<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "A mixed integer nonlinear programming approach for petroleum refinery topology optimisation"^^ . "This work presents a mixed integer nonlinear programming (MINLP)-based superstructure optimisation approach to synthesize an optimal petroleum refinery topology or configuration for large-scale grassroots refinery systems. We develop a superstructure to include many possible prospective configurations and formulate rigorous models for the 32 commercial refinery processes that constitute the configurations, which gives rise to a convex MINLP model. The objective function is to maximize the total refinery profit for a given crude oil feed subject to material and energy balance constraints. We apply a two-level optimisation procedure: a master module to construct configurations from the superstructure and a submodule to optimize the process unit conversions and product temperatures of the configurations. A numerical example based on an actual operating refinery in Kuwait is illustrated to implement the approach with a resulting configuration that agrees with real-world practices. © 2019 Institution of Chemical Engineers"^^ . "2019" . . "143" . . "Institution of Chemical Engineers"^^ . . . "Chemical Engineering Research and Design"^^ . . . "02638762" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "M."^^ . "Elsholkami"^^ . "M. Elsholkami"^^ . . "A."^^ . "Elkamel"^^ . "A. Elkamel"^^ . . "T.A."^^ . "Albahri"^^ . "T.A. Albahri"^^ . . "C.S."^^ . "Khor"^^ . "C.S. Khor"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #11735 \n\nA mixed integer nonlinear programming approach for petroleum refinery topology optimisation\n\n" . "text/html" . .