Rigorous simulation of crude distillation units (CDU) help refinery engineers make better operational decisions, effectively troubleshoot issues, identify operational improvement opportunities and update refinery planning tools. Learn how to use a CDU model in Aspen HYSYS to identify potential column operational issues using advanced visualization tools and determine the impact that feed crude changes have on yield and operations of the CDU.

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Frustrated designing your column or understanding how process changes will affect your distillation unit operations? Many non-ideal distillation systems cannot be modeled accurately with equilibrium-based modeling. Rate-based modeling provides a more rigorous modeling approach for complex systems. Once tuned, rate-based models can yield better predictions at extrapolated operation conditions.

Digital technologies offer significant opportunity for improved quality and cost savings across the chemicals industry by enabling more efficient design, operation, and maintenance of assets throughout their lifecycle. However, many chemical companies are still in the early stages of understanding how such opportunities can be applied effectively to their business. This article highlights how top companies are using data to drive business and operational decisions, and are progressing with their own transformation to the next level of performance and operational excellence.

AspenTech recently delivered the company’s first two-day certification preparation training on Aspen HYSYS and awarded user certifications.

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