Selection of equipment modules for a flexible modular production plant by a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm

Radatz, Heiko; Schröder, M.; Becker, Christian F. W.; Bramsiepe, Christian; Schembecker, Gerhard

doi:10.1016/j.compchemeng.2018.12.009

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“…[24] Another strategy could be to enable a fast time to market by utilizing and modifying an already designed plant. [25] On the other hand, world-scale plants in bulk and basic chemicals are dominant. This type of plant is designed to operate at minimum cost, for a fixed capacity and the highest possible efficiency.…”

Section: Changing Raw Materials Supply and Time To Marketmentioning

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A systematic approach to define flexibility in chemical engineering

Bruns

Herrmann

Polyakova

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J Adv Manuf & Process

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Increasing economic and environmental challenges leads to the need for changes in the chemical industry. In this context, a promising approach is utilizing flexible apparatuses and flexible plants to react to changing boundary conditions. However, the concept of flexibility in chemical engineering, which originated in manufacturing, still lacks a comprehensive organization and categorization of different types of flexibility. Thus, in this work, the origin of flexibility in manufacturing is traced, and a literature overview on flexibility in chemical engineering is provided. Based on a subsequent cluster analysis, four types of flexibility are identified and defined. Furthermore, this work enables research on flexibility to be integrated into a general and consistent definition of flexibility. The definitions are applied to examples from literature to achieve comparability. While enabling the qualitative assessment of flexibility, this work identifies open research gaps regarding the quantification of flexibility.

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Section: Changing Raw Materials Supply and Time To Marketmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[ 24 ] Another strategy could be to enable a fast time to market by utilizing and modifying an already designed plant. [ 25 ]…”

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A systematic approach to define flexibility in chemical engineering

Bruns

Herrmann

Polyakova

et al. 2020

J Adv Manuf & Process

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“…A higher velocity also increases the heat transfer performance. An example of how to determine the limitations in this type of heat exchanger for a process with steady-state simulations can be found in [17].…”

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“…For the following case study, it is therefore assumed that pumps and compressors can be operated redundantly associated with increased costs. The analysis of heat exchangers, as carried out by Radatz et al [17], is also of inferior interest, as the potential of process characteristics is in focus. However, an adaption of this method in a subsequent study can be a reasonable expansion.…”

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Analysis of Capacity Potentials in Continuously Operated Chemical Processes

Bruns

Grünewald

Riese

2020

Chemie Ingenieur Technik

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This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Supporting Information available online A method is proposed to evaluate capacity potentials in continuously operated chemical processes. In the main part of the analysis, the operating windows of the equipment are examined based on detailed steady-state simulations. The method is applied to a case study of the production process of ethylene oxide as a large-scale commodity chemical. Results show the limitations continuously operated processes are confronted with. However, opportunities to enlarge or shift the operating window of apparatuses applied are determined.

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“…modules from a comprehensive database according to the specific need [38][39][40]. In addition, the concept of modularization increases the capacity and product flexibility [41][42][43][44].…”

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Transformable Decentral Production for Local Economies with Minimized Carbon Footprint

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Due to high energy-intensive processes and a dependence on carbon-based materials, the process industry plays a major role in climate change. Therefore, the substitution of fossil resources by biobased resources is indispensable. This leads to challenges arising from accompanying changes of the type, amount and location of resources. At the same time, transformable production systems are currently in the focus of research addressing the required flexibility. These systems which consist of modular production and logistics units offer the possibility to adapt flexibly in volatile conditions within dynamic supply chains. Hence, this work compiles elements for environmental sustainability, which minimize the carbon footprint in the process industry: transformable production systems, the utilization of bio-based resources, carbon dioxide and renewable energy as well as the application of these elements in decentral production networks. Finally, possible use cases are determined based on the combination of these elements through a multi-criteria analysis.

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Selection of equipment modules for a flexible modular production plant by a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm

Cited by 22 publications

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A systematic approach to define flexibility in chemical engineering

A systematic approach to define flexibility in chemical engineering

Analysis of Capacity Potentials in Continuously Operated Chemical Processes

Transformable Decentral Production for Local Economies with Minimized Carbon Footprint

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