SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL AND MINERALS ENGINEERING SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY I 19 JULY 2010 Project proposal A brand new oil refinery

has to be designed. This plant will have a maximum capacity of 1,000,000 barrels/day. There are 5 different crudes available from which the feed blend can be selected. The assays of the various crudes are shown below in Table 1.1. Table 1.1: Assays of various crudes Crudes Girassol Forcados Qua Iran Heavy Arab Light Iboe 1.68 1.25 2.14 2.12 1.81 13.50 13.32 21.78 15.95 17.13 12.78 14.36 17.17 14.03 15.74 21.21 23.83 28.93 20.24 22.87 6.97 6.61 4.27 5.11 4.44 21.81 28.29 18.69 18.23 18.09 863.9 871.9 838.1 874.6 856.6

Yields < 145C 145 230C 230C 350C 350C 375C 375C 509C 509C 550C Density (kg/m3)

The costs of these crudes are given below in Table 1.2. Table 1.2: Cost of various crudes Crudes Girassol Forcados Qua Iran Heavy Arab Light Iboe Cost ($/barrel) 28 25 32 33 34 The selling prices of the various cuts are given in Table 1.3. Prices increase as the purity increases for the various cuts. Table 1.3: Prices of products Price ($/barrel) Cut 90% 100% purity purity < 145C 35 40 145 230C 45 55 230C 350C 40 44

350C 375C 375C 509C 509C 550C Scope of work 1. 2.

35 34 30

37 35 32

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Design a refinery for this application using HYSYS. Specify the crude(s) you would like to feed to the new refinery. Write a professional report to the company, stating your findings and making your recommendations. Costs of all equipment should also be considered. This electronic report should be submitted by the 23rd of September 2010 at 12h00. The report should also be accompanied by the electronic HYSYS simulation. Do a presentation of your work to the company to convince them to invest in your proposal. An economic evaluation is thus of utmost importance. These presentations will take place on the 12th of October 2010.