Optimization of PSA systems - Studies on cyclic steady state convergence

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 819-832

  Kvamsdal, H M ^a   Hertzberg, T ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ITERATIVE METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BROYDEN METHOD; CYCLIC STEADY STATE CONVERGENCE; NEWTON BASED APPROACH; PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION (PSA);

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0030672637     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-1354(96)00315-8     Document Type: Article

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