KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CHE 461: COMPUTER OPTIMIZATION METHODS
Tutorial 6: Nonlinear programming
Question 1
a) Using constrained Lagrange optimization, find the dimensions of a cylindrical tin (with top
and bottom) made up of sheet metal that maximizes its volume such that the total surface area is
equal to 24𝜋
b) Report on the Lagrange multiplier
c) How do you know that it is the maximum volume
c) What is the maximum volume
Question 2

The price per unit area of the side of a cylindrical tank is $5 and price per unit area of the top and
bottom is $8.
a) Using the Lagrange constraint method find the height to diameter ratio that optimizes the cost
for a 1000-liter cylindrical tank
b) What is the optimal cost of the tank
Question 3
The operating cost (OC) of running a PFR reactor is given below with associated constraints and
where 𝑥1 stands for the selectivity of the desired product and 𝑥2 is the reactor pressure in atm.

Minimize 𝑂𝐶 = (𝑥1 − 5)2 + (𝑥2 − 4)2

Subject to
2𝑥1 + 3𝑥2 ≤ 12
6𝑥1 + 3𝑥2 ≤ 18

a) Using the Kuhn-Tucker conditions, find the values of 𝑥1 and 𝑥2 that optimizes the
objective function
b) Find the value of the optimal operation cost.
 Question 4
For the minimization problem below,

a) Generate the KKT conditions for optimality

b) Show that X= (1,5) satisfies the conditions of optimality

Question 5

Question 6
Using Lagrange multiplier method and SQP find the maximum and minimum distance
between the origin and the curve 5𝑥12 + 6𝑥1 𝑥2 + 5𝑥22 = 8
For both cases use 𝜆0 = −1
For the maximum distance 𝑋0 = [2, −2], the minimization problem 𝑋0 = [1, −1],