Multiobjective optimization of an industrial LPG thermal cracker using a first principles model

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 9523-9533

  Nabavi, S R ^a,b   Rangaiah, G P ^a   Niaei, A ^b   Salari, D ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; DECISION VARIABLES; ELITIST NON-DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHMS; FEED FLOW RATE; FIRST PRINCIPLES MODELS; FREE RADICAL MECHANISM; INLET TEMPERATURE; JUMPING GENE; NSGA-II; OPERATING POINTS; OPTIMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; RUN LENGTH; THERMAL CRACKER; THERMAL CRACKING;

BUTANE; ETHYLENE; FREE RADICALS; GAS INDUSTRY; HYDROCARBONS; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; STEAM CRACKING;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 71649089435     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie801409m     Document Type: Article

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