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Simultaneous optimization and heat integration of chemical processes
Author(s) -
Duran M. A.,
Grossmann I. E.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690320114
Subject(s) - process integration , mathematical optimization , process (computing) , optimization problem , flow (mathematics) , chemical process , set (abstract data type) , representation (politics) , path (computing) , nonlinear programming , nonlinear system , computer science , pinch analysis , process optimization , mathematics , process engineering , engineering , quantum mechanics , physics , geometry , chemical engineering , environmental engineering , politics , law , political science , programming language , operating system
Abstract A procedure is proposed for simultaneously handling the problem of optimal heat integration while performing the optimization of process flow sheets. The method is based on including a set of constraints into the nonlinear process optimization problem so as to insure that the minimum utility target for heat recovery networks is featured. These heat integration constraints, which do not require temperature intervals for their definition, are based on a proposed representation for locating pinch points that can vary according to every set of process stream conditions (flow rates and temperatures) selected in the optimization path. The underlying mathematical formulations correspond to nondifferentiable optimization problems, and an efficient smooth approximation method is proposed for their solution. An example problem on a chemical process is presented to illustrate the economic savings that can be obtained with the proposed simultaneous approach. The method reduces to simple models for the case of fixed flow rates and temperatures.