Coarse-Grid Eulerian-Eulerian Multiphase Model for Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit

催化裂化(FCC)装置是一种重要的炼油装置，占汽油总产量的45%左右。这项研究的目的是提高澳大利亚炼油厂的汽油生产效率，从而使我国不仅保持自给自足，而且允许有利可图的出口。这将通过新颖的计算流体力学模拟优化催化裂化装置的性能来实现。这项研究的结果将使炼油商能够生产更清洁的燃料(例如，含硫较低的燃料)，并减少催化裂化装置的空气污染(以CO和颗粒物的形式)，从而帮助澳大利亚保护其多样化和相对无污染的环境。

A fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit is an important refinery unit operation responsible for about 45% of total petrol production. The aim of this study is to improve the petrol production efficiency of Australian refineries thus allowing our country not only to maintain its self-sufficiency but also to permit lucrative exports. This will be done by optimising the performance of the FCC unit through novel computational fluid dynamic simulations. The outcomes of this study will enable refiners to produce cleaner fuel (e.g., fuel with less sulphur) and decrease air pollution from the FCC unit (in the form of CO and particulates) thus helping Australia to preserve its diverse and relatively pollution-free environment.