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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Mathematical optimisation"”.
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Mathematical Optimisation Advances in Process Systems Engineering
… the formulation of accurate and appropriate mathematical models, to the efficient and reliable computational solution and simulation of these problems. The process systems engineer benefits from knowledge of all these areas and also an appreciation for the interaction between them. The first …
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Otimização de custos de viagem mediante a redução de velocidade para aproximação de um navio a porto de maré
… gas emissions. In this dissertation, a mathematical optimisation model is developed for the formulation of this problem. The aforesaid model is computationally implemented employing optimisation and computational fluid dynamics program. The model is applied to a hypothetical example and …
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Design and optimisation of industrial Water Application Planning (WAP): modelling multi-contaminant processes with regeneration technologies
… minimise freshwater consumption. In the use of mathematical optimisation methods for solving WAP problems, five major challenges were identified. They are lack of single systematic method to handle reuse/recycle of single and multi-contaminant, a hybrid targeting method which can address …
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Investigation into the applications of genetic algorithms to control engineering
… engineering thinking which is based on mathematical optimisation and empirical studies. To draw conclusions and present the findings in the form of a thesis. Genetic algorithms are a class of artificial intelligence methods inspired by the Darwinian principles of natural selection and …
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Radio resource management techniques for industrial IoT in 5G-and beyond networks
… a combination of centralised techniques such as mathematical optimisation and distributed approaches such as matching theory and machine learning. The key contributions of this research work are the development of new RRM techniques optimising spectrum utilisation, in terms of energy efficiency …
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Design and implementation of an apparatus for hydrodynamic and fatigue testing of prosthetic aortic valves
… to accelerated speeds up to 1OOOBPM through mathematical optimisation of the Windkessel.The test apparatus was designed and built taking into account the varying Windkessel parameters where possible. Both compliance and resistance could be varied within an acceptable range, inertance however, …
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Practical Optimisation of District Energy Systems: Representation of Technology Characteristics, Demand Uncertainty, and System Robustness
… technologies will best suit a cluster of users. Mathematical optimisation techniques have been extensively researched as a method to resolve this, as they can simplify the design of investment portfolios and operation schedules for a given set of geolocated demands. However, they are not yet …
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Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction In Buildings With Oil Dampers
… on oil dampers in structures emanates from a mathematical optimisation background, proposing computational algorithms to solve for optimal damper sizes and locations in a structure. Such iterative linear analysis is conducted in the frequency domain, and offers limited physical insight into …