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Optional Specification of Air--Pollution--Emission Regulations Including Reliability Requirements.
- Source :
- Operations Research; Jul/Aug72, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p752-763, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 1972
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Abstract
- A basic model for air-pollution control is a semi-infinite program that minimizes the sum of individual polluter's control costs while ensuring that ambient pollution concentrations are within air-quality standards. This paper is an extension that includes the effects of pollution-control-device breakdowns and shutdowns for planned maintenance. We use the fact that days characterized by good dispersion of pollution emissions occur periodically and can be accurately forecast for shutdown periods. A stochastic process of breakdown arrivals and servicing, and appropriate extensions of diffusion models give rise to a model for additional concentrations due to downtime. Parameters of the stochastic process are included as decision variables in a chance-constrained semi-infinite program allowing for tradeoffs between collection efficiency and various reliability characteristics. A practical implementation model and solution techniques are given for possible use in the present clean-air program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0030364X
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Operations Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8735101
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.20.4.752