How can one determine the process time it takes to derive each constituent(LPG, Gasoline, Kerosene, Diesel etc ) of crude oil during its distillation.
I am working on a simulation to model crude oil distillation.
Based on my research, the constituent of Crude Oil(LPG, Gasoline, Kerosene etc) are derived from the distillation unit at different temperature.
My question is: how can I determine the time required to process each constituent if the total quantity of crude oil input varies.
Suppose I process 1 barrel, how long will it take for LPG, Gasoline, Kerosene to be derived?
If I change it to 5 barrels, how long will it take for each constituent to be derived?
Please note, I understand that as the input quantity of crude oil increases, it will take longer time to process it because more energy will be required.
Thanks.
Onome,, Refinery Crude Distillation is a continuous process. Crude is fed to the column and products are drawn at the same time there is no time lag. When a crude switch occurs there may be a time lag before all products are drawn on spec if the operator is careless they may need to rerun some products.
There are some chemical processes that operate with batch distillations and lighter products are indeed drawn first but essentially all refinery processes are continuous processes with feeds entering the unit and products drawn at the same time.
Onome,, Refinery Crude Distillation is a continuous process. Crude is fed to the column and products are drawn at the same time there is no time lag. When a crude switch occurs there may be a time lag before all products are drawn on spec if the operator is careless they may need to rerun some products.
There are some chemical processes that operate with batch distillations and lighter products are indeed drawn first but essentially all refinery processes are continuous processes with feeds entering the unit and products drawn at the same time.
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