Computers & Chemical Engineering, Volume 30

Volume 30, Number 1, November 2005

• Alex v. E. Conradie, Christiaan Aldrich:
  Development of neurocontrollers with evolutionary reinforcement learning. 1-17
  
• Keivan Torabi, Saed Sayad, Stephen T. Balke:
  On-line adaptive Bayesian classification for in-line particle image monitoring in polymer film manufacturing. 18-27
  
• Núria Muro-Suñé, Rafiqul Gani, Gordon Bell, Ian Shirley:
  Model-based computer-aided design for controlled release of pesticides. 28-41
  
• Françoise Couenne, Christian Jallut, Mélaz Tayakout-Fayolle:
  On minimal representation of heterogeneous mass transfer for simulation and parameter estimation: Application to breakthrough curves exploitation. 42-53
  
• Ignacio Castillo, Joakim Westerlund, Stefan Emet, Tapio Westerlund:
  Optimization of block layout design problems with unequal areas: A comparison of MILP and MINLP optimization methods. 54-69
  
• Jérôme Harmand, Denis Dochain:
  The optimal design of two interconnected (bio)chemical reactors revisited. 70-82
  
• P. Cruz, J. C. Santos, F. D. Magalhães, A. Mendes:
  Simulation of separation processes using finite volume method. 83-98
  
• Reginaldo Guirardello, Ross E. Swaney:
  Optimization of process plant layout with pipe routing. 99-114
  
• Sandip Mazumder:
  Adaptation of the in situ adaptive tabulation (ISAT) procedure for efficient computation of surface reactions. 115-124
  
• Jens Neumann, Constantinos C. Pantelides:
  Consistency of general point conditions for DAE systems. 125-136
  
• Melkon Tatlier, Hikmet Kerem Cigizoglu, Ayse Erdem-Senatalar:
  Artificial neural network methods for the estimation of zeolite molar compositions that form from different reaction mixtures. 137-146
  
• Moshood J. Olanrewaju, Muhammad A. Al-Arfaj:
  Development and application of linear process model in estimation and control of reactive distillation. 147-157
  
• Masoud Soroush, Sairam Valluri, Nasir Mehranbod:
  Nonlinear control of input-constrained systems. 158-181
  

Volume 30, Number 2, December 2005

• M. Schäfer, B. Karasözen, Y. Uludag, K. Yapici, Ö. Ugur:
  Numerical method for optimizing stirrer configurations. 183-190
  
• William Martin Barrett Jr., Jun Yang:
  Development of a chemical process modeling environment based on CAPE-OPEN interface standards and the Microsoft .NET framework. 191-201
  
• Nazish Hoda, Satyanarayana V. Suggala, Prashant K. Bhattacharya:
  Pervaporation of hydrazine-water through hollow fiber module: Modeling and simulation. 202-214
  
• V. Barragán-Hernández, R. Vázquez-Román, L. Rosales-Marines, F. García-Sánchez:
  A strategy for simulation and optimization of gas and oil production. 215-227
  
• Canghua Jiang, D. H. Zhou:
  Fault detection and identification for uncertain linear time-delay systems. 228-242
  
• T. Yuan, P. G. Cizmas, T. O'Brien:
  A reduced-order model for a bubbling fluidized bed based on proper orthogonal decomposition. 243-259
  
• Manuel Rodriguez:
  A new algorithm to develop hybrid systems. 260-267
  
• A. J. B. Antunes, J. A. F. R. Pereira, A. M. F. Fileti:
  Fuzzy control of a PMMA batch reactor: Development and experimental testing. 268-276
  
• Frank Steyer, Dietrich Flockerzi, Kai Sundmacher:
  Equilibrium and rate-based approaches to liquid-liquid phase splitting calculations. 277-284
  
• Won-Hyouk Jang, Juergen Hahn, Kenneth R. Hall:
  Genetic/quadratic search algorithm for plant economic optimizations using a process simulator. 285-294
  
• Zainal Ahmad, Jie Zhang:
  Combination of multiple neural networks using data fusion techniques for enhanced nonlinear process modelling. 295-308
  
