Module Notes

Process Optimization and Control

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This module will not be offered for this semester
Faculty Member (Members)
i.kookos,armaou
Undergraduate
Fall
5th Year
9th Semester (5th Year, Fall)
Module Type
Core Chemical Engineering
Module Category
Thematic Unit Electives, Group A
Course Code:
CHM_E_A2
Course URL:
E-Class (CMNG2188)
Credits:
3
ECTS Credits:
4
Module Availability on Erasmus Students:
No
Teaching Language:
Greek
Laboratory:
Lectures:
3h/W
Τutorial:
Project/Homework:
1/Semester
Teaching Type
Student's office hours:
Module Details

Ability to develop mathematical programming formulations for classical engineering design problems,

Ability to use computer software (MATLAB, GAMS) to solve process optimization problems

Ability to evaluate critically the solutions obtained using numerical software

Basic principles and definitions.

Necessary conditions for optimality.

General structure of optimization algorithms.

Optimization without constraints.

Linear and non-linear programming.

Integer programming.

Applications to the design of chemical/biochemical plants.

Tuning of classical, fixed structure controllers, using classical optimization methodologies.

Optimal Control problems and their numerical solution.

Teaching Organization

LECTURES: 3 h/w
PROJECT/HOMEWORK: 1/semester

Total Module Workload (ECTS Standards):

110 Hours

Final exam, weekly projects.

1. I. Kookos & A. Koutinas, Process and Systems Optimization, Tziola Publishing, 2014, in Greek

2. H. Taha, Operational Research, Tziola Publishing, 2007, translation in Greek