Download or read book A Robust Technique for Process Flowsheet Optimization Using Simplified Model Approximations written by Natarajan Ganesh and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this paper we develop a framework that incorporates simplified models into an optimization algorithm and guarantees convergence to the rigorous model optimum. Here rigorous process models are evaluated only when necessary to insure progress toward the optimal solution. A theoretical justification of the algorithm is presented and several process examples are solved to demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach."