A regional convexity test for global optimization: application to the phase equilibrium problem

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1407-1418

  Meyer, C A ^a   Swartz, C L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FUNCTIONS; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

GIBBS ENERGY FUNCTIONS; INTERVAL ANALYSIS;

PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

MATHEMATICAL METHOD;

EID: 0032552527     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-1354(98)80031-8     Document Type: Article

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