Petro-SIM 7.1 Heat Exchanger and Energy Units

Heating curves for heat exchangers

  • A complete set of operating conditions and physical properties is automatically generated by the Property Table utility associated to the heat exchanger.
  • This new functionality allows all this information to be exported into an Excel data sheet template.



Property Tables view

New functionalities in the Composite Curves utility


  • The following are the new features in the utility:
    • The user can specify any number of hot and cold utilities, and the Composite Utility will display them in the Grand Composite Curve.
    • Cold/hot utilities can extend inside utility pockets in the Grand Composite Curve.



Grand composite curve with inside utility pockets

New steam/gas turbine features



New Links page
  • The new Petro-SIM v7.1 functionality can link the pump and compressor unit operations with the steam turbine and gas turbine energy operations.

Energy Balance and Headers

  • New features in Petro-SIM v7.1 include:
    • Switching steam producers / consumers from within the steam headers.
    • The steam turbine group now offers flexibility to calculate steam consumption and power generation by:
      • Determining the operating status of each individual steam turbine: turbine on/off/roll and electric motor on/off
      • Adding power values provided by an electric motor associated to the steam turbine
    • The new energy header allows the User to centralize and control plant energy utilities and electric power connected to equipment across the plant.

Gas Turbine Handbook (2018 Edition)



New Gas Turbine Database 2018 Edition
  • Allows the set up of a gas turbine based on commercial models.

HX Monitor improvements


  • Ability to consider cleaning just one side of the shell&tube exchanger.
  • Columns for cleaning costs and fuel penalty costs.

Steam Generator calibration


  • Ability to perform Design and Operational calibrations.

MDS calibration support



New Calibration tab for boilers
  • Perform generic regression analisys.
  • Model validation.