An Application of Multiobjective Optimization to Process Simulation
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چکیده
We study multiobjective optimization problems arising from chemical process simulation. Interactive multiobjective optimization method NIMBUS, developed at the University of Jyväskylä, is combined with the BALAS process simulator, developed at the Technical Research Center of Finland, in order to provide a new interactive tool for designing chemical processes. Continuous interaction between the method and the designer provides an efficient approach to explore the Pareto optimal solutions and helps the designer to learn about the behaviour of the process. This new approach has been applied to a water allocation problem for an integrated plant containing a thermomechanical pulping plant and a paper mill.
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