Linear Programming Examples: Chemical Engineer's Guide
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CheGuide.com Date 16-12-15
Chemical Engineer's Guide By CheGuide
Multipurpose plant is used to manufacture three products A, B and C from raw materials Y and Z.
Amount of raw materials required, batch times and profits per batch are shown as below. Determine
number of batches to be processed for each product to mazimize the profit. Plant is operating for
150 hours per week. Raw material available per week is Y : 216 units and Z : 200 units.
Raw material per
Plant time per batch Batch
Product Profit per Batch
(hrs) Y Z
A 30 5 18 20
B 8 10 12 5
C 15 20 5 10
Decision Variables Batches for each product
XA XB XC
Optimal number of Batches 8 4 2
Objective Function 30 8 15
Maximum Profit 302
Constraints Actual
1 Available Time per Week 5 10 20 120 ≤ 150
2 Raw Material Y 18 12 5 202 ≤ 216
3 Raw Material Z 20 5 10 200 ≤ 200
Linear Programming Examples
CheGuide.com Date 16-12-15
Chemical Engineer's Guide By CheGuide
Refinery Scheduling
A refinery has four type of crude oils available that have the yields shown in the following table.
Because of maximum demand, production of gasoline, heating oil, jet fuel and lube oil must be
limited as shown in the table. Find the optimum weekly requirment of crude oils to maximize the
refinery profit.
Product Yield bbl / bbl crude Product Maximum
Fuel Process Lube Value Demand
Products/ Crudes 1 2 3 4 4 (5) $/bbl kbbl/wk
Gasoline 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 45 170
Heating Oil 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 30 85
Jet Fuel 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 15 85
Lube Oil 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 60 20
Losses 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - -
Crude Cost $/bbl 15 15 15 25 25
Operating Cost $/bbl 5 8.5 7.5 3 2.5
Crude Supply kbbl/wk 100 100 100 200
Profit Crude 1 14.5 k$
Crude 2 8 k$
Crude 3 4.5 k$
Crude 4 2 k$
Crude 4 8.5 k$ (For Lube production)
Decision Variables Weekly requirement of each crude Oil
X1 X2 X3 X4 X5
Crude Oil Required 100 100 66.67 0 100
Objective Function 14.5 8 4.5 2 8.5
Maximum Profit 3400 k$/ wk
Constraints Actual
1 Gasoline Limit 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 170 ≤ 170
2 Heating Oil Limit 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 70 ≤ 85
3 Jet Fuel Limit 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 70 ≤ 85
4 Lube Oil Limit 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 20 ≤ 20
5 Crude 1 Supply 1 100 ≤ 100
6 Crude 2 Supply 1 100 ≤ 100
7 Crude 3 Supply 1 66.67 ≤ 100
8 Crude 4 Supply 1 1 100 ≤ 200
