This work reports the integration of Real Time Optimization and Model Predictive Control in the multi-layer control structure of an existing Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) of an oil refinery. The MPC ...

Fiber-based Fourier-Transform Near-Infrared (FT-NIR) analyzers can be used for real-time crude oil composition analysis, which can replace traditional and time-consuming laboratory methods. FT-NIR ...

The coastal refinery with three separate crude distillation units and essential supporting infrastructure will process newer crudes.

Refining Moving caustic injection point improves crude unit operations Saudi Aramco was experiencing serious fouling and corrosion in the second preheat train in the crude unit in its Yanbu refinery.

Recently, the optimal design of crude oil distillation units (CDUs) has attracted considerable research interest, while the component structural units, such as the pump-around flow system, side ...

Exxon Mobil Corp has successfully started up a new $2-billion crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Beaumont, Texas refinery, said Karen McKee, president of Exxon Products Solutions on Thursday.

CALGARY - Gibson Energy Inc. says it will build a 100,000-barrel-per-day diluent recovery unit near the Alberta oil marketing hub of Hardisty, a strategy expected to free up room in pipelines and ...

In a crude distillation unit of a refinery, the desalter and preflash column, as well as their associated pipe works and pumps, are considered to have high-risk factors that can present operability ...

Study on operability and safety assessment of a Nigerian refinery's crude distillation unit. Discover high-risk factors, deviations, causes, and recommendations to improve operability and safety ...