Implementation and evaluation of random tunneling algorithm for chemical engineering applications

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1400-1415

  Srinivas, Mekapati ^a   Rangaiah, G P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Benchmark problems; Gibbs free energy minimization; Global optimization; Parameter estimation; Random tunneling algorithm; Terminal repeller and unconstrained subenergy tunneling

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM PROCESSES;

BENCHMARK PROBLEMS; GIBBS FREE ENERGY MINIMIZATION; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATIONS; RANDOM TUNNELING ALGORITHMS; TERMINAL REPELLER AND UNCONSTRAINED SUBENERGY TUNNELING;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

ALGORITHMS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CONSTRAINT THEORY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM PROCESSES;

EID: 33745189435     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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