MILP OPTIMIZATION OF ENERGY-SYSTEMS WITH A CONDENSING TURBINE

To support their technology, factories use eat and power. Inputs may b e produced internally or purchased in the market. To produce inputs in ternally, factories use the TPC, i.e. an energy system consisting of a steam boiler and a purely condensing turbine. Factories may also use an energy system consisting of a steam boiler and a turbine with steam extraction (TSE). Using a steady-state, bottom-up approach in a netwo rk of energy modules and mixed integer linear programming (MILP), we d erive the cost-region diagrams for both the TPC and TSE. These diagram s provide the plant operator with guidance for optimum resource utiliz ation which results in a cost saving of 71.8%. (C) 1998 Elsevier Scien ce Ltd. All rights reserved.