Dynamic Simulation Approach to Digester Ratio Control in Alumina Production

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1404-1409

  Sidrak, Yousry L ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BAUXITE DEPOSITS; CAUSTIC SODA; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROCESS CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CAUSTIC TO ALUMINA MOLAR RATIO; DIGESTER RATIO CONTROL;

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0032046970     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie9704206     Document Type: Article

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