scholarly journals Dynamics and control of reactor - feed effluent heat exchanger networks

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujit S. Jogwar ◽  
Michael Baldea ◽  
Prodromos Daoutidis
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Exchanger Networks ◽  
Dynamics And Control ◽  
And Control

scholarly journals A SIMPLE FIVE-STEP METHODOLOGY TO DETERMINE CONTROLLABILITY OF HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORKS USING STEADY-STATE INFORMATION

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodolfo Tellez ◽  
William Y. Svrcek ◽  
Brent R. Young
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Process Integration ◽  
Plant Design ◽  
State Information ◽  
Step Procedure ◽  
Heat Exchanger Networks ◽  
Propose Control Strategy ◽  
Optimum Heat ◽  
And Control

Process integration design methodologies have been developed and introduced to synthesise an optimum heat exchanger network (HEN) arrangement. However, controllability issues are often overlooked during the early stages of a plant design. In this paper we present a five-step procedure that involves the use of multivariable disturbance and control analyses based solely on steady-state information and with the purpose to assess process design developments and to propose control strategy alternatives appropriate and suitable for a HEN.

scholarly journals Stability of Optimal Closed-Loop Cleaning Scheduling and Control with Application to Heat Exchanger Networks under Fouling

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1623
Author(s):  
Federico Lozano Santamaria ◽  
Sandro Macchietto
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Operating Cost ◽  
Optimization Procedure ◽  
Loop Model ◽  
Loop Scheduling ◽  
Loop Optimization ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Heat Exchanger Networks ◽  
And Control

Heat exchanger networks subject to fouling are an important example of dynamic systems where performance deteriorates over time. To mitigate fouling and recover performance, cleanings of the exchangers are scheduled and control actions applied. Because of inaccuracy in the models, as well as uncertainty and variability in the operations, both schedule and controls often have to be revised to improve operations or just to ensure feasibility. A closed-loop nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) approach had been previously developed to simultaneously optimize the cleaning schedule and the flow distribution for refinery preheat trains under fouling, considering their variability. However, the closed-loop scheduling stability of the scheme has not been analyzed. For practical closed-loop (online) scheduling applications, a balance is usually desired between reactivity (ensuring a rapid response to changes in conditions) and stability (avoiding too many large or frequent schedule changes). In this paper, metrics to quantify closed-loop scheduling stability (e.g., changes in task allocation or starting time) are developed and then included in the online optimization procedure. Three alternative formulations to directly include stability considerations in the closed-loop optimization are proposed and applied to two case studies, an illustrative one and an industrial one based on a refinery preheat train. Results demonstrate the applicability of the stability metrics developed and the ability of the closed-loop optimization to exploit trade-offs between stability and performance. For the heat exchanger networks under fouling considered, it is shown that the approach proposed can improve closed-loop schedule stability without significantly compromising the operating cost. The approach presented offers the blueprint for a more general application to closed-loop, model-based optimization of scheduling and control in other processes.

scholarly journals Model Reduction and Control in Reactor-Heat Exchanger Networks

2004 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 167-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Bâldea ◽  
Prodromos Daoutidis
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Model Reduction ◽  
Heat Exchanger Networks ◽  
And Control
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