Aspen Engineering
Known Issues in V8.0
Version Number: V8.0 December 2012 Copyright (c) 2012 by Aspen Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Aspen Acol+ , Aspen Adsim®, Aspen Adsorption , Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger, Aspen Basic Engineering, Aspen Batch Process Developer, Aspen Batch Modeler , Aspen Batch Plus®, Aspen BatchSep , Aspen Capital Cost Estimator, Aspen CatRef®, Aspen Chromatography®, Aspen COMThermo®, Aspen Custom Modeler®, Aspen Distillation Synthesis, Aspen Dynamics®, Aspen Energy Analyzer, Aspen FCC®, Aspen Fired Heater, Aspen FiredHeater, Aspen Flare System Analyzer, Aspen FLARENET , Aspen HTFS Research Network , Aspen HX-Net®, Aspen Hydrocracker®, Aspen Hydrotreater , Aspen HYSYS Amines , Aspen HYSYS Dynamics , Aspen HYSYS OLGAS 3-Phase , Aspen HYSYS OLGAS , Aspen HYSYS PIPESYS , Aspen HYSYS RTO Offline, Aspen HYSYS Upstream Dynamics , Aspen HYSYS Upstream Dynamics , Aspen HYSYS Upstream , Aspen HYSYS Upstream , Aspen HYSYS®, Aspen HYSYS® Thermodynamics COM Interface, Aspen HYSYS®, Aspen HYSYS® Pipeline Hydraulics - OLGAS 2-Phase, Aspen HYSYS® Pipeline Hydraulics - OLGAS 3-Phase, Aspen HYSYS® Pipeline Hydraulics - PIPESYS, Aspen HYSYS® HYSYS® Offline Optimizer, Aspen HYSYS® Hydrocracker, Aspen HYSYS® HYSYS® Reformer, Aspen HYSYS® CatCracker, Aspen HYSYS® Petroleum Refining, Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator®, Aspen Icarus Project Manager®, Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator, Aspen Kbase®, Aspen MINLP Optimization, Aspen Mixed Integer Optimizer, Aspen Model Runner , Aspen MPIMS , Aspen MUSE , Aspen Online Deployment , Aspen OnLine®, Aspen OnLine®, Aspen OTS Framework, Aspen PIMS Advanced Optimization , Aspen PIMS Submodel Calculator , Aspen PIMS , Aspen Plate Exchanger, Aspen Plate+ , Aspen Plus Optimizer , Aspen Plus®, Aspen Plus® CatCracker, Aspen Plus® Dynamics, Aspen Plus® Hydrocracker, Aspen Plus® Hydrotreater, Aspen Plus® Reformer, Aspen Polymers, Aspen Polymers Plus , Aspen Process Economic Analyzer, Aspen Process Manual , Aspen Process Tools , Aspen Properties®, Aspen Properties Mobile, Aspen Rate-Based Distillation, Aspen RateSep , Aspen RefSYS Catcracker , Aspen RefSYS Hydrocracker , Aspen RefSYS Reformer , Aspen RefSYS , Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger, Aspen Shell & Tube Mechanical, Aspen Simulation Workbook , Aspen Solubility Modeler, Aspen Split , Aspen Tasc+ , Aspen Teams®, Aspen Utilities On-Line Optimizer, Aspen Utilities Operations , Aspen Utilities Planner , Aspen Zyqad , SLM , SLM Commute , SLM Config Wizard , the Aspen leaf logo, and Plantelligence are trademarks or registered trademarks of Aspen Technology, Inc., Burlington, MA. ™
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Contents....................... Contents.................................... .......................... .......................... ......................... ......................... .......................... ......................... .............iii .iii Introduction................................ Introduction.................... ......................... .......................... ......................... ......................... .......................... .........................5 ............5 aspenONE Overview ............ ........................ ......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................5 .............5 Known Issues Release Notes.......................... Notes....................................... .......................... .......................... ..........................5 .............5 Accessing aspenONE Documentation ............ ......................... ......................... ......................... .......................... ................5 ...5 Aspen Exchange ........................ ..................................... .......................... ......................... ......................... .......................... ......................... ..............7 ..7 Aspen Exchange V8.0 ............ ........................ ......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ........................7 ...........7 Process Modeling M odeling (Aspen Plus) ......................... ..................................... ......................... ......................... ......................... .................9 ....9 Aspen Plus V8.0 ............. .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ......................... .................9 .....9 OLI Interface V8.0.............................. V8.0.......................................... ......................... .......................... .......................... ...................... ......... 11 Aspen Properties V8.0........................... V8.0....................................... ......................... .......................... .......................... .................... ....... 11 Aspen Properties Mobile Mobi le ............. .......................... .......................... ......................... ......................... .......................... .................. ..... 12 Aspen Custom Modeler V8.0 ............. .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ........................ ...........12 12 Aspen Model Runner V8.0 ............ ......................... .......................... .......................... ......................... ......................... ................ ... 13 Aspen Plus Dynamics V8.0 ............. .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ......................... .............. 13 Aspen Adsorption V8.0................................ V8.0............................................. .......................... .......................... ......................... .............. 14 Aspen Chromatography V8.0 .................................. .............................................. ......................... .......................... ................ ... 14 Aspen Utilities Uti lities Planner V8.0 ............ ......................... .......................... .......................... ......................... ......................... ............... 15 Aspen Batch Modeler V8.0............ V8.0 ......................... .......................... .......................... ......................... ......................... ................ ... 16 Process Modeling (HYSYS) ......................... ...................................... ......................... ......................... .......................... .....................18 ........18 Aspen HYSYS V8.0 ........... ........................ .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .............18 18 Aspen HYSYS Dynamics V8.0............ V8.0 ......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ........................ ...........19 19 Aspen HYSYS Upstream V8.0 ............ ......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ........................ ...........20 20 Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining V8.0 ............ ......................... .......................... ......................... ........................ ............20 20 Exchanger Design and Rating..................... Rating.................................. ......................... ......................... .......................... .....................21 ........21 Exchanger Design and Rating Products V8.0 ............ ......................... .......................... .......................... ................ ... 21 Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger V8.0............. V8.0 ......................... ......................... .......................... .......................... .................. ..... 22 Aspen Fired Heater V8.0 ............ ......................... .......................... ......................... ......................... .......................... .................. ..... 23 Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger V8.0 .............................. ........................................... .......................... ...................... ......... 23 Aspen Shell & Tube Mechanical V8.0 ............. .......................... ......................... ......................... .......................... ............... 24 Aspen Plate Exchanger V8.0 ............................ ......................................... .......................... .......................... ...................... ......... 24 Aspen HTFS Research Network V8.0 ............. .......................... ......................... ......................... .......................... ............... 25
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Aspen MUSE V8.0............................... V8.0........................................... ......................... .......................... .......................... ...................... ......... 25 Aspen Plate Fin Exchanger V8.0 ............ ......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .................... ....... 26 Economic Evaluation .......................... ...................................... ......................... .......................... ......................... ......................... .................27 ....27 Economic Evaluation V8.0 Product Family.................. Family............................... .......................... .......................... ............... 27 Aspen Process Economic Analyzer V8.0 ............. .......................... .......................... .......................... ...................... ......... 32 Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator V8.0 ............ ........................ ......................... .......................... .......................... ................ ... 32 Aspen Capital Cost Estimator V8.0 ............. ......................... ......................... .......................... .......................... ................ ... 33 Icarus Evaluation Engine V8.0 ............ ......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ...................... ......... 34 Energy and Flare Analysis ........................ ..................................... ......................... ......................... .......................... .......................35 ..........35 Aspen Energy Analyzer V8.0 ............. .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ........................ ...........35 35 Aspen Flare System Analyzer V8.0 ............. .......................... ......................... ......................... .......................... ................ ... 36 Aspen HYSYS Thermodynamics COM Interface V8.0 ............................... ........................................... ............36 36 Aspen Simulation Workbook ........................ ..................................... .......................... ......................... ......................... ...................37 ......37 Aspen Simulation Simul ation Workbook V8.0............. V8.0 ......................... ......................... .......................... .......................... .................. ..... 37 Process Development ......................... ..................................... ......................... .......................... ......................... ......................... .................39 ....39 Aspen Batch Process Developer V8.0 ............ ......................... ......................... ......................... .......................... ............... 39 Aspen Solubility Solubili ty Modeler V8.0 ............. .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ...................... ......... 40 Aspen Process Tools V8.0 ............ ......