• João Alberto Fabro, Lucia V. R. Arruda, Flávio Neves Jr.:
  Startup of a distillation column using intelligent control techniques. 309-320
  
• E. Akkari, S. Chevallier, L. Boillereaux:
  A 2D non-linear "grey-box" model dedicated to microwave thawing: Theoretical and experimental investigation. 321-328
  
• Kwong Ho Chan, Jie Bao, William J. Whiten:
  A new approach to control of MIMO processes with static nonlinearities using an extended IMC framework. 329-342
  
• Egon Eckert, Tomás Vanek:
  New approach to the characterisation of petroleum mixtures used in the modelling of separation processes. 343-356
  
• Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac, Enrique Saldívar-Guerra, Grisel Ramírez-Manzanares:
  Grade transition dynamic simulation of HIPS polymerization reactors. 357-375
  
• Mårten Regner, Karin Östergren, Christian Trägårdh:
  An improved numerical method of calculating the striation thinning in static mixers. 376-380
  

Volume 30, Number 3, January 2006

• M. Guay:
  The effect of process nonlinearity on linear controller performance in discrete-time systems. 381-391
  
• Rasmus H. Nyström, Iiro Harjunkoski, Andreas Kroll:
  Production optimization for continuously operated processes with optimal operation and scheduling of multiple units. 392-406
  
• Christos T. Maravelias:
  A decomposition framework for the scheduling of single- and multi-stage processes. 407-420
  
• Gonzalo Guillén, Mariana Badell, Antonio Espuña Camarasa, Luis Puigjaner:
  Simultaneous optimization of process operations and financial decisions to enhance the integrated planning/scheduling of chemical supply chains. 421-436
  
• Mano Ram Maurya, Santhoji Katare, Priyan R. Patkar, Ann E. Rundell, Venkat Venkatasubramanian:
  A systematic framework for the design of reduced-order models for signal transduction pathways from a control theoretic perspective. 437-452
  
• R. Giguère, François Bertrand, Philippe A. Tanguy:
  A three-dimensional mesh refinement strategy for the simulation of fluid flow with a fictitious domain method. 453-466
  
• Mariana Barttfeld, Norbert Alleborn, Franz Durst:
  Dynamic optimization of multiple-zone air impingement drying processes. 467-489
  
• Saziye Balku, Ridvan Berber:
  Dynamics of an activated sludge process with nitrification and denitrification: Start-up simulation and optimization using evolutionary algorithm. 490-499
  
• Z. Dehouche, B. Bernauer, J. Lieto:
  The local mass transfer coefficient in spherical film flow by the moving finite element method. 500-507
  
• Kishalay Mitra, Mahesh Ghivari:
  Modeling of an industrial wet grinding operation using data-driven techniques. 508-520
  
• Riccardo Muradore, Fabrizio Bezzo, Massimiliano Barolo:
  Optimal sensor location for distributed-sensor systems using multivariate regression. 521-534
  
• C. A. Dorao, H. A. Jakobsen:
  A least squares method for the solution of population balance problems. 535-547
  
• Yuri Avramenko, Andrzej Kraslawski:
  Similarity concept for case-based design in process engineering. 548-557
  
• Jie Zhang:
  Improved on-line process fault diagnosis through information fusion in multiple neural networks. 558-571
  
• Arthur Tay, Weng Khuen Ho, Jiewen Deng, Boon Keng Lok:
  Control of photoresist film thickness: Iterative feedback tuning approach. 572-579
  

Volume 30, Number 4, February 2006

• Ming-da Ma, Xin-jian Zhu:
  A simple auto-tuner in frequency domain. 581-586
  
• Pinar Erol, Jorg Thming:
  ECO-optimization of pre-treatment processes in metal finishing. 587-598
  
• A. Dietz, Catherine Azzaro-Pantel, Luc Pibouleau, Serge Domenech:
  Multiobjective optimization for multiproduct batch plant design under economic and environmental considerations. 599-613
  
• Carlos A. Méndez, Ignacio E. Grossmann, Iiro Harjunkoski, Pousga Kaboré:
  A simultaneous optimization approach for off-line blending and scheduling of oil-refinery operations. 614-634
  
