Remote monitoring of fired heaters

Non-transitory computer-readable media storing executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a system to:

• receive sensor data comprising operating information for a fired heater unit of a plant at a first operating condition representing a current operating condition for an element of the fired heater unit;
• receive sensor data comprising operating information for the fired heater unit of the plant at a second operating condition, the second operating condition determined using a predictive model, wherein the predictive model determines a relationship between energy consumption and operating parameters of the plant comprising fuel gas flow, fuel composition, excess air flow, and emissions of the plant;
• analyze the sensor data comprising the operating information to determine at least a one of the operating parameters of the plant comprising the fuel gas flow input information for the plant, the excess air information for the plant, and the emissions information four the plant;
• determine an adjustment to an operating parameter of the plant at the second operating condition which has a lower energy consumption compared with the first operating condition, wherein the determining is based on one or more of:
• the fuel input information for the plant, the air information for the plant, and the emissions information for the plant, and wherein the determining is performed with an iterative method based on the predictive model to determine the minimal energy consumption by adjusting the fuel flow and the air flow subject to emissions, pressure drop in the fired heater unit, process temperature and fired heater tube wall temperature constraints;
• and,
• transmit a command configured to cause the adjustment to the operating parameter of the plant.