Optimization of chemical processes /

This book is an update of a successful first edition that has been extremely well received by the experts in the chemical process industries. The authors explain both the theory and the practice of optimization, with the focus on the techniques and software that offer the most potential for success...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Edgar, Thomas F.
Other Authors: Himmelblau, David Mautner, 1923-
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1988.
Series:McGraw-Hill chemical engineering series
Subjects:
Chemical processes.
Mathematical optimization.
Optimización matemática
Procesos químicos
Online Access:Publisher description
Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • I. Problem Formulation
  • 1. The Nature and Organization of Optimization Problems
  • 2. Developing Models for Optimization
  • 3. Formulation of the Objective Function
  • II. Optimization Theory and Methods
  • 4. Basic Concepts of Optimization
  • 5. Optimization for Unconstrained Functions: One- Dimensional Search
  • 6. Unconstrained Multivariable Optimization
  • 7. Linear Programming and Applications
  • 8. Nonlinear Programming with Constraints
  • 9. Mixed-Integer Programming
  • 10. Global Optimization for Problems Containing Continuous and Discrete Variables
  • III. Applications of Optimization
  • 11. Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation
  • 12. Separation Processes
  • 13. Fluid Flow Systems
  • 14. Chemical Reactor Design and Operation
  • 15. Optimization in Large-Scale Plant Design and Operations
  • 16. Integrated Planning, Scheduling, and Control in the Process Industries Appendixes

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