The present work deals with thermal generation scheduling, which could be considered the major part of the overall scheduling problem of hydrothermal power systems. The scheduling problem of thermal generating units can be considered as two linked optimization problems. It compr…
Soil moisture dynamic in the unsaturated zone is considered an important process that may affect the travel time of a wetting front in an extensive way. Modeling such movement is a critical task because medium heterogeneity must be taken into consideration. The stochastic method…
Methodologies designed to support new product development are receiving increasing interest in recent literature. A significant percentage of new product failure is attributed to a mismatch between designed product features and consumer liking. A variety of methodologies have be…
Crude oil distillation is an energy intensive and environmentally challenging process. To decrease the large energy demand of crude oil distillation, heat integration is implemented. The system (i.e. distillation unit and heat exchanger network, HEN) needs to perform an energy-e…
An introduction to simulated annealing. This book brings together for the first time many of the theoretical foundations for improvements to algorithms for global optimization that until now existed only in scattered research articles.
An introduction to simulated annealing. This book brings together for the first time many of the theoretical foundations for improvements to algorithms for global optimization that until now existed only in scattered research articles.
An introduction to simulated annealing. This book brings together for the first time many of the theoretical foundations for improvements to algorithms for global optimization that until now existed only in scattered research articles.