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Optimal Control for Chemical Engineers.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Upreti, Simant Ranjan.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Notation
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Definition
  • 1.2 Optimal Control versus Optimization
  • 1.3 Examples of Optimal Control Problems
  • 1.3.1 Batch Distillation
  • 1.3.2 Plug Flow Reactor
  • 1.3.3 Heat Exchanger
  • 1.3.4 Gas Diffusion in a Non-Volatile Liquid
  • 1.3.5 Periodic Reactor
  • 1.3.6 Nuclear Reactor
  • 1.3.7 Vapor Extraction of Heavy Oil
  • 1.3.8 Chemotherapy
  • 1.3.9 Medicinal Drug Delivery
  • 1.3.10 Blood Flow and Metabolism
  • 1.4 Structure of Optimal Control Problems
  • Bibliography
  • Exercises
  • 2 Fundamental Concepts
  • 2.1 From Function to Functional
  • 2.1.1 Functional as a Multivariable Function
  • 2.2 Domain of a Functional
  • 2.2.1 Linear or Vector Spaces
  • 2.2.2 Norm of a Function
  • 2.3 Properties of Functionals
  • 2.4 Differential of a Functional
  • 2.4.1 Fréchet Differential
  • 2.4.2 Gâteaux Differential
  • 2.4.3 Variation
  • 2.4.4 Summary of Differentials
  • 2.4.5 Relations between Differentials
  • 2.5 Variation of an Integral Objective Functional
  • 2.5.1 Equivalence to Other Differentials
  • 2.5.2 Application to Optimal Control Problems
  • 2.6 Second Variation
  • 2.6.1 Second Degree Homogeneity
  • 2.6.2 Contribution to Functional Change
  • 2.A Second-Order Taylor Expansion
  • Bibliography
  • Exercises
  • 3 Optimality in Optimal Control Problems
  • 3.1 Necessary Condition for Optimality
  • 3.2 Application to Simplest Optimal Control Problem
  • 3.2.1 Augmented Functional
  • 3.2.2 Optimal Control Analysis
  • 3.2.3 Generalization
  • 3.3 Solving an Optimal Control Problem
  • 3.3.1 Presence of Several Local Optima
  • 3.4 Sufficient Conditions
  • 3.4.1 Weak Sufficient Condition
  • 3.5 Piecewise Continuous Controls
  • 3.A Differentiability of λ
  • 3.B Vanishing of (Fy + λGy + λ) at t=0
  • 3.C Mangasarian Sufficiency Condition.
  • Bibliography
  • Exercises
  • 4 Lagrange Multipliers
  • 4.1 Motivation
  • 4.2 Role of Lagrange Multipliers
  • 4.3 Lagrange Multiplier Theorem
  • 4.3.1 Generalization to Several Equality Constraints
  • 4.3.2 Generalization to Several Functions
  • 4.3.3 Application to Optimal Control Problems
  • 4.4 Lagrange Multiplier and Objective Functional
  • 4.4.1 General Relation
  • 4.5 John Multiplier Theorem for Inequality Constraints
  • 4.5.1 Generalized John Multiplier Theorem
  • 4.5.2 Remark on Numerical Solutions
  • 4.A Inverse Function Theorem
  • Bibliography
  • Exercises
  • 5 Pontryagin's Minimum Principle
  • 5.1 Application
  • 5.2 Problem Statement
  • 5.2.1 Class of Controls
  • 5.2.2 New State Variable
  • 5.2.3 Notation
  • 5.3 Pontryagin's Minimum Principle
  • 5.3.1 Assumptions
  • 5.3.2 Statement
  • 5.4 Derivation of Pontryagin's Minimum Principle
  • 5.4.1 Pulse Perturbation of Optimal Control
  • 5.4.2 Temporal Perturbation of Optimal Control
  • 5.4.3 Effect on Final State
  • 5.4.4 Choice of Final Costate
  • 5.4.5 Minimality of the Hamiltonian
  • 5.4.6 Zero Hamiltonian at Free Final Time
  • 5.A Convexity of Final States
  • 5.B Supporting Hyperplane of a Convex Set
  • Bibliography
  • 6 Different Types of Optimal Control Problems
  • 6.1 Free Final Time
  • 6.1.1 Free Final State
  • 6.1.2 Fixed Final State
  • 6.1.3 Final State on Hypersurfaces
  • 6.2 Fixed Final Time
  • 6.2.1 Free Final State
  • 6.2.2 Fixed Final State
  • 6.2.3 Final State on Hypersurfaces
  • 6.3 Algebraic Constraints
  • 6.3.1 Algebraic Equality Constraints
  • 6.3.2 Algebraic Inequality Constraints
  • 6.4 Integral Constraints
  • 6.4.1 Integral Equality Constraints
  • 6.4.2 Integral Inequality Constraints
  • 6.5 Interior Point Constraints
  • 6.6 Discontinuous Controls
  • 6.7 Multiple Integral Problems
  • Bibliography
  • Exercises
  • 7 Numerical Solution of Optimal Control Problems.
