KBC launches Petro-SIM 7.5 simulation software for hydrocarbon value chain
Summary
KBC (A Yokogawa Company) has announced the launch of a digital twin platform to support diverse needs across the hydrocarbon value chain, from upstream to downstream and petrochemicals and from design to operations. It supports maximising asset performance and sustainability building upon existing resources to optimise decarbonisation efforts and return on investment (ROI). The main benefits of the RTO tool in this new version include: • Leverages existing investments: Builds upon current skills, rigorous simulation models, and model maintenance routines to provide an RTO that maximises ROI. • Gain generation: Automatically creates gain matrices at various operating points when the unit operation is in steady-state mode, which helps optimise setpoints for the underlying advanced process control system. Additionally, the software introduces an enhanced water electrolyser model for more robust and accurate simulation of green hydrogen production processes to support sustainability initiatives.