Abstract: This work addresses the problem of identifying a model of a coke oven plant that would allow its control under unsteady operating conditions. Knowing that coal thermal kinetics in the oven ...

Abstract: The profile and time evolution of a solid/liquid interface in a phase change process is estimated by solving an inverse heat transfer problem, using data measurements in the solid phase only. ...

Abstract: We analyze the advantages of solving building energy management problems with the techniques of optimal control. Our approach consists of describing the dynamic behavior of a heated building ...