KBC Petro-SIM
Refinery-focused process simulation and AI-integrated digital twin platform
- Vendor
- KBC (Yokogawa)
- License
- Commercial
- Platforms
- Windows
- Official site
- kbc.global/software/petro-sim/ ↗
Petro-SIM is KBC's process simulator built for refining and upstream oil and gas: rigorous reactor models for FCC, hydrocracking, and reforming, plus plant digital twins that reconcile live operating data against the model. Recent releases integrate AI-driven advisory into the twin platform.
Best for: refiners running unit monitoring, planning-model updates, and margin optimization against calibrated simulations.
Consider alternatives when working general chemicals rather than hydrocarbon processing — Aspen Plus/HYSYS have broader chemistry coverage.
KBC Petro-SIM articles & guides
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KBC Petro-SIM v7.6: AI-Integrated Digital Twin Platform Advances Process Simulation for Energy Transition
KBC (A Yokogawa Company) has released Petro-SIM v7.6, a major update to its flagship process simulation platform that combines first-principles physics modeling with AI/ML integration, a new NOMAD blackbox optimization solver, and a Fischer-Tropsch reactor model for sustainable aviation fuel production. The release delivers up to 30% faster solving times for hydroprocessing simulations and introduces advanced polymer modeling powered by Predici.