Estimation of mass transfer coefficient in ozone absorption by linear least square fitting and Simplex search methods

For physical ozone absorption without reaction,two parametric estimation methods,i.e.the common linear least square fitting and non-linear Simplex search methods,were applied,respectively,to determine the ozone mass transfer coefficient during absorption and both methods give almost the same mass transfer coefficient.While for chemical absorption with ozone decomposition reaction,the common linear least square fitting method is not applicable for the evaluation of ozone mass transfer coefficient due to the difficulty of model linearization for describing ozone concentration dissolved in water.The nonlinear Simplex method obtains the mass transfer coefficient by minimizing the sum of the differences between the simulated and experimental ozone concentration during the whole absorption process,without the limitation of linear relationship between the dissolved ozone concentration and absorption time during the initial stage of absorption.Comparison of the ozone concentration profiles between the simulation and experimental data demonstrates that Simplex method may determine ozone mass transfer coefficient during absorption in an accurate and high efficiency way with wide applicability.

Optimization of a Single Flash Geothermal Power Plant Powered by a Trans-Critical Carbon Dioxide Cycle Using Genetic Algorithm and Nelder-Mead Simplex Method

The usage of renewable energies,including geothermal energy,is expanding rapidly worldwide.The low efficiency of geothermal cycles has consistently highlighted the importance of recovering heat loss for these cycles.This paper proposes a combined power generation cycle(single flash geothermal cycle with trans-critical CO_(2) cycle)and simulates in the EES(Engineering Equation Solver)software.The results show that the design parameters of the proposed system are significantly improved compared to the BASIC single flash cycle.Then,the proposed approach is optimized using the genetic algorithm and the Nelder-Mead Simplex method.Separator pressure,steam turbine output pressure,and CO_(2) turbine inlet pressure are three assumed variable parameters,and exergy efficiency is the target parameter.In the default operating mode,the system exergy efficiency was 32%,increasing to 39%using the genetic algorithm and 37%using the Nelder-Mead method.

Hybrid Improved Self-adaptive Differential Evolution and Nelder-Mead Simplex Method for Solving Constrained Real-Parameters

In this paper, a new hybrid algorithm based on exploration power of a new improvement self-adaptive strategy for controlling parameters in DE （differential evolution） algorithm and exploitation capability of Nelder-Mead simplex method is presented （HISADE-NMS）. The DE has been used in many practical cases and has demonstrated good convergence properties. It has only a few control parameters as number of particles （NP）, scaling factor （F） and crossover control （CR）, which are kept fixed throughout the entire evolutionary process. However, these control parameters are very sensitive to the setting of the control parameters based on their experiments. The value of control parameters depends on the characteristics of each objective function, therefore, we have to tune their value in each problem that mean it will take too long time to perform. In the new manner, we present a new version of the DE algorithm for obtaining self-adaptive control parameter settings. Some modifications are imposed on DE to improve its capability and efficiency while being hybridized with Nelder-Mead simplex method. To valid the robustness of new hybrid algorithm, we apply it to solve some examples of structural optimization constraints.

Simplexmethod建模研讨

目的 Linear Programming的simplexmethod建模求最优解。方法应用simplexmethod.结果建立了LinearProgramming的数学模型并用simplexmethod求得了最优解.结论因为单纯形表反映了Linear Programming的所有信息,故用simplexmethod可简便地求得最优解.simplexmethod的基本思路是:先将Linear Programming用sim-plexmethod划为标准型,根据问题的标准型,进行初等行变换,将主元素列除主元素化为1外其余的元素均化为0,当基变量值全为非负时,问题就得到了最优解.

Global convergent algorithm for the bilevel linear fractional-linear programming based on modified convex simplex method

A global convergent algorithm is proposed to solve bilevel linear fractional-linear programming, which is a special class of bilevel programming. In our algorithm, replacing the lower level problem by its dual gap equaling to zero, the bilevel linear fractional-linear programming is transformed into a traditional sin- gle level programming problem, which can be transformed into a series of linear fractional programming problem. Thus, the modi- fied convex simplex method is used to solve the infinite linear fractional programming to obtain the global convergent solution of the original bilevel linear fractional-linear programming. Finally, an example demonstrates the feasibility of the proposed algorithm.

Partial Pricing Rule Simplex Method with Deficient Basis

A new partial pricing column rule is proposed to the basis-deficiency-allowing simplex method developed by Pan.Computational results obtained with a set of small problems and a set of standard NETLIB problems show its promise of success.

