Optimal Trajectories for Grade Change Control : Application on a Polyethylene Gas Phase Reactor
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This paper describes the development of a Grade Transition optimizer PathFinder that enables a high performance demand driven operation in the chemical process industry. The technology makes use of a dynamical rigorous model based optimization of an economic criterion along a grade change trajectory. An application on a large grade slate for a polyethylene gasphase reactor is discussed. Copyright 2001 DYCOPS
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تاریخ انتشار 2000