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1. Figure 5 Edit Options 2 3 11 1 Model Tab Use Default Connection line Types Always select the default line connection types Default Connection line style is Right Angle All connection lines drawn will snap to the right angle connection type Hierarchical Blocks have drop shadows Hierarchical Objects It determines whether there is a shadow around hierarchical objects Tool Tips on Worksheet If selected displays the help captions for objects on the model worksheet Note Help captions for the tool bar are not turned off if this choice is selected Plays Sound at end of run The default sound is played at the end of every simulation IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 2 Menu Command Reference September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 16 of 68 ONSE Automation Metric Distance Unit Specifies the distance or length units in the Convey Item and Transport blocks in the Items Library 2 3 11 2 Library Tab Automatic Search When a model is opened IDEAS will automatically search and load the libraries that were saved with the model Library search path Allows the user to specify a default path for library searches Show Library Window dates Allows the user to display the dates on which library was created List Blocks by category in Menu Allows the user to list the objects of a library category wise Show Legacy Prior version library warnings Allows the user to display any written messages and warnings of a
2. 47 MP Assembler lt Material Properties 600 Component Properties Quick Fits Cancel Update Display Defaults Units Ki Metric r Imperial MP Assembler Options Clear Record Read Database Record Display Constants Create New Record Read Correlations File Save Constants Generic Component SAVE NEW RECORD Component Name Component Formula Phase Codes 1 Solid Phase code Britny Mol weight kg kg mole 2 Liquid Spec heat Cv kJitkg C 3 Gas Spec heat Cp Kg C 4 Dissolved Solid OMAMAPWHA E OONAA PWN wood em PWN Critical P kP Ga T Ge 5 Organic Liquid Port kam 6 Molten Metal Not used Piot P kom Zen S Comp Type Codes Not used Not used 2 Fibers N d Ge ez 3 Granular sT Pas 4 Colloid Vapor Press kPa a 5 Paste Not used Pas yv 6 Polymer 7 Sparel 8 Spare2 Btu Iternational Steam Tables Btu 9 Spare3 10 Rheology Tag IDEAS v 6 0 0 1000 pel vial Figure 49 MP Assembler Component Properties tab IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix E Creating New Component September 6 2013 Revision 0 E 1 ANDRTZ Automation In the Component Properties tab select units Metric or American Enter the name of the new component in the field Component Name for example NewComp_s Use the appropriate suffix to indicate the phase of the new component _s for solid _ for liquid _g for gas _
3. 1 2 Types of Models 1 2 1 Dynamic Models IDEAS Gold Dynamic models provide the information necessary for optimal process and control design Process constraints and bottlenecks are often experienced during the transition between production rates or at start up shutdown or upset conditions In order to use a simulator for process control design and analysis the simulator must be dynamic to model the time varying parameters of interest IDEAS provides all of these dynamic capabilities First principles dynamic simulation of mass energy and momentum in multi component streams Highly accurate simulation of flow for both compressible and incompressible materials Object characteristics modeled to a high degree of detail Material Properties defined over a wide range of conditions True interactive operations allow model modifications and what if analysis Rapid convergence for complex recycled flow real world process models 1 2 2 Macro Models IDEAS Bronze Using IDEAS dynamic objects requires the user to specify details about the equipment that may not be known or be relevant during early stages of design For example in the conceptual design phases of a project the user may need an overall plant energy and mass balance but may have no interest in pressure drops in pipes specific pump curves or valve sizes IDEAS Macro provides the tools to construct complex models of industrial processes using a number of generic obje
4. Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 35 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation Multiple copies of a clone can be made by cloning from the dialog box again or making a clone of another clone Always make sure Show Animation is checked under the Run menu To change a value at a point in the simulation click on the number in the cloned field and type a new value IDEAS pauses so that the user can type the value Click the Resume button in the status bar at the bottom of the screen and the simulation continues with the new value The user can also clone from a dialog box within a hierarchical object to the hierarchical object s window or the main worksheet To do this open the hierarchical object s window Open the object dialog box and choose the dialog clone tool click on the desired item and drag it to the desired location Once a cloned item is on the worksheet it can be dragged anywhere Many people prefer to have all the items together at one end of the model Notebooks are useful in this circumstance To move a cloned item choose the dialog clone tool from the toolbar click on the item and drag it Note The graphs and data tables in plotters can also be cloned just like buttons and text entry boxes To size a cloned item select the clone tool and click on the cloned item once A handle appears in each corner click and drag a handle to the desired size To identify the dialog box from which an item was cloned choo
5. 45 3 16 3 Printing Hierarchical Objects c ccccceeeeececeeeeeceeeeeaeeceeeeeseaeeeseaeeseaeeseeeeesaeseeaaeeeeneeeeas 45 3 16 4 Creating a Hierarchical Object cccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeceaeeesaaeeseeeeseeeeesaeeetaeeeeaeeeeaees 45 3 17 Neu 46 3 17 1 Piot TEE 47 3 17 2 CHE 47 3 17 3 Plotter TOONS EE 47 3 18 Connectors and CONNECTIONS cceeceeececeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeceeeeecaeeeeaaeeeeaeeseeeeeeaeessaeeseneeseaees 48 3 19 Changing Connection Charachertsics ttu tetr ntn uen tennen nenn nena 49 3 19 1 Connection Lines Commande 50 3 19 2 Ways of Connecting Objects cecececececeeeeeneeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeceaeeeeaaeseeeeeseaeeesaeeeeeeseneeeeaas 50 3 20 Running the Model EE 52 3 20 1 al el Ne ET 52 3 20 2 Simulation Setup Dialog Bos 52 3 20 3 Simulation EE EE 53 3 21 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS sssini ins sceccesas catia nea aaa aaa aa aaaea aaa aaa SERA EES 53 3 22 Monitoring Model Operation 54 3 22 1 Ile ut 54 3 22 2 DUSEL ee NEE EELER 54 3 22 3 Dialog et 55 3 22 4 Cloning Dialog Eet AE 55 3 22 5 Using the Note BOOK EE 56 3 22 6 Ree ue Ile EE 56 3 23 Printing the Model sessen iinn annsna an anaa TAREA ee Anadis reer 57 3 23 1 Model TEE 57 3 23 2 Dialog BOX EE 57 3 23 3 le ut 57 3 23 4 Ee e 57 3 23 5 ON E E EEA E ege gege ees ketene th eeeg degen A eege EE ee Ee 58 3 23 6 lee a EEIE erence ere bet geng E eege eben eege edd e EE 58 3 23 7 Library Wmdow eee ae ee AEE EEEE E O AE EA S EA E 58 3 23 8 Structure Window
6. Creating Hierarchical Objects New Libraries Blocks amp Objects September 6 2013 Revision 0 C 6 ONSE Automation The first new tool on the palette E is used to add animation objects The next four icons add connectors scalar el stream array II universal al and diamond There are four steps to adding a connector to a hierarchical object decide the type of connector to add add the connector determine if the connector should be an input or an output connector and connect the objects in the layout pane to the connector First decide which type of connector to use The user will typically use value or item the connector type must match the main input and output connectors for the submodel in the layout pane To add a connector click on the connector in the toolbar then click in the icon pane at the desired position near the edge of the hierarchical object s icon Structure of Cyclone Eia Oo x Views v Type in on line help text here Figure 45 Output connector added to Cyclones icon This creates the connector in the icon pane lists it in the connector pane and adds a connector text object very much like a named connection in the layout pane The icon pane has a grid if the user wants to align a connector without using the grid hold down the Alt Option key as the user moves the connector Note If the user chooses the wrong type of connector just click on that connector on the ic
7. Delete this connection by clicking on it and pressing the Delete or Backspace key Use a right angle connector as shown below eas SP M On i H A Ez PUMP1 Figure 27 Right angle connection Use an anchor point Draw a connection from the connector to a point below it then release the mouse button Make sure that the cursor still looks like a technical pen immediately click again and drag to the desired connector Release the mouse button when the line thickens The result will look something like IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 50 of 68 ONSE Automation Vap FT CS ae a i Ee ren 4 Ki 7 c R ee 4 A F on M wee we Ps SZ D E fm PUMP1 rte sl E Figure 28 Connection through an Anchor Point Although the preceding options work fine the model starts to accumulate many lines which may be distracting Use a named connection Named connections are text labels that are used to represent transparent connections in the model Double click near the connector to obtain a text box Type a name for the connection Repeat this procedure at the desired destination connector using the same label or simply copy and paste the text box In named connections the user must use identical spelling in the text names including spaces Connect the text box with the technical pen tool to the correspondin
8. ONSE Automation Figure 16 Moving text before pressing Enter If the text has already been entered simply move the cursor over the text so that it becomes a hand now drag the text to the desired location To copy the entire contents of a text box to a model window click once on the text box to select it and choose Copy from the toolbar or give the Copy command from the Edit menu Then click on the model window where the user wants to place the text and give the Paste command To copy all or a portion of the text in a text box and paste it into another text box or onto the model worksheet double click the text box or click once using the Text tool and select the text to copy Then double click to create or open a text box and paste the text Note When text is pasted onto the model worksheet or into another text box it remains as editable text However if the user selects and copies an entire text box and pastes it to the Notebook it becomes a picture To paste editable text into a Notebook copy the contents of the text box not the text box itself The user can delete text by 1 selecting it with the cursor and pressing the Delete key 2 choosing Clear from the Edit menu or 3 choosing Cut from the tool bar The user can also add formatting to text To format existing text access the text box select the text and then choose a command from the Text menu e g Bold or Align Center The user can also change the color of the text
9. Option Starting at change by Description Specifies the starting value and the amount of change By default the starting value is the same as the parameter s value in the dialog The user can increase the variable with a positive number or decrease it with a negative number 3 Option Random Description Uses a random distribution to set the parameter This is an easy way to make a single value in the model change randomly over many simulations while keeping the value constant within a single run Choose from one of the five types of distribution and enter the distribution parameters in the options to the right of the distribution The seed is the number to use for the random number generator As in the Simulation Setup dialog BLANK or 0 for the seed is random The user can specify the number of simulation runs either in a Sensitivity Setup dialog or in the Simulation Setup Commande dialog Note The last number of runs entered in either dialog determines how many times the simulation will run IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix D Sensitivity Analysis September 6 2013 Revision 0 D 3 ONSE Automation D 4 Turning sensitivity on and off The user can control sensitivity globally for the model as a whole or locally at the dialog parameter level Use a menu command to turn sensitivity analysis on and off for the model as a whole Enable disable and delete sensitivity settings for a particular parameter in th
10. The user can copy them to other areas of the model or to other models and use them like any other object The user can change the settings of an object within a hierarchical object by double clicking on the hierarchical object then double clicking on the desired object s icon The user can treat hierarchical layout windows like model windows the user can add objects from a library create hierarchical objects draw items type labels and other text clone dialog items onto them and so on The user can modify a hierarchical object s icon connectors or help text by holding down the Alt key and double clicking on the object s icon This opens the hierarchical object s structure window Unlike other objects hierarchical objects are saved directly in the model as copies This characteristic allows them to be treated much like a copy of a portion of the model The user can copy a hierarchical object to another part of the user s model and make changes to its hierarchical window without affecting the original hierarchical object This is also known as physical hierarchy The user can also choose to save a hierarchical object in a library in which case it can be treated much like a regular object When the user makes changes and also chooses to update all instances of that object the user has pure hierarchy IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix C Creating Hierarchical Objects New Libraries Blocks amp Objects September 6 2013
11. s desk 1 10 2 Systems Design IDEAS dynamic process simulation provides an excellent tool for control system design Control system configurations and strategies can be designed and evaluated using a detailed model of the process connected to the emulated control strategy in the model itself To optimize this process IDEAS provides an optional library of specialized control design objects that perform data manipulation functions such as auto correlation plotting functions such as Bode Plots estimation methods such as least squares fitting various model structures such as ARMA predictors such as k step ahead prediction and control structures such as minimum variance control For more information on these functions refer to the detailed library documentation for the object 1 10 3 Systems Interface Since IDEAS can be used in many different ways it has the capability to connect to various other systems For example when used as an Operator Training Simulator OTS the simulator can communicate with a DCS console to provide the same operator interface that the operator would see in the real plant This interface can be one of two different types If the controls for the process are emulated in the simulation then the simulator can communicate with just a DCS console or PLC operator interface for operator training If on the other hand the controls are to reside in the DCS or PLC hardware and the simulator can provide realistic process informa
12. the user wants to use that new value not the one that was entered in the Sensitivity Setup dialog If the user wants to turn off sensitivity analysis for a number for the foreseeable future open that item s Sensitivity Setup dialog and click the Delete button This will help prevent accidentally changing the value in a future run of the simulation D 5 Reporting the results In addition to multisim and error bar plotters IDEAS s reporting and tracing features are useful when analyzing output after using sensitivity analysis The Report feature shows final values and the Trace feature shows values at each step or event IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix D Sensitivity Analysis September 6 2013 Revision 0 D 4 ANDRTZ Automation D 6 Multi dimensional scenarios The user can enable sensitivity on more than one item at a time For instance the user may want to vary the values of two Constant objects objects and see the interaction between the two items If the user sets the sensitivity for the parameters with the Starting at option both values will increment at the same rate For instance if the user has one parameter that starts at 5 and increments by 1 and the second parameter starts at 100 and increments by 50 and the user runs the simulation seven times the value pairings will be Table 4 Multi dimensional Scenarios Values Pairs Run Variable 1 Variable 2 5 100 6 150 7 200 8 250 9 300 10 350 11 400
13. 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix C Creating Hierarchical Objects New Libraries Blocks amp Objects September 6 2013 Revision 0 C 3 ANDRTZ Automation JD x A E geil via ZE Figure 42 Hierarchical object s layout pane Note Named connections only work on one level in a hierarchical model the data will not be transferred between levels This means that a named connection on one level will not communicate with a corresponding named connection in an object at a lower or higher level If the user includes named connections inside a hierarchical object the user will have to provide a connector if the data is supposed to go outside the hierarchical object The user can alter aspects of the object such as moving the connectors or adding art to the icon See the section on Modifying hierarchical objects for more details Note When the user makes a selection hierarchical the hierarchical object is saved only in the model If the user wants to save it in a library the user must use the Save Block As command described later in this section Building a new hierarchical object To build a new hierarchical object the user must have a model window open When the user selects the New Hierarchical Block command in the Model menu IDEAS prompts the user for a name it then opens up a structure window for the user IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix C Creating Hierarchical Objects New Libraries Blocks amp Obj
14. 2013 Revision 0 Page 29 of 68 ONSE Automation 3 13 4 Zoom Normal Size Ctri 4 Reduce to Fit Ctri 3 Expand Ctri 2 Reduce Ctrl 1 500 200 150 100 75 50 25 10 Figure 11 Zoom window 3 13 4 1 Normal Size Enlarges a previously reduced model to its original size IDEAS displays a rectangle Click and drag this rectangle to the desired view When the mouse button is released the view is expanded 3 13 4 2 Reduce to Fit Scales the model so that it fits in the active window Use this command instead of using the Reduce command multiple times for multiple worksheets 3 13 4 3 Reduce Scales the image of the model by half Use the Expand command or Normal Size command to reverse the action of this command The Reduce command is useful if the model is too large to fit on the screen Reduce can be chosen several times to display a large model at a reduced scale 3 13 4 4 Expand Doubles the size of the model This command works the opposite of the Reduce command IDEAS displays a rectangle Click and drag this rectangle to the desired view When the mouse button is released the view is expanded IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 30 of 68 ONSE Automation 3 13 5 Patterns and Colors Every drawing object has both a pattern and a color chosen from the menu in the toolbar text can have color but not a pattern The default is solid pattern and
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16. File menu opens saves imports exports and prints model files Note The library files are opened from the Library menu described later Most of the commands in this menu are the same as any other Windows programs Ctri N Ctr T Cito Ctri w Clos Ctri P Ctrl I 2 Pipe issu mox 3 Canexus Test Converted mox 4 Canexus Test mox 5 Canexus TCP 100105 mox Exit Ctri Q Figure 2 File Menu 2 2 1 New Model Opens an untitled model window 2 2 2 New Text File Opens an untitled text file window IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 2 Menu Command Reference September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 10 of 68 ONSE Automation 2 2 3 Open Opens an existing model As IDEAS opens the model it also opens any libraries that are used by the model Thus there is no need to manually open libraries to run a model Of course if the library is already open IDEAS does not reopen it If the model or the library has been moved since the model was closed IDEAS may not be able to find the library The message Searching for library xxx will be displayed as IDEAS searches for the library Press Cancel and a standard file dialog box will be displayed prompting the user to find the location of the library Once the library file is found highlight it and select Open 2 2 4 Close Closes the active window A file can also be closed by clicking on the window s close box in the upper left corner of the window
17. Park Nagawara Bangalore India Phone 91 80 2544 4640 5 4 IDEAS Authorized Training Sessions IDEAS provides Hands On training courses to assist the user in learning how to utilize our powerful dynamic simulation tool We provide standard 3 4 and 5 day training sessions and also customer training sessions IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 5 Contact Us September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 68 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation Appendix A Pressure Flow Network The IDEAS pressure flow network solution method is in many ways unique The hybrid solution techniques combining sequential modular emulated simultaneous and simultaneous techniques used allow the user to quickly isolate any problem areas on the model worksheet Many built in user messages lead the user through any possible interconnection problems The connection of the various objects together with a mouse is all that is necessary to create the global solution array that the global solver converges It is automatic and transparent to the user See overview description of solvers in the User Manual s introductory overview section The global pressure flow solution is quite robust and is stable with most piping configurations It is possible however to create configurations that will have trouble converging In the incompressible network the solver generally has trouble converging a node that is connected to a pipe that has a very high flow to pressu
