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This paper contains a number of MINLP formulations for the preliminary design of a multiproduct batch plant. The inherent flexibility of a batch plant leads to different formulations depending on which aspects we take into account. The formulations include parallel equipment in different configurations, intermediate storage, variable production requirements, multiplant production, discrete equipment sizes and allowing the processing time to be a function of batch size. A task structure synthesis formulation is also presented. The examples are solved with DICOPT++ and the different formulations are coded in GAMS. The resulting solutions (plants) have different objective functions (Costs) and structure depending on the formulation used. Solution times vary significantly in the different formulations.
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Ravemark, D.E., Rippin, D.W.T. (1996). Predesigning a Multiproduct Batch Plant by Mathematical Programming. In: Reklaitis, G.V., Sunol, A.K., Rippin, D.W.T., Hortaçsu, Ö. (eds) Batch Processing Systems Engineering. NATO ASI Series, vol 143. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60972-5_7
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