92. Based on Garvin et al. (1957). Ole Oil produces three products: heating oil, gasoline, and jet fuel. The average octane levels must be at least 4.5 for heating oil, 8.5 for gas, and 7.0 for jet fuel. To produce these products Ole purchases two types of oil: crude 1 (at $12 per barrel) and crude 2 (at $10 per barrel). Each day at most 10,000 barrels of each type of oil can be purchased. Before crude can be used to produce products for sale, it must be distilled. Each day at most 15,000 barrels of oil can be distilled. It costs $0.10 to distill a barrel of oil. The result of distillation is as shown in Table 4.55. Distilled naphtha can be used only to produce gasoline or jet fuel. Distilled oil can be used to produce heating oil or it can be sent through the catalytic cracker (at a cost of $0.15 per barrel). Each day at most 5000 barrels of distilled oil can be sent through the cracker, with the results as shown in Table 4.56. Cracked oil can be used to produce gasoline and jet fuel but not heating oil. The TABLE 4.55 Distillation Results for Ole Oil Problem Yield (in barrels) Naphtha Distilled 1 Distilled 2 Crude 1 0.6 0.3 0.1 Crude 2 0.4 0.2 0.4 Catalytic Cracker Results for Ole Oil Problem Yield (in barrels) TABLE 4.56 Cracked I Cracked 2 Distilled I 0.8 0.2 Distilled 2 0.7 0.3
92. Based on Garvin et al. (1957). Ole Oil produces three products: heating oil, gasoline, and jet fuel. The average octane levels must be at least 4.5 for heating oil, 8.5 for gas, and 7.0 for jet fuel. To produce these products Ole purchases two types of oil: crude 1 (at $12 per barrel) and crude 2 (at $10 per barrel). Each day at most 10,000 barrels of each type of oil can be purchased. Before crude can be used to produce products for sale, it must be distilled. Each day at most 15,000 barrels of oil can be distilled. It costs $0.10 to distill a barrel of oil. The result of distillation is as shown in Table 4.55. Distilled naphtha can be used only to produce gasoline or jet fuel. Distilled oil can be used to produce heating oil or it can be sent through the catalytic cracker (at a cost of $0.15 per barrel). Each day at most 5000 barrels of distilled oil can be sent through the cracker, with the results as shown in Table 4.56. Cracked oil can be used to produce gasoline and jet fuel but not heating oil. The TABLE 4.55 Distillation Results for Ole Oil Problem Yield (in barrels) Naphtha Distilled 1 Distilled 2 Crude 1 0.6 0.3 0.1 Crude 2 0.4 0.2 0.4 Catalytic Cracker Results for Ole Oil Problem Yield (in barrels) TABLE 4.56 Cracked I Cracked 2 Distilled I 0.8 0.2 Distilled 2 0.7 0.3
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