A unified modeling framework for the optimal design and dynamic simulation of staged reactive separation processes

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1264-1277

  Dalaouti, Natassa ^a   Seferlis, Panos ^a  

^a Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

Author keywords

Design optimization; Ethyl acetate production; NOx removal; Orthogonal collocation on finite elements; Rate based models; Reactive separation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MACHINE DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLUTIONS;

ETHYL ACETATE PRODUCTION; NOX REMOVAL; ORTHOGONAL COLLOCATION ON FINITE ELEMENTS; RATE-BASED MODELS;

SEPARATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MACHINE DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SEPARATION; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 33646768962     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2006.02.018     Document Type: Article

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