Petro-SIM 7.0 SP2 Changelist

List of bugs fixed included in this service pack

Petro-SIM General

DefectDescription
16545Script Unit Conversion Code - GetValue Method
16070Sorting process data tables by object does not seem to work as the names are not sorted
16054Matrix enumerations specify into wrong cell when changing values without first selecting the cell
15981XML need more Unicode support
15886Matrix column widths not being restored properly in data rec utility
15261Extended composition access methods are missing from Fluid and Stream OLE interfaces
14662PFD Workbook table not showing all columns

Petro-SIM Dynamics

DefectDescription
16782PV Units at controllers cannot be selected from the Workbook
16108Split Range Controller can not receive External set point (cascade controller)
15816Dynamics mode specifying the shell U and then starting the integrator overwrites it

Petro-SIM Explorer

DefectDescription
16507Mapping error in Custom Tables for Scenarios
16325Auto-update assay subscriptions not updating when performing monitoring runs
15973PI-RDBMS queries unable to perform unit conversions for new UOMs not installed on DB, causing potential data loss
15777Petro-SIM should not let you create DBs with custom unit conversions
15630Meter report fails to generate when linked meters have same name

Petro-SIM Excel Applications

DefectDescription
16648LPU template export error
16517Excel workbook: Not importing/exporting user variables values
16335PS flowsheet spreadsheet cell being "Sent To Excel" has the wrong varID
16222Blank monikers for labels in the workbook and wrong units for the Catalyst partial Surface
16207Cannot report LP reports using templates with formula generated tagnames

Petro-SIM Licensing and Installation

DefectDescription
16815KBC Registration Tool can't be installed individually from PS v7.0 Selection view
16396PS Engineering cannot open a blank case without operations license

Petro-SIM Assay Handling

DefectDescription
15718Synthesis and/or assay balance doesn't handle water properly
14839Switching Component lists on a fluid package results in incorrect properties
11516Assay Property "Component Boiling Point" is actually a final boiling point

Petro-SIM Column Unit Operation/Distop

DefectDescription
16834Calibration for Distop fails with values slightly out of bounds
16722Actual Flow spec not working
16711Distillation Column: Downgrade status for ignore, from Warning to Note
16298Distop columns resolving on load when no changes made
16245Unable to add Distillation Cut Points in Product Specs of the DISTOP Column
16103Columns in Un-Ignored subflowsheet don't solve
15913Distop Splitter Active Specs
15472Column junk values and issues with convergence
14658Alternate Specs not reliably alternating

Petro-SIM Rotating Equipment Unit Operations

DefectDescription
16656Compressor doesn't solve under specific conditions
16509Flash Failure/Bug in Petro-SIM

Petro-SIM Base Delta Operation

DefectDescription
16523Base Delta Op should validate basic nitrogen > nitrogen content so synthesis doesn't fail
15682Edit Base Delta Solver forcing too much structure
15497Issues with Base Delta yields

Petro-SIM Pipe Segment Unit Operation

DefectDescription
16286Improved Beggs-Brill equation for average slug length
16034Zabaras slug frequency equation is wrong for inclined pipes
15803Pipe slug calculations show questionable status and some nan results

Petro-SIM Heat Exchanger Unit Operations

DefectDescription
16537XML- Cooler Air Pressure Drop; HX Allowable Minimum DT Approach
16376Allow location wrt to U Bend to be an input value for XSimOp
16287Petro-SIM calculates wrong temperatures for mixed phase exchanger modelled with XSimOp
16224Air Cooler: Minor spelling error on an error message
16075Area reported from Petro-SIM's rating and HTRI should be on a consistent basis
16074Remove tubes/tube row/tube passes restrictions on air cooler
15608Review how tube count should be shared between XSimOp and Petro-SIM
15603XSimOp status saying Under specified instead of saying Rating Failed
15513Inactive UA spec affecting HX results
15500Heat Exchanger TEMA sheet should report exchanger orientation, not baffle orientation

Petro-SIM Meters

DefectDescription
16091Density value not properly displayed on Meter correction page
15830Meter incorrectly sending some variables during calibration

Petro-SIM Blender Refinery Operation

DefectDescription
16753RON calculation fails in blender when MON not included as constraint (Ethyl RT-70 method)
16045Blender constraint Evaporation ASTM D86 gets added with wrong name
15870Blender fails with large number of synthesis components in case
15723Blender crashes when deleting streams fast
15636Blender using Ipopt crashes
14797Blender hangs when spec is removed
14353Blender reports as OK but has constraints that report as infeasible

Petro-SIM Utilities

DefectDescription
16754LPU: Update Utility status when changing Swing Cut Temperature
16730LP Utility: "Generate New" option does not generate Swing cut data
16388HX - Option of rating mode - calculate fouling
16288LP Export does not support unicode characters|
16252LP should disallow variables in both inputs and outputs
16205Distillation Plots not allowing to change Y variable range
16172Can't specifically target flowsheet reports in workflows
16101Data rec not respecting meter override
15837Composite Curves Utility does not highlight all the sections making up a SuperTarget stream
15119LPU Excel Export display wrong values when Rows are selected as view option

Petro-SIM Synthesis

DefectDescription
16837Difference in tail end of distillation plot between HCAMS and when the same assay is imported in Petrosim
16697Synthesis fails for Residue Stream Type if no distillation even if zero flow stream
16485Synthesis incorrectly recutting internal streams from overall synthesized effluent in certain situations
16322H2O4 alky model gives false error about ""Invalid component key of 1000 passed to PDSPUR for plantdata stream PlantTemp"
16132"Merge" the Synthesis messages with the Synthesis Diagnostics
16089Synthesis falsely generates Concarbon content for Distillate stream from Naptha PNA by CN data

Petro-SIM Oil Environment

DefectDescription
12151Values for User Properties under Data Matrix are not available

Petro-SIM Multi-Case Reports

DefectDescription
14903Multi-Case Reports don't work with object filters on objects in sub-flowsheets

Petro-SIM Optimizer Unit Operation

DefectDescription
16821Cases optimization fail using Petro-SIM v7.0 and v7.1
15994Optimizer not detecting invalid bounds for vars using API opt units, leads to crash

Petro-SIM 3P Separator Unit Operation

DefectDescription
16159Separator calculating -ve flow

Petro-SIM Spreadsheet Logical Operation

DefectDescription
16281Spreadsheet link breaks stream composition UI
16097Petro-SIM Spreadsheet Quoted String being updated when copy-paste
15511Column width not kept when copying a spreadsheet
7428Copy with labels does not work in spreadsheet

Petro-SIM Thermo

DefectDescription
16830Bubble Point Pressure calculation errors
16084Issue with a Mixer in Petro-SIM v7
16047RON and MON values missing or wrong for components 287,296,295
15549Vapour pressure are missing for some pure components in the database

Petro-SIM Tools

DefectDescription
16469Historian in Excel always resets current date
16275Component splitter configuration lost by combining into subflowsheet
15820False "Possible Issues with Calibration Object Order" message