Hydrogen plays a critical role in refinery and petrochemical operations, directly impacting process performance, operating costs and plant flexibility. However, managing hydrogen networks efficiently across complex industrial facilities remains a significant operational challenge.
This presentation shows how dynamic modelling has played a crucial role in supporting the safe expansion of a North American oil and gas facility. These models, continuously updated and refined through four major plant upgrades, helped simulate emergency scenarios, assess flare system performance, and integrate both unit and network responses.
In this presentation, learn how CHS and Inprocess have developed and implemented a digital tool to monitor the performance of heat exchangers and support maintenance planning. Using Aspen EDR in Aspen HYSYS, fouling trends were analyzed to identify units exchangers with the greatest impact on process efficiency and cost. Integrated online with real-time plant data, the monitoring tool flags when equipment performance drops below defined thresholds, enabling dynamic updates to cleaning strategies and supporting data-driven decisions that can increase throughput and reduce downtime, energy consumption, and emissions.
Discover how Twelve, a company producing low-carbon jet fuel from CO₂ and renewable electricity, partnered with Inprocess to develop a comprehensive dynamic simulation and Operator Training Simulator (OTS) based on Aspen HYSYS® Dynamics, supporting the commissioning and operational readiness of this pioneering facility.
Las refinerías de petróleo se encuentran entre las plantas de proceso más complejas. Además de los procesos de separación, gestionan unidades de conversión (reactores químicos) donde tienen lugar numerosas transformaciones relevantes para convertir el petróleo crudo en productos de valor añadido.
Oil refineries are among the most complex processing plants. Other than separation processes, they manage conversion units (chemical reactors) where many relevant transformations take place to convert crude oil into valuable products. Succeeding in operating them in a safe and profitable way is very dependent on a properly skilled worforce.
Dynamic process simulation is increasingly being used in the assessment of flare systems to provide a more accurate understanding of system behavior and to identify potential constraints. For complex refinery units, its role becomes even more crucial, ensuring process efficiency and operational safety.
Del mismo modo que los jardineros no necesitan estudiar Botánica para realizar su trabajo (aunque comprender los conceptos básicos de la Botánica —como la fisiología vegetal, los ciclos de crecimiento, la reproducción y las interacciones con el entorno— les ayuda a tomar mejores decisiones…
In the same way that gardeners do not need to study Botany to carry out their work (although understanding basic Botany—such as plant physiology, growth cycles, reproduction, and interactions with the environment—helps them make better decisions about plant care …
In this session, we have explored how Inprocess applies Steady State and especially Dynamic process simulation techniques to analyze flare loads and flare network behavior. Learn how our expertise has helped clients identify hidden constraints, optimize system performance, and reduce CapEx spending —without compromising the plant safety.
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