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Initial guess of the solution of dynamic optimization of chemical processes

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Numerical methods and software packages for solving dynamic optimization or optimal control problems require a suitable initial estimation of the solution. This paper focuses on problems that arise in chemical processes described by complex dynamics. We present a very simple method, based on Pontryagin’s Minimum Principle, to obtain an initial guess for the solution. Our method presents numerous advantages: it is very easy to programme, it allows a wide range of problems to be addressed, the computation time is very short, the initial guess is very close to the solution and is attracted to a global minimum.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Oviedo, Campus de Viesques, 33203, Gijón, Spain

    L. Bayón, J. M. Grau, M. M. Ruiz & P. M. Suárez

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Bayón, L., Grau, J.M., Ruiz, M.M. et al. Initial guess of the solution of dynamic optimization of chemical processes. J Math Chem 48, 28–37 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10910-009-9614-5

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