STRATEGICS FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES Lorenz T. Biegjer and Ignacio E. Grossmann Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 CONTENTS Abstract 2 Introduction 2 Flowsheet Optimization 3 Two-Level Optimization Techniques 6 Feasible Path Strategies 7 The Infeasible Path Strategy 8 Discrete Optimization for Process Synthesis 14 Mixed-integer Linear Programming 16 Mixed-integer Nonlinear Programming 20 Optimal Design Under Uncertainty 24 Two-stage Programming Formulation with Feasibility Constraint 26 Optimization of Dynamic Systems 31 Numerical Solution of DAOP's 34 Approximation of the DAOP and Subsequent Solution 35 Conclusions 39 References 40 A. Flowsheet Optimization 40 B. Discrete Optimization for Process Synthesis 42 C. Optimal Design Under Uncertainty 44 D. Dynamic Optimization 46 Brought to you by | University of Arizona Library Authenticated | 150.135.135.70 Download Date | 12/16/12 6:37 PM