Saudi Aramco Increases Refinery Capacity by 100,000 Barrels/Day Using Plant Digital Twin
Saudi Aramco Increases Refinery Capacity by 100,000 Barrels/Day Using Plant Digital Twin
6 PagesCase Study Saudi Aramco Increases Refinery Capacity by 100,000 Barrels/Day Using Plant Digital TwinCHALLENGE Convert low-value fuel oil produced in a semi-conversion refinery into high-value products. SOLUTION Used Aspen HYSYS® to analyze feasibility of refinery reconfiguration plans by developing plant digital twins of hydrocracker, crude distillation unit (CDU), vacuum distillation unit (VDU) and other units. BENEFITS The Reconfiguration plan projected a 100 MBD increase in refinery capacity. Using Aspen HYSYS helped: – Evaluate refinery reconfigurations – De-bottleneck existing CDU/VDU processes for new conditions – Develop conceptual design for new reactor processes – Achieve overall heat and material, sulfur, hydrogen and utilities balances 100 MBD projected increase
