Preliminary Program subject to change
T7005 Energy - I
OverviewTopics on energy conservation in refineries
Primary SponsorTopical 7: 11th Topical on Refinery Processing (T7)

Chair

Gavin P. Towler
Chief Engineer
UOP Innovation Group
25 E Algonquin Rd
Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017
Phone Number: 847 391 2788
Fax Number: 847 391 3491
Email: Gavin.Towler@uop.com

CoChair

Kirtan K. Trivedi
Fuels and Petrochemicals Division/Group 16
ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company
3225 Gallows Road
Rm. 5 A 2108
Fairfax, VA 22037
Phone Number: (703) 846-2179
Fax Number: (703) 846-7906
Email: kirtan.k.trivedi@exxonmobil.com
Revamp of Heat-Integrated Crude Oil Distillation Systems for Energy Reduction and New Product Demands
Lu Chen1, Megan Jobson2 and Robin Smith2, (1)Centre for Process Integration, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, (2)Centre for Process Integration, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Heat Integration in a Crude Distillation Unit Using Pinch Analysis Concepts
Antonio V. S. Castro, Claudio L. M. Kuboski, Carlos N. Fonseca, Silvia Waintraub and Washington Geraldelli, CENPES – PETROBRAS Research and Development Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Reducing Energy Consumption by New Distillation Configuration
Libin Zhang, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, Andreas A. Linninger, Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL and Rakesh Agrawal, School of Chemical Engineering and Energy Center at Discovery Park, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Exploiting the Use of Compact Heat Exchangers on Preheating Trains
Antonio V. S. Castro1, Claudio L. M. Kuboski1, Roberto A. Oliveira1, Alan T. Vilas Boas2, Diomedes C. Silva1 and Washington Geraldelli1, (1)CENPES – PETROBRAS Research and Development Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)PETROBRAS - REDUC Refinery, Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Modeling Asphaltene Precipitation in Crude Oil Systems
Walter G. Chapman, Rice University, Houston, TX and George J. Hirasaki, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX
Automated Heat Exchanger Network Design for Process Streams with Temperature-Dependent Thermal Properties
Lu Chen1, Megan Jobson2 and Robin Smith2, (1)Centre for Process Integration, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, (2)Centre for Process Integration, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Topical 7: 11th Topical on Refinery Processing - Jointly Co-sponsored with ACS