APPLICATION OF MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL TO BATCH POLYMERIZATION REACTOR

The absence of a stable operational state in polymerization reactors that operates in batches is factor that determine the need of a special control system. In this study, advanced control methodology is implemented for controlling the operation of a batch polymerization reactor for polystyrene prod...

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Autor Principal: Ghasem, N. M.; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Otros Autores: Hussain, M. A.; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sata, S. A.; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: eng
Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2006
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Acceso en línea: http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/scientarium/article/view/4946
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Sumario: The absence of a stable operational state in polymerization reactors that operates in batches is factor that determine the need of a special control system. In this study, advanced control methodology is implemented for controlling the operation of a batch polymerization reactor for polystyrene production utilizing model predictive control. By utilizing a model of the polymerization process, the necessary operational conditions were determined for producing the polymer within the desired characteristics. The main control objective is to bring the reactor temperature to its target temperature as rapidly as possible with minimal temperature overshoot. Control performance for the proposed method is encouraging. It has been observed that temperature overshoot can be minimized by the proposed method with the use of both reactor and jacket energy balance for reactor temperature control.