There is a large variety of methods in literature for process design and control, which can be
classified into two main categories. The methods in the first category have a sequential …

The optimization approach is well established in both academia and in industrial practice
with numerous applications in chemical engineering. Several tools are readily available for …

Scatter search is a population-based method that has recently been shown to yield
promising outcomes for solving combinatorial and nonlinear optimization problems. Based …

Principal differential analysis (PDA) is an alternative parameter estimation technique for
differential equation models in which basis functions (eg, B-splines) are fitted to dynamic …

Trigeneration systems, also known as Combined Heat, Cooling and Power (CHCP) systems,
are interesting alternatives to supply different energy services in urban districts and in large …

The design of fuel cells is a challenging endeavour due to the multitude of physical
phenomena that need to be simultaneously optimized in order to achieve proper fuel cell …

Natural phenomena have been the inspiration for proposing various optimization algorithms
such as genetic algorithms (GA), particle swarm optimization (PSO) and simulated …

The process industry is involved with the conversion of raw materials, through a series of
chemical processing steps, to valued products and is a key economic sector in the US and …

An overview of recent developments, trends and challenges in the synthesis, design and
operation optimization of energy systems is presented in this manuscript. The static and …

This review article explores how emerging generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models,
such as large language models (LLMs), can enhance solution methodologies within process …