How to add reactions in Aspen Plus hydrocracking?
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As stated in the title, VGO needs to be hydrocracked to produce light naphtha, heavy naphtha, jet fuel, dry gas, and tail oil. Virtual components have been defined so far, but I don’t know how to add reactions; are virtual components unable to participate in reactions?
I guess your virtual components are classified based on boiling range, and such virtual components cannot undergo reactions; even adding a reaction is meaningless in that case. Currently, in petroleum refining reactions, lumped representations are generally used for the reaction reactants and products. (HYSYS has a hydrocracking module.) ）
Hello, may I ask how to perform lumped analysis?
Using the specialized hydrocracking simulation software HCR-SIM requires a separate license.
It’s not impossible to do it by yourself either. There is a lot of content in this area; it’s more than enough to support the completion of a doctorate. Let’s first take a look at the literature on progress in this area.