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Application of simulated annealing (SA) to the synthesis of heterogeneous catalytic reactor

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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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    Sungwon Hwang

  2. Centre for Process Integration, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, P.O. Box 88, Manchester, M60 1QD, UK

    Robin Smith

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Hwang, S., Smith, R. Application of simulated annealing (SA) to the synthesis of heterogeneous catalytic reactor. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 29, 25–35 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-011-0130-5

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