a control system for a pilot batch polymerization reactor

A Control System for A Pilot Batch Polymerization Reactor

In this article several control schemes for a pilot scale polymerization reactor are proposed and one of them is selected as the most suitable design. The performances of proposed schemes have been compared through computer simulations. The controllers are PID and Chosen reaction is polymerization of methyl methacrylate which is highly exothermic.

Generalized Predictive Control of Batch Polymerization Reactor

This paper describes the application of a model predictive controller to the problem of batch reactor temperature control. Although a great deal of work has been done to improve reactor throughput using batch sequence control, the control of the actual reactor temperature remains a difficult problem for many operators of these processes. Temperature control is important as many chemical reactio...

Nonlinear Control Reactor: an of a Batch Polymerization Experimental Study

This work studies the experimental application of the globally linearizing control ( GLC) method to a batch polymerization reactor. The nonlinear controller is implemented on a microcomputer to start up the reactor and then track a precalculated optimal temperature profile. The reactor temperature is controlled by manipulating two coordinated inputs: power to an electrical heat and cooling wate...

Comparison of Conventional and Model، Based Controllers for Controlling a Batch Polymerization Reactor

Comparison of Conventional and Model، Based Controllers for Controlling a Batch Polymerization Reactor

Trajectory Following for the Optimization of a Batch Polymerization Reactor

This paper considers the minimization of batch time for an industrial inverseemulsion polymerization reactor in the presence of uncertainty. A first optimization study resulted in the current industrial practice of a semi-adiabatic profile (isothermal operation followed by an adiabatic one), where the switching time between the two modes of operation is updated to meet the terminal constraint o...