This paper presents the application of robust static output feedback control (RSOFC) to an exothermic continuous-time stirred tank reactor (CSTR) with parametric uncertainties. Necessary and sufficient conditions for stabilization of a linear continuous-time uncertain polytopic system via static output feedback are given at first. Then the problem of RSOFC design is converted to solution of lin...

A Fractional Order (FO) ProportionalIntegralDerivative (PID) controller has been proposed in this paper which works on the closed loop error and its fractional derivative and fractional integrator. FOPID is a PID controller whose derivative and integral orders are of fractional rather than integer. The extension of derivative and integral order from integer to fractional order provides more fle...

The paper presents simulation results of the cascade control of a continuous stirred tank reactor. The control is performed in primary and secondary control-loops where the primary controlled output of the reactor is the concentration of a desired reaction product, and, the secondary output is the reactant temperature. A common control input is the coolant flow rate. The controller in the prima...

The method of Unrestricted Harmonic Balance (UHB) as exposed and applied to purely t imedependent systems, stiff systems, and chemical waves in the preceding 3 papers is extended to the case of transcendental functions. So, e.g., exponential functions even in mass action kinetics systems occur, if a wider range of temperature is considered as is the case in continuous stirred tank reactors (CST...

Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) has gained wide attention through the application of dynamic optimization. However, this approach is susceptible to computational delay, especially if the optimization problem cannot be solved within one sampling time. In this paper we propose an advanced-multi-step NMPC (amsNMPC) method based on nonlinear programming (NLP) and NLP sensitivity. This met...

In this work, we propose an approach for the application of the input constrained generalized predictive control, GPC, to nonlinear systems. To solve the problem of non linearity of the system, we propose a method of fuzzy modeling of Sugeno closely connected the concepts of multi model. On the other hand, we propose and compare methods for online solution of the constrained optimization proble...

A scale-up study has been performed with three different size reactors to establish the optimum operating conditions for the hydrogen production from synthesis gas by biological water-gas shift reaction using the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodosprilliunt rubrum. Optimum medium composition and operating conditions previously determined in a bench scale 1.25 L continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR...

This article aims at providing insight into the recirculation of (post-treated) solid digestate (SD) within digesters. Such a practice has been further identified as promising for anaerobically digesting recalcitrant feedstocks and improving energy efficiency continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR) agricultural biogas plants. Firstly, implementation strategies potential impact SD direct on fiv...