CHARACTERIZATION, AND PHYSICAL AND THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF OIL FRACTIONS Crude Assay Boiling Point Based Pseudocomponent Generation Workshop 1.1 Interconvert Distillation Curves Workshop 1.2 - Extrapolate an Incomplete Distillation Curve Workshop 1.3 - Calculate MeABP of a Given Assay Workshop 1.4 - Represent an Oil Fraction by the Old Oil Manager in Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Workshop 1.5 - Represent an Oil Fraction by the New Petroleum Assay Manager in Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Workshop 1.6 - Conversion from the Oil Manager to Petroleum Assay Manager, and Improvements of the Petroleum Assay Manager over the Oil Manager Property Requirements for Refinery Process Models Physical Properties Process Thermodynamics Miscellaneous Physical Properties for Refinery Modeling Conclusions Nomenclature References Further Reading (to add articles) ATMOSPHERIC OR CRUDE DISTILLATION UNIT (CDU) Introduction Scope of the Chapter Process Overview Model Development Feed Characterization Data Requirements and Validation A Representative Atmospheric Distillation Unit Building the Model in Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Results Model Applications to Process Optimization Workshop 2.1 - Rebuild Model Using ?Backblending? Procedure Workshop 2.2 - Investigate Changes in Product Profiles with New Product Demands Workshop 2.3 - Investigate the Effects of Process Variables on Product Qualities Conclusions Nomenclature References Further Reading (to add articles) VACUUM DISTILLATION UNIT Process Description. Data Reconciliation Model Implementation Model Application - VDU Deep-cut Operation. Workshop - Using Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining to Implement Deep-Cut Operation. References Further Reading (to add references) PREDICTIVE MODELING OF THE FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING (FCC) PROCESS Introduction Process Description Process Chemistry Literature Review Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining FCC Model Calibrating the Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining FCC Model Fractionation Mapping Feed Information to Kinetic Lumps Overall Modeling Strategy Results Applications Refinery Planning Workshop 4.1. Guide for Modeling FCC Units in Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Workshop 4.2. Calibrating Basic FCC Models Workshop 4.3. Build the Model for Main Fractionator and Gas Plant System Workshop 4.4. Perform Case Study to Identify Different Gasoline Production Scenarios Workshop 4.5. Generate DELTA-BASE Vectors for Linear-Programming (LP)-Based Planning Conclusions Nomenclature References Further Reading (to add articles) PREDICTIVE MODELING OF THE CONTINUOUS CATALYST REGENERATION (CCR) REFORMING PROCESS Introduction Process Chemistry Literature Review Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Catalytic Reformer Model Thermophysical Properties Fractionation System Feed Characterization Model Implementation Overall Modeling Strategy Results Applications Refinery Planning Workshop 5.1. Guide for Modeling CCR Units in Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Workshop 5.2. Model Calibration Workshop 5.3. Build a Downstream Fractionation Error! Bookmark not defined Workshop 5.4. Case Study to Vary RON and Product Distribution Profile Conclusions Nomenclature References PREDICTIVE MODELING OF THE HYDROPROCESSING UNITS Introduction Aspen Petroleum Refining HCR Modeling Tools Process Description Model Development Modeling Results of MP HCR Process Modeling Results of HP HCR Process Model Applications - Simulation Experiments Model Application - Delta-Base Vector Generation Conclusion Workshop 6.1 - Build a Preliminary Reactor Model of HCR Process Workshop 6.2 - Calibrate Preliminary Reactor Model to Match Plant Data Workshop 6.3 - Simulation Experiment Workshop 6.4 - Connect Reactor Model to Fractionator Simulation Nomenclature References ALKYLATION, DELAYED COKING, AND REFINERY-WIDE SIMULATION AND PRODUCTION PLANNING Alkylation Delayed Coking Refinery-Wide Simulation and Refinery Margin Analysis