Self-optimizing Control: a Distillation Case Study
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The following important question is frequently overlooked: Which variables should we control? The answer is related to finding a simple and robust way of implementing the optimal operating strategy. It is argued that the controlled variables should be those that that give “self-optimizing control”, which is when acceptable operation is achieved with constant setpoints for the controlled variables. The idea is applied to propane-propylene distillation case study.
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