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Li D, Rakovitis N, Zheng T, Pan Y, Li J, Kopanos G. Novel Multiple Time-grid Continuous-time Mathematical Formulation for Short-term Scheduling of Multipurpose Batch Plants. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022; 61:16093-16111. [PMCID: PMC9634804 DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Dan Li
- Centre for Process Integration, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Centre for Process Integration, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Centre for Process Integration, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Centre for Process Integration, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Flexciton Limited, 145 City Rd, Hoxton, London EC1V 1AZ, U.K
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Wang Z, Gu D, Lu J, Zhang N, Liu Y, Li G. Scheduling of Batch Operation for a Wastewater Treatment Plant under Time-of-Use Electricity Pricing. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:28525-28533. [PMID: 35990441 PMCID: PMC9387175 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
High operating cost caused by electric energy consumption is a common problem challenging many municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Due to the characteristics of intermittent inflow and aeration, WWTPs using sequencing batch reactor technology and its variants can be managed to relieve operating cost through taking advantage of time-of-use electricity pricing. However, little attention has been paid to the scheduling of treatment processes in the context of WWTPs. In this paper, a novel mixed-integer linear programming model is established for scheduling the batch operation of a WWTP under time-of-use electricity pricing, which considers constraints arising from task allocation, processing sequence, and processing duration. The modeling method is developed from the event-based continuous-time approach. The start time and end time of each treatment task are optimized to shift electricity consumption from peak hours to off-peak hours to the greatest extent, thus minimizing electricity cost. A case study demonstrates that the proposed model can quickly generate precise operational plans for the investigated WWTP. By implementing the optimum schedules, the WWTP can save on its electricity bill without changing the treatment capacity or the treatment process. The widening of peak and off-peak electricity pricing gap is favorable for the proposed model to display a more significant effect in reducing electricity cost.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhaoqing Wang
- Innovation Centre for Environment and Resources,
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of
Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Innovation Centre for Environment and Resources,
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of
Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Innovation Centre for Environment and Resources,
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of
Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Centre for Process Integration, Department of Chemical
Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of
Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Innovation Centre for Environment and Resources,
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of
Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Innovation Centre for Environment and Resources,
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of
Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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Beykal B, Avraamidou S, Pistikopoulos EN. Data-Driven Optimization of Mixed-integer Bi-level Multi-follower Integrated Planning and Scheduling Problems Under Demand Uncertainty. Comput Chem Eng 2022; 156:107551. [PMID: 34720250 PMCID: PMC8553017 DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2021.107551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The coordination of interconnected elements across the different layers of the supply chain is essential for all industrial processes and the key to optimal decision-making. Yet, the modeling and optimization of such interdependent systems are still burdensome. In this paper, we address the simultaneous modeling and optimization of medium-term planning and short-term scheduling problems under demand uncertainty using mixed-integer bi-level multi-follower programming and data-driven optimization. Bi-level multi-follower programs model the natural hierarchy between different layers of supply chain management holistically, while scenario analysis and data-driven optimization allow us to retrieve the guaranteed feasible solutions of the integrated formulation under various demand considerations. We address the data-driven optimization of this challenging class of problems using the DOMINO framework, which was initially developed to solve single-leader single-follower bi-level optimization problems to guaranteed feasibility. This framework is extended to solve single-leader multi-follower stochastic formulations and its performance is characterized by well-known single and multi-product process scheduling case studies. Through our data-driven algorithmic approach, we present guaranteed feasible solutions to linear and nonlinear mixed-integer bi-level formulations of simultaneous planning and scheduling problems and further characterize the effects of the scheduling level complexity on the solution performance, which spans over several hundred continuous and binary variables, and thousands of constraints.
