Click UOM (upper-left in this DEW) to open the Convert Units-of-Measure window

i. Select Vapor Volume (Vap. Vol.) from the Basis list box. Select m3 from the second column, and sec
from the third column.
ii. Click Change Units to return to the Stream Data Flowrate and Composition window.
iii. Fill in the fields for each component in the Composition Mole list, using the mole percentages listed
in the table above.

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i. Press TAB to move to the next field. For example, enter 7.91 for Nitrogen. Press TAB and enter 73.05
for methane, and so on. The figure above shows the filled-in values through Pentane. If desired, use
the scroll bar to move through the list.
ii. After the composition data has been entered, click OK to return to the main Stream Data window.
To specify the feed stream temperature and pressure
1. For the First Specification data field, select Temperature option.

2. Enter the temperature value of –84. (Note: The UOM is F).

3. Choose Pressure from the Second Specification drop-down list box and enter a value of 587.7 (psia). The
completed Stream Data window should appear as shown below.

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4. No fields remain bordered in red, so, click OK to return to the PFD view.

Unit Operations Data

Supplying data for each unit operation is similar to supplying stream data. Let’s start with the flash drum unit,
labeled F1.
1. Double-click the flash drum unit icon on the PFD to open the main Flash Drum data entry window.
Optionally, type in a unit description. For example, SEPARATOR.
NOTE: The border of the pressure drop data field is colored green. An entry here is not required because
AVEVA PRO/II Simulation automatically assumes a default pressure drop of 0.0 psi if you do not enter either
a pressure or a pressure drop value.
2. Click Unit Specification and select Duty as the second specification for the flash drum. A default value of 0.0
is provided by AVEVA PRO/II Simulation for this duty. Note the green border.
The figure below illustrates the completed Flash Drum main DEW. There are no red-bordered areas left that
require data.

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3. Click OK to continue.

Saving the Simulation

Save the data and flowsheet entered so far and give the simulation a name.
To save the simulation
1. From the File menu on the main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation window, select Save As...

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2. Enter a name for the simulation data file by typing SESSION1.

3. If desired, use the drop-down navigation window to select a storage directory.
4. Click OK to continue. The main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation PFD window now should look similar to the
following figure.

NOTE: The unit identifier for the flash drum unit, F1, is no longer bordered in red. This means that all process
data required for this unit has been specified.
Continue entering data for the other process units.
To provide data for the Valve
1. Double-click the valve icon on the PFD to bring up the Valve data entry window.

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Optionally, you may enter a description for the unit. For example., VALVE.
2. Select the Outlet Pressure option in the Operating Parameter field and enter the value of 125 psia.
3. Click OK to return to the main window.
To provide data for the Expander
1. Double-click the expander icon to open the Expander unit data entry window.
Optionally, you may enter a description for the unit, for example, EXPANDER.
2. Select the Outlet Pressure option in the Pressure and Work Specifications field and input a value of 125 psia.
3. Change the Adiabatic Efficiency entry from its default value of 100% to 80% as shown below.
4. Click OK to continue.

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The main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation window will now appear as shown in the following screenshot

Note: There are no remaining ribbon icons, unit identifiers, or stream identifiers bordered in red. That means
all process data required for this flowsheet have been specified.
5. Save the simulation data file under the name SESSION1 by selecting Save under the File menu.
6. Run the simulation.

Running the Simulation

Once the flowsheet is built, and all the required data has been entered, you may run the simulation.

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1. Click Run on the main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation quick access toolbar to begin the calculations.
2. Alternatively, you can more closely control the simulation via the Run Ribbon tab. From the Run tab, you can
click Status to bring up the Flowsheet Status window. This window displays the errors or warning messages
generated by the flowsheet data.
3. Correct the errors in your flowsheet. If there are no errors or warnings, the Status button will be outlined in
black.
4. To continue to run the simulation from this point, click Run on the Run tab to begin the calculations.
In a few seconds, you are ready to review the results.

Reviewing the Simulation Results

As AVEVA PRO/II Simulation performs the flowsheet calculations, the color of each PFD icon changes from green
to blue.
1. Click Messages on the Run tab to display the Messages window. The Messages dialog box contains a
scrollable history of the completed calculation steps.
2. Click Messages again to close the Messages window.

