Optimization of multistage flash desalination process by using a two-level factorial design

An Approach-Based on Response Surfaces Method and Ant Colony System for Multi-Objective Optimization: A Case Study

“…Secondly and always in Table 4 Following this application, and having obtained appreciable results, we can conclude that our algorithm functions correctly, while leading to coherent solutions, and that it has proven its effectiveness by obtaining better solutions than those of the authors, Abdul-Wahab & Abdo (Abdul-Wahab & Abdo, 2007). …”

“…We present more than one solution to the user in order to provide him with a margin of makeover. Abdul-Wahab & Abdo (Abdul-Wahab & Abdo, 2007), in their paper, present their 10 best solutions. We will do the same in order to make some comparisons.…”

“…We considered the experiments carried out by Abdul-Wahab & Abdo (Abdul-Wahab & Abdo, 2007), which helped us to design our model.…”

“…The problem was taken from Abdul-Wahab & Abdo (Abdul-Wahab & Abdo, 2007), and was solved using the experimental designs, and optimized using desirability functions.…”

Multi-objective optimization of the design of two-stage flash evaporators: Part 2. Multi-objective optimization

“…Improving the transportability of flash evaporators, for instance, leads to powerless systems since this downsizing process tends to decrease the exchange surfaces of the condensers. Therefore, a feasible solution is generally a compromise between all of the design objectives (see [13] and [14]). In design processes human judgment is required to select the most relevant solutions by taking into account cognitive aspects which come from outside the application domain of mathematical models.…”