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CCE
2008
13 years 5 months ago
Stochastic-based accuracy of data reconciliation estimators for linear systems
Accuracy of an instrument has been traditionally defined as the sum of the precision and the bias. Recently, this notion was generalized to estimators [Bagajewicz, M. (2005a). On ...
Miguel J. Bagajewicz, DuyQuang Nguyen
CCE
2008
13 years 5 months ago
Population balance modeling in Simulink: PCSS
In this work we develop, demonstrate, and distribute the code for a new Simulink block that models the dynamic evolution of the population density function for a physical system w...
Jeffrey D. Ward, Cheng-Ching Yu
CCE
2008
13 years 5 months ago
Chemical supply chain network optimization
Chemical supply chain networks provide large opportunities for cost reductions through the redesign of the flow of material from producer to customer. In this paper we present a m...
Jeff Ferrio, John Wassick
CCE
2008
13 years 5 months ago
Bidirectional branch and bound for controlled variable selection: Part I. Principles and minimum singular value criterion
The minimum singular value (MSV) rule is a useful tool for selecting controlled variables (CVs) from the available measurements. However, the application of the MSV rule to large-...
Yi Cao, Vinay Kariwala
CCE
2008
13 years 5 months ago
Global optimization for scheduling refinery crude oil operations
Ramkumar Karuppiah, Kevin C. Furman, Ignacio E. Gr...
CCE
2008
13 years 5 months ago
Prediction of secondary structures of proteins using a two-stage method
Protein structure determination and prediction has been a focal research subject in life sciences due to the importance of protein structure in understanding the biological and ch...
Fadime Üney Yüksektepe, Özlem Yilma...
CCE
2008
13 years 5 months ago
Global optimization of multiscenario mixed integer nonlinear programming models arising in the synthesis of integrated water net
The problem of optimal synthesis of an integrated water system is addressed in this work, where water using processes and water treatment operations are combined into a single net...
Ramkumar Karuppiah, Ignacio E. Grossmann
CCE
2008
13 years 5 months ago
Optimal synthesis of heat exchanger networks involving isothermal process streams
This paper proposes a new MINLP model for heat exchanger network synthesis that includes streams with phase change. The model considers every possible combination of process strea...
José María Ponce-Ortega, Arturo Jim&...
CCE
2008
13 years 5 months ago
Dynamic scheduling of multiproduct pipelines with multiple delivery due dates
Scheduling product batches in pipelines is a very complex task with many constraints to be considered. Several papers have been published on the subject during the last decade. Mo...
Diego C. Cafaro, Jaime Cerdá