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Alkylation is a key process that creates high-value products from intermediate refining streams. Use ALK-SIM to evaluate alkylation of various C4 and C5 olefin isomer feeds under different scenarios of iC4/olefin ratio, reactor temperature and acid strength. For specified feeds, operating conditions, and constraints, the programme determines resulting product flows and properties and overall unit operating economics. ALK-SIM is one of KBC’s SIM Suite Reactor models, proven over decades of use with refineries worldwide. BENEFITS• Select Operating Targets – Determine the effects of increasing the iC4/olefin ratio by changing recycle rate and the effect of changing reactor temperature. Discover the effect of changing acid strength.• Evaluate of New Feeds/Products/Cutpoints - Understand the effects of a new feed on alkylate product qualities and yields. Evaluate the yields/properties for C3/C4/C5 olefin feeds.• Develop and Maintain LP Model Coefficients – Find out what vectors are needed to model the incremental yields for different olefin feeds and operating conditions in the LP. • Monitor Unit Performance – Use Petro-SIM’s monitoring tools and methodologies to access plant data and create automatic and customisable monitoring applications• Debottleneck – Evaluate the economic effects of recycling more iC4, increasing acid strength, or lowering reactor temperature and the economics of alternate reactor configurations • Train engineers and operators new to alkylation operations through a series of simulation runs to evaluate cause-and-effect resultsALK-SIM™ The KBC SIM Suite Model for AlkylationALK-SIM is a valuable tool to evaluate different feed compositions and their resulting yields and operation costs.PROCESS SIMULATORS• Petro-SIM™ • Petro-SIM Express™ • Petro-SIM Dynamics™ SIM SUITE SPECIALISED MODELS• AROM-SIM™ for Aromatics• Olefin-SIM™ for Pyrolysis• AMSIM™ for Amine Sweetening AMSIM is a trademark of Schlumberger SIM SUITE REFINERY MODELS • FCC-SIM™ for Fluid Catalytic Cracking • REF-SIM™ for Catalytic Reforming• HCR-SIM™ for Hydrocracking• VIS-SIM™ for Visbreaking and Thermal Cracking • N HTR-SIM™, D HTR-SIM™, VGO HTR-SIM™ for Hydrotreating • RHDS-SIM™ for Residue Hydrotreating• DC-SIM™ for Delayed Coking• ALK-SIM™ for Alkylation• ISOM-SIM™ for IsomerisationENERGY & UTILITIES SOFTWARE• SuperTarget™ for Pinch Analysis• ProSteam™ for Heat and Power Systems• Persimmon™ for Heat Exchanger Fouling Monitoring• KBC CarbonManager™ for Carbon Emissions• WaterTracker™ for Developing and Reconciling Water Balances• WaterPinch™ for Optimising Water NetworksWEB-BASED DATA DISPLAY SOFTWARE• Babelfish™ for Web-Based Real-Time Display from ISS Babelfish is a trademark of the ISS Group For more information, please visit our website or contact us: www.kbcat.com • answers@kbcat.comAMERICAS +1 281 293 8200 • EMEA +44 1932 242424 • ASIA +65 6735 5488 KBC Software • Capturing knowledge with process simulation• Improving profits with model-based optimisation• Minimising process and utility costs through simulation• Continuously improving operations through unit monitoring• Generating more accurate and cost-effective designs• Maximising control and safety with dynamic flowsheeting FEATURES• Yield model that calculates the impact of feed composition and operating conditions on the production of isomers up to the C8 range and pseudocomponents up to C13.• Detailed product property predictions, including composition, densities, distillations, key properties such as RON and MON, and Reid Vapour Pressure• Prediction of acid consumption, acid soluble oil (ASO) production and other key operating parameters• Detailed, rigorous unit models of distillation column and auxiliary equipment, including pumps, valves and exchangers• Predicts effects of iso-butane recycle, feed properties, and fractionator operation on reactor yields• Optimiser and case study capabilities• Integrated refrigeration circuits for H2SO4 unitsINTERFACE OPTIONSALK-SIM is available with a graphical user interface, with the same user-friendly look and feel as other unit operations within the Petro-SIM family of process simulators. Make configuration changes using drag-and-drop on a process flowsheet diagram, compare plant data with results in a meter view, and perform case studies and optimisations all within a single environment.You can easily configure ALK-SIM to run within a Microsoft Excel® based spreadsheet interface for monitoring applications, custom interfaces, or convenient reports. Built-in tools allow the ability to process multiple cases for analysis, multiple chart options allow easy analysis of data and model predictions, and concise summary sheets provide relevant data at a glance. Excel interfaces are automatically generated and can be customised to your specific needs.ALK-SIM AND PETRO-SIM ALK-SIM is available within Petro-SIM and Petro-SIM Express. Take advantage of sophisticated analysis tools, such as the popular LP Utility for easy generation and maintenance of LP submodels. Generate detailed models using downstream separation and auxiliary units, link with upstream units to investigate feedstock effects, or use ALK-SIM as part of a complete refinery model, at a level of detail unsurpassed by any other process simulation package.® Excel is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation