UCI senior design poster for "Design and Optimization of a Crude Distillation Unit"

1. Products Desired
This project involves the design of a crude
distillation unit processing 165,000 BPD of a
blend of two crudes with optimization of the
heat exchange network to support a Front-end
Loading 2 (FEL-2) estimate.
Purpose
AGO Diesel Kerosene Turbosene
Heat Exchanger Integration
Heat integration is done by matching the
load needed to heat up the raw crude
(blue line) with the heat needed to cool
the different streams coming out of the
tower. The assumptions made initially
for the graph are that the cp (specific
heat) values of the streams is constant
as a function of temperature to obtain
straight lines, but this assumption is then
addressed by modeling the system
through PRO II where more exact values
are obtained.
PRO/II Simulation Software
Atmospheric Distillation Column
Estimated Plant Cost (Fixed-Capital
Investment)
Vessel/Column Sizing
Diameter Required (ft) Length (ft)
Crude Column 26.0 150.0
Turbosene Sidestripper 9.0 50.0
Kerosene Sidestripper 9.0 50.0
Diesel Sidestripper 9.0 50.0
AGO Sidestripper 9.0 50.0
Raw Crude Charge Drum 15.0 67.5
Crude Flash Drum 16.5 59.5
Design and Optimization of a Crude Distillation UnitMichael Pearson, Eric Rademacher, Mathew Shum, Victor Vazquez Sevilla
Advisor: Cesar Ruiz; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California Irvine
Team Organization
Members Responsibilities
Michael Pearson
B.S. Chemical Engineering
● Fixed-Capital Investment Estimation
● Pump Sizing Calculations
Eric Rademacher
B.S. Chemical Engineering
B.S. Material Science
● Input Stream Characterization
● Pump Sizing Calculations
Mathew Shum
B.S. Chemical Engineering
● Process Flow Diagram Unit Integration
● Vessel Sizing Calculations
Victor Vazquez Sevilla
B.S. Chemical Engineering
● Input Stream Characterization
● Heat Exchanger Calculations
Total Cost = $96,478,971