Migrating Reactors to V4

The Flowchart gave you an overview of the steps involved in the process. This topic gives more depth on the techniques used.

Scenario 1: You have the original reactor workbook or dat file

We have automated the migration of calibration and prediction cases from any SIM Suite V3 reactor workbook or dat file to a version 4 workbook and Petro-SIM case. There are two ways of launching the process depending on the Excel version you are using. The migration process can take several minutes, particularly if you have many cases of data, so please be patient.

Excel 2007 and the Petro-SIM Ribbon Bar

  1. Start Excel and select the Petro-SIM Ribbon Bar
  2. Click the SIM Workbook or DAT File button on the Migration group
  3. Fill in the migration view that pops up and click OK

Excel 2003

  1. Start Excel and browse for the PSMasterWorkbook.xls file that was installed with SIM Suite. You will find this in the SIM Suite 4.0\Petro-SIM\Excel folder that is usually in Program Files\KBC.
  2. Enable macros if prompted
  3. Select Import SIM Workbook or Import DAT File from the Petro-SIM menu
  4. Fill in the migration view that pops up and click OK

You can also use the V3 Migration button on the reactor starter programs to launch this master workbook for you.

Scenario 2: You only have the Petro-SIM Case

Don't panic! Since V2 we have been embedding SIM calibration data inside Petro-SIM reactors. Launch Petro-SIM version 4 and open the Petro-SIM case. Petro-SIM will automatically detect which reactors need calibration and offer to do the work for you. See Calibration Helper for more details.

Manual migration

  1. Open the Petro-SIM case in V4
  2. Start Excel and open an appropriate V3 Reactor Master Workbook. Make sure you are using the correct gateway version by checking the Reactor About menu: it should display a SIM Suite V4.0 message
  3. Use the Import from Petro-SIM command on the SIM menu. Select the appropriate reactor and select the Saved Calibration Data radio button; proceed to import the data
  4. Make your choice about whether to build a new case or to push the data into the existing case
  5. if you decide to build a new case:
  • Use the Create New Petro-SIM Case command on the Excel SIM menu to generate an empty Petro-SIM case
  • Use the Transfer Case to Petro-SIM command on the Excel SIM menu and click the Add New button to have it build the case structure. FCC, DC and HXX reactors will be built with a Distop mass balance column to represent the unit fractionation.
  1. if you decide to transfer to your existing case, use the Transfer Case to Petro-SIM command
  • Check the feed and product stream mappings using the buttons on the transfer view.
  • Abort the transfer if it becomes obvious that the configurations are quite different.
  • Note the setting of the To meters only checkbox to the right of the available reactors list. This should be unchecked when pushing data to new reactors in new cases and checked when pushing data to existing cases.
  1. select the All Data checkbox, select the calibration case you wish to transfer and click Export Data

What Migration produces for new cases

Regardless of your migration route, each new ksc file that gets generated is equivalent to the Petro-SIM Rx functionality for that reactor type. That means that it contains:

  • Any feed streams in the reactor data, with feed properties set up on the Synthesis tab of each feed. Handles all the extra feed types like makeup gas, lift gas and so on.
  • The Reactor itself
  • A component splitter in mass balance Distop mode for HXX and FCC reactors and optionally DC reactors
  • Recycles and Tees where appropriate
  • Pre-configured flowsheet optimizer
  • Pre-configured calibration application
  • All required calibration data in meters

Calibrating the Reactor

Select the reactor and go to its calibration mode either by clicking the calibration button on the PFD toolbar or by using the right-click Send To > Calibration menu command on the reactor. Everything should be set up so that you click Calibrate in the Calibration pane and let it solve. Click Accept Results when you are ready and then exit calibration mode.

If you took a route that builds a new Petro-SIM case, you will want to update your existing case with new factors. See Transferring Calibration data in V4 for steps on how to get your new calibration transferred to your original Petro-SIM case.