ABSTRACT
Abstract ................................................................................................... 28 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 29 2.2 The Aim and Objective of this Study ............................................. 30 2.3 The Need and the Rationale of this Study ..................................... 31 2.4 Literature Review .......................................................................... 31 2.5 Energy Sustainability and the Vision of Science ........................... 32 2.6 Petroleum Refining and Next-generation Technologies ................ 33 2.7 The Chemical Composition of Crude Oil ...................................... 35 2.8 Vision of Atomic Structure, Spectroscopy, and Petroleum
Engineering Science ...................................................................... 35 2.9 Chemical Kinetics, Thermodynamics, and Petroleum Refining .... 37
2.10 Scientific Cognizance of Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) ............ 38 2.11 Modeling Approaches in Design of FCC Units in
Petroleum Refinery ........................................................................ 38 2.12 Riser Modeling and the Vision for the Future ............................... 39 2.13 Regenerator Modeling Approaches ............................................... 40 2.14 Scientific Research Pursuit in the Field of Modeling and
Simulation of FCC Units ............................................................... 41 2.15 Optimization of FCC Units ............................................................ 45 2.16 The World of Vision of the Control of FCC Units ......................... 46 2.17 Recent Scientific Endeavor in the Field of Optimization of
FCC Units ...................................................................................... 47 2.18 Recent Scientific Research Endeavor in the Field of
Process Control of FCC Units ....................................................... 48 2.19 Future Work and Future Perspectives in the Modeling and
Simulation of FCC Units ............................................................... 50 2.20 Future Research Trends in the Field of Optimization and
Control of FCC Units ..................................................................... 50 2.21 Scientific Vision, Scientific Challenges, and Scientific
Barriers in Design .......................................................................... 51 2.22 Conclusion, Summary, and Future Perspectives ............................ 52 2.23 Acknowledgment ........................................................................... 53 Keywords ................................................................................................ 53 References ............................................................................................... 54
ABSTRACT
Scientific vision and scientific research pursuit in today’s human civilization are witnessing drastic changes. Human civilization and scientific forbearance needs to be reenvisioned and re-envisaged with the passage of scientific history, scientific vision, and time. Energy sustainability and petroleum engineering science need to be revamped with the growing concern for depletion of fossil fuel resources. Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit is a vital and prominent procedure in petroleum refining. Technological vision, scientific advancement, and the vast validation of
science are the forerunners of greater emancipation of petroleum engineering science today. The author in this treatise pointedly focuses on the immense scientific potential, the deep scientific vision, and the scientific profundity behind the modeling, simulation, optimization, and control of the fluid catalytic cracking unit. The author trudges with immense thoughtfulness and clarity, the vast domain of mathematical modeling, cracking kinetics, riser models, stripper/disengage models, regenerator models, and the scientific vision of unsteady state and dynamic modeling of FCC unit. This is a comprehensive review of deep scientific understanding and cognizance in the field of optimization and control of the FCC unit.
