Engineering branches operations researchers

The flowshop problem has been widely studied in the fields of both operations research (Lagweg et al., 1978 Baker, 1975) and chemical engineering (Rajagopalan and Karimi, 1989 Wiede and Reklaitis, 1987). Since the purpose of this chapter is to illustrate a novel technique to synthesize new control knowledge for branch-and-bound algorithms, we... 

Mixed-integer nonlinear optimization problems of the form (1.1) are encountered in a variety of applications in all branches of engineering, applied mathematics, and operations research. These represent currently very important and active research areas, and a partial list includes ... 

ENSORB [ExxoN adSORBtion] A process for separating linear from branched hydrocarbons, using a zeolite molecular sieve. The adsorbed gases are desorbed using ammonia. It operates in a cyclic, not a continuous, mode. Developed by Exxon Research Engineering Company, and used by that company on a large scale at the Exxon refinery in Baytown, TX. Asher, W. J., Campbell, M. L., Epperly, W. R., and Robertson, J. LHydrocarbon Process., 1969, 48(1), 134. 

Dynamics of gas bubbles in liquids presents significant interest for many reasons. First, bubble motion research provides information about properties of the elementary boundary between liquid and gaseous phases, about the laws governing phase transitions (evaporation, condensation), and about chemical reactions at the surface. Second, this process is also of interest from a purely technical viewpoint. Such branches of industry as gas, petroleum, and chemical engineering commonly utilize processes and devices whose operation is directly interrelated with the laws of bubbles motion. Applications include separation of gas from liquid barbotage of bubbles through a layer of mixture, which is thus enriched by various reagents contained in the bubbles flotation, which is employed in treatment of polluted liquids, etc. 

Biomedical engineering, then, is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering that ranges from theoretical, nonexperimental undertakings to state-of-the-art applications. It can encompass research, development, implementation, and operation. Accordingly, like medical practice itself, it is unlikely that any single person can acquire expertise that encompasses the entire field. Yet, because of the... 

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