Can crude oil refinery products be used as petroleum disperse systems?
The modern concepts of crude oils and refinery products as petroleum disperse systems are surveyed, as well as the related possibilities of optimizing crude oil refining processes. Through the optimal blending of components, it is possible to increase the yield of desired products in the primary and secondary processing of petroleum feedstock.
How to improve energy eficiency of crude oil utilization rate?
To improve the energy eficiency of the utilization rate of crude oil, an atmo-spheric distillation process unit in this refinery with a capacity of 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) is considered. Aspen HYSYS simulation is used to opti-mize the distillation unit configuration and its operating performance.
Why do refiners use blending distillation process?
Due to the continuous shortage of crude oils as raw materials to provide petroleum products in the domestic market and the availability of different types of crude oils in the world, most of the refiners are considering using the principle of blending distillation process for various crude types (Li et al. 2007).
Can a distillation process unit improve the utilization rate of crude oil?
Three different design configurations have been presented with the same inlet flow rate to perform economic analyses such as the calculation of revenues, costs, and margins for each route. To improve the energy efficiency of the utilization rate of crude oil, an atmospheric distillation process unit in this refinery is considered.
