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A novel gradient-based optimisation framework for large-scale steady-state input/output simulators is presented. The method uses only low-dimensional Jacobian and reduced Hessian matrices calculated through on-line model-reduction techniques. The typically low-dimensional dominant system subspaces are adaptively computed using efficient subspace iterations. The corresponding low-dimensional Jacobians are constructed through a few numerical perturbations. Reduced Hessian matrices are computed numerically from a 2-step projection, firstly onto the dominant system subspace and secondly onto the subspace of the (few) degrees of freedom. The tubular reactor which is known to exhibit a rich parametric behaviour is used as an illustrative example. 

Keywords model reduction, input/output simulators, subspace iterations, reduced Hessian, double projection. 

The first term of Eq. 7 vanishes if feasible points (i.e. steady states) are computed at each iteration [6]. Clearly the calculation of the basis Z from Eq. 5 is expensive, as the large system Jacobians need to be constructed and inverted. Furthermore, in the case of input/output simulators Jacobians are not explicitly available to the optimisation procedure, or even to the solver itself as is the case of solvers using iterative linear algebra (e.g. Newton-Krylov solvers). In such cases the Jacobian can only be numerically approximated, with great computational expense in terms of CPU and memory requirements. For this purpose here we compute only reduced-order Jacobians... 

The multivariable adaptive control algorithm was applied in simulation for the PFR/CSTR reactor system described above. On-line measurement of monomer conversion (via density) and particle size (via light scattering) were assumed. White noise was added to the model inputs and outputs simulating actuator and sensor errors, respectively. 

A simulation task is described by a simulation workflow. This workflow consists of simulation modules, signal connections, and simulation task inputs and outputs. Simulation workflows can be seen as a graph where nodes represent modules and edges represent data flows between modules and simulation task inputs and outputs. A simulation workflow contains all pieces of information required to obtain data... 

Pseudo-LVDS is used where the output simulates the output of the LVDS standard within a limited range. Full LVDS implementation is rarely used because of power consumption requirements. The number of output bits is determined by the ADC on the ROIC. 

A Monte Carlo simulation is fast to perform on a computer, and the presentation of the results is attractive. However, one cannot guarantee that the outcome of a Monte Carlo simulation run twice with the same input variables will yield exactly the same output, making the result less auditable. The more simulation runs performed, the less of a problem this becomes. The simulation as described does not indicate which of the input variables the result is most sensitive to, but one of the routines in Crystal Ball and Risk does allow a sensitivity analysis to be performed as the simulation is run.This is done by calculating the correlation coefficient of each input variable with the outcome (for example between area and UR). The higher the coefficient, the stronger the dependence between the input variable and the outcome. 

Cahbration can also be accompHshed usiag material weighed on another scale. The accuracy of this method depends on the accuracy of the other scale, and care must be taken not to lose any of the weighed material. Scales can also be caUbrated electrically usiag a load cell simulator if the load cells rated outputs are known accurately. This method does aot test the mechanical fiinctioning of the scale and is not very accurate, particularly if it has attached piping that restricts its vertical movement. 

Equations-Oriented Simulators. In contrast to the sequential-modular simulators that handle the calculations of each unit operation as an iaput—output module, the equations-oriented simulators treat all the material and energy balance equations that arise ia all the unit operations of the process dow sheet as one set of simultaneous equations. In some cases, the physical properties estimation equations also are iacluded as additional equations ia this set of simultaneous equations. 

These tests must encompass the complete interlock system, from the measurement devices through the final control elements. Merely simulating inputs and checking the outputs is not sufficient. The tests must duplicate the process conditions and operating environments as closely as possible. The measurement devices and final control elements are exposed to process and ambient conditions and thus are usually the most hkely to fail. Valves that remain in the same position for extended periods of time may stick in that position and not operate when needed. The easiest component to test is the logic however, this is the least hkely to fail. 

The second classification is the physical model. Examples are the rigorous modiiles found in chemical-process simulators. In sequential modular simulators, distillation and kinetic reactors are two important examples. Compared to relational models, physical models purport to represent the ac tual material, energy, equilibrium, and rate processes present in the unit. They rarely, however, include any equipment constraints as part of the model. Despite their complexity, adjustable parameters oearing some relation to theoiy (e.g., tray efficiency) are required such that the output is properly related to the input and specifications. These modds provide more accurate predictions of output based on input and specifications. However, the interactions between the model parameters and database parameters compromise the relationships between input and output. The nonlinearities of equipment performance are not included and, consequently, significant extrapolations result in large errors. Despite their greater complexity, they should be considered to be approximate as well. 

In a different context, conformational analysis is essential for the analysis of molecular dynamics simulations. As discussed in Chapter 3, the direct output of a molecular dynamics simulation is a set of confonnations ( snapshots ) that were saved along the trajectory. These conformations are subsequently analyzed in order to extract information about the system. However, if, during a long simulation, the molecule moves from one... 

In the dynamic simulation run, the pressures and flowrates at the input and output of each module are known. It is, therefore, possible to perform non-linear correction of the control mode, such that the changes in regenerator pressure in the event of load shedding are minimized. In a test performed with a correspondingly corrected controller structure, the pressure drop after load shedding was reduced from 46 mbar to 19 mbar. The subsequent pressure rise of 27 mbar is just below the specified threshold. 

The varianee equation ean be solved direetly by using the Calculus of Partial Derivatives, or for more eomplex eases, using the Finite Difference Method. Another valuable method for solving the varianee equation is Monte Carlo Simulation. However, rather than solve the varianee equation direetly, it allows us to simulate the output of the varianee for a given funetion of many random variables. Appendix XI explains in detail eaeh of the methods to solve the varianee equation and provides worked examples. 

Monte Carlo simulation is a numerical experimentation technique to obtain the statistics of the output variables of a function, given the statistics of the input variables. In each experiment or trial, the values of the input random variables are sampled based on their distributions, and the output variables are calculated using the computational model. The generation of a set of random numbers is central to the technique, which can then be used to generate a random variable from a given distribution. The simulation can only be performed using computers due to the large number of trials required. 

Rather than solve the variance equation for a number of variables directly, this method allows us to simulate the output of the variance, for example the simulated dispersion of a stress variable given that the random variables in the problem can be characterized. 

In its simplest form, a model requires two types of data inputs information on the source or sources including pollutant emission rate, and meteorological data such as wind velocity and turbulence. The model then simulates mathematically the pollutant s transport and dispersion, and perhaps its chemical and physical transformations and removal processes. The model output is air pollutant concentration for a particular time period, usually at specific receptor locations. 

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