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Scheduling of multistage multiproduct chemical batch plants using a constraint-based approach

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Abstract

Multistage multiproduct chemical batch plants provide great flexibility but the task of scheduling them to meet product demands can be challenging. A typical scheduling problem involves the allocation of resources over time. A constraint-based approach to solve this kind of scheduling problems is considered. The essential feature of this approach is that it does not require elaborate mathematical formulae, but it requires a problem to be stated in terms of constraints. A general constraint model was created to represent a common class of chemical batch plants and a scheduling system was produced based on this model. A user can simply input the information of production requirements through a user interface and, if necessary, modify the constraints related to the specific problem and a viable schedule is created automatically.

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Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages S511-S514

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Computers and Chemical Engineering (Volume 23)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/01/1999

Publication status

Published - 01/01/1999

ISSN

0098-1354

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/275997
  • Scopus: 77956758599

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