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Optimization in polymer processing /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gaspar-Cunha, António (Editor ), Covas, J. A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2011]
Colección:Chemical engineering methods and technology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • OPTIMIZATION IN POLYMER PROCESSING ; OPTIMIZATION IN POLYMER PROCESSING ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; INTRODUCTION ; OPTIMIZATION IN ENGINEERING ; AN INTRODUCTION TO OPTIMIZATION; 1 Introduction; 2 Mathematical Formulation; 3 Continuous and Discrete Optimization; 4 Global and Local Optimization and Convexity; 5 Optimality Conditions; 5.1 Unconstrained problems; 5.2 Constrained problems; 6 Heuristics and Metaheuristics; 7 Conclusion; References; AN INTRODUCTION TO MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; 1 Introduction; 2 Notions of Optimality in MOPs; 3 Mathematical Programming Techniques.
  • 3.1 A Priori Preference Articulation3.1.1 Goal Programming; 3.1.2 Goal-Attainment Method; 3.1.3 Lexicographic Method; 3.2 A Posteriori Preference Articulation; 3.2.1 Linear Combination of Weights; 3.2.2 Normal Boundary Intersection; 3.2.3 e-Constraint Method; 3.2.4 Method of Weighted Metrics; 3.3 Interactive Preference Articulation; 3.3.1 Method of Geoffrion-Dyer-Feinberg (GDF); 3.3.2 Tchebycheff Method; 3.3.3 Reference Point Methods; 3.3.4 Light Beam Search; 4 Evolutionary Algorithms; 4.1 MOGA; 4.2 NSGA and NSGA-II; 4.3 SPEA and SPEA2; 4.4 PAES; 4.5 PESA; 4.6 New Trends in MOEAs.
  • 4.7 Incorporation of Preferences in MOEAs4.8 New Trends in the Incorporation of Preferences in MOEAs; 5 Conclusion; References; EXTENDING OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS TO COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROBLEMS ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. THE METHODOLOGY ; 2.1. Methodology Structure ; 2.2. Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms ; 3. DECISION MAKING ; 3.1. Current Methods ; 2.2. Weighted Stress Function Method ; 3. ROBUSTNESS ; 4. MEMETIC ALGORITHMS ; 4.1. General Concepts ; 4.2. Coupling MOEAs to a Local Search Method ; 5. Application Examples ; Decision Making ; Robustness ; Memetic Algorithm ; CONCLUSION.
  • 1. INTRODUCTION 2. REACTIVE EXTRUSION MODELING ; 2.1. Concepts ; Flow in the Twin Screw Extruder ; Chemical Reaction ; Rheokinetics ; Coupling the Various Modules; Open Challenges to Model Reactive Extrusion ; 2.2.-caprolactone Polymerization ; 2.3. Starch Cationization ; 3. EXAMPLES OF THE OPTIMIZATION OF REACTIVE EXTRUSION ; 3.1. Optimization Algorithm ; 3.2.-Caprolactone Polymerization ; 3.3. Starch Cationization ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; THE AUTOMATIC DESIGN OF EXTRUSION DIES AND CALIBRATION/COOLING SYSTEMS ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. STATE-OF-THE-ART ; 3. OPTIMIZATION METHODOLOGY.