Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : CH4312 : Optimization Techniques in Process Design { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Akhilesh Kumar Sahu
Syllabus
Optimal problem formulation, Single variable optimization algorithms including interval halving, golden section search , Newton-Raphson method, bisection method etc., Multi variable optimization algorithms including simplex search method Cauchy s steepest descent method, Levenberg Marquardt s method, constrained optimization algorithms including Khun-Tucker conditions. Specialized algorithms including Integer programming, geometric programming. Non-traditional optimization technique like simulated annealing, Differential evolution. Application of the aforesaid techniques in Chemical Engineering designs.
Course Objectives
- To understand the need and origin of the optimization methods.
- To formulate constrained and non-constrained optimization problems pertaining to the physical process. Getting optimal solution followed by decision making.
- To get a broad perspective of the various applications of optimization methods used in process design.
- Comparison in performance for the traditional and non-traditional optimization techniques.
Course Outcomes
1.To enable the students to formulate optimal problem pertaining to their process/project requirement. <br />2. To enable the students to take a decision based on the optimal solutions. <br />3. To enable the students to solve the optimization problems using MATLAB optimization toolbox.
Essential Reading
- T. F. Edgar, D. M. Himmelblau, , ,, Optimization of Chemical Processes, McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math 2 edition , 2001
- B. V. Babu, Process Plant Simulation, OUP, India , 2004
Supplementary Reading
- S. S. Rao, Engineering Optimization Theory & Practice, John Wiley & Sons Inc , 2009
- Gavin Towler and Gavin Towler, Chemical Engineering Design: Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design, ....Butterworth-Heinemann 2 edition , 25 January 2012
Journal and Conferences
- Industrial Engineering & Chemistry Research, ACS publication
- computers in chemical engineering, ELSEVIER