Retrofit of Heat Exchanger Networks for Optimising Crude Oil Distillation Operation

The present work provides a new methodology for optimising crude oil distillation systems. The proposed approach determines the optimum operating conditions for the crude oil distillation unit, where the objective is maximum net profit, while proposing retrofit modifications for the heat exchanger n...

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Main Authors: L.M. Ochoa-Estopier, M. Jobson, R. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2013-09-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/5971