This manuscript presents the conceptual design of chemical processes by coupling PRO/II (Simsci-Esscor), a detailed toolkit for process design and steady-state optimization, with modeFRONTIER (EnginSoft and ESTECO), a structured package for optimization problems. Specifically, the conceptual design of the toluene hydrodealkylation process was performed starting from an extended superstructure of the process layout. The optimizer identifies which solution is the most appealing among the possible configurations by minimizing an ad hoc objective function while cutting off improper branches and unprofitable solutions. This approach couples detailed simulations with Boolean and/or integer logics.
Conceptual Design Based on Rigorous Models – A Fully Integrated Approach
GRANA, ROBERTO;MANENTI, FLAVIO;MANCA, DAVIDE;
2008-01-01
Abstract
This manuscript presents the conceptual design of chemical processes by coupling PRO/II (Simsci-Esscor), a detailed toolkit for process design and steady-state optimization, with modeFRONTIER (EnginSoft and ESTECO), a structured package for optimization problems. Specifically, the conceptual design of the toluene hydrodealkylation process was performed starting from an extended superstructure of the process layout. The optimizer identifies which solution is the most appealing among the possible configurations by minimizing an ad hoc objective function while cutting off improper branches and unprofitable solutions. This approach couples detailed simulations with Boolean and/or integer logics.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