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ......................... ............... ... 41 Aspen Process Manual V8.0 ............ ......................... .......................... .......................... ......................... ......................... ............... 41 Aspen Basic Engineering ........................ ..................................... ......................... ......................... .......................... .........................43 ............43 Aspen Basic Engineering V8.0 ............. .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ...................... ......... 43 Operations Support .......................... ...................................... ......................... .......................... ......................... ......................... ...................45 ......45 Aspen Online Deployment V8.0 ........... ........................ .......................... .......................... .......................... ...................... ......... 45 Aspen OTS Framework V8.0 ................................. ............................................. ......................... .......................... .................. ..... 46 Aspen Online V8.0....................... V8.0.................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ......................... ............... ... 46 Aspen Plus Based Refinery Reactors ......................... ...................................... ......................... ......................... ...................47 ......47 Aspen Plus Aspen Plus Aspen Plus Aspen Plus
Catcracker V8.0 ............ ......................... .......................... .......................... ......................... ......................... ............... 47 Hydrocracker V8.0 ............ ......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ...................... ......... 48 Hydrotreater V8.0 ............. .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ...................... ......... 48 Reformer V8.0 ............ ......................... .......................... .......................... ......................... ......................... ................ ... 49
Aspen Open Object Model Framework ......................... ...................................... ......................... ......................... .................51 ....51 Aspen Open Object Model Framework ............. .......................... .......................... .......................... ........................ ...........51 51
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Introduction
aspenONE Overview aspenONE is the comprehensive set of software solutions and professional services provided by AspenTech; these are designed to help process companies achieve their operational excellence objectives.
Known Issues Release Notes This document contains a summary of known issues or limitations relating to this release. Workarounds are suggested where possible. Known issues are listed as those relating to:
Coexistenc Coexistence e issues (different (different versions of products on the same computer). computer). Installatio Installation n issues (potential (potential problems arising arising during the install or uninstall uninstall procedure). Usability issues.
Please refer to the tables in each product section for issues relating to the products you are using.
Accessing aspenONE Documentation aspenONE V8.0 includes new ways to access documentation associated with the aspenONE products. Documentation is now available directly from the applications. This eliminates the need to search for the Documentation DVD to find the documents that you need and ensures that you can always find the most current version of the document that you are looking for. Documentation can be found in the following ways:
Introduction
Installatio Installation n Guides and Release Release Notes can can be found by clicking the corresponding link on the first page of the Installation Browser.
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Context-sensitive help can be accessed by: o
Clicking the Help button on an application dialog box
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Pressing F1
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Clicking the application Help menu and selecting Help
Additional documents in PDF format can be accessed by: o
Clicking the Online Documentation link on the product’s Start page or Start tab or selecting Documentation from the product’s Help menu. This will open the Online Documentation Center from which you can view and/or download the product-specific documents.
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Logging onto the AspenTech Customer Support site and browsing the Documentation page.
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Downloading all of the available documentation from the Customer website by downloading the zip file that contains the documentation.
Note: The aspenONE Documentation DVD is no longer included in the DVD package. If you want a DVD that contains all PDF documents, you may request one from AspenTech Support.
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Introduction
Aspen Exchange
Aspen Exchange V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Aspen Exchange
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Aspen Exchange
Process Modeling (Aspen Plus)
Aspen Plus V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround/Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround/Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround/Comment
If you use multiple flowsheet sections and choose to hide some of them on the flowsheet, then attempt to move the icon representing a stream flowing into the hidden section, Aspen Plus may crash. Sometimes property tables which reference streams are not regenerated after making changes to a run.