• G. D. Stefanidis, B. Merci, G. J. Heynderickx, G. B. Marin:
  CFD simulations of steam cracking furnaces using detailed combustion mechanisms. 635-649
  
• Ramkumar Karuppiah, Ignacio E. Grossmann:
  Global optimization for the synthesis of integrated water systems in chemical processes. 650-673
  
• Michal Pribyl, Dalimil Snita, Milan Kubicek:
  Adaptive mesh simulations of ionic systems in microcapillaries based on the estimation of transport times. 674-685
  
• Eyal Dassau, Benyamin Grosman, Daniel R. Lewin:
  Modeling and temperature control of rapid thermal processing. 686-697
  
• A. A. Poyton, M. S. Varziri, K. B. McAuley, P. J. McLellan, J. O. Ramsay:
  Parameter estimation in continuous-time dynamic models using principal differential analysis. 698-708
  
• M. Guay, N. Peters:
  Real-time dynamic optimization of nonlinear systems: A flatness-based approach. 709-721
  
• Manojit Dam, Deoki N. Saraf:
  Design of neural networks using genetic algorithm for on-line property estimation of crude fractionator products. 722-729
  
• Rodolfo Tellez, William Y. Svrcek, Timothy J. Ross, Brent R. Young:
  Heat exchanger network process modifications for controllability using design reliability theory. 730-743
  
• M. Y. Gunasekera, D. W. Edwards:
  Assessing the inherent atmospheric environmental friendliness of chemical process routes: An unsteady state distribution approach for a catastrophic release. 744-757
  
• A. I. A. Salama:
  Determination of the optimal heat energy targets in heat pinch analysis using a geometry-based approach. 758-764
  

Volume 30, Number 5, April 2006

• N. Zhang, X. X. Zhu:
  Novel modelling and decomposition strategy for total site optimisation. 765-777
  
• Dan Wu, Marianthi G. Ierapetritou:
  Lagrangean decomposition using an improved Nelder-Mead approach for Lagrangean multiplier update. 778-789
  
• P. K. Padhy, S. Majhi:
  Relay based PI-PD design for stable and unstable FOPDT processes. 790-796
  
• Chuei-Tin Chang, Bao-Hong Li:
  Optimal design of wastewater equalization systems in batch processes. 797-806
  
• Xuefeng Yan, Weixiang Zhao:
  A novel select-best and prepotency evolution algorithm and its application to develop industrial oxidation reaction macrokinetic model. 807-815
  
• Gorden T. Jemwa, Chris Aldrich:
  Classification of process dynamics with Monte Carlo singular spectrum analysis. 816-831
  
• Rames C. Panda:
  Estimation of parameters of under-damped second order plus dead time processes using relay feedback. 832-837
  
• M. Sahebsara, T. Chen, S. L. Shah:
  Frequency-domain parameter estimation of general multi-rate systems. 838-849
  
• Harun Taskin, Cemalettin Kubat, Özer Uygun, Seher Arslankaya:
  FUZZYFCC: Fuzzy logic control of a fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) to improve dynamic performance. 850-863
  
• Y. Shastri, Urmila M. Diwekar:
  An efficient algorithm for large scale stochastic nonlinear programming problems. 864-877
  
• Yusuf Oysal, Yasar Becerikli, Ahmet Ferit Konar:
  Modified descend curvature based fixed form fuzzy optimal control of nonlinear dynamical systems. 878-888
  
• Lionel Elliott, Derek B. Ingham, Adrian G. Kyne, Nicolae S. Mera, Mohamed Pourkashanian, Sean Whittaker:
  Reaction mechanism reduction and optimisation for modelling aviation fuel oxidation using standard and hybrid genetic algorithms. 889-900
  
• Dirk Lieftucht, Uwe Kruger, George W. Irwin:
  Improved reliability in diagnosing faults using multivariate statistics. 901-912
  

