Optimal shutdown policy for maintenance of cracking furnaces in ethylene plants

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2748-2757

  Schulz, Erica P ^a   Bandoni, J Alberto ^a   Diaz, M Soledad ^a  

^a PLAPIQUI UNS CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DEPOSITION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING;

CRACKING FURNACES; ETHYLENE PLANTS; PRODUCTION PLANNING MODELS; SHUTDOWN;

INDUSTRIAL FURNACES;

CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DEPOSITION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; INDUSTRIAL FURNACES; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING;

EID: 33646271620     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie050341r     Document Type: Conference Paper

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