A novel approach to hybrid evolutionary-deterministic optimization in process design

Mirko Skiborowskia, Marcel Rautenberga and Wolfgang Marquardta,    aAachener Verfahrenstechnik – Process Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, 52064 Aachen, Germany

Abstract

Optimization-based process design can be accomplished by the formulation of superstructures and the use of metaheuristics as well as deterministic optimization. This paper proposes a novel hybrid optimization approach, which combines an evolutionary algorithm (EA) and a sophisticated deterministic optimization strategy. In contrast to related approaches, the EA provides an initial superstructure, which results in a MINLP and is solved by a local deterministic algorithm. This combination ...

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