Science and Technology Production
Optimizing the monthly scheduling of crudes in a terminal-refinery system

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Authorship
Garcia-Verdier, Tomas Garcia ; Gutierrez, Gloria ; MENDEZ, CARLOS ALBERTO ; de Prada, Cesar
Date
2023
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Magazine
IFAC papers on line, vol. 56 (pp. 7414-7419) - ISSN 1474-6670
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ISSN
1474-6670
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This paper focuses on solving the optimization of crude oil operations scheduling carried out in a real system composed of a refinery and a marine terminal, over a monthly horizon. In the present article, we introduce a large-scale mixed-integer non-linear programming (MINLP) model that faithfully represents the operation and characteristics of the system. Considering the model´s complexity and its non-linear and non-convex nature, the challenge lies in solving the model in a time frame t... This paper focuses on solving the optimization of crude oil operations scheduling carried out in a real system composed of a refinery and a marine terminal, over a monthly horizon. In the present article, we introduce a large-scale mixed-integer non-linear programming (MINLP) model that faithfully represents the operation and characteristics of the system. Considering the model´s complexity and its non-linear and non-convex nature, the challenge lies in solving the model in a time frame that meets the user´s needs. To tackle this problem, we develop a temporal decomposition method in conjunction with a linear approximation.
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Key Words
Production planning and controlModelling and decision making in complex systems