Module 01  ·  The Simulation Engine

PROCESS — The Simulation Engine

PROCESS is Module 01 — the simulation engine at the heart of every refinery process. The intelligence layer that powers every other module: every yield prediction, every mass balance closure, every energy calculation, every financial projection derives its engineering credibility from this core.

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Module 01 · Overview

The Heart of Every Refinery Process

PROCESS is Module 01 — the simulation engine at the heart of the Refinium platform. Every other module on this site (PC&S Manager, LP Crude Planner, Financial Analyzer, and all the rest) derives its engineering credibility from this core. Without PROCESS, Refinium is dashboards. With PROCESS, Refinium is a process engineering intelligence system in a category of its own.

Founding IP

Sole Inventor: Pedro Orihuela. Fortran simulation core. C++ GUI. Founding IP of Refinium AI, LLC.

How It Works

PROCESS Powers These Modules — Today

In Phase 1 (now), PROCESS runs server-side, behind the API. Yield models, heat & material balances, and equipment sizing results surface through module outputs. Users experience the rigor without direct simulator interaction. Engineering credibility is established from day one.

Module 02 · Powered by PROCESS
PC&S
Start-Up Targets
Predicted unit behavior, safe operating envelopes, and start-up sequence prediction — all backed by the PROCESS simulation.
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Module 04 · Powered by PROCESS
PLAN
LP Yield Models
LP yield vectors and quality correlations are generated from the live PROCESS simulator — eliminating the manual coefficient update gap.
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Module 03 · Powered by PROCESS
FIN
Margin Calculations
Crude netbacks, product value stacks, and margin calculations all derive from rigorous yield predictions — not black-box correlations.
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Module 05 · Powered by PROCESS
PERF
Unit Performance
Yield-vs-design and energy-intensity benchmarks are anchored to the PROCESS-derived design baseline for every refinery unit.
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Module 06 · Powered by PROCESS
DR
Mass Balance Closure
Reconciliation against the PROCESS-derived mass and energy balance — the only way to validate plant data against engineering first principles.
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Module 12 · Powered by PROCESS
UTIL
Utility Balance
Steam, fuel gas, and hydrogen balances are tied to the PROCESS-derived engineering baseline for every utility-consuming unit.
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PROCESS Evolution

Three Phases — From Server-Side to Live Optimization

PROCESS evolves alongside the Refinium platform. Phase 1 ships now. Phases 2 and 3 deepen the platform's intelligence — without rebuilding the foundation.

Phase 1 — Now
Server-Side
Available Today
Server-Side Intelligence

Simulator runs behind the API. Yield models, heat & material balances, and equipment sizing results surface through module outputs. Users experience the intelligence without direct simulator interaction. Engineering credibility from day one.

Phase 2 — 6–18 Months
Interactive
In Development
Interactive Process Module

Add an interactive workbench to PROCESS for process engineers. Unit case studies, sensitivity analyses, debottlenecking, and what-if scenarios. The tool legacy simulators charge $30K+/year for — at a SaaS price point.

Phase 3 — 18–36 Months
Live Optimization
On the Roadmap
Digital Twin & RTO

Validated simulator connected to live plant data becomes the digital twin layer. Real-time optimization closes the loop. The full Refinium vision — reached through the quick-win modules that fund it.

See the full platform roadmap for context.

Built on Rigorous Engineering

Every Refinium module is credible because PROCESS is. Every yield, every margin, every mass balance traces back to first principles.

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