An optimization-based approach for the operability analysis of continuously stirred tank reactors

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 40, Issue 20, 2001, Pages 4238-4252

  Subramanian, Sivakumar ^a   Uztürk, Derya ^a   Georgakis, Christos ^a,b  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

OPERABILITY ANALYSIS;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

OPTIMIZATION; REACTOR; STIRRED TANK;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; DYNAMICS; HEAT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHODOLOGY; STEADY STATE;

EID: 0035802255     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie001111+     Document Type: Article

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