Optimal Design Model of the Energy Systems in Iron and Steel Enterprises

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The manuscript was about an optimal design model of the energy systems in iron and steel enterprises. The idea of the study is good but some shortfalls can be seen in the manuscript. Specific comments are listed below.

 

1) There are a lot of problems relating the format of the manuscript. For example different font sizes and styles were used in different sections of the manuscript. In addition, some tables are split into two pages and not all figures are centred. The authors should read the manuscript properly before resubmission.

 

2) Fig. 3 seems to be a scanned/print-screen image. Could the authors try to improve the resolution of this image?

 

3) The main concern of the present work was actually in the sense that the present study did not include the fuel price fluctuation. To be exact, the fluctuation of the fuel price could also determine whether a steel firm should generate electricity on its own or to purchase electricty from the grid. In addition, did transportation cost include when calculating the fuel price? 

 

4) Similar to Point (3), did this study consider luctuation in steel demand or just assume that the demand is constant?

 

The authors should address all of the above comments to make the present manuscript more readable.

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Reviewer 2 Report

Dear Authors,  please take into consideration the attachment.

Best regards.

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Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

Thank you for the authors' effort to revised the manuscript. The reviewer comments have been well addressed.