UniSim Design Automation Example - Set Compressor Curve Data

Used in chapter 7 of training course 4528 - Dynamic Modeling using UniSim Design

Speed 2488 rpm Speed 3733 rpm

Flow Head Efficiency Flow Head Efficiency
ACT_m3/h m % ACT_m3/h m %
3373.9 665.1 81.84734 5060.9 1540.3 81.88069
3794.7 632.7 82.45015 5721.5 1473.0 82.80341
4215.4 596.5 82.64101 6382.1 1394.2 83.27062
4325.5 586.1 82.56824 6488.3 1380.1 83.27929
4636.2 555.0 82.13257 7042.8 1299.2 82.93887
5056.9 509.7 81.02223 7703.4 1192.0 81.9632
5477.7 459.1 78.97281 8364.0 1067.1 79.87773
5898.5 404.5 75.92351 9024.6 930.6 76.80314
6319.2 347.0 71.79539 9685.3 778.7 72.11837
6740.0 286.2 66.12071 10345.9 607.4 64.81268
7160.7 221.2 58.07434 11006.5 411.6 52.75064
7581.5 152.0 46.42816 11667.1 182.0 30.19721
8002.2 78.2 28.74136 12000.0 0.0 1.1
8400 0 1.1

Add Compressor to currently open UniSim Design case with the curves specified above
If a compressor with this name exists already then offer to replace the curves

To add more curves simply insert more columns to the right above and copy the format of one of the existing blocks o
If the curve needs more/less rows of data simply add remove data above.

Compressor Name Stage 1

Speed Units rpm
Flow Units ACT_m3/h Go
Head Units m
or Curve Data

ng UniSim Design

Speed 4977 rpm Speed 6177 rpm

Flow Head Efficiency Flow Head Efficiency
ACT_m3/h m % ACT_m3/h m %
6913.7 2810.2 81.72469 8635.6 4461.0 80.97198
7542.2 2741.2 82.59232 9230.0 4404.0 81.75818
8170.7 2656.6 83.15491 9824.4 4335.1 82.42355
8642.1 2588.5 83.50111 10418.8 4253.2 82.9528
8799.3 2564.2 83.58434 11013.2 4159.1 83.35063
9427.8 2456.8 83.70161 11607.6 4059.9 83.7252
10056.3 2332.0 83.40768 12202.0 3943.8 83.90489
10684.8 2186.0 82.58902 12336.6 3914.8 83.91421
11313.3 2022.2 81.28169 12796.5 3805.9 83.81669
11941.8 1841.7 79.47417 13390.9 3644.5 83.43776
12570.4 1636.4 76.81559 13985.3 3448.8 82.54942
13198.9 1392.9 72.59763 14579.7 3153.0 80.0173
13827.4 1039.0 63.15203 15174.1 2673.8 74.19353
14600 0 1.1 16000 0 1.1

pecified above

format of one of the existing blocks of data.

Possible Units
FrequencyAct. Gas FLength
Hz ACT_m3/h m
kHz ACT_m3/mcm
MHz ACT_m3/s mm
per sec ACFM micron
rpm ft3/min ft
1/min in
per min miles
per hr
Background

USD Anti-Surge Controller Surge curve takes the form:

2 3
Head = A + BQ +CQ + DQ
Where Head (m) and Q (m3/s) are points on the surge curve and A,B,C and D are parameters specified by the
We simplify this by making B and D zero, hence:

and find A and C by fitting a curve through the lowest flow points of each of the curves we have
A and C can be found by plotting Head vs Vol Flow Squared and determining the slope (C) and intercept (A)

Surge Points

Speed Head (m) Min Vol Flow (m3/h) Mon Vol Flow (m3/s) Vol Flow Squared (m6/s2)
2488 rpm 665.14227 3373.9148 0.9371985556 0.8783411325
3733 rpm 1540.3053 5060.8722 1.4057978333 1.9762675482
4977 rpm 2810.1577 6913.6994 1.9204720556 3.6882129162
6177 rpm 4460.9873 8635.6414 2.3987892778 5.7541899992

C 774.92939
A -13.18078

5000 Head (m) vs Vol Flow Squared (m6/s2)

4500
f(x) = 774.9293892995x - 13.180776592
4000
3500
3000
Head (m)

2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Vol Flow Squared (m6/s2)

Calculate Surge Curve so that it can be plotted

Control Line

1.1
Flow(m3/h) Head(m) Head(m) Head(m)
2500 360.53131 360 2748
3000 524.96463 500 3223
3500 719.29492 610 3551
4000 943.52217 860 4204
4500 1197.6464 1110 4767
5000 1481.6676 1360 5271
5500 1795.5857 1610 5731
 6000 2139.4009 1860 6157
6500 2513.113 2110 6555
7000 2916.722 2360 6930
7500 3350.228 2610 7286
8000 3813.631 2860 7625
8500 4306.931 3110 7950
9000 4830.1279 3360 8262
9500 5383.2218 3610 8563
10000 5966.2127 3860 8853
4110 9134
4360 9407
4610 9672
4860 9930
5110 10182
5360 10427
5610 10667
5860 10902
parameters specified by the user

ves we have
ope (C) and intercept (A)

Squared (m6/s2)

5 6 7

Backup Line

1.05
Head(m)
2623
3076
3390
4012
4551
5032
5471
 5877
6257
6615
6955
7279
7589
7886
8173
8451
8719
8980
9233
9479
9719
9954
10182
10406
 Compressor Surge Control
4500.0
Surge
4000.0
Line

3500.0
Backup
3000.0 Line
2488 rpm
3733 rpm
2500.0
Head (m)

4977 rpm
6177 rpm
2000.0 Surge Line
Control Control line
1500.0
Line Backup line

1000.0

500.0

0.0
0.0 2000.0 4000.0 6000.0 8000.0 10000.0 12000.0 14000.0 16000.0 18000.0
Flow (m3/h)