Neural-network approach to dynamic optimization of batch distillation: Application to a middle-vessel column

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 393-401

  Greaves, M A ^a   Mujtaba, I M ^a   Barolo, M ^b   Trotta, A ^b   Hussain, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Batch distillation; Dynamic optimization; Middle vessel column; Neural network

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION;

MIDDLE-VESSEL BATCH COLUMN (MVBC);

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

BATCH DISTILLATION; BATCH PROCESS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; NEURAL NETWORK; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037367504     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/02638760360596946     Document Type: Article

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