Multi-objective optimization of water-using systems

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1691-1707

  Mariano Romero, Carlos E ^a   Alcocer Yamanaka, Víctor H ^a   Morales, Eduardo F ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE TECNOLOGÍA DEL AGUA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ASTROFÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Multi objective water pinch; Reinforcement learning

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; FUNCTION EVALUATION; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; WATER TREATMENT;

DESIGN CAPACITY; FRESHWATER CONSUMPTION; MULTI OBJECTIVE WATER PINCH; WATER PINCH TECHNOLOGY;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 34047179627     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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