Incorporating differential evolution (DE) optimization strategy to boost hydrogen and DME production rate through a membrane assisted single-step DME heat exchanger reactor

Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-38

  Vakili, R ^a   Rahimpour, M R ^a   Eslamloueyan, R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Differential evolution optimization approach; Direct dimethyl ether (DME) synthesis; Hydrogen production; Pd Ag membrane; Thermally coupled heat exchanger reactor

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CYCLOHEXANE; DEHYDROGENATION; ETHERS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYDROGEN FUELS; OPTIMIZATION;

CYCLOHEXANE DEHYDROGENATION; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION ALGORITHMS; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION OPTIMIZATION APPROACHES; DIRECT DIMETHYL ETHER SYNTHESES (DME); ONE DIMENSIONAL STEADY STATE; OPTIMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; PD/AG MEMBRANES; THERMALLY COUPLED HEAT EXCHANGER REACTORS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84862705073     PISSN: 18755100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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