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Simulated Annealing Applications In Thermodynamic Calculations, Ahmed O. Elnabawy, Seif-Eddeen K. Fateen, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet

Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet

Applied thermodynamic calculations are relevant for process design. These thermodynamic calculations include: phase equilibrium calculations, chemical equilibrium calculations, simultaneous phase and chemical equilibrium calculations, phase stability analysis, calculation of critical points, calculation of azeotropes, and parameter estimation of thermodynamic models, among others. These thermodynamic calculations can be solved as global optimization problems. In particular, Simulated Annealing has showed a promising performance in solving these thermodynamic problems. This manuscript overviews the application of SA and its variants, including hybrid method, in applied thermodynamic calculations for process design.