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Multi-objective optimization of utility systems and heat exchanger networks: method and application to the solar assisted hydrothermal gasification case

François Maréchal, Adriano Viana Ensinas, Alberto Mian, Emanuele Martelli

This work presents a novel framework for the multi-objective synthesis of utility systems and Heat Exchanger Networks (HEN) under single or multi-period operations. In order to solve the resulting Mixed Integer Non Linear (MINLP) programming problem, a bi- ...

Elsevier Science Bv2017

Environmental drivers of carbon and nitrogen isotopic signatures in peatland vascular plants along an altitude gradient

Alexandre Buttler, Konstantin Svetlozarov Gavazov, Luca Bragazza

Peatlands are important sinks of atmospheric carbon (C) that, in response to climate warming, are undergoing dynamic vegetation succession. Here we examined the hypothesis that the uptake of nutrients by different plant growth forms (PGFs) is one key mecha ...

Springer2016

Peatland vascular plant functional types affect dissolved organic matter chemistry

Alexandre Buttler, Luca Bragazza, Vincent Eric Jules Jassey, Bjorn Jozef Maria Robroek, Adrian Pulgarin, Remy Jean Henry Albrecht, Samuel Thomas Gabriel Hamard

Northern peatlands are large repositories of carbon. Peatland vascular plant community composition has been functionally associated to a set of biogeochemical processes such as carbon cycling. Yet, we do not fully understand to what extent vascular plant f ...

Springer2016

Optimizing drip irrigation for eggplant crops in semi-arid zones using evolving thresholds

Paolo Perona

Field experiments were combined with a numerical model to optimize drip irrigation management based on soil matric potential (SMP) measurements. An experimental crop of eggplant was grown in Burkina Faso from December 2014 to March 2015 and plant response ...

Elsevier2016

Cell shapes and patterns as quantitative indicators of tissue stress in the plant epidermis

Sangwoo Kim

In a confluent, single-cell tissue layer, we show that cell shapes and statistics correlate directly with the tissue’s mechanical properties, described by an energy functional with generic interfacial terms only. Upon increasing the cohesive component of t ...

2015

Modeling Soil–Plant Dynamics: Assessing Simulation Accuracy by Comparison with Spatially Distributed Crop Yield Measurements

Sara Bonetti

Coupling hydrological models with plant physiology is crucial to capture the feedback mechanisms occurring within the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum. However, the ability of such models to describe the spatial variability of plant responses to different e ...

2015

Modifier Adaptation for Constrained Closed-Loop Systems

Dominique Bonvin, Grégory François, Alejandro Gabriel Marchetti, Sean Costello

The steady advance of computational methods makes model-based optimization an increasingly attractive method for process improvement. Unfortunately, the available models are often inaccurate. An iterative optimization method called "modifier adaptation" ov ...

2014

Tree root systems competing for soil moisture in a 3D soil–plant model

Gabriele Manoli, Sara Bonetti, Gabriel George Katul

Competition for water among multiple tree rooting systems is investigated using a soil–plant model that accounts for soil moisture dynamics and root water uptake (RWU), whole plant transpiration, and leaf-level photosynthesis. The model is based on a numer ...

2014

First day of an oil spill on the open sea: Early mass transfers of hydrocarbons to air and water

Jeremy Samuel Arey, Jonas Gros, Deedar Nabi

During the first hours after release of petroleum at sea, crude oil hydrocarbons partition rapidly into air and water. However limited information is available about very early evaporation and dissolution processes. We report on the composition of the oil ...

Amer Chemical Soc2014

Application of nanoparticle antioxidants to enable hyperstable chloroplasts for solar energy harvesting

Ardemis Anoush Boghossian

The chloroplast contains densely stacked arrays of light-harvesting proteins that harness solar energy with theor. max. glucose conversion efficiencies approaching 12%. Few studies have explored isolated chloroplasts as a renewable, abundant, and low cost ...

2013

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