18. Patterns Allows the user to draw plotter traces with a pattern allowing traces to be visible on a black and white monitor Save backup model files When a Save command is given renames the existing model to Model Name BAK then saves the model MDI Interface The MDI Multiple Document Interface is off by default Text menu The Text menu is used to change the style of text selected in the model The Border command draws a shadowed border around text box The Transparent command causes the background of the text to be transparent Font d Size gt v Plain Text Shift Ctri P Bold Shift Ctr B Jak Shitt Ctri I Underline Shift Ctri U Justify Left Shift Ctri L v Justify Center Shift Ctr C Justify Right Shift Ctri R Border v Transparent Figure 6 Text Menu IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 2 Menu Command Reference September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 18 of 68 ONSE Automation 2 4 Library Menu IDEAS opens libraries automatically when models are opened To open or close a library manually use the Library menu Add objects to the model by selecting them from the open libraries listed at the bottom of the Library menu The first choice in each list is Open Library Window which opens a window listing the objects in the library Open Library Ctrl L Close Library New Library Tools Figure 7 Library Menu 2 4 1 Open Library Opens a library file This command causes the lib
19. Revision 0 C 2 ONSE Automation C 2 Making a selection a hierarchical object To make several objects into a single hierarchical object Select the objects and any desired draw items by dragging over them or by holding down the Shift key and clicking on each of them It should be noted that the selection tool the user uses determines what is selected See note below for information about including named connections in the selection Choose Make Selection Hierarchical from the Model menu The user will see the following dialog x i S Selected blocks will be grouped into anew H Block Enter a name for this new H Block it can be changed later Name ik Cancel l Make H Block Figure 41 Make Selection Hierarchical dialog Enter a descriptive name for the object and click the Make H object button Note This action cannot be undone If the user accidentally includes more objects than the user intended in the hierarchical object the user must remove them from the object s submodel and put them back in the model using the Cut and Paste commands from the Edit menu When the user uses the Make Selection Hierarchical command IDEAS makes all the connections for the user and replaces those objects in the model with the new hierarchical object including a default icon To verify that this is so double click on the hierarchical object s icon and look at the submodel The window that holds the submodel is given below IDEAS v6
20. a submenu for one or more of its main menu items and is indicated by a triangle pointing to the right To use a hierarchical menu drag the cursor down the menu to the desired command As the command is selected a second menu appears to the right of the first one While still holding down the mouse button slide the cursor to the right then down the hierarchical menu to the desired choice and let go of the mouse button IDEAS File Edit Text Model Database Develop Run Window Help Ds ag Open Library Ciel heal A S ao a DDE Bronze v Close Library New Library Tools Dynamic Data Exchange 600 LIX EAS600 Examples Bronze gt DDE Multi Object Heat Exchangers 600 LIX Macro Primitives 600 lix Material Properties 600 LIX Tools 600 LIX Transmitters 600 LIX E gt Executives 600 LIX gt eech Open Library Window d MP Tools Mv Bulk Density Assign f E C Component Property MP 1 Variable Curve Fitter Figure 1 Hierarchical Menu 2 1 Help Menu The Help menu provides information about the application on the Windows platform 2 1 1 About IDEAS Displays the version of IDEAS 2 1 2 IDEAS Help Shows a list of help topics Select a topic from the list and double click for more information IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 2 Menu Command Reference September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 9 of 68 ONSE Automation 2 2 File Menu The
21. application such as word processors and spreadsheets IDEAS uses the Cut Copy and Paste commands just like other programs The user can see the contents of the Clipboard with the Show Clipboard command in the Edit menu When copying and pasting objects within IDEAS the Clipboard also holds object parameters and connections This procedure allows the user to paste portions of the models including the variables in the dialog box to another section of the model to other models If the Clipboard has objects in it when moving to another application the contents of the Clipboard are available as pictures stored in a graphics format This feature is useful if the user wants to show parts of the model in reports or presentations When pasting a picture PICT objects or bitmapped from other programs into IDEAS it becomes a drawing object which can be resized and repositioned If the plotter is the active window the Copy command puts a picture of the plot in the Clipboard The user can copy data from a plotter s table by selecting the data and choosing the Copy command In this case IDEAS puts the data into the Clipboard in text format Similarly the user can copy text from dialog boxes by selecting it and using the Copy command Note that the user can select data from tables and copy it to other applications such as spreadsheets this option makes it very easy to export data to other applications IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3
22. as described earlier Note If the user wants to type new text with a particular format select the desired format before starting the text box IDEAS will remember that format every time a new text is started However if the user changes the format of the text within an existing text box IDEAS will not use that format on the next new text 3 13 7 Drag and Drop Editing IDEAS supports a text editing feature called drag and drop Drag and drop is the easiest way to move a selection of text a short distance or between documents This feature is an alternative to the Cut Copy and Paste commands To move text using drag and drop editing Select the text to move IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 33 of 68 ONSE Automation Point the selected text and hold down the mouse button When the user drags the selection an insertion point will appear to the left of the cursor Drag the insertion point to the desired location and release the mouse button To copy text using drag and drop editing Select the text to copy Hold down the Alt key point to the selected text and then hold down the mouse button while the user drags the insertion point to the new location Release the mouse button Drag and drop can be used within a text box on a worksheet a text file an object s structure window and between any combination of the above with one exception drag and drop will not work betwe
23. hierarchical object from a library IDEAS prompts the user with the following dialog Zj Save changes to Structure of Cyclone before closing Save to this block only Also save to library Also Update blocks in open models Discard changes Cancel Figure 47 Save Changes Dialog Box IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix C Creating Hierarchical Objects New Libraries Blocks amp Objects September 6 2013 Revision 0 ANDRTZ Automation C 16 Closing the structure window Choose Save To This Block Only to save the changes just in this object or Also Save to Library to make the changes appear in the library holding the master object Also Update Other Blocks makes the changes to all copies of that object that came from the library and are used in any open models but not to models that are not open C 17 Creating new libraries and new Blocks or Objects The user can create new libraries and new blocks in IDEAS using the ModL Programming language For detailed information on Creating Blocks please refer to the ExtendSim User Manual and the ExtendSim Developer Reference IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix C Creating Hierarchical Objects New Libraries Blocks amp Objects September 6 2013 Revision 0 C 14 ANDRTZ Automation Appendix D Sensitivity Analysis As discussed in Section 3 20 Running the Model sensitivity analysis allows the user to conduct controlled expe
24. might want to use the notebook mostly for looking at the various outputs of the model Plots can even be cloned into the notebook Another common use is as acontrol panel The notebook is also handy for combining all of the output into one spot for printing or making a screenshot for a report To create and view the notebook for a model choose Show Notebook from the Model menu Cloning items into a notebook on a small screen may be difficult because it is hard to have the model an open dialog box and the notebook showing at the same time If just an edge of the notebook is visible behind a dialog box however items can easily be cloned into it Drag the items to that edge so that the item is over the notebook and let go Later the notebook can be arranged to the user s particular needs 3 22 6 DCS Monitoring IDEAS has the ability through a custom interface to communicate with a Distributed Control System DCS The model can be set up to simulate a mill or plant by responding to outputs from the DCS with inputs that are both analog and digital The simulation computer controls the model simulation transparent to the operator just as the configuration works transparent to the operator in the actual plant Once the simulation has been started the DCS console will be the only interface necessary The operator will use the DCS console to interface with the system as if actually running the plant from the control room The operator can page throug
25. the object s dialog box in the model There are two ways to open a library IDEAS will automatically open all libraries associated with a model when the model is opened This option is controlled in the program Options in the Edit menu dialog box by selecting the option Automatically Open Libraries The user can also open a library by choosing Open Library from the Library menu Once a library is open the library name appears at the bottom of the Library menu To see a list of objects in a library select the library name in the Library menu and an alphabetical menu that contains a list of all the objects in the library appears next to the library name Selecting an object in this list will add the object to the model Choose Open to locate and open another library where the object no longer exists in that location or if another object cannot be substituted as discussed below In this case IDEAS notifies the user that it will place text in the place of the object Could notfind some blocks in the libraries opened with this i model file A copy of the model will open with missing blocks indicated Replace and reconnect these as desired Figure 17 Warning message when object is not found IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 37 of 68 ONSE Choose Substitute to select an alternative object from a library A dialog box opens E Select a substitute block for the missing
26. to save the object in a library The procedures for making changes are the same as for building a new hierarchical object described above Note If the hierarchical object is in a library the user cannot modify its structure by double clicking on its icon in the library window The user must work directly on the worksheet and the user must use a hierarchical object originally copied from the library menu or library window IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix C Creating Hierarchical Objects New Libraries Blocks amp Objects September 6 2013 Revision 0 C 10 ANDRTZ Automation C 9 Modifying hierarchical objects The user can add many enhancements that will improve the hierarchical objects Add text drawing objects and pictures layout window or structure window must be open Clone dialog items layout window or structure window must be open Change the icon structure window must be open Rename the object structure window must be open Add help structure window must be open To access the layout pane directly double click the hierarchical object in the model To access the hierarchical structure window hold down the Alt Option key while double clicking the hierarchical object in a model window or select the object and choose Open Structure in the Define menu The user can also access the layout pane by opening the structure window although this is less common C 10 Adding text drawing objects or pict
27. user the freedom to clone dialog box items and place them in a more convenient location The user can clone an item to more than one location For example the user might want a clone in two parts of the model window Every clone acts exactly like the original if the user changes the original or any clone all instances are updated immediately Cloning dialog box items onto the worksheet provides direct control of the model The user can use the dialog box items as the simulation runs such as clicking buttons or entering values in text entry boxes For instance the user may have a model with objects that have controls in them that can be varied as the simulation is running Instead of having those controls in a dialog box the user can put them out on the model window Alternatively the user might want to have an area of the model that shows displays in a numeric form instead of the graphical form of the plotter To clone a dialog box item Open the desired dialog box Select the dialog clone tool Clone the variable window in the dialog box Drag it onto the appropriate spot on the worksheet Now the user can watch the live data during the simulation without having to open the object dialog box For multiple items select by dragging a frame or holding down the Shift key when selecting more items Then close the dialog box by clicking the close box or choosing the Close command from the File menu IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual
28. v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix F Curve Fitting for Pumps and Fans September 6 2013 Revision 0 F 2 ONSE Automation 4 Select Enter X Y Data from the dropdown menu which is besides the Enter Data button of Step 1 press Enter Data button 5 Awindow where X Y data has to be entered will be opened Enter the X Y data that is copied from the graph digitizer and paste them in the columns that are provided 6 Press Fit Curve button Immediately the coefficients results can be seen in Curve Fit Coefficients table of Curve Fits tab F 4 Steps to be followed for Curve Fitting of Pumps 1 Copy the coefficients that are calculated by using Pump Curve Fitter object and paste them in the Pump Curves dP f Q Maximum Flow Curves Fmax f rpm NPSH Curve NPSH f Q based on the curve that has to be fitted IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix F Curve Fitting for Pumps and Fans September 6 2013 Revision 0 F 3
29. vary Hold down the Control key CTRL Windows while clicking once on the desired numeric entry or click on the desired numeric entry and choose the Sensitize Parameter command in the Edit menu The user sees the following dialog IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix D Sensitivity Analysis September 6 2013 Revision 0 D 1 ONSE Automation x JV Enable sensitivity Set Simulation Setup to D runs Cancel C Readfrom column M offile Delete Locate File Startingat 0 changeby f i Random distribution Exponential meee RB e Uniform integer Unused 1 lognormal e az C Normal Get M Uniform real Database field Database Select a database 5 Figure 48 Sensitivity Setup dialog Be sure the Enable sensitivity box is checked As discussed below this checkbox allows the user to temporarily turn sensitivity analysis off for this parameter without losing the settings Specify the number of simulation runs needed for the analysis The user can do this either in the Sensitivity Setup dialog or in the Simulation Setup dialog Each controls the other so that the last value selected in either of them controls the number of runs Choose the method of sensitizing the parameter a file a specified range or a random distribution as described below and enter any needed values The choices are described in Specifying the sensitivity method and number of runs Be sure the Use Sensitivity A
30. 2 2 5 Revert Model Reverts the selected model or object to the last version saved to the disk 2 2 6 Save Model and Save Model as Saves the selected model or object to disk Choose Save to save the file under the current name or Save As to save the file under a new name IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 2 Menu Command Reference September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 11 of 68 ONSE Automation 2 2 7 Import Data Copies data from a text file into the selected table The user can create text files in a word processing or spreadsheet application A table from a dialog box or plotter must be selected for this command to be used After choosing the file to be imported the following dialog box is seen Please specify the data column separators fe Tabs C Commas Spaces Rows are separated by Returns Cancel Figure 3 Importing Data 2 2 8 Import Data Dialog Box The user must specify how the columns in the text file are delimited separated Rows are automatically separated by returns Check the format of the text file before choosing Import Data with the IDEAS inbuilt Text file editor 2 2 9 Export Data Copies data from a selected table to a text file It works the opposite of the Import Data command Once file name is given IDEAS opens the column separator dialog box to specify what type of separator to use in the text file The text file can be read in a word processing or spreadsheet applicatio
31. 370 1350 EST 8 00 A M 5 00 P M General comments regarding IDEAS Simulation Support Software support inquiries should be directed to our support team email simulation support andritz com or call us at the phone number shown above Using the email address ensures that someone will receive your inquiry even when others are not in the office Please send us the model in question or a representative smaller model the IDEAS Version Number error message log any custom libraries and any applicable snapshot of the issue if applicable so that we may resolve the issue as quickly as possible We also may require the IDEAS Serial Number 5 2 Remote Diagnostic Remote diagnostic support may be a possibility as well IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 5 Contact Us September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 67 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 5 3 Further Contact Information Office locations of the Automation Solutions Division of ANDRITZ Please contact us for information on IDEAS Software Sales Training and Support 125 Clairemont Avenue Suite 570 Decatur GA 30030 USA Phone 1 404 370 1350 13700 International Place Suite 100 Richmond BC V6V 2X8 Canada Phone 1 604 214 9248 1801 Roeder Avenue Suite 112 Bellingham WA 98225 USA Phone 1 360 714 0787 Isidora Goyenechea 3600 of 202 Las Condes Santiago Chile Phone 56 2 462 4600 Level 4 Manyata Tech Park Magnolia Manyata Embassy Business
32. 8 Figure 33 Print Setup Options ccceecceceeeeecene cesses eeeeeeceeeeeceaeeeaaesaeeeceaeeeeaaeseeaaesgaeeeseaeeseaaeseeneeeeeneess 61 Figure 34 Print Setup Advanced Options c ccceceeecceceeeeeeceeeeeaaeeeeeeeceaeeeseaeeeeaaeseeeeeseaeeesaeeeeaeeseeneess 62 Figure 35 IDEAS Stream Number Center Dialog box 63 Figure 36 IDEAS S Click Display kA 64 Figure 37 IDEAS D Click Display cccccccececeeeseeeeeneeceeeeeeaeeeeaaeeeeeecaaeeeeeaesgeaaeeneeeseaeeesaaeseeneeseeneess 65 Figure 38 Color Coded Connections sssssssssessiessississrissitttistttntttntttnnttnntnnnttnntnnnunnnnnantnsnnnnn nnna A 3 Figure 39 Discrete Continuous Executive Dialog Box B 1 Figure 40 Hierarchical object s layout pane eee eeeeeeee eect eeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeaaeeeseeaaeeeeeeaaeeeeneaeeeeeeaaes C 1 Figure 41 Make Selection Hierarchical dialog cc ccceecceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeaeeseaaeseceeeseaeeesuaeeeeaeseenees C 3 Figure 42 Hierarchical object s layout pane eee cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaeeeeneaaes C 4 Figure 43 Structure window for hierarchical oblecte C 5 Figure 44 Structure window Ioolbar cae eeeaaeeeeneeceaeeeeaaeeseaaeseeeeeseaeeesaeeeeaeseenees C 6 Figure 45 Output connector added to Cyclones con C 7 Figure 46 Hierarchical connector connected to submodel A C 8 Figure 47 Save Changes Dialog BOX cc cccccceeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeceaeeeeaaeseeeeceaeeesaaesdeaeeseeeeseaeeesaeseeneete
33. Crone ns Draio F ve toe mn Reset Seengen Sief S Sem uten Tene we Set Dialogs 1o Open at Tab Tme ooj C morma Zeg Z agesc mes SCC F renpege SSES See T Potim Singie Step in Sr mpa Comrectors Acton Wat Tine Ebenen inept Proges Scone sxo j eege SE T aenta Deem d Comector ae Set Selected hocks Scan Class Po bs Debay State Moder OCAS tte T Une Grady State Soston AM Baug pp T Acpege A Backup in C EMS ANeger bak Carrere neraton Peng Een mmm Obip ten o tc visl Bei A zls EE ar Figure 39 Discrete Continuous Executive Dialog Box There are two types of scan classes Selectable and Dedicated B 1 Selectable Scan Class Boundary objects i e those that are not included in the global solver solution see Appendix A for further explanation can be assigned to one of five separate scan classes Although they are all defaulted to be equal to 1 second each of the selectable scan classes can be set to a different number Scan class zero is always equal to the overall worksheet delta time set up under the RUN menu however Each boundary object should default to scan class zero so that it runs under the overall delta time provided by the IDEAS executive as set up under the RUN menu This scan class can be changed to scan class 1 through 4 allowing the object to run ata different rate from the other objects on the worksheet IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix B Scan Classes September 6 2013 Re
