Parameter estimation procedures are very important in the chemical engineering field for
development of mathematical models, since design, optimization and advanced control of …

In this paper, an improved particle swarm optimization (IPSO) algorithm is proposed.
Besides the individual best position and the global best position, a nominal average position …

The aim of this research is to develop continuous reactor network models to determine the
reactor configuration and corresponding optimal operating conditions of a polyolefin …

Recently, much progress has been made on particle swarm optimization (PSO). A number of
works have been devoted to analyzing the convergence of the underlying algorithms …

Optimization is frequently employed in biomechanics research to solve system identification
problems, predict human movement, or estimate muscle or other internal forces that cannot …

In offshore oil production activities, risers are employed to connect the wellheads at the sea-
bottom to a floating platform at the sea surface. The design of risers is a very important issue …

In recent years, the development of multi-objective optimization techniques for
simultaneously optimizing multiple and conflicting objectives have received wide attention in …

To mitigate the fluid invasion and the loss of circulation, drilling fluids are designed to
provide a thin mudcake with low permeability. Among the many methods of determining the …

We present a comprehensive approach to the simultaneous design and control of a
continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) for styrene solution polymerization that must be able …

Short-term scheduling for batch processes which allocates a set of limited resources over
time to manufacture one or more products plays a key role in batch processing systems of …