On-line adaptive optimal combustor control

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-229

  Padmanabhan, K T ^a   Bowman, C T ^b   Powell, J David ^b,c  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c IEEE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMBUSTORS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE CONTROL; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SENSORS; THERMAL VARIABLES CONTROL; THERMAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

COMBUSTOR CONTROL STRATEGY; COST FUNCTION; INLET CONDITION CHANGES; PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS; VOLUMETRIC HEAT RELEASE;

OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030151668     PISSN: 10636536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/87.491196     Document Type: Article

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