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Application of simulated annealing (SA) to the synthesis of heterogeneous catalytic reactor
Process, Technology and Engineering, UOP Ltd., Liongate, Ladymead, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 1AT, UK 1Centre for Process Integration, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, P. O. Box 88, Manchester, M60 1QD, UK
Sungwon.hwang@uop.com
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, January 2012, 29(1), 25-35(11), 10.1007/s11814-011-0130-5
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Abstract
This paper reviews a practical application of the optimization algorithm to conceptual design of a heterogeneous catalytic reactor and catalyst and its synthesis. In particular, a simulated annealing (SA) algorithm is mainly used since it provides a reliable optimization solution without being trapped at local optimum points, which arise from nonconvexities and multiplicities in a complex reaction system. Furthermore, it allows a design engineer to evaluate multiple design options of reactor and catalyst systems which satisfy both user-specified objective functions and constraints. In the final stage of optimization, these generated solutions are fine-tuned by using deterministic optimization. To enhance the efficiency of optimization further, a profile-based synthesis is adopted for the optimization algorithm. Lastly, this research takes into account a number of factors for the synthesis of heterogeneous catalytic reactors such as reactor configuration, uniform and non-uniform catalyst type, and fundamental catalyst design parameters including shape and its definite dimensions.
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