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Example For Minimizing Steam Use: See File - Opt - BKP

The document describes an optimization of a dichloromethane solvent recovery system to minimize steam use. The system uses two adiabatic flash towers with 200 psi steam feeds to each (STEAM1 and STEAM2). The optimization variables are the mass flow rates of STEAM1 and STEAM2, with the objective to minimize their sum. There is a constraint that the dichloromethane concentration in the stream from the second tower must be below 150 ppm.

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Example For Minimizing Steam Use: See File - Opt - BKP

The document describes an optimization of a dichloromethane solvent recovery system to minimize steam use. The system uses two adiabatic flash towers with 200 psi steam feeds to each (STEAM1 and STEAM2). The optimization variables are the mass flow rates of STEAM1 and STEAM2, with the objective to minimize their sum. There is a constraint that the dichloromethane concentration in the stream from the second tower must be below 150 ppm.

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Example for Minimizing Steam Use

See file - Opt.bkp

In a dichloro-methane solvent recovery system, two flashes, TOWER1 and TOWER2 are run
adiabatically, with a 200 psi steam feed to each flash: STEAM1 and STEAM2, respectively.
There is a constraint specifying the maximum allowable concentration of Dicloro-methane in the
effluent stream from TOWER2.
Optimization is used to find the steam flow rates. [See file opt.bkp.]

The mass flow rate of stream STEAM1 and STEAM2 are the sample variables for the
optimization. These variables are called STEAM1 and STEAM2, respectively.
The optimization objective function is STEAM1 + STEAM2.
The optimization problem is converged when STEAM1 + STEAM2 is at a minimum.
Fortran expressions, such as STEAM1 + STEAM2, can be used in any part of the optimization
problem.
The mass flow rates of the steam streams are also the manipulated variables. The optimization
convergence block finds the flow rates that make STEAM1 + STEAM2 a minimum.
The manipulated variable is specified in the streams, just as if there were no optimization. The
specified value is the initial estimate used by the optimization convergence block.
You do not have to specify convergence of the design specification. ASPEN PLUS automatically
generates a convergence block to converge the specification.
There is one constraint associated with the optimization problem, called EFFL.
The constraint EFFL is satisfied when the concentration of dichloro-methane is less than 150
ppm.
The constraint is expressed in logarithms.

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