Open AccessUnisim Based Simulation and Analysis of Crude Oil Distillation
Author(s) -
Shamna A. Rahman,
R. Anjana
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1114/1/012094
Subject(s) - distillation , heat exchanger , process engineering , crude oil , refining (metallurgy) , process simulation , dynamic simulation , process (computing) , boiling , computer science , work (physics) , boiling point , petroleum engineering , engineering , chemistry , simulation , mechanical engineering , chromatography , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , operating system
Crude distillation is the process of separating the hydrocarbons in crude oil based on their boiling point. Though refining process consists of a wide variety of units the major part is done in Crude Distillation Unit (CDU). In this study an attempt is made to make a train of heat integration network for the crude distillation process. Steady state simulations of cases with different arrangement of heat exchangers were studied in this work. Since the cost of energy has increased dramatically in last year’s, the ability to optimize the use of resources and in particular of energy is becoming an extremely important skill for chemical engineers. Steady state simulation and dynamic simulation of crude plant with optimized heat exchanger design were then performed using Unisim software.