TY - BOOK AU - Edgar,T F AU - Himmelnlau, D.M TI - Optimization of chemical process SN - 0070189919 U1 - 660.281 23 PY - 1988/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - chemistry KW - chemical processes N1 - include index; Part I - problem formulation -- 1 The nature and organization of optimization problems -- 2 Fitting models of data -- 3 formulation of objective functions -- Part II Optimization theory and methods -- 4 Basic concept of optimization -- 5 Optimization of unconstrained functions : one-Dimensional search -- 6 Unconstrained multivariable optimization -- 7 Linear programming and applications -- 8 Nonlinear programming with constraints -- 9 Optimization of staged and discrete process -- Part III Applications of optimization 10 Heat transfer and energy conservation -- 11 Separation process -- 12 Fluid flow system -- 13 chemical reactor design and operation -- 14 Optimization in large-scale plant design and operation ER -