Development of a control strategy for efficient operation of a CSTR reactor

CSTR reactor; identification; internal model control; Continuous stirred tank reactor; Control strategies; Heating process; Internal model control; Operating points; Operational conditions; Temperatures interval; Control and Systems Engineering; Artificial Intelligence; Information Systems; Signal Processing

Abstract :

[en] This paper describes the development of a suitable control strategy for the heating process of a lab-scale continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) is presented. Influence of the operational conditions, such as propeller speed, preheating the inlet gases and catalyst basket are analyzed. The study objectives in this paper are twofold: first, a control strategy for bringing the reactor at the operating point as fast as possible and second, a control strategy which is able to keep the system within specified temperatures interval. The results obtained indicate that the control strategies developed for the lab-scale CSTR reactor have good performance and the objectives were successfully achieved.

Disciplines :

Aerospace & aeronautics engineering

Author, co-author :

Copot, Dana; Department of Electrical Energy, Systems and Automation, Ghent University, Ghent-Zwijnaarde, Belgium

Ionescu, Clara; Department of Electrical Energy, Systems and Automation, Ghent University, Ghent-Zwijnaarde, Belgium

Hernandez Naranjo, Jairo Andres ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Systèmes énergétiques

Thybaut, Joris; Department of Chemical Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent-Zwijnaarde, Belgium

De Keyser, Robin; Department of Electrical Energy, Systems and Automation, Ghent University, Ghent-Zwijnaarde, Belgium

Language :

English

Title :

Development of a control strategy for efficient operation of a CSTR reactor

Publication date :

05 November 2015

Event name :

2015 19th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC)

Event place :

Cheile Gradistei, Romania

Event date :

14-10-2015 => 16-10-2015

Audience :

International

Main work title :

2015 19th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing, ICSTCC 2015 - Joint Conference SINTES 19, SACCS 15, SIMSIS 19

Publisher :

IEEE, Cheile Gradistei, Romania

ISBN/EAN :

978-1-4799-8481-7

Peer review/Selection committee :

Peer reviewed

Additional URL :

http://xplorestaging.ieee.org/ielx7/7312650/7321255/07321378.pdf?arnumber=7321378

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