This happens when the changes you make are handled via an Edit Run. To force the tables to update, reinitialize the simulation and re-run it. You can turn off Interactively Load Results on the Tools | Options | Run tab to ensure this is always updated.
If you use a filename which includes extra dots (such as file.name.bkp), some functions may not work.
Avoid using the period character (.) in filenames except before the actual file extension.
When you attempt to use Aspen Energy Analyzer from an Aspen Plus run in which you opened a file from a nonwritable folder, Aspen Energy Analyzer will crash.
Copy the Aspen Plus file to a writable folder and open it from this location before using it with Aspen Energy Analyzer.
Process Modeling (Aspen Plus)
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If, in Aspen Simulation Workbook, you run an Aspen Plus case with Economic Analysis active, and that case fails to converge, Economic Analysis does not run but Aspen Simulation Workbook may hang while waiting for economic results.
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In the Find Variables dialog box for the Custom Tables feature, the search capability does not work.
You can add variables to Custom Tables from the tree view of the Find Variables dialog box, or by copying and pasting them form forms, etc.
Aspen Plus might crash If you enter an invalid plant data URL.
Set the URL after saving your work and use Save As Default so that the URL only needs to be entered once.
If you add a variable which is displayed in a grid of results with only a common unit of measure for the whole column of data (as in RadFrac profiles) to a custom table, and then change the unit for that variable from the custom table, the value converts to the new units both in the custom table and in the grid, but in the grid there is no indication of the new units. The variable will be displayed in a different unit in the grid than the rest of its column of data.
Avoid doing this and be aware of this possibility when using custom tables. You can reset the units for the grid column by changing them to any other unit, then changing the back.
Process Modeling (Aspen Plus)
OLI Interface V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Aspen Properties V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Process Modeling (Aspen Plus)
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Aspen Properties Mobile Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Aspen Custom Modeler V8.0
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Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Process Modeling (Aspen Plus)
Aspen Model Runner V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Aspen Plus Dynamics V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comme nt
No known issues
Not applicable
Process Modeling (Aspen Plus)
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Aspen Adsorption V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Aspen Chromatography V8.0
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Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Process Modeling (Aspen Plus)
Aspen Utilities Planner V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
Aspen Utilities Planner simulations cannot be loaded if Aspen Plus is not installed.
Not applicable
Process Modeling (Aspen Plus)
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Aspen Batch Modeler V8.0
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Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Process Modeling (Aspen Plus)
Process Modeling (Aspen Plus)
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Process Modeling (HYSYS)
Aspen HYSYS V8.0
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Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
Extensions delivered with HYSYS V8.0 can stop working after uninstalling HYSYS V7.3 in a machine having both versions installed.
You can reregister the extensions. Go to the Customize tab in the ribbon and select register extension. Browse to the extensions folder and select the extension you want to register.
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
Plant View: HYSYS might crash if you enter an invalid plant data URL.
Set the URL after saving your work and use Save As Default so that the URL only needs to be entered once.
HYSYS Equation Oriented (HYSYS EO): Some pages in the EO block forms do not show correctly, e.g. Local Scripts and Script Methods. Synchronization was found to fail in some cases.
No workaround
When selecting a language that uses the comma decimal separator in Windows Regional Settings, Aspen HYSYS still keeps the dot as the decimal separator.
No workaround
The Animated Tutorials link in the Aspen HYSYS Start Page incorrectly points to the Aspen Plus Animated Tutorials page.
Workaround: Click Support Center in the Aspen HYSYS Start Page. Then in the Support Center page select the Aspen HYSYS link and then the Animated Tutorials Link.
Process Modeling (HYSYS)
Aspen HYSYS Dynamics V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
No known issues
Process Modeling (HYSYS)
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Aspen HYSYS Upstream V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining V8.0
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Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comme nt
Some very large reactor models fail to load because of memory issues.