Volume 30, Numbers 6-7, May 2006

• Carlos A. Méndez, Jaime Cerdá, Ignacio E. Grossmann, Iiro Harjunkoski, Marco Fahl:
  State-of-the-art review of optimization methods for short-term scheduling of batch processes. 913-946
  
• Charles Acquah, Ivan V. Datskov, Andryas Mawardi, Feng Zhang, Luke E. K. Achenie, Ranga Pitchumani, Eugene Santos Jr.:
  Optimization under uncertainty of a composite fabrication process using a deterministic one-stage approach. 947-960
  
• Henk-Jan Ramaker, Eric N. M. van Sprang, Johan A. Westerhuis, Age K. Smilde:
  Single channel event (SCE) for managing sensor failures in MSPC. 961-969
  
• Lie-Ding Shiau, Tsan-Sheng Lu:
  Modeling the nonideal mixing behavior in a continuous-stirred crystallizer. 970-977
  
• Xiaojin Tang, Guangshen Luo, Hongbo Li, Jiading Wang:
  A dynamic interaction mass transfer model for simulating the mass transfer process in extraction columns. 978-988
  
• B. V. Babu, Rakesh Angira:
  Modified differential evolution (MDE) for optimization of non-linear chemical processes. 989-1002
  
• Pedro M. Castro, Ignacio E. Grossmann:
  An efficient MILP model for the short-term scheduling of single stage batch plants. 1003-1018
  
• Swati Mohanty:
  Multiobjective optimization of synthesis gas production using non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm. 1019-1025
  
• Dan Vladimir Nichita, Daniel Broseta, Claude F. Leibovici:
  Consistent delumping of multiphase flash results. 1026-1037
  
• Henrik Saxén, Frank Pettersson:
  Method for the selection of inputs and structure of feedforward neural networks. 1038-1045
  
• Ankur Pariyani, Abhigyan Gupta, Pallab Ghosh:
  Design of heat exchanger networks using randomized algorithm. 1046-1053
  
• Shelly Arora, S. S. Dhaliwal, V. K. Kukreja:
  Simulation of washing of packed bed of porous particles by orthogonal collocation on finite elements. 1054-1060
  
• Antanas Zilinskas, Eric S. Fraga, Ausra Mackute:
  Data analysis and visualisation for robust multi-criteria process optimisation. 1061-1071
  
• S. Narayanan, P. Kanagasabapathy, J. Prakash:
  Constant gain stabilization with desired damping. 1072-1075
  
• Vikas Goel, Ignacio E. Grossmann, Amr S. El-Bakry, Eric L. Mulkay:
  A novel branch and bound algorithm for optimal development of gas fields under uncertainty in reserves. 1076-1092
  
• P. Gokulakrishnan, A. D. Lawrence, P. J. McLellan, E. W. Grandmaison:
  A functional-PCA approach for analyzing and reducing complex chemical mechanisms. 1093-1101
  
• Helen H. Lou, Jayachandran Chandrasekaran, Rebecca A. Smith:
  Large-scale dynamic simulation for security assessment of an ethylene oxide manufacturing process. 1102-1118
  
• Shamsul Qamar, M. P. Elsner, I. A. Angelov, Gerald Warnecke, Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern:
  A comparative study of high resolution schemes for solving population balances in crystallization. 1119-1131
  
• Pedro Saco, Julián Flores, José Ángel Taboada Gonález, A. Otero, José Varela:
  Rule-based intelligent monitoring and control of marc brandy stills. 1132-1140
  
• H. Bouhenchir, M. Cabassud, M. V. Le Lann:
  Predictive functional control for the temperature control of a chemical batch reactor. 1141-1154
  
• Hayley Halsall-Whitney, Jules Thibault:
  Multi-objective optimization for chemical processes and controller design: Approximating and classifying the Pareto domain. 1155-1168
  
• Wolfgang Desch, Karin Horn, Georg Propst:
  Computation of equilibria in models of flue gas washer plants. 1169-1177
  
• R. Caulkin, M. Fairweather, X. Jia, N. Gopinathan, R. A. Williams:
  An investigation of packed columns using a digital packing algorithm. 1178-1188
  
