State-of-the-art review of targeting and design methodologies for hydrogen network synthesis. (5th January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Marques, João P.; Matos, Henrique A.; Oliveira, Nuno M.C.; Nunes, Clemente P.
• Is Part Of: International journal of hydrogen energy. Volume 42:Number 1(2017)
• Page Start: 376
• Page End: 404
• Publication Date: 2017-01-05
• Subjects: Pinch analysis -- Network design -- Hydrogen management -- Optimisation; Hydrogen as fuel -- Periodicals; Hydrogène (Combustible) -- Périodiques; Hydrogen as fuel; Periodicals; 665.81
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.09.179
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0360-3199

Abstract

Abstract: The synthesis of hydrogen distribution networks has been an active area of research over the last two decades. The concept of hydrogen management based on an economic cost-driven analysis appeared late in the 1990s and was followed up by numerous insight-based and mathematical optimisation approaches in the 2000s. More recently, several superstructure-based optimisation methods have been proposed to accommodate pressure restrictions, additional equipment and other practical constraints when finding the optimal flowsheet configuration. This paper provides a state-of-the-art review of different process integration technologies adopted for the assessment of hydrogen resources in refineries and petrochemical plants, published from late in the 1990s to the present time. Both targeting and design methods are reviewed. An effective hydrogen management strategy can only be achieved by combining different insight-based approaches with detailed mathematical programming. Highlights: Holistic review of the existing methodologies for hydrogen network synthesis. Remarks and drawbacks of several graphical and algebraic insight-based techniques. Systematic analysis of different deterministic and stochastic optimisation methods. The review covers more than 100 published studies over a period of 20 years.