We recommend to use Windows 7 64 bit and for XP machines to set the 3GB Option. This may resolve some of the issues.
Process Modeling (HYSYS)
Exchanger Design and Rating
Exchanger Design and Rating Products V8.0 This section contains a summary of known issues or limitations that apply to the family of Exchanger Design and Rating products in the release. These known issues include issues related to the Aspen Plus integration. Workarounds are suggested where possible.
Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
CQ00392063 – Labels are missing in
Select Tools | Program Settings, Headings/Drawing tab and click OK. This only need be done one time;
Headings / Remarks In Input | Problem Definition | Headings/Remarks, the labels such as Company:, Location:, Service of Unit:, etc., are missing for new cases.
thereafter, the labels are present.
Affects all EDR applications. CQ00397130 – File-Open crashes if EDR has exported to Excel. Affects all EDR applications.
If an EDR file has been exported to Excel and then File-Open is selected, EDR will crash. The workaround is to export to Excel and then close and reopen EDR.
CQ00404319 Process conditions should be grayed out, as they are determined by the relevant information from Aspen Plus interface.
Any user changes to process conditions within the embedded EDR Browser will be overwritten by the next Aspen Plus run.
CQ00479429 When the embedded EDR browser in Aspen Plus has input focus
Open a different tab before starting the Aspen Plus run.
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General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
during the Aspen Plus simulation run, the run status changes to “Input changed”. CQ00485626 AspenPlus.exe remains in memory if you close the EDR Sizing Console using the window close (X) button.
This will cause files to be locked and cause problems in subsequent Aspen Plus runs. The workaround is to close the EDR Sizing Console using the Cancel button.
Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger V8.0
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Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comme nt
No known issues
Not applicable
Exchanger Design and Rating
Aspen Fired Heater V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comme nt
No known issues
Not applicable
Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comme nt
The Advanced method is not yet available for kettles. Affects Shell&Tube Exchanger.
None. The Standard Method gives well proven results.
Nozzles on the side of an exchanger, as against on the top or bottom, are not correctly displayed on the Setting Plan. The Example Files provided with the program have exchanger materials (and other text strings) omitted from the output.
If the files are re-run, the missing outputs will re-appear.
Shell & Tube crashes when printing for X and K shells.
Export to Microsoft Word or Excel and print from there.
Affects Shell&Tube Exchanger
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Aspen Shell & Tube Mechanical V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comme nt
The Advanced method is not yet
None. The Standard Method gives well proven results.
available for kettles. Affects Shell&Tube. Nozzles on the side of an exchanger, as against on the top or bottom, are not correctly displayed on the Setting Plan The Example Files provided with the program have exchanger materials (and other text strings) omitted from the output.
If the files are re-run, the missing outputs will re-appear.
Aspen Plate Exchanger V8.0
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Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comme nt
No known issues
Not applicable
Exchanger Design and Rating
Aspen HTFS Research Network V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comme nt
No known issues
Not applicable
Aspen MUSE V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comme nt
No known issues
Not applicable
Exchanger Design and Rating
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Aspen Plate Fin Exchanger V8.0
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Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comme nt
No known issues
Not applicable
Exchanger Design and Rating
Economic Evaluation
Economic Evaluation V8.0 Product Family The following section describes known issues that can apply to Economic Evaluation V8.0 Product Family.
Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
Machines having multiple versions of Aspen Economic Evaluation installed will experience the following behavior:
1. On a Windows XP machine, once V7.3.2 ACCE is launched, the ACCE API current version will become V7.3.2 and the Spreadsheet Import/Export feature will work in the normal manner. Note: simultaneously running ACCE V8 and V7.3.2 will cause problems in determining the current API version. When this happens, shut down both versions of ACCE and start the version where running the Spreadsheet Import/Export feature is desired .