• Pertti Koukkari, Risto Pajarre:
  Introducing mechanistic kinetics to the Lagrangian Gibbs energy calculation. 1189-1196
  
• Hamid Reza Mahdipoor:
  Flow pattern recognition in tray columns with MADM (multiple attribute decision making) method. 1197-1200
  

Volume 30, Number 8, June 2006

• Peter Mizsey:
  Zsolt Fonyo: (1943-2005). 1201-1202
  

• Xianzhong Dai, Wancheng Wang, Yuhan Ding, Zongyi Sun:
  "Assumed inherent sensor" inversion based ANN dynamic soft-sensing method and its application in erythromycin fermentation process. 1203-1225
  
• Kevin I. Chen, Jack Winnick, Vasilios I. Manousiouthakis:
  Global optimization of a simple mathematical model for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell. 1226-1234
  
• Adama Traoré, Stéphane Grieu, Frédérik Thiery, Monique Polit, Jésus Colprim:
  Control of sludge height in a secondary settler using fuzzy algorithms. 1235-1242
  
• A. Seshagiri Rao, M. Chidambaram:
  Smith delay compensator for multivariable non-square systems with multiple time delays. 1243-1255
  
• Jung-Fa Tsai, Ming-Hua Lin:
  An optimization approach for solving signomial discrete programming problems with free variables. 1256-1263
  
• Natassa Dalaouti, Panos Seferlis:
  A unified modeling framework for the optimal design and dynamic simulation of staged reactive separation processes. 1264-1277
  
• J. Kumar, Mirko Peglow, Gerald Warnecke, Stefan Heinrich, L. Mörl:
  A discretized model for tracer population balance equation: Improved accuracy and convergence. 1278-1292
  
• Elisaveta G. Shopova, Natasha G. Vaklieva-Bancheva:
  BASIC - A genetic algorithm for engineering problems solution. 1293-1309
  

• Andrés F. Barbaro, Miguel J. Bagajewicz:
  Corrigendum to "New rigorous one-step MILP formulation for heat exchanger network synthesis" [Computers & Chemical Engineering 29 (2005) 1945-1976]. 1310-1313
  

Volume 30, Number 9, July 2006

• Sevil Çetinkaya, Zehra Zeybek, Hale Hapoglu, Mustafa Alpbaz:
  Optimal temperature control in a batch polymerization reactor using fuzzy-relational models-dynamics matrix control. 1315-1323
  

• Hong Tu, Irven H. Rinard:
  ForeSee - A hierarchical dynamic modeling and simulation system of complex processes. 1324-1345
  
• Kailiang Yin, Qing Xia, Duanjun Xu, Yajing Ye, Chenglung Chen:
  Development of an empirical force field CRACK for n-alkanes that allows for classical molecular dynamics simulations investigating the pyrolysis reactions. 1346-1353
  
• Jing Chen, Raymond A. Adomaitis:
  An object-oriented framework for modular chemical process simulation with semiconductor processing applications. 1354-1380
  
• P. Forssén, R. Arnell, T. Fornstedt:
  An improved algorithm for solving inverse problems in liquid chromatography. 1381-1391
  
• Jia Li, Yinlun Huang:
  Bayesian-based on-line applicability evaluation of neural network models in modeling automotive paint spray operations. 1392-1399
  
• Mekapati Srinivas, G. P. Rangaiah:
  Implementation and evaluation of random tunneling algorithm for chemical engineering applications. 1400-1415
  
• Wen Tan, Ji-zhen Liu, Tongwen Chen, Horacio J. Marquez:
  Comparison of some well-known PID tuning formulas. 1416-1423
  

• Rongshan Bi, Xia Yang:
  Letter to the Editor. 1424
  

Volume 30, Numbers 10-12, September 2006

• Michael A. Henson, Thomas A. Badgwell:
  Preface. 1425
  
• J. Brian Froisy:
  Model predictive control - Building a bridge between theory and practice. 1426-1435
  
• David R. Vinson:
  Air separation control technology. 1436-1446
  
• John R. Richards, John P. Congalidis:
  Measurement and control of polymerization reactors. 1447-1463
  
