University of Calgary
Engineering
Capabilities
- Monitoring and evaluation of process variables
- Modelling and simulation using commercial software: PROVISION, HYSYS, DC-Sim
- Test run and technical audit
- De-bottlenecking and design review
Tools
- Data bank of heavy crude oils
- Standard and improved operational procedures for delayed coking units
- Predicting models for yields and product qualities
- Engineering software: HYSYS, PROVISION
- Catalyst sorption properties evaluation: CHEMBET
- Particle size measurement: NANOSIZER
Technical Assistance
- Troubleshooting
- Catalytic steam cracking unit
- Evaluation of recurrent operational problems
- Scheduled shutdown
- Operational procedures review
- Turnaround, cool review and start-up
- Root cause analysis
- Personnel training
- Conceptual engineering to process heavy crude oils
- Evaluation of upgrading schemes
- Upgrading catalysts evaluation and development