Plantwide optimization coupled with column sequencing and stacking using a process simulator automation server

• Published in: Computers & chemical engineering Vol. 146; p. 107196
• Main Authors: Ni, Yuan-Wei, Lin, Wei-En, Tang, Wei-Ting, Ward, Jeffrey D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Column stacking; Distillation column sequence; Heat integration; Plantwide optimization; Simulated annealing algorithm; Simulated annealing algorithm; Plantwide optimization; Column stacking; Heat integration; Distillation column sequence

A method is proposed for plantwide process design and optimization that solves the column sequencing and stacking problems while also accounting for the tradeoff between reactor system design and separation system design. The plantwide process is represented by two flowsheets in a process simulator....