Viewing the Output Report

To view the output report

1. Click from the Express tab to bring up the Generate Report for Session1 window.
Once AVEVA PRO/II Simulation completes the output report generation, the stream and unit operation
results (in file SESSION1.OUT) automatically appear in the Programmer’s File Editor window.
The Programmer’s File Editor program is the default editor for viewing output reports.

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NOTE: The Notepad++ program is the default editor for viewing output reports. Use the scroll bar to view the
output.
2. While in the Notepad++ window, select the Print option from the File menu to print the output, if desired.
3. Select the Exit option from the File menu in the Notepad++ to close the output report.

Using the Flash Tool (Optional)

AVEVA PRO/II Simulation contains a useful tool that allows you to quickly perform a flash calculation on a stream
where the input data has been provided. This Flash Hot-key provides an easy, rapid way to determine the vapor
and liquid content and composition of any stream.
Let’s use this tool to determine the amount of vapor and liquid in stream S1, the feed to the separator F1.
1. Click stream S1 to highlight it.

2. Click the Flash Stream button from the the Tools tab.

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A window displaying the stream condition, including the vapor and liquid mole fraction, enthalpy, and the
composition in each phase appears. This information is saved in a file each time the flash tool executes.

Guidance after Session 1

This completes Session 1 of the tutorial. You may take a break if you want to. If you continue with Session 2, you
will learn about other interesting AVEVA PRO/II Simulation features, including the following:
1. Displaying different views of a single flowsheet (e.g., full and magnified views) in multiple viewport windows.
2. Using the Specification and Define features.
3. Entering data for a column.
4. Changing the default dimensional units.
5. Modifying the thermodynamic property calculation methods.
Taking Session 2 is not a prerequisite for using AVEVA PRO/II Simulation. You could end your tutorial session here
and begin working on your own simulations. On the other hand, you can come back to the tutorial any time, if
you decide to continue later.

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What You Will Learn In Session 2

In this tutorial session, the complete demethanizer expander plant will be simulated. We will continue working
with the flowsheet created in Session 1, laying down the remaining unit operations and streams on the PFD.

Building the Flowsheet (Continuation from Session 1)

To begin this session, AVEVA PRO/II Simulation needs to be running the simulation from session 1.
To build the flowsheet previously saved under the name SESSION1
1. Select Open from the File menu on the main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation window.
2. Select the file SESSION1.PRZ from the files listed in the drop-down list box.
AVEVA PRO/II Simulation loads this database file and displays the flowsheet from Session 1 on the PFD. All
the data previously entered in all the Data Entry Windows is still there.

3. If the PFD palette is not displayed, click the Show or Hide PFD Palette button on the View tab.
4. With Figure Expander Plant Flowsheet (see figure in topic Description of the Problem) as a guide, add the
missing unit operations to the PFD.
5. Select the additional process units - two heat exchangers, a compressor and a column - and place them on
the PFD.
NOTE: To add multiple process units of a particular type, click the unit icon on the PFD palette, then, hold
down the <Shift> key while clicking the PFD.
6. When the column is placed on the PFD, AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software dis- plays an additional window
that requires you to specify the number of trays. Specify 10 trays. Note that here tray 10 is the reboiler.
7. Include a reboiler by making sure a check mark appears in the Reboiler check box.
8. Omit the condenser by clicking the Condenser check box to remove the check mark. The complete window is
illustrated in the following figure.

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Your PFD should now appear similar to the following figure. The placement of the unit operation icons that
you added probably will be different from shown. If you previously ran Session 1 successfully, the unit
operations and streams (that already have been solved) appear in dark blue.
Note: The default title of the PFD window is simply “Flowsheet”, but AVEVA PRO/II Simulation Software
allows you to change it.

9. To change the title.

i. Position the cursor anywhere in the PFD window.
ii. Click the right mouse button to display Set Title….
iii. Click Set Title… to open the Set Window Title DEW. Enter your new title and press OK. For this tutorial,
we will leave the name unchanged.
AVEVA PRO/II Simulation allows you to open multiple view windows of the simulation PFD drawing. This
feature allows you to view the process units easily on large flowsheets.
To open a second view of the flowsheet PFD, and to tile both windows horizontally, either:
1. Select Duplicate View from the Window tab on the main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation menu bar to bring up the
Flowsheet:2 window.

