Soft sensor based predictive control of industrial fluid catalytic cracking processes

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 76, Issue 4 A4, 1998, Pages 499-508

  Yang, S H ^a   Wang, X Z ^b   McGreavy, C ^b   Chen, Q H ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Fujian Refinery/Petrochemical Co   (China)

Author keywords

Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC); Predictive control; Soft sensor

Indexed keywords

FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; REACTION KINETICS; SENSORS;

SOFT SENSORS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0032074376     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387698525126     Document Type: Article

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