Title :
Adaptive Control Strategies for Distillation Columns
Author :
Chien, I.L. ; Mellichamp, D.A. ; Seborg, D.E.
Author_Institution :
Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
Abstract :
The performance of a multivariable self-tuning controller (STC) has been evaluated via a simulation study of two distillation columns. The self-tuner is based on Koivo´s approach (1980), but it can be applied to systems which contain multiple time delays and/or multirate sampling. The effects of important design parameters are illustrated by the simulation results.
Keywords :
Adaptive control; Automatic control; Control systems; Delay effects; Distillation equipment; Least squares approximation; Nonlinear control systems; Parameter estimation; Process control; Sampling methods;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1983
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
