PARALLEL COMPUTING APPLIED IN CHEMICAL PROCESS SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION:A REVIEW
Bingzhen Chen · Journal of Chemical Industry and Engineering · 2002
When the simulation and optimization of large-scale chemical processes is wede,the computational time is enormous because of the large scale of the system.Along with the rapid progress of computer science and techniques,utilizing parallel computing techniques to improve the efficiency of chemical process simulation and optimization has become a remarkable hot spot.The present paper reviews significant researches reported on parallel computing techniques applied in chemical process simulation and optimization.The researches of parallel computing in chemical process simulation and optimization are mainly aimed at solving a large sparse system of linear equations.The researches reviewed are classified into simulation and optimization of chemical processes.Finally thoughts about future research challenges are offered.