23rd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering

An improved MILP model for scheduling crude oil unloading, storage and processing

Aminu A. Hamisu^a, Stephen Kabantiok^b and Meihong Wang^c∗,    ^aProcess systems Engineering Group, School of Engineering, Cranfield University, MK43 0AL, UK, ^bWarri Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited, P.M.B. 44, Effurun, Nigeria, ^cSchool of Engineering, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK, ^∗Corresponding author. Tel: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]

Abstract

Developing a methodology for short-term crude oil unloading, tank inventory management, and CDU charging schedule using mixed integer linear programming (MILP) model has been a serious challenge. This paper is an improvement to the previous work reported by Lee et al. (1996) and aims ...