Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining

 

Becht + AspenTech: Learn from the Gurus!

Expert training combining deep domain knowledge with hands-on modeling application



AspenTech and Becht are excited to offer a brand-new training that combines refining domain practice with application of AspenTech solutions. Jointly delivered by refining domain experts from Becht and modeling experts from AspenTech, students will learn refinery operations, gain additional insights into the energy industry and get hands-on experience using AspenTech tools to solved real world problems.

 

Becht is a US based engineering services company with several hundred senior specialists serving energy, chemicals, power and alternative energy industries for close to 60 years.

 

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Date

Time

Platform/ Venue

Registration Link

November 15 to 17, 2023

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Central Time (UTC -6)

Aspen Technology, 2500 CityWest Blvd #1600, Houston, TX 77042 / Go-To Training

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Audience:

The program has been designed for personnel recently assigned to positions in the petroleum refining industry. It is assumed that those in attendance have backgrounds in engineering and chemistry or have actual refinery operating experience.

  • New engineering graduates/technologists who will be using Aspen HYSYS in their daily work
  • Process engineers doing refinery process design and optimization projects and studies
  • Plant engineers checking plant performance under different operating conditions
  • R&D engineers and researchers using Aspen HYSYS for process synthesis

Training Details

  • Course Id:

    REF101

  • Duration:

    3 day(s)

  • CEUs Awarded:

    2.1

  • Level:

    Introductory

Agenda

Introduction to Petroleum Refining

 

How does a refinery fit into our overall business?

  • Finding crude and gas
  • Transporting crude to the refinery
  • Converting crude into valuable products (REFINING!)
  • Moving and marketing the products

 

This module will introduce you to:

  • How a Refinery converts crude (and other feedstocks) into products
  • What goes into the Refinery (crude and other feedstocks)
  • What comes out of the Refinery (products)

 

Reminder of Potential Refinery Hazards

 

The Refining Process

  • Understanding Crude
  • Refinery Products and Specifications

 

Types of Refineries

  • The Four Basic Refining Processes
  • Typical Refining Units
  • Balancing the Refinery
  • Product Realization of Refinery Types



Overview of Key Refinery Processes

  • Crude Oil Distillation
  • Hydrotreating
  • Hydrocracking
  • Isomerization
  • Catalytic Reforming
  • Fluid Catalytic Cracking
  • Alkylation
  • Heavy Oil Processes

 

Petroleum Refining in Aspen HYSYS

 

Aspen HYSYS Process Simulation Overview

  • Identify the benefits of process simulation and describe the capabilities of Aspen HYSYS
  • Introduce the Aspen HYSYS graphical user interface and organizational structure

 

Getting Started

  • Define a fluid package and specify required parameters to execute flash calculations
  • Modify and set desired units of measure. Add and connect unit operations to build a flowsheet
  • Workshop

 

Getting Started HYSYS Petroleum Refining

  • Outline the workflow for starting a HYSYS Petroleum Refining Simulation
  • Discuss Petroleum Assay input options and use assays within a process flowsheet
  • Workshop

 

Pre-Heat Train

  • Introduce the Aspen HYSYS Heat Exchanger unit operation
  • Implement mathematical operations (Balance and Adjust). Use the Case Study feature to run flowsheet-wide scenarios
  • Workshop

 

Atmospheric Crude Column

  • Build and converge an atmospheric crude column. Add side strippers and pump arounds to improve column efficiency
  • Use HYSYS Petroleum Refining petroleum properties to monitor column performance and product quality
  • Workshop

 

Vacuum Tower & Heat Integration

  • Install a vacuum tower with side draws and pump arounds. Perform packing sizing and rating calculations using the Column Analysis feature.
  • Review the Recycle logical operation to export column pump around streams.
  • Workshop

 

Refinery Reactors

  • Review refinery reactor capabilities in HYSYS Petroleum Refining
  • Introduce the workflow of various reactor models

 

Use link below to complete your registration. Email Training@becht.com or nala.training@aspentech.com for more details.

 

Date

Time

Platform/ Venue

Registration Link

November 15 to 17, 2023

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Central Time (UTC -6)

Aspen Technology, 2500 CityWest Blvd #1600, Houston, TX 77042 / Go-To Training

Register
 

 

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Aspen Technology, Inc. awards Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for training classes conducted by our organization. One CEU is granted for every 10 hours of class participation.