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Gasoline Blending and Distribution Scheduling: An MILP Model

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Synonyms

  Indices

  Sets

  Parameters

  Variables

Introduction

Definition

Formulation

  Material Balance Constraints for Product-Stock Tank j

  Capacity Constraints

  Allocation Constraints

  Demand Constraints

  Sequence Constraints

  Duration Constraints

Blending Stage Consideration

  Material Balance Constraints for the Blender

  Material Balance Constraints for Component Tank l

  Allocation Constraints for Product-Stock Tank j

  Allocation Constraints for Blender

  Sequence Constraints

  Duration Constraints

  Objective Function

Case

Conclusions

References

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Jia, Z., Ierapetritou, M. (2008). Gasoline Blending and Distribution Scheduling: An MILP Model . In: Floudas, C., Pardalos, P. (eds) Encyclopedia of Optimization. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74759-0_195

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