This paper addresses the problem of how to synthesize mass and heat exchange
processes, in which stream flowrates and their inlet compositions and temperatures may …

In many process control situations the number of independent product specifications does
not equal the number of independent manipulated variables available for process control …

A systematic framework for the synthesis and/or retrofit of flexible and structurally
controllable heat exchanger networks is presented in this paper. Based on a multiperiod …

In the paper two new feasibility tests are given. The first test gives the sufficient condition of
feasibility of a design. The second test gives a sufficient condition of infeasibility of a design …

This paper presents a new decomposition method for solving large scale multiperiod design
problems. These problems are formulated as nonlinear optimization problems with a special …

In this paper, an integrated metric is introduced with which future plan feasibility together
with the potential economic risk is assessed for two-period linear planning models. It is …

We consider the optimization of multi-period linear planning models with stochastic
parameters (eg, costs, demands, and supplies). The stochastic parameters are …

A new method of flexibility estimation is proposed. It is based on the comparison of
operational flexibility and the value quality loss function. The different forms of the quality …

Most design or retrofit focuses on cost savings as the objective. We treat instead two
simultaneous noncompatible objectives: cost and flexibility, in the design of a process that …

The central theme of this work is the representation of uncertainty in the formulation and
solution of mathematical programming problems characteristic of chemical engineering …