Petro-SIM 7.0 SP1 Changelist

List of bugs fixed included in this service pack

Petro-SIM General

DefectDescription
14496PFD Tables don’t let you connect to top level cloned correlations
14632Copying and Pasting Objects in a Flowsheet unnecessarily asks about fluid packages when using an MFL file for the fluid package
14297Nav pane and PFD not visible when opening case via automation
15286Error message “Unable to calculate k values because of unknown flow rate or molar density”
14802Petro-SIM never gets past splash screen
14619The “Refresh All Streams” button does not refresh all the streams
14853Petro-SIM 7.0 Release case file does not recall in 70ReleaseRTM
15436Units issue in the BD Op or Solver or LPU
14854Text variables do not work via OPC
14956Worksheet pages (And other things) can be slow when deleting objects from a large case
15293PFD is drawing connection lines to hidden streams

Petro-SIM Dynamics

DefectDescription
14758Refinery vessel in dynamics mode gives wrong specific gravity value
15083Unstable pressures across the blowers
14992Initialized values do not pass from selector block to valve station
14792Consistent error reporting in a compressor and several options to use performance curves in dynamics
15155Product Stream Sulfur Content does not update when value is changed from Plant to Crude unit op
15016Digital control points should allow using them for other rotating equip. along with pumps
15017Transfer function should allow digi points and timers as PV

Petro-SIM Explorer

DefectDescription
15272PI-AF Configuration consumes too much space

Petro-SIM Excel Applications

DefectDescription
13516Build Excel Ap1lication doesn’t do anything for a single stream, when building Energy themed workbook
14580v6.2 Template Export not filling in as much information as 6.1
15060Message Log does not specify predict worksheet when using Scenario Manager
14928Issue running pre-V7 excel workbook with empty PS basecase
14852PF Specs in Pipe Segment not active from Worksheet tab
13570Excel Template File browse should go to the correct folder
15172Spreadsheet not exporting the some selected cells to Workbook
13755Error displayed when data exported to Datasheet Templates
15412Severe Error message when adding new Scenarios in Excel if we have missing worksheets
15376Predict Setup window – buttons missing
15062Scenario Manager check box UI
15066Excel Workbook Scenario Manager can get confused when creating worksheets
15076Excel Predict Setup Form does not display correctly in scaled display mode

Petro-SIM Licensing and Installation

DefectDescription
15003Certificate licensing does not work properly
14624ReadOnlyMessageView view for read only non licensed cases does not appear
14718Excel 32-bit / Petro-SIM 64-bit security dll install issue because of webhelp security checks

Petro-SIM Assay Adjuster Refinery Operation

DefectDescription
15295Assay Adjuster - Olefines by volumen don't move when change weight%
15027Assay properties for pure components can be wrong when using fast assay mixing

Petro-SIM Column Unit Operation

DefectDescription
14661Column with pump arounds goes into an infinite loop
15258Group Active specs makes spreadsheet links get lost
14243For Component Splitter in DISTOP mode, ‘product specs’ does not work

Petro-SIM Rotating Equipment Unit Operations

DefectDescription
13589Compressor with curves shows discontinuous behaviour
13260Compressor / Spreadsheet link lost after store/recall

Petro-SIM Hydraulics Sub-Flowsheet

DefectDescription
14921You should not have to hit “Stop” twice in MAXIMUS view to abort it’s solving
14750Objects in Maximus Subflowsheet Show “OK” status even when not solved
14782Clicking “Reconcile” keeps adding a random stream to the case
14783Petro-SIM Import of Maximus File Doesn’t Properly Handle a Junction
14751Maximus objects don’t share similar view as Petro-SIM objects
14781Connections in Hydraulics Subflowsheet are failing
14784Maximus subflowsheet attempts to solve without be fully defined and hangs
14754Incorrect Temperatures Reported when using mixers for choke outlets
14788Maximum Gas Flow Rate in a Control Choke has Liquid Volume Units
14150Maximus imported in Petro-SIM is missing the node gathering all sources
14917The Attach Mode functionality does not work inside MAXIMUS flowsheet
14919Auto Attach functionality does not work in MAXIMUS flowsheet for most MAXIMUS unit ops
15157A couple of MAXIMUS unit ops in PS need spaces in their name
15359Detailed chokes not imported by Petro-SIM

Petro-SIM Calibration Tool

DefectDescription
14344Component splitter calibration is not correct

Petro-SIM Pipe Segment Unit Operation

DefectDescription
15259Pipe segment- interconnectivity between fittings not working properly
14678Not a number reported by Slug Calculations when two liquids are present