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2. Next, click the Window tab on the main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation menu bar and select Tile Horizontally.
To view the entire PFD in the Flowsheet:1 window, and to focus on the two heat exchangers in the
Flowsheet:2 window
1. Select the Flowsheet:1 window, by clicking on its title bar.

2. Click from the Zoom tab to view the entire flowsheet in window Flowsheet:1.
3. Select the Flowsheet:2 window by clicking on its title bar.

4. Click from the Zoom tab of the main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation window. The cursor changes to a
magnifying glass.
5. Move the (magnifying glass) cursor to the Flowsheet:2 window.
6. Click and hold down the left mouse button near the two heat exchangers.
7. While holding down the left mouse button, drag the mouse until the two heat exchangers are enclosed in a
blue selection rectangle.
8. Release the mouse button. The area bounded by the selection rectangle zooms to fill the entire Flowsheet:2
window.

9. Click Streams on the floating PFD palette and lay down the following streams:
a. A connector stream from the top of the demethanizer column to the inlet of one side of the first heat
exchanger.
b. A connector stream from the outlet of this side of the heat exchanger to the inlet of the compressor
unit.
c. A product stream from the outlet of the compressor unit.
d. A connector stream from the second outlet of the first heat exchanger to the inlet of the second heat
exchanger.
e. A product stream from the outlet of the second heat exchanger.

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f. A product stream from the reboiler of the column unit.

NOTE: Lay down streams that connect units visible in the different view windows by pulling the stream from
one view to the other. This is especially helpful for large flowsheets.
10. You can now close the second window, Flowsheet:2, and maximize the Flowsheet:1 window.
a. Double-click the control-menu box of Flowsheet:2 to close it.
b. Click the maximize button of the Flowsheet:1 window to maximize it.
The PFD should look similar to this figure after all the units and streams have been added.

As mentioned in Session 1, the composition of the feed stream to the first unit (the gas–gas heat exchanger)
is identical in composition to the stream already laid down as the feed to the flash drum, S1. To avoid
repeating all data entry steps for the feed to the first process unit, we disconnect this stream from the flash
drum unit, and reconnect it to the first heat exchanger by following these steps:
11. Move the mouse to the end of stream S1 attached to the flash drum. The mouse pointer should change from
a left arrow to a right arrow when the pointer is very close to the end of the stream.
12. Click and hold the left mouse button, and move the end of stream S1 to the inlet of the first heat exchanger
E1.
13. Release the mouse button. The feed stream should now be reconnected to the heat exchanger E1.
NOTE: To move the origin of a feed stream (stream S1 for example), click on the arrow for that stream. Hold
the left mouse button down and pull the stream to its new horizontal position before releasing the mouse
button.
Repeat the steps above to connect the outlet stream from the expander EX1 to tray 1 of the column unit.
Again, repeat the same steps to connect the outlet stream from the valve unit to tray 3 of the column, and to
connect the outlet of the second heat exchanger to the inlet of the flash drum.
We have now completely built the flowsheet for the total demethanizer/ expander plant as shown in the
following figure.

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NOTE: There are no stream identifiers bordered in red, since we have merely reconnected the previously
defined flash drum feed to the gas–gas heat exchanger.
Before you can run this simulation, you need to provide data for the four units whose identifiers are
bordered in red—the two heat exchangers, the compressor, and the column—and change the temperature
and pressure of stream S1.

Modifying the Stream Data (Required)

To change the temperature of stream S1 from -84°F to 120°F, and the pressure from 587.7 psia to
602.7 psia.
1. Double-click stream S1 on the PFD. The Stream Data window for this stream appears.
2. Change the temperature in the First Specification field from -84°F to 120°F.
3. Change the pressure in the Second Specification field from 587.7 psia to 602.7 psia. The modified Stream
Data window appears.

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4. Click OK to save the changes and continue.

Specifying the Process Unit Data (Required)

Begin by specifying process data for the first heat exchanger, E1.

Heat Exchangers
1. To select E1, double-click its icon on the PFD. The Heat Exchanger data entry window is displayed.
Optionally, type in GAS-GAS HX as the unit description.

