Process Flow Diagram of an Ammonia Plant as a Complex Network

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dc.creatorJiang, Zhi-Qiang
dc.creatorZhou, Wei-Xing
dc.creatorXu, Bin
dc.creatorYuan, Wei-Kang
dc.date2005-04-25
dc.date2008-02-20
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:21:49Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:21:49Z
dc.descriptionComplex networks have attracted increasing interests in almost all disciplines of natural and social sciences. However, few efforts have been afforded in the field of chemical engineering. We present in this work an example of complex technological network, investigating the process flow of an ammonia plant (AP). We show that the AP network is a small-world network with scale-free distribution of degrees. Adopting Newman's maximum modularity algorithm for the detection of communities in complex networks, evident modular structures are identified in the AP network, which stem from the modular sections in chemical plants. In addition, we find that the resultant AP tree exhibits excellent allometric scaling.
dc.description15 pages including 4 eps figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0504177
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0504177
dc.identifierAIChE Journal 53, 423-428 (2007)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1002/aic.11071
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/155159
dc.subjectBiological Physics
dc.subjectChemical Physics
dc.titleProcess Flow Diagram of an Ammonia Plant as a Complex Network
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