Optimization of the operation of boil-off gas compressors at a liquified natural gas gasification plant

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 6540-6545

  Shin, Myung Wook ^a   Shin, Dongil ^b   Choi, Soo Hyoung ^c   Yoon, En Sup ^a   Han, Chonghun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; GASIFICATION; NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION;

MIKED INTEGER LINEAR PROBLEM; MULTIPLE ASPECTS; SAFETY ANALYSIS;

COMPRESSORS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPRESSORS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; GASIFICATION; NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 35348957797     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie061264i     Document Type: Article

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