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Abstract

The mathematical model of naphtha steam cracking has been developed to predict products yields. The feedstock composition, feedstock rate, steam-oil ration, inlet temperature, outlet temperature and outlet pressure are introduced as inputs. The reaction model consists of two parts: the radical reactions of higher alkanes, higher alkenes, naphthenes and alkylaromatics and the formal molecular reactions of lower alkanes and lower alkenes. The model was identified using a series of large-scale experiments including four naphtha raw materials. Eight experiments were carried out for each naphtha kind at two levels of the temperature profile, feed rate and steam-oil ratio.