PID Parameters for Tuning and Optimization of a Turbine EngineBased on the Simplex Search Method

A PID parameters tuning and optimization method for a turbine engine based on the simplex search method was proposed. Taking time delay of combustion and actuator into account, a simulation model of a PID control system for a turbine engine was developed. A performance index based on the integral of absolute error （IAE） was given as an objective function of optimization. In order to avoid the sensitivity that resulted from the initial values of the simplex search method, the traditional Ziegler-Nichols method was used to tune PID parameters to obtain the initial values at first, then the simplex search method was applied to optimize PID parameters for the turbine engine. Simulation results indicate that the simplex search method is a reasonable and effective method for PID controller parameters tuning and optimization.

TLE orbit determination using simplex method

Two-Line Element(TLE)datasets are the only orbital data source of Earth-orbiting space objects for many civil users for their research and applications.The datasets have uneven qualities that may affect the reliability of the propagated positions of space objects using a single TLE.The least squares approach to use multiple TLEs also suffers from the poor quality of some TLEs,and reliable error information cannot be available.This paper proposes a simplex algorithm to estimate an optimal TLE from multiple TLEs and obtain the uncertainty of each element.It is a derivative-free technique that can deal with various orbit types.Experiments have demonstrated that using the TLE estimated from the simplex method is more reliable,stable,and effective than those from the batch least squares method.As an application example,the optimal TLE and its uncertainty are used for predicting the fallen area,keeping the actual fallen site in the prediction areas.

Numerical Optimization of Sand Casting Parameters Using the Dantzig’s Simplex Method

This study adopts the Dantzig’s Simplex method to investigate optimization of sand casting parameters for optimum service performance. Some process variables and mechanical properties were adapted into the Simplex method. Aluminium alloy samples were cast, machined and subjected to a series of mechanical tests. From the body of data collected, linear functions and constraint equations were formulated and employed in the Dantzig’s Simplex method for optimization of process parameters. The results showed that the Simplex method can be adapted for studying performance opti- mization of castings.

Application of Simplex Method in the Radiotherapy Treatment

This work presents an application of the Simplex Method for solving an optimal planning problem for cancer treatment by radiotherapy. Linear Programming can aid the optimal planning for radiation therapy, where the concern is to apply a high enough radiation in the tumor while saving significantly healthy regions or critical organs.

Minimizing Complementary Pivots in a Simplex-Based Solution Method for a Quadratic Programming Problem

The paper presents an approach for avoiding and minimizing the complementary pivots in a simplex based solution method for a quadratic programming problem. The linearization of the problem is slightly changed so that the simplex or interior point methods can solve with full speed. This is a big advantage as a complementary pivot algorithm will take roughly eight times as longer time to solve a quadratic program than the full speed simplex-method solving a linear problem of the same size. The strategy of the approach is in the assumption that the solution of the quadratic programming problem is near the feasible point closest to the stationary point assuming no constraints.

Using the Simplex Method for a Type of Allocation Problems

In this study we discuss the use of the simplex method to solve allocation problems whose flow matrices are doubly stochastic. Although these problems can be solved via a 0 - 1 integer programming method, H. W. Kuhn [1] suggested the use of linear programming in addition to the Hungarian method. Specifically, we use the existence theorem of the solution along with partially total unimodularity and nonnegativeness of the incidence matrix to prove that the simplex method facilitates solving these problems. We also provide insights as to how a partition including a particular unit may be obtained.

THREE-DIMENSIONAL TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION WITH DIRECT METHOD

The principle of direct method used in optimal control problem is introduced. Details of applying this method to flight trajectory generation are presented including calculation of velocity and controls histories. And capabilities of flight and propulsion systems are considered also. Combined with digital terrain map technique, the direct method is applied to the three dimensional trajectory optimization for low altitude penetration, and simplex algorithm is used to solve the parameters in optimization. For the small number of parameters, the trajectory can be optimized in real time on board.

