Model reduction for dynamic real-time optimization of chemical processes

The value of models in process industries becomes apparent in practice and literature where numerous successful applications are reported. Process models are being used for optimal plant design, simulation studies, for off-line and online process optimization. For online optimization applications the computational load is a limiting factor. The...

Uncertainty-based Design Optimization of Structures with Bounded-But-Unknown Uncertainties

Topology Optimization using a Topology Description Function Approach

During the last two decades, computational structural optimization methods have emerged, as computational power increased tremendously. Designers now have topological optimization routines at their disposal. These routines are able to generate the entire geometry of structures, provided only with information on loads, supports, and space to work...

Model-based optimization of the operation procedure of emulsification

Emulsions are widely encountered in the food and cosmetic industry. The first food we consume is an emulsion, namely breast milk. Other common emulsions are mayonnaise, dressings, skin creams and lotions. Equipment often used for the production of oil-in-water emulsions in the food industry consists of a stirred vessel in combination with a...

Optimization and analysis of deep-UV imaging systems

This thesis has been devoted to two main subjects: the compensation of birefringence induced by spatial dispersion (BISD) in Deep-UV lithographic objectives and the optimization of optical systems in general.

Dynamic Optimization in Business-wide Process Control

The chemical marketplace is a global one with strong competition between man- ufacturers. To continuously meet the customer demands regarding product quality and delivery conditions without the need to maintain very large stor- age levels chemical manufactures need to strive for production on demand. In this thesis we research how market...

Water Demand Management. Approaches, Experiences and Application to Egypt

Dynamic Water-System Control - Design and Operation of Regional Water-Resources Systems

Interior point techniques in optimization: Complementarity, sensitivity and algorithms