An active specification switching strategy that aids in solving nonlinear sets and improves a VNS/TA hybrid optimization methodology

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 60, Issue , 2014, Pages 364-375

  Robertson, G ^a   Geraili, A ^a   Kelley, M ^a   Romagnoli, J A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distillation optimization; Hybrid metaheuristics; Nonlinear set solutions; Stochastic optimization

Indexed keywords

HYBRID META-HEURISTIC; HYBRID METAHEURISTICS; LARGE-SCALE INDUSTRIAL PROCESS; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATIONS; SWITCHING STRATEGIES; VARIABLE NEIGHBORHOOD SEARCH;

ALGORITHMS; DISTILLATION; OPTIMIZATION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

REPAIR;

EID: 84886839111     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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