Title :
Adaptive Control of a Pilot Scale Distillation Column
Author :
Gerry, J.P. ; Vogel, E.F. ; Edgar, T.F.
Author_Institution :
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712
Abstract :
A single loop adaptive controller algorithm has been successfully applied to the control of an eight plate distillation column separating a mixture of methanol and water. Computer control of loops controlling overhead and bottom composition has been implemented using a NOVA 3/12 minicomputer with 32k RAM and a disk operating system. The control algorithm is based on pole-zero placement.
Keywords :
Adaptive control; Chemical processes; Control systems; Delay effects; Distillation equipment; MIMO; Methanol; Nonlinear dynamical systems; Performance gain; Programmable control;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1983
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