34. Hide SN objects option checked See the below figure for details The syntax of stream numbers follow with S lt BN1 gt lt BN2 gt The user can see all the Stream Numbers in the table provided under Displays tab ES 46 Stream Number Center lt Executives GEES us o x Inputs Displays Cancel V Automatic Stream Numbering l r Define Stream Number Format SN Tag type Consecutive Numbers SN Tag prefix NumberFormat Start number Increment bn Next Number 1 Reset Count r Manage Stream Number Objects Hide SN Objects Check for Duplicate Stream Numbers Check for unattached SN blocks Delete unattached SN blocks Model Merging Tool Assign Parent Block Labels Check for Duplicate Block Labels IDEAS v 6 0 0 1000 Hee i Figure 35 IDEAS Stream Number Center Dialog box IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 4 Special Features September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 63 of 68 ONSE Automation 4 2 S Click The user can see the simplified details of an object or stream by S clicking on the object or stream This feature will only work when the simulation has been run at least once Hold down the S key on the keyboard and click on an object with the mouse A table will appear that shows information such as flow into and out of an object and various other data Please note that this feature will not work for Hierarchical objects See the below figure which is an S click displ
35. IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 23 of 68 ONSE Automation 3 3 Importing and Exporting with Text Files A text file is an unformatted file created by a spreadsheet database or word processing program The general method for creating a text file in those programs is to choose Save As from the File menu and specify the file format to be Text Text files contain written text and or formatted numerical data There are many situations where the user wants to read and write text files also known as ASCII files These kinds of files can also be imported or exported in IDEAS For example the user may want to share data with a database or spreadsheet program such as Excel IDEAS can save files as text documents or perform a DDE link to a database or spreadsheet The Import Data and Export Data commands in the File menu can be used to read and write text files in the dialog box and plotter data tables Select the data table columns in order to import or export the data 3 4 Cut Copy and Paste with the Clipboard The Clipboard is useful for passing information within IDEAS or from IDEAS to other applications The user can copy and paste portions of the model and data from IDEAS text entry fields and data tables Objects and model sections can be pasted into graphics applications word processors or other IDEAS models Data from text entry fields and data tables can be pasted into any other
36. Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 24 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation The user can copy pictures into IDEAS in color or black and white to use in the model windows hierarchical windows or in the icon in an object s structure window The user can create the picture in a painting or drawing program such as CorelDraw or Paintbrush and copy it to the Clipboard Then paste it into an IDEAS window with the Paste Picture command from the Edit menu Pictures copied into IDEAS as objects created with IDEAS drawing tools always go behind IDEAS objects and text 3 5 Screen Captures To copy parts of a model such as the entire plotter window or a dialog box use a screen capture program to save the selection in a graphics file Some screen capture programs will save just a portion of the screen 3 6 Inter Process Communication The means by which applications communicate with each other and share data are collectively known as inter process communications Some communication methods have previously been discussed in this manual For example the clipboard provides convenient data sharing between applications running on the same operating system The following section focuses on more extensive communication methods that allow IDEAS to directly communicate with other applications while the simulation is running This allows IDEAS to work in conjunction with other applications on a wide variety of tasks Inter process communication IPC provide
37. O oa R i ow Pp Often however the user wants to look at all the possible combination of the two or more variables In this example the user would want to run the model 36 times with the following combination Table 5 Multi dimensional Scenarios Values Pairs Run Variable 1 Variable 2 0 5 100 1 5 150 2 5 200 3 5 250 7 6 100 8 6 150 35 11 400 IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix D Sensitivity Analysis September 6 2013 Revision 0 D 5 ONSE Automation In order to perform this kind of multidimensional analysis the user needs to get the values from a file The most convenient way to do this is to create a file that has two columns separated by a tab character with all the desired pairings For instance the file for this example would start off 5 100 5 150 5 200 In the Sensitivity Setup dialogs the user chooses Read from file and chooses the file name For the first variable enter 1 for the column number for the second variable enter 2 IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix D Sensitivity Analysis September 6 2013 Revision 0 D 6 ONSE Automation Appendix E Creating New Component Creating a new component as a component record file requires the use of the MP Assembler object from the MATERIAL PROPERTIES library MP Tools submenu Place an MP Assembler object on an IDEAS worksheet from the MATERIAL PROPERTIES library
38. ONSE Automation IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Date issued September 6 2013 Revision No 0 Contact ANDRITZ Inc Division Automation Solutions 125 Clairemont Avenue Suite 570 Decatur GA 30030 USA Phone 1 404 370 1350 Fax 1 404 378 3813 simulation support andritz com Confidential document All rights reserved No duplication or disclosure to third parties permitted without the written consent of ANDRITZ AUTOMATION ANDRTZ Automation 2013 ANDRITZ Inc All rights reserved You may not copy this manual in any form without the written permission of ANDRITZ Inc The software described in this manual is furnished under a separate license and warranty agreement The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of that agreement Imagine That Extend ExtendSim and ModL are trademarks of Imagine That Inc used under license All other trademarks used in this tutorial are the trademarks of their respective owners used under license The proprietary software developed by ANDRITZ Inc which is described in this manual is provided under a separate license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement The software incorporates the ExtendSim simulation engine software developed by Imagine That Inc IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual September 6 2013 Revision 0 ANDRTZ Automation Table of Contents Section 1 IDEAS OVS TE 1 1 1 ite ee EE 1 1 2 Types
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40. Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 41 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 3 15 Building a Model This section describes the steps in modifying or creating a model from the libraries that come with IDEAS 3 15 1 Adding Objects The four steps to add objects to a model are Open the library if necessary Place the object on the worksheet Move it to the desired position Connect it to objects before and after it in the model As stated earlier the models do not actually contain objects Instead the model holds references to objects that are in libraries In the model the object s dialog box appears after double clicking on the object s icon To copy an object into a model the library in which that object resides must be open 3 15 2 Opening the Libraries To copy an object into a model the library in which that object resides must be open To open the library Choose Open Library from the Library menu In the File Open dialog box locate and select the library Click Open to open the library 3 15 3 Placing an Object on the Worksheet To place an object Click in the Library menu Drag down to the name of the library that holds the desired object When the library is selected the names of all the objects in the library appear in an alphabetical menu to the right Drag to the right and then down the list until the desired object is highlighted Let go of the mouse button T
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43. a library select the object in the library window and choose Clear Objects from the Edit menu or press the Backspace key IDEAS will not allow the removal of an object that is in use in an open model window If an object used by a model is removed and the model is opened later IDEAS warns the user and put a placeholder in the model window On very rare occasions a message appears as a library is opened that indicates that an object has been corrupted or is bad The corrupted object will appear in the library listing as BAD Blockname To save the rest of the library copy the uncorrupted objects to a new library and discard the old library Then copy the backup copy of the object into this new library this is another good reason to always back up one s work 3 14 4 Organizing Libraries ANDRITZ Inc strongly suggests that any new objects created either hierarchical or with the Developers Kit be stored in separate libraries created by the user Do NOT put these objects into the Standard Libraries created by IDEAS This arrangement would cause problems when updating libraries Also creating new libraries aids users in identifying and structuring their own developments For example worksheet specific user specific or project specific libraries are good divisions The user may want to copy core objects those created by IDEAS into these newly created libraries for easy access while building worksheets IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual
44. aes C 13 Figure 48 Sensitivity Setup dialog ccecececeeeceeeeeeeneeceeeeeceaeeeeaaeeseeeeseaeeeeaaeseeaaeseeeeeseaeeesaeseeaaeesnees D 2 IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual September 6 2013 Revision 0 vi ANDRTZ Automation Figure 49 MP Assembler Component Properties ab Ei Figure 50 MP Assembler Quick Fits Enthalpy Correlation Created E 5 List of Tables Table 1 Pressure FlOW ObjeCts seet tuggigeteege rantaian ESA EeRee Eed ve A 4 Table 2 Boundary ee A 4 Table 3 Scan Class Exam ple seicesiecesccvvaseceestecvcloces eaan an iaae gege Sege acca B 3 Table 4 Multi dimensional Scenarios Values Pais D 5 Table 5 Multi dimensional Scenarios Values Pais D 5 IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual September 6 2013 Revision 0 vii ANDRTZ Automation Section 1 IDEAS Overview 1 1 Introduction IDEAS is a high fidelity dynamic simulation tool for the engineer It provides capabilities throughout the entire process plant life cycle Dynamic simulation is the simulation of real world processes in which the results represent the material and energy flows of the process in a dynamic or time varying fashion The fidelity of a simulation is a measure of its accuracy Simulation models of process equipment strive to accurately represent actual equipment operation The closer a model s results match the actual operation the higher the fidelity of the model IDEAS is a high fidelity simulation software package encompas
45. ain closed during simulation runs The plotter can be prevented from opening at all during the simulation by choosing the dialog tool in the plotter s tool pane and deselecting Show plotter during simulation This option can be completed manually after the simulation starts by clicking the plotter s close button The Show Object Messages command from the Run menu is a type of animation used by programmers when they debug objects that they build Note Animation used extensively will slow down model execution significantly 3 22 3 Dialog Boxes Dialog boxes can remain open while the model runs although it slows down the simulation significantly Settings in a dialog box can be changed while the simulation runs such as choosing different radio buttons or typing in new values When a button is clicked the object reflects that change on the next step However when text or numbers are entered into a dialog box field the model pauses until typing is completed The Resume button at the bottom of the screen can be clicked to continue 3 22 4 Cloning Dialog Box Items Cloning allows the user to view live data directly from the worksheet or notebook without having to open the dialog box Note This feature allows the simulation to run faster than open dialog boxes Cloning dialog box items onto the worksheet provides direct control of the model The user can use the dialog box items as the simulation runs such as Clicking buttons or entering val
46. alog box values This command also hides most of the tools in the tool bar so that the user cannot add or change connection lines draw elements and so on Locking models is useful if the model is given to others who are unfamiliar with IDEAS features and may accidentally move or delete objects To unlock the model choose the Lock Model command again 2 5 9 Show Block Labels Shows the object labels below the objects in the model IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 2 Menu Command Reference September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 22 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation Section 3 Mechanics 3 1 IDEAS Files There are two types of IDEAS files models and libraries A model shows the representation of objects and connections A library is a repository of objects When adding the function of an object to a model select it from a library Models are opened and closed in the File menu When the user opens a model or creates a new model the model window appears on his screen as a normal file window Libraries on the other hand are opened and closed in the Library menu Libraries have their own library windows They are also displayed at the bottom of the Library menu IDEAS can also produce text files These files can be read by any word processor and most other text editors 3 2 Identifying the Model Components The IDEAS dynamic simulation model contains many parts The model consists of objects Seen as icons that are graphically conn
47. aq for dissolved solid or for organic _mo for molten metal Enter the chemical formula if known in the field Component Formula e g FeCl2 Press Create New Record button The tables Property Value and Units of the Component Properties tab are used to enter various property values Enter values into the Value table in the units of the Units table Regarding Constant Values and Correlations During simulation IDEAS objects calculate various properties of their materials If a correlation has been entered for a property that correlation will be used see also Adding Correlations If no correlation is available the value entered in the Value table will be used Regarding Required Data During simulation IDEAS will use component data as required by specific calculations If the required data is not provided IDEAS will use the value 0 which will in many cases cause errant or no value results Not all data shown in the Property table are necessarily required for simulation For example viscosity data is not needed for a steady state model because only dynamic models use viscosity data to calculate flow through pipes and ducts If limited component data is available the user may want to first load generic water data into the Values table If desired simply press the Generic Component button to load this generic liquid data into the Value table Then continue by entering known data replacing any generic data in the Value table T
48. archical object use the same methods used when the user built a model in Section 3 15 Building a Model Use the Library menu to add objects to the layout pane or drag them from library windows Connect objects in the normal fashion If the user prefers the Copy and Paste commands from the Edit menu can be used to copy a portion of an existing model into the layout pane to be used as a Submodel Once the sub model is built the user can modify the layout or enhance it with drawing objects or text as discussed in Modifying hierarchical objects below C 4 Modifying the icon and adding connectors The hierarchical object starts with a default icon a white square The user can modify this icon for example by changing its shape or color or the user can delete it and create a new one To do this draw an icon with the drawing tools in the toolbar or paste a picture in from another program Since the hierarchical object needs to the main model the user must add the appropriate connectors Some hierarchical objects have both input and output connectors while others have just one kind Also hierarchical objects can have either value or item connectors or both When the hierarchical structure window is the working window the toolbar has additional tools from what the user saw in Section 4 Special Features eae Gr 10 Je TE KE VWeekb S h i a E Lcasyv30 19 Figure 44 Structure window toolbar IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix C
49. ary Windows The first choice in the objects list for each library in the Library menu is Open Library Window When this command is selected IDEAS opens a library window for that library The top of the library window gives information about the library version size and date last modified The objects in the library are listed with pictures of their icons and their last modified date The primary method for adding objects to a model is by using the alphabetical menus in the Library menu The library windows provide an alternative method for adding objects to models and help maintain the libraries as discussed below When using the Developers Kit to program objects the library window can be used to access an object s structure To add an object to a model using the library window first position the windows so that they are side by side not overlapping Then select the object in the library window and drag it onto the worksheet Select many objects at once by holding down the Shift key as they are selected then drag them all at once to the worksheet To close the library window click on the window s close box or choose the Close command from the File menu Note This closes the library window but not the library 3 14 3 Maintaining Objects in Libraries Note This section is meant only for use on user created hierarchical or Developer Kit objects not on IDEAS core library objects Changes made to these core objects may result in numer
50. ay of heat exchanger 4 74 HeatX ShellaTube x Property Contin Shellin Contout ShellOut F kg s 192 8 2112 192 8 2112 T C 107 4 20 91 3 75 41 P kPa g 153 73 169 25 153 69 150 29 1 Water 0 100 12 2628 100 2 Steam 10 0 12 501 0 3 CO2_g 30 0 75 1384 0 Piron re Wrong 0 8627 3 052840 Figure 36 IDEAS S Click Display IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 4 Special Features September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 64 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 4 3 D Click Another way to monitor objects is by using the D Click feature For this feature to work the Display Manager object from EXECUTIVES library should be present on the worksheet Hold down the D key on the keyboard and click on an object with the mouse the simulation does not have to be running A display will appear that shows information such as flow into and out of an object and various other data see below figure which is a D click on the Heat Exchanger object The user can also change the display parameters and units for both the S click and D click displays using Display Manager Object Go through the help file of the EXECUTIVES library to know more about Display Manager Object Temperature Aer HeatX Shell amp Tube ioj xj Connector Contin v J Launch New Window 196 92 196 92 106 75 kPa g 151 14 kom 3 09 kJ kg 9 311 93 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 100 00 196 92 196 92 0 00 0 00 0 00 Show Components zl in Phase B
51. black color Click on the Pattern or Color icon to open the window For example the patterns are Figure 12 Pattern Palette Window In these choices black gives a solid pattern white gives an opaque white pattern and the N signifies no pattern meaning transparent The Pattern palette window can be positioned anywhere on the screen by clicking on the top of the window and dragging it to the desired location To close the window click on the close box in the upper left hand corner The color tools work similarly to the pattern tools When the user clicks on the Color icon the Color palette window opens The user can type text in color or add color to text by selecting the text and choosing a color from the color tools As seen with formatting text if the user changes the color before starting a text box all new text will be in that color Figure 13 Color palette IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 31 of 68 ONSE Automation Notice that when a color is selected the hue saturation and brightness value or HSV settings for the color are listed at the bottom of the color palette window This is helpful when the user needs to know the HSV settings for a given color The next tool is the Text tool Use the Text tool to add text to the model such as descriptive labels or names for named connections 3 13 6 Working with the Text Box To add text to
