Global optimisation of nonconvex MINLPs

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL.1, 1997, Pages

  Smith, Edward M B ^a,b   Pantelides, Constantinos C ^b  

^a Du Pont de Nemours International SA   (Switzerland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000174507     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0098-1354(97)87599-0     Document Type: Article

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