One Environment for Refinery-Wide Optimization
Aspen Petroleum Refining offers a comprehensive solution to maximize throughput and crude flexibility in refineries. By enabling effective operations decisions and promoting collaboration with planning, this solution provides a refinery-wide simulation environment. With unparalleled property prediction capabilities, access to over 700 assays through Aspen Assay Manager allows for accurate petroleum property prediction throughout the refinery. The detailed crude characterization, including innovative molecular characterization, enhances decision-making processes.
Refinery-Wide Simulation
Through a refinery-wide model that integrates a complete reactor suite, columns, and heat exchangers, Aspen Petroleum Refining allows for the easy evaluation of different crude feedstocks. Moreover, the solution includes a full gas processing unit model that enables decisions related to sour crudes. This comprehensive simulation environment empowers refineries to make informed operational choices based on accurate and detailed data.
Streamlined Planning Model Updates
Maintaining accurate planning models is crucial for refinery operations. Aspen Petroleum Refining simplifies this process with an automated and streamlined planning model update workflow. By importing and exporting petroleum assays to and from Aspen PIMS, refineries can ensure that their planning models are always up to date and reflective of the latest data and conditions.
Integrated CDU Optimization
The fully integrated model of the crude distillation unit (CDU) within Aspen Petroleum Refining provides comprehensive insights into the distillation process. With the inclusion of the preheat train and fast data reconciliation capabilities, refineries can optimize their CDU operations efficiently. The solution also offers connections to plant data, further enhancing the decision-making process.