Once V8.0 Aspen Economic Evaluation is installed, it will become the default version on the machine. This means the V8.0 version of the Economic Evaluation API will become the default (or current) version. This could affect the behavior for users who run the Spreadsheet Import/Export feature in V7.3.2
2. On a Windows 7 machine, the API current version does not change at runtime (as it does on an XP machine). Thus, once ACCE V8.0 is installed, this will become the default/current EE API version. If users desire to run the Spreadsheet Import/Export feature in V7.3.2, the V7.3.2 ICAPICOM.dll will need to be re-registered. This can be done via the following steps: a.
Close all Economic Evaluation programs.
b. Open the command prompt as an administrator. NOTE: It is not sufficient to have administrator privileges. The User has to right click on the DOS shell application to run as administrator.
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Browse to the EE V7.3.2 “Program\Sys” directory: E.G.: “\Program Files(x86)\AspenTech\Economic Evaluation V7.3.2\Program\Sys”.
d. Run the command: regsvr32 icapicom.dll e.
A message dialog saying “DLL register server was successful” etc. should be obtained.
f. Open V7.3.2 and run spreadsheet import/export. Note: follow the same instructions to re-register V8.0 as the current API version (except run the command from the V8.0 Sys directory).
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Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Economic Evaluation
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
CQ – 404999
If the source media is available, the user should make it available during this process. This media can be the download location, network drive, or DVD (when available).
Source media may be required when Resiliency is triggered. The software will trigger Resiliency to configure the application for a new or Restricted user on a machine. This will occur the first time any EE application is launched (by the user) and will not occur again once it has successfully completed. Thus, in order for the system to behave as designed, it is important to let the Resiliency process complete. Under normal situations, Resiliency can be completed without requiring the Source Media from which the application was installed from. However, there have been complications where a request is made during the Resiliency Process for the source media. During testing, we have determined potential cause for the source media requirement. If another user on the same machine ran MS Excel from within the EE system, even if the Excel spreadsheet is merely opened and closed without saving, some file attributes change in Excel that cause the installer to think the installation has changed (the attributes that are changed are invisible to the user). Once this happens, the source media requirement is made by the installer.
If the source media is not available, the original user that ran MS Excel from the EE application will need to run the same test (under the original account). If the Reporter was run, the user should open the corresponding template xls file in Excel and save the file (w/o any changes). This will change the time stamp on the file and the installer will ignore it when the Resiliency process is run. The Excel template files are located in: \Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\AspenTech\Shared Economic Evaluation V8.0\Reporter\Templates
The root cause of this issue is a Microsoft Excel 2003 design issue (it does not happen with Word 2003 or Excel 2007) and cannot be fully addressed within the application or installer. As a reference, the following MS KB link describes the Excel behavior. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/840169 CQ – 485811
Not applicable
This is a documentation issue: The COA's for Communication and Alarm systems need to be updated in the Icarus Reference Guide (CODE of ACCOUNTS chapter Page 34-15). 781 Telephone System 782 Public Addess Gen. Alarm 783 Intrusion Det. System 784 Access Control System 785 Closed Circuit TV 786 Radio Systems 787 Area Network Systems 788 Meteorological Systems In addition, the following Subytype needs to be added to the DATABASE RELATIONS chapter page 35-47. 650 PAGA system cabinets
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CQ - 467389
Not applicable
Running any Decision Analyzer Utility Module AUM (e.g. Cooling Water or Instrument Air) on a machine having Microsoft Office 64 bit installed is not supported in EE V8.0. This feature is functional on 64 bit Operating Systems (e.g. Windows 7 64 bit) with Microsoft Office 32 bit installed.
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Running Economics from Aspen Plus or HYSYS V8.0 for the first time may result in the following error:
Shutdown Aspen Plus or HYSYS V8.0. Launch APEA V8.0 and let the program configuration (i.e. Resiliency) complete. After Resiliency has completed, shutdown APEA and launch either Aspen Plus or HYSYS V8.0 and resume desired
workflow.
CQ - 486287 For a custom pipe spec with sanitary pipe material (304PS, 316PS), incorrect warning messages for flange type are generated during project scan even when the flange type fields in the spec are blank (no input).
