Vibrational control of systems with Arrhenius dynamics

A nonlinear system with S-shape steady state characteristic is referred to as a system with Arrhenius dynamics. The negative slope part of the S-shape curve represents a set of unstable steady states. Using two examples of Arrhenius systems (catalytic reactor and continuous stirred tank reactor), it is shown that introduction of sufficiently fast oscillations in the parameters of the system generates a new Arrhenius system, the steady state characteristic of which has a smaller negative slope part. Results of analytical investigation as well as numerical simulation are presented. It is shown that vibrational stabilization of Arrhenius systems gives an increase in productivity of the plants.     

Models for capacitated lot-sizing problem with backlogging,setup carryover and crossover

Setup operations are significant in some production environments. It is mandatory that their production plans consider some features, as setup state conservation across periods through setup carryover and crossover. The modelling of setup crossover allows more flexible decisions and is essential for problems with long setup times. This paper proposes two models for the capacitated lot-sizing problem with backlogging and setup carryover and crossover. The first is in line with other models from the literature, whereas the second considers a disaggregated setup variable, which tracks the starting and completion times of the setup operation. This innovative approach permits a more compact formulation. Computational results show that the proposed models have outperformed other state-of-the-art formulation.     

Stability and convergence of the spectral Lagrange-Galerkin method for mixed periodic/non-periodic convection-dominated diffusion problems

We present a convergence analysis of the spectral Lagrange-Galerkinmethod for mixed periodic/non-periodic convection-diffusionproblems. The scheme is unconditionally stable, independentof the diffusion coefficient, even in the case when numericalquadrature is used. The theoretical predictions are illustratedby a series of numerical experiments. For the periodic case,our results present a significant improvement on those givenby Süli & Ware (1991) SIAM J. Numer.Anal.28, 423-445).