Constrained non-linear optimisation of a process for liquefaction of natural gas including a geometrical and thermo-hydraulic model of a compact heat exchanger

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 73, Issue , 2015, Pages 102-115

  Skaugen, G ^a   Hammer, M ^a   Wahl, P E ^a   Wilhelmsen, Ø ^a,b  

^a SINTEF ENERGY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Design; Heat exchanger; Natural gas liquefaction; Optimisation; Process; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; LIQUEFACTION OF GASES; NATURAL GAS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; PROCESSING; THERMODYNAMICS;

COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGER; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; CONSTRAINED NON-LINEAR OPTIMISATION; NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION; OPTIMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; OPTIMISATIONS; THERMO-HYDRAULIC MODEL; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84918833939     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2014.12.002     Document Type: Article

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