Framework for evaluating the feasibility/operability of nonconvex processes

AIChE Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1233-1240

  Goyal, Vishal ^a   Ierapetritou, Marianthi G ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CONSTRAINT THEORY;

NONCONVEX PROCESSES;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY;

ALGORITHM; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PUBLICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0038286470     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690490514     Document Type: Review

References (12)

1. Barber, C. B., D. P. Dobkin, and H. Huhdanpaa, "The QuickHull Algorithm for Convex Hulls," ACM Trans. Math. Soft, 22, 469 (1996).
2. Director, S. W., and G. D. Hachtel, "The Simplicial Approximation Approach to Design Centering," IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems, CAS-24, 363 (1977).
3. Floudas, C. A., Z. H. Gumus, and M. G. Ierapetritou, "Global Optimization in Design under Uncertainty: Feasibility Test and Flexibility Index Problems," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 40, 4267 (2001).
4. Grossmann, I. E., and C. A. Floudas, "Active Constraints Strategy for Flexibility Analysis in Chemical Processes," Comput. Chem. Eng., 11, 675 (1987).
5. Grossmann, I. E., and K. P. Halemane, "Decomposition Strategy for Designing Flexible Chemical Plants," AIChE J., 28, 686 (1982).
6. Goyal, V., and M. G. Ierapetritou, "Determination of Operability Limits using Simplicial Approximation," AIChE J., 48, 2902 (2002).
7. Ierapetritou, M. G., "A New Approach for Quantifying Process Feasibility: Convex and One Dimensional Quasi-Convex Regions," AIChE J., 47, 1407 (2001a).
8. Ierapetritou, M. G., "Bilevel Optimization: Feasibility Test and Flexibility Index," Encyclopedia of Optimization, Kluwer Academic Publishers (May 2001b).
9. Saboo, A. K., M. Morari, D. C. Woodcock, "Design of Resilient Processing Plants: VIII. A Resilience Index for Heat Exchanger Networks," Chem. Eng. Sci., 40, 1553 (1985).
10. Straub, D. A., and I. E. Grossmann, "Design Optimization of Stochastic Flexibility," Comput. Chem. Eng., 17, 339 (1993).
11. Swaney, R. E., and I. E. Grossmann, "An Index for Operational Flexibility in Chemical Process Design: I. Formulation and Theory," AIChE J., 26, 139 (1985a).
12. Swaney, R. E., and I. E. Grossmann, "An Index for Operational Flexibility in Chemical Process Design: II. Computational Algorithms," AIChE J., 31, 631 (1985b).