Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of thermodynamic models using equal probability sampling (EPS)

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 11-12, 2000, Pages 1825-1838

  Vasquez, Victor R ^a   Whiting, Wallace B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; Non linear regression; Sampling technique; Sensitivity; Thermodynamics models; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; PROCESS ENGINEERING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EQUAL PROBABILITY SAMPLING (EPS);

THERMODYNAMICS;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; INDUSTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARAMETER; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SAMPLING; SIMULATION; TECHNIQUE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0034606741     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-1354(00)00297-0     Document Type: Article

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