Can Aspen HYSYS or Aspen Plus connect to Ansys Fluent?
Products: Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus
Last Updated: 13-Jan-2021
Versions: , V11.0, V10.0, V12.0
Article ID: 000097830
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Problem Statement
Traditional Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations (like Ansys Fluent) have been limited by the
calculation of thermodynamic properties for uncommon compounds or non-ideal operating conditions.
Solution
The method of integration is based in the intercommunication of both programs using a third party like
Microsoft Excel VBA, Intel Fortran or Matlab as nexus, and it is going to work as follows: Ansys Fluent
sends the physical variables (pressure, temperature and composition) to Aspen HYSYS or Aspen Plus, which
are going to calculate all properties at the PVT conditions given by Ansys, then these properties are sent
again to Ansys to be implemented in the CFD simulation again. This process is going to be repeated in a loop
until all points in the mesh are converged.
For further information of automation please refer to the following articles:
Aspen HYSYS V7.3 - Customization Guide (still applicable)
Aspen Plus V12 User Models Reference Manual
Keywords
Asnsys Fluent, Connection, VBA, Fortran, Matlab