Sur une méthode algorithmique de synthése d'une machine séquentielle

Dans le problème de la synthèse d'une machine séquentielle, on peut, grosso modo, distinguer trois étapes : le passage des données du système à construire à la représentation tabulée (table de fluence ou table des phases, dans le cas d'un système asynchrone);le codage des états internes de cette table (de façon,dans le cas d'une machine synchrone, à obtenir si possible une décomposition en sous-machines, et,dans le cas d'une machine asynchrone, de façon à éviter les phénomènes de courses et d'aléas); enfin,l'écriture des équations et le dessin du schéma logique de la machine (en essayant par exemple de minimaliser le nombre de composants nécessaires à la. réalisation du circuit).

Overal reaction rate and stoichiometry for thermal decomposition of hydrazine

An asymptotic analysîs of the Eberstein-Glassman kinetic mechanlsm for the thermal décomposition of hydrazine is carried out. It is shown that at températures near 800°K and near 1000°K,and for hydrazine molar fractions of the order of unity, 10-2 the entire kinetics reduces to a single, overall reaction. Characteristic times for the chemical relaxation of ail active, intermediate species produced in the décomposition, and for the overall reaction, are obtained. Explicit expressions for the overall reaction rate and stoichiometry are given as functions of température, total molar concentration (or pressure)and hydrazine molar fraction. Approximate, patched expressions can then be obtained for values of température and hydrazine molar fraction between 750 and 1000°K, and 1 and 10-3 respectively.

Improving robustness of rolling stock circulations in rapid transit networks

The rolling stock circulation depends on two different problems: the rolling stock assignment and the train routing problems, which up to now have been solved sequentially. We propose a new approach to obtain better and more robust circulations of the rolling stock train units, solving the rolling stock assignment while accounting for the train routing problem. Here robustness means that difficult shunting operations are selectively penalized and propagated delays together with the need for human resources are minimized. This new integrated approach provides a huge model. Then, we solve the integrated model using Benders decomposition, where the main decision is the rolling stock assignment and the train routing is in the second level. For computational reasons we propose a heuristic based on Benders decomposition. Computational experiments show how the current solution operated by RENFE (the main Spanish train operator) can be improved: more robust and efficient solutions are obtained