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CCE
2008
13 years 3 months ago
Large scale optimization strategies for zone configuration of simulated moving beds
Simulated Moving Bed (SMB) processes are widely used in sugar, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical industries. However, systematic optimization of SMB, especially finding the optima...
Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Lorenz T. Biegler
CCE
2008
13 years 3 months ago
Optimal current distribution control for parallel electrolytic baths
A simple optimal balance control scheme for electrolyzation plants is proposed. It can be realized through the use of a commercially available model predictive control (MPC) packa...
Hidekazu Kugemoto, Keita Ozaki, Yoshinori Kutsuwa,...
CCE
2008
13 years 4 months ago
Predictive modeling of ionic permselectivity of porous media
Transport and separation processes in ionic systems located in the porous medium are investigated. The software for the modeling of the combined electroosmotic, migration, diffusi...
Libor Seda, Juraj Kosek
CCE
2008
13 years 4 months ago
Scheduling of a mixed batch/continuous sugar milling plant using Petri nets
Scheduling of processes in mixed batch/continuous plants, due to their hybrid nature can become very complex. This paper presents the Timed Hybrid Petri net (THPN) as a suitable t...
Mahsa Ghaeli, Parisa A. Bahri, Peter L. Lee
CCE
2008
13 years 4 months ago
Multiobjective optimization of multipurpose batch plants using superequipment class concept
We present a novel approach for solving different design problems related to single products in multipurpose batch plants: the selection of one production line out of several avai...
Andrej Mosat, Laurent Cavin, Ulrich Fischer 0002, ...
CCE
2008
13 years 4 months ago
Informative gene selection and design of regulatory networks using integer optimization
A central problem in bioinformatics and systems biology is the selection of appropriate models in a rational and systematic way. This fundamentally combinatorial problem can be re...
Eric Yang, Timothy Maguire, Martin L. Yarmush, Ioa...
CCE
2008
13 years 4 months ago
Identification of regulatory mechanisms of the hepatic response to thermal injury
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the hypothesis that a systems biology approach can be developed such that a set of transcription factors, relevant to burn-induced inflamm...
Eric Yang, Timothy Maguire, Martin L. Yarmush, Fra...
CCE
2008
13 years 4 months ago
Optimal periodic control of a drug delivery system
Administration of certain drugs at a steady rate results in deterioration of drug effect, also known as drug tolerance. Periodic delivery is an attractive option for minimizing to...
Subbarao Varigonda, Tryphon T. Georgiou, Ronald A....
CCE
2008
13 years 4 months ago
Combining optimization and simulation for strategic and operational industrial gas production and distribution
We describe flexible optimization models for the production and distribution of liquefied atmospheric gases. A simulation engine that interacts with the optimization models is use...
Wasu Glankwamdee, Jeff T. Linderoth, Jierui Shen, ...
CCE
2008
13 years 4 months ago
Differential recurrent neural network based predictive control
An efficient algorithm to train general differential recurrent neural networks is proposed. The trained network can be directly used as the internal model of a predictive controll...
R. K. Al Seyab, Yi Cao