Journal of Advanced Chemical Engineering

Increasing research octane number in a catalytic reforming unit by employing artificial neural network

2^nd International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering and Technology

November 16-17, 2017 | Paris, France

Ali Shaeri

NIOEC, Iran

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Adv Chem Eng

Abstract:

Detailed operating condition were gathered from a live CCR unit (Lab. And DCS) for two years. The most significant parameters were selected by both simulation and experience. To increase RON, ANFIS models were designed and applied obtained results to the live CCR unit with the capacity of 30000 bbl day-1. The R2 and MSE of the proposed model were 0.92583 and 0.1424, respectively. It was found in the optimum operation conditions, the value of reformate product was 25714 bbl day-1.Obtained data from ANFIS for Feed final boiling point (FBP) , Recycle gas flow rate (RGF) , Reactor inlet temperature (RIT) , Coke percentage on catalyst (CPC), Catalyst circulation and H2 to HC mole ratio(H2/HC) were 165C,24.2tonhr1,527C,2.42wt%,987.24kghr-1 and 2.82, respectively .Applying the ANFIS data resulted in an increase of RON amount, from 99 to 99.7, which can be addressed significant in terms of the unit economy. In addition, it was observed that about 640bblday-1 saved in the gasoline pool of the refinery.

Biography :

Ali Shaeri has a PhD in Process Design Engineer. He is expert in the Refinery’s Process Units Simulation, Process Equipment Design, and Refinery Units Operation. He is teaching related courses at the university as well. On the other hand, He is expert in the optimization, new method of mini-refinery design and related pilot plant design additionally. He is working in the National Iranian Oil Engineering & Construction Co. from 11 years. He obtained B.S. degree in Process Design Engineering in 2002, M.Sc. degree in Process Design Engineering in 2006 and PhD degree in Process Design Engineering in 2016.Since then he joined Process Specialty Committee and permanent member of Iranian Petroleum Standard from 2007 to present. He is the first designer of Mini Refinery in Iran and head of Process Department for Petroleum Desalting Project. He has to his credit more than 10 Technical Reports and proposals related to Process Design, as well as, 30 publications including papers in referred journals, books and conferences papers.