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Simulations Improve Refining Margins

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Using Engineering Simulations to Improve

Refining Planning and Scheduling Decisions


Steve Dziuk, aspenONE Business Consultant
Bipin Singh, Product Marketing Manager
April 21, 2015

Todays Presenters

Steve Dziuk, Business Consulting

Bipin Singh, Product Marketing

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Agenda
Why use Engineering Simulations in Refining?

What is HYSYS Petroleum Refining?


Demo 1: Improve Planning Crude Distillation Models with Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining
Demo 2: Improve Planning Refinery Reactor Models with Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining
Q&A

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Why Use Engineering Simulations in Refining?


What do you tell the refinery manager in one minute?
How does it make money for the refining owner/operator?

Engineering simulations are used to predict yields and properties


Predicts how to turn crude oil into products which is the main business of refining
If you dont use simulations, you are guessing about key decisions for feed stocks and operating
conditions
You need simulations to help compete for crude oil supplies

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How to Use Engineering Simulations


Planning and scheduling support
Planning model is Aspen PIMS. Scheduling model is Aspen Petroleum Scheduler (APS)
Improve crude distillation models in PIMS and APS
Improve reactor models in PIMS and APS
Check PIMS results with engineering simulations

Standalone unit models (crude distillation and reactors)


Predict changing feed stocks
Predict changing catalysts (FCC, semi-regen reformer)
Optimize plant setpoints
reactor temperatures, column cut points
Equipment revamp studies

Multi-unit and refinery wide models


Predict gasoline or diesel production train

Predict new refinery configurations


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aspenONE Engineering: The Refining Branch


aspenONE Engineering Suite:
focused on process engineering
and optimization.

HYSYS Petroleum Refining

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Refining Features Predict Yields and Properties

Aspen
HYSYS
Petroleum
Refining
(RefSYS)

Refining Components
Petroleum Properties
Assay Management
Refinery Reactors
Multi-unit Simulation
PIMS & APS Support

Aspen HYSYS

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Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Hypos


Produced by Assay Manager
Crude - 1

36-40*
40-50*
---*
200-210*
210-220*
----*
450-460*
460-480*
480-500*
----*
580-600*
600-650*
650-700*
700+*

Crude Feed after


Mixer

Crude Oil Mixer


Crude - 2

36-40*
40-50*
---*
200-210*
210-220*
----*
450-460*
460-480*
480-500*
----*
580-600*
600-650*
650-700*
700+*

36-40*
40-50*
---*
200-210*
210-220*
----*
450-460*
460-480*
480-500*
----*
580-600*
600-650*
650-700*
700+*

Hypo properties change to follow feeds and


unit operations

Flowsheet uses single set of hypos

Easier to manage yields and properties across


flowsheet

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Petroleum Properties
A Complete Set is Available for Hypos and Streams

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Aspen Assay Manager


Powerful Tool for Petroleum Stream Characterization

Components for Aspen


HYSYS Petroleum Refining

Assay Manager
Lab Data
Main and Swing Cuts for
Aspen PIMS

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Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Reactor Suite

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Build Multi-unit Simulations


Manage Complexity With A Mix of Short Cut and Rigorous Models

FCC with Feed Hydrotreater


How much FCC feed bypasses
the hydrotreater?
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Multi-Unit Can Expand to Refinery Wide Simulation


for Margin Analysis
Manage Complexity With A Mix of Short Cut and Rigorous Models

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Planning and Scheduling Support Workflows


with PIMS to Petroleum Scheduler Integration

Workflow 3

Aspen Petroleum
Scheduler

Aspen Petroleum
Scheduler

SMC file transfer

Integration Features

Aspen PIMS Crude


Assay Tables

Workflow 1
Crude Distillation
Models

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Workflow 4

Aspen Assay
Manager

Aspen PIMS
LP Submodels
for Reactors
Excel

Workflow 2

Reactor Models
Crude Distillation Cut points
and Separation Factors

Case Study Runs


Base and Shifts

HYSYS Petroleum Refining


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Crude Distillation Model Support


HYSYS Petroleum Refining used to Calibrate Assay Manager Fractionation Effects

HYSYS Petroleum
Refining Model

Plant
data

PIMS Assay Manager


Main and Swing Cuts
Fractionation
Effects
Cut points and
Fractionation
Factors
(SI Factors)

