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Oil & EnergyRefining YieldBlend OptimizationThermodynamics

Refinery Crude Assay Blending & Product Yield Optimization

Models crude distillation column cut-points, tank component stratification, and real-time market crack spreads to calculate least-cost finished gasoline and diesel recipes.

+3.4%
Refining margin lift
8 mins
Blend calculation speed (was 4h)
-82%
Octane/RVP giveaway reduction
0 Off-Spec
Re-blending avoidance

The Operational Challenge

Legacy Inefficiencies in Oil & Energy

Refineries rely on weekly linear programming (LP) schedules that cannot adjust to incoming crude assay variance, giving away millions in high-octane blendstocks.

Without autonomous software intelligence, organizations face exponential operational labor drag, transcription error rates exceeding 8%, and compounding response delays that jeopardize enterprise SLAs.

Solution Architecture

How Fortiv Solves This Problem

DCS & LIMS Real-Time Telemetry Ingest

Streams crude distillation unit temperatures, column reflux ratios, and component tank chromatography assays.

Non-Linear Thermodynamic Blending Model

Neural physics-informed algorithms predict final blend octane (RON/MON), RVP, flash point, and sulfur levels.

Optimal Recipe & Cut-Point Calculator

Recommends real-time column cut-temperature adjustments and tank blend ratios to maximize higher-value distillate yields.

Supervisory Operator Advisory Console

Delivers validated blend setpoints with side-by-side economic profit impact and manual override controls.

Enterprise Security & Compliance

Zero-Hardware, SOC 2 Type II Encrypted Deployment

All data processing executes in isolated single-tenant environments. Proprietary company records, documents, and client communications are strictly encrypted in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest (AES-256) with zero model retention and no external training on customer data.

Deployment Sprint

4-Week Production Implementation Roadmap

1

Week 1: Connect DCS historian (OSIsoft PI) and laboratory LIMS database.

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Week 2: Calibrate non-linear thermodynamic models on historical finished product batches.

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Week 3: Pilot supervisory blend recommendations in refinery control room.

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Week 4: Refinery-wide deployment across crude distillation and finished blending units.

Technical & Operational FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions (6)

No. Fortiv operates entirely on existing DCS temperature, pressure, and flow telemetry already stored in plant historians (e.g. OSIsoft PI, DeltaV).

It ingests crude assay lab sheets and distillation feed temperatures in real time, updating cut-point models before the crude enters distillation towers.

Yes. The thermodynamic engine supports multi-grade gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and marine fuel blending constraints.

All regional regulatory limits and ASTM standards are hard-coded as non-violable constraints in the optimization solver.

Yes. Operators retain full supervisory control, and manual overrides feed the continuous model calibration loop.

Given refining throughput volumes (100,000–250,000 bpd), capturing $0.15–$0.30 per barrel delivers full payback in 60 to 90 days.

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