Saif R. Kazi

Saif R. Kazi

CNLS PostDoc Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Publications

Working

  1. S. R. Kazi, M. Thombre and L.T. Biegler. "A Hybrid Algorithm for Global Convergence of Mathematical Programming with Complementarity Constraints (MPCC)"

Submitted

  1. M. Sodwatana, S. R. Kazi, K. Sundar and A. Zlotnik. "Locational Marginal Pricing of Energy in Pipeline Transport of Natural Gas and Hydrogen with Carbon Offset Incentives" [Preprint]

Journal Publications

  1. L. S. Baker, S. R. Kazi, and A. Zlotnik. "Transitions from monotonicity to chaos in gas mixture dynamics in pipeline networks", PRX Energy , 2023, Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 33008 [URL]
  2. S. R. Kazi, K. Sundar, S. Srinivasan and A. Zlotnik. "Modeling and Optimization of Steady Flow of Natural Gas and Hydrogen Mixtures in Pipeline Networks", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, I.54, pp.14-24 [URL]
  3. S. R. Kazi, M. Short and L. T. Biegler. "A trust region framework for heat exchanger network synthesis with detailed individual heat exchanger designs", Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2021, e107447 [URL]
  4. S. R. Kazi, M. Short, A. J. Isafiade and L. T. Biegler. "Heat exchanger network synthesis with detailed exchanger designs — Part 2. Hybrid optimization strategy for synthesis of heat exchanger networks", AIChE Journal, 2020, e17057 [URL]
  5. S. R. Kazi, M. Short and L. T. Biegler. "Heat exchanger network synthesis with detailed exchanger designs — Part 1. A discretized differential algebraic equation model for shell and tube heat exchanger design", AIChE Journal, 2020, e17056 [URL]
  6. K. Liu, S. R. Kazi, L. T. Biegler, B. Zhang and Q. Chen. "Dynamic optimization for gas blending in pipeline networks with gas interchangeability control", AIChE Journal, 2020, e16908 [URL]
  7. A. Patel, S. L. Shield, S. R. Kazi, A. M. Johnson and L. T. Biegler. "Contact-implicit trajectory optimization using orthogonal collocation", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2019, pp. 2242-2249 [URL]

Conference Publications

  1. S. R. Kazi, M. Thombre, & L.T. Biegler. "Globally Convergent Method for Optimal Control of Hybrid Dynamical Systems". 2024 Advanced Control of Chemical Processes (ADCHEM), IFAC PapersOnLine, Vol.59, [URL]
  2. S. R. Kazi, K. Sundar & A. Zlotnik. "Dynamic Optimization and Optimal Control of Hydrogen Blending Operations in Natural Gas Networks". 2024 American Control Conference (ACC), IEEE, 1229-1236 [URL]
  3. S. R. Kazi, K. Sundar, S. Misra , S. Tokareva, & A. Zlotnik. "Intertemporal uncertainty management in gas-electric energy systems using stochastic finite volumes". 2024 Power Systems Computing Conference (PSCC), Electric Power Systems Research, 110748 [URL]
  4. M. Sodwatana, S. R. Kazi, K. Sundar, A. Brandt, & A. Zlotnik. "Optimization of Hydrogen Blending in Natural Gas Networks for Carbon Emissions Reduction". 2023 American Control Conference (ACC), IEEE, 1229-1236 [URL]
  5. L. Baker, S. R. Kazi, R. Platte, & A. Zlotnik "Optimal Control of Transient Flows in Pipeline Networks with Heterogeneous Mixtures of Hydrogen and Natural Gas". 2023 American Control Conference (ACC), IEEE, 1221-1228 [URL]
  6. A. Zlotnik, S. R. Kazi, K. Sundar, V. Gyrya, L. Baker, M. Sodwatana, & Y. Brodskyi. "Effects of Hydrogen Blending on Natural Gas Pipeline Transients, Capacity, and Economics". In Pipeline Simulation Interest Group (PSIG) Annual Meeting, 2023 (pp. PSIG-2312) [URL]
  7. S. R. Kazi, L. T. Biegler and R. Gandhi. "Equation Oriented Optimization of Multi Stream Heat Exchanger Design and Operation in Natural Gas Liquefaction Process", Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering (PSE21+), Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 2022, pp. 673-678 [URL]
  8. Z. Mahmood, I. D. Mel, S. R. Kazi, A. J. Isafiade and M. Short. "An Optimisation Algorithm for Detailed Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger Designs for Multi-Period Operation", Proceedings of the 24th Conference on Process Integration for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction (PRES'21), Chemical Engineering Transactions , 2021, pp. 253-258 [URL]
  9. S. R. Kazi, M. Short and L. T. Biegler. "Synthesis of Combined Heat and Mass Exchange Networks Via a Trust Region Filter Optimisation Algorithm Including Detailed Unit Designs", Proceedings of the 31st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE31), Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 2021, pp. 13-18 [URL]
  10. S. R. Kazi, M. Short and L. T. Biegler. "Heat Exchanger Network Optimization including Detailed Heat Exchanger Models using Trust Region Method", Proceedings of the 30th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE30), Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 2020, pp. 1051-1056 [URL]
  11. S. R. Kazi and L. T. Biegler. "Nonlinear optimization of detailed heat exchanger models with phase change", Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Design (FOCAPD19), Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 2019, pp. 151-156 [URL]

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