Masters Theses
Abstract
"Random search procedures have recently been successfully applied to the optimization o f a variety of chemical engineering problems, including optimization of chemical processes by flow sheet simulation. These procedures represent the independent variables as random variables described by probability distributions. The adaptive random search procedure centers the distribution for each variable about the best search point found and examines this region for a better point. Thus, this technique has the ability of continuously moving the search region toward the optimum, which is particularly advantageous in following constraints.
This study examines the efficiency of the adaptive random search technique as applied to six different problems, which have been previously solved by various other techniques"-- Abstract, p. 2
Advisor(s)
Gaddy, J. L.
Committee Member(s)
Park, Efton
Rigler, A. K.
Department(s)
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Chemical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Publication Date
1975
Pagination
viii, 111 pages
Rights
© 1975 Mark William Heuckroth, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Thesis Number
T 4056
Print OCLC #
5984316
Electronic OCLC #
1482796607
Recommended Citation
Heuckroth, Mark William, "An examination of the adaptive random search technique." (1975). Masters Theses. 3036.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/3036
