OPTIMAL-DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE AND RELIABLE PROCESS SYSTEMS Academic Article

abstract

• In design & operation of chemical process systems, two categories of uncertainty are important: 1) realization of continuous process parameters (product demands, feedstock qualities, reaction kinetics), and 2) discrete states (typically related to equipment availability). This paper presents a general framework for incorporating both types of uncertainty in process system design. A combined flexibility-reliability index (FRI) is introduced to measure the capability of a process system to cope simultaneously with 1) (stochastic) parameter variations, and 2) equipment failures, by explicitly accounting for process operational interactions & constraints. A design optimization procedure is then proposed for obtaining flexible, reliable process systems at minimum investment cost and maximum average profit; the potential inclusion of maintenance considerations is briefly discussed. 1995 IEEE

authors

• Pistikopoulos, Stratos

published proceedings

• IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON RELIABILITY

author list (cited authors)

• THOMAIDIS, T. V., & PISTIKOPOULOS, E. N.

citation count

• 29

complete list of authors

• THOMAIDIS, TV||PISTIKOPOULOS, EN

publication date

• June 1995

publisher

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  Publisher

published in

• n0018-9529ISSN  Journal

keywords

• Batch Plant
• Process Design
• Process Flexibility
• Process Optimization

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/24.387378

start page

• 243

end page

• 250

volume

• 44

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/24.387378