Register No.
PAAVAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE – NAMAKKAL
(An Autonomous Institution, Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai)
QP CODE: (Will be assigned by the COE office)
B.E./B.Tech. Degree Examinations – Nov./Dec. 2023
VII Semester (Full Time)
(Regulations – 2019)
B.Tech – Chemical Engineering
CM19352 – Process Optimization
L1 - Remember, L2 - Understand, L3 – Apply, L4 – Analyze, L5 – Evaluate, L6 - Create
(Specify Any Chart or Tables etc. to be Permitted)
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Part A (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)
Answer ALL Questions
Remembrance, Understand and Application – 60 % of the Part A Questions
Analysis, Evaluation and Synthesis – 40 % of the Part A Questions
1. Optimization helps in efficient Chemical Plant Design. – Analyze this L4
statement.
2. Annotate the objective function and constraints. L2
3. Differentiate Newton’s method and Quasi-Newton’s method for L1
unconstrained optimization.
4. Write the necessary and sufficient conditions for an optimum of an L1
unconstrained minimization problem.
5. Maximize f(x) = x + 2xy subject to 2x + 4y = 100 by direct substitution L3
method.
6. Critically evaluate the weighted sum of squares method. L5
7. Enumerate the advantages and disadvantages of Barrier methods. L2
8. Write a short note on mixed integer programming. L2
9. Elucidate the strategy for finding the optimum flow rate in an extraction L4
column.
10. Analyze the optimization techniques used in waste heat recovery. L4
Part B (5 x 16 = 80 Marks)
Answer ALL Questions
Remembrance, Understand and Application – 60 % of the Part B Questions
Analysis, Evaluation and Synthesis – 40 % of the Part B Questions
11. a Explain the scope, hierarchy, and various applications of L2 (16)
) optimization with suitable examples.
(OR)
b i) Enumerate the classification of optimization problems with L2 (8)
) suitable examples.
ii) Discuss the formulation of an objective function for L2 (8)
optimization problems with a suitable example.
12. a Use the golden section search to find the value of x that minimizes L3 (16)
) f(x) = x4 – 14x3 + 60x2 – 70x in the range [0, 2]. Locate this value
of x to within a range of 0.3.
(OR)
b Minimize f(x) = x5 – 5x3 – 20x + 5 by cubic interpolation method. L3 (16)
)
13. a Evaluate the penalty and augmented methods applied to non- L5 (16)
) linear multi-variable optimization with constraints with suitable
examples.
(OR)
b Critically evaluate the epsilon constraint methods and goal L5 (16)
) attainment for multi-variable optimization problems.
14. a Maximize Z = f(x,y) = 3x + 2y using SIMPLEX method. L3 (16)
) subject to: 2x + y ≤ 18
2x + 3y ≤ 42
3x + y ≤ 24
x≥0,y≥0
(OR)
b Write an algorithm to solve an integer programming problem with L3 (16)
) a neat flow chart using a suitable example.
15. a Critically evaluate the optimization of a shell and tube heat L4 (16)
) exchanger design.
(OR)
b Analyze the strategies employed in the optimization of a staged L4 (16)
) distillation column.
