A stochastic approach to global optimization of chemical processes

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1351-1356

  Choi, Soo Hyoung ^a   Ko, Jae Wook ^b   Manousiouthakis, Vasilios ^c  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Kwangwoon University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical process; Feasible point; Global optimization; Nonconvex; Nonlinear programming; Stochastic approach

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; CONSTRAINT THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; RANDOM PROCESSES;

CHEMICAL PROCESS OPTIMIZATION;

CHEMICAL OPERATIONS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; COMPUTER PROGRAM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 0033544455     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-1354(99)00289-6     Document Type: Article

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