PROCESS SYNTHESIS USING PARALLEL GRAPH TRAVERSAL

Authors
FRAGA ES MCKINNON KIM
Citation
Es. Fraga et Kim. Mckinnon, PROCESS SYNTHESIS USING PARALLEL GRAPH TRAVERSAL, Computers & chemical engineering, 18, 1994, pp. 190000119-190000123
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Application, Chemistry & Engineering","Engineering, Chemical","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications
Journal title
Computers & chemical engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
00981354
Volume
18
Year of publication
1994
Supplement
S
Pages
190000119 - 190000123
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-1354(1994)18:<190000119:PSUPGT>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A new method, using parallel computers, for the synthesis of optimal s tructures in chemical plant design is presented. Based on a parallel p ost-order traversal of the superstructure, this method is an extension of a previous method based on simple dynamic programming techniques. The extension makes the method both more efficient and more general, e ffective at solving large and small problems involving both separation and reaction units. Timings on two different distributed memory multi -computers are presented.