Yang Yuan

TL;DR: In this paper, the feasibility and effectiveness of reinforcing the HADWDC with the vapor recompression heat pump (VRHP) are examined. And a systematic procedure is developed to effectively determine the optimum combination of the VRHP and the HADEWDC in order to minimize the total annual cost.

TL;DR: This paper investigates the applicability of probabilistic global optimization algorithms, including standard particle swarm optimization (PSO), chaotic PSO), cellular PSO, and quantum-behaved PSO algorithms for the optimization of the Kaibel DWC.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed to facilitate the extractive dividing-wall columns (EDWCs) with intermediate heating because the great boiling-point difference between the components in the azeotropic mixture and entrainer results in steep temperature profiles and allows effectively recovering sensible heat from the recycled entrainers and using relatively low-pressure steam.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the feasibility and effectiveness of this technology in two representative RDWD processes with different operation characteristics through in-depth evaluations of the steady-state performance of the VRHP reinforced RDWD.

TL;DR: In this article, an asymmetrical temperature control (ATC) structure with each control loop involving a different number of temperature measurements was derived and lead to not only a simplified control structure but also improved control system performance.