52. block Crystallizer This block was originally in library Crystallizers 600 lix Libraries Open Blocks in Selected Library Crystallizers 600 lix Executives 600 LIX Material Properties 600 LIX ES Dissolver OTB Crystallizer A FC Crystallizer Open Library Substitute Figure 18 Substitute Object dialog box Open libraries are listed on the left side of this dialog box the objects in the selected open library are listed on the right Use the dialog box to locate and select the object to substitute The user can select an object from an open library Open a library or Cancel the search operation Once an object is selected choose Substitute and IDEAS will try to use that object in the model Any substituted object must be substantially the same as the object searched for or IDEAS will report error messages If the search is canceled IDEAS will notify the user that it will place text in the place of the object as mentioned above When the model file is subsequently saved any new object name and or location will be saved as well so searching will not be necessary the next time the model file is loaded If an open library contains an object with the same name as the object searched for IDEAS will attempt to use that object rather than search for the original library When building new objects hierarchical objects do not use duplicate names for objects IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 M
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54. cccccceceeeeeeceeeeeceeeeeeaaeeeeeeeceaeeeeaaeeseaeeseeeesaeeeeaeeeeeeeseas 68 5 4 IDEAS Authorized Training Gesslons te 68 Appendix A Pressure FIlow Network cccccccsssseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesenseeeneeeeeeees A 1 Appendix B Scan Classes eeben EES B 1 Appendix C Creating Hierarchical Objects New Libraries Blocks amp Objects C 1 Appendix D Sensitivity Analysis 2eeugeegeeteeCuNegeeEEGNSe Eege D 1 Appendix E Creating New Component cccceeceeseeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseneeneeeeeesenees E 1 Appendix F Curve Fitting for Pumps and Fan ccccccceeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneees F 1 IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual September 6 2013 Revision 0 v ANDRTZ Automation List of Figures Figure 1 Hierarchical E EE 9 Figure 2 File Monu EE 10 Figures Importing Daanin EE 12 Foue 42 Bait Menu sasse aa A AAEE RAE AERA A Cs 14 Figure 5 TT ET 16 Figure 6 Text MONU siari aeS AAAA AEREA Eet 18 Figure T Elei A dE EE 19 Figure 8 Model MO MU x erir vecuctedenseetcureccbtendacde ege Eat Ce 20 Figure 9 Connection Lines Men sisicata iaaa aeaa a ae aaa e aaan 21 Figure 10 Tools in the TOOID AL eesin AA A AAEE AS 28 Figure 11 ZOOM WI COW TN 30 Figure 12 Pattern Palette Wimdow 31 Figure 13 Color palette ccccccccccceseeeeceeeneeecaeeeeaaeseeneeceaeeecaaeseeaaeseeeecaeeeeaaeseeaaeeseeeseaeeeeaaeseeneeseeeeees 31 Figure T4 ToK BOX EE 32 Figure 15 Reshaped te
55. cess or equipment information specific to the object to customize a generic valve pump tank etc in the library with specific conditions in order to run a particular simulation Display information about the object as the simulation runs either instantaneously or on demand For example a flow transmitter would display flow in the dialog box Click on the Help button at the bottom left hand corner of the dialog box to get more information about the object Click Cancel to close the dialog box and discard any changes made Clicking OK or the close box at the upper left hand corner of the dialog box will save the changes IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 43 of 68 ONSE Automation 3 16 Hierarchy So far each object described performs an action that is one part of the model The action that the object performs is represented by the object s icon Most IDEAS objects work this way There is a second type of object a hierarchical object that works differently A hierarchical object acts like a container that holds other objects A hierarchical object may contain simple objects other hierarchical objects or both The objects ina hierarchical object are connected just like other objects in a model and hierarchical objects have input and output connectors like regular objects Although not needed to build models there are many uses for hierarchical objects Create advanced
56. controls actions for all models Model Libraries Programming Model Ste 30 J Misc Model Libraries Programming Model Style 30 Misc Model Libraries Programming Model Sie 30 misc Use default connection line types V Automatic search Alternate path T Tool Tips on block dialogs I Detautt connection line style is right angie T Show library window dates I Tool Tips on dialog editor E Hierarchical blocks have drop shadows 7 List blocks by category in menu T Structure window opens in front 7 Tool Tips on worksheet Include additional block information Show legacylprior version library warnings ModL font Courier DER Lk Play sound at end of run Preload libraries Open library window 7 Metric distance units a M _Browse Textfile font Couer 5117 a Default model path IR Demo mox 8 r r r CS ze el Canes Model Libraries Programming Model Style 30 misc Model Libraries Programming Model Spe 30 misc Misc G T Shadows T Save Print Setup settings C Flow Chart T Sounds 7 Printheaderifooter C Stie3 T Foot prints amp vehicte traits JT Allow data table titles copying C Style4 7 minimap Plotter traces default to pattems C Sie T 30 window outside application after restart E Save backup model files Cie Level of detai Vey Hin 4 7 MDI intertace Afer Restart C Stie7 Version Check on Application Launch C Shes CS za CS zs
57. cs September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 58 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 3 23 10 Add Frame Puts a border around the printed worksheet 3 23 11 Top Level Only Only shows the worksheet s top level not the contents of hierarchical objects 3 23 12 Levels Specifies how many levels of hierarchical objects to print 3 23 13 Notebook Prints the contents of the Notebook 3 23 14 All Blocks Specifies that the options below apply to the dialog boxes of all objects in the model 3 23 15 Only Selected Blocks Specifies that the options below apply only to the dialog boxes of selected objects 3 23 16 Dialog Boxes Prints the contents of the dialog boxes 3 23 17 Dialog Box Data Tables Prints the data tables in dialog boxes 3 23 18 Top Plot Only Prints only the visible plot IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 59 of 68 ONSE Automation 3 23 19 All Plot Pages Prints all four of the plot pages 3 23 20 Plot Data Tables Prints the tables in the plotters 3 23 21 Print and Page Setup Hints When printing the model worksheet or the notebook the user can choose to print only some of the pages using the standard Print dialog box The Show Page Breaks command from the File menu displays the page breaks in the model It also shows the page numbers in the upper left hand corner The Show Block Numbers command in the Model menu causes object number
58. ctions Connect GREEN to GREEN and RED to RED Only one array is created in computer memory to which both connectors and therefore both objects have access Since there is only one place to put the flow value and only one place to put the pressure value for this point both objects cannot define both values or they would overwrite each other There are therefore two different types of stream connections FLOW CONNECTION The object with a FLOW connection can define the flow at this connection but not the pressure A flow input connection is GREEN A flow output connection is RED PRESSURE CONNECTION The object with a PRESSURE connection can define the pressure at this connection but not the flow A pressure input connection is RED A pressure output connection is GREEN It makes sense to connect these connectors in an alternating fashion so that one defines the flow and other defines the pressure and they do not overwrite each other Indeed if a pressure connection is connected to a flow connection and vice versa the simulation will alarm and point out the problem area IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix A Pressure Flow Network September 6 2013 Revision 0 A 3 ONSE Automation The pressure flow objects have either all pressure connections or all flow connections but some of the boundary objects can have mixtures of them Since the pipes and valves can calculate their flows as a function of the pressures at either end
59. cts such as mixers splitters separators flow and pressure setters supervisors and a multi equation object The information about the process equipment required to make such models is much lesser than that required for the IDEAS dynamic objects The IDEAS Macro objects are fully compatible with the IDEAS dynamic objects Any model which starts as a Macro steady state model can evolve into a dynamic model as parts of the worksheet are replaced by dynamic objects provided detailed information about the process and equipment becomes available As a result a final process model may consist of some dynamic objects and some simpler Macro objects IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 1 IDEAS Overview September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 3 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 1 3 Dynamic Financial Models Tied to Process Since the ultimate aim for most industrial processes is profit the cost of various portions of the process under varying production conditions is of great interest IDEAS Financial provides the tools to track manpower material and energy costs dynamically as the model runs and to analyze the process to optimize profit These costs can be accumulated split and reported With the cost per unit as the defined parameter and the number of units as the measured variable the IDEAS Financial objects calculate the associated cost on a Per step and Total basis The Operating Cost Delta object is designed to average and annualize p
60. d to each side of the object are called connectors Information flows into an object at input connectors and out of the object at output connectors An object might have multiple input and or output connectors and some objects have none Connecting lines are used to link objects together These lines called connections show the flow of information from object to object through the model Major equipment objects are typically connected with piping objects When these connections are made with the mouse all subroutine links are made and parameters passed transparent to the user In fact flowing through the pipe is an array of up to 40 components with their associated properties and process conditions There are several types of connectors in IDEAS Many objects use value scalar input and output connectors to pass values D a Input Output Figure 24 Scalar Input and Output Connectors These connectors pass single values and are most commonly used for control signals transmitter outputs etc The actual process streams flow through pipes which consist of arrays of numbers use stream array input and output connectors IO a Input Output Figure 25 Stream Array Input and Output Connectors The method of passing these arrays is part of the IDEAS proprietary methodology and therefore non IDEAS objects will not successfully communicate through these connectors All objects using the scalar connectors will directly connect to scalar conn
61. data points that are extracted by using the graph digitizer in the Input Data Table 2 Click on the Step1 Compute Coefficients button A message will be displayed that The maximum polynomial order for the given data is 9 Provide additional data if order 10 correlation is to be determined Press OK The result can be seen in the Curve Fit Status table of Curve Fit Output tab 3 Click on the Step2 Show Coefficients button A message will be displayed Enter order of correlation valid orders are 1 to 9 Now enter the value of order of the curve the user wants to fix in the box provided and press OK The coefficients are computed and can be seen in Curve Fit Output tab For more information on using this object the user is referred to the help text The coefficients that are calculated using this General curve fitter are used for curve fitting of fans F 3 Steps to be followed for Curve Fitting of Fans 1 Place the object named Pump Curve Fitter that is available in PUMPS amp COMPRESSORS library on the worksheet 2 After double clicking on the object a window of Input Parameters tab where the Curve Type Head Flow amp Power units are selected from their corresponding dropdown Enter the min amp max values of X amp Y axes in their corresponding fields 3 Inthe tab of Input Parameters enter the Max No of points that have been extracted from the graph curve using the Graph Digitizer in the field provided IDEAS
62. diverge and produce invalid data When these matrix techniques diverge it becomes very difficult for the user to determine where the problem occurred since the entire solution is invalid When dynamic models are solved this approach often requires that steady state models be constructed first to obtain proper initial conditions to prevent invalid solutions Other simulators rely exclusively on a sequential modular approach in which calculations are made step by step across the worksheet with equations solved by iterating through multiple passes through the worksheet IDEAS has a pure steady state mode available that uses this approach For a fully dynamic simulation IDEAS calculates solutions using proprietary hybrid solver approach by combining the best of the simultaneous and sequential modular approaches There is no need to select an overall numerical integration method as IDEAS automatically adapts to the specific stiffness of the model without user intervention or knowledge of numerical techniques Each sequential modular pass through the worksheet is followed by a simultaneous series of iterations which assures convergence of the worksheet at each time step default 1 second to the accuracy specified by the user in the solver dialog Every pass through the worksheet is followed by this global convergence calculation In this manner the pressure flow network is solved sequentially through the model each scan followed by the global simultaneo
63. e Properties button Go to Layout tab and click on Advanced button It will open the following dialog box Set scaling to 60 as this is the General Standard used by ANDRITZ Inc Now the worksheet contains grey colored borders with numbers present on the upper left hand corner of the border Fit the corresponding sections into those borders IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 61 of 68 ONSE Automation Adobe PDF Converter Advanced Options KEN j Adobe PDF Converter Advanced Document Settings L35 Paper Output po ees TrueType Font Substitute with Device Font EZ Document Options m PostScript Options 26 _ Figure 34 Print Setup Advanced Options Once the print options are set click on File Print to print it to PDF and save the file IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 62 of 68 ONSE Automation Section 4 Special Features 4 1 Stream Numbering The user can name the IDEAS streams using N Click feature To make this work the work sheet must contain Stream Number Center object from EXECUTIVES library Open Stream Number Center dialog box In the Inputs tab select SN Tag type as From BN BN and type S in the SN Tag prefix field Now the user is able to name the stream with N Click Hold N key and left click with mouse on the connection line The user can hide all the Stream Number objects with the
64. e a dynamic link between the data and any parameter field or data table in any of IDEAS s object dialogs as follows In the server application copy the data to the clipboard using the other application s Copy command In IDEAS select the parameter field to which the user wishes to copy the data Note If the user is copying to a data table the entire range of cells that need to be linked must be selected IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 26 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation If the server application supports hot links IDEAS will recognize it and the Paste Link command in the Edit menu will be enabled Give the Paste Link command to link the data into IDEAS If a hot link has been successfully created the parameter will have a border around it Once a hot link has been created any changes made to the data in the other application will immediately be reflected in IDEAS To remove the link select the parameter and choose Delete Link from the Edit menu 3 9 Linking Data from IDEAS into another Application The user may decide to export data from the model to another application for further analysis or presentation To create a hot link that does this In IDEAS select the object dialog parameter or data table cells that are to be linked Select Copy from the Edit menu Refer to the other application s documentation to determine the way in which a hot link is created Typically o
65. e dialog in which the parameter appears When the user enters sensitivity settings for a value sensitivity analysis is enabled as long as the Enable sensitivity box is checked in the Sensitivity Setup dialog If the user unchecks the box the user temporarily disables a dialog value s sensitivity so that the user does not have to reenter the number for subsequent analysis If sensitivity analysis is active for the parameter that is if the Enable sensitivity choice is checked as discussed above the frame is green or solid black If the sensitivity analysis is inactive for the parameter or if it is turned off for the model as a whole the frame is red or dotted grey The Open Sensitized Blocks command in the Edit menu shows the dialogs of all objects objects with sensitized parameters regardless of whether or not the Enable sensitivity box is checked To remove sensitivity settings from a parameter as compared to simply temporarily disabling the settings by turning off the parameter s Enable sensitivity box open the Sensitivity Setup dialog by holding down the Command key and clicking on the parameter or select the Sensitize Parameter command from the Edit menu Then click the Delete button Note Editing a sensitized parameter in an object s dialog disables the sensitivity settings for that object When this happens IDEAS automatically unchecks the Enable sensitivity choice IDEAS assumes that if the user is editing the value
66. e ek e gt gos oer o IT d Pattern Il Color ursor Position Layer Shuffle Grapics Clone Layer BiockText Layer Animation Slower Paste Animation Faster Animation OWOFF Step Cut Pause Resume Simulation Stop Simulation Print Run with Optimization Save Run Simulation Open Hote book Open Open Navigator Database ListLibrary Window New Model Worksheet Hide Show Connectors Figure 10 Tools in the Toolbar 3 13 1 Files The first group is a standard set of buttons that deal with files The user opens a new model worksheet by clicking on the New model worksheet button The Open button will open existing worksheets or text files The Save and Print buttons respectively save and print the active worksheet or text file IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 28 of 68 ONSE Automation 3 13 2 Editing The second group is a standard set of buttons for editing The Cut and Copy buttons respectively cut and copy the current selection The Paste button will paste the contents of the clipboard into the active window Use the Undo button to reverse the previous action Clicking the Undo button a second time will redo the action 3 13 3 Models The next two buttons deal with the model in the active worksheet The Open notebook tool is used to open the model s notebook Clicking the Run simulation tool will start the simulation Although the model worksheet appears to be flat it is actuall
67. e model or even to other models using the Clipboard Each instance of the object in the model can then be made unique by modifying it as described below When the user changes one hierarchical object the other objects do not change at the same time The user can save a hierarchical object in a library but what is saved in the library is only a snapshot of the hierarchical object at the time the user saved it If the user later modifies that hierarchical object on the model worksheet the changes may or may not be reflected in the master object in the library For example if the user modifies the submodel of a hierarchical object from a library the changes will not be saved in the master library object unless the user tell IDEAS to save those changes as described below To save a hierarchical object in a library or to cause changes made to a hierarchical object to also be made to its master object in a library If it is not already open open the structure window of a hierarchical object by holding down the Alt Option key as the user double clicks the object s icon in a model window or select the object and choose Open Structure in the Define menu The structure window is the active window when the user is building a new hierarchical object or when the user is modifying a hierarchical object s icon or connectors Choose Save Block As from the File menu In that dialog choose a library for the hierarchical object and install the hierarch
68. echanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 38 of 68 ONSE Automation 3 14 1 Changing Libraries If the Automatic library search option in the Options dialog box of the Edit menu is checked IDEAS automatically opens the libraries that a model uses However sometimes the user may want to use objects from a different library for example when a new version of the library has been developed To bypass this process unselect the Automatic library search option If this option is unselected before opening a model IDEAS will stop and request the location of each library used in the model Then use the dialog box to find and open the desired libraries to be used in the model Once all of the required libraries are open save the model The next time the model is opened it will automatically locate and open the libraries in the new location Remember to reselect the Automatic library search option in the Options dialog box before reopening the model Analog Controls 600 LIX x Analog Controls 606 WPO 384k 3 5 2013 3 25 AM 109 h Calibrator F Controller On Off Controller PID Electric Actuator GL dh Lead Lag Filter Pneumatic Positioner Ramper Ed a we Delay Scalar Delay Smith Predictor afd 0 oue sre Stiction Backlash E Figure 19 Library Window IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 39 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 3 14 2 Libr
