A multiobjective optimization framework for multicontaminant industrial water network design |
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Authors: | Boix Marianne Montastruc Ludovic Pibouleau Luc Azzaro-Pantel Catherine Domenech Serge |
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Institution: | Laboratoire de Génie Chimique (LGC), Université de Toulouse, 4, Allée Emile Monso, BP 84234, 31432 Toulouse, France. marianne.boix@ensiacet.fr |
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Abstract: | The optimal design of multicontaminant industrial water networks according to several objectives is carried out in this paper. The general formulation of the water allocation problem (WAP) is given as a set of nonlinear equations with binary variables representing the presence of interconnections in the network. For optimization purposes, three antagonist objectives are considered: F(1), the freshwater flow-rate at the network entrance, F(2), the water flow-rate at inlet of regeneration units, and F(3), the number of interconnections in the network. The multiobjective problem is solved via a lexicographic strategy, where a mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) procedure is used at each step. The approach is illustrated by a numerical example taken from the literature involving five processes, one regeneration unit and three contaminants. The set of potential network solutions is provided in the form of a Pareto front. Finally, the strategy for choosing the best network solution among those given by Pareto fronts is presented. This Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) problem is tackled by means of two approaches: a classical TOPSIS analysis is first implemented and then an innovative strategy based on the global equivalent cost (GEC) in freshwater that turns out to be more efficient for choosing a good network according to a practical point of view. |
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Keywords: | Water network Multicontanimant Multiobjective optimization MINLP MCDM TOPSIS |
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