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Application of the Powell method to the optimization of flow injection systems
Author(s) -
del Valle M.,
Alonso J.,
Poch M.,
Bartrolí J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of chemometrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.47
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1099-128X
pISSN - 0886-9383
DOI - 10.1002/cem.1180030520
Subject(s) - simplex algorithm , sensitivity (control systems) , simplex , indophenol , computer science , flow (mathematics) , mathematical optimization , algorithm , linear programming , control theory (sociology) , mathematics , biological system , chemistry , chromatography , artificial intelligence , engineering , geometry , electronic engineering , control (management) , biology
This paper describes the application of the Powell algorithm to the optimization of a flow injection system configuration. The performance of this algorithm has been compared with the modified simplex method. The system studied is the determination of ammonia, based on the indophenol blue reaction. A linear combination of sensitivity and sample throughput is used as the objective function because of its simultaneous optimization capability. Results obtained show that the proposed method may reach the optimal conditions with a lower number of experimental evaluations.