69. ected to resemble a process Objects are sometimes referred to as blocks Embedded behind each object may be hundreds of differential and or algebraic equations and data that describe the behavior of the object Each object is stored by function in an appropriate library The collection of objects for the model that resembles a P amp ID is called a model worksheet The most important parts of the model are the objects the libraries from which the objects are loaded the dialog boxes associated with each object the connectors on each object and the connections between the objects The simulation itself is a series of calculations and actions that proceed along the path of the connections repeatedly Each repetition is called a step or event the model can run for as long as the user wants The objects are processed from left to right and top to bottom beginning with the object at the left of the model After the first step the simulation repeats itself When running a simulation the user instructs IDEAS how long in simulation time the simulation should run in the Simulation Setup tab under the Run Menu The section Special Features Section 4 describes the operation of various types of tools available from the menu bar for model manipulation When saving a model on the disk the names of the objects as well as the locations of the libraries that the objects come from are saved When opening a model the required libraries are automatically opened
70. ectors on IDEAS or any other object using scalar connectors Stream array objects can be created using IDEAS Developers Kit IDEAS ensures that correct connections are made For example if the user tries to connect a stream array output to a scalar input IDEAS will provide an error dialog message To connect an output connector on object A to the input connector on object B IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 48 of 68 ONSE Automation Move the cursor to the output connector of object A The cursor changes from an arrow to a technical drawing pen EL Click and hold down the mouse button in the output connector then drag the line to the input connector on object B The line becomes thicker when the pen is over the connector Let go of the mouse button A dashed line indicates an incomplete connection To erase the faulty connection click on the line so that it thickens indicating that it has been selected Press the Delete or Backspace key When using lines with anchor points a single click will select only that branch of the line while double clicking the line selects the entire line 3 19 Changing Connection Characteristics The lines that make up connections can be formatted to make the model layout clearer The Connection Lines command from the Model menu changes the line style of the connections To use the command select the desired connections and ch
71. ects September 6 2013 Revision 0 CA ONSE Automation The structure window for a new hierarchical object looks like Icon Pane Help Pane w J O PFO pear Connectors Pane Layout Pane Figure 43 Structure window for hierarchical objects This structure window is divided into four panes which are work areas The upper left hand pane is the icon pane for designing the object s icon and adding connectors The upper right hand pane is the help pane for writing the help text for this object The lower left hand pane is the connector pane which contains the names of the input and output connectors for the object The large pane on the lower right is the layout pane where the submodel that makes up this hierarchical object will be built The layout pane is what the user sees in the hierarchical window when the user double clicks a hierarchical object s icon IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix C Creating Hierarchical Objects New Libraries Blocks amp Objects September 6 2013 Revision 0 C 5 ONSE Automation As discussed in detail below the steps in building a new hierarchical object are Build the submodel Add connectors to the icon and optionally modify the icon Save the hierarchical object The user can also save it to a library if desired Connect the new hierarchical object to the other objects in the model C 3 Building the sub model To build a sub model in a hier
72. en two separate text boxes For example if the user double clicks on the worksheet to open a text box enter text into the text box then select a portion of the text the user will not be able to move that text to another text box using drag and drop This is because on the model worksheet there can be only one text box open for editing at a time However the user can drag the text to a text file window or an object s structure window 3 13 8 Drawing The next seven tools are used to add drawing objects to the model and arrange them in layers These tools are used to make the models easier to read or to make them more aesthetically pleasing The Rectangle Rounded Rectangle Oval and Polygon tools add those shapes to the worksheet or Notebook For example to add a rectangle select the Rectangle tool click in the model where the user wants one of the rectangle s corners and drag to the diagonally opposite corner Similarly the Line tools can be used to draw lines on the model The Line tool draws a line at any angle and the Draw right angle line tool restricts the lines to horizontal and vertical lines The user can also add colors and patterns to the shapes and lines drawn as described earlier If the user holds down the Shift key as the rectangle rounded rectangle or oval shapes are re shaped the shape becomes a square or a circle If the user resizes a square or circle while holding down the Shift key it maintains its proportional
73. g connector To see the connection choose Show Named Connections from the Model menu PumpFlow TankLevel Valve Open d EE Sp p Valve Open TankLevel Figure 29 Connection using Named Connection IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 51 of 68 ONSE Automation 3 20 Running the Model 3 20 1 Simulation Setup The Simulation Setup dialog box specifies how the simulation will run and for how long The dialog box looks like x Setup Continuous Random Numbers 30 Animation Comments Setup Continuous Rsndom Numbers 30 Animation Comments 1 Setup Continuous Random Numbers 30 Animation Comments Define simulation duration and number of uns Settings tom Shap ta Setup random seed and numbers 5 nn PEE Stanttime 0 Core DEEN startume 0 Random seed Diank or zero is random Runs 1 pas ft Global tme units Generic Starting seed used in last model run 53333 z ge J Reset random numbers for eeng A Select me units and Calendar or non Calendar system Select options for continuous simulation T Check blocks for duplicate random number seeds Giobal bene units Generic Time perstep dt 5 7 Use Calendar dates C Number of steps E Use recommended random number generator default Calendar date definitions Non Calendar date detinitons T Antinetic random variates of by datautt mme ry EI Stepsize Calculations Simula
74. ge is displayed to Click on the 1 origin 2 X max and 3 Y max points in the image now Only one click per item in the same order please will appear Press OK 8 Click on the origin on the graph next on end on the X axis X max and finally on the end of the Y axis Y max Immediately a message displaying Next click on the curve to be digitized appears Press OK 9 Now click on the curve that has to be digitized by selecting some points on the curve and after ensuring that the user has selected the required number of points on the curve press the Accept amp Close button in the menu of graph window 10 The points that have been selected on the graph will be extracted amp those all points will appear in the graph digitizer window of X Y data table IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix F Curve Fitting for Pumps and Fans ANDRTZ Automation For more information on using this object the user is referred to the help text The data points of the curve graph that have been extracted by using graph digitizer are used for finding the coefficients of the curve by using the General Curve Fitter object F 2 Steps to be followed for using General Curve Fitter and finding coefficients of curve 1 Place the object named General Curve Fitter that is available in TOOLS_UTILITIES library on the worksheet After double clicking on the object a window where the input data should be entered will be opened and enter the
75. h the graphics and view the conditions of the process change set points on the controllers to monitor the results and start stop motors IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 56 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 3 23 Printing the Model IDEAS decides the type of item to be printed based on the type of window that is active when the Print command is chosen For instance if a plotter is active the command in the File menu reads Print Plotter To print choose the Print command from the File menu If a Notebook or a library window is active the standard Print dialog box appears If another window such as the model worksheet is active two dialog boxes open in sequence an IDEAS Print dialog box and then the standard Print dialog box IDEAS Print dialog box is where the user selects what should be printed As seen below the type of dialog box shown for printing depends on the type of window active when the Print command is selected After the user selects what to print the standard Print dialog box is used to specify particulars about the print job For example the user can set the number of copies to be printed and for worksheets and Notebooks the range of pages The configuration of the standard Print dialog box differs depending on the operating system and the type of printer used The types of items that IDEAS can print are 3 23 1 Model Worksheet Apicture of the worksheet as i
76. his places a copy of the object in the upper left hand corner of the window and selects it IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 42 of 68 ONSE Automation 3 15 4 Moving Objects To move an object click on the object and drag it with the mouse When the cursor is over an object it turns to a drag hand Click on the object drag it to the desired position and let go 3 15 5 Connecting Objects Connectors are used to hook objects in the model together Connectors are linked by connections the lines seen between the objects in the model window For more information see the Connectors and Connections section 3 15 6 Deleting Objects Removing objects from a model is easy Simply click on the object to select it and press the Delete or Backspace key Like other applications selecting something and pressing Delete or Backspace removes it from the worksheet In this case IDEAS removes the object and all input and output connections to the object The objects can also be cut using the Cut command from the Edit menu 3 15 7 Closing Libraries To close a library choose Close Library from the Library menu and select the library to be closed 3 15 8 Dialog Boxes Dialog boxes are pop up windows behind every object They are accessed by double clicking on the object s icon with the mouse The dialog box is the user interface to each object It serves two main purposes Enter pro
77. how to create new material properties can be found in the Material Properties library help text 1 8 Pump and Valve Sizing Capability IDEAS can be used for detailed process and control design After the piping dimensions and elevations are entered into the model the user can easily determine the size of pumps and valves in the model by using the automatic pump and valve sizing feature A pump and valve pair can be simultaneously sized to determine the head requirement for the pump and the Cv or Cg of the valve IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 1 IDEAS Overview September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 5 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 1 9 Solving Piping Networks Very complex piping networks can be created with IDEAS Networks can have many flow paths recycled flows intermittent reverse flows and other characteristics that make an accurate flow and pressure solution difficult to achieve Some simulators approach this problem by creating a very large matrix of equations or several artificially separated smaller matrices that must be solved simultaneously every scan of the simulation When things are working properly this technique works well However by artificially separating the matrix into smaller matrices a technique called islanding compromises are made that adversely affect model fidelity If the model has areas in the piping system which are extremely difficult to solve as most complex models do these solution techniques can
78. ic item the copied item is placed at the insertion point If there is no insertion point the item is placed in the upper left hand corner of the model 2 3 5 Clear Blocks Removes the selected item 2 3 6 Select All Selects all the items such as all the objects in a model or all the text in a field The items selected objects and text drawing items and so on depend on the selection tool chosen in the tool bar 2 3 7 Duplicate Duplicates the selected objects 2 3 8 Find Selects an object by its global object number Object numbers are unique permanent identifiers for objects This command is useful on large models when looking for objects 2 3 9 Sensitize Parameter If a dialog box parameter is selected this command opens the Sensitivity Setup dialog box The Sensitivity setup dialog box allows the user to set values for sensitivity analysis An alternate method of opening the Sensitivity Setup dialog box is to click on the dialog box parameter once while holding down the command key 2 3 10 Show Clipboard Shows the contents of the Clipboard in its own window IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 2 Menu Command Reference September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 15 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 2 3 11 Options The Options command from the Edit menu allows the user to specify how to run IDEAS Note This command is different from the Simulation Setup command which only affects a single model The Options command
79. ical object in the library Then close the hierarchical object and choose one of the save options as discussed in Modifying hierarchical objects It is strongly recommended that the user does not save hierarchical objects in the libraries that come with IDEAS instead make a new library for the user s hierarchical objects A hierarchical object that is saved in a library has its name listed in the library in italics Like other objects hierarchical objects that are saved in libraries list the names of the libraries in their structure window If no library IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix C Creating Hierarchical Objects New Libraries Blocks amp Objects September 6 2013 Revision 0 C 9 ONSE Automation is listed the hierarchical object is not saved in a library The user can also tell if a hierarchical object is saved ina library by selecting the object in the model window and choosing Get Info from the File menu If the user modifies a hierarchical object that is saved in a library the changes may not be saved to the master object in the library Saving changes to a hierarchical object that is in a library is discussed in the section on Results of modifying hierarchical objects below C 8 Ways to modify hierarchical objects How the user modifies a hierarchical object depends on what it is that the user wants to modify Typically the user might want to modify the settings of the objects in the submodel the layou
80. lar signals or just a single number These connections are used for control signals and other data paths that require only a single number The other type of connection is a double box the input connector looks like this and the output connector looks like this These represent stream array connections Stream connections pass an array of information through them with information such as temperature pressure flow enthalpy density and mass fractions of various components in the stream Stream connections are used wherever a process stream passes Some objects can have both types for example a flow transmitter has a stream connection which IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix A Pressure Flow Network September 6 2013 Revision 0 A 2 ONSE Automation connects to another stream connection and a scalar connector which provides a flow value to a controller plotter or other object All objects that have stream connections are color coded and by connecting green to green and red to red the rules are automatically followed Note Even though some green to red stream array connections can be made on the worksheet the simulation will not run Asimple explanation of the purpose of these color coded connections follows When two objects are connected together with stream connections the connection represents only one specific place in the piping system as shown below E el Hoi PIPE NODE Figure 38 Color Coded Conne
81. library from its previous versions Preload libraries Enter names of libraries that are to be automatically opened when IDEAS is started The user can type in the name or use the Browse button to locate a library and cause its name to be entered in the selected field 2 3 11 3 Programming Tab Tool Tips on Block dialogs If selected displays the variable message dialog names for dialog items Tool Tips on dialog editor If selected displays the variable message dialog names for dialog items in the dialog structure window Structure Window Opens in Front When opening an object IDEAS opens the object s structure window in front of its dialog box 2 3 11 4 Model Style Tab This menu is used by block developers See ExtendSim help text if this option is required IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 2 Menu Command Reference September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 17 of 68 ONSE Automation 2 3 11 5 3D Tab The 3D options only apply to ExtendSim products that include 3D animation IDEAS does not use this function 2 3 11 6 Save Print Setup Settings Allows the user to save the print setup options Note Make sure that the model is run at least once after this option is checked Print header Footer Allows the user to print headers and footers for each page when printing Allow data table titles copying The title of a data table will be copied when the data table is cloned onto the worksheet Plotter traces default to
82. measurements The Shuffle graphics tool lets the user arrange drawing objects not text that are on top of each other Click on this tool and then click its crosshairs on the object in the window If the object is in front it will be sent behind If itis not in front it will be brought to the front Blocks text and cloned dialog items described below are always in front of any drawing item and therefore cannot be shuffled IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 34 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation To see how the color and drawing tools work select the Oval tool and draw an oval behind the model Note that it comes out black and the text and icons come out on top of the oval automatically Choose a new pattern for the oval from the Pattern tools such as the striped pattern Try changing the oval s color as well 3 13 9 Cloning Dialog Box Items onto the Worksheet This feature can be helpful in dragging dialog box information such as flow and temperature values onto the worksheet above the pipe or transmitter with which it is associated Cloning allows the user to view this live data directly from the worksheet or notebook without having to open the dialog box In very large models having all the choices in dialog boxes can be a disadvantage The user may want easy access to parameters in several objects that are scattered throughout the model IDEAS takes care of this problem by giving the
83. methods described are available to the user at the IDEAS workstation while the sixth method described is only available when the model is used for training 3 22 1 Plotters Upon running a simulation a plotter window automatically opens for each plotter on the worksheet Information is Continuously Updated on the plot allowing the user to visually monitor the progress and possible errors in the model 3 22 2 Animation For additional feedback as the model runs IDEAS has animation capabilities Many of the objects in the libraries have animation built into them such as fluid levels in tanks or color indicators of energy flow The animation in these objects is described in the library manuals Also the help text in the dialog box for an object tells whether it is animated and if so which aspects are animated To see animation choose Show Animation from the Run menu so that the command is checked then run the simulation Animation is not shown all the time as it increases simulation time Animation may be left on while changing debugging or presenting the model and then turned off when running the model for analytical results Selecting bitmap objects in the Options dialog box speeds up animation and the redraw of objects IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 54 of 68 ONSE Automation To see the animation without interference from the plotter plotters can be configured to rem
84. mmunicate The item parameter for DDEExecute contains the ModL code to be executed The item parameter for DDEPoke and DDERequest take the form variable name object number row column Variable name can be the name of a dialog item global variable or static variable Row and column are zero if the dialog item is not a table For IDEAS to communicate with another application on Windows the other application must also support DDE Whether the user uses the IPC library or program using the IPC functions the IPC client server functionality in IDEAS is cross platform compatible the only difference between platforms is in how IPC is implemented On Windows IPC is supported through DDE and Hot Links 3 7 Hot Links One way to share data between IDEAS and another program is by creating a hot link between the two applications A hot link is a dynamic one directional communication channel With a hot link when the user changes data in one application the data in the other application is automatically updated The user can create links between IDEAS and any other application that supports hot links There are two types of hot links within IDEAS 1 links that import data from another application into the model and 2 links that export data from the model to another application 3 8 Linking Data from another Application into IDEAS The user may wish to use data from another application as input parameters for objects in the model To do this creat