2. Use Process Stream...to specify whether the process inlet and outlet streams are on the cold or hot side.

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3. Click Process Stream... in the Hot Side field to display the Heat Exchanger-Process Streams data entry
window.

4. Select stream S1 (the reconnected feed stream) to feed the hot side, and stream S9 (the feed to the second
heat exchanger) as the hot side product.
5. Select stream S6 (the column overhead) as the feed to the cold side, and stream S7 (the compressor feed) as
the cold side product.
6. Return to the main data entry window for unit E1. The hot side inlet—cold side outlet stream temperature
approach is required to be 10°F.
7. Select Specification...on the Heat Exchanger data entry window. The Heat Exchanger Specifications window
shows.
8. Select the Hot Inlet—Cold Outlet Temperature Approach specification option from the Specification drop-
down list box and enter a value of 10°F.

9. Return to the main Heat Exchanger data entry window and input a hot side pressure drop value of 10 psi and
a cold side pressure drop value of 5 psi in the appropriate Pressure Drop data entry fields.

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10. After returning to the PFD, enter data for the second heat exchanger, E2, by repeating the steps above.

11. Optionally, give this heat exchanger the description as CHILLER.

This heat exchanger is required to further cool the gas feed S9 down to –84°F with a pressure drop of 5 psi
across the hot side of the exchanger.

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After all the required data has been entered, the data entry window for this exchanger will appear.

Compressor
Entering Compressor Details
1. Double-click the compressor icon (C1) to open the main data entry window for this unit.
2. Enter the compressor adiabatic efficiency as 75% in the Efficiency or Temperature Specification field.

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The work done on the compressed gas in unit C1 should equal the work done by the gas in the expander
EX1. This specification may be made through the DEFINE feature of AVEVA PRO/II Simulation:
3. Select Work from the Pressure, Work, or Head Specification drop-down list box.
4. Click once in the data entry field directly beside the Pressure, Work or Head Specification drop-down list box.
5. Click Define, which is now active on the data entry window toolbar. This brings up the Definition data entry
window.

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6. Click the check box for Set Up Definition for Compressor Work.
7. Click the red-linked text Parameter to bring up the Parameter window.
8. Select Expander unit EX1 from the Constant/Stream/Unit drop-down list box in the Parameter window.

9. Click the red-linked text Parameter... in the Parameter window to bring up the Parameter Selection window.

10. Select Actual Work from the Parameter data entry field.

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The completed Parameter, Definition, and Compressor data entry windows are as shown below, in the three
respective screenshots:

11. Click OK to return to the Definition window.

12. Click OK to return to the main Compressor data entry window.

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13. Click OK to save the data and return to the main PFD window.

Column
The red label T1 of the column indicates data entry is required.
1. Double-click any part of the column icon on the PFD to open the main data entry window for this unit.
NOTE: The Pressure Profile, Feeds and Products, and Performance Specifications buttons on the icon are red,
indicating user input is required.

2. Click to specify the phase and tray location of the feed and product streams. The Column
Feeds and Products data entry window should appear.
3. Specify that stream S4 (the expander product) is fed to tray 1 and S5 (the valve product) fed to tray 3.
4. Enter a rate of 2000 lb-mol/hr for the overhead vapor product S6 from tray 1. Refer the following figure
which shows this window with all the data filled in.

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5. As soon as you click OK, AVEVA PRO/II Simulation displays the Transfer to Specification dialog box.
This gives you the option to use the overhead rate just entered for stream S6 as a performance specification.
We are more interested in the purity of the (liquid) bottoms product (stream S11 in this example). We will
enter a performance specification on that stream very soon.

6. Click No to reject the option and return to the main Column data entry window.

7. Click in the main Column data entry window to specify the pressure of the top tray.

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8. Specify a value of 125 psia for the top tray pressure in the Overall Specification field.
By accepting the default setting of no pressure drop per tray, no other data is required. The figure above
shows the complete window.
9. Click OK to return to the main Column data entry window.
We now need to specify that the methane (C1) to ethane (C2) ratio in the bottoms product equals 0.015.

10. Click on the main Column data entry window. This opens the Column-Specifications and
Variables window.

11. Click the check box for Add Specifications and Variables and the Active check box on the right.
12. Click the red-linked text Parameter...in the Specifications field to bring up the Parameter window.
13. Select Stream from the Stream/Unit drop-down list box. Select the column bottoms product stream (S11).

