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Robin Smith

The University of Manchester

Oxford Road

Manchester, N/A M13 9PL

United Kingdom

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

4

DOWNLOADS

262

TOTAL CITATIONS

0

Scholarly Papers (4)

1.

An Environmental and Economic Sustainability Assessment of Coffee Production in the UK

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 Jan 2023
The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester and The University of Manchester
Downloads 156 (477,517)

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Process modelling, Life Cycle Assessment, life cycle costing, Ground coffee, Instant coffee, Food and drink

2.

Intelligent Design of Distillation Columns Integrating Tray Efficiency Prediction Using Data-Driven Model

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 09 Apr 2025
Chenguang Zhu, Nan Zhang, Ye Ji and Robin Smith
The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester, affiliation not provided to SSRN and The University of Manchester
Downloads 72 (860,052)

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Column internal design, Hydraulic analysis, Tray efficiency, Design optimization, Artificial neural networks, Data-driven model

3.

Modelling and Integration of Multi-Parallel Orcs into Total Site

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 01 Dec 2021
Zheng Chu, Nan Zhang and Robin Smith
The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester and The University of Manchester
Downloads 24 (1,399,036)

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Multi-parallel Organic Rankine Cycles, waste heat recovery, Process Integration, Modified IBMS superstructure, Heat exchanger newtwork synthesis

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Next generation of industrial steam systems: A decision support framework for an efficient and evolving process utility system

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 15 May 2026
The University of Manchester, affiliation not provided to SSRN, The University of Manchester and The University of Manchester
Downloads 10 (1,555,090)

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Superstructure, nonconvex mixed integer problem model, bilevel decomposition, site heat recovery, industrial steam systems, energy storage