Process Optimisation. A Three-Day Symposium Organised by the Midlands Branch of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and Held at the University of Nottingham, 7–9 April 1987

Content: 
Front Matter, Page i
Copyright, Page ii
Dedication, Page iv
Foreword, Page v
OPTIMISATION OF GAS SEPARATION SCHEMES FOR THE ENSOL PROCESS, Pages 1-16
PRODUCT AND PROCESS SELECTION: ASPECTS OF EXPERT SYSTEMS IN DESIGN, Pages 17-30
FORMULATION OF THE LARGE-SCALE NLP PROBLEM FOR OPTIMISATION OF REACTOR-SEPARATOR PROCESSES, Pages 31-40
PROCESS INTENSIFICATION: FLUID BED HEAT TRANSFER, Pages 41-52
MODERN PROJECT INVESTMENT APPRAISAL: RETURN TO SIMPLICITY, Pages 53-66
TOTAL PROCESS PLANT ANALYSIS BY PROCESS INTEGRATION, Pages 67-78
SYNTHESIS OF DISTILLATION SEQUENCES: A COMPARISON OF ENUMERATIVE AND AI METHODS, Pages 79-93
EXPERT SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION SEPARATOR DESIGN, Pages 95-108
OPTIMIZATION OF ACID GAS EMISSION CONTROL STRATEGIES IN THE UK POWER GENERATION INDUSTRY, Pages 109-116
OPTIMAL COST DESIGN OF A CYCLOHEXANOL PLANT, Pages 117-127
OPTIMISATION OF BATCH PLANT DESIGN, Pages 129-140
HAZARDS ASSESSMENT AT INITIAL LAYOUT STAGE, Pages 141-151
OPTIMISATION AND SAFETY, Pages 153-162
DYNAMIC MODEL BASED OPTIMISATION IN THE DESIGN OF A BATCH PROCESS INVOLVING SIMULTANEOUS REACTION AND DISTILLATION, Pages 163-181
INTEGRATED CONTROLLED RANDOM SEARCH: APPLICATION TO A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT MODEL, Pages 183-192
EXPLOSION VENTING OF WEAKLY FLAMMABLE MIXTURES: IMPLICATIONS FOR EXISTING PLANT MODIFICATIONS, Pages 193-209
AN OPTIMAL OVERDESIGN STRATEGY FOR FOULING, Pages 211-236
“CONDITION BASED MAINTENANCE — THE OPTIMUM ROUTE TO ENHANCED PLANT AVAILABILITY”, Pages 237-249
STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL IN THE PLANTATIONS INDUSTRY, Pages 251-263
MAXIMISING WASTE UTILISATION IN PALM OIL MILLS, Pages 265-275
COMPUTER CONTROL OF AN OLEFINE PLANT USING AN ON-LINE OPTIMISER, Pages 277-283
ON-LINE OPTIMIZATION OF FLUIDIZED CATALYTIC CRACKERS, Pages 285-298
STRATEGIES FOR DESALINATION OPTMISATION, Pages 299-310
OPTIMAL UNIT SELECTION IN A COMBINED HEAT AND POWER STATION, Pages 311-326
PROCESS OPTIMISATION - DESIGN AND OPERATION: A PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE, Pages 327-338
REVAMP OF HIGH PRESSURE DISTILLATION COLUMNS USING RANDOM PACKINGS, Pages 339-356
OPTIMISATION OF PHOSPHATE GRINDING, Pages 357-365
INDEX, Pages 367-372