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14. Click the red-linked text Parameter... to open the Parameter Selection window.
15. Select Flowrate from the Parameter field and choose Selected Components from the Flowrate field.
16. Select METHANE from both the Starting Component and Ending Component drop-down list boxes. Click OK.

The completed Parameter window is shown in the figure.

17. Click OK to continue.

18. Click the green-linked text = sign in the Specifications field of the Column Specifications and Variables
window.

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19. Click the division sign ‘/’ in the pop-up box.

20. Click OK to return to the Parameter window, which is now complete.

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21. Click the red-linked text Parameter in the Specifications field to open the Parameter window.
22. Select Stream from the Constant/Stream/Unit drop-down list box.
23. Next, select stream S11 (the bottom product) from the Stream Name drop-down list box.

24. Click the red-linked text Parameter...to open the Parameter Selection window.
25. Select Flowrate from the Parameter field, Selected Components from the Flowrate field, and ETHANE from
both the Starting Component and Ending Component drop-down list boxes.

26. Click OK to return to the Parameter window, which is now complete.

27. Click OK to return to the Specifications and Variables window.

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28. Click the red-linked text value in the Specifications field of the Column Specifications and Variables window.
Enter a value of 0.015 in the data entry field that appears. Press ENTER or Return (on your keyboard). The
figure below shows the completed column purity specification on the bottoms product.
Note that no elements of the specification are red.

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The column model in AVEVA PRO/II Simulation requires a specific number of degrees of freedom before it
can solve successfully. Too many degrees of freedom result in an indeterminate problem that cannot be
solved uniquely. Too few degrees of freedom indicate that the problem is over-specified, and cannot solve
because not all the specifications can be met simultaneously. The AVEVA PRO/II Simulation's PROVISION
input windows are designed to help ensure that the number of degrees of freedom is correct, so that the
model is properly defined.
Each specification that is declared removes one degree of freedom. Each variable that is declared adds one
degree of freedom. When the number of variables equals the number of specifications, the model is
properly defined and can solve to a unique solution.
Since this column has one specification, it also requires one variable. Looking at figure above we see that
AVEVA PRO/II Simulation has (by default) added the reboiler duty as a variable. This is an acceptable choice
for the needs of this simulation, and we will not alter it in this tutorial.
If you wish to explore the available variables, click the blue-linked text Column T1 Duty of Heater REBOILER
in the Variables field. This opens the Variable window.

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29. Click the blue-linked text Duty of Header REBOILER to view the Parameter Selection window.
AVEVA PRO/II Simulation has already selected Heat Duty from the Parameter list and has entered the
REBOILER in the Heater field by default.

30. Press Cancel to return to the Variable window.

31. Press Cancel to return to the Specifications and Variables window.
32. Press Cancel to return to the main column data entry window.
No elements are displayed in red, so the column does not require more data.
33. Click OK to save the data and exit the column.
34. The main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation window now is illustrated.

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NOTE: There are no remaining Input tab icons, unit identifiers, or stream identifiers bordered in red. This
means that all process data required for this flowsheet have been supplied.
35. Save the completed data file under the new name SESSION2. Use the Save As... option from the File menu.
Run the simulation.

Running the Simulation (Required)

AVEVA PRO/II Simulation provides a visual cue that the flowsheet is satisfied and ready to run by turning the
border surrounding the run button from red to unbordered.
NOTE: Unit operations previously solved in Session 1 are colored dark blue. New units added to the PFD are
green in color. The flash unit also turns to a green color, since the feed stream to this unit has been redefined.
To run the simulation

1. Click Run on the quick access toolbar.

2. When there are errors, warnings or messages to report a message box will pop up to inform prior to
executing the simulation. Should that occur, correct your flowsheet if necessary, or, if there are no errors and
you determine the messages to be acceptable, click Run Simulation to proceed with the simulation.

NOTE: To quickly stop the calculations, click from the Run tab.

Reviewing Simulation Results

As AVEVA PRO/II Simulation performs the flowsheet calculations, the colors of the PFD icons change. The units
and streams will all be blue in color when the flowsheet calculations are completed successfully. Units and
streams that are unsolved or have problems will appear red, or yellow.
To bring up the Messages window
The Messages window contains a scrolling history of the calculation steps as each step completes.

