This paper focuses on the optimization of crude oil operations scheduling in a refinery that is supplied with crude oil by ship. One of the main challenges associated with the crude oil operations scheduling problem i...
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This paper focuses on the optimization of crude oil operations scheduling in a refinery that is supplied with crude oil by ship. One of the main challenges associated with the crude oil operations scheduling problem is the management of crude storage in tanks. Since storage capacity is limited and there are several types of crude oil depending on their composition, it is necessary to store mixtures of crude oil in tanks. This feature makes necessary the inclusion of nonlinear, non-convex constraints, which complicates the resolution of mathematical programming models. To address this problem, we have developed a mathematical programming model based on a continuous-time formulation using time slots, along with a strategy based on piecewise McCormick relaxation that allows us to efficiently handle the nonlinear constraints generated by blending crude oils in tanks.
This paper focuses on solving the optimization of crude oil operations scheduling carried out in a real system composed of a refinery and a marine terminal, over a monthly horizon. In the present article, we introduce...
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This paper focuses on solving the optimization of crude oil operations scheduling carried out in a real system composed of a refinery and a marine terminal, over a monthly horizon. In the present article, we introduce a large-scale mixed-integer non-linear programming (MINLP) model that faithfully represents the operation and characteristics of the system. Considering the model's complexity and its non-linear and non-convex nature, the challenge lies in solving the model in a time frame that meets the user's needs. To tackle this problem, we develop a temporal decomposition method in conjunction with a linear approximation.
This paper addresses the problem of closed-loop operation of scheduling, together with the interaction of control.and scheduling, for a class of processes that appear very often in industry: those that combine continu...
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This paper addresses the problem of closed-loop operation of scheduling, together with the interaction of control.and scheduling, for a class of processes that appear very often in industry: those that combine continuous production lines with parallel batch units that share some resources. The paper presents a novel approach to this problem, including batching and a new type of precedence in the assignment problem. It also considers the effect of shared resources on the duration of the cycle time of the batch units. The approach is illustrated with a real-life example of a canned tuna factory
This paper presents a type of solar thermal power plant and also studies the efficiency of the common type of this distributed generation resource. In order to improve the efficiency of the power station, several tech...
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This paper deals with the scheduling of batch processes that share common resources having consumption profiles that change over time and are subjected to some global constraints. In order to approach the problem, the...
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This paper deals with the scheduling of batch processes that share common resources having consumption profiles that change over time and are subjected to some global constraints. In order to approach the problem, the formulation mixes three different time basis. Scheduling is performed in continuous time, but the description of the shared resources and the global constraints uses discrete values. The method is applied to a challenging problem in a tuna canning factory that mixes continuous flows of cans with the batch operation of a set of sterilizers sharing the steam supply line.
This paper presents a methodology for the optimal operation of mixed continuous-batch processes based on a hierarchical decomposition of the problem: local dynamic optimizers perform the economic optimization of the b...
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This paper reviews the problems associated to the presence of gross errors in data reconciliation problems as well as the main approaches to avoid their undesirable effects: detection and removal of the faulty measure...
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This paper reviews the problems associated to the presence of gross errors in data reconciliation problems as well as the main approaches to avoid their undesirable effects: detection and removal of the faulty measurements and minimization of their effect on the reconciled results by using robust estimators that modify the cost function. In the first case, Principal Component Analysis is used to detect the gross errors while, in the second, the Fair function is used. A combined approach is also presented that improves the PCA results. The methods are evaluated in a realistic large-scale problem with plant data corresponding to the hydrogen network of a petrol refinery.
Optimal process operation is not always guaranteed due to the presence of significant uncertainty about the plant models that are used to make decisions, for example in Real time optimization, and also due to the diff...
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Optimal process operation is not always guaranteed due to the presence of significant uncertainty about the plant models that are used to make decisions, for example in Real time optimization, and also due to the differences between control.architecture layers which operate on different time-scales and use different kind of models. Modifier adaptation is a methodology that achieves optimality despite the presence of uncertainty by using plant measurements. This paper presents the Nested modifier-adaptation methodology applied to the operation of distillation columns and the results obtained are compared with the previous modifier adaptation methodology using dual control.optimization.
This paper deals with the problem of optimizing the performance of a process using Real Time Optimization (RTO) considering the unavoidable errors in the process models. It implements a new architecture within the mod...
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