In this paper, by combining a stochastic optimization method with a refrigeration shaft work targeting method,an approach for the synthesis of a heat integrated complex distillation system in a low-temperature process...In this paper, by combining a stochastic optimization method with a refrigeration shaft work targeting method,an approach for the synthesis of a heat integrated complex distillation system in a low-temperature process is presented. The synthesis problem is formulated as a mixed-integer nonlinear programming(MINLP) problem,which is solved by simulated annealing algorithm under a random procedure to explore the optimal operating parameters and the distillation sequence structure. The shaft work targeting method is used to evaluate the minimum energy cost of the corresponding separation system during the optimization without any need for a detailed design for the heat exchanger network(HEN) and the refrigeration system(RS). The method presented in the paper can dramatically reduce the scale and complexity of the problem. A case study of ethylene cold-end separation is used to illustrate the application of the approach. Compared with the original industrial scheme, the result is encouraging.展开更多
This paper addresses the scheduling problem involving batch processing machines, which is Mso known as parallel batching in the literature. The presented mixed integer programming formulation first provides an elegant...This paper addresses the scheduling problem involving batch processing machines, which is Mso known as parallel batching in the literature. The presented mixed integer programming formulation first provides an elegant model for the problem under study. Fhrthermore, it enables solutions to the problem instances beyond the capability of exact methods developed so far. In order to alleviate computational burden, the authors propose MIP-based heuristic approaches which balance solution quality and computing time.展开更多
基金the National Basic Research Program of China(2010CB720500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21176178)
文摘In this paper, by combining a stochastic optimization method with a refrigeration shaft work targeting method,an approach for the synthesis of a heat integrated complex distillation system in a low-temperature process is presented. The synthesis problem is formulated as a mixed-integer nonlinear programming(MINLP) problem,which is solved by simulated annealing algorithm under a random procedure to explore the optimal operating parameters and the distillation sequence structure. The shaft work targeting method is used to evaluate the minimum energy cost of the corresponding separation system during the optimization without any need for a detailed design for the heat exchanger network(HEN) and the refrigeration system(RS). The method presented in the paper can dramatically reduce the scale and complexity of the problem. A case study of ethylene cold-end separation is used to illustrate the application of the approach. Compared with the original industrial scheme, the result is encouraging.
文摘This paper addresses the scheduling problem involving batch processing machines, which is Mso known as parallel batching in the literature. The presented mixed integer programming formulation first provides an elegant model for the problem under study. Fhrthermore, it enables solutions to the problem instances beyond the capability of exact methods developed so far. In order to alleviate computational burden, the authors propose MIP-based heuristic approaches which balance solution quality and computing time.