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• Select the Run/Messages menu item to bring up the Messages window. You may have to resize the main PFD
window if the Messages window is hidden.
This window will contain a scrolling history of the calculation steps completed.
To view the output report

• Click from the Express tab to bring up the Generate Report for Session2 window.
The stream and process unit results are automatically shown in a Programmer’s File Editor window. They
have been written to disk storage in the file SESSION2.OUT.

Modifying the Simulation Defaults

In addition to the options presented in Sessions 1 and 2, AVEVA PRO/II Simulation provides you with a number of
optional data entry windows where you can specify your simulation preferences. AVEVA PRO/II Simulation is
flexible in allowing you to:
• Input a problem description for the simulation.
• Specify the input and output default dimensional sets of units.
• Modify the chosen thermodynamic system of methods set.
Chapter 5, Working with Simulation Data of the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation User’s Guide presents step-by-step
procedures for setting and changing the AVEVA PRO/II Simulation global and simulation defaults.

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Session 3: Presentation of Output

In this third tutorial session, you will learn how to use the tools available in AVEVA PRO/II Simulation to produce
output for use in a report about the completed demethanizer/expander plant that you simulated in the previous
sessions.

What You Will Learn In Session 3

The following reporting options will be illustrated in this session:
1. Changing the stream border style on the PFD.
2. Displaying properties such as temperature and pressure, on the PFD
3. Cut and paste the flowsheet PFD to your report
4. Setting up pages on the PFD for printing or exporting the PFD in pages
5. Viewing the stream results in HTML format with a standard viewer
6. Creating stream reports and plots in Excel Workbook

Modifying the Flowsheet Stream Border Style

Rearranging the icons, as shown in the following figure, can clean up the PFD drawing. We are now ready to
modify the stream border style to match a company standard for PFD drawings. The standard requires stream
numbers to appear inside circle-shaped borders instead of rectangles.
To change the border of stream labels
1. Right-click a stream. This displays the pop-up "actions" menu.

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2. Choose Display... from the pop-up actions menu to open the Stream Style window.
3. Choose Circle from the drop-down list box for the Stream Label Border.

4. Click OK to return to the PFD. You will see the style of the stream label change for the selected stream.

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NOTE: You may select each stream individually or several streams at once. To make changes to multiple
streams, simply drag a selection rectangle around the area containing the desired streams before right-
clicking.
To use the circle border as the default border for subsequent streams on the PDF
1. Choose Options->Drawing Defaults->Stream Display... on the main menu bar. This opens the Stream Style
window.
2. Choose Circle from the drop-down list box for the Stream Label Border.
This option is available only when the Name option for Stream Label Type is selected.

3. Click OK to return to the PFD.

Displaying Stream Properties on the PFD

To display stream properties for individual streams on the PFD
1. Select a stream, then right-click on it to display the right mouse menu.
2. Choose Display...to open the Stream Style window.
3. Select stream properties from the drop-down list box for Stream Label Type.
The default Property List is the Property Label List, which displays the stream name, the temperature, the
pressure, and the flow rate of the stream.

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The following figure illustrates the PFD drawing after applying the Property Label List to streams S1 and S8.

NOTE: The Property Label List is the simplest and smallest of about a dozen predefined stream property lists
that can be displayed for streams. These lists should be used selectively, since they can occupy a lot of PFD
"real estate".

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If the resolution of the display makes it difficult to read the property lists, use AVEVA PRO/II Simulation’s
Zoom feature to enlarge the table. Simply press PgUp to increase the resolution until the size of the text is
comfortable to read.
It is also possible to create custom stream properties lists.
• Choose Stream Property Lists... from the Options menu on the main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation menu bar.
This opens the Define Stream Property List dialog box. Analogous tools are available for displaying
properties of unit operations.

Exporting the PFD to the Windows Clipboard

AVEVA PRO/II Simulation provides the option to copy the PFD drawing to the Windows clipboard. From the
clipboard, it is simple to paste the drawing in any word-processing or report-writing program, such as Microsoft
Word or Corel WordPerfect.
To export the PFD to the clipboard
1. Choose File->Export from the main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation menu bar.
2. Click the radio button for Flowsheet Drawing.
3. Click OK.
AVEVA PRO/II Simulation displays a dialog box confirming that the flowsheet has been exported to the
clipboard.

