KBC Advanced Technologies plc (KBC) announces the release of version 4.1 of Petro-SIM and the KBC SIM Suite, the world’s leading process simulation system for downstream. Petro-SIM 4.1 continues the tradition of providing the best modeling platform for refiners, petrochemical and gas processing plants, from individual units to plant-wide modeling, and expands upon the unique new functionality introduced in Version 4.0. Users can take advantage of the inherent capabilities of Petro-SIM as well as leverage KBC’s industry-leading SIM Suite reactor models to improve operations, planning, and capital investment. Petro-SIM breaks through the barriers to accurate heat transfer calculations to: * Improve profit margins by monitoring exchanger fouling and optimising cleaning * Predict heat exchanger pressure drop more accurately * Improve furnace and heater operations with prediction and tracking of coke lay down, giving you better tools to predict run length Realise high resolution compositional analysis and tracking through: * Higher fidelity in the tracking of refinery streams that carry consistently through the flowsheet and the SIM Reactor suite * Increased consistency between models used at all levels of the planning cycle * Enhanced usability and predictive capability for Isomerisation reactors alongside continuing reactor technology enhancements Centralise the use of your models and better utilise your data: * Collaborate through model, case, study and assay data synchronization technology * Update your models by directly connecting real-time process and laboratory data * Improve data quality with enhanced data reconciliation “KBC is pleased to deliver the latest upgrades to Petro-SIM and the SIM reactor suite. From customer feedback and the extensive use of the software in major KBC consulting projects, we have added a number of high value features that further distinguish Petro-SIM. KBC is committed to a high quality, high value and high resolution engineering process simulation suite for the downstream industry,” commented Andy Howell, executive vice president of software at KBC.