Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
About the Authors
Foreword by Lawrence B. Evans
Foreword by Steven R. Cope
Preface
Acknowledgments
Scope of Textbook
Software Selection and Copyright Notice
Chapter 1: Characterization and Physical and Thermodynamic Properties of Oil Fractions
1.1 Crude Assay
1.2 Boiling Point-Based Hypothetical or Pseudocomponent Generation
1.3 Workshop 1.1 – Interconvert Distillation Curves
1.4 Workshop 1.2 – Extrapolate an Incomplete Distillation Curve
1.5 Workshop 1.3 – Calculate MeABP of a Given Assay
1.6 Workshop 1.4 – Represent an Oil Fraction by the Old Oil Manager in Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining
1.7 Workshop 1.5– Represent an Oil Fraction by the New Petroleum Assay Manager in Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining
1.8 Workshop 1.6 – Conversion from the Oil Manager to Petroleum Assay Manager and Improvements of the Petroleum Assay Manager over the Oil Manager
1.9 Property Requirements for Refinery Process Models
1.10 Physical Properties
1.11 Process Thermodynamics
1.12 Miscellaneous Physical Properties for Refinery Modeling
1.13 Conclusion
Nomenclature
Bibliography
Chapter 2: Atmospheric or Crude Distillation Unit (CDU)
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Scope of the Chapter
2.3 Process Overview
2.4 Model Development
2.5 Feed Characterization
2.6 Data Requirements and Validation
2.7 A Representative Atmospheric Distillation Unit
2.8 Building the Model in Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining
2.9 Results
2.10 Model Applications to Process Optimization
2.11 Workshop 2.2 – Rebuild Model Using “Backblending” Procedure
2.12 Workshop 2.3 – Investigate Changes in Product Profiles with New Product Demands
2.13 Workshop 2.4 – Investigate the Effects of Process Variables on Product Qualities
2.14 Workshop 2.5 – Application of Column Internal Tools (Column Hydraulic Analysis)
2.15 Workshop 2.6 – Application of the Petroleum Distillation Column
2.16 Conclusions
Nomenclature
Bibliography
Chapter 3: Vacuum Distillation Unit
3.1 Process Description
3.2 Plant Data Reconciliation
3.3 Model Implementation
3.4 Model Application – VDU Deep-Cut Operation
3.5 Workshop 3.3 – Simulation of the VDU Deep-Cut Operation
Bibliography
Chapter 4: Predictive Modeling of the Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Process
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Process Description
4.3 Process Chemistry
4.4 Literature Review
4.5 Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining FCC Model
4.6 Calibrating the Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining FCC Model
4.7 Fractionation
4.8 Mapping Feed Information to Kinetic Lumps
4.9 Overall Modeling Strategy
4.10 Results
4.11 Applications
4.12 Refinery Planning
4.13 Workshop 4.1 – Guide for Modeling FCC Units in Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining
4.14 Workshop 4.2 – Calibrating Basic FCC Model
4.15 Workshop 4.3 – Build the Model for Main Fractionator and Gas Plant System
4.16 Workshop 4.4 – Perform Case Studies to Quantify Effects of Key FCC Operating Variables
4.17 Workshop 4.5 – Generate Delta-Base Vectors for Linear Programming (LP)-Based Planning
4.18 Conclusions
Nomenclature
Bibliography
Chapter 5: Predictive Modeling of Continuous Catalyst Regeneration (CCR) Reforming Process
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Process Overview
5.3 Process Chemistry
5.4 Literature Review
5.5 Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Catalytic Reformer Model
5.6 Thermophysical Properties
5.7 Fractionation System
5.8 Feed Characterization
5.9 Model Implementation
5.10 Overall Modeling Strategy
5.11 Results
5.12 Applications
5.13 Refinery Production Planning
5.14 Workshop 5.1 – Guide for Modeling CCR Units in Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining
5.15 Workshop 5.2. – Model Calibration
5.16 Workshop 5.3 – Build a Downstream Fractionation System
5.17 Workshop 5.4. – Case Study to Vary RON and Product Distribution Profile
5.18 Conclusion
Nomenclature
Bibliography
Chapter 6: Predictive Modeling of the Hydroprocessing Units
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining HCR Modeling Tool
6.3 Process Description
6.4 Model Development
6.5 Modeling Results of MP HCR Process
6.6 Modeling Results of HP HCR Process
6.7 Model Applications
6.8 Model Application – Delta-Base Vector Generation
6.9 Workshop 6.1 – Build a Preliminary Reactor Model of HCR Process
6.10 Workshop 6.2 – Calibrate Preliminary Reactor Model to Match Plant Data
6.11 Workshop 6.3 – Case Studies
6.12 Workshop 6.4 – Fractionation System for HCR Reactor
6.13 Conclusion
Nomenclature
Bibliography
Chapter 7: Alkylation, Delayed Coking, and Refinery-Wide Simulation
7.1 Alkylation
7.2 Delayed Coking
7.3 Refinery-Wide Process Simulation
7.4 Conclusions
Bibliography
Appendix A: List of Computer Files
Index
End User License Agreement
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