24 Result(s)
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Simultaneous synthesis and economic optimization of the power system on an oil/gas production platform
This paper is aimed at the selection of optimal configurations for power systems on oil platforms for generating electricity and satisfying power demands of process equipment. The variable power demands arisin...
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Logic-Based Outer-Approximation and Benders Decomposition Algorithms for the Synthesis of Process Networks
In this paper the MINLP problem for the optimal synthesis of process networks is modeled as a discrete optimization problem involving logic disjunctions with nonlinear equations and pure logic relations. The l...
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Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming: A Survey of Algorithms and Applications
This paper presents an overview of mixed-integer nonlinear programming techniques by first providing a unified treatment of the Branch and Bound, Outer-Approximation, Generalized Benders and Extended Cutting P...
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A Disjunctive Model for Scheduling in a Manufacturing and Packing Facility with Intermediate Storage
The problem considered in this paper deals with the short term scheduling of a two stage continuous process with intermediate storage tanks. The major scheduling decisions in this problem are: a) the assignmen...
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Prologue
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Review of Nonlinear Mixed-Integer and Disjunctive Programming Techniques
This paper has as a major objective to present a unified overview and derivation of mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) techniques, Branch and Bound, Outer-Approximation, Generalized Benders and Extend...
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Prologue
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Data-driven construction of Convex Region Surrogate models
With the increasing trend of solving more complex and integrated optimization problems, there is a need for develo** process models that are sufficiently accurate as well as computationally efficient. In thi...
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Petroleum supply planning: reformulations and a novel decomposition algorithm
The petroleum supply planning activity is an important link for the integration of the petroleum supply chain at PETROBRAS as it is responsible for refining the strategic supply planning information to be used...
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Offshore oilfield development planning under uncertainty and fiscal considerations
The development planning of an offshore oil and gas field infrastructure involves critical investment and operating decisions at an early stage of the project that impact the overall project profitability. The...
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Open AccessA review and comparison of solvers for convex MINLP
In this paper, we present a review of deterministic software for solving convex MINLP problems as well as a comprehensive comparison of a large selection of commonly available solvers. As a test set, we have u...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Implementation of RTO in a large hydrogen network considering uncertainty
Correction to: Optimization and Engineering https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-019-09444-3
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A preface to the special issue on enterprise-wide optimization
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Open AccessImplementation of RTO in a large hydrogen network considering uncertainty
This paper describes the problems associated with the implementation of a real-time optimization (RTO) decision support tool, for the operation of a large scale hydrogen network of an oil refinery. In addition...
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Multiperiod optimization model for oilfield production planning: bicriterion optimization and two-stage stochastic programming model
In this work, we present different tools of mathematical modeling that can be used in oil and gas industry to help improve the decision-making for field development, production optimization and planning. First...
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Electric power infrastructure planning under uncertainty: stochastic dual dynamic integer programming (SDDiP) and parallelization scheme
We address the long-term planning of electric power infrastructure under uncertainty. We propose a Multistage Stochastic Mixed-integer Programming formulation that optimizes the generation expansion to meet th...
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A biographical review of the research and impacts of Marco Duran
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State of the art methods for combined water and energy systems optimisation in Kraft pulp mills
This paper presents a state-of-the-art overview of water and energy optimisation methods with applications to Kraft pulp mills. The main conclusions are highlighted, and several research gaps are identified an...
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Sample average approximation for stochastic nonconvex mixed integer nonlinear programming via outer-approximation
We propose a sample average approximation-based outer-approximation algorithm (SAAOA) that can address nonconvex two-stage stochastic programs (SP) with any continuous or discrete probability distributions. Pr...
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Pyomo.GDP: an ecosystem for logic based modeling and optimization development
We present three core principles for engineering-oriented integrated modeling and optimization tool sets—intuitive modeling contexts, systematic computer-aided reformulations, and flexible solution strategies—...