85. mpressible option a smaller delta time step is often required to achieve numerical stability and convergence thereby consuming more CPU time The delta time can therefore be set independently for the compressible and the incompressible portions of a model in the Discrete Continuous Executive object see the description of scan classes in Appendix B A 2 Pressure Flow and Boundary Objects Objects whose flows and pressures are calculated by the global solver are often referred to as Pressure Flow objects These include pipes valves pumps compressors and pressure nodes as well as some other more complex equipment that due to the fast response nature of its flows or pressures are included in the global solution Objects that calculate their own flows or pressures independent of the global solver are objects that by their very nature respond slowly enough that they appear to be external sources or sinks to the pressure flow network and are referred to as Boundary objects Boundary objects solve their internal equations via sequential or simultaneous solution methods as selected by the object developer see optional Developers Kit manual Certain rules describe the way objects must be connected on the worksheet for the pressure flow solver to function properly First the user will see two different types of connectors on objects a single box an input connector looks like this D and an output connector looks like this these connections are sca
86. mulate a DCS analog controller that has a sampling rate of 0 25 seconds The model can be set to execute every 0 1 seconds and the controller object in the model can execute every 0 25 seconds This is accomplished using the Discrete Continuous Executive object in the Executives library For more information on this feature see Appendix B IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 1 IDEAS Overview September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 4 of 68 ONSE Automation 1 6 Snapshot The Snapshot feature allows the user to save complete sets of model operating parameters These operating states can then be loaded into the model and the model can be started at this operating condition This feature easily allows the user to return to operating states that may have taken many hours to attain the first time More details on the Snapshot functionality can be found in the Executives library help text 1 7 Material Property Databases High fidelity simulations require comprehensive material properties database capability Each object must have access to enthalpies densities etc for each component defined in the model IDEAS provides several material properties databases for users in different industries IDEAS MP database with steam tables Mining MP database with non ideal mixtures add on VMG MP database with VLE model add on OLI MP database with electrolyte models add on More information on Material Properties objects as well as
87. n 2 2 10 Import DXF File Imports CAD drawings in standard DXF format from AutoCAD or other CAD programs The drawing becomes a graphic image which can be used as a background picture in the model the notebook or on an icon In AutoCAD the file must be a version 12 DXF file IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 2 Menu Command Reference September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 12 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 2 2 11 Show Page Breaks Causes IDEAS to draw a set of page boundaries on the model These page boundaries show where page breaks occur if printed Note The size of a page is dependent upon the settings in the Page Setup command When Show Page Breaks is chosen this menu item has a check mark next to it To hide page breaks select this command again Notebooks always show their page breaks 2 2 12 Page Setup Sets the printing parameters for the printer being used Choose this command after changing printers or whenever changing the printing parameters 2 2 13 Print Prints the model its notebook and or the dialog boxes of the objects in the model For more information on printing see the Printing the Model section in Section 3 2 2 14 Exit Terminates IDEAS application run If there are any model files with unsaved changes the user is prompted to save them IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 2 Menu Command Reference September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 13 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 2 3 Edit Men
88. nalysis command from the Run menu is checked If not choose the command so that a check mark appears next to it Run the simulation When using sensitivity analysis the user can investigate the effect of changing one parameter The user usually plots the resulting values for that area of interest on one of IDEAS s plotters Although the user can use any of the standard plotters such as the Plotter I O or the Plotter Discrete Event it is more common that the user IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix D Sensitivity Analysis September 6 2013 Revision 0 D 2 ANDRTZ Automation would use a MultiSim plotter to show up to four runs at a time in one plot window or an Error Bars plotter to show the mean and standard deviation of the parameters over the count of runs D 3 Specifying the sensitivity method and number of runs In the Sensitivity Setup dialog the user can specify if a sensitized parameter will change incrementally randomly or from a list in a file The three choices are 1 Option Read from file Description Assigns the values from a text file This is the option the user will most likely use when performing ad hoc experiments Use this if the user has the desired values in a text file that was created in IDEAS or in another program If the file has more than one column separated by tab characters the user specifies the desired column Click on the Locate File button to enter a filename to be read from 2
89. ne would choose Paste Link or Paste Special from the client application s Edit menu When a hot link is created the parameter in IDEAS will have a border around it as shown in the Section 3 7 Any changes made to the parameter in IDEAS is reflected in the other application To remove the link refer to the other application s documentation All hot links are saved with the IDEAS model When the model is opened IDEAS attempts to reestablish the associated links 3 10 Serial Ports Please call IDEAS Customer Support see Section 5 if the user need to interface the model through the serial port 3 11 Other Devices External Code Segments and DLLs Please call IDEAS Customer Support see Section 5 if the user needs to interface the model with outside hardware devices or to run external code resources IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 27 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 3 12 Copying Plotted Information The user can copy the information from the plotter to the Clipboard If the plotter is the front most Window simply choose Copy Plot from the Edit menu to copy the picture of the plot into the Clipboard To copy the data the user must select it then choose the Copy command 3 13 Toolbar The tools in the toolbar at the top of the screen are used when interacting with the model window The tools available when a worksheet is active are All Layer Drug aoon Ar ee uge X
90. nomalies For example if the user runs the same simulation a hundred times the user can look for extremes in results and look for averages of critical values IDEAS sensitivity analysis feature gives the user the ability to explicitly specify individual parameters to change and provides several methods for changing them Sensitivity analysis differs from using random numbers as inputs in the model When the user runs a model and uses a random input a random number will be input at each step or event When the user uses sensitivity analysis the randomness occurs from run to run not between steps in the run This feature is particularly useful when the user wants to investigate how a change in one parameter impacts the pattern of behavior for the entire model IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 53 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation To use sensitivity analysis in a model Choose a parameter value to investigate Choose how the parameter will change Select the number of runs for the analysis Run the simulation with Use Sensitivity Analysis selected in the Run menu Sensitivity analysis is a very powerful feature that the user can use in models For complete details see Appendix D Sensitivity Analysis 3 22 Monitoring Model Operation The following sections describe various methods for monitoring the operation of the model using the IDEAS simulation package The first five
91. nto the icon pane Note It is very important that the user does not delete any connectors If the user does so IDEAS will warn the user If the user accidentally deletes a connector the user can undo it or the user can add another one but the user must then check the object s connections in the model The user can change the pattern and color of the default icon without deleting it just select it and choose new colors and patterns If the user wants a different icon shape the user must delete the default icon and draw a new one See Section 3 for information on how to use the drawing tools Drawing in the icon window is just the same as drawing in the model window C 13 Renaming the object When the structure window of a hierarchical object is open the user can rename the object by choosing Rename Block from the Define menu C 14 Adding help The user can change the help text by editing in the help pane in the structure window The user can type in text or use Copy and Paste to move it from other objects The user can change the style of text in the help pane by selecting it and giving commands from the Text menu C 15 Results of modifying hierarchical objects There are different results when the user modifies hierarchical objects depending on whether the user modifies its layout pane window or structure window and whether the object is saved in a library If the user modifies a hierarchical object s submodel in the layout pane
92. objects using a combination of simple core objects Simplify the worksheet by grouping areas of a complex model These grouped objects can then be reused in other models without having to reproduce all of the connections Present a model as a few simple steps To reveal the subsystems within a step just double click on the hierarchical object Create many levels of hierarchy Beginning with the simplest assumptions and proceeding to more complex ones allows the user to structure interconnecting processes and make models easier to follow 3 16 1 Opening Hierarchical Objects As demonstrated below the Heater Boiling object from the HEAT EXCHANGERS library is a hierarchical object Figure 20 Heater Boiling Hierarchical Object It contains Temperature Transmitter objects ANALOG CONTROLS library a Pipe w Heat Exchange object HEAT EXCHANGERS library and Tank Multiphase TANKS DYNAMIC library When the user double clicks on the object the following window opens IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 44 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 121 Heater Boiling lt Heat Exchangers 600 gt Je zl HotSteamin a oy HBlock Help ae Tout Help id val 4 Figure 21 Heater Boiling H Block 3 16 2 Internal Structure of Heater Boiling Object It should be noted that the hierarchical object itself is only a picture representation of this window Connection
93. odel C 5 Saving the object The user can save the new hierarchical object so that it is saved just in the model or in a library If the user closes the structure window by clicking on its close box or by choosing Close in the File menu the hierarchical object will be saved in the model but not in the library See Saving hierarchical objects below for more details C 6 Connecting the hierarchical object in the model To connect the finished object to the model first close the structure window if it is open Then simply connect the connectors on the hierarchical object to other connectors in the model just as the user would with any other object IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix C Creating Hierarchical Objects New Libraries Blocks amp Objects September 6 2013 Revision 0 C 8 ONSE Automation C 7 Saving hierarchical objects Once the user has built a hierarchical object the user can save it only to the model or also to a library The user can make hierarchical objects that are saved with the model but which do not exist in libraries When the user makes a selection hierarchical the hierarchical object is automatically saved with the model when the model is saved If the user makes a new hierarchical object or makes changes to the layout pane window of an existing hierarchical object then click its close box to save it it exists only in the model The user can copy such a hierarchical object to other parts of th
94. on pane to select it Now click on the correct connector type in the toolbar The connector will change to the new type IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix C Creating Hierarchical Objects New Libraries Blocks amp Objects September 6 2013 Revision 0 C 7 ONSE Automation Every connector has a unique name The ending of the name of the connector In or Out defines whether it is an input or output connector When the user adds connectors to the icon they are all initially input connectors To make one of these connectors an output connector change its name to something that ends with Out The user can change the connector name the way he wants it but the name must end in In or Out To change the name of a connector select the connector name in the connector pane Type a new name or edit the name and press the Enter key or click anywhere else in the connector pane to save the edited name Once the user has added the connector to the icon the user needs to connect the connector text object in the layout pane to the appropriate objects The user does this the same way as connecting a named connection to an object in the model window drag a line from the connector of an object in the layout pane to the connector text When the line thickens the connection is made Named connections are described fully in Section 3 15 Building a Model Hepl sei al ay Figure 46 Hierarchical connector connected to subm
95. ons These formats are described in detail in the section Connectors and Connections in Section 3 18 The choices are a Ctrl Shift A gt Ctrl Shift s Ctrl Shift F y Ctrl Shift N S Ctrl Shift O v Black Connections Ctrl Shift Q Color Connections Ctrl Shift T v View Using Defaults Ctrl Shift G v Cirl ShiftH III Figure 9 Connection Lines Menu 2 5 4 Show Named Connections Shows the connections between named connections This feature is useful to show data flow in complex models with many named connections 2 5 5 Hide Connections Hides the connecting lines between objects This is a cosmetic change that is mostly used to enhance presentations Select the command again to show the connections 2 5 6 Hide Connectors Hides the connectors visible on blocks This cosmetic change is mostly used to enhance presentations Select the command again to show the connectors 2 5 7 Controls Allows the user to add a control object to the model A slider a switch or a meter can be added We do not recommend using these objects from this menu with IDEAS as they do not allow for saving snapshots An enhanced version of these objects allowing for saving snapshots is available in the Tools library IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 2 Menu Command Reference September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 21 of 68 ONSE Automation 2 5 8 Lock Model Prevents any modification of a model other than changing di
96. oose an option from the hierarchical menu ao Ctri Shif D Ctri Shifi A Td Ctri Shift E Ctri Shift F Ctrl Shift N Ctr Shift O v Black Connections Color Connections Ctri Shift Q Ctrl Shift T v View Using Defaults Ctri Shift G Shifi H Gees Gl 6 d e d due Shift K tri shift M f f f Figure 26 Connection Line Styles IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 49 of 68 ONSE Automation 3 19 1 Connection Lines Command The top option allows the user to choose diagonal or right angle connections The right angle option will make the selected connection into a three part connection with anchor points The default type of line can be specified in the Options command from the Edit menu The second connection line choice provides arrows on the connections Arrows can only be used with right angle connections and the direction of the arrowhead follows the direction the line was drawn when the connection was made The connection lines can be thin medium thick or double lines based on the option selected IDEAS normally uses thin lines for clarity but thick lines may be used to highlight important connections The fourth choice allows right angle connections appear as solid lines or dotted lines 3 19 2 Ways of Connecting Objects There are three ways to make connections between objects Use a direct connector as shown below
97. or details on different plotter types and the plotter tool bar Each plotter that opens during a simulation stores the plots from the last four 4 runs When a plotter s icon is opened a plot from the most recent run is seen E 2231 Plotter 1 0 lol x goe Valve Open Keck Plotter iO e Figure 22 Plotter UO Window The plotter window has two panes The upper pane shows the plot a series of traces and the lower pane shows the data for that plot Most of the time the user is interested in seeing the plot however the data pane is also quite valuable The two panes are separated by a split bar About two thirds of the window is devoted to the plot and one third to the data This can be changed by moving the cursor over the split bar until it changes to a double arrow Then click hold and drag the double arrow up or down to resize IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 46 of 68 ONSE Automation 3 17 1 Plot Pane The plot pane has four pages If the plotter is open during the simulation run the four most recent runs will be saved on those pages If the plotter is not open during the simulation run only the current plot image is saved in the plot pane Each page can be seen by clicking on the number at the lower left of the plot pane When looking at the data the user may want to see the exact numbers that generated a point Although the user can scroll in
98. ous errors If any of these errors occur call Tech Support immediately IDEAS makes it easy to handle objects using the library windows For example to copy an object from one library to another simply drag that object from its library window to the destination library window To make a copy of an object in the same library select the object in the library window and choose Duplicate from the Edit menu The Duplicate command copies the object into the current library and renames it with the object name followed by the word Copy This process is common if the script in one object is needed as the template for a different object or when two objects perform the same actions but need different icons IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 40 of 68 ONSE Automation To change the name of an object NOT CORE LIBRARY OBJECTS select the object in the library window and choose Rename Object from the Define menu then type in the new name If the name of an object is changed models that use that object will not be able to find it because they are expecting the original name IDEAS then asks for object location and opens a search dialog box as discussed in Object searches Use this search procedure to locate and substitute the renamed object When the model is saved IDEAS will save the new name so it will not prompt for the object when the model is opened again To remove an object from
99. rary name to appear in the Library menu 2 4 2 Close Library Closes an open library This command displays a dialog box of the open libraries select the library to be closed from the list and click Close Note Libraries that are in use cannot be closed 2 4 3 New Library Creates a new library IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 2 Menu Command Reference September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 19 of 68 ONSE Automation 2 5 Model Menu Allows the user to protect the code of blocks set library versions convert libraries to RunTime format and edit the Startup Screen for the LT RunTime versions Make Selection Hierarchical Ctri M New Hierarchical Block Ctri U Open Hierarchical Block Structure Connection Lines Show Named Connections Hide Connections Hide Connectors Controls L4 Lock Model v Use Grid v Show Block Labels Show Block Numbers Show Simulation Order Set simulation Order Figure 8 Model menu 2 5 1 Make Selection Hierarchical Changes the selected objects into a hierarchical object and replaces them on the model with a single object 2 5 2 New Hierarchical Block Starts a new hierarchical object This command opens a blank hierarchical object structure window IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 2 Menu Command Reference September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 20 of 68 ONSE Automation 2 5 3 Connection Lines Sets the format of the selected connecti
100. re relationship i e a very small delta pressure causes a very large flow This translates into very large diameter or very short pipes When experiencing stability problems in a node i e the pressure is oscillating and the flows into and out of the node are not balanced look at the pipes that are connected If one or more are very short or are very large in diameter then that is the most likely problem Depending upon the situation it may be able to combine several pipes into one longer one or to remove the short pipe if it is negligible to the solution Alternatively the user may be able to increase the pressure drop in the pipes effectively making them longer by artificially increasing the fitting resistances or pipe roughness value if the exact pressure drop calculation in the short pipe is not critical Finally if the exact piping configuration is necessary and it is unstable then the delta time can be reduced to increase stability This reduction will consume more CPU time but should help the unusual pipe configuration to converge Looking at the Solver Fluid Flow dialog box will reveal the object number of the worst node on the model worksheet and the magnitude of the convergence error at that node The Find Block function under the Model menu will go to the offending node The solver has global access to all of the stream arrays on the worksheet as well as the critical object parameters like pipe dimensions fluid viscosities etc At
