Masters Theses
Abstract
"A study of the return-on-investment (ROI) surfaces for a single reactor chemical plant (Westbrook (8)) with a discontinuous investment function confirms its unimodality in the valid region. In both cases studied, the return-on-investment surfaces rise smoothly to the adiabatic boundary from a singular flow rate below which two of the component flow are not physically realizable. The optimum is located on the adiabatic boundary.
Comparison with these surfaces shows that using linear regression to obtain the parameters for an algebraic simulation of investment does not yield ROI values acceptably near the optimal. However, an heuristic approach, which assumes that minimizing the recycle heat exchanger area requires the optimal design to lie on the adiabatic boundary, was correct"--Abstract, page ii.
Advisor(s)
Crosser, Orrin K.
Committee Member(s)
Gaddy, J. L.
Rigler, A. K.
Department(s)
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Chemical Engineering
Sponsor(s)
La Universidad de Costa Rica
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Publication Date
1974
Pagination
vi, 47 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 29).
Rights
© 1974 Jose Antonio Martinez-Ortiz Casas, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Response surfaces (Statistics) -- Computer simulationChemical plants -- Design and construction -- CostsChemical plants -- CostsRate of return -- Computer simulation
Thesis Number
T 2963
Print OCLC #
6023799
Electronic OCLC #
913239369
Recommended Citation
Martinez-Ortiz, Jose Antonio Casas, "Study of the return-on-investment surface of a small chemical plant" (1974). Masters Theses. 3442.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/3442