Application of Sequential Quadratic Programming Method to Temperature Distribution Control in Reactor Furnace

Application of Sequential Quadratic Programming Method to Temperature Distribution Control in Reactor Furnace

In reactor furnace, due to high temperature and high pressure, data can be measured only near the furnace wall. In this paper, the way to estimate temperature distribution in a reactor furnace using measured data near the furnace walls and to control temperature distribution to the desired temperature distribution was studied. In the estimation, SQP method is employed using measured data near t...

The Sequential Quadratic Programming Method

Sequential (or Successive) Quadratic Programming (SQP) is a technique for the solution of Nonlinear Programming (NLP) problems. It is, as we shall see, an idealized concept, permitting and indeed necessitating many variations and modifications before becoming available as part of a reliable and efficient production computer code. In this monograph we trace the evolution of the SQP method throug...

Simulation of Temperature Distribution in a Continuous Tunnel Reheat Furnace Using the Monte Carlo Method

A mathematical model of a continuous reheating furnace has been developed to identify the design and operating parameters that significantly affect furnace performance. In this study, the furnace is modeled 3 dimensionally and theMonte Carlomethod is used to find the overall absorption factor. The overall absorption factor is then used to calculate the energy balance for furnace walls, the gas,...

Stabilized Sequential Quadratic Programming

Recently, Wright proposed a stabilized sequential quadratic programming algorithm for inequality constrained optimization. Assuming the Mangasarian-Fromovitz constraint qualification and the existence of a strictly positive multiplier (but possibly dependent constraint gradients), he proved a local quadratic convergence result. In this paper, we establish quadratic convergence in cases where bo...

Sequential Quadratic Programming Paul