II.Data file
This Data File should include all the information described above using GAMS format.

MULTISTAGE
*
* OPTIMAL CYCLIC SCHEDULING OF MULTISTAGE CONTINUOUS
* MULTIPRODUCT PLANTS

* J. M. Pinto and I. E. Grossmann

* Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
* Pittsburgh, PA 15213, U.S.A.

* Ref: Computers chem. Engng Vol. 18, No. 9, pp. 797-816, 1994


SETS I PRODUCTS / A,B,C /
K TIME SLOTS / 1*3 /
M STAGES / 1*2 /

PARAMETER TCUP UPPER BOUND ON THE CYCLE TIME (hr);
TCUP = 300;

PARAMETER PD(I) DEMAND (kg/h) /
A 50.00
B 100.00
C 150.00
/;

PARAMETER P(I) PRODUCT PRICES ($ per ton) /
A 150
B 400
C 650 /;

PARAMETER ALPHA (K,M) MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT;

ALPHA (K,M) = 1;

* SEQUENCE OPTIMIZATION

SCALAR SEQUENCE fix sequence /0/;

* FIXED SEQUENCE

BINARY VARIABLE Y(I,K);
Y.FX('A', '1') = 1;
Y.FX('B', '2') = 1;
Y.FX('C', '3') = 1;

* FORBIDDEN ASSIGNMENTS

PARAMETER YFOR(I,K) FORBIDDEN ASSIGNMENTS (REPORT);

YFOR(I,K) = 0;

* SEQUENCING CONSTRAINTS

PARAMETER SEQCO(I,J);

SEQCO(I,J) = 0;

SCALAR SEQCONS /0/;

EQUATION SEQ(I,J,K);

POSITIVE VARIABLE Z(I,J,K);

SEQ(I,J,K)$(SEQCONS EQ 1 AND ORD(K) NE CARD(K) ) ..
Z(I,J,K) =L= Z(I,J, K++1);

TABLE TAU(I,J,M) TRANSITION TIMES (hr)

A.1 B.1 C.1 A.2 B.2 C.2
A - 10 3 - 7 3
B 3 - 6 3 - 10
C 8 3 - 3 0 -

TABLE GAMAP(I,M) PROCESSING RATES (ton per hr)
1 2

A 0.80 0.90
B 1.20 0.60
C 1.00 1.10

TABLE CINV(I,M) INVESTMENT COST COEFFICIENT FOR INVENTORY
*($ per ton per hr)

1 2
A 140.6 4.06
B 140.6 4.06
C 140.6 4.06

TABLE CTR(I,J) TRANSITION COSTS ($ PER TON)

A B C
A 0 760 760
B 750 0 750
C 770 770 0
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