When Harry Met Sally Flashcards
1
Q
What are coupling strengths?
A
The quantification of the importance of a link between subsystems.
1
Q
What is a local coupling strength or a local sensitivity?
A
del Ya/del Yb.
2
Q
What are behavior variables?
A
An example of these are Ya, Yb, etc.
3
Q
What are total derivatives/sensitivities? (aka system sensitivities)
A
dF/dXA, dF/dXB.
4
Q
What is coupling suspension?
A
Using sensitivity information to make judgments on what needs to be considered or what can be eliminated for a number of cycles.