Based on the author's forty years of teaching experience, this unique textbook covers both basic and advanced concepts of optimization theory and methods for process systems engineers. Topics covered include continuous, discrete and logic optimization (linear, nonlinear, mixed-integer and generalized disjunctive programming), optimization under uncertainty (stochastic programming and flexibility analysis), and decomposition techniques (Lagrangean and Benders decomposition). Assuming only a basic background in calculus and linear algebra, it enables easy understanding of mathematical reasoning, and numerous examples throughout illustrate key concepts and algorithms. End-of-chapter exercises involving theoretical derivations and small numerical problems, as well as in modeling systems like GAMS, enhance understanding and help put knowledge into practice. Accompanied by two appendices containing web links to modeling systems and models related to applications in PSE, this is an essential text for single-semester, graduate courses in process systems engineering in departments of chemical engineering.

Author: Ignacio E. Grossmann
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/06/2021
Series: Cambridge Chemical Engineering
Pages: 102
Weight: 1.2lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.70w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781108831659

About the Author
Grossmann, Ignacio E.: - Ignacio E. Grossmann is the R. R. Dean University Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, and Director of the Center for Advanced Process Decision-making. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.