The warning messages will not get generated if user specifies lap flange type (‘B’) for each diameter break in the sanitary pipe custom pipe spec.
WARN > 'EXT4' WARNING IN THE EXTERNAL PIPE SPEC FILE, FOR SPEC:304PS X-SMALL : FOR SANITARY PIPE MATL. ONLY LAP FLANGE IS ALLOWED INPUT WILL BE IGNORED. WARN > 'EXT4' WARNING IN THE EXTERNAL PIPE SPEC FILE, FOR SPEC:304PS SMALL : FOR SANITARY PIPE MATL. ONLY LAP FLANGE IS ALLOWED INPUT WILL BE IGNORED. WARN > 'EXT4' WARNING IN THE EXTERNAL PIPE SPEC FILE, FOR SPEC:304PS MEDIUM : FOR SANITARY PIPE MATL. ONLY LAP FLANGE IS ALLOWED INPUT WILL BE IGNORED. WARN > 'EXT4' WARNING IN THE EXTERNAL PIPE SPEC FILE, FOR SPEC:304PS LARGE : FOR SANITARY PIPE MATL. ONLY LAP FLANGE IS ALLOWED INPUT WILL BE IGNORED. WARN > 'EXT4' WARNING IN THE EXTERNAL PIPE SPEC FILE, FOR SPEC:304PS X-LARGE : FOR SANITARY PIPE MATL. ONLY LAP FLANGE IS ALLOWED INPUT WILL BE IGNORED.
The warning messages do not prevent the project evaluation or use of the custom pipe spec. The pipe spec gets applied correctly.
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Aspen Process Economic Analyzer V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator V8.0
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Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Economic Evaluation
Aspen Capital Cost Estimator V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
While working in a created worksheet for a component, there may be duplicate materials listed in the corresponding materials drop-down list (e.g. 2 selections for 304L).
NA. This is a result of “flattening” the subscroll material lists from the ACCE GUI. Selecting either material instance is acceptable.
CQ – 450680
Use the pivot table embedded in the instrumentation worksheet as a guide for entering the desired sensor type/sensor element type values.
In Foreign Operating systems (e.g. German Windows), the instrumentation bulk sheet will not show dependent scrolls for sensor type, sensor element type.
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Icarus Evaluation Engine V8.0
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Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Economic Evaluation
Energy and Flare Analysis
Aspen Energy Analyzer V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
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Aspen Flare System Analyzer V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Aspen HYSYS Thermodynamics COM Interface V8.0
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Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comme nt
No known issues
Not applicable
Energy and Flare Analysis
Aspen Simulation Workbook
Aspen Simulation Workbook V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround/Comment
Automatic Economic Evaluation with Scenarios – When running a scenario study with a simulation case that has automatic Economic Evaluation turned on, you must make the simulation case visible in order for the scenario study to operate properly.
To do this, make sure that the “Visible” checkbox is checked on the Simulations group of the ASW ribbon bar in Excel.
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Process Development
Aspen Batch Process Developer V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
On Windows 7 remote desktops, some APBD dialog boxes might not show the complete label for a field.
On your remote Win7 desktop, change to Windows 7 Classic Theme using Control Panel | Appearance and Personalization | Personalization.
On Windows 7 remote desktops, certain atoms connected at an angle in molecular structures might not be displayed in the structure.
On your remote Win7 desktop, change to Windows 7 Classic Theme using Control Panel | Appearance and Personalization | Personalization.
When generating Operating Instructions using a user template, Word might apparently freeze on responding to pop up message:
The file is still saved correctly and can be opened independently in Word.
“Some errors occurred while generating the document … Would you like to view the error log now?” The actual text will not be visible but the file is still generated in the expected location.
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When running a batch including vapor emissions calculations using Aspen Properties, a software crash may happen.
Run the batch again without deleting the Aspen Properties files that were generated in the working folder .
