Improving operability of spouted beds using a simple optimizing control structure

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 359-368

  Correa N A ^a   Freire, J T ^a   Correa R G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Golden Section Search; Minimum Row Rate Operation; Optimizing Control; Spouted Beds

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010042486     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66321999000400004     Document Type: Article

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