A global optimization method, αBB, for process design

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL.1, 1996, Pages

  Adjiman, C S ^a   Androulakis, I P ^a   Maranas, C D ^a   Floudas, C A ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCT DESIGN;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0029709532     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0098-1354(96)00080-4     Document Type: Article

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