Two Illustrative Examples

To get a better feel for the applicability and limitations of this simple value model, let us look at two (simplified) cases from an important class of systems for which the service is, at least to a first order, parameterised by a single parameter, the output (or throughput), and where the fluctuations in s are due to numerous stochastic processes within the system. Within that class is the subclass of systems that provide mainly a transport service, with only minor modifications to the product being transported. Prominent within this class are the ore transport systems in the mining industry, from which these two cases are taken. 

In both cases, the user or consumer of the ore, which is typically a concentrator, has a fixed upper Umit to its throughput, q, so that there is no further value in the transport system providing ore above this limit. But if the ore supply falls below this Umit, the value of the supply falls off rapidly, due to the high capital and fixed operating costs of the concentrator, so that the value function in Fig. C6.3 is a reasonable approximation, and if we denote the upper limit by qo, i.e. b = qo, sl typical value for a might be 0.6qo. 

In the first case, the supply of ore provided by the transport system is determined by a number of different elements, each with a performance that varies from shift to shift, so that the daily throughput is a stochastic variable that can be characterised by a symmetric triangular probability distribution (i.e. q = o = u+v)/2 in Fig. C6.5). It is then convenient to introduce the variable d = (m-v)/2, so that the performance of the transport system is characterised by only two parameters, q and d. Consequently, so is the value W(q,d), and this function, normalised to its value W( o,0), is shown in Fig. C6.9. 

In the second case, the nature of the transport system is such that it is either operating at its nominal capacity or not operating at all. So our simple model, with its triangular performance probability distributions, is not directly applicable. However, another simple approach to modelling the stochastic behaviour of a complex system that was presented in [2] can be used. The approach taken there was to characterise the service provided by the system by a single parameter, s, the Quality of Service (QoS), and to describe the stochastic behaviour of the service by means of a service density function, 9(5 ). 

In the present case the service parameter s takes on two values only, either 0 or 1, and the service density function, 9(5), is characterised by a single parameter, the unavailability, a, as follows  

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Here, we will first briefly recall the principles of this method in the case of transition metals. Then we will apply it to two illustrative examples the surface segregation energy of an impurity is a pure host and the growth of adislands on FCC(lll) surfaces of the same chemical species. 

The above models were applied to two illustrative examples and applied to an industrial case study. The illustrative examples are discussed below. 

Two illustrative examples are presented. The first deals with the scheduling of a small batch process operating in zero effluent mode and the second deals with the synthesis of a small batch operation. 

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Section 10.2 describes the MINLP approach of Kokossis and Floudas (1990) for the synthesis of isothermal reactor networks that may exhibit complex reaction mechanisms. Section 10.3 discusses the synthesis of reactor-separator-recycle systems through a mixed-integer nonlinear optimization approach proposed by Kokossis and Floudas (1991). The problem representations are presented and shown to include a very rich set of alternatives, and the mathematical models are presented for two illustrative examples. Further reading material in these topics can be found in the suggested references, while the work of Kokossis and Floudas (1994) presents a mixed-integer optimization approach for nonisothermal reactor networks. 

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Molecular self-organization in solution depends critically on molecular structural features and on concentration. Molecular self-organization or aggregation in solution occurs at the critical saturation concentration when the solvency of the medium is reduced. This can be achieved by solvent evaporation, reduced temperature, addition of a nonsolvent, or a combination of all these factors. Solvato-chromism and thermochromism of conjugated polymers such as regioregular polythiophenes are two illustrative examples, respectively, of solubility and temperature effects [43-45]. It should therefore be possible to use these solution phenomena to pre-establish desirable molecular organization in the semiconductor materials before deposition. Our studies of the molecular self-assembly behavior of PQT-12, which leads to the preparation of structurally ordered semiconductor nanopartides [46], will be described. These PQT-12 nanopartides have consistently provided excellent FETcharacteristics for solution-processed OTFTs, irrespective of deposition methods. 

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Detailed information about mimicking various enzymatic organic reactions is presented in a recent comprehensive book of Silverman (2000). Here we confine ourselves to two illustrative examples. 

Two illustrative examples will be discussed. The first example, the chromia-promoted iron oxide catalysis of the water-gas shift reaction, can be solved to engineering accuracy on a hand calculator. The second example, steam reforming of methane over a supported nickel catalyst, involves multiple... 

The results of studies for complexes formed between polyammonium macrocycles and transition metal complex anions indicate that cation anion electrostatic attraction is a crucial factor in complexation reactions and serves to regulate the stoichiometry of the complexes formed. Hydrogenbonding, size, and conformational factors also play major roles. Anions can be incorporated in or out of the ring. Two illustrative examples are metal ion complexes with the octaprotonated macrocycle Hg[30]aneNio (46). In the complex with Co(CN)6 , the anion hes outside the macrocycle. The PdCLi complex is a true inclusion situation, however, in which the PdCU is situated along the minor axis of the macrocychc cavity, and the Cl atoms are out of the frame, forming strong hydrogen bonds with the polyammonium... 

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It is important not to be left with the impression that biota and sediments function solely or primarily as sinks for xenobiotics. A number of mechanisms exist for their elimination from these phases including metabolism and depuration in biota (Section 7.5), and desorption from the sediment phase (Section 3.2.2). Elimination from biota may also depend on diffusion mechanisms when the biota are in intimate contact with another phase. Two illustrative example are given ... 

This is important not only in field investigations. Even in laboratory experiments on the metabolism of xenobiotics, problems of association between the substrate and the microbial cells may occur. Two illustrative examples that have been noted in Chapter 2, Section 2.2.6 may be given. 

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In this subsection, our main objective is to provide examples of sensors that can benefit directly from the intelligent sensor approach. It is not feasible to cover even a significant fraction of the range, so we have chosen two illustrative examples in the forms of a load cell and gas sensor. 

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