101. riments to explore how much of an impact a particular parameter has on model results IDEAS s sensitivity analysis features make it easy and convenient to specify the parameter the user wants to investigate and settings to use for the analysis D 1 Introduction to sensitivity analysis Sensitivity analysis works with all numeric parameter entry items the rectangles in objects objects dialogs in which the user types numbers It also works with clones of those numeric items The user enters sensitivity settings for a particular dialog parameter by using a special key as the user click on the parameter or on its clone The user can add sensitivity to as many dialog values as the user like However it is recommended that the user only vary one or two dialog values at a time so as not to confuse the analysis Once the user has sensitized a parameter the user specifies how many simulation runs the user wants When the user runs the simulation multiple times with the Use Sensitivity Analysis command checked the user sees the results of varying the parameter value over the settings the user has chosen The Open Sensitized Blocks command from the Model menu shows the user all the dialogs for objects objects that have sensitivity settings This is convenient if the user has entered sensitivity settings for many parameters in a large model D 2 Steps for using sensitivity analysis Open the dialog of the object that has the value the user wants to
102. rofit and to determine the difference in cost between the current and previous simulation runs 1 4 Discrete Event and Continuous Models The IDEAS Discrete Events product is a separate but compatible product that is available as an option for use in projects All references to the Discrete Event Library objects contained within the license manual is included for informational purposes only and in no way entitles the reader or manual owner to a license or ownership of this library Continuous modeling is used for processes in which the products are continuous streams i e a flow of pulp slurry a ream of paper steam in a pipe etc Discrete modeling on the other hand is used for modeling processes that result in discrete products i e a box of cereal a machined part a packaged roll of paper etc IDEAS is unique in its ability to provide both Discrete Event and Continuous modeling capabilities These two different types of simulations are supported by IDEAS and can be used together on the same worksheet 1 5 Scan Class A dynamic model is typically operated at a specified rate or time step called Delta Time A scan through the model and solution of the piping network occurs every Delta Time Often there is a special need for one or more objects to run slower or faster than the basic model s Delta Time rate IDEAS allows the user to specify multiple scan rates or scan classes to accomplish this The user for example may want to si
103. s component IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix E Creating New Component September 6 2013 Revision 0 E 4 ANDRTZL Automation Figure 50 MP Assembler Quick Fits Enthalpy Correlation Created IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix E Creating New Component September 6 2013 Revision 0 E 5 ONSE Automation Appendix F Curve Fitting for Pumps and Fans The curve that has to be fitted should be first converted into bmp jpeg format so that it would be easy to digitize extract the points the curve Digitizing the curve can be done by using the Graph Digitizer present in TOOLS_UTILITIES library F 1 Steps to be followed for using Graph Digitizer 1 Place the Graph Digitizer object from TOOLS_UTILITIES library onto the worksheet 2 Double clicking on the object opens a window and this is used to select the graph by using the browse button 3 Click on the browse button to select the graph which is in bmp jpeg format that the user wishes to digitize 4 By selecting the curve the corresponding curve graph will be opened and a message is displayed 5 First the user is asked to define the axes and locate them on image The user can re define them at any time by using the menu buttons and after defining the axes click on the curve to register data points 6 Now define the axes by entering the min amp max values of X and Y axes in the fields provided and press OK 7 A messa
104. s seen here are linked to other objects on the main worksheet These connections are represented by text boxes named connections with borders around them Changes can be made in these objects just as in objects on the model worksheet Open the hierarchical object and double click on the desired icon to change its settings Dialog box items from these objects can also be cloned as discussed previously in the Cloning section 3 16 3 Printing Hierarchical Objects IDEAS allows the user to control the number of levels of hierarchy to be printed Please see the Print section at the end of this section for more information 3 16 4 Creating a Hierarchical Object Please see Appendix C for detailed instructions on how to create hierarchical objects IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 45 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 3 17 Plotters Most of the IDEAS plotters have many features in common This section describes IDEAS plotter dialog boxes and how to customize plots Up to four 4 traces can be plotted at a time Plotters can only be connected to scalar connectors refer to the next section Connectors and Connections Therefore a transmitter needs to be on the worksheet when using a plotter More than one plotter can be used on a worksheet and they can be placed at any point on the model The choice of plotter types depends on how the user wants information plotted See Plotters help text f
105. s a standard way in which one application can directly communicate with another In IDEAS the user can incorporate IPC into the models using objects from the DDE library using the Hot Link or Publish and Subscribe features discussed later in this section or if the user programs using the IPC functions Communicating applications are typically categorized as clients or servers A client application requests a service from some other application and a server application responds to the client s request Many applications such as IDEAS act as either a client or a server depending on the circumstances As aclient application IDEAS can request data and services from a server application It does this using the IPC library or the IPC ModL functions The IPC functions are implemented using Dynamic Data Exchange DDE messages for example DDEAdvise DDEPoke DDERequest and DDEExecute IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 25 of 68 ONSE Automation As a server application IDEAS can receive and execute ModL code that is sent from a client application This means that other applications can instruct IDEAS to perform any task supported by the ModL language IDEAS supports the DDEAdvise DDEExecute DDEPoke and DDERequest messages These messages accept two string parameters item and topic The topic parameter is the name of the IDEAS model worksheet with which the user wishes to co
106. s are organized into logical groups such as Pipes amp Valves Pumps amp Compressors Analog Controls etc Every time an object is retrieved from a library and placed onto a worksheet an instance of that object is created Each instance of the same object is identical in terms of the code programming that is executed when the model runs The objects are designed to Plug and Play with each other They can be interconnected in a virtually infinite number of combinations to create complex models The objects have color coded connectors The user simply has to connect the green connectors to the green ones and the red connectors to the red ones These connections result in the connection protocol explained in Appendix A Once a model is created with objects retrieved from the libraries and all the necessary information is entered into the Dialog Boxes the simulation is ready to run No other programming subroutine connections or other software manipulations are required The flows in the pipes and valves as well as the associated pressures throughout the piping network are automatically solved displayed in the dialog boxes and are made available to transmitters plotters etc This program structure thus evolves into a dynamic simulation tool that is high in fidelity and can be used by any process engineer IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 1 IDEAS Overview September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 2 of 68 ONSE Automation
107. s to appear on their icons Block numbers are unique identifiers for each object and appear in the title bar of the object s dialog box Choosing this command before printing the model worksheet and dialog boxes will help match dialog boxes of objects with their icons in the model Depending on the type of printer the standard Print dialog box may give choices for grayscale color printing Color may come out looking better than black and white but takes much longer to print The Page Setup dialog boxes have many settings that affect printing For example to save paper and only produce a thumbnail sketch of a large model use the setup dialog box to specify a reduction of 50 of the image The user can also switch between portrait and landscape printing if the printer supports both IDEAS Show Page Breaks command comes in especially handy here If the printer supports Graphics Smoothing and Text Smoothing turning these off makes IDEAS printed images easier to read 3 23 22 Printing Model Worksheets to PDF The Models can be printed to PDF using any installed PDF software Open the worksheet and go to File menu Click on Print setup option Select the PDF software in the Name field and Size as 11x17 and orientation as landscape IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 60 of 68 ANDRTZL Automation Print Setup l 2 x Figure 33 Print Setup Options Click on th
108. se the dialog clone tool and double click on the item To remove cloned items from the model simply select them using the dialog clone tool and press the Delete key or choose Clear from the Edit menu If the original object from which a dialog box item was cloned is deleted from the worksheet all clones of this item are automatically deleted IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 36 of 68 ONSE Automation 3 14 Libraries and Objects Each object is represented by a unique icon that shows how that object relates to other objects in the model Information comes into the object and is processed by the program that is in the object Then the object transmits information out of it to the next object in the simulation Objects are stored in libraries Because the worksheet only contains references to objects stored in libraries the libraries must be present for the worksheet to run There are many advantages to this method of using references to libraries instead of actual objects in models If the definition of an object in a library is changed all models that use that object are automatically updated Also object definitions are quite large and storing just a reference to the library saves a great deal of disk space and memory RAM The entire definition for an object its program icon dialog box and so on is stored in the library IDEAS also stores the data that the user enters in
109. sing the first principles of physics to describe physical chemical and electrical processes IDEAS is unique in that it provides a single tool for all of the major phases of a process plant s life cycle Conceptual Design Detailed Process Design Detailed Control Design and Analysis Control System Checkout Operator Training Operations Management Traditionally other dynamic simulation tools have been useful for one or two of the above mentioned areas but not the others IDEAS is the first high fidelity simulation tool that can be used successfully in all of these areas The graphical nature of IDEAS allows the user to structure a dynamic model by retrieving icon based objects from various libraries and assemble them on a drawing like worksheet These objects generally have a one to one correspondence with actual process equipment i e pumps valves tanks transmitters controllers etc The user therefore can create a model by merely creating a P amp ID like picture of the process Individual equipment characteristics such as pipe dimensions or pump curves can be specified by filling in Dialog Box information for each object The Dialog Boxes can be accessed by double clicking each object with the mouse IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 1 IDEAS Overview September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 1 of 68 ONSE Automation The objects that are used to create a model reside in various libraries These librarie
110. sses September 6 2013 Revision 0 B 2 ONSE Automation Table 3 Scan Class Example lie de ee Tank Contents Scan Class 0 Tank Contents Scan Class 1 1 10 10 0 10 x 1s 40 0 10x48 2 15 25 40 3 20 45 40 4 25 70 40 5 30 100 160 6 35 135 160 7 40 180 160 IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix B Scan Classes September 6 2013 Revision 0 B 3 ONSE Automation Appendix C Creating Hierarchical Objects New Libraries Blocks amp Objects The user may remember that a hierarchical object is a special object that contains other objects even other hierarchical objects connected together like a model A hierarchical object is unique it has some characteristics of an object and some characteristics of a model worksheet Depending on how they are saved changes to hierarchical objects may be reflected in all instances of that object pure hierarchy or they may be only reflected in that one particular instance of the object in the model physical hierarchy Whether a hierarchical object is considered pure or physical depends on whether the user saves it to a library and whether subsequent changes are saved to the master object in the library This is discussed in more detail below Hierarchical objects have two windows the layout pane window which is what the user sees if a hierarchical object is double clicked and the structure window The structure window contains another view of the la
111. t and appearance of the submodel or the hierarchical object s icon connectors or help The user can change settings for a submodel s object by double clicking on the object s icon in the layout pane window The user can also clone dialog items onto the layout pane as discussed in Section 3 The user usually accesses the layout pane window by double clicking on the hierarchical object s icon although the user can also access it in the hierarchical structure window The user can modify the submodel as the user would any model add additional objects create hierarchical objects type text and add drawing objects or move objects and connectors within the hierarchical layout pane window The user does this by double clicking on the hierarchical object s icon to access its layout window Then use the Library menu and tool bar to add objects text and so on This is the recommended method to use if the user wants to modify the submodel only in this one instance of the hierarchical object The user can modify the hierarchical object s icon connectors or help in the object s structure window If it is not already open open the structure of a hierarchical object by holding down the Alt key as the user double clicks the object s icon in a model window or select the object and choose Open Structure in the Define menu The user can also use this method to modify the submodel in the layout pane although this is more common when the user wants
112. t and enthalpy of formation values to calculate the enthalpy of that component at different temperatures For components with constant specific heat capacity this method is exact However most components have a non constant specific heat capacity For better accuracy and if enthalpy correlations are available enthalpy correlations may be entered into the component record file as described Do not enter specific heat correlations they are not used by IDEAS enthalpy is used instead The IDEAS MP Assembler object uses the following correlation for specific enthalpy as a function of temperature Enthalpy A B T 0 001 C T 2 100000 D T Hf Where Enthalpy Specific Enthalpy in kJ kg kJ kmole or kcal kmole T Temperature in degrees Kelvin Hf Enthalpy of Formation at 25 degrees Celsius A B C D Enthalpy Correlation Parameters IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix E Creating New Component September 6 2013 Revision 0 E 3 ONSE Automation If a correlation is available in this form with known values for the parameters A B C and D then the user may directly enter these parameters If the user has a correlation of some other form then the user should first perform curve fitting to obtain parameters according to the above correlation Multiple enthalpy correlations for different temperature ranges may be used Beyond the temperature range s of the enthalpy correlation s for a component IDEAS will use
113. t appears on the screen 3 23 2 Dialog Box A picture of the dialog box If the dialog box has a data table select whether or not to print all of the data in the table 3 23 3 Plotter The plot and optionally the data table 3 23 4 Notebook The contents of the notebook as it appears on the screen IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 57 of 68 3 23 5 Help Text The text from the current help choice 3 23 6 Text File The text in the file 3 23 7 Library Window A picture of the library window 3 23 8 Structure Window ONSE Automation All the panes from the structure window of an object When the Print command is selected with the worksheet dialog box or plotter active the following IDEAS dialog box opens before the standard Print dialog box x V Print model worksheet Top Hierarchical level only Levels Add frame Print Notebook C Selected blocks All blacks Cancel Print dialog boxes cancel Top tab Alltabs Top plotonly All plot pages Include plot data tables Include dialog data tables Figure 32 IDEAS Print Dialog box Depending on what type of item is printed some of the options might be dimmed since those selections are not available for some items The options are 3 23 9 Model Worksheet Prints the contents of the worksheet IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechani
114. t the simulation and to look at how results change over many runs IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 52 of 68 ONSE Automation 3 20 3 Simulation Status The choices in the Status bar at the bottom of the screen are based on the settings in the Simulation Setup dialog box 12 28 43458 RunQ Figure 31 IDEAS Status bar The numbers after the hourglass are an estimate of the time remaining in the simulation so the user can determine how long it will run The clock shows the current time of the simulation in time steps Run is the number of the simulation if running multiple simulations These values are determined by the entries in the Simulation Setup dialog box Note The time remaining shown in the status bar is only an estimate To pause click the Pause button on Tool bar and not the Stop button This button then turns to Resume for continuing the run The simulation can also be stopped and paused from the Run menu 3 21 Sensitivity Analysis Sensitivity analysis allows the user to conduct experiments and investigate the effects of changes ina structured controlled manner The user does this by running simulations many times changing the value of a variable or numeric parameter each time the simulation is run When the user repeatedly runs a simulation that has parameters that vary with each run the user can see the range of the results and look for trends or a
115. the data pane IDEAS provides a faster method Place the cursor over the desired point on the plot line the top row in the data pane contains the value that matches that point To change the plot labels and axis limits directly in the plot pane click on the item to be changed and type the new text To finish press Enter or click somewhere else in the window To change many of the labels and limits press Tab after entering the new values When using the Tab method to change items the plot will redraw only after pressing Enter or clicking in the window 3 17 2 Data Pane When the data in the data pane is changed those changes are reflected in the plot Numbers can be changed rows can be inserted by pasting and so on Use this capability to view how various data would be plotted or to plot a reference line 3 17 3 Plotter Tools Note the tools at the top of the plot pane These are used to change the traces and views for the plots and to change the labels and formatting for the data being plotted Tools with arrows beneath them have multiple choices Click on a tool to activate it The toolbar in plotter windows looks like the following Figure 23 Plotter Toolbar For complete information on the functions of each tool see the Plotters help text IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 47 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 3 18 Connectors and Connections The small squares attache
