Creating and Using Templates

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Dan McCarthy, Product Manager

September 17, 2011

Creating and Using Templates


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Overview

Templates are Project Configuration files

Templates can be shared between APEA and ACCE

Templates can contain configuration information from bothAPEA and ACCE

Templates can be created for use by Integrated Economicsin Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS


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Templates

Templates stored in a Template LibraryOne template library for all productsTemplates created can be used for Integrated EconomicsAny Project Level selection can be stored in Template

Template Library

Using Templates


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Creating APEA Templates


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APEA Templates set Economic Parameters

Location,Process type,Design Codes

Wage rates,Material pricing,Investment


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APEA Templates set Operating Costs

Electric utility fromsimulation case will takeprecedence.


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APEA Templates set Design Parameters

Location,Process type,Design Codes

Default sizes,factors, and

rules of thumb



APEA Templates set Default Process UtilitySpecifications

Process utilitiesdefined in thesimulation caseare added


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APEA Templates set Sizing Methods for EachEquipment Type

Custom models

are created forcustomer sizingor costing



Creating Custom Sizingor Costing Models



Custom Models for Costing or Sizing

User created Excel Workbooks for customizing system

Integrated with Economics data for equipment and streams

Create custom costing models for specialized equipment

Integrate custom sizing into workflow

Use stream data to size components

Size reactors or extractors

Incorporate company specific sizing rules



Custom Model Tool: Input

Input tab displays dataimported from simulation

Stream data importedfor equipment item


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Custom Model Tool: Workflow

Intermediate worksheet for custom model


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Custom Model Tool: Custom Rules

Custom Rules tab displays details of custom sizing algorithm


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Custom Model Tool: Custom Rules (cont.)

Custom Rules tab displays details of custom sizing algorithm


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Custom Model Tool: Results

Output tab displays resultingdesign data to be exported backto equipment form


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Creating ACCE Templates


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ACCE Templates

Create complete specifications for Project Estimate

Discipline Leads input for Design Basis and Customer Files

Template file can be shared by Project Teams whether insame company or between companies (Megaprojects)

More extensive than previous Standard Basis files

Examples are on following four slides


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Set Design Basis Details

ACCE can setall Design BasisDetails


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Set Craft Rates, Productivities and Indexing


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Set Power Distribution and Contractors


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Select External Files

Example of Customer File


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Creating Combined Configuration(APEA/ACCE) Templates


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Setting Up Combined ConfigurationTemplates

APEA Creates Basic Template in Template Library (V7.3) Country Basis

Units of Measure

Process Design and Investment Analysis

ACCE Opens Template and Additionally Creates Following

Design Basis

Wage Rates and Productivities

Indexing

Contracts and Scope (APEA supports one contractor)

Process Control (APEA supports one Control Center) Power Distribution (APEA supports one Unit Substation)

APEA Setup shown on following Slides


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APEA Project Basis View

Process Engineer in APEA

Process Engineer in APEA

Estimator advises APEA

Estimator in ACCE

See Later Screen

See Later Screen


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General Project Data

Initial Setup

Set by ProcessEngineer in APEA

may be reset byEstimator in ACCE


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General Specs

Set by Estimator in ACCE

Set by Estimator in ACCE

Set by Process Engr. in APEA




Note:Applying this form will overwrite fields thatmay have been set by ACCE

Set by APEA or ACCE


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Creating a Consolidated Template File

Work Process

1. APEA Creates New Project Template

Country Basis and Currency set

Units of Measure set

Project Properties

General Project Data info as indicated

General Spec info as indicated Process Engineer sets Process Design (Sizing & Mapping)

Investment Parameters Set as desired

2. Estimating Lead opens Template in ACCE to Update

General Project Data updated as needed

General Spec info overridden as necessary

Design Basis

Currency

Construction Workforce

Code of Accounts and Indexing


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Creating a Consolidated Template File

3. ACCE Should be Aware of Following Limitations

APEA Supports One Contractor

APEA Supports One Unit Substation

APEA Supports One Control Center

4. Saved Template Used by Process Engineer in IntegratedEconomics (Aspen Plus or HYSYS) or APEA

Template Library is shared between ACCE and APEA Aspen Plus and HYSYS use same Template Library in V7.3

5. APEA Should be Aware of Following Limitations

Changing and Applying General Specs forms will Overwrite thefollowing created by ACCE:

Contractor (ALL)

Power Distribution and Process Control

Design Code and Civil Specs

Design Allowance, Rotating Equipment Spares and Contingency


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Using Templates


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Using Templates in Aspen Plus

Open Costing Options Dialogue from either theCosting|Costing Options selector or from the CostingOptions Icon

In the Setup|Costing Options select Browse

Browse the Template Library to select the Template to beused for Integrated Economics

Templates can only be modified by using APEA


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Using Templates in Aspen Plus


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Using Templates in Aspen HYSYS

Open Costing Options Dialogue from either theSimulation|Costing Options selector or from the CostingOptions Icon

Browse the Template Library to select the Template to beused for Integrated Economics

Templates can only be modified by using APEA


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Using Templates in Aspen HYSYS


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Using Templates in Economic Evaluation

Templates can only be selected when Starting a Project

Create New Project

Enter Project Name and Scenario Name

Select Template

Select the Template from the Template Library

Selecting a Template will lock in the Country Basis and theUnits of Measure

All other Template settings can be overwritten by user if

necessary


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Units of Measurechoice not availabledue to Template

Choices not changeabledue to Template.Currency is changeable.


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Creating and Using Templates

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