AM-06-54 ULSD Production, Prediction, and Monitoring with Advanced Simulation Tools

Description:

With the advent of ULSD production in the United States, many refiners are fine-tuning plans to produce and deliver ULSD to the market. Hydrotreating and hydrocracking pilot plant data and catalyst vendor estimates are being used to predict commercial performance from design feedstock quality. As can be expected, unit startup is unlikely to be on the design feed or at the design conditions and realistic commercial scenarios must be factored into the operational plans.