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- Burcu Beykal
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Center for Clean Energy Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Texas A&M Energy Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Han Y, Gu X. Improved Multipopulation Discrete Differential Evolution Algorithm for the Scheduling of Multipurpose Batch Plants. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c06041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yuxin Han
- Key Laboratory of Smart Manufacturing in Energy Chemical Process, Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Manufacturing in Energy Chemical Process, Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Rakovitis N, Zhang N, Li J. A novel unit-specific event-based formulation for short-term scheduling of multitasking processes in scientific service facilities. Comput Chem Eng 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2019.106626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A new approach for scheduling of multipurpose batch processes with unlimited intermediate storage policy. Front Chem Sci Eng 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11705-019-1858-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The increasing demand of goods, the high competitiveness in the global marketplace as well as the need to minimize the ecological footprint lead multipurpose batch process industries to seek ways to maximize their productivity with a simultaneous reduction of raw materials and utility consumption and efficient use of processing units. Optimal scheduling of their processes can lead facilities towards this direction. Although a great number of mathematical models have been developed for such scheduling, they may still lead to large model sizes and computational time. In this work, we develop two novel mathematical models using the unit-specific event-based modelling approach in which consumption and production tasks related to the same states are allowed to take place at the same event points. The computational results demonstrate that both proposed mathematical models reduce the number of event points required. The proposed unit-specific event-based model is the most efficient since it both requires a smaller number of event points and significantly less computational time in most cases especially for those examples which are computationally expensive from existing models.
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Wang Y, Jin X, Lu S. Enhanced Discrete Time Formulation for a Short-Term Batch Process Scheduling Problem with Utility Constraints. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b02002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yue Wang
- School of Information and Control Engineering, Liaoning Shihua University, Fushun 113001, China
- National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Petrochemical Process Control, Liaoning Shihua University, Fushun 113001, China
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- School of Information and Control Engineering, Liaoning Shihua University, Fushun 113001, China
- National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Petrochemical Process Control, Liaoning Shihua University, Fushun 113001, China
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- Institute of Intelligence Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Shaik MA, Mathur P. Generalization of Scheduling Models for Batch Plants and Pipeless Plants. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- M. A. Shaik
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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Scheduling of Energy-Integrated Batch Process Systems Using a Pattern-Based Framework. Processes (Basel) 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/pr7020103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this paper, a novel pattern-based method is developed for the generation of optimal schedules for energy-integrated batch process systems. The proposed methodology is based on the analysis of available schedules for the identification of repetitive patterns. It is shown that optimal schedules of energy-integrated batch processes are composed of several repeating sections (or building blocks), and their sizes and relative positions are dependent on the scheduling horizon and constraints. Based on such a decomposition, the proposed pattern-based algorithm generates an optimal schedule by computing the number and sequence of these blocks. The framework is then integrated with rigorous optimization-based approach wherein it is shown that the learning from the pattern-based solution significantly improves the performance of rigorous optimization. The main advantage of the pattern-based method is the significant reduction in computational time required to solve large scheduling problems, thus enabling the possibility of on-line rescheduling. Three literature examples were considered to demonstrate the presence of repeating patterns in optimal schedules of energy-integrated batch systems. The effectiveness of the proposed methodology was illustrated using an integrated reactor-separator system.
