Goals 

Hydrotreating is a widely used chemical process for removing sulfur from natural gas and refined petroleum products. This study, using a simulation of the Reliance Jamnagar Refinery, aims to: 

• Optimise the process using the Orbital foundation model within the DWSIM simulator, comparing its performance against best-in-class alternatives, including Linear Programming and Ensemble methods. 
  
  

• Leverage Orbital’s recommendation engine to optimise for reduced total input energy while maintaining consistent product quality specifications.

Results

• 16.56% energy consumption reduction

• $118,634.70 annual cost savings

• 967.95 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions reduction annually