Accurate representation of non-ideal


separation achieved through integration of
Engineering and Planning Distillation Models
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PIMS Assay Table

Why Do We Need Fractionation Effects for CDU Products in


Planning and Scheduling?
3

W% Whole Crude
Atmos Flash Zone Tops
Spindle Oil

Planning cuts
as Square Cuts
with no overlap

2.5

HGO
LGO
Kerosene

Gasoline
LPG
Vacuum Resid

1.5

HVGO
LVGO
LVGO Tops

0.5

0
0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

Real Cuts with


Commercial Overlap

1400

1600

W% Whole Crude
Atmos Flash Zone Tops
Spindle Oil

2.5

HGO
LGO
Kerosene

Gasoline
LPG
Vacuum Resid

1.5

HVGO
LVGO
LVGO Tops

0.5

0
0

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200

400

600

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800

1000

1200

1400

1600

Crude Distillation (CDU) Support: Two Steps


Step 1: Yields (Cut Points)
Use HYSYS Petroleum Refining model to get product cut points
Cut points define the yields used in PIMS Assay Tables

Step 2: Properties (SI Factors)


Use HYSYS Petroleum Refining model to get fractionation factors (SI factors) that match plant
product overlaps
Use fractionation factors to improve property predictions that are sensitive to fractionator overlap
like cloud point and sulfur.

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Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Model for Cut


Points and SI Factors
Blend CDU products
to get crude assay

PIMS LP crude
model in HYSYS
Petroleum Refining
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Back-blended Crude Oil Provides Cut Points


TBP distillation
of the backblended
crude oil assay

Cut Points are points on

TBP distillation

Blend CDU products


to get crude assay
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Fractionation Model Provides Fractionation Factors (SI


Factors) for Product Overlaps

SI Factors for PIMS Main


and Swing Cuts

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Software Demo

Improve Planning Crude


Distillation Models with Aspen
HYSYS Petroleum Refining

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Cut points and SI Factors In PIMS Assay Manager


Used to Cut New Main and Swing Cuts

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Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Reactor Suite

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Planning and Scheduling Support Workflows


with PIMS to Petroleum Scheduler Integration

Workflow 3

Aspen Petroleum
Scheduler

Aspen Petroleum
Scheduler

SMC file transfer

Integration Features
Aspen PIMS Crude
Assay Tables

Workflow 1
Crude Distillation
Models

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Workflow 4

Aspen Assay
Manager

Aspen PIMS
LP Submodels
for Reactors
Excel

Workflow 2

Reactor Models
Crude Distillation Cut points
and Separation Factors

Case Study Runs


Base and Shifts

HYSYS Petroleum Refining


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Reactor Support
HYSYS Petroleum Refining Flowsheets Assemble and Evaluate Plant, Model and LP Submodel Data

ASW links plant data to


reactor model flowsheet

Calibration environment
forces model to match plant
data

Link plant data to FCC model

Calibrate FCC model to match plant


data

Validate FCC model predictions with


case study tools

Evaluate LP model base and shift


vectors with case study tools

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Software Demo

Improve Planning Refinery


Reactor Models with Aspen
HYSYS Petroleum Refining

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Reactor Support
Process Data from Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Drives Aspen PIMS Submodel Coefficient Formulas

Process data table drives submodel


coefficients
Case Study Output from HYSYS
Petroleum Refining transfers to
PIMS Submodel sheet

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Viewer Poll
What software do you use for refinery
reactor modeling?
What software do you use for refining
process simulation?

How long does it take you to update


planning assay tables (or Aspen PIMS
assay tables) for a change in cut points
and/or fractionation effects to improve
a match with the real plant?
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Webinar Summary
Using Engineering Simulations to Improve Refining Planning and Scheduling Decisions

Accurate planning and scheduling models are


critical for sustaining refining margins
Modern engineering models provide a powerful
way to predict product yields and properties
(margins)
Engineering models can improve the crude
distillation and reactor representations in
planning and scheduling to sustain refining
margins

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Q&A

Join the AspenTech Community


www.aspentech.com/community

Steve Dziuk
[email protected]
Bipin Singh
[email protected]

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Thank You

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