A general framework for simultaneous cyclic scheduling and operational optimization of multiproduct continuous plants



Título del documento: A general framework for simultaneous cyclic scheduling and operational optimization of multiproduct continuous plants
Revista: Brazilian journal of chemical engineering
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000308842
ISSN: 0104-6632
Autores: 1
Instituciones: 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Oct
Volumen: 19
Número: 4
Paginación: 457-466
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés This paper addresses the problem of integrating in a single model operational optimization and cyclic scheduling of continuous plants. Considered are multiproduct, multistage plants with finite intermediate storage capacity (FIS). A combined optimization approach introduces synergic effects for more effective scheduling and plant operation (Alle and Pinto, 2001a,b). The representation proposed for this problem results in an MINLP model with a nonconvex feasible region and nonconvex objective function. In order to deal with nonconvexity, a spatial branch-and-bound global optimization algorithm is applied. Results show that the global approach is effectively able to yield more profitable solutions than those obtained by local optimization methods
Disciplinas: Química
Palabras clave: Ingeniería química,
Ingeniería industrial,
Procesos continuos,
Plantas industriales,
Calendarización,
Optimización
Keyword: Chemistry,
Chemical engineering,
Industrial engineering,
Continuous processes,
Industrial plants,
Scheduling,
Optimization
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