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Shaik MA, Vooradi R. Short-Term Scheduling of Batch Plants: Reformulation for Handling Material Transfer at the Same Event. Ind Eng Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b00519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Munawar A. Shaik
- Department of Chemical
Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi−110016, India
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi−110016, India
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Li J, Xiao X, Floudas CA. Integrated gasoline blending and order delivery operations: Part I. short-term scheduling and global optimization for single and multi-period operations. AIChE J 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.15168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jie Li
- Artie McFerrin Dept. of Chemical Engineering; Texas A&M University; College Station TX 77843
- Texas A&M Energy Institute; Texas A&M University; College Station TX 77843
- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Artie McFerrin Dept. of Chemical Engineering; Texas A&M University; College Station TX 77843
- Texas A&M Energy Institute; Texas A&M University; College Station TX 77843
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Patil BP, Maia E, Ricardez-Sandoval LA. Integration of scheduling, design, and control of multiproduct chemical processes under uncertainty. AIChE J 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.14833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Bhushan P. Patil
- Dept. of Chemical Engineering; University of Waterloo; Waterloo ON Canada N2L 3G1
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- Dept. of Chemical Engineering; University of Waterloo; Waterloo ON Canada N2L 3G1
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Robust optimization and stochastic programming approaches for medium-term production scheduling of a large-scale steelmaking continuous casting process under demand uncertainty. Comput Chem Eng 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2014.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Vooradi R, Shaik MA. Rigorous Unit-Specific Event-Based Model for Short-Term Scheduling of Batch Plants Using Conditional Sequencing and Unit-Wait Times. Ind Eng Chem Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/ie303294k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ramsagar Vooradi
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi
110016, India
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi
110016, India
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Shaik MA, Vooradi R. Unification of STN and RTN based models for short-term scheduling of batch plants with shared resources. Chem Eng Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Castro PM, Grossmann IE. From time representation in scheduling to the solution of strip packing problems. Comput Chem Eng 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2012.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Li J, Xiao X, Tang Q, Floudas CA. Production Scheduling of a Large-Scale Steelmaking Continuous Casting Process via Unit-Specific Event-Based Continuous-Time Models: Short-Term and Medium-Term Scheduling. Ind Eng Chem Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ie2015944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jie Li
- Department of Chemical and Biological
Engineering Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey 08544-5263,
United States
- State Key
Laboratory of Multiphase
Complex Systems Institute of Process Engineering Beijing, 100190,
People’s Republic of China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Multiphase
Complex Systems Institute of Process Engineering Beijing, 100190,
People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430081 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological
Engineering Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey 08544-5263,
United States
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Li J, Verderame PM, Floudas CA. Operational Planning of Large-Scale Continuous Processes: Deterministic Planning Model and Robust Optimization for Demand Amount and Due Date Uncertainty. Ind Eng Chem Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ie202670a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jie Li
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544-5263, United
States
- State Key Laboratory
of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544-5263, United
States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544-5263, United
States
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Fumero Y, Corsano G, Montagna JM. Scheduling of Multistage Multiproduct Batch Plants Operating in a Campaign-Mode. Ind Eng Chem Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ie201757t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yanina Fumero
- INGAR—Instituto de Desarrollo y Diseño (CONICET-UTN), Avellaneda
3657, (S3002GJC) Santa Fe, Argentina
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- INGAR—Instituto de Desarrollo y Diseño (CONICET-UTN), Avellaneda
3657, (S3002GJC) Santa Fe, Argentina
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- INGAR—Instituto de Desarrollo y Diseño (CONICET-UTN), Avellaneda
3657, (S3002GJC) Santa Fe, Argentina
- CIDISI—Centro de Investigación
y Desarrollo en Ingeniería en Sistemas de Información, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional
Santa Fe, Argentina
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Nie Y, Biegler LT, Wassick JM. Integrated scheduling and dynamic optimization of batch processes using state equipment networks. AIChE J 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.13738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Seid R, Majozi T. A novel technique for prediction of time points for scheduling of multipurpose batch plants. Chem Eng Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.08.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Li J, Misener R, Floudas CA. Scheduling of crude oil operations under demand uncertainty: A robust optimization framework coupled with global optimization. AIChE J 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.12772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Sequential methodology for integrated optimization of energy and water use during batch process scheduling. Comput Chem Eng 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2011.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Li J, Misener R, Floudas CA. Continuous-time modeling and global optimization approach for scheduling of crude oil operations. AIChE J 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.12623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Castro PM, Zeballos LJ, Méndez CA. Hybrid time slots sequencing model for a class of scheduling problems. AIChE J 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.12609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Verderame PM, Floudas CA. Multisite Planning under Demand and Transportation Time Uncertainty: Robust Optimization and Conditional Value-at-Risk Frameworks. Ind Eng Chem Res 2010. [DOI: 10.1021/ie101401k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Peter M. Verderame
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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