DYNAMICS AND CONTROL OF CHEMICAL REACTORS, DISTILLATION COLUMNS AND BATCH PROCESSES (DYCORD+ *92)

Selected Papersfrom the 3rd IFAC Symposium, Maryland, USA, 26-29 April 1992

Edited by

J.G. BALCHEN Department of Engineering Cybernetics, TheNorwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, Norway

Co-edited by

E.D. GILLES K.V. WALLER J.B. RAWLINGS (Germany) (Finland) (USA)

Published for the

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL

by

PERGAMON PRESS

OXFORD • NEW YORK • SEOUL • TOKYO CONTENTS

SURVEY PAPERS

Stability Criteria for Chemical Reactors V. BALAKOTAIAH, D. KODRA

Dynamics and Control of Distillation Columns - A Critical Survey S. SKOGESTAD

Modeling and Control of Polymerization Reactors W.H. RAY

Modeling and Control of Microelectronics Materials Processing T.F. EDGAR, T.A. BADGWELL, S.G. BUSHMAN, A.J. TOPRAC

CHEMICAL REACTORS MODELLING, ESTIMATION AND CONTROL

Computer-aided Analysis of Ionic Reaction Systems M.L. MAVROVOUNIOTIS, L. CONSTANTINOU, S. PRICKETT

Approximate Dynamic Models for Chemical Processes: A Comparative Study of Neural Networks and Nonlinear Time Series Modeling Techniques A. RAICH, X. WU, A. CINAR

State Prediction for Chemical Reactors using Feedback Neural Networks B. SCHENKER, M. AGARWAL

Catalytic Cracking Models Developed for Predictive Control Purposes D. LJUNGQUIST, S. STRAND, J.G. BALCHEN

Observability and Controllability of Continuous Industrial Crystallisers R.A. EEK, A. BOXMAN, Sj. DIJKSTRA

Observer Design and Sensor Location in Distributed Parameter Bioreactors T. DAMAK, J.P. BABARY, M.T. NIHTILA

A Data-based Process Modeling Approach and its Applications S.J. QJN, T.J. MCAVOY

Dynamics of a Packed Bed Reactor with Reactant Recycle H. BRABRAND, S.B. JORGENSEN

A Dynamic Model for the Methanol Conversion in a Fluidized Bed Reactor C. TSAKIRIS, G. MARIA, G. POP, G. IGNATESCU, D. MANOLIU, R. BOERU, G.BOZGA, O. MUNTEAN

ix Use of Stochastic Neural Networks for Process Control 111 C. KAMBHAMPATI, K. WARWICK

Modelbased Control of the Ferrosilicon Process 117 A. VALDERHAUG, J.G. BALCHEN, S.A. HALVORSEN

Nonlinear Adaptive Control of a Chemical Reactor using Singular Perturbation Techniques 125 J. ALVAREZ, E. ARANDA

A Survey of Approximate Linearization Approaches for Chemical Reactor Control 131 F. J. DOYLE m, M. MORARI

Asymptotically Exact Linearization of Chemical Processes 137 M. FRIEDRICH, M. STORZ, E.D. GILLES

Adaptive Linearizing Control of Non-isothermal Reactors 143 D. DOCHAIN

CSTR Performance Limitations Due to Cooling Jacket Dynamics 149 L.P. RUSSO, B.W. BEQUETTE

Reliable Control of Chemical Processes with a Supervisory Knowledge-based System 155 M.R. BASILA, A. CINAR

On-line Estimation and Control of Polymerization Reactors 161 K.J. KIM, T.J. CROWLEY, K.Y. CHOI

Modeling and Control of Continuous Melt Polycondensation Reactors for the Synthesis of 167 Thermoplastic Polymers G. D. LEI, S.I. CHEONG, K.Y. CHOI

Nonlinear Multivariable Control of Product Properties in an Industrial Gas Phase 173 Polyethylene Reactor K.B. McAULEY, J.F. MACGREGOR

A Comparison of Strategies for the Control of a Polypropene Reactor 179 B. LIE, J.G. BALCHEN

DISTILLATION COLUMNS MODELLING, ESTIMATION AND CONTROL

An Analytical Approach to Modelling in Distillation Control 185 T. LUDER, G. WOZNY

