Synthesis of Operable Process Intensification Systems—Steady-State Design with Safety and Operability Considerations

Tian, Yuhe; Pistikopoulos, Efstratios N.

doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.8b04389

Synthesis of Operable Process Intensification Systems—Steady-State Design with Safety and Operability Considerations

Journal Article · Fri Dec 21 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.8b04389· OSTI ID:1642449

Tian, Yuhe ^[1]; ^[2]

Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States); Texas A&M University
Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)

In this work, we present an integrated approach to synthesize process intensification systems with guaranteed flexibility and safety performances. The synthesis of intensified equipment/flowsheets is addressed through the Generalized Modular Representation Framework (GMF), which utilizes an aggregation of multifunctional mass/heat exchange modules to represent chemical processes. Thus, the optimal design options are investigated as mass- and heat-transfer opportunities using superstructure-based optimization techniques without a prepostulation of plausible configurations. To ensure that the designs can be operated under a specified range of uncertain parameters, a multiperiod GMF representation is developed based on the critical operating conditions identified by flexibility test. Risk assessment, accounting for equipment failure frequency and consequence severity, is incorporated as a constraint into this synthesis model to derive inherently safer designs. The resulting safely operable intensified systems, which are represented via phenomenological modules, are then identified as corresponding equipment-based flowsheets and validated with steady-state simulation. We demonstrate the proposed approach through a case study for the production of methyl tert-butyl ether. Here, the results indicate that safety and operability considerations can result in significant changes in the structural and operating parameters of the optimal intensified design configuration.

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Research Organization:: RAPID Manufacturing Institute, New York, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Manufacturing Office

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0007888

OSTI ID:: 1642449

Journal Information:: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Journal Name: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 58; ISSN 0888-5885

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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