diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 40294190fd312b2a4d184061ef6ef1f1bf6dd892..0a5de575031efacf29e1d604ba22f35d1be0a647 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,9 @@ # A Reinforcement Learning Approach with Masked Agents for Chemical Process Flowsheet Design This repository contains the code for the two case studies presented in the paper *A reinforcement learning approach with masked agents for chemical process flowsheet design*. -The work focuses on the generation, design and optimization of chemical process flowsheets using Reinforcement Learning. The full paper can be found in <https://aiche.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aic.18584?af=R> +The work focuses on the generation, design and optimization of chemical process flowsheets using Reinforcement Learning. + +The full paper can be found in <https://aiche.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aic.18584?af=R> ## Case Study 1 This case study compares the performance of discrete and hybrid masked PPO agents in generating a chemical process flowsheet for the reaction $A \rightarrow B$. With this illustrative example it was found that for simple examples in which the number of discrete and continuous varibles are reduced, a fully discretized agent outperfroms the hybrid agent, achieving better rewards.