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Chapter 5: Temporal Flexibility Index -- 5.1 Model Formulation -- 5.2 Numerical Solution Strategies -- 5.2.1 Extended Vertex Method-Temporal Version -- 5.2.2 Extended Active Set Method-Temporal Version -- 5.3 An Illustrative Example -- 5.4 Applications of Dynamic and Temporal Flexibility Analyses in Process Designs -- Appendix 5.1: Gams Code Used in Case 5.1 of the Buffer Tank Example -- Appendix 5.2: Gams and Matlab Codes Used in Case 5.2 of the Buffer Tank Example -- Gams Code -- Matlab Code -- References -- Chapter 6: Systematic Revamp Strategies for Improving Operational Flexibility of Existing Water Networks -- 6.1 Background -- 6.2 Augmented Superstructure -- 6.2.1 Label Sets -- 6.2.2 Superstructure Construction -- 6.3 Model Constraints -- 6.3.1 Binary Design Parameters -- 6.3.2 Primary Sources -- 6.3.3 Secondary Sources -- 6.3.4 Sinks -- 6.3.5 Water-Using Units -- 6.3.6 Water Treatment Units -- 6.3.7 New Treatment Units -- 6.4 Uncertain Multipliers -- 6.5 Single-Contaminant Systems -- 6.5.1 Flexibility Assessment Strategies -- 6.5.1.1 Flexibility Index Models Derived from the Active Set Method -- 6.5.1.2 Flexibility Index Models Derived from the Vertex Method -- 6.5.2 Rule-Based Revamp Strategies -- 6.5.2.1 Heuristic Rules -- 6.5.3 Model-Guided Revamp Strategies -- 6.5.3.1 Extra Model Constraints -- 6.5.3.2 Utility Models -- 6.6 Multicontaminant Systems -- 6.6.1 Iterative Evaluation of the Flexibility Index via Single-Vertex Tests -- 6.6.2 Evolutionary Identification of Revamp Designs -- 6.7 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 7: Steady-State and Volumetric Flexibility Analyses for Membrane Modules and Heat Exchanger Networks -- 7.1 Membrane Modules -- 7.1.1 Background -- 7.1.2 Model Formulations -- 7.1.3 Case Studies -- 7.1.4 Concluding Remarks -- 7.2 Heat Exchanger Networks -- 7.2.1 Background -- 7.2.2 Model Formulations