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Title: A direct transcription-based multiple shooting formulation for dynamic optimization

Journal Article · · Computers and Chemical Engineering
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  1. McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, Austin, TX (United States)
  2. Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)

The growing need for fast and efficient solution techniques for solving dynamic optimization problems is driven by a broad spectrum of applications in scheduling and control. We suggest a novel framework for dynamic optimization that utilizes a multiple shooting “backbone” with discrete rather than continuous subproblems, thereby eliminating need for repeated time-integration. A Lagrangian relaxation (LR)-based decomposition scheme is proposed, which dualizes the state continuity requirements between subproblems and enables parallel solution of the problem. We demonstrate the applicability of our method on two case studies: the Van der Pol oscillator and a batch reactor.

Research Organization:
Krell Institute, Ames, IA (United States); Univ. of Texas at Austin, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-97ER25308; OE0000841; 1454433; CBET-1512379
OSTI ID:
1800882
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1631352; OSTI ID: 1872915
Journal Information:
Computers and Chemical Engineering, Vol. 140, Issue C; ISSN 0098-1354
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 7 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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