Title :
Optimal grade transition for quality control of continuous polymerization reactor
Author :
Guo, Qing ; Noda, Masaru ; Nishitani, Hirokazu
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Inf. Sci. & Technol, Beijing Univ. of Chem. Technol., Beijing, China
Abstract :
An optimal grade transition policy is essential when several grades of polymers are produced in the same continuous stirred tank reactor. We discuss an optimal grade transition to minimize the raw material and energy costs of the transition operation as well as to shorten the transition time. We show that a combination of regulatory control and dynamic optimization is very effective for the optimal grade transition of a continuous polymerization reactor.
Keywords :
chemical reactors; optimisation; polymerisation; quality control; tanks (containers); continuous stirred tank reactor; dynamic optimization; energy cost minimisation; optimal grade transition; optimal grade transition policy; polymer production; polymerization reactor; quality control; raw materials; Chemical technology; Continuous-stirred tank reactor; Electronic mail; Inductors; Information science; Optimal control; Polymers; Quality control; Raw materials; Steady-state; CSTR; Dynamic Optimization; Grade Transition; Polymer Quality Control;
Conference_Titel :
ICCAS-SICE, 2009
Conference_Location :
Fukuoka
Print_ISBN :
978-4-907764-34-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-4-907764-33-3