An Efficient MILP Approach for the Short-Term Planning of Refined Products Blending and Distribution Operations
Agustín F. Montagnaa, Diego C. Cafaroa, b and Jaime Cerdáa, b, aFIQ-UNL, Santiago del Estero 2829, (3000) Santa Fe, Argentina, bINTEC (UNL-CONICET), Güemes 3450, (3000) Santa Fe, Argentina
Abstract
Among the refined petroleum products obtained in an oil refinery, gasoline contributes with more than half of the total profits. This work is focused on the last stage of the gasoline processing in which different "cuts" are blended together with additives and oil fractions in order to fulfill customers’ demands with the right product at the right time. The short-term planning of these operations becomes a complex task due to the need ...
Get 23rd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
