Research Article

Influence of the Inherent Safety Principles on Quantitative Risk in Process Industry: Application of Genetic Algorithm Process Optimization (GAPO)

Table 7

Main properties and results of genetic algorithm optimization applied in this study.

PropertiesAmount

Population size10
Selection methodStochastic uniform
Probability of crossover0.8
Number of generations10

Input variableOptimized values
X1: temperature of stream 22-3 (°C)−56
X2: molar flow of stream 22-8 (Kgmol/h) 260000
X3: molar flow of stream 22-15 (Kgmol/h) 85000
X4: temperature of stream 22–31 (°C)−15.25
X5: temperature of stream 22–34 (°C)−48
X6: boil-up ratio0.79
X7: outlet pressure of expender29.3
X8: pressure of top stage of column29.00

Objective function0.8

Increase decrease (changing from main amount).