Simulator and Optimizer for Natural Gas Plants

MARIA SOLEDAD DIAZ; ADRIANA SERRANI; J. ALBERTO BANDONI; ESTEBAN A. BRIGNOLE

LATIN AMERICAN APPLIED RESEARCH

PLAPIQUI(UNS-CONICET)

Lugar: Bahia Blanca; Año: 1998 vol. 28 p. 123 - 128

0327-0793

A rigorous simulator/optimizer has been developed for design and optimization of natura! gas prol.:essing plants. The simulator embeds different turboexpansion technologies which are represented by binary variables. The simulator/optimizer has been used to obtain both the optimal design and its associated operating conditions. Optimal schemes for processing gases with increasing carbon dioxide content can be readily obtainedby binary variables. The simulator/optimizer has been used to obtain both the optimal design and its associated operating conditions. Optimal schemes for processing gases with increasing carbon dioxide content can be readily obtained