Synthesis of optimal chemical reactor networks

Abstract The synthesis of optimal reactor networks using a superstructure based approach is considered. The fundamental units in the superstructure are the continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) and a cross flow reactor (CFR). The mathematical modeling leads to an optimal control formulation which is solved using a control parameterization technique. The approach is applicable to general reaction mechanisms and is applied to a complex nonisothermal reaction problem.

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