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Modular equipment design in optimization-based process synthesis
Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2012
Sprache
English
TORE-URI
First published in
Number in series
30
Start Page
517
End Page
521
Citation
Computer Aided Chemical Engineering 30: 517-521 (2012)
Contribution to Conference
Publisher DOI
Scopus ID
Publisher
Elsevier
ISBN
978-0-444-59431-0
Modular design of process equipment has the potential to reduce time to market and cost. In order to tap the full economic potential of modular design, the constraints relating to modular equipment should be considered early on in the design process. However, aspects of modular design of equipment are not supported by established conceptual design tools and methodologies. Therefore, optimization-based conceptual design methodology for distillation columns is extended to include these aspects. A superstructure model and a solution strategy are presented to solve such design problems with high computational efficiency and robustness.
Subjects
Conceptual design
Distillation
Modularization
Optimization
DDC Class
600: Technology