Flexibility analysis of chemical processes considering dependencies between uncertain parameters
Book chapter, 2021

Chemical processes are usually subject to varying operating conditions. Consequently, the evaluation of the flexibility of a process with respect to variations in inlet conditions is vital to identify bottlenecks in current process flowsheets or new flowsheet design proposals. The flexibility index is a well-established concept to perform flexibility analysis of chemical processes. In this paper, we propose a novel approach to incorporate knowledge regarding dependencies between input parameters when calculating the flexibility index. The aim is to achieve a more accurate indication of a process's flexibility when dependencies between input parameters are present.

Chemical Process Design

Parameter Dependence

Flexibility Index

Correlation

Author

Christian Langner

Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Energy Technology

Elin Svensson

CIT Energy management AB

Simon Harvey

Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Energy Technology

Computer Aided Chemical Engineering

1570-7946 (ISSN)

1105-1110
978-0-323-88506-5 (ISBN)

Subject Categories

Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics

Chemical Process Engineering

DOI

10.1016/B978-0-323-88506-5.50170-4

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3/21/2023