Evolution and optimization of the dual mixed refrigerant process of natural gas liquefaction

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 96, Issue , 2016, Pages 320-329

  Khan, Mohd Shariq ^a   Karimi, I A ^a   Lee, Moonyong ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Box optimization; Dual mixed refrigerant; Efficiency improvement; Genetic algorithm; Liquefaction; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUEFACTION; NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION; REFRIGERANTS;

COMPRESSION ENERGY; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; MIXED REFRIGERANTS; NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION; OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; PROCESS EFFICIENCY; SINGLE OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; THERMODYNAMIC IRREVERSIBILITY;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84954421095     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.11.092     Document Type: Article

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