A hybrid approach to global optimization using a clustering algorithm in a genetic search framework

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1913-1925

  Hanagandi, Vijay ^a   Nikolaou, Michael ^b  

^a GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Clustering algorithm; Global optimization; Hybrid approach

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENETIC ALGORITHM;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM PROCESSES; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

CLUSTERING ALGORITHM; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; HYBRID APPROACH;

OPTIMIZATION;

ALGORITHM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HYBRID; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032216360     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-1354(98)00251-8     Document Type: Article

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