The top level Online Help only shows the top level Index and Searches will only find keywords contained at the top level, rather than finding entries in every topic of the Online Help. When moving to different topics in the Contents tab, the Index and keyword search will only find entries contained in those topics.
Use the Contents to navigate through the online help, or making local searches under the relevant topic.
There is an Alias field in the Pure Component Editor that may be edited by the user. This Alias is used to identify the component in the Aspen Properties databanks and must therefore match a value in those databanks.
The Alias is usually filled in when selecting a component from the Aspen Properties databanks.
If the user enters an Alias that is not known by Aspen Properties, the component will be treated as a user component and no parameters available, unless they are entered in the Pure Component Dialog. If the user entered Alias contains invalid characters for Aspen Properties, the software may crash.
If the information is entered manually instead, the user must be aware of the above and ensure that no invalid characters are entered. Please observe Aspen Properties rules. If the user intends to use a component from the Aspen Properties databanks and is not sure of what its Alias may be, it is useful to start Aspen Properties, use the Component Search Wizard and check the component Alias retrieved
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Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Process Development
Aspen Process Tools V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround/Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
Aspen Process Manual V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comme nt
No known issues
Not applicable
Process Development
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Aspen Basic Engineering
Aspen Basic Engineering V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
When Aspen Basic Engineering V8.0 is installed concurrently with a V7.x version and the user tries to open the help from V7.x, the help for V8.0 opens
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
When using Simulation Importer to import a HYSYS simulation, the connection times out and not all of the data is imported. For a typical V8.0 Aspen Basic Engineering installation where only the End User Tools have been installed, the Drawing Editor Copy and Cut operations will fail to copy the selected region to the clipboard. Paste will return an error indicating that there is nothing to paste .
Open HYSYS one time before importing any simulations to initialize APED.
Aspen Basic Engineering
Use the Symbol Replication Tool, i.e., run ZyqadSymbolsReplication.exe i n UserServices\bin, to copy the symbol library to the client system.
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Operations Support
Aspen Online Deployment V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
Simulator Support.
Aspen Online Deployment V8.0 supports versions V7.1, V7.3, and V8.0 of Aspen Plus, Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Custom Modeler, Aspen Model Runner, and Exchanger Design and Rating. Earlier versions are not supported. Version V7.3.2 of Aspen Plus is not supported.
Simulator version specification.
A specific simulator version cannot be specified for Exchanger Design and Rating (EDR) cases; the default version of EDR is used. A specific version can be specified for Aspen Plus, Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Model Runner and Aspen Custom Modeler.
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
Installing the online servers for AOD requires software from the Aspen Manufacturing suite.
Detailed installation guidelines for installing the Manufacturing Suite software is provided in the Aspen Engineering Installation Guide. Before installing the online application server and web server, please carefully read the Aspen Online Deployment sections in the Installation Guide.
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Operations Support
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Aspen OTS Framework V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
Aspen OTS V8.0 can stop working when uninstalling Aspen OTS V7.3.
Contact Aspentech Customer Support for more information how to repair the V8.0 installation.
Aspen Online V8.0
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Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
Location of project files
On Windows 2008 Server, project files created in certain locations (e.g. C:\) do not have sufficient default permissions in order to allow Aspen OnLine to update database files. It is recommended that project files are created and stored in the Aspen OnLine working directory. This location is C:\AspenTech\AspenOnLineV8.0. Alternatively, ensure that the project folder has full access for all users in order for Aspen OnLine to function properly.
Operations Support
Aspen Plus Based Refinery Reactors
Aspen Plus Catcracker V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Aspen Plus Based Refinery Reactors
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Aspen Plus Hydrocracker V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Aspen Plus Hydrotreater V8.0
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Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Aspen Plus Based Refinery Reactors
Aspen Plus Reformer V8.0 Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Aspen Plus Based Refinery Reactors
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Aspen Open Object Model Framework
Aspen Open Object Model Framework Coexistence Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Installation Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
General Usability Issues
Workaround or Comment
No known issues
Not applicable
Aspen Open Object Model Framework
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