Optimal operation of distillation processes under uncertain inflows accumulated in a feed tank

AIChE Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1198-1211

  Li, Pu ^a   Wendt, Moritz ^a   Arellano Garcia, H ^a   Wozny, Günter ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; OPTIMIZATION; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

UPSTREAM PLANTS;

STREAM FLOW;

DISTILLATION COLUMN; FLOW; STOCHASTIC METHOD; STREAM; TANK;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; DISTILLATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 0036591952     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690480608     Document Type: Article

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