116. the end of each simulation step the solver provides an emulated simultaneous convergence The solver sequentially accesses all pressure flow objects on the worksheet then after grouping them to minimize execution time the solver proceeds through each pressure flow object converging the nodes and calculating the flows for the flow objects until the user specified convergence is reached The equations used are given in the specific documentation for the pipes valves the nodes and the solver objects IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix A Pressure Flow Network September 6 2013 Revision 0 A 1 ONSE Automation A 1 Incompressible and Compressible Fluids Capability There are two different pressure flow networks one for incompressible fluids and one for compressible fluids They both use the same objects and are selected in the dialog boxes of the pipes valves and pressure nodes The compressible solution technique is more demanding than the incompressible technique The IDEAS compressible solution is completely implicit and uses a matrix technique to solve for node pressures The compressible solution technique takes into account the momentum balance which allows for modeling the mass or pipe packing phenomenon in gas pipelines The incompressible network is a lower fidelity solution technique but is faster in terms of execution speed and is adequate in fidelity for almost all incompressible flow applications When using the co
117. the model select the Text tool click on the model where the user wants to add text or just double click in the model window with any one of the layer tools to start a text box then type in the required text To stop entering text press the Enter key located on the numeric keypad or click anywhere else in the model window The user can access the text box after having stopped typing either by selecting the Text tool and clicking once on the text that has already been typed or by selecting the Block Text or All layers tool and double clicking on the text As the user types the text box can be seen as a gray box with four handles Select the Text tool Now click above the object on the left and type Three polluters Figure 14 Text Box Before pressing Enter on the numeric keypad or clicking elsewhere click and drag on a handle to change the size and shape of the text box For example to make the box narrower and taller put the cursor over a handle When the cursor changes shape to a two headed arrow drag it left and down Figure 15 Reshaped text box Moving text around the model is easy Before pressing Enter to finish entering text the user can move the text by moving the mouse pointer to the border of the text box away from the handle so that it turns into a hand Then click and drag the text box to the desired location IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 32 of 68
118. the specific heat capacity to determine the enthalpy of the component Entering Proper Format Enthalpy Correlation Parameters If the enthalpy correlation parameters of the proper enthalpy correlation format as described above are known they may be entered into the MP Assembler object directly On the Quick Fits tab in the Enthalpy section select the proper units kJ kg kJ kmole or kcal kmole for enthalpy specific enthalpy At the top of the Quick Fits tab there is a Correlation File Attributes table Below this table there is a field labeled Next Empty Row Copy the value shown in the Next Empty Row field to the field below the Create in Row button of the Enthalpy section of the Quick Fits tab Enter correlation parameters A B C D and the enthalpy of formation at 298 15 degrees Kelvin 25 degrees Celsius Enter the lower and upper limits of the applicable correlation range in the fields T_min and T_max Multiple correlations may be added for enthalpy with each correlation valid for its own temperature ranges To add multiple enthalpy correlations simply repeat this procedure for each correlation Press Create in Row button to save this correlation within the MP Assembler Values will appear in the Correlation File Attributes table indicating that the correlation has been created See below Figure Proceed to Saving Component Records at the end of this section if no other correlations will be used for thi
119. they have flow connections Conversely the pressure nodes calculate their pressure as a function of the flows going into them Another way of stating this is that all flow objects those with flow connections must either be connected to a node or a boundary object that is a pressure source such as a tank inlet or outlet or a source set to pressure source mode Table 1 Pressure Flow Objects Object Type Pipe Flow Valve Flow Pump Flow Compressor Flow Aftercooler Flow Node Pressure Table 2 Boundary Objects Object Type T Pressure Except a tank overflow which is a ank flow connector Sink Can be a flow object or pressure object which can be selected from Dialog box Source Can be a flow object or pressure object which can be selected from Dialog box IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix A Pressure Flow Network September 6 2013 Revision 0 A 4 ONSE Automation Appendix B Scan Classes IDEAS allows the user to specify different scanning rates for different classes of objects The Discrete Continuous Executive object has a dialog box that looks like this er he Executiy e vis x Ces o CS Lo CRS To x EET o x Gg cps ss ari rem Se lee gege Teens SE pen Tester Hep ach ean Canes Genin wies Iessen 1 Ee lk Bechen E CS co o DS zs ace oe A C ce fartain Progress Cate Ad Open Omog Sropwatth Furco T re Grmauton Tenet a mu Tore
120. tion Order End Daysinaweek 7 G Autostep fast defaut C Flow order default T European format sammy Days inamonth 30 C Autostep slow Lento right T Macintosh date system 1904 Daysinayear 360 C Use only entered steps or dt C Custom advanced only EE ox Cance KJ Seel f sinto set x E Setup Continuous Random Numbers 3D Animation Comments Setup Continuous Random Numbers 30 Animation Comments Specity opbons ly TC Show 30 animation during simulation run Select mose Quick C Concurrent Butter ren Ss Define conversion ratios j Distance 20 pixels per meter Time time units per second 9K Gem E Figure 30 Setting Up Simulation 3 20 2 Simulation Setup Dialog Box Note Always select Left to Right for Simulation Order when running dynamic simulations In steady state Macro models switching to the Flow Order may improve the speed at which convergence is reached The user may want to experiment with the simulation order for a given Macro worksheet Each time a simulation is run IDEAS uses the same values entered in the Simulation Setup dialog box from the Run menu Generally the only setting to be changed in the dialog box is the end time For most purposes the simulation should start at the beginning so the default start time would be 0 Also most continuous simulations use a time per step dt of 1 Change the Number of runs option to repea
121. tion and responses from the controls the interface is between the simulator and the DCS controller hardware or the PLC hardware itself This type of interface can be used for both operator training and control strategy checkout A more thorough control system checkout can be accomplished by interfacing the simulator directly to the DCS PLC input output terminals using I O Subsystem This interface provides for the most thorough control system staging available anywhere and drastically reduces start up problems and start up time IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 1 IDEAS Overview September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 7 of 68 ONSE Automation 1 11 On Line Help IDEAS on line help is available from the Help button located in the lower left corner of each object dialog box This help can be accessed by opening the object double clicking the icon dialog box and then clicking on the Help button The help provides the modeler with important information about the setup of the object and the necessary parameters required for the object IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 1 IDEAS Overview September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 8 of 68 ONSE Automation Section 2 Menu Command Reference This section describes the commands and menus available in IDEAS It explains all the commands that appear in the menus and the circumstances in which the user might use them Some of the menus are hierarchical menus A hierarchical menu has
122. u The Edit menu contains the standard Cut Copy and Paste commands as well as other commands Some commands are described here Others may be seen in the ExtendSim User Manual Undo Elo Create Edit Dynamic Link Open Dynamic Linked Blocks Ctri 6 Sensitize Parameter Open Sensitized Blocks Ctri 5 Paste B Delete Link Show DDE Links Refresh DDE Links Insert Object Design Mode Object Show Clipboard Options Figure 4 Edit Menu 2 3 1 Undo Reverses the most recent action The user can undo commands actions and so on 2 3 2 Cut Blocks Removes the selected item such as an object text or numeric data from a data table and places it on the Clipboard View the current contents of the Clipboard by choosing Show Clipboard in the Edit menu 2 3 3 Copy Blocks Copies the selected item to the Clipboard View the current contents of the Clipboard by choosing Show Clipboard in the Edit menu The user can copy a single object a piece of text a group of objects and text graphical objects or numeric values from a data table This feature is useful for duplicating parts of a model as well as exporting to other applications IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 2 Menu Command Reference September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 14 of 68 ONSE Automation 2 3 4 Paste Copies the contents of the Clipboard to the model If the Clipboard contains text an object or a graph
123. ues in text entry boxes To clone a dialog box item Open the desired dialog box Select the dialog clone tool Clone the variable window in the dialog box Drag it onto the appropriate spot on the worksheet IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 55 of 68 ONSE Automation Now the user can watch the live data during the simulation without having to open the object dialog box For multiple items select by dragging a frame or holding down the Shift key when selecting more items Then close the dialog box by clicking the close box or choosing the Close command from the File menu The user can make multiple copies of a clone by cloning from the dialog box again or making a clone of another clone Always make sure Show Animation is checked under the Run menu For additional information on cloning see the Cloning section earlier in this section 3 22 5 Using the Notebook Each model has a Notebook that can be used for controlling the model parameters reporting simulation results and documenting the model This notebook feature provides more flexibility with cloned dialog box items To have easy access to cloned items they can be collected in the model s notebook producing a single data monitoring area Use the notebook for both input and output values For example the user may want to clone buttons in the notebook and change them as the simulation progresses Or the user
124. ures to the layout pane The user can add text drawing objects and pictures to the hierarchical object just as the user does in a model To do this open the layout window by double clicking on the hierarchical object s icon then use the tools in the toolbar to enhance the submodel C 11 Cloning dialog items to the layout pane The user can clone dialog items from the dialogs in submodel objects directly to the layout pane This lets the user see the items when the user double clicks the hierarchical object s icon The method for doing this is identical to the normal cloning method the user learned in Section 3 C 12 Changing the icon The user will probably want to change the icon for the hierarchical object since IDEAS starts with just a plain rectangle The user may want to change the icon to better suit the purpose of the hierarchical object To change the icon Open the structure window by holding down the Alt Option key while the user double clicks on the object s icon or select the hierarchical object and choose Open Structure in the Define menu IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix C Creating Hierarchical Objects New Libraries Blocks amp Objects September 6 2013 Revision 0 C 11 ONSE Automation Click on the icon in the icon pane and change or delete it but be careful not to delete the connectors Use any of the drawing tools to make the icon The user can also paste pictures from outside of IDEAS i
125. us emulation convergence procedure If any part of the model experiences a problem it is isolated to that particular area of the model and it is easy to find via error messages and or highlighting of the offending object The IDEAS Solver Fluid Flow automatically solves very complex piping arrangements without resorting to islanding and can achieve the same convergence accuracy as the matrix methods pure simultaneous solution methods yet is considerably easier to use In addition to the global solver complex individual objects solve their own internal equations using either sequential or purely simultaneous solution techniques as selected by the object developer The total combination of approaches coupled with automatic monitoring of global convergence without user intervention makes the IDEAS proprietary hybrid solver very powerful Appendix A provides more information about the IDEAS pressure flow solution technique IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 1 IDEAS Overview September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 6 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 1 10 Control Systems 1 10 1 Systems Emulation Control function libraries allow the user to emulate vendor specific control strategies within the simulator This option allows the control design as well as the process design to be verified Since the controls and the process model are part of the same simulation a complete operating process can reside in one simulator PC on a design engineer
126. ux D Display Units e gt save D 0 00 Water 0 00 Steam 10 00 c02 g 90 00 Valve Oper Figure 37 IDEAS D Click Display IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 4 Special Features September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 65 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation 4 4 Scenario Importing The user can send parameters to IDEAS model from outside IDEAS using Scenario Importer object which is under DYNAMIC DATA EXCHANGE library For more information please refer the IDEAS help text of the DYNAMIC DATA EXCHANGE library 4 5 Stream Exporting The user can send parameters and stream information of IDEAS model to outside IDEAS using Stream Exporter object which is under DYNAMIC DATA EXCHANGE library For more information please refer the IDEAS help text of the DYNAMIC DATA EXCHANGE library 4 6 Dynamic Data Exchange IDEAS is capable of sharing data with another application by creating a DDE link For more information please refer the IDEAS help text for the DYNAMIC DATA EXCHANGE library IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 4 Special Features September 6 2013 Revision 0 Page 66 of 68 ANDRTZ Automation Section 5 Contact Us 5 1 IDEAS Product Technical Support The user can reach product technical support by calling one of the numbers listed below Technical Support is available for all registered users Email simulation support andritz com Internet www andritz com automation htm Phone USA 1 404
127. vision 0 B 1 ONSE Automation B 2 Dedicated Scan Class The dedicated scan classes are scan classes reserved for special type objects The incompressible pressure flow network the compressible network and the PLC objects are the types of objects now using dedicated scan classes This type allows the user to specify a scan time for the compressible network objects for example and each pressure flow object that is set to compressible will automatically use this scan time Example A tank object is changed to scan class 1 and the scan class 1 entry in the Discrete Continuous Executive dialog box is set to 4 0 The tank will execute only every 4 seconds Objects that perform time related functions like integration can be adversely affected by scan classes other than the pressure flow scan class that is the scan class that updates the flows In this example the tank will integrate the flows into it only every four seconds so that some information will be lost In the following example when the tank runs only every 4 0 seconds it has no choice but to use the flow that it sees at second 1 0 second 5 0 etc to integrate the mass in the tank If the flow is not changing there is no error but if the flow changes the error can be significant Tank Integration Example Scan Class 0 1 0 second Scan Class 1 4 0 second Incompressible Scan Class 1 0 second flow update time IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix B Scan Cla
128. window those changes only apply to that object Changing a hierarchical object s submodel is similar to changing parameters in a regular object s dialog the changes affect only that instance of the object on the worksheet and are saved with the model This is true even for hierarchical objects that were originally saved in libraries IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix C Creating Hierarchical Objects New Libraries Blocks amp Objects September 6 2013 Revision 0 C 12 ANDRTZ Automation If the user modifies the structure of a hierarchical object that is not saved in a library those changes only apply to that object This has the same result as when the user modifies a hierarchical object s layout pane window For example the user can make several copies of that hierarchical object in a model but when the user changes one of the copies the other objects remain unchanged If the user modifies the structure of a hierarchical object that is in a library the user can choose how the user wants those changes reflected Only in this instance of the object on the worksheet Also in the master object in the library only affects objects placed in the model from the library after the change has been made Also in all instances of the object in open models note that this does not affect models that are not open at the time this is also called pure hierarchy For example when the user closes the structure window of a
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130. y composed of several layers which hold items such as objects text pictures and so on The first three tools in this group Main cursor Draw layer and Clone layer let the user select model or Notebook items objects drawing objects or cloned dialog items in specific layers The All layer tool selects all items on the worksheet or Notebook Since the user probably would use the Main Cursor or object text layer tool most of the time it is the default tool The specific selection tools are especially useful for selecting an item if both types of items are near each other in the model For example if the user has a drawing item behind an object and the user wants to move just the drawing item use the Draw layer tool The tools are also helpful when the user wants to choose what to copy For instance to copy the entire model worksheet including drawing objects and cloned dialog items use the All layers tool To copy only specific objects use the tool for that type of object Tools usage is described in more detail later in this section along with the types of objects they manipulate When windows other than the model window are active the Main cursor or Block Text layer tool is still the default tool but changes its behavior to accommodate the most typical use For example when a Notebook is open the default tool allows the user to select drawing items as well as text IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Section 3 Mechanics September 6
131. yout pane and is where the user builds a new hierarchical object or makes changes to an existing hierarchical object s icon connector position and so forth Hierarchical structure windows are discussed in Building a new hierarchical object When the user opens a hierarchical object by double clicking on it instead of seeing a dialog a layout of the submodel in the hierarchical window is seen For example an open hierarchical object would look like this 10 x S S et lat Ze Figure 40 Hierarchical object s layout pane IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix C Creating Hierarchical Objects New Libraries Blocks amp Objects September 6 2013 Revision 0 C 1 ONSE Automation C 1 Two methods for creating hierarchical objects As discussed below there are two methods for creating hierarchical objects Select some objects from a model and choose Make Selection Hierarchical from the Model menu Create a new hierarchical object with the New Hierarchical Block command from the Model menu If the user wants to use hierarchical objects to reduce the complexity of an existing model probably the first method will be used more often On the other hand if the user is building a model from the ground up the user may want to create new hierarchical objects from scratch as well Both methods are described in detail below No matter which method the user uses to create them all hierarchical objects have the following in common
132. ypical required data is listed below Property 1 Phase Code Component Phase Property 2 Mol Weight Molecular Weight Property 3 Spec Heat Cv Specific Heat Capacity not used for non gases Property 4 Spec Heat Cp Specific Heat Capacity Property 7 Rho T Density Property 9 Rho T P Density not used for non gases Property 15 Vis T Viscosity IDEAS v6 0 0 IDEAS User Manual Appendix E Creating New Component September 6 2013 Revision 0 E 2 ONSE Automation Water viscosity 0 000993 Pa s 0 993 cP Air viscosity 1 867e 05 Pa s 0 01867 cP Property 18 Vis T P Viscosity not used for non gases Property 27 Enth formation Enthalpy of Formation at 25 degrees Celsius Press the Save Constants button to save the data temporarily This does not save the component record Proceed to Saving Component Records at the end of this document if no correlations are being added for this component Adding Correlations Correlations may be added to a component record for various component properties Some property correlation parameters may be added directly in the Quick Fits tab of the MP Assembler object These correlations are described here Other correlations may be created from raw data using the IDEAS MP 1 Variable Curve Fitter and MP 2 Variable Curve Fitter objects Enthalpy Correlations If an enthalpy correlation is not entered for a component IDEAS will use the specific hea

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