Proceedings of the Sixth European Conference on Mathematics in Industry August 27-31, 1991 Limerick

Numerical treatment of a stochastic programming model for optimal power dispatch.- On the scheduling of hydro power plant systems in the frame of the unit commitment problem.- Mathematical models for flow and separation of particulate materials.- PAN - a problem solving environment for numerical analysis.- Improving the performance of a dynamometer which measures axial force and torque during drilling of Kevlar 49 composite.- A quasi-likelihood Markov model for the hardenability of steel.- Implementation of an elecricity load forecasting system.- An extinction criterion for a catalytic wall reactor.- Extraction of transistor model parameters.- Mathematical modelling of modular lower limb protheses.- Optimum shape of a cooling fin.- The optimal collar.- Drag prediction for aircraft at transonic speed.- Paths of reinforced plastic fibres and structures on blood vessel walls.- Small drops, surface tension and contact angle.- Optimal scheduling of hydrothermal power systems.- Singular behaviour of eigenvalue Loci arising from an MHD instability in the presence of flow.- A generalised cusum scheme for autocorrelated data.- Robot control based on neural networks.- Computer-aided layout design.- Optimal minimax controllers with structural constraints.- System for statistical simulation analysis and aptimization of linear hybrid circuits.- Non-regular adaptive grids for 2-D gas dynamics.- Steady solutions for the flow of an electro-rheological fluid between cylindrical electrodes.- Application of interval arithmetic to solve a problem in liquid crystal modelling.- Hydrodynamic problems in fibre spinning.- Numerical analysis of high viscosity jet buckling.- Stochastic scheduling for risk-levelling maintenance scheduling in electric power systems.- Two criteria for time series modelling comparison.- Coupled heat and mass transfer in a weld pool.- The modelling of napkins.- Applications of the geometrical shock correction method for solving nonlinear hyperbolic conservation laws.- Selection, purchase, capital recovery, multi-level maintenance and replacement model for a stochastically deteriorating production system.- The manufacture of optical fibres.- Unit commitment problem by simulated annealing and an analysis of neighbourhood structure.- A simple model for the shape of fibre tapers.- Dispersion control in multiple layer optical fibres.- The experience of mathematics undergaduates during industrial placement.- How can education respond to industry's needs?.- Software-oriented mathematical continuing education.