A mixed integer optimization strategy for a large scale chemical plant in operation

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 531-545

  Diaz M S ^a   Bandoni, J A ^a  

^a PLAPIQUI UNS CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING;

MIXED INTEGER NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OUTER APPROXIMATION METHOD;

CHEMICAL PLANTS;

EID: 0030151677     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0098-1354(95)00209-X     Document Type: Article

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