Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Industrial Naphta Reforming Reactor

This work investigated the steady state and dynamic simulation of a fixed bed industrial naphtha reforming reactors. The performance of the reactor was investigated using a heterogeneous model. For process simulation, the differential equations are solved using the 4th order Runge-Kutta method .The models were validated against measured process data of an existing naphtha reforming plant. The results of simulation in terms of components yields and temperature of the outlet were in good agreement with empirical data. The simple model displays a useful tool for dynamic simulation, optimization and control of naphtha reforming.

Authors:

• Gholamreza Zahedi
• M. Tarin
• M. Biglari

Keywords:

• Dynamic simulation
• fixed bed reactor
• modeling
• reforming

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