Fluid Catalytic

Cracker
Reactor Model
LPG

Olefins

Saturate
Light Ends / Gas Gas Plant Isomerization Isomerate

Light Naphtha

Heavy Naphtha Gasoline

Crude Crude
Atmospheric Tower

Oil Desalter / Naphtha Naphtha

Dehydrator Aromates
Hydrotreating Reforming
Aromatic
Light Distillate Extraction Kerosene & Jet Fuels

Light Distillate

Product Blending
Hydrotreating
Tank
Heavy Distillate Diesel & Heating Oil
Farm
Heavy Distillate
Process Hydrotreating
Design Atmospheric Gas Oil Fuel Oil

Gas Oil
Offsites Hydrotreating
Solutions
Atmospheric Residue Hydrocracker

Mass Balance Alkylation

& Accounting Catalytic Plant
Vacuum Tower

Cracker FCC Gasoline

Operator Vacuum Gas Oil
Training

Hydrogen Lubricant Oils

Management
Lube
Utilities Coker Treating
Management
Vacuum Residue Coke

Performance Asphalt
Monitoring

Fluid Catalytic Cracker Reactor Model
SUMMARY
SimSciTM fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) Reactor
Model provides you with a key component
of the refinery, FCC units, within the ROMeo
Refinery Modeling software so that the
refinery can be simulated, monitored and
optimized. Tested and proven on industrial
units, the model gives the flexibility of tuning
parameters online, providing an accurate
representation of your FCC reactor.
BUSINESS VALUE
Help understanding the process and
complex interaction between riser/reactor
and regenerator
Debottlenecking and process
improvement study
Monitor FCC process, track pressure and
heat balances and catalyst activity for
peak performance
Maximize profit by optimizing the FCC
unit continously
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Rigorous FCC Modeling
SimSci Fluid Catalytic Cracker (FCC) Reactor
Model is one of the reactor models for Refinery
Modeling in SimSci industry-leading ROMeo
Online Performance Suite. The FCC Reactor Model
can be used to model industrial FCC reactors of
different designs.
Features
The FCC model offers the following key features:
Configurable interface accommodates different
FCC designs
Inputs include feed characteristics, dimensions of
the reactor and operating condition
Rigorous heat balance around reactor and
regenerator
Catalyst information can be used directly via
E-CAT data
Predicts Product composition and properties such
as octane, cetane numbers and sulfur distribution
and many others
Predict conversion and temperature profiles in
the riser
Contains detailed kinetic sub-models for riser,
reactor and regenerator, and a pressure balance
model for accurate catalyst circulation modeling
Yields and Properties tunable while the model is
online to maintain model accuracy with changing
feeds and operating conditions
Applications
Refinery-wide modeling and optimization for
understanding the interaction between the FCC
and upstream/downstream units
Operator and engineer familiarization for better
understanding of the process
Planning model updates based on current FCC unit
characteristics and operating conditions
Online or Offline FCC performance monitoring and
optimization
Offline engineering & process improvement studies
with offline SIM4ME Portal Microsoft interface
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Romeo Refinery Modeling Upstream Process

Optimization Optimization
ROMeo Refinery is a unique solution that enables
scalable refinery-wide modeling & optimization. While
traditional modeling solutions can only simulate
Hydrogren Material Balance
individual process units or provide point solutions Management Modules
to solve a specific problem, the ROMeo Online
Performance Suite provides a scalable platform
that enables companies to optimize refinerywide
Utilities Performance
performance as well optimize other aspects of Opitimization Monitoring
refinery profitability such as Utilities and instrument/
equipment health monitoring. Additional benefits are
derived from leveraging the data-generated rigorous
Refinery Planning
models to enhanced planning and scheduling Modeling Support

decisions, leading to increased refinery margins.

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