Title :
Control of Batch Free Radical Polymerization Reactors
Author :
Choi, K.Y. ; Butala, D.
Author_Institution :
Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering and Systems Research Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
Abstract :
This paper describes a new approximation method to synthesize open loop control schemes for the control of copolymer composition and molecular weight in batch and semibatch polymerization reactors. The open loop control policies are derived from the transient response of the fictitious feedback control system obtained by numerical model simulations. The applicability of the proposed method is demonstrated through numerical examples.
Keywords :
Control systems; Design methodology; Feedback; Inductors; Linear approximation; Nonlinear control systems; Polymers; Robust control; Robust stability; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1987
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN, USA
