ChE 632--OPTIMIZATION OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS
Course Description: To apply optimization in the chemical industries, both the theory and practice of optimization must be understood. You will study the techniques and software that offers the most potential for success and gives reliable results. Students will read the chapters on the various topics. The instructor will meet with the students when they request it; otherwise the course will be by telephone and computer using WebCT.
Text: Edgar, Thomas F., David M. Himmelblau, and Leon S. Lasdon, Optimization of Chemical Processes, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, 2001
Topics:
Part I Problem Formulation
1. Nature and Organization of Optimization Problems
2. Developing Models for Optimization
3. Formulation of the Objective Function
Part II Optimization Theory and Methods
4. Basic Concepts
5. Optimization of Unconstrained Functions: One-Dimensional Search
6. Unconstrained Multivariable Optimization
7. Linear Programming (LP) and Applications
8. Nonlinear Programming with Constraints
9. Mixed-Integer Programming
10. Global Optimization for Problems with Continuous and Discrete Variables
Part III Applications of Optimization
11-16 Optimization of Various Unit Operations
Homework: Work and submit to the instructor three (3) problems from each of the first nine chapters. Choose one of any of the examples from chapters 11-16 and work it through and submit to the instructor.
William E. Crockett
Professor of Chemical Engineering
800-642-9842 x2040
304-746-2040
bcrockett@marshall.edu