  • 7.1 Gradient Method
  • 7.1.1 Free Final Time and Free Final State
  • 7.1.2 Iterative Procedure
  • 7.1.3 Improvement Strategy
  • 7.1.4 Algorithm for the Gradient Method
  • 7.1.5 Fixed Final Time and Free Final State
  • 7.2 Penalty Function Method
  • 7.2.1 Free Final Time and Final State on Hypersurfaces
  • 7.2.2 Free Final Time but Fixed Final State
  • 7.2.3 Algebraic Equality Constraints
  • 7.2.4 Integral Equality Constraints
  • 7.2.5 Algebraic Inequality Constraints
  • 7.2.6 Integral Inequality Constraints
  • 7.3 Shooting Newton-Raphson Method
  • 7.A Derivation of Steepest Descent Direction
  • 7.A.1 Objective
  • 7.A.2 Sufficiency Check
  • Bibliography
  • Exercises
  • 8 Optimal Periodic Control
  • 8.1 Optimality of Periodic Controls
  • 8.1.1 Necessary Conditions
  • 8.2 Solution Methods
  • 8.2.1 Successive Substitution Method
  • 8.2.2 Shooting Newton-Raphson Method
  • 8.3 Pi Criterion
  • 8.4 Pi Criterion with Control Constraints
  • 8.A Necessary Conditions for Optimal Steady State
  • 8.B Derivation of Equation (8.12)
  • 8.C Fourier Transform
  • 8.D Derivation of Equation (8.25)
  • Bibliography
  • Exercises
  • 9 Mathematical Review
  • 9.1 Limit of a Function
  • 9.2 Continuity of a Function
  • 9.2.1 Lower and Upper Semi-Continuity
  • 9.3 Intervals and Neighborhoods
  • 9.4 Bounds
  • 9.5 Order of Magnitude
  • 9.5.1 Big-O Notation
  • 9.6 Taylor Series and Remainder
  • 9.7 Autonomous Differential Equations
  • 9.7.1 Non-Autonomous to Autonomous Transformation
  • 9.8 Differential
  • 9.9 Derivative
  • 9.9.1 Directional Derivative
  • 9.10 Leibniz Integral Rule
  • 9.11 Newton-Raphson Method
  • 9.12 Composite Simpson's 1/3 Rule
  • 9.13 Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
  • 9.14 Mean Value Theorem
  • 9.14.1 For Derivatives
  • 9.14.2 For Integrals
  • 9.15 Intermediate Value Theorem
  • 9.16 Implicit Function Theorem
  • 9.17 Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem.
  • 9.18 Weierstrass Theorem
  • 9.19 Linear or Vector Space
  • 9.20 Direction of a Vector
  • 9.21 Parallelogram Identity
  • 9.22 Triangle Inequality for Integrals
  • 9.23 Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality
  • 9.24 Operator Inequality
  • 9.25 Conditional Statement
  • 9.26 Fundamental Matrix
  • Bibliography
  • Index.