Refinery LP Optimizer

Linear Programming & Margins Simulation

Presets:

Crude Feedstock Properties

Assays & Cost
Crude A: Light Sweet Low Sulfur
$75
100
Gasoline Yield: 35%
Diesel Yield: 40%
Fuel Oil Yield: 25%
Fuel Oil Sulfur Content: 0.5%
Crude B: Heavy Sour High Sulfur
$60
120
Gasoline Yield: 15%
Diesel Yield: 35%
Fuel Oil Yield: 50%
Fuel Oil Sulfur Content: 2.5%

Unit Constraints & Product Specs

CDU Total Capacity (kbpd) 140
Catalytic Reformer Capacity (kbpd) 40

Limits max volume of gasoline blendstock we can treat

Max Fuel Oil Sulfur Limit (%) 1.50%

Blend specification rule: average sulfur of heavy fuel oil

Market Product Prices ($/bbl)

Refinery operational cost is simulated at $3.50/bbl raw crude run.

Net Profit $0/day
Total Crude Feed 0 kbpd
CDU Util. 0%
FO Sulfur 0%

Interactive LP Flow Scheme

Dynamic Yield Flow
Inputs
Light Sweet
0.0 kbpd
Optimum Feed Rate
Heavy Sour
0.0 kbpd
Optimum Feed Rate
Processing
CDU Fractionator
0.0 kbpd
Capacity 0%
Catalytic Reformer
0.0 kbpd
Treating Naptha 0%
Products
Premium Gasoline 0.0 kbpd
Ultra-low Diesel 0.0 kbpd
Heavy Fuel Oil 0.0 kbpd
Linear Programming (LP) solver actively optimizing the refinery margins.

Optimized Mass Balance

LP Shadow Prices (Marginal Values)

What is this?

Shadow price represents the marginal profit increase if the constraint is relaxed by 1 kbpd. Useful for debottlenecking decisions.

CDU Capacity Constraint
$0.00 / bbl
Reformer Capacity Constraint
$0.00 / bbl
Fuel Oil Sulfur Spec Limit
$0.00 / %
Disclaimer: Illustrative engineering linear program model for education & simulation.