A STUDY ON THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING ALTERNATIVES IN AN ETHANE EXTRACTION PLANT

Authors
DIAZ S SERRANI A BANDONI A BRIGNOLE EA
Citation
S. Diaz et al., A STUDY ON THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING ALTERNATIVES IN AN ETHANE EXTRACTION PLANT, Computers & chemical engineering, 20, 1996, pp. 1499-1504
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Application, Chemistry & Engineering","Engineering, Chemical","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications
Journal title
Computers & chemical engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
00981354
Volume
20
Year of publication
1996
Supplement
B
Pages
1499 - 1504
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-1354(1996)20:<1499:ASOTCA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A typical natural gas plant currently in operation is studied. In the present work, a previous model has been extended to rigorously represe nt the compression and separation areas. Optimal operating conditions have been determined for varying feed flowrates. Different turboexpans ion processes have also been analyzed through a MINLP strategy. The op timization program is an implementation of the Outer Approximation alg orithm that is interfaced to the simulation program. The structural an d parameter optimization of the entire plant has been performed to det ermine the optimal turboexpansion economic flowsheet.