The Unique Challenges of Cryogenic Distillation Column Control for Integrated Coal Gasification 193 Combined Cycle Applications D.M. ESPIE, J.A. MANDLER, D. MILLER, D. O'CONNOR

Dynamics and Control of Unstable Distillation Columns 201 E.W. JACOBSEN, S. SKOGESTAD

Relating the DRD Structure to Conventional Model Based Controllers 207 J.B. WALLER, K.V. WALLER

Control Structures for a Sidestream Distillation Column Separating a Ternary Mixture 213 A. KOGGERSBOL, S.B. JORGENSEN

x Selection of the Best Control Configuration for an Industrial Distillation Column D. ARffiURNU, C. OZGEN, T. GURKAN

Non-linear Analysis of Distillation Control Structures JOSE ALVAREZ, JESUS ALVAREZ, C. MARTINEZ

A Comparative Study of Linear and Nonlinear Multivariable Binary Distillation Column Control R. PULLINEN, P. PIETILA, T. JUSSILA, P. LAUTALA

Feedforward/Feedback Control of a Binary High Purity Distillation Column J. BROLL, H. GELBE

Predictive Control of Distillation Columns using Dynamic Neural Networks G.A. MONTAGUE, M.T. THAM, M.J. WILLIS, A.J. MORRIS

Application of a Bilinear Long-range Predictive Control Method in a Distillation Process KUN LO, EN SUP YOON, YEONG-KOO YEO, HYUNG-KEUN SONG

Combining Adaptive and Neural Control for Distillation Control M. ROELE, K. WARWICK

BATCH PROCESSES MODELLING AND CONTROL

Discrete-event Controlled Systems in the Chemical Processing Industry H.A. PREISIG

The Dynamic Modeling and Optimization of an Industrial Batch Reactor S.E. KEELER, J.W. HULL, Jr., G.L. AGIN

The Design and Synthesis of Batch/Semicontinuous Processes IN-BEUM LEE, HO-KYUNG LEE, KUN SOO CHANG

Monitoring Discontinuous Reactors using Factor-analytical Techniques O. PRINZ, D. BONVIN

Dissolved Oxygen Control using an Automatic Tuning PID Controller K.O. JONES, D. WILLIAMS, D. PHIPPS, P.A. MONTGOMERY

Optimization and Control of an Industrial Scale Multivariable Nonlinear Microalgae Fermentation T. PROLL, A. HTLALY, M.N. KARIM, D. GUYRE

Batch Time Optimization using both Reactant Dosing and External Cooling for Tight Temperature Control P. DJAVDAN

Application of Nonlinear Model Predictive Control to Optimal Batch Distillation J.R. BOSLEY, Jr., T.F. EDGAR

Operation Strategies for Reverse-Osmosis Membrane Fouling in the Dairy Industry A.J.B. VAN BOXTEL, Z.E.H. OTTEN

Intelligent Operation Support System for a Batch Sulphite Pulping Digester MING RAO, J. CORBIN

xi GENERAL SYSTEMS, MODELLING, ESTIMATION AND CONTROL

Hybrid Neural Network/Algorithmic Approaches to System Identification A.F. KONAR, T. SAMAD, W.K. FOSLIEN

Integrating Neural Networks with First Principles Models for Dynamic Modeling HONG-TE SU, N. BHAT, P.A. MINDERMAN, T.J. McAVOY

Time Delay Compensation for Nonlinear Processes M.A. HENSON, D.E. SEBORG

Recursive Process Identification under Variable Flow and Volume L. TIAN, A.J. NIEMI, R. YLINEN

On the Stability of Nonlinear Quadratic Dynamic Matrix Control G. GATTU, E. ZAFIRIOU

A Nonlinear Predictive Control Strategy Based on Radial Basis Function Networks M. POTTMANN, D.E. SEBORG

Identification and Robust Control of pH in a CSTR using Step Response Data A. KALAFATIS, L. WANG, W.R. CLUETT

Electrovacuum Glass Quality Control System Transferring E.A. AVERBUKH, A.V. BRODSKY

Author Index

Keyword Index

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