Optimal design and operation for simultaneous shale gas NGL recovery and LNG re-gasification under uncertainties

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 112, Issue , 2014, Pages 130-142

  Wang, Meiqian ^a   Xu, Qiang ^a  

^a Lamar University   (United States)

Author keywords

LNG; LNG re gasification; MILP; NGL recovery; Process synthesis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; GASES; GASIFICATION; RECOVERY; SHALE;

LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG); MILP; OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY; PROCESS SYNTHESIS; RE-GASIFICATION; SOLUTION IDENTIFICATION; SUPERSTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS;

EID: 84898607058     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2014.03.021     Document Type: Article

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