• Joseph S. Alford:
  Bioprocess control: Advances and challenges. 1464-1475
  
• Ognjen Marjanovic, Barry Lennox, David J. Sandoz, Keith Smith, Milton Crofts:
  Real-time monitoring of an industrial batch process. 1476-1481
  
• Venkat Venkatasubramanian, Chunhua Zhao, Girish Joglekar, Ankur Jain, Leaelaf Hailemariam, Pradeep Suresh, Pavankumar Akkisetty, Ken Morris, Gintaras V. Reklaitis:
  Ontological informatics infrastructure for pharmaceutical product development and manufacturing. 1482-1496
  
• Sangtae Kim, Miriam Heller:
  Emerging cyberinfrastructure: Challenges for the chemical process control community. 1497-1501
  
• S. Joe Qin:
  An overview of subspace identification. 1502-1513
  
• Ronald K. Pearson:
  Nonlinear empirical modeling techniques. 1514-1528
  
• James B. Rawlings, Bhavik R. Bakshi:
  Particle filtering and moving horizon estimation. 1529-1541
  
• Robert K. Cox, Julie F. Smith, Yiannis Dimitratos:
  Can simulation technology enable a paradigm shift in process control?: Modeling for the rest of us. 1542-1552
  
• Linda R. Petzold, Shengtai Li, Yang Cao, Radu Serban:
  Sensitivity analysis of differential-algebraic equations and partial differential equations. 1553-1559
  
• Shivakumar Kameswaran, Lorenz T. Biegler:
  Simultaneous dynamic optimization strategies: Recent advances and challenges. 1560-1575
  
• Paul I. Barton, Cha Kun Lee, Mehmet Yunt:
  Optimization of hybrid systems. 1576-1589
  
• Christian Ebenbauer, Frank Allgöwer:
  Analysis and design of polynomial control systems using dissipation inequalities and sum of squares. 1590-1602
  
• Jay H. Lee, Jong Min Lee:
  Approximate dynamic programming based approach to process control and scheduling. 1603-1618
  
• Manfred Morari, Miroslav Baric:
  Recent developments in the control of constrained hybrid systems. 1619-1631
  
• Constantinos I. Siettos, Ramiro Rico-Martínez, Ioannis G. Kevrekidis:
  A systems-based approach to multiscale computation: Equation-free detection of coarse-grained bifurcations. 1632-1642
  
• Richard D. Braatz, Richard C. Alkire, Edmund G. Seebauer, Timothy O. Drews, Effendi Rusli, Mohan Karulkar, Feng Xue, Yan Qin, Michael Y. L. Jung, Rudiyanto Gunawan:
  A multiscale systems approach to microelectronic processes. 1643-1656
  
• Rentian Xiong, Paul J. Wissmann, Martha A. Gallivan:
  An extended Kalman filter for in situ sensing of yttria-stabilized zirconia in chemical vapor deposition. 1657-1669
  
• Panagiotis D. Christofides, Antonios Armaou:
  Control and optimization of multiscale process systems. 1670-1686
  
• Ernst Dieter Gilles:
  Signal transduction and regulation in bacteria. 1687-1699
  
• Francis J. Doyle III, Rudiyanto Gunawan, Neda Bagheri, Henry Mirsky, Tsz Leung To:
  Circadian rhythm: A natural, robust, multi-scale control system. 1700-1711
  
• D. G. Vlachos, A. B. Mhadeshwar, N. S. Kaisare:
  Hierarchical multiscale model-based design of experiments, catalysts, and reactors for fuel processing. 1712-1724
  
• M. V. Kothare:
  Dynamics and control of integrated microchemical systems with application to micro-scale fuel processing. 1725-1734
  
• Subbarao Varigonda, Mithun Kamat:
  Control of stationary and transportation fuel cell systems: Progress and opportunities. 1735-1748
  
• Thomas F. Edgar, Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, James J. Downs, Kenneth R. Muske, B. Wayne Bequette:
  Renovating the undergraduate process control course. 1749-1762
  
• Thomas F. Edgar, Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, Kenneth R. Muske:
  A global view of graduate process control education. 1763-1774