This paper is motivated by the fact that mixed integer nonlinear programming is an important
and difficult area for which there is a need for developing new methods and software for …

Many practical problems of interest in chemical engineering and other fields can be
formulated as bilinear programs (BLPs). For such problems, a local nonlinear programming …

Pipeline systems play a key role in the petroleum business. These operational systems
provide connection between ports and/or oil fields and refineries (upstream), as well as …

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 …

We consider in this paper the synthesis of process networks with time-varying uncertain
yields in which investment in pilot plants can be considered to reduce uncertainty of the …

Tactical management of development pipelines is concerned with the allocation of
resources and scheduling of tasks. Though these decisions have to be made in the …

A typical supply chain system consists of customers, retailers, distributors, warehouses,
production facilities, and suppliers that can be represented as nodes in a highly integrated …

In this contribution, a novel approach for the modeling and numerical optimal control of
hybrid (discrete–continuous dynamic) systems based on a disjunctive problem formulation is …

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced Reformulated Gasoline (RFG)
requirements as a measure to reduce emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles in certain …

A eficácia na transferência de derivados de petróleo através de dutos motiva a execução
deste trabalho. O objetivo principal é a modelagem do scheduling de um poliduto, isto é, um …