We consider the problem of nonlinear optimization of a complex engineering system of production, processing, and transport of energy carriers (ESPPTEs). We present general approaches to modeling individual elements of such a system and mathematical…
With the continuous increase of energy demand, the importance of natural gas storage has gradually increased. Underground natural gas storage (UNGS) has the characteristics of large capacity and low gas storage cost, and it is usually used as the…
Various groups have studied the optimal crude-oil operation scheduling problem in refineries over the last few decades, resulting in diverse mixed integer linear programming or mixed nonlinear programming formulations. This paper proposes a novel…
This work introduces a mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) formulation for the efficient planning of crude oil supplies to a major refinery, through a long-distance pipeline. The proposed approach combines the potentials of slot-based and…
As the energy demand for multiple purposes increases, smart multi-energy systems have become the trend in the development of cities. In such an intelligent environment, it is possible and imperative to consider the traffic flow guidance for electric…
With the continuous increase of energy demand, the importance of natural gas storage has gradually increased. Underground natural gas storage (UNGS) has the characteristics of large capacity and low gas storage cost, and it is usually used as the…
An oil and gas field requires careful operational planning and management via production optimization for increased recovery and long-term project profitability. This article addresses the challenge of production optimization in a field undergoing…
A natural gas upstream processing network consists of several main processing units. Many process configurations are available for selection, and the choice of technologies can be vast. There is no single technology or process configuration that is…
This paper aims at modeling and optimizing a Middle East-based commercial natural gas liquid (NGL) recovery and fractionation plant, using a predictive process simulator. NGL units are known to be highly energy-intensive as steam-based heating and…
In this review, we survey the widespread use of numerical optimization or mathematical programming approaches to develop and produce petroleum fields for design and operations
We consider the problem of nonlinear optimization of a complex engineering system of production, processing, and transport of energy carriers (ESPPTEs). We present general approaches to modeling individual elements of such a system and mathematical…
Since its initial development in the 1980′s, Real-Time Optimization (RTO) has been widely appreciated as an efficient way to optimize process decision variables and improve economic performance of refineries. RTOs consist of nonlinear optimization…
With the continuous increase of energy demand, the importance of natural gas storage has gradually increased. Underground natural gas storage (UNGS) has the characteristics of large capacity and low gas storage cost, and it is usually used as the…