A multiperiod nonlinear programming approach for operation of air separation plants with variable power pricing

AIChE Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2421-2430

  Zhu, Yu ^a   Legg, Sean ^a   Laird, Carl D ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas purification; Mathematical modeling; Numerical solutions; Optimization; Process simulation

Indexed keywords

AIR SEPARATION PLANTS; AIR SEPARATION PROCESS; CRYOGENIC AIR SEPARATION; DECISION VARIABLES; DEMAND UNCERTAINTY; ELECTRICAL PRICE; ELECTRICITY PRICING; HIGH PURITY GAS; INFORMED DECISION; LOSS FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MULTI-PERIOD; NON-LINEAR MODEL; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING STRATEGY; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; PRODUCT DEMAND; STEADY STATE; TRADE OFF; TRANSITION TIME; VARIABLE POWER;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; GAS PLANTS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; PURIFICATION;

AIR CLEANERS;

EID: 79961008480     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12464     Document Type: Article

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