Wang D., Fan X., Feng X., 2015, Optimization Framework for Energy-Induced Separation Network: Application to the Chilling Train System in Ethylene Plants, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 45, 91-96.
The mass-exchange equilibrium relation depends on the temperature and pressure. Therefore, there are strong interactions between heat-exchange network and mass-exchange network. A modular framework methodology that combines the commercial sequential process simulator and optimization tools is proposed to perform the energy-induced separation network synthesis. As a case, the synthesis of the chilling train process in ethylene plants is used to illustrate the applicability of the proposed approach.
