Exploring the Power of Flow Dynamics

Modelling Examples in SuperChems Part 2

Models used in flow dynamics can range from simple analytical equations to complex numerical simulations, and they take into account factors such as fluid properties, boundary conditions, and the geometry of the system. Watch the second part of this presentation demonstrating real-world examples of new SuperChems functionality, ranging from boundary control and pressure relief stability to reaction forces on process and relief piping.

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Features and Attributes

Process Safety Office® SuperChems™ software overcomes shortcomings of simple relief design techniques often leading to over-design, and more importantly, sometimes leading to under-design. It is the only platform that integrates consequence and risk analysis, chemical reactivity management, and relief and flare systems evaluation and design.

  • Mixture Properties

  • Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium

  • Chemical Reactions

  • Fire/Abnormal Heat Input Options

  • Vessel and Pipe Flow Model Options
  • Advanced Dynamic and Effluent Handling

  • Reporting and Data Analytics

  • Flow and Source Term Models

  • Dispersion Modeling

  • Fire Models
  • Explosion Models

  • Facility Siting Risk Analysis

  • Quantitative Risk Analysis

  • Web-based Training and User Events

  • Customer Technical Support Experts

 

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Tools for Managing Daily PSM

A powerful suite of time-saving tools for conducting quality risk analyses.

A calculation and design tool for pressure relief and flare systems (PRFS) evaluation and design.

An easy to use design tool for constructing fault trees and performing SIL/SIS analysis.

Download this complimentary utility to generate and view reports from SuperChems™, PSMPro™, ioLogic™, PHAGlobal® and ioAuditor™.

A better method for drawing piping isometrics in an easy to use interface.

An application for evaluating vibration induced fatigue in process and relief pipework.

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Upcoming Training

SuperChems™ Virtual Training

Jun 17-19, 2025

SuperChems™ Virtual Training

Master techniques for addressing relief sizing for various scenarios, relief piping system design, flare header modeling and consequence modeling.

SuperChems™ Virtual Training

Sep 9-11, 2025

SuperChems™ Virtual Training

Master techniques for addressing relief sizing for various scenarios, relief piping system design, flare header modeling and consequence modeling.

Quantitative Risk Assessment Training

Sep 29-30, 2025

Quantitative Risk Assessment Training

Houston, TX

Attend our in-person training in Houston, TX, facilitated by expert Ram Goyal, and learn to execute a simple QRA or enhance your existing QRA process.

Online Training

Your software purchase includes complimentary access to six online learning modules from Process Safety Learning® (PSL), our eLearning platform.

SuperChems™ Basic: Defining Equipment - Part One

Online Training

SuperChems™ Basic: Defining Equipment - Part One

Identify the inputs in the basic Specification and External fire sub-menus, how vessel types impact the required inputs, and how to use various options for equipment profiles.

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SuperChems™ Basic: Defining Sites and Spill Surfaces

Online Training

SuperChems™ Basic: Defining Sites and Spill Surfaces

Sites describe the surrounding conditions in an area and should be defined for all models. Spill surfaces describe the ground surrounding the equipment where a spill could occur.

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SuperChems™ Basic: Understanding Action and Universal Buttons

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SuperChems™ Basic: Understanding Action and Universal Buttons

Action and Universal buttons are crucial SuperChems™ components. This module explores their functionality and how they are used for computations.

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SuperChems™ Basic: Understanding & Navigating Files

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SuperChems™ Basic: Understanding & Navigating Files

Ideal for new users, this module introduces the main components of project files and basic functionality of the toolbar, and more.

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SuperChems™ Basic: Defining Mixtures

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SuperChems™ Basic: Defining Mixtures

Implement databanks, apply Binary interaction Parameters (BIPS), use the Define Toolbox tab for mixtures, and create a chemical mixture.

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SuperChems™ Basic: Graphing Functions and Petroleum Fractions

Online Training

SuperChems™ Basic: Graphing Functions and Petroleum Fractions

Create a petroleum fraction and identify the SuperChems™ graphing functions needed for chemical mixtures and petroleum fractions.

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Featured Videos

Speakers Showcase SuperChems™ Tips and Tricks Part 1

Optimize Your Productivity

Watch this video to learn about SuperChems tools you may not be aware of. Working with binary interaction parameters (BIPs) has now been streamlined and made easier. Also shown are several tips for working with the units function to simplify your tasks, such as converting units on the fly, in classic and visual versions. Have questions on data entry? Here are some ways to enhance your productivity. Also discussed are the piping layout tool and visual graph options.

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Featured Resources

 

Beware of Temperature Increase During Rapid Vessel Charging

When introduction of mass and energy into the receiver vessel occurs rapidly, heat exchange between the fluid, vessel walls, and the surroundings becomes negligible. This can lead to high fluid temperatures that may cause material of construction problems, and/or cause the decomposition of chemicals or mixtures containing ethylene or other reactive components. SuperChems™ is a very useful and reliable dynamic simulation software that can provide insight into compression heating for simple and complex systems with chemical reactions and/or non-ideal behavior.

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Featured Case Studies

 

Complex Flare Network Analysis for Oil Refinery Unit

A large oil refinery with a very complex flare network had become so complex that the tools the refinery was using to evaluate the flows through the flare network could not adequately model the system. The facility had six separate flares, three main headers, and hundreds of relief devices that discharged into the system. As the flare system was modified over the years, multiple cross-connection points were added between the headers in an effort to balance the flow rates through the headers with minimal piping changes.

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A polystyrene production facility wanted a complete audit of all pressure relief valve files and documents to determine and process safety information gaps. Requirements included analyzing a third-party contractor’s evaluation of specific vessels that did not have a relief device installed on them, and a pressure relief and flare system design evaluation on the relief devices at the facility.
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A chemical facility needed to update a previous Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) study of their plant to ensure the QRA reflected the most recent changes to equipment and buildings. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119 PSM requires, under the Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) element, that employers conduct a facility siting study to verify that the location and occupancy of buildings, control rooms and trailers have been properly evaluated.
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The client was storing reactive materials in vessels that could be subject to fire exposure. They wanted to be sure that the relief protection on the vessels was correctly sized, or if not, what changes were necessary for an effective relief system.

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