Determination of storage tanks location for optimal short-term scheduling in multipurpose/multiproduct batch-continuous plants under uncertainties

A multipurpose/multiproduct plant has to deal with many combinations of tasks sequences and operation rates that lead to accumulation problems. These problems can be handled using storage tanks, but usually their location within the flowsheet is predetermined and not subject to optimization, missing...

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Autores: Durand, Guillermo Andrés, Mele, Fernando Daniel, Bandoni, Jose Alberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/53849
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/53849
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Batch Plant
Decision-Making
Multipurpose/Multiproduct Plants
Scheduling
Semi-Continuous Plant
Simulation-Based Optimization
Uncertainty
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Sumario:A multipurpose/multiproduct plant has to deal with many combinations of tasks sequences and operation rates that lead to accumulation problems. These problems can be handled using storage tanks, but usually their location within the flowsheet is predetermined and not subject to optimization, missing the opportunity to better satisfy the customers. In this work we will determinate the optimal location of storage tanks for the short-term scheduling under uncertainty. A hybrid simulation-based optimization (SBO) strategy was developed and implemented to solve the problems combining stochastic and deterministic solution algorithms.