Distributed stream method for tray optimization

AIChE Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 582-595

  Lang, Y D ^a   Biegler, L T ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FUNCTIONS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PRESSURE DROP;

FLOW RATES;

DISTILLATION;

COST REDUCTION; DISTILLATION COLUMN; DISTRIBUTION; PRESSURE DROP; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; TRAY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BOILER; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISTILLATION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FLOW RATE; METHODOLOGY; PRESSURE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; VAPOR;

EID: 0036509473     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690480315     Document Type: Article

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