Understanding of the target functionalities is the origin of creating systems. Those functionalities can be generated by the system structure. To examine both those functionalities and the system structure, we introduced the concepts of successional relationships among processes and mediative relationships between processes. Also the relation between inputs and outputs of the entire system is demonstrated. Process vectors were used to represent the above three kinds of relationships. These concepts were applied for methanol production to verify their usefulness.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Regular Original Research Article |
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Publication Date | September 1, 2002 |
Published in Issue | Year 2002 Volume: 5 Issue: 3 |