NLP model

During the last decade intensive research and development have been carried out to increase the efficiency of the multi stage flash (MSF) desalination system. Although a great number of reviews have been published on this topic, no relevant improvements on the flow pattern distribution have been ach

A new deterministic algorithm [1] to solve a nonconvex, nonlinear optimization problem (a desalination process model) to global optimality is presented. The algorithm optimization was applied to the simplified model developed previously by Mussati et al. [2,3]. The objective was to determine the opt

In this paper, a methodology for optimization of a given system configuration for dual-purpose desalination plants will be presented. The whole system is represented as a non-lineal programming (NLP) model solved using general algebraic modeling system (GAMS) [1]. The rigorous model incorporates a h