Petro-SIM Energy Unit Operations

DefectDescription
14935Consistency error caused by passing pressure specs change in 7.0
15122Steam turbine design calibration fails when there is zero stage flow
14798TwinShaft Gas Turbine won’t converge at certain loads
14813Steam Generator does not converge

Petro-SIM Heat Exchanger Unit Operations

DefectDescription
15103Incident 1025056 Linked Spreadsheet calculation to a HCT of a Hx
14680Place specification restriction on parameters not changeable in XSimOp
15137Air cooler not checking for inconsistencies in air flowrate
14838TEMA sheet does not respect local number formats
14858HX Tolerance tends towards 0.1 with time
14694XSimOp reporting issues
14696XSimOp Results reporting multiples of FEMPTY
14725XSimOp should support double segmental baffles
15672Inconsistency error being displayed using XSimOp
14449Investigate discrepancies between HTRI and XSimOp
14686Inconsistency error in stream calculated by HX
14687More required functionalities for XSimOp in Petro-SIM
14748XSimOpDLL is always loaded
15013XSimOp option missing after selecting HTRI
15338Air Cooler surface area wrong when multiple tube bundles involved
15608Review how tube count should be shared between XSimOp and Petro-SIM

Petro-SIM Simulation Basis Environment

DefectDescription
15162Pure component OLE properties return bad numbers
11674Treatment of interaction coefficients unavailable from the library setting has unexpected consequences
11997BIPS in the GCEOS get changed when switching from basis mode to PFD and back
14626Petro-SIM 6.2 hangs when trying to open a case with hypos and AMSIM
14601Export/Import of an MFL fluid package not correct
14910MFL using NRTL doesn’t predict two liquid phases in Petro-SIM
14764Petro-SIM v7 now estimating component Heats of Combustion causing inconsistencies
15380MFL packages not always showing models contained within

Petro-SIM Collaboration and Subscription

DefectDescription
15207Extended component factors not all copied by collaboration
15297Subscribing compressor data doesn’t clean up correctly

Petro-SIM Meters

DefectDescription
15307Correction constants not found when API gravity is selected
15419Values from meter persist after disabling send on solve

Petro-SIM Blender Refinery Operation

DefectDescription
15516Blender: Carb O2 limits is missing after closing the file
14856The Blender is greyed out in palette even when you have Blender license activated in PS Engineering

Petro-SIM Database

DefectDescription
12507Two different PR BIPs for Methane-Propene pair
14504Historian Connections view points to the wrong help page
12947Energy/Material Stream meters get deleted irrespective of user’s choice / doesn’t delete it in database

Petro-SIM Utilities

DefectDescription
14380BT Index Utility’s Petchem/Refining license error message appears thrice rather than just once
14399Tray rating utility- vapor flows incorrectly calculated
14715Parametric Utility non-functional
15227Get All Flow Sheet Items does not import operations to the Composite Curves Utility
15695Integrated site type in BT Index Calculation Utility seems to only consider Petchem license

Petro-SIM Base Delta Unit Operation

DefectDescription
14530Configure Base Delta Solver view opens to wrong help page
14649FCC-hosted BD OP not picking up its FCC variables
15280Base Delta Op not refreshing from LP correctly
15281Base Delta Op incorrectly LPU translating SG delta
15435Base Delta Op doesn’t solve LP for non-stream based params when Prop*Yield based

Petro-SIM Lab Analysis

DefectDescription
14605Should clicking on Complete in Lab Analysis cause a resolve/refresh?

Petro-SIM Saturate Unit Operation

DefectDescription
14945Saturate Op doesn’t have a name field on its view
15141Saturate operation palette icon is not background transparent like all the other icons

Petro-SIM LP Utility

DefectDescription
14730LP Excel Toolbar – Export
14963Need to write out the UOM for BasePlusBiasColumn in db
14609Problems setting up visbreaker in LPU v7 and template generation
15049Need to get back to generate data after “stopping” LPU
15417Updating a property volume/weight basis doesn’t update all it should

Petro-SIM HX Monitor

DefectDescription
15447HX Monitor losing specified pressure drops on Monitored Exchangers

Petro-SIM Synthesis

DefectDescription
15250Core paraffins synthesis messed up
11014Succession of three program breaking errors when adding Hypo components
14083Assay incorrectly contains water (formerly assay synthesis question)

Petro-SIM Spreadsheet Logical Operation

DefectDescription
15339Opening the variable type dropdown box in succession causes it to expand to the right
12330Spreadsheet loses significant figures