A New Multirate-Measurement-Based Estimator: Emulsion Copolymerization Batch Reactor Case Study

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1036-1047

  Mutha, R K ^a   Cluett, W R ^a   Penlidis, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMULSIONS; ESTIMATION; KALMAN FILTERING; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

ESTIMATORS;

COPOLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0031121406     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie9601007     Document Type: Article

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