A computational intelligence based approach for the analysis and optimization of a crude oil desalting and dehydration process

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2526-2534

  Al Otaibi, Musleh B ^a   Elkamel, Ali ^b   Nassehi, Vahid ^a   Abdul Wahab, Sabah A ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEHYDRATION; DEMULSIFICATION; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; SALT REMOVAL; WASHING;

CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION; OIL STREAM; WATER-SOLUBLE SALTS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 29044441432     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef050132j     Document Type: Article

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