Optimal Control for Chemical Reactors with Distributed Parameters Using Genetic Algorithms

Genetic algorithms (GA) have been very seldom applied in the optimization of chemical reactors with distributed parameters, described by models containing differential equations. GA are applied here in the frame of four case studies. In all four cases, the GA are superior in comparison to other methods, such as maximum principle (up to 20.72 %), simulated annealing (up to 0.11 %), and particle swarm optimization (up to 36.74 %). Possibly, the...