Multiphase equilibria calculation by direct minimization of Gibbs free energy using the tunnelling global optimization method

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 13-16

  Nichita, Dan Vladimir ^a,c,f   Gomez, Susana ^b   Luna Ortiz, Eduardo ^d,e  

^a Petrom SA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Instituio Mexicano del Petroleo   (Mexico)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PROBLEM SOLVING; SIMULATED ANNEALING; VECTORS;

CUBIC EQUATIONS; MOLE FRACTIONS; MULTIPHASE EQUILIBRIA; SADDLE POINTS;

GIBBS FREE ENERGY;

EID: 2942557085     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/04-05-tn2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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