The automated synthesis of complex reaction/separation processes using dynamic programming

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 249-260

  Fraga, E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Optimisation; Process synthesis; Reaction; Separation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; PROCESS CONTROL;

DISCRETE PROGRAMMING; PROCESS SYNTHESIS;

SEPARATION;

COMPUTER PROGRAMS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; REACTIONS; SEPARATION;

EID: 0029675365     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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