part Part I: Modeling: Significance, Fundamentals, and Methods -- chapter 1 Signi ficance of Mathemat ical Model ing and Simu lation for Optimizat ion -- chapter 2 Anal ytical So lutions in Conducti on Heat Transfer Proble ms -- chapter 3 Num erical Solutions : Finit e Di fference Meth ods -- chapter 4 Num erical Solutions : Finit e Eleme nt and Finit e Vol ume Meth ods -- part PART II Optimization -- chapter 5 Opt imization: An Introducti on -- chapter 6 Stati stical Opt imization: Response Surface Meth odolog y -- chapter 7 Chapte r 7 Ran dom-Ce ntroid Optim ization -- chapter 8 Chapte r 8 Mult i-Obje ctive Optimizat ion in Food Engineer ing -- chapter 9 Chapte r 9 Appl ications o f the Minimu m Princi ple of Pontryag in for Solvi ng Opt imal Con trol Proble ms -- chapter 10 Chapte r 10 Neur al Net works and Gene tic Algo rithms -- chapter 11 Chapte r 11 Com putational Fluid Dynami cs for Optimizat ion in Food Process ing -- chapter 12 Chapte r 12 Dyna mic Optim ization -- chapter 13 Chapte r 13 Tab u Search: Deve lopment, Algori thm, Performance, and Appl ications -- chapter 14 Chapte r 14 Eig envalue Optim ization Techniqu es for Nonline ar Dyna mic Anal ysis and Des ign -- chapter 15 Chapte r 15 Com plex Meth od Opt imization -- chapter 16 Chapte r 16 Mixe d Integer Linear Program ming Schedul ing in the Fo od Indust ry -- chapter 17 Mixe d Integer Nonline ar Programmi ng: Appl ications to Food Dehydrati on and Deep Chilling -- part Part III: Optimization Studies for Different Food Processes -- chapter 18 Opt imization and Control Strat egy to Improve the Performance of Batch Reactors -- chapter 19 Pu lsed Microw ave Heating of Foods: Tempera ture Measu reme nt and Optim ization -- chapter 20 Opt imization of Freeze-Dry ing Pr ocess Applied to Fo od and Biolog ical Product s: From Response Surface Meth odolog ies to an Inter active Tool -- chapter 21 Opt imization of Spray Dry ing of Sugar-Ri ch Foods -- chapter 22 Struct ural Optim ization Techniqu es for Deve loping Bev erage Con tainers -- chapter 23 Opt imization for Con tinuous Shorte st Paths in Transpor tation -- chapter 24 Rea l-Time Nonline ar Optimal Control of Refrige ration Proce sses -- chapter 25 Chapte r 25 Opt imization of Apple Juice Extract ion -- chapter 26 Chapte r 26 Opt imization of Canned Food Process ing -- chapter 27 Chapte r 27 Opt imal Design of Contin uous Thermal Process ing wi th Plate Heat Exc hangers -- chapter 28 Chapte r 28 Pro cess Optim ization Strategies to Reduce Var iability in Thermal Process ing of Pac kaged Fo ods -- chapter 29 Chapte r 29 Loa ding Opt imization -- chapter 30 Chapte r 30 Opt imization of the Arrays of Impingi ng Jets -- chapter 31 Chapte r 31 Opt imal Operational Planni ng in the Fruit Indust ry Su pply Cha in -- chapter 32 Chapte r 32 Opt imizin g the Manage ment of Curing Cha mbers.