Orbital Drives 7% Yield Purity Improvement in Natural Gas Process Simulations
Natural gas processing · GAIL Gandhar
DWSIM simulation
28 Aug 2024
Yield purity improvement
Energy consumption reduction
Annual cost savings
Processing natural gas into LPG, pentane, naphtha, and lean gas is a crucial operation in the energy industry. This study 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.
The simulation of the GAIL Gandhar plant processes natural gas (sourced by ONGC) to produce LPG, pentane, and lean gas. Designed by Engineers India Ltd. (EIL) and incorporating equipment from various licensors like SOLAR Turbines Inc., Linde, and others, the plant operates with a design capacity of 5.0 MMSCMD.