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Optimization of Heat-Integrated Crude Oil Distillation Systems. Part 3: Optimization Framework

CATEGORY: HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORKS
Optimization of Heat-Integrated Crude Oil Distillation
 Systems. Part 3: Optimization Framework

Type
Journal Article
Author
Lluvia M. Ochoa-Estopier
Author
Megan Jobson
URL
Volume
54
Issue
18
Pages
5018-5036
Publication
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Date
May 13, 2015
Abstract
This is part 3 of a series that applies optimization to maximize the productivity and minimize operating costs of heat-integrated crude oil distillation systems. Authors describe implementation of simulation models for the distillation process and heat exchanger network (HEN), and HEN retrofit models into the overall optimization framework.
The optimization approach is formulated in two levels. In the first level, simulated annealing is used to optimize the operating conditions of the crude oil distillation unit  and to propose HEN structural modifications. The second level is a nonlinear least-squares problem used to enforce HEN constraints. Three case studies illustrate the application of this approach to increase net profit and reduce annualized costs.

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