Modeling and Simulation of Reaction and Fractionation Systems for the Industrial Residue Hydrotreating Process

Naphtha

Diesel Fuel

Tail Oil

Dataset 1

−0.32%

4.79%

−2.11%

Dataset 2

−0.25%

−0.91%

−1.99%

Dataset 3

4.08%

1.52%

0.27%

Dataset 4

−0.01%

−2.52%

0.06%

Dataset 5

−2.62%

−0.07%

−0.57%

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Three products are produced in the residue hydrogenation process, namely, naphtha, diesel fuel, 

and tail oil. Figure 16 illustrates the model predictions on product yields: naphtha, diesel fuel, and 

tail oil. And Table 6 shows the results of five datasets in detail. It is observed that the model can 

accomplish accurate prediction on product yields with consideration of the relative deviation of each 

product, which can reveal more detailed information.   

Table 6. Prediction relative deviations of the product yield.