DocumentCode
488389
Title
Simultaneous Model Identification and Control of a Semi-batch Chemical Reactor
Author
Meadows, Edward S. ; Rawlings, James B.
Author_Institution
Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin Texas 78712
fYear
1990
fDate
23-25 May 1990
Firstpage
1656
Lastpage
1657
Abstract
A commercially useful dehydrohalogenation reaction is controlled by manual addition of a strong base to a semibatch chemical reactor. Because overaddition of base incurs a severe economic penalty, accurate knowledge of process parameters is essential for any automatic control scheme. This investigation uses a sequential parameter estimation/optimal control algorithm to minimize the time to reach the desired composition while providing the desired assurance that excess base was not added.
Keywords
Automatic control; Chemical engineering; Chemical reactors; Costs; Inductors; Kinetic theory; Least squares approximation; Optimal control; Parameter estimation; Steady-state;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
American Control Conference, 1990
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Type
conf
Filename
4791014
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