基于Nelder-Mead单纯形法的改进量子行为粒子群算法

针对PSO算法搜索精度较低,并且在复杂多模态函数优化中,容易陷入局部极值的问题,提出了一种改进的量子行为粒子群优化算法。研究了该算法的基本原理、给出了算法流程并采用正交试验的方式获得了一套通用性较强的算法参数。并以CEC’13的28个测试函数作为测试集,采用Wilcoxon符号秩检验将NM-QPSO算法分别与PSO算法和QPSO算法的误差进行比较试验。试验表明:NM-QPSO算法在统计意义上优于传统的PSO算法和QPSO算法,并且在高维函数优化中,具有显著优势。

基于Nelder-Mead算法的插装阀AMESim仿真模型优化设计

详细分析二通插装阀的数学模型,建立其流量与进出口压差之间的关系,利用AMESim中的Hydraulic Component Design(HCD)库搭建二通插装阀的仿真模型。根据无导数的Nelder-Mead单纯形优化算法理论,借助Matlab对模型的结构参数进行优化。采用优化结果仿真得到的流量-压降特性曲线与期望特性曲线相当接近,验证了仿真模型的准确性和优化方法的有效性。

N-SIMPLEX方法在核磁共振参数拟合中的应用

本文介绍了N-SIMPLEX计算方法的基本思想,举例说明了该方法在NMR参数拟合中的应用。

Nelder-Mead算法中单纯形顶点的仿射独立性检验

本文在文献[1]的基础上,提出Nelder-Mead算法中单纯形顶点仿射独立性的递推检验方法,并对Nelder-Mead单纯调优算法提出改进.该算法保留了Nelder-Mead算法计算简便的优点,并且可保证单纯形各顶点的仿射独立性.文中给出了该算法在线性系统辨识中的应用示例.

基于Nelder-mead单纯形法的改进人工蜂群算法研究

针对现有的人工蜂群算法(Artificial Bee Colony,ABC)在进化速度和求解质量方面难以兼顾的缺点,提出一种基于Nelder-mead单纯形法的改进人工蜂群算法(Nelder-Mead Simplex Method based Improved Artificial Bee Colony,NMSM-IABC)。在迭代过程中,该算法周期性地将单纯形算子得到的最优个体迁移到人工蜂群算法的蜂群中,或将蜂群中的最优蜜源信息迁移到Nelder-mead单纯形算法中。旨在ABC借助NM-SM提高局部搜索能力,NM-SM借助ABC跳出局部最优点,达到两者协同搜索。再者,为了进一步加快收敛速度,在ABC中采用一种改进的跟随蜂搜索策略,并对产生侦察蜂的关键参数进行灵敏度分析。最后,通过6个典型的多维测试函数对算法进行仿真测试。结果表明:提出的算法有效地避免了陷入局部最优,提高全局搜索能力和搜索精度,有较快的收敛速度,是一种较好的协同搜索算法。

A novel particle swarm optimizer without velocity:Simplex-PSO

A simplex particle swarm optimization(simplex-PSO) derived from the Nelder-Mead simplex method was proposed to optimize the high dimensionality functions.In simplex-PSO,the velocity term was abandoned and its reference objectives were the best particle and the centroid of all particles except the best particle.The convergence theorems of linear time-varying discrete system proved that simplex-PSO is of consistent asymptotic convergence.In order to reduce the probability of trapping into a local optimal value,an extremum mutation was introduced into simplex-PSO and simplex-PSO-t(simplex-PSO with turbulence) was devised.Several experiments were carried out to verify the validity of simplex-PSO and simplex-PSO-t,and the experimental results confirmed the conclusions:(1) simplex-PSO-t can optimize high-dimension functions with 200-dimensionality;(2) compared PSO with chaos PSO(CPSO),the best optimum index increases by a factor of 1×102-1×104.

基于Nelder-Mead单纯形算法的设计反应谱标定方法

规准谱形状的规定和参数的优化是设计反应谱标定的核心问题。Nelder-Mead单纯形算法是求解多参数优化问题的搜索算法,可解决多变量函数的最小化问题。该算法有极强的局部搜索能力,且不要求目标函数的可导性,因此被广泛地应用于工程领域。文中通过提取第一拐点周期、特征周期、平台值和衰减指数4个参数作为标定参数,利用MATLAB软件基于Nelder-Mead单纯形算法对设计反应谱进行标定,并论证了该算法用于设计反应谱标定的合理性和适宜性。以El Centro地震动结论和汶川地震的地震动记录的标定为例,对比了Newmark三参数法、双参数法、差分进化算法和Nelder-Mead单纯形算法的标定结果及误差。通过对比和分析发现,Nelder-Mead单纯形算法标定的反应谱计算简单、收敛速度快且更贴近实际的反应谱,误差更小。