Proceedings of the Third European Conference on Mathematics in Industry : August 28–31, 1988 Glasgow

Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 On Non-Linear Magnetostatics: Dual-Complementary Models and “Mixed” Numerical Methods....Pages 3-16 Modeling for Field-Effect Transistors....Pages 17-30 Supercomputers — 1988....Pages 31-44 Simulated Annealing: Theory of the Past, Practice of the Future?....Pages 45-57 Domain decomposition for a generalized Stokes problem....Pages 59-74 Mathematical Simulation and Optimization of Chemical Plants....Pages 75-90 Front Matter....Pages 91-91 Numerically Intensive Computing....Pages 92-92 Formulation of a Sea Model with Continuous Density Stratification in the Vertical....Pages 93-93 Electroplating Simulation....Pages 95-105 Elastic Modeling on the IBM 3090 Vector Multiprocessor....Pages 107-117 Solving a Model Interface Problem for the Laplace Operator by Boundary Collocation and Applications....Pages 119-130 Front Matter....Pages 131-131 On flow-induced vibrations of overhead transmission lines....Pages 132-132 Non-Linear Free Vibrations of Coupled Spans of Suspended Cables....Pages 133-144 Vibrations of Overhead Transmission Lines: Computations and Experiments....Pages 145-157 On the Modeling of a Continuous Oscillator by Oscillators with a Finite Number of Degrees of Freedom....Pages 159-170 Front Matter....Pages 171-171 Some Novel Partial Differential Equations Problems Arising in Industry....Pages 172-172 Modeling Coronas and Space Charge Phenomena....Pages 173-195 Temperature Surges in Thermistors....Pages 197-204 Mixed Hyperbolic-Elliptic Systems in Industrial Problems....Pages 205-214 Front Matter....Pages 215-215 Linear and Nonlinear Approximation of Power Density Spectra with Linear Dynamical Filter Systems....Pages 217-223 Front Matter....Pages 215-215 Modelling Software Reliability from Run-Time Data....Pages 225-231 Software Simulation of Model Reference Adaptive Control Systems....Pages 233-240 Effective Length of an Ultrafiltration Device....Pages 241-247 Truncated Sequential Tests for Material Control Problems....Pages 249-255 On the Approximation of Free Vibration Modes of a General Thin Shell Application to Turbine Blades....Pages 257-264 Integration Algorithms for the Dynamic Simulation of Production Processes....Pages 265-271 Multicomponent Flow Computation with Application to Steam Condensers....Pages 273-281 Natural Convection within a Droplet as a Result of a Chemical Reaction on Its Surface....Pages 283-291 Unwanted Compartment Fires Zone Modelling the Onset of Hazardous Conditions....Pages 293-301 A Tree Search Approach Based on an Assignment Relaxation for the Solution of Set Covering Problems....Pages 303-311 Making a Workpiece with Spiral Turns by Means of Forming Cutters....Pages 313-332 State variables feedback cuntrol of stepping motors with flexible shaft....Pages 333-341 Application of Mathematics to Heat Processing in the Meat Industry....Pages 343-351 Numerical modelling of conjugate heat transfer in an Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor fuel standpipe....Pages 353-361 Restoration of NMR Images....Pages 363-368 An on-line augmented price correction technique for hierarchical control of interconnected industrial processes....Pages 369-375 A Least-Squares Fitting Technique for Use with Large Non-Linear Plant Models....Pages 377-382 Spline Approximation of Offset Curves and Offset Surfaces....Pages 383-389 Diffusion flame ignition by a recirculating flow....Pages 391-400 On the Real-Time Simulation and Control of the Continuous Casting Process....Pages 401-408 Front Matter....Pages 215-215 Simulation of Vlsi Circuits: Relaxation Techniques....Pages 409-414 Development of Models for Flashing Two-Phase Jet Releases from Pressurised Containment....Pages 415-428 Robust Recursive Estimation: The L p Approach....Pages 429-435 Numerical Approximation of Free Boundary Problems in Polymer Crystallization....Pages 437-443 Ignition/Extinction Phenomena: An Investigation of Parametric Sensitivity for a Strongly Nonlinear Reaction-Diffusion System....Pages 445-452 On the Methods for Optimal Shape Design....Pages 453-459 Steady-State Optimization of Large Gas Networks....Pages 461-467 Modelling and Control of Acid-Base Blending Systems....Pages 469-477 The Prediction of Cyclic Plastic Strain Growth Behaviour for Severe Thermal Loading Problems in Structural Engineering Using Upper Bound Methods and Linear Programming....Pages 479-485 Three Problems in the Integration of Electric Circuits by ROW-Type Methods....Pages 487-493 Controller Design for Industrial Multipass Processes....Pages 495-502 Computer-Integrated Production-Planning & Inventory-Control at an Automobile-Engine Producer....Pages 503-511 Numerical Solution of a Liquid Crystal Problem by Optimization....Pages 513-522 LACTEO: A dairy management and forecasting system....Pages 523-530 Identification of Amplitude and Phase Discontinuities in the Intensity Signal of a Nd-YAG solid state laser....Pages 531-537 Gel Electrophoresis and Graph Matching....Pages 539-545 Mathematical Models of Silicon Chip Fabrication....Pages 547-556 On a Partial Integro-Differential Equation Related to the Dynaliser Concept for Industrial Rubber Materials....Pages 557-564 The European Consortium For Mathematics In Industry (ecmi) Was Founded, Largely Due To The Driving Energy Of Michiel Hazewinkel On The 14th April, 1986 In Neustadt-mussbach In West Germany. The Founder Signatories Were A. Bensoussan (inria, Paris), A. Fasano (university Of Florence), M. Hazewinkel (cwi, Amsterdam), M. Heilio (lappeenranta University, Finland), F. Hodnett (university Of Limerick, Ireland), H. Martens (norwegian Institute Of Technology, Trondheim), S. Mckee (university Of Strathclyde, Scotland), H. Neurzert (university Of Kaiserslautern, Germany), D. Sundstrom (the Swedish Institute Of Applied Mathematics, Stockholm), A. Tayler (university Of Oxford, England) And Hj. Wacker (university Of Linz, Austria). The European Consortium For Mathematics In Industry Is Dedicated To: (a) Promote The Use Of Mathematical Models In Industry (b) Educate Industrial Mathematicians To Meet The Growing Demand For Such Experts (c) Operate On A European Scale. Ecmi Is Still A Young Organisation But Its Membership Is Growing Fast. Although It Has Still To Persuade More Industrialists To Join, Ecmi Certainly Operates On A European Scale And A Flourishing Postgraduate Programme With Student Exchange Has Been Underway For Some Time. It Is Perhaps Fitting That The First Open Meeting Of Ecmi Was Held At The University Of Strathclyde In Glasgow. Glasgow Is And Was The Industrial Capital Of Scotland And Was, And Arguably Still Is, Britain's Second City After London; When This Volume Appears It Will Have Rightly Donned The Mantle Of The Cultural Capital Of Europe.