Publication detail
Parametric optimization of steam turbine networks by using commercial simulation software
Li, Ai-Hong Ren, Xiao-Ying Varbanov, Petar Liu, Zhi-Yong
English title
Parametric optimization of steam turbine networks by using commercial simulation software
Type
journal article in Web of Science
Language
en
Original abstract
The steam turbine network can significantly affect the energy utilization efficiency of a chemical plant. The parametric optimization of steam turbine network is investigated in this paper by using Aspen Plus software. The existing steam turbine network is simulated first. Then, for minimizing the operating cost of the steam system, the network parameters including the steam production of boilers, the steam exhaust of turbines, the steam passing through let-down valves and the steam allocation among different turbines are optimized based on the "Sensitivity Analysis" tool and the proposed optimization rules. The investigation of two literature examples shows that the proposed method is simple and can provide the results comparable to those obtained by mathematical programming methods.
English abstract
The steam turbine network can significantly affect the energy utilization efficiency of a chemical plant. The parametric optimization of steam turbine network is investigated in this paper by using Aspen Plus software. The existing steam turbine network is simulated first. Then, for minimizing the operating cost of the steam system, the network parameters including the steam production of boilers, the steam exhaust of turbines, the steam passing through let-down valves and the steam allocation among different turbines are optimized based on the "Sensitivity Analysis" tool and the proposed optimization rules. The investigation of two literature examples shows that the proposed method is simple and can provide the results comparable to those obtained by mathematical programming methods.
Keywords in English
Parametric optimization; steam turbine networks; simulation software
Released
01.08.2022
Publisher
Esevier
Location
Amsterdam
ISSN
0263-8762
Number
184
Pages from–to
246–255
Pages count
10
BIBTEX
@article{BUT182637,
author="Petar Sabev {Varbanov},
title="Parametric optimization of steam turbine networks by using commercial simulation software",
year="2022",
number="184",
month="August",
pages="246--255",
publisher="Esevier",
address="Amsterdam",
issn="0263-8762"
}