NOTE: The AVEVA PRO/II Simulation PFD Export feature produces a high quality rendering of the PFD drawing.
Only the contents of the PFD window are captured. This is superior to the standard Windows Alt+PrtSc screen

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capture, which is limited to the display terminal resolution and captures the entire AVEVA PRO/II Simulation
program window.

Producing a Stream Report in a Spreadsheet

AVEVA PRO/II Simulation can produce a preformatted stream report in Microsoft Excel. The figure shows part of
a stream report from the demethanizer flowsheet simulated in the previous tutorial sessions.
• Select the item Tools->Spreadsheet ->Stream Properties from the main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation window.
The stream report is automatically formatted and displayed in Excel.

Microsoft Excel must be configured to allow macros before this export feature will work.
a. In Excel, navigate to Tools®Macro®Security and ensure the security level is set to Medium (preferred) or
Low.
b. Close Excel to force the change to take effect.

Creating Pages for Printing the PFD

If your flowsheet is large, you may want to break the PFD into separate pages.
To create one or more pages on the flowsheet PFD
1. Select the Draw->Page from the main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation window.
2. Click the left mouse button at the location where you want to place a corner of the page.

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3. Hold down the mouse button and drag the cursor to the desired page size.
4. Release the mouse button and the page outline will be drawn on the PFD as shown in the figure.

To make changes to the page style

You can resize this page or make this page one cell in a grid of pages.
1. Double-click the left mouse button on the page boundary to bring up the Page Setup window.

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2. Make changes and select OK.

To export multiple pages
As you did for the entire PFD, you can also select pages of the flowsheet PFD and export them to the clipboard.
• Choose the radio button Selected Page of Flowsheet Drawing from the Export window.

The following figures shows the result of exporting the page from the PFD and pasting it in MS Word.

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Creating Plots
AVEVA PRO/II Simulation has built-in plotting capability, which can be used to paste Excel plots directly into your
reports. In the demethanizer flowsheet, you may want to view the column profiles.
To set up your plot options
1. Select the Options-> Plot Setup from the main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation window.
2. Choose the running Excel version from the drop-down list box.
3. Click OK to return to the PFD.
To create a plot
1. Select the Output->Generate Plot from the main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation window to display the AVEVA
PRO/II Simulation - Generate Plot window.
2. Select column T1 from the list displayed in the Units for Selection group box.
3. Select the type of plot you want to generate from the Available Plots list.
4. Click Plot... to create the Excel plot. Output is shown in the figure.

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Displaying Stream Results in HTML

You can display stream results in HTML format using your default browser or the viewer provided by AVEVA
PRO/II Simulation.
To change to the viewer
1. Select Options->Viewer from the main AVEVA PRO/II Simulation menu. AVEVA PRO/II Simulation will display
the Viewer window.
2. Click the radio button Viewer in the Display Results Using: group box and click OK to return to the PFD.

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3. Select the stream for which you want to view the results.
4. Right-click on the stream and choose View Results from the menu.
On the other hand, you can select the stream and click View on the toolbar. An HTML viewer window
containing the stream results similar to this figure will appear.

The HTML files are written to the C:\Windows\Temp directory. Your default browser may also allow you to
print, save, or export the results to other formats.

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Block Diagrams
For large flowsheets, you may want to organize the flowsheet with subflowsheets. This is done using the AVEVA
PRO/II Simulation block diagram feature.
To create a block diagram
1. Drag a selection rectangle around the section of the flowsheet containing the heat exchangers and the
compressor.

2. Right-click and select the Collapse item from the right mouse menu. The selection will be collapsed into a
block diagram (called BD1 by default).

Selected Section Collapsed into a Block Diagram

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View 1 is the top level PFD. BD1-View 1 is the block diagram BD1
3. Use the View 2 option, as described in Session 2, to view the unit operations within the block diagram in a
separate view. Simply double-click on the block diagram to expand the icon. Block diagrams can also be
nested.
This completes Session 3 of the tutorial. In this session, you have learnt some of the features that allow you
to transfer your AVEVA PRO/II Simulation results to reports and other applications. Your tutorial session ends
here. Good luck working on your own flowsheets.

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