Symposium Series NO.

154 2008 IChemE

Simulation
of Real World

Improved
Strategies

Real World Refinery Asset TARO Plant Simulation Model

Current Performance Future Performance

Improved Mean
Good Consistency
Poor Mean

Probability
Probability

Poor Consistency
Improved Performance
Safely & Responsibly

Production (%) Production (%)

Refineries across the world are addressing these issues and benefiting accordingly.
Here is a typical result:

Proposed Optimised
Scenario
Design Design

Gasoline Production
88.30% 89.20%
Efficiency

Gasoline Inefficiencies Comparison

6.0% 5.9%

Current Configuration
5.1%
5.0%
Proposed Configuration
4.1%
4.0%
3.5%

3.0%

2.0%

0.9% 1.0%
1.0% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
Losses caused Losses caused Losses caused Losses caused Losses caused
by scheduled by process unit by impact of by Utilities by Hydrogen
events failures Sulphur units Failures shortfalls