Scribd
Upload
52 views4 pages

Applications of Optimization in Chemical Engineering: S F Assessment

This document discusses the applications of optimization techniques in chemical engineering. It explains that chemical processes involve multiple non-linear and constrained elements, and each element must be optimized to achieve the best overall process performance. The choice of optimization algorithm is therefore very important. It also provides background on optimization, describing it as the process of finding conditions that give the maximum or minimum value of an objective function under given circumstances. Several common optimization methods are discussed, along with the origins of operations research in solving resource allocation problems during World War II.

Uploaded by

کبری ادریس رسول
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
52 views4 pages

Applications of Optimization in Chemical Engineering: S F Assessment

This document discusses the applications of optimization techniques in chemical engineering. It explains that chemical processes involve multiple non-linear and constrained elements, and each element must be optimized to achieve the best overall process performance. The choice of optimization algorithm is therefore very important. It also provides background on optimization, describing it as the process of finding conditions that give the maximum or minimum value of an objective function under given circumstances. Several common optimization methods are discussed, along with the origins of operations research in solving resource allocation problems during World War II.

Uploaded by

کبری ادریس رسول
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 4

SEMESTER II FINAL Assessment [20 19 -20 20 ]

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Soran University

Faculty of Engineering

Chemical Engineering Department

Applications of Optimization in Chemical Engineering

Prepared by: Kubra Edris Rasul

Module Leader: Dr. Mahfouz Roatamzadeh

June 17, 2020

This report submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for Course Numerical Methods II, 4th stage,
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Soran University, for the final assessment in 2 nd
semester of academic year 2019-2020.
SEMESTER II FINAL Assessment [20 19 -20 20 ]
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Abstract

Techniques of optimization used in chemical processes are discussed. Chemical processes consist of a
number of multi-variable, non-linear, and restricted blocks. The overall performance of the system depends
on optimum operation of each block. So each element has to be optimized to get the best overall outcome
possible. This makes it very important to choose a good optimization algorithm. So each element has to be
optimized to get the best overall outcome possible. This makes the choice of a good optimization algorithm
very important.

Introductıon

Optimization is the act of obtaining the best result under given circumstances. In design, construction, and
maintenance of any engineering system, engineers have to take many technological and managerial
decisions at several stages. The ultimate goal of all such decisions is either to minimize the effort required
or to maximize the desired benefit. Since the effort required or the benefit desired in any practical situation
can be expressed as a function of certain decision variables, optimization can be defined as the process of
finding the conditions that give the maximum or minimum value of a function. It can be seen from Fig. 1.1
that if a point x∗ corresponds to the minimum value of function f(x), the same point also corresponds to the
maximum value of the negative of the function, −f(x). Thus without loss of generality, optimization can be
taken to mean minimization since the maximum of a function can be found by seeking the minimum of the
negative of the same function. In addition, the following operations on the objective function will not
change the optimum solution x∗ (see Fig. 1.2):
1. Multiplication (or division) of f(x) by a positive constant c.
2. Addition (or subtraction) of a positive constant c to (or from) f(x).
There is no single method available for solving all optimization problems efficiently. Hence a number of
optimization methods have been developed for solving different types of optimization problems. The
optimum seeking methods are also known as mathematical programming techniques and are generally
studied as a part of operations research. Operations research is a branch of mathematics concerned with the
application of scientific methods and techniques to decision making problems and with establishing the
best or optimal solutions. The beginnings of the subject of operations research can be traced to the early
period of World War II. During the war, the British military faced the problem of allocating very scarce
and limited resources (such as fighter airplanes, radars, and submarines) to several activities (deployment
1
SEMESTER II FINAL Assessment [20 19 -20 20 ]
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

to numerous targets and destinations). Because there were no systematic methods available to solve
resource allocation problems, the military called upon a team of mathematicians to develop methods for
solving the problem in a scientific manner. The methods developed by the team were instrumental in the
winning of the Air Battle by Britain. These methods, such as linear programming, which were developed as
a result of research on (military) operations, subsequently became known as the methods of operations
research.

Figure 1.1 Minimum of f(x) is same as maximum of −f(x).

2
SEMESTER II FINAL Assessment [20 19 -20 20 ]
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

You might also like