Optimizing the design of complex energy conversion systems by Branch and Cut

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1226-1236

  Ahadi Oskui, Turang ^a   Vigerske, Stefan ^b   Nowak, Ivo ^b   Tsatsaronis, George ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cogeneration plant; Convex relaxation; Design optimization; Energy conversion system; Global optimization; Mixed integer nonlinear programming

Indexed keywords

CONVEX RELAXATION; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM; ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS; MIXED-INTEGER NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING;

COGENERATION PLANTS; CONVEX OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN; ENERGY CONVERSION; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

INTEGER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 77955557085     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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