Nonlinear Programming

Lorenz T. Biegler is the Bayer Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He has authored or coauthored over 200 journal articles and two books. His research interests lie in the field of computer-aided process engineering, including flowsheet optimization, optimization of systems of differential and algebraic equations, reactor network synthesis and algorithms for constrained, nonlinear process control.

Preface Chapter 1: Introduction to Process Optimization Chapter 2: Concepts of Unconstrained Optimization Chapter 3: Newton-Type Methods for Unconstrained Optimization Chapter 4: Concepts of Constrained Optimization Chapter 5: Newton Methods for Equality Constrained Optimization Chapter 6: Numerical Algorithms for Constrained Optimization Chapter 7: Steady State Process Optimization Chapter 8: Introduction to Dynamic Process Optimization Chapter 9: Dynamic Optimization Methods with Embedded DAE Solvers Chapter 10: Simultaneous Methods for Dynamic Optimization Chapter 11: Process Optimization with Complementarity Constraints Bibliography Index