Open loop dynamic stability is a major feature of operability. An optimization approach for open loop stable process design is presented. It is based on Lyapunov’s stability theory and formulated as an eigenvalue optimization problem. The resultant non-linear semi-definite programming problem is reformulated into an interior-point / logarithmic-barriertransformation programming problem. The pro...

In this brief, we propose a novel method based on the Taylor expansion for estimation of input delay class input-affine dynamical systems. The proposed guarantees asymptotic convergence error to zero. An application continuous stirred tank reactor system shows effectiveness method.

A long-range predictive control algorithm for nonlinear processes operating over a wide range is proposed and is based on the Takagi–Sugeno–Kang (TSK) piece-wise linear fuzzy modelling approach. The performance of the fuzzy modelling approach integrated with the proposed control algorithm to form an adaptive control scheme is examined using a series of experiments on a liquid level system and o...

This paper is devoted to the tuning problem of an observer-based algorithm for the on-line estimation of reaction rates in stirred tank bioreactors. The relation between the dynamics of convergence and the tuning procedure is explored. The method proposed imposes a variable second-order dynamics on the convergence of the estimator. This approach is shown to compare favourably with a pole placem...

Oil-water emulsion flow behaviour was characterized with respect to surface chemistry. A state of the art stirred tank experimental set up was constructed that measured dynamic droplet size evolution with varying impeller speed. This technique was demonstrated with model Nexbase oil (with and without SPAN 80 surfactants) and water emulsions. Further, a CFD model for droplet size prediction was ...

The paper deals with an application of robust static output feedback control to an exothermic continuous-time stirred tank reactor with parametric uncertainties and multiple steady states. The problem of robust controller design is converted to solution of linear matrix inequalities and a computationally simple non-iterative algorithm is presented. The possibility to use robust static output fe...

This paper investigates the application of fuzzy model and generalised predictive control strategy for the construction of a model-based predictive fuzzy controller for non-linear processes. In this method a GPC controller is used with the Takagi Sugeno Kang (TSK) piece-wise fuzzy modeling approach in an adaptive strategy. The developed method is applied to control a continuous stirred tank rea...

Using dark fermentation, hydrogen can be generated from renewable organics including waste materials. Key to successful application of anaerobic fermentation is to uncouple liquid and biomass retention times in reactor system. This paper reviews reactor configurations (fixed-bed, fluidized-bed, upflow anaerobic sludge blanket and continuous stirred tank reactors) and operating processes (batch,...

We studied the photoresponse of the chlorine dioxide-iodine-malonic acid (CDIMA) reaction. In a continuously fed stirred tank reactor, the photosensitivity increases with decreasing residence time and increasing concentration of chlorine dioxide. Under certain conditions, concentrations change in a sigmoidal fashion in response to a jump in the intensity of illumination. We propose a new mechan...

The treatment of an effluent from the production of trifluraline was studied using a 1-L, semi-batch, tank-stirred glass reactor for performing three different advanced oxidation processes (photoperoxidation, Fenton, photo-Fenton). A commercial, medium-pressure mercury lamp was used for sample irradiation. The degradation was monitored by measurements of absorptiometric color reduction, UV-visi...